Amazing but incredibly easy trick, where you command a ketchup sachet to

rise and fall, inside a bottle at your command with a simple hand motion. Very

visual and amusing levitating trick.

 

You Will Need: A clear plastic bottle such as one that has been used for soft drinks or

mineral water. You will also need a condiment sachet, these are usually found in fast food

outlets.

1) Take the label of the bottle so as to make the contents clearly visible.

2) Fill the bottle, near to the top with cold tap water.

3) Insert the sachet into the bottle, it should float at the top of the bottle.

4) Holding the base of the bottle, as if to steady it, apply gentle squeezing pressure to the

base. The increase in pressure inside the bottle should cause the sachet to float slowly

downwards.

Releasing the grip on the bottle will allow the sachet to float upwards.

 
5) To make the sachet stop in the middle of the bottle, you need to apply just the right

amount of pressure, this can be found with practice.

 

The beauty of this trick is the audience are completely unaware of the technique as their

attention is drawn to the motions of your other hand, beckoning the sachet to rise and

fall. Add an interesting line of patter and you have a great impromtu levitation trick that

is easy to set up and can be used in a wide variety of places or as a pub trick.