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The Five Card Fan
For an incomprehensible feat that
practically works itself, this one
is hard to beat. The effect is that
five cards are shown to a spectator
who notes one mentally. The five
cards are partially inserted in the
deck and a handkerchief is thrown
over all. The spectator pushes these
cards flush which causes several
cards to protrude at the rear. These
are pushed flush by the magician
making some cards protrude at the
front. Both repeat the movements
until one card only extends from the
outer end of the deck. The spectator
takes it, still covered by the
handkerchief and it proves to be the
card thought
of.
Arrange five cards in a fan and ask
a spectator to remember one. You
have the middle cardfully exposed
and you allow him to get a flash
only of the cards so that he can
only note that card. Then holding
the deck face down in the left hand,
open a break at the outer left
corner, about the middle, with the
left thumb.
Insert the bottom card of the five,
letting it protrude about
three-quarters of its length. Riffle
off one card with the left thumb and
insert the next card in the same
way. Do the same with the next
three, saying that you are putting
the cards in different parts of the
pack and not letting it be seen that
one card only is between each.
Square the inner end of the deck and
the outer ends of the five
protruding cards.
Cover the cards with a handkerchief
and instruct the spectator to push
the cards flush with the deck. Doing
so will force out four cards at the
rear. You push these home forcing
three cards to protrude from the
outer end of the deck. Again the
spectator pushes these into the
deck, making two cards come out at
the rear. Yon push these in and one
card only emerges at the front. This
will be the original middle card of
the fan. Let the spectator take this
card, through the handkerchief, as
you draw the deck away. He names the
card he thought of, removes the
handkerchief and finds that very
card in his hand. |
