Hello my fellow Magic friends and members alike. I was not sure where to post this so I'm posting it here.

I would like to see if someone could help me with something here, does anyone recall ever seeing this, theres a deck of cards sitting on the table with the card box I believe in center of mat, you then take two cards and stick one over one side and one over the other of the card box about half there length, now you place if I recall was a salt shaker on there centers, now you cut two packets of cards and place one on each card on fourty five degree angle, now I do believe theres more to this but this is the basics of it. At this point when you lift the salt the weight of the cards on the two sticking out with flip over revealing there faces... now I do believe there was four cards used but I may be wrong as its been a long time since I seen this stunt done any where.
If someone knows any place I can see this or find it in print or maybe share a detailed description of it, I would be more than greatful. I know its not a very magical effect but I'm looking to use this for an advertising pitch.

Thanks to anyone taking the time to read this and many many thanks to anyone that can shine some light on it for me.

Rick Anderson

That is from Art of Astonishment Volume 2. There are two versions but the effect is essentially the same in both. They are Called FlapJacks and Pre-Mixed FlapJacks respectively. It does in fact produce 4 cards but I'm sure it can be modified to produce either two, three or four. I remember tinkering with it once upon a time and the placement has to be fairly precise to get the cards to "flop."

Yep! Paul Harris' "FlapJacks" (originally from his "SuperMagic" book?) I'm intrigued by this mention of the "Pre-Mioxed FlapJacks" effect. What did that effect do differently from the original "FlapJacks" effect.

THANK YOU THANK YOU....THANKKKKK YOU drumdemon420..and..Turk, now that yous have brought this to my attention I do recall now, that was where I had seen this effect. Off to my man cave now to see if I can find it. You's have been a great help and I'm more than GREATFUL...HAPPY NEW YEARS CHEERS!