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tru dat. This thread was not needed! P.S. are you t0aster from MagicHat?

teaching someone a trick is merely confirming that what you're doing is related to tricks and sleight of hand, and not magic. Don't teach, I never do. Tell them you were born with your powers, it can't be taught. Or shove them a deck of bikes, some half dollars and Tarbell's course, and lock...

One tip: make sure the coin is warm! keep it in your pocket or close to your body before performing. I made the mistake of trying to load a cold coin once! Trust me, it's very noticeable. :D

you can contact pubtricks.com, they'll sell your instant download for $99, you get %100 profit.

Tom Mullica eats lit cigarette's, 12 at a time. He says it hurts, but as long as the audience is laughing, he keeps going. he's a ninja.

The Principle behind the effect is a really great way to pass time. Also, it's an amazing effect. When a deck is borrowed, it's even stronger. Paul Vigil says he can do a whole deck in 10 seconds. That's amazing. I'm in about the 30 seconds range. Still, I've spent many a study-hall practicing...

Depends on the people. Personally, I always go for impact.

w00t, congrats. It's a long but rewarding journey. 1. I use half dollar coins. They're a good size for most. (one size fits all :D). They're visual, and they palm nice. Just go to a bank and pick up some, if you don't already have them. 2. soft coins are coins that are smooth, so they don't...

Banachek's Pshycological Subtelties might be a good book for you. (I'm assuming you already have 13 steps and Fundamentals. If you don't, why are you even asking?)

I'm with Daniel Madison on gaff cards, if it's printed, it doesn't seem real. It's the whole "acceptable gaff cards" debate. BURN is awesome.

I usually borrow a ring and a quarter, and do a few phases of a transpo routine. The lenghth depends on whether I have a quarter myself I can ring in. Or, I also like to borrow a coin, and use Jay Sankey's "perfect switch" to do a mindread of the date. P.S. why is this in the "cards" section?

Windows should open the .zip file. If not, just google for a program that can decompress .zip files. Alternatively, you can go to media-convert.com, and decompress it online.

as visualartist said, you really don't need a perfect pass to begin performing. It should be done during misdirection, preferably talking with your spectator. Just don't loook at the cards, and you'll be fine. If you can't get people to take their eyes off the pack, you're probably just not very...

sorry to say, but that's not the way it is. I bought Yigal Mesika's Tarantula off eBay, and it was a knock-off. The guy wouldn't respond, so I set up a PayPal claim, and notified eBay. eBay never got back to me, and PayPal only cared that I actaully got something. Suffice to say, eBay doesn't...

can I say.... holier-than-thou?

I think that when new guys to magic try to come up with effects, it usually results in something that involves a lot of awkward handlings, and the effect really wasn't good in the first place. Believe me, I've created a few of these. But then you realize they're not very good, and you move on...

I use a Johnson half dollar shell, and it's great. I wouldn't go for a Schoolcraft or Lassen just yet, as you probably won't appreciate them, and you simply don't need that quality if you're starting out. Johnson is good, and not too expensive.

I bought 150 blank matchbooks for this effect (and others) on ebay for like 9 bucks. They're easy to find on eBay. And LIT rocks. The reactions are crazy.

It's worth it. Devil's Advocate is a rare piece of practical awesomeness.

wow I feel stupid I just noticed your location says "Austin, TX" lol. :D Is your Visa gift card supposed to work like a regular credit card? If so, I can't see what's wrong. I would try again. If it still doesn't work, try PayPal.