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Read more: Conducting Trains and Bones
This is an idea for those of you who use bone conduction devices. I always thought it was great that you could play your own audio file (on most if not all of the devices currently available). The stock audio preloaded onto the device was always some creepy robotic sounding voice. The script would usually…
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Decoding the Matrix Multi-Force
Category: trickRead more: Decoding the Matrix Multi-ForceUpdate: We now have a post explaining how to make your very own multi-force matrix! “I’ve got something really special here. An old friend of mine just got in touch with me. She was fired from Coca-Cola after working there in top management for the last 30 years. She knows for sure that it was…
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Meeting of the Masterminds
Category: trickRead more: Meeting of the MastermindsIn the previous post, I wrote about my preferred way to mark Bicycle “end-for-end” or “misindexed” gimmicked decks. To be honest, I only use that specific marking system when I perform with the magnificent Mastermind deck, created by Chris Kenworthey. Familiarize yourself with this first if you’re unaware of its genius simplicity. I figured I’d…
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Read more: Double Blind Control, or Move Them With Your Mouth
In one of his projects, Peter Turner told a story about someone complaining that an effect was not “angle proof”. He said to the person: “Well, tell them to move then! Just move them with your mouth.” I found that amusing but also profound. I have since endeavored to look for potential weaknesses in my…
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The Stripper Fakes A Breather
Category: trickRead more: The Stripper Fakes A Breather“Pick a card, any card.” She does just that. I move the deck from one hand to the other, rotating it 180 degrees as I do so. “Put it back, and give these a shuffle.” She does, and gives the deck an overhand shuffle like she always does. “Set the cards down now, and give…
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Read more: Prisoners Passing the Pat Downs
The vanishing red silk is a classic effect in magic. We’ve all been giddy after getting away with using that ugly plastic thumb for the first time. (Try reading that sentence out loud and out of context.) This presentation gets rid of the silk and justifies the vanish of the item, the item itself, and…
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Read more: Banachek’s Salad: Eggplant Is the New Broccoli
I’ve always enjoyed the psychological force of a carrot over the other forces Banachek has written about. The carrot force in its basic form is described in his Psychological Subtleties 1. What I’ve always liked about it in particular is that a carrot does not appear to be the classic archetype of a vegetable. What…
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Read more: Taking a Peek to the Cinemas
I want to tell you a handy ruse that will get you a key card under intense heat. It’s motivated, and seems to serve the purpose of making the demonstration even more fair. I came up with it on the spot when I was under pressure. Before we get into the ruse itself, here’s the…
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Read more: Shit, I Forgot About Craig Petty’s Evoke: A Follow-Up
I don’t want to be writing this post. The night before Like Cards In Rain was published I had an epiphany, realizing how relevant the recently released Evoke deck would be to the topic. I intended to be lazy about it, to just include a quick addendum at the end, but then I fell asleep…
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