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Edward Marlo Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1953 111
Edward Marlo New Oil and Water Routine 4&4, fan insertion mix, two black extra cards
Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
14
Edward Marlo Oil and Water Climax 4&4, face-up fan mix, two black extra cards
Related to Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
15
Edward Marlo Latest Oil and Water 4&4, no extra cards
  • First Phase
  • Second Phase
  • Third Phase
  • Fourth Phase
Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
13
P. Howard Lyons Slipduc six-card spread held with both hands, hand separate with half the cards each, center two cards are switched secretly, 3&3 oil and water application
Variations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
22
Edward Marlo All Face Up Oil and Water Routine 3&3, also suggestion of using three cards face up and three face down
Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
16
Edward Marlo Using the Glide for Oil and Water credit information
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
16
Dai Vernon Oil and Water 4&4, extra cards
Related toVariations 1960 20
Edward Marlo Direct Oil and Water 4&4
  • First Method (fake square-up from Tom Wright)
  • Second Method (glide approach)
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
29
Verne Chesbro Anti Oil and Water Finale 4&4, cards mix again by themselves
1963 37
Herb Zarrow Oil and Water Phase 3&3
1967 95
Eddie Taytelbaum Oil and Water 2&2
1967 292
Edward Marlo Dealing in Oil and Water 4&4, Benzais' Cop, dated 1962
1970 140
Milton Kort Oil & Water Off Color 4&4, oil and water phase, one packet changes back color as surprise climax
1970 31
Milton Kort Oil and Water Kicker (and still off-color) 4&4, Oil and Queens type climax in which one packet changes into blank cards with message, others back color
1970 33
George Sands Homogenized Oil and Water 4&4, extra cards, multi-phase routine
Inspired by 1971 2
Dai Vernon The Vernon Glide switching two cards in center of fan, while splitting fan in two, for oil and water
1971 4
Jerry K. Hartman Mix Nix two-phase Oil and Water, devised to lead into Robertson’s anti-oil-and-water, see reference
Related to
  • "Robin's Anti-Oil-and-Water" (Robin Robertson, Handle with Care, 1964, p. 32)
1972 56
Karl Fulves Four Gone 4&4, oil and water type routine, unequal transpo kicker
Variations 1973 53
Jerry Mentzer Jazz Combo mentioning the combination of Jazz Aces with Elevator Aces, Oil and Water, ...
Related to 1974 131
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1975 96
Karl Fulves Other Suggestions (A) 2&2 oil and water
(B), (C) & (D) suggestions for cannibal themed tricks
1975 7
Edward Marlo Dissertation on Oil and Water credit information
1976 143
Edward Marlo Oil and Water plus Climaxes 4&4, routine with all black climax
1976 148
David Solomon "Conditioned Oil and Water" 4&4
1976 158
Edward Marlo "Further Dissertation on Oil and Water" more on crediting and history, with letters to George Sands, Bruce Elliott
1976 160
Edward Marlo 3rd Phase (Oil and Water) 4&4
1976 165
Edward Marlo, David Solomon "Oil and Water" 4&4, three phases
Inspired by
  • "Wild Root" (Ibidem)
1976 166
Shigeo Futagawa Japanese Ace Trick Oil and Water effect with two red Aces and two black Aces, 2&2
Also published here 1976 22
Bob Farmer, Bert Allerton, Jerry Mentzer Jazz Pieces - Body & Soul a red and a black jumbo card are cut into four pieces, the pieces change places, oil and water, missing part of the description is published in "Jazz Pieces"
Related toVariations Oct. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2)
476
Juan Tamariz The Oil and Water of Tamarix 4&4, two phases
Variations Nov. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 3)
484
José de la Torre Oil and Water (1) 4&4, with jumbo cards, turning over center two cards ploy
Related to 1977 6
José de la Torre Oil and Water Reversed (2) 4&4, cards mix again, with jumbo cards
1977 17
José de la Torre Oil and Water (3) 4&4, with jumbo cards
1977 24
José de la Torre Oil and Water Finale 4&4, with jumbo cards
1977 25
Allan Ackerman Streamlined Oil and Water 3&3, full deck finish
1978 77
Danny Dew Oil and Water 4&4, extra card
1978 150
Jerry K. Hartman Fixit Mixer Oil and Water
Related toAlso published here 1978 69
David Solomon 8 Card Oil and Water 4&4
1979 125
Edward Marlo Pure Oil and Water 4&4
Related to 1979 127
Edward Marlo Down-Jog Displacement oil and water context, secret antifaro for very small packet
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979 130
Edward Marlo Technicolor Oil and Water 4&4
1979 132
Edward Marlo Second Technicolor Oil and Water 4&4
1979 146
Frank Garcia Oil and Water kings and aces
1980 62
Gene Maze Oil and Water 3&3, four phases
1980 30
Karl Fulves Part Two on sleight-free oil and water
1980 24
Karl Fulves Part Three on strength (or lack of) of oil and water plot and finales
1980 40
Leslie Scalbert, Fred Castle, Roy Walton Oil and Queens Variation on original trick by Walton, done with jumbo cards - Oil and Water with four Queen kicker
1981 4
Jon Racherbaumer Vanishing Oil and Water 4&4, all cards become blank, gaffed
1982 86
David Solomon Refined Oil and Water 4&4
Variations 1982 125
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1982 24
Edward Marlo Clearly Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards, four phases, spectator assists
1983 223
Magic Ronnay The New Oil and Water Routine with eight identical red and eight identical black cards, five phases
Oct. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1161
