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I'm trying to figure out where the cards are incorporated in Factory Sealed... Oh, probably the wrong section of the forum...:)

Why are you needing to switch decks? Are you switching from shuffled to stacked? Is it possible to use two decks in one performance without ruining whatever you have setup? Is it possible to just carry the extra setup and add it to the deck on the fly? Deck switching is situational...

Too clarify the fun argument: The post that said 'you can get decks cheaper' (not direct quote) was referring to decks in general, not Vernon decks. The fact that Dai Vernon used these decks doesn't change the fact that they are just cards. IF you are a collector of magical wares, knock...

Okay, to clarify something that a lot of you may not know, I did watch 'Off the Deep End' which was the special where the disappear the submarine and the reveal is one of the greatest moments in magic. Here is the clip after it is gone and the 'reveal' :). (click the smiley...it's a link) There...

A tip on speed, if you feel like you're going too slow then you're probably going at a good speed. You can use your audience to judge how you're doing pretty easily, if your first trick gets lackluster response then quickly as why. Was it too fast, too slow...does this trick ever get...

I can't agree more. I will say something I've been testing and playing with is the Quarter Squeeze, manufactured by magic makers, and it plays well with laymen. A lot of magicians will say 'the apparatus will arouse suspicion', and it does...but you can have them examine it to their hearts...

It depends on what you define as practice. I'm currently working on a stand-up copper silver transpo routine. I have tons of ideas of where the coins could go, how to transfer them back and forth and can do so well. Now that I have a dozen different things I could implement I've been spending...

Welcome, the post is in the right place and is perfectly fine. Do you want to do close-up magic on a bigger stage? or actually transition into stage magic. If you want to keep doing closeup magic you might consider looking for places that can house 20-30 people and do your magic there...

I have to agree with Morgician, it looks awesome right away...but just like many things, if the wallet is unable to be inspected you'd have to be able to draw suspicion away quickly and without arousing more suspicion...good luck. It would be fun for the checkout line, but not a real worker for...

been doing this since middle school. Isn't physics fun! (the answer is no...unless you're a nerd like me) I've done it with a water bottle...it's harder because it lacks the lip/ledge that cans have, but it's possible. (easier with 20oz soda bottle style, not round bottomed ones...if that...

Banks often have half-dollars as well. Ask your parents if they have any half dollars or old silver dollars you can work with. If that's not an option, banks will trade equal value when they have the coins, i.e. two Kennedy Half dollars for one dollar. It's not a guarantee they'll have...

I'd be interested in seeing if my way of doing things could be improved (I'm sure it can). While theoretically sound, it's not always true. I'm sure there are methods (hopefully Chris') that are sure-fire but mine isn't. I do have enough extra cards that it doesn't matter either way.

I got a chance to see him lecture at the Carolina Close-up Convention last September, Geoff is hilarious. I ended up buying his lecture note disk, there is so much workable material. I already built myself an Electrical Artlet boombox (finding the boombox was the hardest part lol). I also...

It depends. I have a few routines. If I'm performing with cards: I may do Invisible Reverse, followed with an ace cutting sequence, and end with spectators cutting to the aces. I may start with Triumph, then go into a shuffle demonstration (that straightens cards out instead of mixing...

The first thing would be to figure out what you want to do. Do you want a card trick, coin trick, trick with everyday objects. Cards: Transposition, Card to wallet (or other impossible location), etc... Coins: Coins across, one coin effect, etc... Everyday objects: What object? What do you...

I just want to second Strong Magic and clear up the biggest mis-conception with it. The first 10 (ish) pages are theory. The other 350+ are not theory based. They are techniques you can use to strengthen your magic, your character, and the way you work with your audience. Everyone says...

With the proper scripting, people will walk away saying 'The little clay man walked'. People are easily influenced and will repeat what you say would happen (or did happen) after they leave your presence. If it can be done without all the extra 'clothing' and with a clay heart (I'm...

They won't be looking at the ground...their card is on the other side of a freaking window.

I think there is a difference between making mistakes, and purposely messing up. I strive to have my routines perfected before performing them, ironically they can't be perfected before audience testing them, but that's another story for another day. If dropping the cards is part of your...

Tommy Wonder has an amazing ACR I thought I'd post another one, just so you can see the differences in what an ACR can be. This is Bill Malone doing his ACR, and it's one of my favorites. He does it a little fast, but the routine itself is amazing...