Effect
The Magnetic Knife
Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926
- Time
- 4 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- 1 sleight, in the library
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 another knife location. In this case, the deck is not wrapped in paper.
A card is freely selected by a spectator. It is then returned to pack and shuffled into it. Spectator is asked to run a knife blade anywhere into the deck. Performer separates cards and shows that selected card is at place where knife was placed.
How it is done
The method, 5 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.
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