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F. Braue's Pop-Up is an amazing manipulation to have in your arsenal of moves. I used to use it as the end of my ACR routine, back when I was younger. Now, I have learned many more tricks and no longer use it as the ending to my ACR simply because the bend in the selected card makes it...

I agree with visualartist. - Using doubles is simply that, using a double (or doubles). - A gaff is a normal item altered in some way to add to an effect; when the alteration takes place before the trick has begun. (Such as tearing a card before the trick) - A gimmick is a changed item...

... You're joking me, right? You just told him to NOT practice the Classic Pass? The Classic Pass is one of the fundamental sleights in modern card magic. It allows for an infinite number of possible VISUAL tricks to occur. Practice it, master it. Ben

I believe you mean "pssst", not piss. Lawls. As for the thread... who really cares? You'll find out soon enough, just relax. Ben

There are hundreds, possibly thousands of impromtu routines. As praetoritevong said, pick up a book and read. Cheers, Ben

J:G, what on earth is the point of this topic? Why do you need a combination word?

Why would you remove the video? Now I can't see it. Sad face. Ben

... Neither Santiago nor navasai&Lents understood what I was saying. I did NOT mean that the "transposition is easy to follow, you should make it harder to understand.". Negatory. I said "it is too easy to follow"; meaning the METHOD of the transposition. Here are the cons of your trick...

If you'd like Jason England to help you out, you should help him out by purchasing the 1-on-1 tutorial. Other than that, each grip has its own advantage over another, there is no "ultimate/superior" grip. Each magician/performer will find that they are more comfortable and fluid using one...

... It's not that hard. Don't be a pansy and let the audience direct the magic. Take control of the situation at hand. You riffle down, they say stop. Take the indifferent cards above the "selection" away from the deck in your right hand as you push the selection halfways outjogged and...

There are a number of ways to do this. The easiest, I would say, is to force a card, mentally mark (meaning remember) where it is located among the 8, and then do a magician's force. Rather simple.

You will build your own "outs" to situations as you perform. You can gather advice from other magicians; however, rarely will you be able to use an out like the originator did, because outs suit the magician, not the situation. For example, many of the outs I use would absolutely not work for...

Because the majority of the female population decides not to perform magic. It's that simple. It's like asking why there aren't a whole lot of female football players. Because most of them choose not to build their bodies in the way required for the sport. Most girls decide not to do...

Sexism is a prejudice, therefore a profession, item, noun, etc. can NOT be "sexist" - only a person can hold prejudice against another person, item, etc. The fact that there are very few, in comparison to the male spectrum, performing female magicians means absolutely nothing. Good day, Ben

Too much flipping of the deck. It's not a "clean" tranposition, therefore I will have to, unfortunately, give a negative comment to this trick. Sorry, it just doesn't meet many of the criteria needed for a good transposition. It's too easy to follow, even through a spectator's eyes. Go ahead...

As Cliff (C=B) said, it's all about feel. There's nothing mystical about what happened - you just spread the cards at the same speed and he picked it at the same time. As for "always cutting to the Jack of Spades"... that's pure coincidence. The Jack happens to be wherever you're cutting - or...

I think they're wonderful. I think the Ace of Spades could use a bit more shadowing and black in the actual spade coloring, but that's just my own personal preference. They're awesome.

List of stores that sells bricks (12 decks) for 13-15 USD: -Sam's Club (some bricks may include a bonus deck, totaling 13) -Costco -BJ's -Mr. G's That's all I know of. Hope it helped!

Quoted for truth. Any self-respecting web designer should be throwing up right now. Maybe that's a tad extreme, but we should be saddened by the concept of a "website" today...

Hi, I'd like to re-introduce myself. Some of you may know me, some may not. Those who do may or may not like me; I don't really care and that isn't the point of this post anyways. I took a long break from Theory 11 due to many things, due in part to the way things had turned out on the forums...