Oh Snap! by Mark Strivings

I've been doing this for 20 years and it has never failed to garner strong reaction wherever it is shown. I recently performed it at the local magic club. Here's what the club president, Matt Brandt, had to say: "When Mark pulled the Red Snapper out of his pocket, I must admit more than a few eyebrows were raised, but what followed was 5 solid minutes of very funny, magical entertainment. He was able to entertain the whole room of magicians with the humblest of props. It was simply amazing to see how much mileage he could get out of a prop that fills the bottom of many a magi's junk drawer. Watching the routine made me reconsider what other hidden gems could be hiding in my drawer. Mark's use of the Red Snapper proves that SMART and SIMPLE, are superior to expensive and complicated." That's right, the Red Snapper. This is my routine and handling of something that many have but very few actually do. And even then, the vast majority of those who do use it don't have an actual routine as