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Detachable thumb

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First stage
Second stage
The two stages of the detachable thumb illusion

The detachable thumb is a close-up illusion in which the performer appears to remove a section of their own thumb. Its originator is unknown.

The performer appears to remove the end of their own thumb; moving it back and forth along their hand or lifting it up.

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