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I have been using RealCalc for years as my main calculator. Not only does it do what you ask, it is also (unless something new has popped up recently) the best Android scientific calculator app around.

Card 1: 9 of Clubs Card 2: 4 of Spades Card 1: 8 of Hearts Card 2: 8 of Clubs

We sold a lot of them at the magic shop I worked at. But even for San Francisco in 80s it was likely still inappropriate in a public shop, though were mindful of when we performed it.

Well I can't be exactly what happened in the performance you saw (though it sounds like you are talking about the Lennart Green performances), but these books do discuss how you can let the spectator shuffle and still reach the same results. Pit Hartling (page 43) teaches the Rosetta Shuffle by...

This is often not addressed as a self contained trick, but most good books on general stack work will explain this. Any and/or all of the books mentioned below are recommended. I would certainly imagine this is covered in Mnemonica (Tamariz), though I seem to have misplaced my copy. Page 223...

Thank you for explaining this!!! I learned the pass out of Tarbell 30 years ago and it is done while bringing the hands together as you describe. I had thought the pass everyone is working on these days (the demo pass) was a different concept and I just knew the Tarbell version. This has...

Trying to shoehorn emotion in can just sound fake. I don't think I'd be good at the standard emotional story presentation. I do strive for a presentation the will be felt emotionally, but not in the way it is generally discussed. To me wonder and awe are emotions and these can come from pure...

Well if you know a stack then Pit Harlting's Duplicity in his book In Order to Amaze is the thing that motivated me to finally learn the bottom deal (mostly from Jason England's second Bottom Deal video).

It pretty much does depends on your audience. You average person won't notice either way as they can barely shuffle a deck of cards themselves. You're unlikely to fool a magician with any version simply because they know to look for it and will simply assume that's what you're doing anyway...

I have some 505s and as mentioned above they are rather stiff. I don't do much cardistry so I can't comment there. As jakee says, some other cards are softer and handle differently. It can be difficult to know if another deck of cads only looks different or really is different. Since they...

I like Aristocrats for this reason. They are more expensive than rider backs but cheaper than premium decks. So you get most of the benefits of premium cards while only being somewhat more expensive than Bikes. I assume it's because of a different finish, I just know they have less friction.

I think part of what happens is the finish wears off from all of the friction. This cannot be undone. I don't bother with fanning powder but it does require a card budget to replace the decks. For the most part when I'm practicing I keep my jokers on the top and bottom of the deck so they are...

Those are mine, thanks for find them. Can I have them back?

For me the short answer is Aces are best so I am proving I can produce any card at any time by doing this. The difference between a magic effect and a display of skill in this situation is presentation. Beyond that I don't think the spectator needs much of a reason other than "it's a magic...

And it matters how you ball it up. Too tight and it's still burning after the time you thought it would be out.

I get my mats from Pattrick's Magic. https://www.pattricksmagic.com/magical-mats There is a choice of material. Make sure you get plush!

I also spend much time reading an practicing but I very infrequently perform a trick. I spent several years working in a magic shop and performed thousands of tricks for people. I have got that part out of my system. I enjoy seeing what I can get a deck of cards to do and view it in similar...

This is why I like gold seals.