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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts |
There are a few tricks I perform that baffle myself! eg D Ortiz' "jumping gemini" has a number of memorized sleights and moves; and when put together, I say "how did I do that?" Are there any other tricks that cardicians can attest to that actually amaze themselves? ie you go through the moves, losing track of which cards are where, but it all works out... amazingly!
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broothal Elite user Europe 448 Posts |
The first time I performed Simon Aronsons "Shuffle Bored" for myself it fooled me. Eerie feeling
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scott b. Special user 732 Posts |
The way a lot of memorized deck stuff amazes me how someone could figure out the mathmatics to it, or just simple 'how the hell does that work?'. And there are a few cases when I was just playing with a deck of cards I've cut to 3 of the 6's and wouldn't touch the deck for awhile (hehehe).
Scott
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ashah Elite user 474 Posts |
The Gilbreath Principle certainly amazed me. Set the deck up so that it's alternating, red, black, red, black, etc. Split the deck into two piles so that one has a red bottom card and the other has a black bottom card. Riffle shuffle the two piles together (does not need to be perfect faro, or even close!). Then, take off two cards at a time from the top of the deck and you'll always find that they are of opposite colors (one red, one black).
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Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
I've fooled myself at times.
After a while I study the effect more carefully until I know why it's done this way, what the audience is expected to see and where the props are , etc, etc. It's a good idea to full understand what you're doing and where in the effect you are at any moment. At least that way you can usually find an 'out' if need be. |
Hideo Kato Inner circle Tokyo 5649 Posts |
Jim Steinmeyer's Nine Card Problem is one of such tricks for me.
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Tabasco Loyal user The Netherlands 219 Posts |
My false cuts and shuffles. Sometimes while cutting and shuffeling I talk to someone, losing focus of what I'm doing with the cards, but because the moves are so automated, I some times can't believe that the deck is still in the same order.
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
McDonald's Aces
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flimnar Special user Salt Lake 577 Posts |
Paul Wilson's "Out of Your Mind", which is an improved (IMHO) variation on Vernon's "Out of sight, Out of Mind" cetainly amazes me when I perform it.
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Logan Inner circle 2289 Posts |
Henry Christ's Four Ace Trick.
Spectator cuts aces into the deck and you spell the aces and you find them. Fooled the crud out of me - as it is self working!
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Back-palming a card is alway magic to my eyes.
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sjdavison Inner circle Surrey, UK 1379 Posts |
Lesley's 'tricks of a raised consciousness' always leaaves me mystified,shuffle and cut, always the same card! I could play with it for hours!
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Erdnase27 Inner circle 2505 Posts |
A dream of aces
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ralphgironda Loyal user 291 Posts |
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On 2005-05-21 20:15, ashah wrote: I second the gilbreath Principle. When Max Maven was explaining it on one of his dvds I was thinking to myself this will never work, sure enough it did and my jaw hit the floor. |
lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts |
Thanks very much for the responses so far. My Nick Trost book says that the Gilbreath principle applies for "any repeating series" (suits, colors, values, etc). I'll get to work on it! I appreciate all the suggestions, esp Jaz who suggested that it's a good idea to know where you are, if anything for a way 'out' if something doesn't work. In my first post, I mentioned 'jumping gemini' because it involves so many sleights while only using 4 cards; and when you get moving, it's hard to keep track. But I do have it down now, well enough to perform it for friends (I use Michael Ammar's version which mimics an ambitious ace of spades). It's a lot of moves, yet a very uncomplicated effect. also, I've read numerous other references to 'dream of aces'; so this is now on my to-learn list. so thanx all
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Roki Special user London 749 Posts |
Something I now watch out for is natural coincidences . I have been amazed frequently by people picking the exact same card for the last trick as someone did for the first. Or thinking of the card that is face up on the bottom of my other deck etc.
In a sequence of card tricks I find frequent opportunuties to take advantage of these occurences . Last night I was about to perform a fav trick where I ask them to name their favorite card . They named King of spades which happened to have been removed from this deck . I thought " D*** , the one card that isn't in there is the one they choose! Then Ding! Without even touching the deck I was able to dissapear their card ! They all spent 10 minutes checking every card was there except that one . A magician there wanted to buy the effect . He wasnt pleased when I said I don't know how to do it! |
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