Magic and Illusions

The Svengali Deck is a specially constructed deck of cards that can be used by magicians to perform various card tricks. The deck and the tricks performed with it are self-working and require almost no skill. Burling Hull claimed to have invented the deck in 1909. The deck alternates between normal cards and shortened cards, with the shortened cards all of the same number and suit. When the deck is riffled front to back, only the normal cards are visible; when it is riffled back to front, only the shortened cards are visible. The deck can be dribbled or riffled to create the illusion that the deck is completely ordinary. It can even be shuffled. One basic trick involves a spectator choosing a card from the deck and returning it; the card can then appear practically anywhere in the deck, making tricks like the Ambitious card incredibly simple. The final and most stunning trick is when all the cards are suddenly presented as being all the same as the initially chosen card. Joe Stuthard's Trilby and Bi-Co Trilby Decks are variations on this deck. In the 1960s and 1970s, Marshall Brodien sold 17 million Svengali decks under the name TV Magic Cards. While the Svengali Deck allows for the easy performance of seemingly complex tricks, the conjurer cannot allow an audience member to examine the deck. The use of a Svengali Deck can also be detected by its characteristic faster riffle and sound. Finally, because the deck is widely sold in joke and novelty shops, many laypeople are familiar with it.

You just do it. At best (or should that be worst) there is a membrane in there you need to pierce. BUT ... DON'T DO IT. It's dangerous and stupid. It only takes a small error and you're severely damaged. What if you nazal pasage wasn't like the guys who do this ... had a slightly different structure... you could go blind, damage nerves and have facial paralysis .... Learn a card trick instead! Go to www.MagicWorks.co.uk and sign up for a FREE course.

There are at least two simple methods: he uses a bag which is about five feet long, but the bottom four feet are painted in such a way as to blend in with the background. Camel Flodge, or whatever it's called. The second method is to place the back over a trap door in the stage. That's the way Houdini did it, because he was allergic to Camel Flodge.

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There is a card trick i know all u gotta do is Step 1: ask the person to pick any card in the deck tell them not to show u. Step 2: ask for the card back put the card and the remaining deck behind ur back place the card that the person picked on the top make sure that they do not see this step. Step 3: bring the cards back to the front so that ur participant can see the deck show them the bottom card holding all the cards in one hand pick up the deck to show the bottom card on the deck ask them if that is their card they should say no. Step 4: after that u take the bottom card place it on a flat surface and ask the participant to place their hand on the card. Step 5: now this is where the illusion comes in u must make sure the participant dose not see what u do ur going to do a double lift its where u pick up 2 cards or more from the top of the deck and then u show the bottom card of however many cards u picked up then u ask them if that is their card they should say no and then u place those cards on the top of the deck take the top card and place it on the surface and ask them to place their hand on it. Step 6: now how ever u want to do this is up to u i usually tap the cards in a sort of pattern and then tell them to lift up their hand and flip the cards and then they see that their card is there and there pretty much surprised. well have fun with this it'll trick some people some people will catch it off the back u just gotta be careful of how u do it. There is a card trick i know all u gotta do is Step 1: ask the person to pick any card in the deck tell them not to show u. Step 2: ask for the card back put the card and the remaining deck behind ur back place the card that the person picked on the top make sure that they do not see this step. Step 3: bring the cards back to the front so that ur participant can see the deck show them the bottom card holding all the cards in one hand pick up the deck to show the bottom card on the deck ask them if that is their card they should say no. Step 4: after that u take the bottom card place it on a flat surface and ask the participant to place their hand on the card. Step 5: now this is where the illusion comes in u must make sure the participant dose not see what u do ur going to do a double lift its where u pick up 2 cards or more from the top of the deck and then u show the bottom card of however many cards u picked up then u ask them if that is their card they should say no and then u place those cards on the top of the deck take the top card and place it on the surface and ask them to place their hand on it. Step 6: now how ever u want to do this is up to u i usually tap the cards in a sort of pattern and then tell them to lift up their hand and flip the cards and then they see that their card is there and there pretty much surprised. well have fun with this it'll trick some people some people will catch it off the back u just gotta be careful of how u do it.

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The painting is, of course, two dimensional but presents the illusion of being three dimensional.

All I can tell you is that there is a way that the mentalist can make the spectator choose what it is he wants them to choose. In the case of the book he used a book force, did he use a deck of cards, because using a deck of cards to determine a page is a frequently used method. Even if he didn't use a deck of cards he would have forced the spectator in some way.For knowing what an item is while blindfolded, it is most probable that he'd have been using a mentalists blindfold, which is essentially a fake blindfold. He can see through it. Quality mentalists blindfold can be tested by a spectator and it appears to them as a regular blindfold but the mentalist will use the blindfold in a special way which allows him to see through it.I use these effects all the time and it's a lot of fun when people have absolutely no idea how the hell you just did that. There are many other methods to gain personal information about people you have never met before and this all falls under the realm of mentalism. Hope this helps.

