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    ThreeFry and what coins?

    I would agree that quarters are a bit on the small side. The new gold dollars are a little bigger - and look like gold - so they are a bit different. You should be able to get Kennedy halfs at a bank for free (meaning face value), and some may have Eisenhower dollars (which are the same size as...
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    Digital Dissolve Gimmick Options?

    Thank you much. I wasn't fishing for exposure, but I didn't want to buy a gimmick that wouldn't fit in with my existing tools. This sounds like it will work just fine for me.
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    Genesis VS XtremeBeginnerz

    Yeah, I am no fanboy, but genesis puts xb to shame. If you are truly new to flourishing, then andrei had you taken care of. His explanations and demonstrations are second to none. I found myself relearning a lot of things and picking up speed and fluidity. If I could do it over, I would have...
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    Digital Dissolve Gimmick Options?

    I have used the search function, so I am not intentionally wasting anyone's time. I am aware of the nature of the gimmick included with Digital Dissolve, and I am curious whether there is any way to get a version with a walking liberty silver rather than a Kennedy. I am assuming that the Kennedy...
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    Bottom Dealing From Straddle Grip

    I was just discussing this a few topics down about noise and bottom dealing. This is an idea from Vernon. The Prof. credits Dr. Elliott and it can be found in Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic, pg. 107. You can buy the pdfs from lybrary for pretty cheap if you don't want to shell out for the books...
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    Reducing Noise of Bottom Deal

    I feel you. I've got bear paws myself. If you struggle with the erdnase loosening even just as practice, it will get better eventually. It becomes a much softer touch after awhile. I've found that drawing the card back toward your wrist before sailing helps with noise, but it looks akward if you...
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    Best Close-up Pad?

    $75 for a pad I can't even ribbon spread on? Sorry, but no thanks. 12x18 is laughably small. Unlike the VDF, this thing would be mistaken for a mouse pad because it is so damn small. Not a DnD hater, just disappointed in how tiny they decided to make the pad. A pad that size is basically a...
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    Reducing Noise of Bottom Deal

    I'm not sure which technique you are working from, but there is only so much that you can do. If you want to reduce the noise, you need the loosening action as described by Erdnase. Not necessarily his grip, but the loosening action kills almost all of the noise for me. This introduces the...
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    Christian Magic

    It is disingenuous at best to complain about people arguing about religion when you brought the subject up. If I wanted advice on how to use magic to spread the good truth about the pure NAMBLA love that men and boys can share together, that would warrant a discussion about whether pedophilia is...
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    5 minutes from the Anaconda DVD.

    All I am saying is that the move was readily available for free. Since the move is essentially a knack, I'm not sure what teaching could have been elaborated upon beyond the article online, but the hype definitely suggested that there would be more content and teaching. There wasn't. Since...
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    5 minutes from the Anaconda DVD.

    Expect a story? Since when has this been necessary or desirable? This isn't some tip on finesse or technique, this self-aggrandizing. "It looks like a snake" Yeah, no kidding, thanks for the story. Is there a some bonus footage on the trilogy that I am unaware of? I'd like to see Dan or Dave...
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    5 minutes from the Anaconda DVD.

    Without commenting on his skill or influence on cardistry, this speech makes him seem like a pretentious douche. Anybody who would go on about themselves and their christ-like resurrection of such a fundamental move for this length of time has serious issues. Whatever motivational or...
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    The fallacy of the bottom deal...

    Second Dealing has a lot of applications in magic, but it is entirely reliant upon marked cards in gambling (assuming you need to run up a stock greater than 1 card). If you could introduce a cold deck anytime you like, then there are 1,000 other advantages that you could take that wouldn't...
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    shell

    The bleach bath works really well on silver. It is my understanding that it will destroy coppers and won't do anything to the newer alloy halfs and dollars. (post 64 Kennedy halfs and the Eisenhower dollars). First clean the coins well to get an even coloration. If you have a bunch of oils...
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    Stingers on a limited run?

    I did bother, but thanks for the heads up.
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    Stingers on a limited run?

    T11 does not own the design for Stingers the same way as they do Guards, Cents, and Props. Not only do they not own the design, but USPCC (who does own it) has not even allowed old casino decks with the stinger back design to be resold in north america. The lack of response from anyone with...
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    Gold Bordered Ellusionist Cards Custom Made

    Dude. Glitter cards. I think that might the be the best idea I've heard in a long time. It's like rims for your cards. Make sure to make up a story about some craftsman tooling away to make 6 of your glitter decks before you took him behind the workshop and shot him. That makes them...
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    Gold Bordered Ellusionist Cards Custom Made

    Black Jerry's of no, at least a deck of personalized Bikes doesn't have a layer of sharpie crap painstakingly scrawled all over them. What is even sadder than your defense of this trash is the simpleton child who will bid on your auction rather than vandalize their own cards for free. Best of...
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    Classic Palm

    One resource that I found helpful was coinvanish.com. The "foundations" section there has nice discussion and illustrations. (this is password protected to prevent exposure, so I am not doing the same here) I agree with everyone else here. Palm as much as you can, and use the hand while...
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    non gimmicked coin magic

    Unicoin isn't easy, but I wouldn't consider it super advanced either. CK's stuff on here is pretty manageable. The simplicity of the mechanics in these routines allow you to focus on the more difficult subtleties of body language, positioning, and misdirection. 3fry is probably the easiest to...
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