Top 10 Magic Tricks of 2009

Here is Penguin Magic's top 10 magic tricks of 2009 (based on gross sales).

1. Tarantula by Yigal Mesika


2. True Astonishment by Paul Harris


3. Choose Five by Penguin Magic


4. Gecko by Jim Rosenbaum


5. Electric Touch by Yigal Mesika


6. Zap by Hon Wong and Gordon Fang-Wong


7. ParaLies by Joshua Quinn


8. Pressure by Daniel Garcia and Dan White


9. In the Beginning There Were Coins Starring Jay Noblezada


10. Symphony by Daniel Garcia

Congratulations to Yigal Mesika, Paul Harris, Jim Rosenbaum, Hon Wong, Gordon Fang-Wong, Joshua Quinn, Daniel Garcia, Dan White, and Jay Noblezada for making our top 10 list this year.

We're looking forward to a great 2010. We have some great releases planned, and we know with the hundreds of inventors and producers in magic there will be lots of surprises!

Paul Harris interview with Alvo Stockman

Here's a quick interview I did with Paul Harris about Titan's finger, and his upcoming release, Little Man. A TON of hype around this trick, so I wanted to get the word from the source. Check it out here:

Oz Pearlman Interview

I sat down to do a video interview with Oz Pearlman the other day. Oz talked openly about his life and his magic. It was a great conversation and I think you'll enjoy it.

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For all of Oz Pearlman's products visit the Oz Pearlman Store at Penguin Magic.

GUM Word Problem CONTEST

If John (who weighs 136 pounds) buys 144 GUM DVDs, and Sally (who weighs 121 pounds) buys 320 GUM DVDs and together they get on a camel with a useful load capacity of only 300 pounds, who would have to throw away more DVDs given that John and Sally decided that the fairest way to handle the situation is by bringing their individual weights down to 150 pounds each?

Note: Each GUM DVD was bought this week at Penguin Magic so it includes 2 packs of Orbitz gum. The weight of the Orbitz must be calculated in addition to the DVDs.

BE THE FIRST to show your work AND do it correctly by noon tomorrow (Sunday December 6th 2009) and win a free copy of GUM

Post your entry in the discussion thread at the Penguin forums here: