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Don't get me wrong, I have no problem ending dirty. I'm not looking so much for advice, this is supposed to be a thread to share and discuss situations where there is a tradeoff between impact and cleanliness or believability and to discuss where and when you would go either route.

I'm up for an original magic battle. If no one challenges me I will challenge someone in this thread.

In a routine I am working on, I can go two completely different routes based on the same principal. One is pretty good, and you end completely clean, but the routine gets long winded and I think the effect is convoluted. The other is a much more streamlined and direct presentation of the same...

The possible permutations of the order of cards, along with any number of cards being reversed, exceeds the amount of known atoms in the universe. Something to say before a simple card reversal to give it more impact.

I will definitely do a card transposition battle with anyone who wants to. Someone send me a challenge.

This year brought a huge paradigm shift in my view in how I set and accomplish goals not only in magic, but in all areas of my life. I've been into magic off and on for about 2 years. Before this year, I looked at magic/cardistry as a series of moves to be repeated and ingrained in neural...

I've never seen that. That looks exactly like Hugard/Braue's One Hand Plunger Rising Card from Expert Card Technique, which is what I was going to perform. It's the only convincing impromptu rising card I've come across. Shwing looks suspiciously similar in effect. I can't speak for Chris's...

Spectator chooses a card, it is returned to the pack. The magician somehow makes the noted card apparently rise from the middle of the pack unaided. Rules: Absolutely No Gimmicks Deck must be shown to be normal Does not have to be live Need not be original No editing of recording...

Well written post, but I disagree on a few points. Just because you aren't a theatrical performer, doesn't mean you can't have a developed character and psychological subtleties. If anything, casual close up strengthens these aspects. Think about it. If someone really could work miracles with...