Imagine your sitting in a pub and someone comes up to you and says “go on then show us a trick”.
It’s a situation I am sure we have all found ourselves in many, many times.
Here is a little offering that should help you out…
Rainbow Billets.
the effect.....
You are seen to write something on a small piece of blank paper, which is folded, and placed in a wine glass, or on the table .This prediction remains in full view at all times.
You then tear from a book, pieces of paper, around the same size as your prediction, and instruct the spectator to write “ red” on one of them, “ yellow” on the second” green” on the 3rd, and finally “Blue” on the last. >These are then turned face down on the table, and the spectator is asked to mix them up. Then they lay the billets out in a row in front of them. You then say that you want to get rid of 2 of the colours. Ask them to choose any two pieces of paper. This they do and the rejected pieces are removed from play.
You then say that a further one piece has to be disposed of. This is done, and the 3rd piece is rejected.
The piece is turned over to reveal the chosen colour. You then open your prediction to show that it matches exactly.
The method .....
Ok. I know what your thinking…”MAGICIANS CHOICE”, and I admit your almost right. But in this case, it’s a bit more than that. Your statements remain the same, 99% of the time.
Firstly the paper used. This should be a pad about 4cms wide, and 15 cms long (that’s 11/2” by6” in old money) and the pad should be scored at one end, so when you tear it out, it tares in a neat straight line.
You tear one sheet out, and then tear this sheet into the 4 billets. Now, look at those billets. 2 pieces have 3 straight edges, and 2 only have 2.
You write red, and Blue on the two end pieces, and yellow and green on the bits torn from the centre.
This way you can keep track of 2 of the bits.
The prediction.
This is written on a billet, roughly the same size as the others, but it’s not important.
What is important is that it’s folded into quarters, first one way, and then the other.
When you ask the spectator to write the colours on the 4 billets, you state that you’re going to write a prediction. And you write the word “blue” on your prediction, but, and this is important, you write the word on one end of the folded billet only. (The left 2 quarters)
Now, whist they are still writing their billets, you casually turn over your prediction, and write the word ” red “ on the other side, directly on top of where the word blue is. This billet is now folded in half, to hide one prediction, and then in half again, hiding the other.
The force.
You ask for two billets to be chosen. If they chose the red and the blue, you ditch the other two. If they don’t choose the red or the blue, you say that leaves these two”.
If they chose a force colour, and one of the others you say," that leaves these two". You still have a force colour on the table.
You then ask them to touch one of the billets, if both are the force, ask them if they want to keep it, or throw it away.
If its 50-50, you throw away the non force one.
Now. Turn their billet over. (Remember you don’t know if it’s red or blue yet)
If its red and red happens to be folded inside the billet, you pick the prediction up, and open it right up to show the word red, covering the word blue, on the other side, with your thumb.
If it’s blue, then you pick up the prediction, and rest it on one hand, as you open it, using this to cover your turning it over.
And there you have it.
The end....
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
FEELING FRUITY?
Feeling fruity?
In this little experiment, the mentalist, whilst at home, offers a little demonstration of his powers to his assembled family.
One person, (the medium) is instructed to go out of the room. Way away, so they can’t hear or see what’s happening.
The mentalist then offers one of the remaining crowd, a choice of 3 items from a fruit bowl. Let’s say they chose an orange, a banana, and a pear.
The spectator is asked to imagine that they are picking up one of the pieces of fruit, and then take a bite.
So the rest of the people in the room can join in, you ask them to pick up the imagined fruit, and pretend to eat it.
The fruit is now mixed up with the others. The medium is now summoned back into the room, goes over to the fruit, and picks up the chosen piece, taking a bite on it for good measure.
The how is reasonably simple. The person that goes out of the room is in the know. You use a very simple code. Firstly the fruit offered, can indeed be any fruit. When they chose the fruit, you put it mentally in alphabetical order, so Banana, orange, & pear in this case.
If the spectator chose the banana, you put all the fruit in your right hand, when offering the “medium” his choice.
If the spectator chose the Orange, all the fruit goes into the left hand, when offering the choice, and if they chose the pear, you give the fruit to the spectator to offer to the medium. It’s as simple as that.
You can do this with other things. Cans of drinks, packets of crisps, nuts ect.
Anything that’s edible, and around at a party.
(Based on an idea hidden in New Jinx magazine.)
In this little experiment, the mentalist, whilst at home, offers a little demonstration of his powers to his assembled family.
One person, (the medium) is instructed to go out of the room. Way away, so they can’t hear or see what’s happening.
The mentalist then offers one of the remaining crowd, a choice of 3 items from a fruit bowl. Let’s say they chose an orange, a banana, and a pear.
The spectator is asked to imagine that they are picking up one of the pieces of fruit, and then take a bite.
So the rest of the people in the room can join in, you ask them to pick up the imagined fruit, and pretend to eat it.
The fruit is now mixed up with the others. The medium is now summoned back into the room, goes over to the fruit, and picks up the chosen piece, taking a bite on it for good measure.
The how is reasonably simple. The person that goes out of the room is in the know. You use a very simple code. Firstly the fruit offered, can indeed be any fruit. When they chose the fruit, you put it mentally in alphabetical order, so Banana, orange, & pear in this case.
If the spectator chose the banana, you put all the fruit in your right hand, when offering the “medium” his choice.
If the spectator chose the Orange, all the fruit goes into the left hand, when offering the choice, and if they chose the pear, you give the fruit to the spectator to offer to the medium. It’s as simple as that.
You can do this with other things. Cans of drinks, packets of crisps, nuts ect.
Anything that’s edible, and around at a party.
(Based on an idea hidden in New Jinx magazine.)
Thursday, October 05, 2006
0ne of five
This is only a theory, but here goes.
