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AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK...
Falling firmly into the “skill-sets we didn’t realise we needed” category must surely be Scuba Magician.
For professional conjuror and Master Scuba Diver Trainer Chef Anton, it all seems to have started as a way of keeping his dive-buddies entertained and to pass the time on deco stops.
Chef (a name to conjure with, I presume, rather than an additional job description – he was originally Anthony Rinisi) is based at Canyon Lake, a town in southern California. He is now sharing his sleight of hand on his Scuba Magician course, which has been recognised as a PADI distinctive speciality. He devised it to equip his students to amaze their buddies by being able to perform 15 tricks under water.
“Now you, too, can add magic to all of your scuba adventures and make every dive magical,” promises the self-styled World’s Most Versatile Entertainer.
And it isn’t just tricks for hangs. Chef says he uses magic while training his students “as a way of keeping the learning process fun and memorable”.