Astors Blocks of Tibet Horace His medium was magic and

His medium was magic and with it

by turning a near-impossible puzzle into a jarring moment of excitement

lavishly photo illustrated

Vincent Hedan discovered surprising properties thanks to which you can perform impossible effects

Gary Ouellet

Astors Blocks of Tibet Horace His medium was magic andThey present two solid, lacquered wooden cubes decorated with Tibetan symbols. They are drilled through and strung on two long cords. Two spectators hold the four ends of the strings. Attention! This isn't the trick you might be thinking of! The spectators can pull the strings back and forth, and you can push the wooden blocks up to the ends of the strings! Then, with scissors, cut both cords between the wooden blocks. Hold the cut ends against the