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A stranger card is my favorite "gaff". The jokers need to be identical as well although that's not a real gaff per se. A deck should be marked with easy to see markings. Really Theory11's code deck is hard to beat as far as a marked deck goes.

Ring on a stick, a way to ditch a shell, coin or cap though bottle

This is one of the most popular dealer tricks of the last 15 years. It is known as the Hummer card trick or the UFO card trick.

All the plastic cards I have handled are awful. I haven't handled the KEM cards but it is a terrible idea to have a deck made for magicians that can;t be crimped or marked. Yes, it's a Theory11 deck. Theory11 produces some of the best cars out there. There are few who can hold a canlde to...

Yes, those are border-less. The problem with most border less cards is that if you reverse a card you can see the card at the edge. It is also difficult to hide a double lift with a border-less card like the Bee's shown above because the pattern doesn't perfectly match on all sides. Borderless...

There was a brother John Hammond ace cutting sequence called Cut to 10 I believe.

Poker Player's picnic, Royal Road to Card Magic. But actually most ace tricks require this.

I love looking at movie soundtracks or television show soundtracks for ideas of this sort. They are already trying to convey emotion. Lots of the selections on these sound tracks are played very seldom as well.

The back design needs to have no border so it works for false deals but it also needs to be able to reverse a card. The back design needs to be congruent with the front design. If there is a border the corner of the border needs to be the same distance away from the actual corner as index. This...

Very good!

Ouch! That is sooo good!

Dang that's slick!

Sweet Man, nice shot! (pun intended)

Thanks, you have skills for sure! I'm enjoying watching these :)

I've messed around with this before but it is TOUGH.

A 2 pound coin, or a 2 euro coin is a similar size to a half dollar. I know Rune Klan performs with 5 krone coins which are about the same size as the 2 pound coin. The weight of the 2 euro coin may be my favorite though.

I feel like creativity is one of the most hard to come by aspects of magic. I feel like there are many magicians and creators that think they are creative when in reality they are using the same methods and presentations of the past. I have got into some serious arguments with people over what...

If you adjust the pressure on the middle finger it should only allow one card to come off at a time. Also make sure that your deck is smooth and not too sticky.

Theory11 does offer at least 2 PDFs on the Wire. Imaginary Ball by Matt Mello http://www.theory11.com/wire/matthew-mello/imaginary-ball/ Get Gigs and Keep Clients by William Draven http://www.theory11.com/wire/william-draven/get-gigs-keep-clients/

I'm tackling the three card monte and fixing up my gambling expose show.