# French drop > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/French_drop > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/French_drop.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drop > Source revision: 1071106096 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Sleight-of-hand magic trick}} thumb|right|First move of the French drop. The '''French drop''', also known as ''"Le Tourniquet"'', is a [sleight of hand](/source/sleight_of_hand) method used by [magicians](/source/Magician_(illusion)) to vanish a small object such as a coin or ball. It is one of the oldest methods of vanishing, however it is still effective when properly executed.{{cite book|title=Modern Coin Magic|author=J.B.Bobo|publisher=Courier Dover Publications|year=1982}} P.37 Although the method is known as a vanish, it can also be used as a switch or transformation, giving rise to numerous possibilities. ==Method== The object is held between the thumb and first two finger tips. When using a coin, it is held by its edges and tilted up slightly so it can be seen by the spectators. The other hand appears to take the coin, placing the thumb behind the coin and the fingers in front, however the coin is left behind and [palmed](/source/Palming).{{cite book|title=Simple Sleight-of-Hand: Card and Coin Tricks for the Beginning Magician|author=Paul Zenon|authorlink=Paul Zenon|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|year=2007}} p.26 ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.wikihow.com/Do-the-%27French-Drop%27/ The French Drop] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ0C2wh5IyE YouTube demonstration video] {{Magic and Illusion}} Category:Magic tricks Category:Coin magic Category:Sleight of hand --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [French drop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drop) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drop?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.