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Air Remixed
Category: trickRead more: Air RemixedWith the help of my fellow Ovalites, I came up with a variation on a very old Daniel Madison trick. Before I get into that, I thought it’d be fun to share what led up to the conception of the effect. If you don’t care, skip along to “The New Method” below. The other day,…
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A Color Coded, Tailor Fitted Effect
Category: tipsRead more: A Color Coded, Tailor Fitted EffectWe’ve all been in that dreaded situation where you’ve been asked to perform and you’re completely blanking out. It’s never a fun spot to be in. Despite knowing a countless number of effects and routines, you’re not able to produce any of them during the moment any of it actually matters. It’s not a matter…
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Happy Counting: Advocate Addendum
Category: tipsRead more: Happy Counting: Advocate AddendumGuest post number two comes from Spain. Dani Marko, legendarily famed and renowned for recording a performance of every Art of Astonishment trick on his YouTube channel, kindly provided an insight he gained after trying the Advocate at our recommendation. This is a little specific to Madison’s Advocate, but could be adapted to other indexes.…
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Happy Counting
Category: tipsRead more: Happy CountingHere’s a tip for using a card index. This will help you retrieve cards faster, and it has no drawback nor does it need any extra practice. The index that I‘ve used for the last decade is Daniel Madison’s Advocate. You only need a deck of cards to make one, it all fits in one…
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Unworking Wallets
Category: tipsRead more: Unworking WalletsIf you have the mental disorder known as keeping an entire drawer of leather goods you never touch, this post is for you. I’ve sold most of my magic wallets off now, because I’ve realized something. I don’t need them. I’ll elaborate.You might think “heck, if I’m going to carry around a wallet everyday anyway,…
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