Magic Toothpick Trick Effect:

Magic Toothpick Trick
Effect:

The magician shows a pan full of water with five toothpicks in the shape of a pentagon.

The magician takes his magic toothpick and dips it in the center of the pentagon. The five toothpicks fly apart, breaking the pentagon!

Someone from the audience says... oh, that's just what happens when you do that, it's not magic. The magician arranges the five toothpicks back into a pentagon and hands the person in the audience the magic toothpick. The person dips it in the center. Nothing happens. It really was magic!
Supplies:

* a tinfoil pan (a pie plate or leftover Chinese food plate work well)
* water
* 6 flat wooden toothpicks
* the magic ingredient: liquid dishwashing soap

Before the Audience - Preparation:

Dip one of your toothpicks in liquid dishwashing soap. Set it aside for now.

Make sure your pan is clean. Rinse it well with water. Fill it quite full of water (but not so full that you're going to spill it).
In Front of the Audience - Preparation: