Yes we all feel good watching this - myself included.

What's the bigger picture?

A.

If my 'spec cuts to aces' routine was that bad, I would want my identity hidden too!!

Since the spectator does not know that he was supposed to cut to the aces, I would have simply turned over the top 4 cards and if 2 or 3 of them were not aces I would say...."well 2 out of 4 ain't bad".......He could have even stuck with his "you are very special" line by saying that were lucky to have found 2 aces.

Then I would pick up the cards and scan for the other aces and cull them to the top of the deck....THE KEY IS TO SAY IT WITH A SRAIGHT FACE...as if that was what was supposed to happen...the masked magician's problem was that he fumbled and sounded out of control, in my opinion. (A supposed "working pro" should have known better !)

Then I would say, well a real magician can fix that problem by taking the 2 other cards and changing them into the last 2 aces. then you can do any simple card switch.

NOTE: When looking through the deck for the otrher 2 aces...you can say "most people would find it easier to find the aces by looking through the cards"...say this as you cull. But, a real magician does not have to look through the deck...then give the deck some convincing false shuffles before the final switch...

Sure it would not be as good as the spectator cutting to them....But, they should not have expected that either....so, the magic would have been refocused on your magic change of 2 indifferent cards to the 4 aces.

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I am sure I could think of a better ending....but, that is my first reaction and probably what I would have done because it would have been fast and easy

I can't believe I just watched that. Must be late.

Darnit~

Scar

Another possible save would have been to turn over all the top cards (only one should be an ace), cull the other aces to the top (should be on the bottom of the first pile); and then switch the other top cards out in an acrobatic aces routine.

My exact feelings. At least I don't have to worry about exposure. What a ditz.

I like the way he found the fifth Ace!
Duh.

Hay maybe he can do the "easy to do, kids trick" .... "The Finger Chopper." Then we can see if he accidentally cuts his finger off

I don't think the masked magician should use a real spectator for anything with any risk. ... After all, he may forget to set the gimmick

Hhahahahahahaha
"I'm going to show you a trick even a child can do."

Turns over the first card "That's an ace...an ace is a good card." turns over the second card "That's a nine." looks through the cards "You did something very special here." looks through the cards for another minute and a half. "You found the 3 aces." puts the aces on the table.

hahahahahahahahhaahahaha

As he was giving the spec the instructions, I was thinking to myself "uhh...that's not right dude." Then I started thinking "Maybe he's gunna pull something crazy off here." Then I saw the spec move an ace to the bottom of the pile, and I was like "nope...he messed up."


I agree, he should do a bullet catch.



Thanks for posting though, I enjoyed that immensely. At least he messed it up so badly that he didn't even expose it.

This one will even amaze you more!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6yMZSt8vYU&feature=related

Amazing how he turned a bad stripper into a magicians assistant.

I love that video! what really amazes me is that many people who "did get the joke" actually thought the video was edited!

I personally laughed my head off!!!

That was the best youtube video find ever.

Is there a tutorial for that ace trick anywhere?

Paul Harris in the New Stars of Magic series had a pretty good principle for spectator cutting to the aces

David Williamson has a different one as well that is pretty effective as well.

I think the masked magician may try the Paul Harris version on his next TV special

I feel so sorry for him. If I were to bring my own deck on a TV special, you can bet I'm going to use a marked deck...

Let's not make him exist by talking about this non being.

I normally would agree with you....but, when he comes across so poorly...the publicity will make people know what his capabilities really are

After all he is trying to sell kids magic that he can't even do

Now we know why he wears a mask.....It ws not to prevent magicians from finding out...we found out anyway....it was because he is too embarrassed to have everyone know who he is if he performed live without retakes !