I’m a big fan of “situational” magic. Maybe a better word for it is “incidental” magic. For example, you’re hanging out with your friends, and one of them points out that your shoe is untied. So rather than bending over to tie your show, you just shake your foot a …
Card Dodgery By J.K. Hartman is an excellent book that I believe should be in any serious card magician’s library. It was while reading the first section of this book regarding Hartman’s work on the Balducci Cut Deeper Force that I was inspired to create this effect. My spin-off started …
For you oldies-but-goodies out there, you may be familiar with ye olde plunger principle. If you’re not, try this fun little experiment. Go grab your trusty deck of Bikes. Then place a card protruding from the front of the deck about in the middle (figure below). While holding in the …