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paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Hi
If I remove the four most chosen cards from a deck:- What would you says the odds of a "name any card effect" being of them picking one of those cards be reduced to. 13 to 1 is the worst but how good do you think it will get? This is for an idea I'm playing with. Also what are the most chosen cards? Ace spades Queen hearts ?????? ?????? Paula
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nornb Regular user 119 Posts |
Paula,
There was an article in Magigram I think in early 1973 (hope it wasn't April the First) by Harry Meadows, "The Mental Choice of a Card". He says he surveyed 7000 people about a choice of a card - which is a massive amount of work. The jist I got from this article is - Chosen cards were; Red 70% Black 30% Hearts 41% Diamonds 29% Spades 23% Clubs 7% AH 20% (Men chose this more than women) AD 7% AS 14% (Women chose this more than men) AC 1% QH 10% JD 6% 3 and 7 were the most popular digits 2,6 and 8 were also popular. 1 person in 900 thought of the Joker. The least popular suit was Clubs, the least popular card 9C. Now these figures are old, I do not know how rigorous the science was, but, using the 5 most popular cards found then; AH (20%) + AS (14%) + QH (10%) + AD (7%) + JD (6%) = 57% The 4 most popular gives 51%. This seems a very high figure to me, but it might give you something to work on. Let me know how you get on. I am surprised 2H is not mentioned. I was also surprised AH was the most popular. Also cultural influences may have an effect; lots of DIAMOND geezers (JD,KD) in Essex UK, there has been a big rise in CLUB culture (JC,QC,KC)in recent years. Also mobile phone and texting may have an effect - C U L8R. I'd be interested to here if anyone has more recent information. I think David Blaine mentions the most chosen cards in his experience in "Mysterious Stranger" but I don't have that info to hand. Cheers. |
rgranville Elite user Boston area 463 Posts |
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13 to 1 is the worst... Actually, the odds for 1 out of 13 (or 4 out of 52) is 12 to 1. If your goal is to have the spectator name a card that is then discovered not to be in the deck, you should investigate Ted Lesley's "Pro-Monition" (on his Cabaret Mindreading DVD), which does just that. In Christian Chelman's The Immortal" (found in his book, Capricornian Tales) A card freely selected by the spectator from one deck is found to be missing from a second deck. Each of these effects is 100% - no reliance on commonly chosen cards. :carrot: |
paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Thank you so much for the wonderful info.
Paula
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dr chutney Special user United Kingdom 518 Posts |
I do love Chelman's handling of 'The Immortal', not to mention the atmospheric story that accompanies it.
Another missing card routine can be found in Barrie Richardson's excellent 'Theatre Of The Mind', '...and One makes Fifty-two".
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