On 2007-11-08 07:19, gzhdavid wrote:
Unfortunately, of the few tricks that I've performed, the one that got the best reaction is one who's name I don't remember. The effect is something as follows:

Spectator chooses a card and returns it to the deck after noting it. Magician loses the card in the deck and then proceeds to pull out 5 random cards. Magician goes through the cards face up one by one, asking to spectator to note (but not give out any sign) if her card is present in the five. Spectator confirms it to be so and magician hands over the 5 cards (face down) to the spectator and asks her to place her hand over the cards, think of her card, invisibly remove the card from the 5 and push it into the deck (lying on the table) face up.

Magician then asks spectator to go through her cards - one is missing ... the selected card. The deck is spread out and only one card is lying face up ... the selected card.

So, what is this trick called?

--
David

This is called "The Invisible Card" by Paul Cummins, 'The Biddle Trick" by others. It's a version of Elmer Biddle's Transcendent.

On 2004-11-18 20:47, DaveM wrote:
I used to perform this little routine before playing cards with my friends:

1. Take out the four aces and place them at different positions in the deck.

2. Use the Nash multiple shift to control them to the bottom.

3. Gambler's cop the aces and then hand the deck to spectator for shuffling.

4. Give the deck one shuffle, stacking the aces. I would then cut to them.

*An alternate ending would be to halo cut to the aces instead.



Dave

On 2009-12-15 07:57, Martinstatic wrote:
I don't know if there is a name for this one, but I load myself with 52 cards all over my body...

On 2009-12-15 07:57, Martinstatic wrote:
I don't know if there is a name for this one, but I load myself with 52 cards all over my body (either side of socks, shoes, pockets, inside card boxes etc, everywhere.)
I then ask a spectator to think of any card, and then I pull it out of the random place as if I had predicted it. (They think it's the only card I have on me and don't know about the rest obviously)
It works good but obviously can't do it in front of the same spectator, and does require remembering all the cards' locations. And not to let any other cards flash when I move etc.
This one works well and I came up with it in a few minutes but I'm sure it probably already exists and there is a name to it?
-Sorry for lengthy post, Martin
Note: I probably shouldn't have revealed this method as my friends may well read this..

On 2009-12-15 09:24, davidpaul$ wrote:
DARN!!! It must be hard to walk or what happens if you drop something and you have to bend down to pick it up????

On 2009-12-15 07:57, Martinstatic wrote:
I don't know if there is a name for this one, but I load myself with 52 cards all over my body (either side of socks, shoes, pockets, inside card boxes etc, everywhere.)
I then ask a spectator to think of any card, and then I pull it out of the random place as if I had predicted it. (They think it's the only card I have on me and don't know about the rest obviously)
It works good but obviously can't do it in front of the same spectator, and does require remembering all the cards' locations. And not to let any other cards flash when I move etc.
This one works well and I came up with it in a few minutes but I'm sure it probably already exists and there is a name to it?
-Sorry for lengthy post, Martin
Note: I probably shouldn't have revealed this method as my friends may well read this..

On 2009-12-15 10:06, magicmerlz wrote:


You could cut this down to 26 cards and use the..."*** I was off by one "...line.

On 2009-12-15 10:06, magicmerlz wrote:

Quote:

On 2009-12-15 07:57, Martinstatic wrote:
I don't know if there is a name for this one, but I load myself with 52 cards all over my body (either side of socks, shoes, pockets, inside card boxes etc, everywhere.)
I then ask a spectator to think of any card, and then I pull it out of the random place as if I had predicted it. (They think it's the only card I have on me and don't know about the rest obviously)
It works good but obviously can't do it in front of the same spectator, and does require remembering all the cards' locations. And not to let any other cards flash when I move etc.
This one works well and I came up with it in a few minutes but I'm sure it probably already exists and there is a name to it?
-Sorry for lengthy post, Martin
Note: I probably shouldn't have revealed this method as my friends may well read this..

You could cut this down to 26 cards and use the..."*** I was off by one "...line.