&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clock Dial Penetration &ndash; Improved&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;This is a very convincing penetration effect, of a pencil, silk etc., through a clear glass sheet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;The performer displays a clear clock dial with a rotating clock hand. The hand is rotated freely as the performer demonstrates that the clear sheet on which the dial is printed is absolutely solid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;The hand is then set to any hour called by the spectator and a pencil or large needle with ribbon or silk is pushed through a star trap in the clock hand and through the solid sheet.. It is then removed and the clock hand rotated to show that the sheet is completely solid again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;; font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;This is totally mechanical in working and can be performed no matter what time the audience call out.&lt;/p&gt;