Thursday, October 10, 2019
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Dingle No Lap Switch
A method of switching a number of selected cards which have been outjogged from the pack with cards from the bottom.
I first learned the move from the Jay Sankey video Hemispheres where he demonstrates it in the trick Lottery. He (apparently incorrectly) refers to it as the Vernon Substitute Transfer. In actuality, it is the Derek Dingle No Lap Switch.
The move is used in the first part of the trick in this video.
The move is similar to Vernon's Strip Out Addition.
I first learned the move from the Jay Sankey video Hemispheres where he demonstrates it in the trick Lottery. He (apparently incorrectly) refers to it as the Vernon Substitute Transfer. In actuality, it is the Derek Dingle No Lap Switch.
The move is used in the first part of the trick in this video.
The move is similar to Vernon's Strip Out Addition.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Proof Positive (variation)
This is a variation of David Parr's Proof Positive which is a variation of Max Maven's Positive/Negative. It uses equivoque as well as a method of turning a coin between heads or tails within a clenched hand.
The Dime is in the hand.
Script:
Andy, would you say that you have a vivid imagination?
Yes.
Good, that will come in handy.
In a moment I will place an object in my left hand. The reason I'm telling you this is that later you might wonder if there really was an object under my left hand or you might wonder if there was actually more than one object. So, to dispel any suspicions you might have, I promise to keep my hand here until it is time to reveal what is in it. Does that seem fair?
Yes
Good. Now here is where your imagination comes in. I want you to imagine there are three coins on the table in front of you. There's a nickle, there's a dime and there's a quarter. Nickle, dime, quarter. With your right hand I want you to pick up one of those coins.
(picks up coin)
Scenario 1
Which is that? The dime. Ok, now flip it into the air so that lands on the table. Now you tell me, did the dime land tails up or heads up? (tails/heads) Did you say (tails/heads)? That's amazing! You'r absolutely right. The dime is (tails/heads) side up!
Scenario 2
Which is that? The nickle. And with your left hand pick up a second coin. And which is that. The quarter. Ok, those coins are yours to keep. I will take the dime and flip it so that it lands on the table. Now you tell me, did the dime land tails up or heads up? (tails/heads) Did you say (tails/heads)? That's amazing! You'r absolutely right. The dime is (tails/heads) side up!
Scenario 3
Which is that? The nickle/quarter. And with your left hand pick up a second coin. And which is that. The dime. Hand one of the coins to me. (if he hands you the nickle/quarter) Now take the dime and flip it ...
(if he hand you the dime) and I will flip it...
David Parr traps the coin vertically between his hand and the table. When the side of the coin is revealed by the participant, he simply lets the coin fall flat either heads or tails up. The problem that I have with this is that the falling of the coin is noisy, even if the table has a table cloth. In a quiet room this is a dead giveaway. To deal with this problem I simple place the coin in my hand so that it is held vertically between the fold of my palm and middle finger. I can then open my hand controlling whether the coin is heads or tails.
The Dime is in the hand.
Script:
Andy, would you say that you have a vivid imagination?
Yes.
Good, that will come in handy.
In a moment I will place an object in my left hand. The reason I'm telling you this is that later you might wonder if there really was an object under my left hand or you might wonder if there was actually more than one object. So, to dispel any suspicions you might have, I promise to keep my hand here until it is time to reveal what is in it. Does that seem fair?
Yes
Good. Now here is where your imagination comes in. I want you to imagine there are three coins on the table in front of you. There's a nickle, there's a dime and there's a quarter. Nickle, dime, quarter. With your right hand I want you to pick up one of those coins.
(picks up coin)
Scenario 1
Which is that? The dime. Ok, now flip it into the air so that lands on the table. Now you tell me, did the dime land tails up or heads up? (tails/heads) Did you say (tails/heads)? That's amazing! You'r absolutely right. The dime is (tails/heads) side up!
Scenario 2
Which is that? The nickle. And with your left hand pick up a second coin. And which is that. The quarter. Ok, those coins are yours to keep. I will take the dime and flip it so that it lands on the table. Now you tell me, did the dime land tails up or heads up? (tails/heads) Did you say (tails/heads)? That's amazing! You'r absolutely right. The dime is (tails/heads) side up!
Scenario 3
Which is that? The nickle/quarter. And with your left hand pick up a second coin. And which is that. The dime. Hand one of the coins to me. (if he hands you the nickle/quarter) Now take the dime and flip it ...
(if he hand you the dime) and I will flip it...
David Parr traps the coin vertically between his hand and the table. When the side of the coin is revealed by the participant, he simply lets the coin fall flat either heads or tails up. The problem that I have with this is that the falling of the coin is noisy, even if the table has a table cloth. In a quiet room this is a dead giveaway. To deal with this problem I simple place the coin in my hand so that it is held vertically between the fold of my palm and middle finger. I can then open my hand controlling whether the coin is heads or tails.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Friday, May 31, 2019
Out of Mine - Max Maven
Out of Mine is an effect created by Max Maven which is a simpler version of Dai Vernon's "Out of Sight, Out of Mind". It is explained in Kayfabe Disc 2.
