This is one of the best fool proof mechanical close-up tricks ever invented. Performer displays a solid brass tube in which a cigarette can be placed. There is a metal collar with a slit in the middle of the tube. To perform, the performer places a cigarette in the tube, cap is screwed on. A razor blade is inserted in the slit in the collar. Performer pushes down the blade, which definitely cuts the cigarette into two halves, being contained in the tube. The trick is repeated, this time ‘Magic’ happens, as the cigarettes remains unharmed!