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0 pointslegerdemain5y ago0 comments

Thanks for the link. Of the three techniques mentioned, one (the entire deck is all the same card) obviously doesn't withstand any scrutiny; one (riffle through a deck and skip to your chosen card when they say stop) feels like it'd be too risky for a trick that took days to set up; and one (the "natural" force) says "please pay us to learn the secret."

I don't think the trick that's the show pony of this blog post has been revealed to us.

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Uhhrrr5y ago· 1 in thread

The too-risky one is another part of the trick where the magician is putting in a ridiculous amount of time, in that case practicing in front of a mirror.

Or maybe indeed the magician doesn't use any of those. Another aspect of magic I've read in profiles of Ricky Jay and Teller is that they hunt down and pore over old magic books, looking for less-common techniques and setups to adapt.

travisjungroth5y ago

But still, Penn and Teller often used a rifle-stop force. I think it's because when a trick is explained by a force, you've given up on impressing magicians.

emodendroket5y ago

People use card tricks like these in poker games where real money is being bet and there's a good chance of physical violence if people catch you. What makes you think they can't get it good enough for a parlor trick?

scpedicini5y ago

Without divulging details, a riffle force has zero risk and can be easily mastered in a day.

The exact mechanics of a force are the point of the post. Also given your handle, I honestly can't tell if you're trolling or not.

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