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Benjamin Franklin did that trick about 250 years ago using lemon juice, a quill pen and the heat of an oil lamp. .. (invisible ink) You could use a Himber styled wallet/portfolio to make a switch (it's been done), an A-B Chemical technique (also been done). . . it's quite easy and was even done...

Better yet, go to a crafts or fabric store and ask about Candle Mounting Wax... it's a small tab of sticky bee's wax that is used to make stick candles stand when sat on a flat display rather than a candle holder. You can also use the Blu-Tac type putty in many instances, which also comes in...

Ever hear of corn starch? (a.k.a. Fanning or Slicking Powder) Drop the deck into a paper bag with about a half-cup of corn starch, shake vigorously for a solid minute. Remove cards and wipe off (lightly) with a soft cloth. They should fan and work nicely after the fact. . . it's an old secret...

Acutally, there are such things in the world (though the REHEARSAL factor still exists. . . big difference between Rehearsing a bit vs. "Practice" btw). SideWalk Shuffle is one excellent bit, complete with very large cards for doing it. . . and a variety of variations. If you have the Cash...

Ahhh so you toe the company line, eh? If the antics of the Cafe's Gestopo were consistent and "guidelines" actually followed, then this would be a reasonable argument, that IS NOT THE CASE however. The site has a rediculously obsurd management team -- too many chiefs and not enough indians...

The "Rubber Band Trick" as many of us used to call it, was quite obscure for years. . .untl Magic-Bartender Bob Jardine found it in Tarbell and started performing it in the Hat & Hare Pub (one of the bars in the Magic Castle). Bob managed to keep it quiet for close to a year but magician's...

Firstly, what do you want to make appear & vanish? In case you haven't noticed, there's a big difference between vanishing a coin and vanishing an elephant. . . I can do both, but the latter requires several thousands of dollars, a crew and place to do it at where sight lines, etc. can be...

congratulations! You will learn that the Green Swill Pond is one of the biggest laughing points in the really big world of Magic. . . more so if you are involved with Mentalism and/or Bizarre Magick (the two areas from which the majority of booted off bandits come. .. but then most mentalists...

It really depends on the author. Some writers deliberately refrain from promoting their material allowing people to learn about them via word of mouth (I'm guilty of this); Some prefer to sell only a limited number of units (typically less than 500 with many being limited to as few as 50...

I can't find the article, but I do believe Ricky Jay is one of the technical consultants to the show. I'll let you know more if I happen across it but keep in mind that Max Malini is one of Ricky's heroes.

Any true Antique pro would know that Murry ain't an antique specialists when it comes to magic and Kevin James would have been his better bet or Gary Darwin or for that matter Johnny Thompson. . . and that's just in Vegas. You can find cuffs & shackles used by Houdini all over the planet...

Any Add a Number Pad or Calculator will get you and I'm certain that anyone that's actually read and studied Corinda & Annemann already knows at least a couple of methods for doing this (funny thing books, people buy them and look at them for a day and then forget how to open them back up again...

Yes & No. . . Corinda intimates a lot of what I mention in the first list but certain things are specifically stated in that they were assumed – it is how people actually functioned during the era vs. the more lackadaisical mode we’ve devolved into via our “convenience” driven culture. Take a...

CONTINUED Coping Information Covertly can be easily practiced during the course of your day. The most obvious method won’t just get you the desired details but likewise aid you in learning how to pay attention, notice the way voices flux and shift as well as building your memory...

Would this be seen as an Invocation or Provocation of my name? Ok this is a BIG issue in that there really is NO SINGLE “RIGHT” ANSWER. The reasons for this are many, starting with the fact that no two of us are the same person e.g. no two of us have the same “skill-set” or “skill-level”...

Firstly, are you talking about a "real" levitation such as floating a person in the air on stage (Aga, Asrah, Astro, Kellar, Kalanag)? OR, are you talking about the latest variation of standing on your tippy-toes? Not to sound too crass, but the majority of the street levitation bits are simply...

I believe the "issue" would be more as to what will give you the best "Broadcast Quality" not so much "which camera"... Needless to say "the best" anything is going to cost you some serious cash. I'm betting however, few of the people here invested more than a few hundred dollars on their...

Why give someone the name of a rather noted product when it's obvious they haven't even read Annemann, let alone Corinda? This is one of the reasons Magic, as a whole, is going to hell in a handbasket, those involved aren't protecting it they are giving it away... and yes, this kind of post in...

You're either an complete buffoon or a spammer trying to get through the filters before posting your advertising links. No one that's been around magic and more particularly Mentalism for more than a month, would ask that question. To Anwer it However... there are at least 100+ ways of pulling...

Robby, what you have described in your post sounds more like the typical Bar Mage than anything. You might want to take a look at the work & career of Tom Mullica and for that matter Harry Anderson, both of whom were very much like you in how they saw things. Too, there is absolutely nothing...