The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time
The lights dim. Someone volunteers from the audience. A deck of cards appears. Then reality starts bending. These are the magic tricks almost everyone has seen, whether at a birthday party, on TV, in Vegas, or at a school assembly. Some rely on impossible escapes. Others make everyday objects feel supernatural. The best ones stick with you long after the applause because you still can't explain what happened. Now it's time to settle which illusion deserves the crown. Vote for the tricks that made your jaw drop, fooled you the hardest, or simply made you smile like a kid again.
1. LEVITATION
Levitation is currently the #1 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 90.0% head-to-head battles.
2. ESCAPE A STRAITJACKET
Escape a Straitjacket is currently the #2 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 56.2% head-to-head battles.
3. CUPS AND BALLS
Cups and Balls is currently the #3 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 53.8% head-to-head battles.
4. CATCHING A BULLET
Catching a Bullet is currently the #4 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 50.0% head-to-head battles.
5. MINDREADING
Mindreading is currently the #5 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 46.2% head-to-head battles.
T6. PICK A CARD
Pick a Card is currently tied for the #6 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 38.5% head-to-head battles.
T6. RABBIT IN A HAT
Rabbit in a Hat is currently tied for the #6 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 38.5% head-to-head battles.
T6. SAWING A PERSON IN HALF
Sawing a Person in Half is currently tied for the #6 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 38.5% head-to-head battles.
9. VANISHING ACT
Vanishing Act is currently the #9 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 33.3% head-to-head battles.
10. COIN BEHIND THE EAR
Coin Behind the Ear is currently the #10 Greatest Magic Tricks of All Time winning 27.3% head-to-head battles.
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