This is one of best versions of this classic trick we have ever seen.
You show a closed matchbox with a small hole in the middle and then you push a
hat pin or cocktail sick through the hole all the way through the box.
The spectator is invited to remove the pin after checking it goes all the way through
You ask the spectator to hold out their hand, you turn the box over and open it and to their surprise a solid piece of brass falls into their hand.
The brass is a good fit in the box and there is no hole in the brass.
All can be examined.


Please note the brass block does not split in half and the trick is self working and easy to do.