Phil performs some sleight of hand

Phil starts rubbing the eraser on the desk, until he begins to complain of arm pain and insists that he can smell something burning. However, the most he seems to change his method, even when Antoine asks if Phil has a plan, is to switch from moving the eraser back and forth to moving it in circles.

When the eraser is about half gone, Phil performs some sleight of hand magic; with the camera trained on him, he passes the eraser from one hand to the other, then opens both hands to reveal them both empty, the eraser vanished.

He then admits that the eraser was not fully erased, as it left remnants on the desk.

Antoine then riffs on Phil’s magic trick, by claiming to have found an eraser behind his ear.

Phil completes the task in 1 minute and 53 seconds, and earns first place.

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by David Fuller)