Effect:
The cards are shuffled by a spectator. Then the participant is asked to remember one card as cards are shown to him one at a time from the top of the deck. After a number of cards have been shown, the participant is asked if he has a card (the participant says yes).
As the magician shuffles the cards he says "I will mix the cards, and I will show them to you again and this time when you see that card, the one you are thinking of, I want you to think stop. Don't say it, but think stop." He then starts showing cards one at a time. He then says "did you think stop"?
1) The participant says yes.
The magician hands the deck to the participant, then starts to take cards from the top one at a time. At some point he stops and asks the participant to reveal his card. The magician then turns over the thought of card.
Method:
"So, I want to play a game of psychology involving a deck of cards, and you. I will begin by having the deck shuffled, but we'll let the lady do it. From now until the end, I will not look at the face of any card, but you will see some cards."
The magician gets the shuffled pack back.
"I will show you the cards slowly one by one and I want you to decide on one card that you see, but don't tell me which one. Alright."
The magician then shows six cards one by one to the participant.
"Do you have one? Oh good"
---
"Even if I had been standing behind you looking over your shoulder I would not know which card you are now thinking of correct? Yeah, I think that is very fair. I will mix the cards and I will show them to you again and this time when you see that card, the one you are thinking of, I want you to think stop. Don't say it, but think stop. And I will try to feel when you are thinking stop and I will try to stop on that card. Pretty good? I hope so."
While saying the above script the magician does the following shuffles:
Use an injog shuffle to present the appearance that you are shuffling when in actuality the six cards are still on top.
Shuffle three cards then drop the deck on top (Now three of the six cards the participant could have thought of are on the bottom, three on top).
Shuffle off the top three cards, then six more, then drop the remaining pack behind these cards (Now you have six indifferent cards on the top followed by three of the six possibly thought of cards. The other three possible thought of cards are on the bottom of the deck).
---
Magician begins showing cards to the participant one at a time from the top of the deck. He hesitates a little around the 7th, 8th, and 9th cards (the three possible thought of cards) then shows two or three more cards.
"Did you think stop?
1) Participant says yes
"Yes, I hesitated at that point, but I wasn't completely sure. Let me try something"
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind (performance)
Out of Sight Out of Mind (David Ben performance)
Out of Sight Out of Mind (Ammar performance)
Effect:
The cards are shuffled by a spectator. Then the participant is asked to remember one card as cards are shown to him one at a time from the top of the deck. After a number of cards have been shown, the participant is asked if he has a card (the participant says yes).
As the magician shuffles the cards he says "I will mix the cards, and I will show them to you again and this time when you see that card, the one you are thinking of, I want you to think stop. Don't say it, but think stop." He then starts showing cards one at a time. He then says "did you think stop"?
1) The participant says yes.
The magician hands the deck to the participant, then starts to take cards from the top one at a time. At some point he stops and asks the participant to reveal his card. The magician then turns over the thought of card.
Method:
"So, I want to play a game of psychology involving a deck of cards, and you. I will begin by having the deck shuffled, but we'll let the lady do it. From now until the end, I will not look at the face of any card, but you will see some cards."
The magician gets the shuffled pack back.
"I will show you the cards slowly one by one and I want you to decide on one card that you see, but don't tell me which one. Alright."
The magician then shows six cards one by one to the participant.
"Do you have one? Oh good"
---
"Even if I had been standing behind you looking over your shoulder I would not know which card you are now thinking of correct? Yeah, I think that is very fair. I will mix the cards and I will show them to you again and this time when you see that card, the one you are thinking of, I want you to think stop. Don't say it, but think stop. And I will try to feel when you are thinking stop and I will try to stop on that card. Pretty good? I hope so."
While saying the above script the magician does the following shuffles:
Use an injog shuffle to present the appearance that you are shuffling when in actuality the six cards are still on top.
Shuffle three cards then drop the deck on top (Now three of the six cards the participant could have thought of are on the bottom, three on top).
Shuffle off the top three cards, then six more, then drop the remaining pack behind these cards (Now you have six indifferent cards on the top followed by three of the six possibly thought of cards. The other three possible thought of cards are on the bottom of the deck).
---
Magician begins showing cards to the participant one at a time from the top of the deck. He hesitates a little around the 7th, 8th, and 9th cards (the three possible thought of cards) then shows two or three more cards.
"Did you think stop?
1) Participant says yes
"Yes, I hesitated at that point, but I wasn't completely sure. Let me try something"
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind (performance)
Out of Sight Out of Mind (David Ben performance)
Out of Sight Out of Mind (Ammar performance)
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Jazz Aces
Performance and tutorial
Order of Aces top to bottom, face up: hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades.
1. Get a break under the top card of the face down spot cards. Place the face up aces on top, picking up the extra card. Thumb off and turn over each ace one at a time onto the packet. When you get to the ace of spades (double card), place face up on the packet, then thumb it off onto the table. From right to left, place three cards down onto the table as if they were the other three aces. In actuality you put down a spot card, the ace of clubs and the ace of diamonds.
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