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[cbmagician]

So guys here's a really neat idea that I've thought of for a while and recently tried it on friends. The only limit here is that it can only be really performed around friends you perform for often and it only really works with a certain trick previously. So I perform Backlash by Paul Harris a lot and after your done you're left with the spectators signature on the back of an X card in the deck. Instead of throwing it away, I keep it until I perform again for the same people. By then that person will likely have forgotten their signature is on a card. I do a face up force to another person, and set it up as a prediction idea from there. I explain that somehow "you(the signature spectator) had a previous assumption that he would pick that card, and what I find crazy is that you put your signature on the back of the very same card!" They will prove that it is their very signature on the card and most often left clueless how it got on the card.
This of course can be applied to numerous ideas like you catch an air drawn signature on their card, predictions, appearances, changes, hypnosis, etc. But as I mentioned Backlash is my setup into this idea.


This is a tested really hard hitting idea that works well. Let me know what you think! Thanks.

 

[Mr.MadMan]

Get an envelope. Put the card inside the envelope.
Force a card, let them sign it.
And place it in the deck themselves. Draw a little black dot on the corner of the card prior. Take the deck and cut the card either to the bottom or top, either cop it or palm it.
Place it on the table stating that please shuffle the deck face up so you wouldnt know the position or the cards identity.
Next mis-call the card(read mind) and say that oh so i might not be capable of reading your mind but my magic is still on top, i gave you an envelope at the start, look inside.

They find their card, instant miracle with as much hands off action as possible.


M.

 

[Nino]

Get an envelope. Put the card inside the envelope.
Force a card, let them sign it.
And place it in the deck themselves. Draw a little black dot on the corner of the card prior. Take the deck and cut the card either to the bottom or top, either cop it or palm it.
Place it on the table stating that please shuffle the deck face up so you wouldnt know the position or the cards identity.
Next mis-call the card(read mind) and say that oh so i might not be capable of reading your mind but my magic is still on top, i gave you an envelope at the start, look inside.

They find their card, instant miracle with as much hands off action as possible.


M.

I was actually thinking that awhile back but with a different presantion and patter....wierd.

 

[Slicke]

But the thing is most teenagers don't have a definite signature, they tend to change it most of the times ... Sometimes they only write their initials on the card ... So yeah, better be careful with that.

But if the signatures are not close enough, you can always proceed to another trick ...

 

[Mr.MadMan]

I was actually thinking that awhile back but with a different presantion and patter....wierd.

There really isnt much of a presentation there. More of an explanation of what came to my mind.

M.

 

[Nino]

There really isnt much of a presentation there. More of an explanation of what came to my mind.

M.

Well thats true my idea was to perform this at a party or wedding. Lets say I'm at a wedding performing. I decide to perform for the bride and groom and do a couple of trick for them. I then ask them for both of them to sign a card and control it to the bottom so I can cop it out. After that I tell them to shuffle the cards and I'm try to find their card but it dissappear. So I skip that trick and finish my performance. Then later on I give them a enevople as a gift for the marriage they open it and bang they find their signed card......just so thoughts that I still need to try.

 

[cbmagician]

But the thing is most teenagers don't have a definite signature, they tend to change it most of the times ... Sometimes they only write their initials on the card ... So yeah, better be careful with that.

But if the signatures are not close enough, you can always proceed to another trick ...

Yeah I've noticed that after a while. My signature would change constantly.

 

[saborfang17]

Yeah I've noticed that after a while. My signature would change constantly.

But it doesn't change like, drastically, within a short period of time..

Maybe if you do it once to like, a teen, and 3-4 weeks later, they might forget it. Assuming they were studying for something like the SAT's, or finals..

 

[praetoritevong]

Well thats true my idea was to perform this at a party or wedding. Lets say I'm at a wedding performing. I decide to perform for the bride and groom and do a couple of trick for them. I then ask them for both of them to sign a card and control it to the bottom so I can cop it out. After that I tell them to shuffle the cards and I'm try to find their card but it dissappear. So I skip that trick and finish my performance. Then later on I give them a enevople as a gift for the marriage they open it and bang they find their signed card......just so thoughts that I still need to try.

NO. No no no.

I mean, yes, it's a great idea, but in my opinion, DON'T do it like that.

If you give do it in that order - do the trick, finish it early, move on, and THEN give them the envelope later on - what's the natural explanation? That you hid their card, placed it in the envelope, and gave it to them. That's the easy and perfectly reasonable conclusion (and to be honest, any competent magician could actually do this).

Instead - give the envelope as a gift to them FIRST THING, explain that you'll need to refer to it later, and ask them to put it away (use a hard envelope so that they can't feel that something's already inside it).

THEN do the trick, the card is missing, so you move on, finish the performance, and THEN, as an afterthought, refer them to the envelope as you move on to other guests. Otherwise, the ability to backtrack a (false) method nonetheless makes it too weak, especially when a very easy change strengthens the effect many times over.

 

[Nino]

NO. No no no.

I mean, yes, it's a great idea, but in my opinion, DON'T do it like that.

If you give do it in that order - do the trick, finish it early, move on, and THEN give them the envelope later on - what's the natural explanation? That you hid their card, placed it in the envelope, and gave it to them. That's the easy and perfectly reasonable conclusion (and to be honest, any competent magician could actually do this).

Instead - give the envelope as a gift to them FIRST THING, explain that you'll need to refer to it later, and ask them to put it away (use a hard envelope so that they can't feel that something's already inside it).

THEN do the trick, the card is missing, so you move on, finish the performance, and THEN, as an afterthought, refer them to the envelope as you move on to other guests. Otherwise, the ability to backtrack a (false) method nonetheless makes it too weak, especially when a very easy change strengthens the effect many times over.

Well thanks Praetoritevong for the advice. Yeah I thought about that before.....glad I haven't try it put yet. I like your idea better prae thanks for the idea.