Jaw Clencher
Preparation
This card trick needs to be done with the help of a 'confederate'. It should be discussed and practised beforehand. The confederate will leave the room whilst a card is chosen. He/she will then come back in and, by counting the number of times you clench your jaw, name the chosen card.
Performance
1. Your confederate is outside of the room. For effect, you could get a member of the audience to wait with them to prove that they haven't seen the card being chosen.
2. Shuffle the deck, or get a volunteer to shuffle it for you.
3. Get a volunteer to choose a card, show it to you and the audience, and put it back in the deck. They can shuffle the deck if they like.
4. Bring your confederate back in. They should stand behind you and rest their fingers on your temples.
5. You now clench your jaw a pre-defined number of times to let the confederate know what the chosen card was. Here is a recommended code:
First identify the suit in CHaSeD order
CLUBS
1 clench
Hearts
2 clenches
Spades
3 clenches
Diamonds
4 clenches
Now, after a brief pause, identify the value of the card
ACES
1 clench
2
2 clenches
3
3 clenches
4
4 clenches
5
5 clenches
6
6 clenches
7
7 clenches
8
8 clenches
9
9 clenches
10
10 clenches
Jack
11 clenches
Queen
12 clenches
King
13 clenches
6. Your confederate can now identify the chosen card.
This card trick needs to be done with the help of a 'confederate'. It should be discussed and practised beforehand. The confederate will leave the room whilst a card is chosen. He/she will then come back in and, by counting the number of times you clench your jaw, name the chosen card.
Performance
1. Your confederate is outside of the room. For effect, you could get a member of the audience to wait with them to prove that they haven't seen the card being chosen.
2. Shuffle the deck, or get a volunteer to shuffle it for you.
3. Get a volunteer to choose a card, show it to you and the audience, and put it back in the deck. They can shuffle the deck if they like.
4. Bring your confederate back in. They should stand behind you and rest their fingers on your temples.
5. You now clench your jaw a pre-defined number of times to let the confederate know what the chosen card was. Here is a recommended code:
First identify the suit in CHaSeD order
CLUBS
1 clench
Hearts
2 clenches
Spades
3 clenches
Diamonds
4 clenches
Now, after a brief pause, identify the value of the card
ACES
1 clench
2
2 clenches
3
3 clenches
4
4 clenches
5
5 clenches
6
6 clenches
7
7 clenches
8
8 clenches
9
9 clenches
10
10 clenches
Jack
11 clenches
Queen
12 clenches
King
13 clenches
6. Your confederate can now identify the chosen card.
