The performer displays a matchbox and a needle. He pushes the needle through the matchbox, through the top and it comes out the bottom of the matchbox, it can be pulled right through. This will not impress the spectator, all you did was push a needle through a matchbox, no big deal. You now give the matchbox to a spectator, he will now be surprised, the paper matchbox is very, very heavy, it just weighs to much for a matchbox. The spectator is instructed to open the matchbox -

SURPRISE NO.2 -Inside of the matchbox they discover a SOLID CHUNK OF BRASS, a BRASS BLOCK, SOLID and HEAVY. The BRASS BLOCK can now be freely examined. The matchbox and needle can also be examined.

Imported from Europe, precision machined in heavy brass.