▁performances , ▁King ▁performs ▁at ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁private ▁corpor ate ▁events ▁each ▁year . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁better - known ▁effects ▁involve ▁gold fish , ▁Fig ▁New tons , ▁and ▁a ▁yellow ▁rain co at ▁he ▁claims ▁is ▁a ▁magic ▁clo ak ▁of ▁in visibility . ▁ ▁On - stage ▁accident ▁One ▁of ▁King ' s ▁most ▁memor able ▁moments ▁occurred ▁while ▁performing ▁his ▁cut - and - rest ored ▁ro pe ▁routine . ▁King ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁biggest ▁pet ▁pe e ves ▁is ▁that ▁some ▁mag icians ▁use ▁d ull ▁sc iss ors , ▁and ▁he ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁point ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁sc iss ors ▁raz or ▁sharp . ▁While ▁performing ▁the ▁routine , ▁he ▁accident ally ▁sever ed ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁his ▁thumb . ▁He ▁quickly ▁tried ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ble eding ▁by ▁wrapping ▁his ▁thumb ▁in ▁t ape , ▁but ▁the ▁injury ▁was ▁too ▁severe . ▁He ▁asked ▁the ▁audience ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁nur se ▁present , ▁and ▁a ▁nur se ▁stepped ▁forward . ▁She ▁managed ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ble eding . ▁King ▁continued ▁with ▁his ▁show ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁second ▁show ▁later ▁that ▁evening ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁injury ▁treated . ▁ ▁Television ▁shows ▁and ▁spe ci als ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁N BC ▁The ▁World ' s ▁Great est ▁Magic ▁spe ci als , ▁King ▁taught ▁the ▁audience ▁a ▁minor ▁effect ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁each ▁commercial ▁in ▁segments ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Mac ▁King ▁School ▁of ▁Magic