Cool Trick: The Magician Tears a Newspaper to Pieces, Then It’s Whole Again

A video circulating on social media shows a striking performance of one of the best known and most beloved stage illusion effects: tearing up a newspaper and restoring it instantly and completely. The magician, photographed in social media footage, can be seen holding a completely ordinary newspaper and displaying it to those present.

Seconds later, he begins tearing the newspaper pages methodically and deliberately into small pieces, until nothing remains of the original sheet. The performer makes a point of showing the torn pieces of paper to prove that this is not simple sleight of hand. The surprising part comes at the end: under the close, scrutinizing gaze of those nearby, the magician folds the pieces of paper and, with one light motion, opens the newspaper again, completely intact, with no sign of tearing or damage. The precise and swift performance left the people there, as well as internet users, speechless.