English Language Improvement Program

The Disappearing Ink Trick

Equipment: A felt tip pen

Instructions:

Use the pen to put some ink on the fingernails of your two forefingers (the fingers next to your thumbs). Hold your hands out in front of you, with your forefingers extended. Tell everyone to watch your fingers closely. Quickly lift one hand up behind your ear and bring it down again with your finger extended, but no ink showing. Quickly repeat with the other hand. Then lift the first hand again and bring it back with the ink showing, and repeat with the second hand.