The magician hands a large metal ring (of approx. 18"/ 45cm in diameter) to the audience for inspection. His hands are empty. A spectator puts an object of his choice on the table. Holding the ring with both hands, the performer moves it over the object, then lifts the ring. As the ring is lifted, the object is lifted along with it, floating in the centre of the ring. The magician can turn the ring in any direction he wishes; holding it by his mere fingertips, he can even turn the ring around the object - the object is floating freely in the air.
The performer explains that the ring is made of a special material capable of neutralizing gravity inside the ring, so that any object in the centre of the ring will float freely in the air. He then takes the ring back to the table, slowly lowering it along with the object and putting both on the table. The spectators may inspect all the objects.
But that's not all. The magician can immediately repeat the effect with any object at all (that doesn't weigh more than 2 lbs/ 1kg). He doesn't have to pick up or palm anything, he doesn't have to touch his body (no, there are no strings stretched across the room either!) or make any new preparations! A member of the audience simply puts any object on the table (a handkerchief, a banknote, a lighter, a pack of cigarettes, a candlestick with a burning candle, a burning petroleum lamp, anything). The magician takes the ring, moves it over the chosen object - and, just like before, it floats in the middle of the ring!
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