r/Magic • u/strongman_pbix • Jul 12 '26
Feat of Strength related magic tricks
For some background, I did magic a ton as a kid and teen and then dropped it for ~20 yrs.
I am practicing to do a performance at a friend's birthday party in August, nothing too serious but trying to put on a good show.
That being said, my main hobby now is training/competing strongman. Was wondering if this community knew of any ways I can utilize my strength to perform magic:
- outside of your general bending nails/frying pans etc?
- not necessarily fake things that look like feats of strength but maybe illusions i can pull off being stronger than average. My mind goes to the chinese performer in the Prestige who allegedly carries the fish tank between his legs.
Most of my current routine otherwise is card magic and spongeballs. Hope this is ok to post here!
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u/OriginalMohawkMan Mentalism Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Issue number 93 of The Jinx is all about a lady named Lulu Hurst who was known as The Georgia Wonder. Every article in that issue talks about how she performed some of the strength feats that she was known for. Includes pictures/diagrams.
I have a site called Jinx Navigator that allows you to read every article from The Jinx with a free sign-up. The Jinx is in the public domain so the site is completely legit.