Producing a Card from a Whole Orange

This is a very effective magical experiment. The beauty of it is that it can be worked under difficult conditions and will puzzle even the closest watcher who looks for suspicious moves.

An orange is given out for examination and is then held by a spectator during the experiment. Performer has a card selected from a deck by a spectator, who then tears it into a number of pieces. Magician wraps torn pieces in a handkerchief, retaining one corner which is given to spectator.

Another member of audience is given the handkerchief and is convinced that he holds the torn pieces of the card in it. Magician jerks the handkerchief and the pieces vanish. The orange is then cut open and there inside of the orange is found the card, completely restored except for the corner which the spectator holds. This corner is found to fit the card.