Dustings #81
/To protect my supporters from the shame and stigma that comes with being someone who spends good money on magic, I’m thinking of using these padded mailers when I send out the new book this October.
A phrase just popped into my head and it made me instantly depressed:
“Zoom magic show”
I was doing some research on roulette and found this question. Why don’t I have friends this dumb? I feel like they would be a lot easier to fool.
I was informed by reader Stu Y. that the 52-on-1 card that’s used in the 52 Stunner effect which I covered in this month’s newsletter doesn’t have the 6 of Diamonds or 6 of Spades on it.
My routine (which is different than the one it’s marketed with) involves the spectator naming any card to start.
If they name one of these two cards, here’s what you can do. If they name the 6 of Diamonds, for instance, you could say, “Would you be amazed if the 6 of Diamonds was on the other side of this card?” Then you turn it over to show a full deck on one card (they will assume the 6 of Diamonds is there somewhere, because why wouldn’t it be?). When everyone is done laughing themselves sick at your wonderfully hilarious gimmicked card, then you can say, “Please, please, control yourself. Let’s try something actually magical. I’ll make your card disappear.” Wave your hand over the card. “The 6 of Diamonds has disappeared.”
And I’d just leave it at that. On this pre-printed card, the one card they freely named disappears? That’s strong. Hell, you’ll be hoping they name one of those cards.