Magic;  The practice of using charms, spells, or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural effects or control events in nature along with the said charms, spells, or rituals                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                 

This is the definition of magic.  In real life magic is portrayed as a magician performing a "magic act," though in real life these magicians do not use magic at all.  They simply use tricks, illosions or science to make it seem like magic has taken place.  In numerous fictional books the writer will use magic as a key role, such as Harry Potter, The Cronicles or Narnia, A Series of Unfortunant Events, Eragon, and others.  Most people believe that magic portrayed in the way  these books portray it is not real, that's why the book's fictional, but some beleive magic does exist, maybe not to fictional standards, but it still exists non the less.  A common form of magic that many people beleive in is a miracle.  God uses magic to perform miracles according to my standards.  My definition of magic is something that seems impossible and we do not understand.  Althou, according to this statement, plenty of things in nature are "magic."

The Floating Ring 

Make some really thick salt water. REALLY thick. soak a piece of thread in it somewhere between 45 and 60 minutes. take it out and let it dry. Now you are ready. Ask someone for a ring. Tie it to the end of the thread. Hold the string so its like a pendulum. Now take a match and light the string down by the ring. The string will burn but the salt crystals can hold up a fairly light ring. An awesome magic effect.

Ice Baby magic trick

Effect of magic trick

Pour some water into a cup, blow on the cup and then turn it upside down where out pops some ice cubes. You need a cup or glass that you can't see through. You also need a small sponge and and some ice cubes.

Method of magic trick

Prepare the cup by placing the sponge into the bottom of the cup. Then, drop a few ice cubes on top of the sponge and you're ready to go. To perform pour a small amount of water (about an inch) into the cup. The sponge will absorb the water. Blow into the cup, wave your hands over it and dump out the ice cubes. If you are using a disposible plastic cup for the trick, just throw it away at this time. Watch the look of surprise on your friends faces with this magic performance.