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Mr. Bayme, Thanks for the heads up (I appreciate the entrepeneurship ;)), but again, this idea will need some serious work before it might be discussed seriously. I wasn't aware that you would also be approachable for these kinds of tricks though, so I'll certainly keep it mind should this idea...

So, if I understand correctly, the "true" ACAAN has been reached in the Berglas effect? That is, no stooges, along with the properties mentioned above? Sucks. I'm already endlessly practicing my second deals, which I indeed do plan on using for my own ACAAN. Mostly because it's several...

Hey guys, what's up? I just have a quick question, although this might sound a bit odd. I know it isn't usually encouraged for beginning magicians to sell their own tricks and all. So, let's just say that in theory.. some magician figured out a way to crack the holy grail? That is, unforced...

Thanks, I'll check it out. By the way, do I infer correctly from your and LucasCG's comments that this move is ordinarily referred to as a "block pass"? Hmm, this looks interesting. I have some questions though; does this transfer to a specified spot in the deck, and how practical is this...

Well, sort-of, yeah. Obviously, if this wasn't the case, I'd just go with something a bit simpler :). I've been trying to do it with a reverse sidesteal, but this also isn't really working. I'll explain below. I'm not sure, to be honest I'm not familiar with that. Could you explain what it...

Seriously guys, what the ****? - formula: You have some valid points. You've made them, I think everybody is clear. Still, this is teh interweb, so it's not like anyone is going to give a crap about what anybody thinks, so I don't think this is going to stop anything (oh, bitter irony..). So...

Hey guys, what's up? Long story short, I've been working on a routine which I'm really happy with, but to accomplish the effect I'm looking for I needed a move that accomplishes something rather obscure; Essentially, I'm trying to pass the top X cards (say, 2) into the center of the deck...

I just reread the entire thing again and I realized this might come off as really confusing if you don’t know what I’m trying to say. I think I have figured out how to put this in internet terms. With regard to the question “How should we use the sensation of astonishment in our magic?”, the...

I think you are correct, but I also think that two things are crucial here. First, they will need a foundation to build this exception on, otherwise it still wouldn’t make sense. Second, this “carving” is an active process, and doesn’t happen instantaneously. To bluntly put this in a...

[Definition and disclaimer] Let me start off by defining, for the people who feel that I might be overthinking this, what I mean with “collapsing of reality”. In terms of spectator reactions, I’m obviously not talking about “Wow, that was really good, that must’ve taken a lot of practice”. I’m...

I agree. It's just that I haven't started writing it out yet (that is, actually putting into words), not so much that I'm not planning to. I'll have to get back on the story aspect later, I've just finished this post but it's getting really really late here already, and I only just saw your...

David (can I call you David? I'm Thomas, by the way.), Thank you so much for that. I have so much left to learn.. I think your patter is fantastic, and I can see how you lead your audience down the path you have laid out. I also think that you're correct in saying that Christmas and snow...

I'm sorry, I might not have been totally clear in the statement of my question. I'm not really looking for advice on my routine, specifically. It was mostly posted as an example of what I'm talking about, and to illustrate the origin of this train of thought. To rephrase; Should we look at...

So I've been working on my first true close-up routine for a while, and it's finally starting to crystallize out into something I'm really happy with. Disregarding the thematic side, it's basically two sandwich effects, followed by a variation on French Kiss, then sponge balls as a finisher...

I didn't say that. This, I did mean. What was your original motivation behind not doing it? (If any, at that. I could imagine the possible corny-ness was what totally turned you off. It was obviously the first thing that came to my head). Oh, and if you name it Vampire, switch it out for a...

Pull it out of a hat. Seriously, why not? Don't say it's corny, because who still does this nowadays? I'm really curious about your motivation here :). Also, Captain McMiffles. Awesome.

Good, I'm glad that's settled. @Toby: My question still stands ;). Maybe I should just switch sides here though, just to get some different points of view into the discussion. This is actually a really interesting point. I remember often feeling the same way (and even using the...

Thanks for the heads up, but really, I'm aware of that. I'm just wondering about the why here ;). Maybe it's just me, but I find that looking at the why is often infinitely more helpful and interesting than the what. How can you truly understand something and how and why it works, if you're...

Toby, if you don't mind my asking, why do you feel that this is the most appropriate solution to the difficulties that projoke1 and Decarow have laid out? I'm not trying to criticize your suggestion here, or even downplay the potential power of the key card principle. Just trying to get a...