Fantastic Finger Chopper

An old fashioned, wooden frame is handed out for inspection along with a steel blade. The blade is slid into the top of the frame and a wooden match or toothpick is placed in the smaller of the two holes. The spectator is invited to place their finger through the larger of the two holes. The performer thrusts the blade downward, where it passes through the spectator’s finger, but breaks the match in two. The spectator’s finger is unharmed. Everything can then be examined once again.