Bill in lemon

The bill in lemon is an effect in which a magician requests a currency note from a spectator and makes the note vanish, then proceeding to slice a lemon open to show the note inside.

In performance

While several variations of the effect exist, the common element is the presumed transport of a spectator's currency note into the lemon. Often, the magician shows the lemon to be essentially unscathed prior to slicing. To identify the note, the magician typically has the spectator sign it or note the serial number. Many versions of the effect are designed to be presented on stage, however some close-up presentations exist, such as that proposed by Steve Spill.

Because the bill is borrowed and the lemon is an everyday object known to have a solid peel, the effect is one of the hardest-hitting in magic. A related variation of this effect is "card in orange", where a playing card, often signed by a spectator, is shown to have transported inside an orange.

Famous performers

Several magicians have presented their own versions of the effect, including Bill Malone, Doc Eason, and Michael Ammar.

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucunDjoHoK8 Video of illusion]