CARD ON THE CEILING
EFFECT
A spectator selects , signs and
returns a card to the deck.
The deck is then shuffled and the card
that they signed , sticks to the ceiling while the others fall.
PREPARATION
You will need a pen , cards and a
piece of magicians wax or sticky tape that has been rolled in a loop
with the sticky side out . ( this should be looped
around your finger or under the table)
METHOD
Have the spectator choose a card which
is then , using your own favorite method returned to the deck and
shuffled to the top .
With their card face down on top of
the pack you can either slip the double sided sticky tape of your finger
and on to the back of their card or stick a small piece of magicians wax
to it.
Then toss the pack hard at the ceiling
, keeping it parallel . The spectators card should stick and the rest of
the pack will fall.
This trick
is very impressive . It has been performed in different versions by
David Blaine and Michael Ammar.
IMPROMPTU CARD FIND
By
Alvie
This
trick is reasonably easy
EFFECT
A Card
is selected by a spectator and placed back on top of the pack.
the
pack is then cut several times and handed back to the magician.
A pile
of cards suddenly fall off the pack leaving the magician holding the
spectators card .
METHOD
When
the card is selected the card on the bottom of the pack is crimped by
the magicians pinky.
The
spectators card is then placed on the top of the pack and the pack is
cut.
this
now means that the spectators card is underneath the crimped card.
the
pack can be passed around the room to be cut several times and the
spectators card will always be under the crimped card.
The
pack is then handed back to the magician who quietly puts his thumb
under the crimped card appearing to be clumsy and allows the cards above
his thumb to fal lon the floor. The card under his thumb will be the
spectators.
the
magician can also allow the rest of the cards to fall leaving only the
spectators card in his hand .
This
trick looks amazing because the audience has seen that the magician
has not had a lot of contact with the pack and the whole routine has
been totally impromptu.
Card warp
This
is another illusion where the cards appear to warp through the pack
Effect :
A red 5 and a red 6 are shown to a spectator and given to the spectator
to place anywhere in a pack of cards .
The magician then takes the pack from
the spectator and clasps his hands round the pack with his arms
outstretched . He appears to be concentrating very hard , with his
attention focused on the cards .
He then removes his hand and shows the
pack to the spectator . On turning over the top two cards of the pack ,
they are the red 5 and 6 .
This trick is extremely
convincing and requires good presentation skills
Secret :
Give a 5 of diamonds and a 6 of hearts to
the spectator to place in the pack ( do not draw attention to the suits
, only that they are a red 5 and 6 . )
To prepare for this trick , make sure
that the pack has already got the 5 of hearts and the 6 of diamonds on
top , face down before handing it to the spectator .
The
spectator should not realise that the cards have changed as they are
the same colour as the original ones .
ELEVATOR
CARD
By Luke Howard
EFFECT
The top card of the deck is turned
face up to the audience.
The card is once again turned face
down and removed from the deck.
The magician now places this card into
the middle of the deck and then squares the deck
The magician clicks his fingers and
the card returns immediately to the top of the deck.
PREPARATION
You will need a deck of cards
METHOD
This trick uses the principle of
the double
lift
When showing the top card actually
perform a double lift and show the card that was really second from the
top of the pack .
Then remove the actual top card and
place it into the middle of the deck.
The already shown card is still on the
top of the deck and can be revealed in any way that the magician wishes.
Make sure
that the double
lift is clean
and bend the cards slightly to ensure that they stay together as one.
Bottoms
Up
Effect
A pack of cards is fanned out in front
of a spectator . The magician runs his fingers around the card fan and
the spectator is asked to tell him when to stop his fingers on a card
.This card is shown to the audience , replaced in the pack
and the pack handed back to the spectator to shuffle . The magician then
reveals the card which was chosen .
Method
Ask a spectator to shuffle the card .
When he/she hands them back to you note the bottom card. That is going
to be their card."
Start by fanning the cards out . Run
your finger across them and ask the spectator when to stop . When he/she
says to stop , put your thumb on that point .
While your thumb is on that point ,
use your other fingers to slowly work the bottom card under your thumb .
As you pull the cards off the top of the deck with your thumb, slide the
bottom card under the other cards and pull them off the deck and show
the spectator his/ her card . This is where you take over. Since you
already know the card you can have the spectator cut , shuffle , e.t.c .
Good routine to try out
Start
flipping the cards from the top of the deck over onto the table . When
you flip their card over , continue flipping for another few cards ,
then say , "I'll bet you that the next card I flip over will be
yours!" They'll think you messed up because their card is already
flipped over on the table . When they say , "you're on! , reach
over and flip their card , which is already on the table , face down .
They'll be amazed .
Magic In a Glass
Trick Courtesy of: Brian Reaves
Original Author: Unknown
EFFECT
The magician takes a long-stemmed
glass and announces that he's going to perform a card trick. The thing
about this card trick is that he won't be able to touch the cards ,
because they'll be inside the glass the whole time!
