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It has nothing to do with location and everything to do with angles (and, to a lesser degree, distance...you can do it fairly close to a spectator but not TOO close). The angles definitely limit how many people you can perform it for. That said, if you pick your moments and pull it out at the...

Since you asked for honesty, I'll be honest. I didn't really like it. I really hate to say that because you obviously put a lot of time and thought into it an I hate telling anyone that I didn't like something they labored over. So, I'll try and elaborate a little and maybe it will be...

Wow, now I'm starting to think that EVERYONE on here is pretty young (and boy am I starting to feel old). :) Again, good for you guys. I wish there had a been a community and resource like this when I was in my mid-teens. I probably would have stuck with it. Good to see so many teens...

Trust me, it's never too late (and also trust me that most people would still consider you quite young...no disrespect intended). But like anything, a language, an instrument, the earlier in life you start, the better. If I ever have kids, I'm going to speak to them in at least two languages...

I was probably 8 when I started. Doing shows at 10 (people love a little kid that can do magic...the same way they like monkeys that wear clothes). :) Dropped out of it by the time I was 15. Big mistake. I regret it the way people regret not continuing to take piano lessons. Other people...

I see them at discount places all the time. I believe the last two places were a CVS and a Target (might have been a Rite Aid for the pharmacy). But yes, if you look around, chances are you'll find a drugstore/grocery/discount store that has them. If you order online, they're also available...

Agreed. After my post I went back and reread the initial post and decided that we were more or less saying the same thing just with slightly different twists. I meant to come back and edit my post, but sadly work must occasionally intrude. And the part that I meant to put in my post (in...

You beat me to it, Dylan. Completely agree on 1 and 2, but disagree somewhat on 3. I do agree that overtly using magic to pick up women is fairly ridiculous (in the same way that just about any form of showing off to pick up women is ridiculous). However, I have certainly gotten a number of...

This is really interesting to me. When I was a kid first doing magic shows (nearly 20 years ago now), the only decks you could find were Bikes, diamond backed Bees and Aviators. I used Avies a lot back then and still do occasionally. For cheap off the shelf cards (not specialty decks like are...

Kardwell is absolutely legit. Ordered from them many times.

I'll agree with you about the fanning (clumping after a while), although that pretty much goes for every deck I own. Since bikes clump on me from the outset, I guess I appreciate that the Wynns at least give me some time before the clumping starts. :) I also agree about the faces. They...

That is correct. It means that they are brand new cards that have not been used in a casino. Thus, they have not had their corners cut off (used cards you buy in the casino gift shop have been 'cancelled' in this way). There's a lot of debate regarding the blue/red wynns versus the browns...

Here's a video. Certainly not the best trick, but it will give you some idea of how they can be used. Do a google search for 'Scotch and Soda'. It's probably the most popular trick of this kind. There's a nice wikipedia entry about it...

Here's an example... http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=129

As strange as it sounds, you could try your local post office. It may be because they're a government agency, but for whatever reason they often will have dollar and half-dollar coins. They won't be fresh off the mint or anything, but you could ask to examine whatever they have and match them...

I agree with the other posters pretty much. The upfront cost for supplies will depend on what you have on hand. I had some of the items that were needed, but after making my first gimmick decided to go ahead and buy all new supplies because some of the items I already owned weren't ideal and...