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EscapeMaster Loyal user 296 Posts 
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Imagine you could have a spectator on stage think of a card. It's a free choice.
Imagine you knew which card he's thinking of. What would you do with the information? How would you go about revealing it/using it? |
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RichardShure Veteran user 344 Posts
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There is so much information on this subject...and unbelievably Dai Vernon devoted an entire essay to this question.
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Paul.W Veteran user 338 Posts
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I would write it on my forehead
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Owen Mc Ginty Special user not a stupid user, a special user. 533 Posts
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"Under your seat you will find a sealed envelope" LMAO
If you never fail, you're not trying hard enough.
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EscapeMaster Loyal user 296 Posts
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RichardShure - care to drop some references?
Pau. W - thanks Owen McGinty - what's so funny about that? Is it an in joke? |
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edh Inner circle 4698 Posts
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Richard Osterlind does this. He looks at them and reveals the card. Catches them by surprise.
Magic is a vanishing art.
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Owen Mc Ginty Special user not a stupid user, a special user. 533 Posts
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On 2011-01-16 07:15, EscapeMaster wrote: No, not a joke, I just think that one would get a good reaction, and would leave any observers rather dumbfounded. Although it´s more of a prediction revelation. Are you referring to a prediction or they genuinely do have a free choice(no force) of card?
If you never fail, you're not trying hard enough.
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KarlBartlem New user 1 Post
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I would not miss by one.
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EscapeMaster Loyal user 296 Posts
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>I would not miss by one.
;-) Owen, it's a genuinely free choice. |
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Jonathan C Regular user 117 Posts
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'In my pocket I have a deck of cards, and before the show I turned one card upside down...' : )
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Owen Mc Ginty Special user not a stupid user, a special user. 533 Posts
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On 2011-01-18 09:42, Jonathan C wrote: a magician would smell that one a mile off....
If you never fail, you're not trying hard enough.
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Jonathan C Regular user 117 Posts
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On 2011-01-18 12:17, Owen Mc Ginty wrote: It wasn't a serious suggestion Owen... I hoped my smiley face would hint at that. Next time I'll use a wink lol. Seriously though, I think the presentation would depend on the 'real' method, of which there could be several. For example: 1/ They're picking up on subconscious signals to find out the card. In which case Derren Brown has pretty much nailed this presentation down. 2/ They're using telepathy. This would probably be quite a serious approach, lots closing of the eyes, deep breaths and may or may not require touching the spectators temples. 3/ They're a psychic medium. Derek Accrah has this one down to a T. Key points include having a conversation with a invisible/silent 2nd party and saying 'thank you' after each answer... helps if they have a name too. 4/ Magic. The most unlikely of methods, however it is most straight forward... 'Think of a card... its the 5 of clubs' 'Thank you, good night'. |
Simon (Ted) Edwards Inner circle London 1528 Posts
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EscapeMaster Loyal user 296 Posts
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That's awesome, Ted. Where is it from?
Good ideas, Jonathan C. I was thinking more along the lines or what would one do with that information rather than simply feed it back. For instance, once you secretly know the card you could use that information to go into a card at any number effect. Or use the value of the card to force a row of objects which are mixed up. |
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Jonathan C Regular user 117 Posts
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Well assuming the performance is a clean as you first post you may as well tell then the card out right. I believe that once a spectator thinks of a card their next thought will be 'there's no way he'll get this'... And that's the moment you want to strike. If you draw the process out further by involving objects and cards you're more likely to confuse them than rather than surprise them.
However the case in the original post seems highly unlikely without 'real powers' so it's rare that us mere mortals get to be as direct as the example I've given. |
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Simon (Ted) Edwards Inner circle London 1528 Posts
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On 2011-01-20 00:10, EscapeMaster wrote: Scroll down to 'Trivia' on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Te......_Friends to find out a little more about the image. As for doing something with the info, how about getting one ahead? Or use p*****-w****** to turn it into a simple prediction? |
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Owen Mc Ginty Special user not a stupid user, a special user. 533 Posts
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Apologies Jonathan!
If you never fail, you're not trying hard enough.
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