Criss Angel does not use black magic for levitating and walking on water nice try though im a magician

Age 6. His Aunt Stella showed him a card trick and he got hooked!

Yes Criss Angel is definitely a good role model for all ages- he loves kids, and he loves animals, and adults too, he always performs so well and makes people feel entertained, like they haven't wasted their money, and that's exactly what a good performer is supposed to do. Criss Angel likes to refer to himself as a performer rather than a 'magician'. He is simply a really good person and pretty much anyone can look up to him. Me, I believe everything he does. I am not a skeptic. Criss Angel, you are number one. Yay, are you ready? Heh heh.

Criss Angel's cat's name is Hammy, and I do believe he has another cat named Minx. Maybe I am wrong, though? Sorry if I'm wrong. I'm positive he has at least one cat, though, named Hammy.

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this is the first answer i put on wiki answers, but for the best card trick it depends on what type of cards you have. I f you have two exactly the same deck and their different colors the chicago opener is the best. Also with on plain deck of cards I like jack the hunter, joker sandwich, around the world and many others. If you want a good teacher go to the card trick teacher .com the teacher is mismag 822.

Yes, it was Emmett Kelly, Senior that created the iconic sweeping up of the spotlight. He made it famous while with Ringling Brothers and continued with it on many television shows over the years as well as his nightclub shows in he last 15 years of his life. I'm married to his oldest daughter and have written a one-man play about him we're working to get produced.

First go to the person you are doing the trick on. Fan out the cards, sercetly putting your fingers evenly spaced under the cards. Ask the classic question "Pick a card, any card." The person will then pick a random card, memorize it and then put it back randomly. Here is why you need your fingers spaced underneath the card...Not only will you feel where they pulled their card out...you will feel where they put their card in. After they put their card back...pull deck to the side, where the person cannot easily see what you are doing. Pretend you are suffling your deck..while really you are leaving a finger on their card..then bring it to the top. For dramactic use only...flick the top of the deck and pull their card out..and ask "Is this your card?"

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No it is not possible to move objects with your mind, you might see videos with people moving cups or bending spoons with what seems like just their mind. However, in reality it is not possible.

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Come on,now! Ask a real question! Of course he's not. And spell his name right,please!

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He's suspended by not one or two thick and easy-to-see wires, but instead by a big amount of thin wires, such as fishing lines, which are separated by some space, making them hard to see and are connected to the "corsette" under his clothes. Wires are attached to the belt area of that corsette, covered with sweather, with one end and with the other end - to the lifting device above the stage, that can roll to the left and to the right of the stage. Notice that he never flies forth or back - because lifting device has simple design. His sweather has wide folds in the belt area, which look cool - this is the place where wires are attached to the corsette, and it's not flexible as a usual fold of textile - there are steel supports under them. Thus, the wires are situated not very close to the body, so David can move his arms from one side of the wires to the other (from front side - to the back side and vice versa) Background of the stage in one of his flights is wery "flashy" and moving - it makes it harder to see the wires. But you won't see them even with usual background if the camera is far enough. When he flies inside a plexiglass box - the shield of plexigass on top, which the girl walks on - is more narrow than the box, which means there are spaces for wires on the sides of it. When the girl walks on the box, if she sperads her hands to the left and to the right - she will touch the wires, that go from the box. When hoops are carried over David to show there's no wires - if you trace the way of hoops, you'll notice they are not really carried over David's head. They are flipped in such manner, that they don't touch the wires. If you draw a straight line from david to the top of the stage, you'll see it's never crossed by the hoops. There are "fake" moments in flying illusion, that were shot after the trick and added after: every shot, after the beginning of the illusion, that shows David closer than during the flight, where he's not flying, and moving around the stage freely between the lift-offs was shot afterwards for more effect. The girl that David lifts into the air in his hands is a stooge - otherwise she would see (from a closer distance) or accidentally touch the wires going from David's sweather's belt area. That also explains her funny name and smart answers. As they said on TV , In the last scene with David flying away with a hawk on his arm they used David's wax figure specially made for it, and then given away to a wax figure museum, because it had to fly too fast and too high for the ultimate effect, which is dangerous for a real person. A thin fishing line can lift about 6.kg. If you need to lift a man whose weight is 80kg, you'll need 14 strings of wire- 7 on each side. Add some strings for safety. And make sure the weight is distributed evenly - otherwise wires would tear. The wires are attached to the corsette in two spots - left and right sides of the belt section, but separately to the lifting devise on top - there must be some space between wires so that they become invisible at a distance. If you don't make enough space between their upper attachment points - you'll get a usual thick and well-seen cable. And don't do this at home. No, really, - Don't! Do proper things. If you wonder why noone flies like this nowadays: because now we have laser-pointers that can easily show all the wires, if you point at them.