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There are a number of geometric dissection puzzles that have been created for the magic fraternity and the mathematically curious. 'The Vanishing Sumo Wrestler by DPG' (also sold here) is a great example of one of the most popular dissection vanishing paradoxes of all time. If you explore it online you will come across the secrets to all of these various versions. The underlying mathematics within them have been explored for centuries. One great version was created by a magician named Winston Freer (1910 - 1981) and was called 'The Freer Tile Puzzle'. This trick is 'The Freer Tile Puzzle', shrunk down, made in plastic and decorated to represent a bar of chocolate. The principle and methodology are the same as Freer's, which is a good thing since his is one of the best and desired of handlings. Before now that particular prop was either expensive or had to be made. The little square chocolate 'pieces' take some getting use to, especially if you have large hands, but once you learn the sequences of the various arrangements you'll find it to be quite manageable regardless of hand size as you'll learn most are rearranged by sliding certain parts leftward in a clump then filling the empty area(s) with the shoved out pieces. Nothing has to be picked up or hidden during the entire routine. The frame and box are well made and add a nice touch when presenting this trick. If you're not familiar with geometric spacial paradoxes you'll be fully amazed just playing with it on your own.
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