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Sealegs Inner circle The UK, Portsmouth 2596 Posts |
Does any one know where this can be found? I'm thinking it might be in Martin Gardener's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic which I will look up when I get back home.
A series of numbers is read out, they are read out again with one number missing and you can say which number was not called out. I know it's an old bit but wondered if anyone has any references thay can point me towards.
Neal Austin
"The golden rule is that there are no golden rules." G.B. Shaw |
Michael Daniels Inner circle Isle of Man 1609 Posts |
This sounds like the old principle of c***ing out n***s. I can't recall a specific source.
Mike |
Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts |
Harry Lorayne wrote it up in Apocalypse, and he then re-printed it in Mathematical Wizardry.
A slightly different approach was taught on this episode of Scam School. |
hcs Special user Germany, Magdeburg 506 Posts |
Martin Gardner. "Mathematical Circus", (last) chapter about Dollars
(I only own a German edition). |
Chris K Inner circle 2544 Posts |
Martin Gardner, Mathematics, Magic and Mystery has a relatively large section about this premise.
I can't remember if he uses 9 or 10, though, I've got books that do both so I can't say for sure which is which (they are good for different things, it's not necessarily just a choice). Lem |
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