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So here is the thing about techniques... they are only a means to an end. That is, knowing a lot of techniques without knowing routines to use them is is pretty much useless. I would recommend not learning from Youtube. Distrub Reality is unethical. He exposes effects suchs as Wayne...

The effect can be done with a 100% certainty, with a sleight (pn intended) difference from how it appears on the video. The two skills you need to know are in 13 Steps to Mentalism or pretty much any other mentalism text.

Paul Harris's Fizzmaster.

Andy Nyman has a great effect titled Charade in the April 2009 Genii where the spectator, after assuring themselves that the cards in the deck are all different by spreading the cards, deals the cards alternatingly into two piles providing two packets of 26 cards with one packet being a, well...

Signed Card to Pringles can - like Vanni Bossi's Card to Peanut Can but not as nuts.

As @DominusDolorum said, check out Card College. For a top change, part of the invisibility is the technique in that the entire sleight (the small movement) is done by the left hand where the movement to and from the deck is done by the right hand (the large movement). The speed at which the...

I'd be wary about the Magic Makers set - you often get what you pay for with them. Tango is slightly better. If you want professional quality, you want to get the gaff from Kueppers, Johnson, Schoolcraft or Lassen.

I like Roy Kuepper's Scotch and Soda. It uses locking coins. You can get the Mexican Centavo version on his website. It doesn't come with a matching coin, but I'm sure you can buy one from Roy or buy it separately from Penguin or MJM.

Welcome to magic and the forums. I think you are doing really great for two weeks. Let me start with some general comments. A pass isn't a really a beginner's move, but more advanced. The purpose of a pass is to reverse a cut in a deck. There are better moves to use as controls and as color...

Magic is proving the impossible isn't by altering the audience's perception of reality.

The Scotch and Soda sets usually don't come with the regular coin. Hopefully, Jeff will take care of you - MJM is really good with customer service. You might want to try Roy Kueppers's coins. I've had great experience with his work (Traditional Scotch and Soda, Captain and Coke, Coin Bite...

My posts were intended to be in good fun. I apolgize if I've offended you.

After the person selects the card, split the deck at the point of selection and glimpse the bottom card of the top packet. You know the selection. Then, if you want them to reinsert it where they found it, extend your left hand with the bottom packet of the deck to them and ask them to "drop...

Awesome. Just Awesome. I love the bookshelves in front of the bookshelves. So how many of those books are magic related? We should start a thread showing magic collections / magic rooms. It would be interesting to see other people's stashes. Mine isn't nearly as eclectic or interesting...

Elite status at T11 is based on how much you spend. You get 10 points for each dollar and at 10,000 points you get an Elite card. I'm certain that your wife thinking you are special is more important than any other Elite status. The real magic is to keep having your wife think are are special...

I'm partial to Roy Keupper's coins.

Actually, 100 of them are 3D sponge bunnies: You get the picture.

When can I come visit?

If you aggregated what I've spent at various magic shops and magic related websites along with what I've spent at regular stores and Amazon for props, I'm probably an Elite at least 5 times. I have around 175 books, 7 years of Genii Magazine, 50 DVDs, 30 gaffed decks, 30 regular decks, 20...

@TexasFlyingWizard Welcome. It is the simple stuff that often is the most fun. A cheap pen through dollar, Scotch and Soda and Invisible Deck can easily astonish. Heck, I would put Coin Bite and Pen through Coin in that catagory too. The Mirage Deck is really cool. Practice riffle shuffling...