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    Most reliable way of doubling cards and to keep cards doubled without holding opposite sides

    So, I have dry hands and I live in a dry environment. As such, my cards slide very well against each other. However, this makes it difficult to keep doubled as well. I've tried the following: I've seen magicians simply pinch one side hard enough for the friction to keep it together, but it...
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    Board games / Card games for magicians?

    Hey guys! Just wanted to start a thread where we can recommend board games or card games (you know, outside of the standard 52 card deck) where the skills of a magician would come in handy. Within the rules, though; no cheating! Just great persuasion, sleight-of-hand skills, bluffing, reading...
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    What is the name and history of this old trick that many laypeople know?

    I see a lot of laymen and kids who know just one magic trick, and it's usually this one, which I'd categorize under "mathemagic": Deal 21 cards face up in 3 rows of 7. Ask the spectator to think of any of the 21 cards. Turn over the 3 rows into face-down piles. Ask the spectator which pile...
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    Name of these two mentalism tricks? Can't seem to find them!

    Ok, I've seen these tricks here and there, and I can't really find people who are talking about it or looking for it, but they're constantly blowing my mind! Maybe I'm just using the wrong search terms, or maybe they're just too simple a presentation, but I seem to be one of the few who get...
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    Question: Are engineers easier to fool?

    As a magic hobbyist, I've started to go to Misdirections Magic Shop in San Francisco for my tricks and advice. I got to meet Joe Pon, great guy and very willing to coach on the tricks that you get from him during the lulls in the store. I joked about how the only people I normally perform magic...
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