Palming

Palming is a technique for holding or concealing an object in the palm of the hand. It is used frequently by magicians to conceal the presence of a card, coin, or other object. When it is done skillfully, the hand containing the palmed object appears to be completely empty.

Methods for palming differ depending on the object intended to be concealed.

Palming an object generally allows for one of three effects to take place:

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