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espmagic Special user 978 Posts |
Greetings, all! I need to find the location (web or otherwise) of the (in)famous clock trick - you know, pick a number on the clock face, move so many places this way and that, and I have predicted your final destination.
I will 'splain myself after I have worked out the presentation... Thanks! Lee |
MichaelSibbernsen Special user Omaha, NE 513 Posts |
There are many "Clock Trick" variations out there. You can find a variety in Tarbell Vol. 1, Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, Scarne on Cards, and countles other sources.
One general public source for the variation you describe is in "Magic With Cards" by Garcia & Schindler under the title "Big Ben". If you have a chance, also look into The Lost Notebooks of John Northern Hilliard for work on this classic piece. |
Paul Inner circle A good lecturer at your service! 4409 Posts |
I am not really sure whether you are referring to the card trick versions of the clock effect, or, because of your comment "move this way and that" the idea where you move clockwise then anti clockwise around a circle of objects (as adapted by Maven for tv for interaction with the viewer at home). With the latter, the objects are normally in a Q formation and the count started on the tail of the Q. This is later ignored (on TV it dissolved away so was no longer in view at the end).
In most if not all of these "clock" effects, you are forcing a card/object rather than the specific hour. Paul. |
MichaelSibbernsen Special user Omaha, NE 513 Posts |
Paul,
Upon re-reading the original post, I think you are right about the request. I will add that the "Q-Force" can be found explained in "The Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians" by T.A. Waters, and in the general public book "Mental Magic" by Martin Gardner. A very good non-Q force using the face of a clock is "The One O'Clock Mystery" by Jim Steinmeyer from his new book "Impuzzibilities". |
Devils Advocaat Loyal user London 248 Posts |
I used to have a packet trick years ago called Clock Audacious, by Bloom, I think.
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"My Karma ran over my Dogma..."
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Alan Jackson Elite user Cardiff, UK 432 Posts |
The Clock Trick in Steinmeyer's "Impuzzibilities" is by far the best of the clock-type forces. It is an unusual adaption of the probabilistic Kruskal count and works very well (and, unlike the Kruskal count, is 100% certain).
There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary numbers, and those who don't.
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StuartNolan Elite user 479 Posts |
Jon Racherbaumer's monograph Clockwork 2.0 goes deep into The Clock Effect card trick using Fred G.Tylor's variant of the Automatic Placement principle.
"One should always be a little improbable." - Oscar Wilde
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docsteve Inner circle 1831 Posts |
Docc Hilford has a nice usage of the principle in 'Band of the Hand' - worth a look.
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts |
Quote:
On 2002-08-06 01:20, MichaelSibbernsen wrote: This is the one I have been using. |
Ezzet Veteran user Sweden 391 Posts |
Looks like most clock tricks uses cards. Is there any other good way?
Ezzet |
Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
You might try to locate A World of Clocks, a little 19 page booklet by Roy Johnson (published by Jeff Busby in 1984). It's a worthwhile addition to your working library.
Julie |
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