Effect
Clever Card Discovery
Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, vol. 2, 1942
- Time
- 5 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- None
Take care. Working with these objects and effects is inherently dangerous; anyone who attempts them does so at their own risk. Anybody under 18 is advised to undertake them only with a parent's permission and supervision.
This is a mathematical system in card magic that has been popular with George Kaplan. It is a variation of the Al Baker-Audley Walsh Telephone Mystery.
Effect
A deck of cards is thoroughly shuffled by a spectator. He is asked to look at the “top” card and remember it, then to remove from the “bottom” and place on top of his card the same number of cards as the number of his card. For instance, if the card was a nine spot, he is to move nine cards from the “bottom” to the “top.” The cards are cut by a spectator.
The performer spreads cards on the table and picks out the selected card, or is able to find the selected card and produce it as he sees fit.
How it is done
The method, 1 drawing and all it needs, inside the library.
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