Max Malini popularized the trick in the early 20th century using cut-down wine corks and is generally credited with naming the trick.
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It is based on Thomas Burke's short story "The Chink and the Child" from the 1916 collection Limehouse Nights.
In July 2001 Aoki became embroiled in a public controversy stemming from his objection to a joke told by comedienne Sarah Silverman, which involved her use of the ethnic slur "chink", in an interview on the July 11, 2001 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien.