A Magician Teaches You a Classic Card Trick!
The Invisible Reverse is easy to learn, but your shocked audience doesn't need to know that
“Is this your card?”
Such a satisfying thing to say to someone: their shocked and delighted expression, the rush of confidence in your veins…the satisfaction of pulling off a perfect illusion. Today, Vineet Sepaha from theory11 will teach you how to do just that: called the Invisible Reverse, it’s a riff on the ol’ “is this your card?” go-to illusion. Click the play button below for the video on the trick and how to pull it off…and read below for the step-by-step.
- To start the trick, grab any number 5 card and put it at the bottom (face up) of a face-down deck of cards.
- Grab four additional cards and put them (face down) right below the 5 card that’s face up. (So, unbeknownst to the audience, a face-up 5 card will be mixed among the face-down deck, toward the bottom.)
- Fanning the cards in such a way that keeps the face-up 5 hidden, ask the audience member to select a card. (This could take some practice, but should be easier than you think, since the face-up 5 is close to the very bottom of the deck.)
- Once they select a card, put it face down on the top of the deck. Have the audience member cut the deck as many times as they like.
- When they’re done, snap your fingers. (This activates the magic!)
- Spread out the cards on the table to show the 5 card, and ask if this is their card. Act confused, and say, “Let’s use this 5 to locate your card.” Count 5 cards away, and turn the card up. The card at that position will always be their selected card.
- Enjoy their shocked expression!
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