Texas Aggie Student, Magician

Ben Jackson regularly proves that the hand is quicker than the eye as he runs through synchronized series of magic tricks, plucking silver dollars at his finger tips or pulling particular cards from a deck. His trademark closing - "Thanks, and gig 'em" - gives a nod to his main occupation as a senior biomedical science major at Texas A&M University.

The 22-year-old Klein native says when he is not studying topics such as canine anatomy or organic chemistry, he is practicing his art of close-up magic - sleight-of-hand artistry, using small objects like rings, strings and coins to entertain and mystify his audiences. Jacksons hobby since he was 8 has opened doors to national recognition.

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