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And on a second thought, if you like books, you should be re-reading them from time to time. If you haven't studied every page of a book (obviously some things aren't your style) then you should go back and look through it again. I always try to re-read a book in between each purchase of a...

Sit down and try to create something. Brainstorm ideas or just mess with something different. Create a new card trick, since the material you've mastered is finished. Coins are something I can only practice in moderation. Some guys can sit and do them all day, and if I start working with...

Just to add a fun thought to this conversation, a friend of mine asked my advice on how to approach women. I don't know why, I've been in a relationship for two years and haven't been approaching them, but he's my best friend so I indulged him. After a long talk about what to do in different...

It's both faster and easier to produce dvd's and downloads. Writing a book takes a lot of time, effort, and someone with a certain writing ability. It has to be technical enough to get it's point across, and casual enough that you don't get bored reading it. The few authors who have multiple...

I could vanish 1000 grains of sugar, salt shaker through table, Robert Neale has a trick based off of Rock Paper Scissors using sugar packets and objects on the table, more of a brain magic piece. Small coin work, vanishes and reproductions, have them end up under ketchup/salt shakers (or on...

Especially since you're palming a card exactly when someone would think that you're palming a card. The first method people would think of actually is the method you're using. I also agree, changing the card and changing it back has nothing to do with the transposition. jroberts, it's...

I agree with gio, if you're not doing gypsy thread before thread already do it. It can be an effect all it's own. What other tricks do you know? What kind of character are you when you perform? These things would help us determine what you should do.

Honestly. You're spring could use some work, as could the angle of the camera when demonstrating. Also in the description on youtube you say your brother isn't fast enough, but speed has nothing to do with grabbing the card. Speed is what makes it 'ninja' like. It does take some work though, I...

Do one or two sleight of hand routines that every magician knows and then do either a key-card principle trick or maybe even use a marked deck. If the first few routines are very refined and perfectly executed they'll be looking for methods that don't exist in the second set of magic. It's...

Needs a lot of work. I'm glad you said it was a test phase, but there were a lot of little things that shouldn't have been as sloppy as they were. I only watched it once so my advice is what struck me the most. Reversing the bottom card...It was blatantly obvious. An option would be control...

Roberto Giobbi Card College Volume 2 page 430. Was just reading this over yesterday, it's a good answer I think. If you need examples of each king just ask someone, we can probably provide videos of each.

Box + Box cutter = Bikes with a window. Looks pretty awesome, would be nice to see with a broader view, but if it's as clean as it looks and examinable then you've got something nice there.

He meant to say, Magic shouldn't be made to perform for magicians.

Daniel Madison also had a psychological force in one of his books that was a thought of card in envelope. With an out. I'd have to sift through the PDF's to see which one it was in thought. I want to say one of the trilogy notes...I could be wrong. Anate could also be employed, not much...

There are...but there are other options. Go to whoever is going to be running the talent show and ask the school to provide projectors and a live-feed camera. If your school doesn't have the needed items then maybe someone can help out, but get someone to film the magic and then it will be...

It really depends on the situation. Usually, thank them for their time and walk away. If I'm in the middle of an effect and the first climax doesn't get them I might go on and attempt to wow them with the rest of the effect, but in general you shouldn't force it. I don't run into this...

I have to say that if you're bored because of the sleights then you're not really concentrating on the presentation...or you gave up on harder sleights. I can do the same 4-5 sleights within different tricks and routines, as long as I have an audience to interact with they're never exactly the...

All I have to say is that the method is definitely workable, impossible as far as laymen are concerned, and can be preferred over sinful. I don't own it, but as soon as he slammed it I had a pretty good idea how it was done. He started cutting, then let her finish...I pretty much knew what...

Not surprising to me, a well executed, flowing routine with multiple climaxes. Each one better than the last, basically self contained. The methods varied from the first to the second, and even if it wasn't 'magician fooling' it was very entertaining. Would have liked to know what his theme...