Psycho Cups
by Morné Steenkamp
(South Africa)
THE EFFECT: You are able to predict which cup a spectator has placed an object under every time!
THE SECRET: You will need three identical plastic cups and one coin (or any small object that fits under the cups). Before the trick make a small mark on one of the cups so that only you can see it.
Tell the spectator that you can read their minds. Put the cups out so that the marked one is in the middle and ask them to put the object under the middle cup while you look away then mix up the cups.
Turn back around and you will be able to instantly tell where the object is. Add a little suspense by looking deep into their eyes and then reveal the cup!