A spectator is given a pack of cards. They are invited to shuffle it, and then spread the cards on the table face down.
The mentalist requests that they push any 5 cards out of the spread, and then to discard the rest of the pack.
The performer now picks up the 5 cards, and shows the spectator the cards, one at a time with the words, what I want you to do is think of one of these cards.
The spectator thinks of one of the 5 cards, and the performer names it.
Now, as I stated at the beginning, this is only a theory.
But, the secret to this is as follows.
When you show the cards, you show the first one and say “ think” the second card you say “ of”, the third card you say “ one” the fourth card you say “ of “ and finally the fifth card, you say “ these”.
Since the spectator has not been told what to do when shown cards one, and two, it’s a reasonable bet they will only chose card 3, 4, or 5.
But looking at the words used, for those last 3 cards, one, of and these, its probable that the card that falls on the word one, will be more likely to be chosen.
Particularly if as you show that card, you place more inflection on the word, one.
You may use marked cards if you wish, as a fall back.
This way, you can go on a fishing trip if you need to.
Red card? High or low?.. ECT.
Think about it though, if 5 cards are picked, there has to be more of one colour than another, so by making sure that say, the 2 black cards are at both ends of the run, you know 100% that if you say black card, its going to be the black card in the last 3.
And if they say no, its red, you will only have 2 to choose from.
So it wont take that much fishing to get the result you want..
Have a play, and let me know how it goes..
Dale
A spectator is given a pack of cards. They are invited to shuffle it, and then spread the cards on the table face down.
The mentalist requests that they push any 5 cards out of the spread, and then to discard the rest of the pack.
The performer now picks up the 5 cards, and shows the spectator the cards, one at a time with the words, what I want you to do is think of one of these cards.
The spectator thinks of one of the 5 cards, and the performer names it.
Now, as I stated at the beginning, this is only a theory.
But, the secret to this is as follows.
When you show the cards, you show the first one and say “ think” the second card you say “ of”, the third card you say “ one” the fourth card you say “ of “ and finally the fifth card, you say “ these”.
Since the spectator has not been told what to do when shown cards one, and two, it’s a reasonable bet they will only chose card 3, 4, or 5.
But looking at the words used, for those last 3 cards, one, of and these, its probable that the card that falls on the word one, will be more likely to be chosen.
Particularly if as you show that card, you place more inflection on the word, one.
You may use marked cards if you wish, as a fall back.
This way, you can go on a fishing trip if you need to.
Red card? High or low?.. ECT.
Think about it though, if 5 cards are picked, there has to be more of one colour than another, so by making sure that say, the 2 black cards are at both ends of the run, you know 100% that if you say black card, its going to be the black card in the last 3.
And if they say no, its red, you will only have 2 to choose from.
So it wont take that much fishing to get the result you want..
Have a play, and let me know how it goes..
Dale
Monday, October 02, 2006
my favorite peek
My favourite peek.
I’ve recently got into the habit of peeking at cards, even though I don’t have too.
It’s a good habit to have, because it always give you the ultimate out. I.E, naming a chosen card. Now there are many different peeks at our disposal, but the one I find most useful, is the following.
Maybe it’s new, maybe its not, but I tell you dear readers, its well worth learning.
Have the deck shuffled. Holding it face down in the left hand, you rifle the corner of the deck, in time honoured fashion, and have them say stop.
Now, you cut the deck with the right hand, and tip it up towards the spectator, asking them to remember the card at the face. You turn your head away from them as you say this, as you don’t want to see it. In fact you don’t have to see it. Well, not yet anyways.
Once they remember the card, you place the two halves back together, performing the Kelly bottom placement movement as you do so.
The chosen card is now on the bottom of the pack. Now, you start to give the deck a shuffle. It can be over hand, or riffle. Its up to you, just as long as you keep the chosen, and as yet unknown card at the bottom of the deck.
Now as an afterthought you look into the spectators face and say..” You give the cards a shuffle; you can cut it, or shuffle it to your hearts content”. During this you have raised the cards up into your eye line, and gestured with the pack, gaining a brief flash of their card whilst doing so.
As soon as you have seen their card, the deck is bought back down out of the eye line, and you illustrate the way they could shuffle/ cut the cards, burying their chosen card somewhere in the deck. Thus you are now as clean as a whistle and ready to reveal their card in as mysterious a way as you wish.
I’ve recently got into the habit of peeking at cards, even though I don’t have too.
It’s a good habit to have, because it always give you the ultimate out. I.E, naming a chosen card. Now there are many different peeks at our disposal, but the one I find most useful, is the following.
Maybe it’s new, maybe its not, but I tell you dear readers, its well worth learning.
Have the deck shuffled. Holding it face down in the left hand, you rifle the corner of the deck, in time honoured fashion, and have them say stop.
Now, you cut the deck with the right hand, and tip it up towards the spectator, asking them to remember the card at the face. You turn your head away from them as you say this, as you don’t want to see it. In fact you don’t have to see it. Well, not yet anyways.
Once they remember the card, you place the two halves back together, performing the Kelly bottom placement movement as you do so.
The chosen card is now on the bottom of the pack. Now, you start to give the deck a shuffle. It can be over hand, or riffle. Its up to you, just as long as you keep the chosen, and as yet unknown card at the bottom of the deck.
Now as an afterthought you look into the spectators face and say..” You give the cards a shuffle; you can cut it, or shuffle it to your hearts content”. During this you have raised the cards up into your eye line, and gestured with the pack, gaining a brief flash of their card whilst doing so.
As soon as you have seen their card, the deck is bought back down out of the eye line, and you illustrate the way they could shuffle/ cut the cards, burying their chosen card somewhere in the deck. Thus you are now as clean as a whistle and ready to reveal their card in as mysterious a way as you wish.
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