preview

Taking Liberty : Initial Thoughts

Decent Essays

Taking Liberty

INITIAL THOUGHTS:
When I was younger, I played with this kind of routine but with a different method. It involved much more intensive sleight of hand, and it was riddled with an angle issue. Furthermore, I never received the kinds of reactions from it like I do now.

Since simplifying the method, I find that only the effect remains.

SET-UP:
This routine requires a deck of cards, and a US quarter. Finger Palm the quarter in your right hand, then place the deck on top of it. You’re set, and ready to go.

PLOT & METHOD
Start by shuffling the cards while concealing the quarter in Finger Palm as you say, “Physics is a crazy motherfucker!”

Spread the deck from hand to hand, and have a card selected. At the same time, use your left-hand’s third finger to slide the quarter out of Finger Palm, and under the spread of the deck in the right hand.

As the card is removed, separate the packs. However, make sure the quarter remains hidden under the spread in the right hand.

Have the card returned to the top half of the pack in the left hand. Immediately replace the upper half of the pack on top of the rest of the deck in the left hand. In doing so, you’ve loaded the US quarter on top of the selected card.

Apply pressure to the top and bottom of the cards so there’s no obvious protrusions or breaks showing. Finish by picking up the tuck box, inserting the deck, and closing the lid. Hold the boxed deck at your fingertips in your left hand.

Say to someone in your

Get Access