ESP Trick 2
1. Tell the audience that you need to cut the deck EXACTLY in half, and that to ensure that it is exactly half, you need to count out 26 cards.
2. Tell them that to ensure the odds of this trick working are slim, they are to watch you count 26 cards out, face up, and ensure 4 cards of the same value are not together. Eg. 4 kings, 4 3's, etc...- *** this is their diversion *** -
3. Count the 26 cards from the top of the deck face up onto the table and remember the 7th card. Keep the pile neat so as not to mix anything up
4. When you have counted out 26 cards, ask the audience if they are satisfied there were no 4 in a row together. If they are not satisfied, shuffle the deck and start again.
5. Now place the counted pile UNDER the uncounted pile.
6. Tell the audience: "I will now need to turn over 3 cards - Each card MUST be a 10 value - Kings, Jacks and Queens are worth 10, Ace is worth 1, and all other numbers are their value. - eg, a 5 of hearts is worth 5. If the cards I turn over are worth under 10, I will add cards to make the value a 10".
7. Turn the top card over and put it down face up. If it is a K,Q,J,10, say okay that is 10. If it is ANY other, add additional cards, counting each as being worth 1, to "make it" 10. eg. if it is a 5, take cards off the top of the deck, one at a time and put them next to that card counting to 10 as you go. So you should have 5 cards sitting next to the 5. Leave them face down as they are not important.
8. Do the same for the other 3 cards, one at a time.
9. Now ask the audience to add the value of the 3 face up cards - Eg. if it is a "K 3 7", the value is 20.
10. Pretend to think hard or chant or whatever. Remember the 7th card from when you wer 'cutting' the deck? Tell the audience the 20th (or whatever the total value of the three face up cards was) card from the top of the deck remaining is the "(whatever the card you remembered is)". Count that number of cards off the deck to prove it! This card trick will work no matter what the 3 cards turned over are!! - The 7th card will ALWAYS come up on the value of those 3 cards, no matter how close to the top or bottom!!!!!!!!!
2. Tell them that to ensure the odds of this trick working are slim, they are to watch you count 26 cards out, face up, and ensure 4 cards of the same value are not together. Eg. 4 kings, 4 3's, etc...- *** this is their diversion *** -
3. Count the 26 cards from the top of the deck face up onto the table and remember the 7th card. Keep the pile neat so as not to mix anything up
4. When you have counted out 26 cards, ask the audience if they are satisfied there were no 4 in a row together. If they are not satisfied, shuffle the deck and start again.
5. Now place the counted pile UNDER the uncounted pile.
6. Tell the audience: "I will now need to turn over 3 cards - Each card MUST be a 10 value - Kings, Jacks and Queens are worth 10, Ace is worth 1, and all other numbers are their value. - eg, a 5 of hearts is worth 5. If the cards I turn over are worth under 10, I will add cards to make the value a 10".
7. Turn the top card over and put it down face up. If it is a K,Q,J,10, say okay that is 10. If it is ANY other, add additional cards, counting each as being worth 1, to "make it" 10. eg. if it is a 5, take cards off the top of the deck, one at a time and put them next to that card counting to 10 as you go. So you should have 5 cards sitting next to the 5. Leave them face down as they are not important.
8. Do the same for the other 3 cards, one at a time.
9. Now ask the audience to add the value of the 3 face up cards - Eg. if it is a "K 3 7", the value is 20.
10. Pretend to think hard or chant or whatever. Remember the 7th card from when you wer 'cutting' the deck? Tell the audience the 20th (or whatever the total value of the three face up cards was) card from the top of the deck remaining is the "(whatever the card you remembered is)". Count that number of cards off the deck to prove it! This card trick will work no matter what the 3 cards turned over are!! - The 7th card will ALWAYS come up on the value of those 3 cards, no matter how close to the top or bottom!!!!!!!!!