Placing the pack face-out in the
glass, the magician states that he's going to find all four aces using
special "Locator Cards". He reaches into the glass and pulls
out a red number card (we'll use the Ten of Hearts for the example) and
puts it in front of the rest of the cards in the deck so that it is the
card the spectator now sees looking at them through the glass.
The magician then states that he will
let that red 10 find a red ace. Holding the glass by the stem, the
magician passes a cloth napkin over the glass quickly. When the napkin
has completed it's quick pass, the red 10 has been replaced by a red
ace! The magician then takes the red ace and puts it in back of the deck
and passes the napkin again.
This time, the red 10 is replaced by
the other red ace! Now the magician gets a black number card (say, 6 of
spades) for the "Locator" and puts it in front of the red 10.
A quick napkin pass, and there's a black ace!
The magician takes the ace and puts it
in back of the deck. Another pass, and there's the last black ace! Now
pull out the pack and put it back in the case, smiling as you take your
bow. All of this magic occurs in the glass, so there's apparently no way
that you could've manipulated the cards! People will fall down at your
feet and worship your incredible abilities
METHOD
A slight amount of preparation work is
required, but this is worth it. First, find a wine or any other
long-stemmed glass that will allow you to set at least half a deck of
cards in it.
There can be no design on the glass or
stem!!! Next, take the two red aces and glue them back to back. Make
sure you make them look as much like one card as possible!
Do the same with the two black aces.
Now get two identical number cards - one black and one red - from an
identical deck. Glue one red and one black back to back. Don't do this
with the other ones. Finally, get a cloth napkin that is big enough and
dark enough to completely cover the glass.
With this prep, you're set!
Set up the deck like this: The black 6
card face-up on top of the face-down deck. Now, set the double-sided
black ace on top of it. Now place the double-sided red 10/black 6 card
with the red 10 face-up. Next, comes the double-sided red aces. And
finally, the last red 10 FACE-DOWN on the face-down deck.
The rest is showmanship. Place the
deck in the glass with the bottom card facing your spectator. Announce
that you're going to do the trick using a red locator card. Pull the red
10 off the top of the deck and put it on the bottom, facing the
spectator. You should now be looking at a red ace. Holding the glass by
the stem, you pass the napkin over the glass and spin it around so that
the ace is now facing the spectator.
It helps if you hold the glass with
you fingers rigid and the stem in the first bend of your finger. When
you spin the glass, your thumb does the work and your fingers look
pretty much the same. Now take the ace and put it on top of the deck.
You should now be looking at the other
red ace. Perform the pass/spin again, and your spectator sees the other
red ace. Now say that you need a black locator card. Take the red/black
card off the top with the 6 facing. When you get to the black aces, if
you stick the Ace of Spades on top so that it's the first ace you'll
show, you can ask the spectator to name a black ace. Nine out of ten
times, they'll say the Ace of Spades!
You then
make it appear for them. If they happen to mention the Ace of Clubs,
just say "So that leaves the Ace of Spades," and make it
appear.
The
Three Amigos
By
Cindy Campbell
Remove the four Jacks from the pack
and place one jack face down on the top of the pack
Start the trick by presenting three
jacks and make up a story that they are three best buddies and couldnt
stand being apart.
Continue to rant on on how one day the
three amigos were lost in the desert and the best way to seek help was
to go in different directions .The first one to get help was to come and
get the others, so off they went in their different directions.
Get the spectator to place one jack on
top of the pack , one jack anywhere in the middle and the last jack on
the bottom of the pack .
Confirm with the spectator that he is
happy that the jacks are well seperated , then get him to cut the pack
ensuring that the bottom half of the pack is put on top of the
other half .
(This will bring the top and bottom
jack together with the previously placed jack)
The cards are then turned face up from
the top off the pack eventually turning over three jacks together near
the center to the spectators amazement.
Conclude
your story that in the end the friends were good to their word and all
lived happy ever after .
MATHOMATICS
This is a card trick I find very useful when a spectator makes it
impossible for you to do the trick.I call the trick ,Mathomatic.
Mathematical discovery--
ask a person to choose a card. tell him to remember it's numerical value
(ace = one, jack- = 11, queen = 12, king = 13) ---also
the suit of the card.
Tell them to double the value of the
card
Then tell them to add three to the
total
Then tell them to multiply the
complete total by five
This done ask them to concentrate on
the suit
If the card is a diamond they must add
one
If the card is a club they must add
two
If the card is a heart they must add
three
If the card is a spade they must add
four
They must then tell you the final
total
From it you immediately know the
chosen card
The secret is
to mentally subtract 15 from the given
total--you will have a number of two figures- possibly three
The last figure gives you the
suit(diamonds 1,
clubs 2, hearts 3, spades 4.) while
the first figure gives you the suit.
Example:
Jack of clubs
11 doublesd is 22, add 3--25,
multiply by 5--125.
add for clubs--makes 127. You are told
that number
Subtract 15
mentally. result 112. last figure (2)
means clubs, first figure(11) means jack.
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