Sai Baba miracles; producing holy ash-nothing but simple tricks

The Law of Conservation of Matter states that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only redistributed. In chemistry, it is represented by the fact that the sum of the masses of the reactants are equal to the sum of the products formed in a chemical reaction.
From: http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Chemistry/Generalchemistry/Energy/LawofConservation/LawofConservation.htm)

One of his most famous (and frequent) 'miracles' is producing 'vibuthi' or holy ash. By mixing ash (obtained from dried cow dung) with a starch solution, he makes it into small, dry pellets. These pellets are hidden between the thumb and index finger or between index and middle finger. At the right time, he circles the hand a few times and crushes the pellets to give the ash.

Watch this video, which clearly shows the trick. You can also see him clearly transfer the pellets from the right hand to left hand and also see an attendant pass a handkerchief, which usually contains additional pellets:


Well, well...you can fool some people sometime, but not all the people all the time!


Read a first hand account by his ex-devotee on his "miracles"