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Wait -- that's an up the ladder?! I'd always assumed they were simple running cuts! But why would he do up the ladders here, as he doesn't really need them at that point?

You had fire already?

Thank you very much, Christopher, though now I feel kinda stupid for not thinking of google myself (you know that you've spent too much time on T11 when you turn there for information on movies).

Thank you very much, David! Just a tiny mistake that bothered me a bit: You called the Queen of Diamonds Padmé, when it's actually Rey. Other than that, great video! It's great that you're such a Star Wars fan! Out of pure curiosity: Do you prefer the EU or the new canon? Just wanna know if...

Hello everybody, I want to write some presentations based on books or movies that many in the audience might know from their childhood (so there's some degree of nostalgia), or which "everybody know" (no matter which generation they're from). For me, examples would be The Lion King and Peter...

Hi Bob! What kind of magic do you do? Cards, coins, sponge balls? Which books do you already own? What are you looking for in those new books? Techniques, routines, theory or punctuation? Welcome to the site!

Yikes ... But hey, this sounds like a good addition to my Monte routine!

And she became a major character in the EU, being one of the founders of the rebellion (alongside Padmé Amidala, Bail Organa and a few people nobody knows).

Hi Scott, Can you give me any sources? Thanks!

I agree on this. To a casual observer it seems like a fair strip cut when done with enough speed. Another nice application for Up the Ladder is to combine it with a false strip cut: Do two or three Up the Ladder sequences (following a push-through) and end with a false strip cut. When done with...

I think a simple cut might be best. The weave shuffle has some potential for creating a (potenially embarrassing) hold-up in the flow of the routine, as the spectator, not used to this kind of shuffling (worst-case), fumbles with the cards and they end up spread out (but thoroughly shuffled!) on...

First off, @kennethcmerrill, I really like the ideas behind the presentation. @RealityOne, I always enjoy reading the scripts you write. It's amazing to see all the work and thought you put into making them what they are. However, there are a few points I don't like all that much: Number one...

Here you have my whole-hearted agreement. What about GPS? That's an incredible source to learn from as well. Really? I always lament that we don't seem to have any (living) magicians in Germany except for Denis Behr, whereas there are loads of great magicians and technicians in the UK I'd love...

That's incredible! In November he performed in London, and I seriously thought about flying there (for one afternoon from Germany -- Greta Thunberg's glaring at me already) to see him, but it didn't work out in the end. I hope he'll come to Germany one day; if he does, I'll be first in line for...

One person I can't believe I forgot: @obrienmagic! Another extremely helpful moderator, whom you can always count on to mix his good advice with a good share of wit and humor :)

You're really missing out on some great stories. It's the other way round for me; personally, I don't really like the new canon, but I'm a huge geek concerning legends.

You seem very knowledgable on the topic. Are you a fan of the old EU (what's now become Legends) as well?

If you're just remotely interested in gambling moves and anything related, you definitely should. Mr Forte first gained fame (outside of magic circles, that is -- he'd met with famous magicians like Bill Malone and Ed Marlo before that already) for his 1998 TV special in Hidden Secrets of Magic...

All right, this is it: For four hours it's been 2020! Another year has changed from presence to past. In the past year, these forums have been a big part of my life. They started as a good source of information on my hobby, but have become much more than that over time: All the nicknames and...

For Up the Ladder you'll want to ask @Gabriel Z. He's our local expert on that sleight.