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    Deck stacks, pros and cons?

    The Temporarily Out of Order stack is based on, but different from, Si Stebbins so learning Si Stebbins will get you on your way toward Temporarily Out of Order. How do you intend to use it? What is most important to you? Mnemonica can stand up to closer inspection than Temporarily Out of...
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    Best effect

    And no shipping charges!
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    Best ACAAN?

    I don't own either of them, but if I were looking for a gimmicked CAAN I would consider Position Impossible and Mastermind deck. Also search for old threads on this site, there should be a few of them.
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    Best effect

    Get a deck of Aristocrats and see for yourself what a difference the deck can make.
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    Best ACAAN?

    I own the Asi Wind version and am familiar with many others. I have trouble imagining a better version than his with an ungimmicked deck. If you like to make use of gimmicks decks there are likely some good alternatives. Give us some more info like how you intend to perform it and how much...
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    Friendly Laymen tell I must have copied (in a way, indirectly)!!!

    Or mention the history of the trick. Reference they past greats who made it famous and acknowledge the long tradition of carrying on the effect and how glad you are that you are able to bring something new to it.
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    More fake reaction videos.... :(

    I think the focus on reaction has become too large. For example, one of the factors in getting "good" reactions is the choice of spectators. Choosing "better spectators" does not make the trick better, but it will get you better reactions. Caring more about the reaction than the trick is what...
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    Card change on the table

    Yes I remember seeing it like that that too on SNC, but I don't know what trick it was.
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    Rearranging a new deck & Crimps

    If you are spreading the cards then you could go slick.
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    Card change on the table

    Do you follow the Saturday Night contests here on T11? I recall someone uploading a video that sounds like what you describe, that may be where you saw it
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    So this is happening on social media... thoughts??

    Wow is a retail effect. What also gets me is that they are supposed to be reacting to what the camera sees even though they can't see it themselves from where they are standing (in that regard it's the same situation as if it was the snap change). He must think his viewers are not intelligent...
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    Rearranging a new deck & Crimps

    If you keep the ace of spaces on the bottom most people won't notice, some will. Hopefully those who do will just think it comes that way sometimes Have you considered using shorts instead of crimps?
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    What's your sleight obsession?

    The last several months have mostly seen: Culling. Current focus: Eliminate the occasional unnatural card movement. Top Change. Current focus: Quiet That last part of Tivo 2.0. Current focus: Smooth and accurate. And thanks for going first. I find it makes more sense when people are...
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    Book to get after royal road?

    Definitely Expert Card Technique. And Encyclopedia of Card Tricks. Also consider Harry Lorrayne's Close Up Card Magic (available as a PDF from Conjuring Arts). Alternatively, Card College is amazing, but also more $$, especially by the time you get all 5 volumes. But it's more modern and can...
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    What's an Index?

    I think card index gimmicks used to be more of a thing than they are now. You will be learning gimmickless card index systems, but if you really want to know all the options it's something else you'll have to look into.
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    What's an Index?

    You should just get Encyclopedia of Card Tricks and Practical Mental Magic for this and so many other reasons. I see that Encyclopedia of Card Tricks does have a number of tricks that use some form of an index. There is not a section on indexes nor does he seem teach "an index", but he does...
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    Bicycle Rider Back Playing Cards Real or Fake?

    The red Gold Seal deck is also made with a different card stock (and cut as mentioned above) than standard Bicycles, so while it appears to be authentic the cards are not at all the same as a regular deck of Bicycles.
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