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Effect: A card (
which can even be a signed card
) is ripped into four pieces. The spectator puts a finger on
the pieces and
the pieces seem to magically restore themselves back into a whole card.
!!!
Preparation:
Before doing the trick, rip off one fourth
of a playing card of the same colour of suit as the one that you
will be appearing to tear.
Start the trick with the card facing in front of you and fold it into
fourths, creasing the card and then unravelling it.
Explain to your audience that doing this makes it easier
to tear the card evenly.
Performance:
Hold the card in front of you, facing the
audience, the extra torn card piece should be pressed by your thumb
onto the side of the card that is facing you. Rip down the upper middle
of the card stopping at the centre. Now fold down the upper right corner
and slide out the corner you ripped of earlier as the piece that was ripped
of.
( This
should look like you have ripped of the corner
from the card - the audience cannot see that the real corner is still
attached to the card and folded out of their view
.)
Now put the torn piece behind the card
again, being held in position with your thumb.
Fold what is now the lower right corner
behind the card. As you are bending this piece back, slide the extra
piece into view again, pretend to rip it off. Place it behind the card
and fold the card in half again.
(
really it is still together )
Pretend to rip it in half again, but just
slide the loose piece off the pile convincingly to look like it has
ripped. Place the piece behind the card which is now folded up.
Now even though the card is not ripped,
you can fan the pieces to make it look like three or four pieces. Ask
a spectator to place their fingers on the " torn
" pieces. As you set the pieces on the table, steal the loose piece
with your thumb and hide it in your hand by using a finger
palm move.
Misdirect and place the loose piece in your pocket. Now ask the spectator
to examine the card and they will find that it is in one piece.
Take a bow, as the audience look completely
baffled.
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