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I think it works because I never say "don't look at the cards." I just tell them to keep their arm still. Semantics, but no ones gotten suspicious yet..

That's happened to me once or twice.. that really sucks. Since then, I tell them to keep their hand completely still, or it will disrupt the magic.. It gets a small laugh.. and compliance. Is it cheating to use a stripper deck instead of the lift? I like using the strippers because the...

I think that it doesn't really matter if you think you are awesome or awful, as long as you know you can get better. There's no level cap to this. The best get better the same way the worst do. Sure, someone else is better than you, but you aren't in competition with them. The goal is to...

Thanks for the encouragement! I recently got a hold of Card College.. it's a great read. I thought that I would learn best from videos, but the descriptive writing is better than a video.. I'm only at the part where you learn how to hold a deck and cut, but I was still following along with a...

Maybe a discussion on people like "The Masked Magician" or David Zanthor.. People that show how the trick is done after the trick. Some people claim that the Masked Magician is actually helping magic by stirring interest and bringing new people to the craft. Others want him twisting in...

I'm sure "Burn out" aka "the burnt card trick" is a well known one.. and one of my favorites.. but just in case it's not known, a brief description of the effect: card is chosen, card is returned to the deck, deck is cut, lighter is lit, edges of deck are passed through the flame, one card...

I think that most people believe that it's an illusion - a skill one can learn and practice. If you want to claim that what you do is real magic, then that's fine. Most people will know it's not, but (imo) will be amused. There is the "willing suspension of disbelief" theory by Samuel...

thanks. I've had those books suggested to me before.. I'm too broke right now to get them.. are there any dvds that teach the same principles? I'm a very visual learner. Actually, as I've found out through the video on the link you posted, my hand is in a semi-permanent mechanic's grip...

I've used it several times in bars, and the sound goes un-noticed. Unfortunately, the DVD supplied does not show how the successfully vanish larger items such as the beer bottle. Overall, I think - judging from reactions I've gotten - it's a fairly solid product with a great effect. Yes...

Hi.. I'm Dave. I'm new here. just a little background.. I started learning bar tricks (toothpick puzzles and the like) on my honeymoon a little over 2 years ago. When I got back, I learned the "disappearing cigarette" trick off of youtube. My mother-in-law picked me up a svengali...