Karl Fulves Oil And Water credit information on the plot, Hofzinser, excerpt from "Tricks with Prepared Cards" (Donald Holmes, 1913)
1983 104
Edward Marlo Full Deck Oil and Water red black separated deck is faro shuffled and separation preserved
1984 61
Oil and Water No. 15, involving dealing, 4&4
1984 22
John W. McClure Oil and Water Supreme 4&4, odd-backed, no extra cards
July 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1083
Mike Bornstein Supreme Oil and Water 4&4
July 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1085
James Swain Slow Motion Oil and Water 3&3
July 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1088
Jonathan Townsend Full-Deck Oil and Water actually Triumph
1985 45
Edward Marlo An Oil and Water Phase 4&4, with remix phase
Related to 1985 66
Ben Harris Oil and Water Delux 4&4
1985 17
Justin Higham Paddling in the Oil and Water 4&4
Related to 1985 12
Gaëtan Bloom The World's Best 2-Card Tricks two cards signed by performer and spectator, torn up, oil and water phase with pieces, one card restored
Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1273
Edward Marlo Challenge Oil and Water or Try This With a Glide 6&6
Variations 1986 23
Edward Marlo An Oil and Water Story 4&4, four phases, surprise kicker
1987 80
Roberto Giobbi Öl und wASSEr oil & Queens handling, bottle with oil and water for presentation
Inspired by 1987 37
David Neighbors Slow-Motion Oil and Water 3&3, three phases
1987 18
Jon Racherbaumer Whose Oil And Water? credit essay
Inspired by Oct. 1987
Inside Out (Issue 3)
10
Juan Tamariz Application to "Oil and Water" analysis of general effect and variations
  • A Little History
  • 1. Effect in Phases
  • 2. Analysis of General Solutions
  • 3. Analysis of Specific Procedures
  • 4. Choosing the Real Procedure
  • 5. Choosing the Final False Solution
  • 6. Choosing the Procedure-Effect
  • 7. Stops for Specific Procedures
  • 8. Repitition of the effect (Repetition typo)
1988 77
Juan Tamariz Tamariz' Oil and Water 4&4, two phases
1988 85
Juan Tamariz Anti Oil and Water: 4 Methods 4&4
  • Biddled Anti-Water I
  • Biddled Anti-Water II
  • Biddled Anti-Water III
  • Biddled Anti-Water IV
1988 144
Juan Tamariz Super Oil and Water 4&4, seven double facers
1988 151
Juan Tamariz Double Oil and Water 4&4, face-up, face-down
Related to 1988 155
Edward Marlo In Oil and Water 3&3, Olram Subtlety application
1988 189
Roy Walton Second Thoughts on Oil and Water 4&4
VariationsAlso published here
  • Ibidem
1988 104
Hiroshi Sawa Face-Up Oil And Water 4&4
1988 70
Jerry Sadowitz Split Marriages Royal Marriages theme, instant reverse oil and water with kings and queens
1989 46
Karl Fulves Follow the Leader & Oil and Water combination, plot suggestion
Related to 1989 iii
Edward Marlo Full Deck Oil and Water full deck separates and mixes again
1990 17
Edward Marlo, David Solomon Million Dollar Oil And Water Two phase Oil and Water with four reds and four blacks
VariationsAlso published here 1990 14
Larry Jennings Oil and Water 4&4, all black finale
VariationsAlso published here 1990 26
Ray Kosby, Larry Jennings, Dai Vernon K. J. V. Oil and Water 4&4, four phases, with mixing phase
Related toAlso published here 1990 31
Daniel Rhod Jeu Double packet trick with two red Queens and two black Sixes, including 2&2 oil and water phase, twisting phase
Inspired by
  • earlier version in "Magie Sur Imaginaire" (Daniel Rhod, 1981, p. 33)
Related to
Oct. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 4)
26
José Carroll Oil and Water in a Wine Glass vertical, 4&4, one color disappears as climax
VariationsAlso published here 1991 59
Alex Elmsley Shale Fellow Well Met Oil and Water combined with Follow The Leader, 4&4
1991 34
Dave Campbell Oil & Water Plus 4&4, using cards with OIL and WATER printed on them, they change into pictures of other drinks and whiskeys as finale
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 3)
8
Peter Kane The Amex Aces 2&2 mini oil and water routine with Aces, then one Ace changes into a bill and the other in a credit card
1992 16
Edward Marlo Challenge Oil and Water or Try This With a Glide 6&6, condensed three-phase version
  • Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)
Inspired byRelated to 1992 26
Hideo Kato 東京湾の“水と油” (Tokyo Bay Oil and Water)
1993 161
Dan Harlan Sludge and Ice Oil and Water five ten blank cards, five have a red cross and five a black cross on it, several phases
June 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 2)
9
Bob Farmer Jazz Pieces/Body and Soul two giant card cut into four pieces, two pieces transpose, then oil and water phase with the 4&4, Jazz Aces with the pieces
Inspired by 1993 25
Jon Racherbaumer Whose Oil and Water? credit essay, seven pages
Variations 1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
33
Aldo Colombini Follow the... Oil and Water 10&10, combining Follows the Leader and Oil and Water, two selections are found as well
1994 94
Claude Rix Propriétés du chapelet modèle methods to go from Claude Rix stack into Vernon's Poker Demonstration, a spelling routine, a sucker trick and Guy Lammertyn's oil and water
  • Adaption de la routine de Dai Vernon
  • Routine de cartes épelées
  • L'erreur réparée
  • La routine de l'huile et l'eau de Guy Lammertyn
Inspired by 1995 15
Michael Skinner Oil and Water Rides Again 4&4, three phases, all red climax
1996 9
Pas Possible (Trick shown to Dominique Duvivier by a stranger who calls himself Commander Ryno) Oil and Water with Oil and Queens type of ending, but with color changing backs as well
Inspired byVariations 1996 99
Baltazar Fuentes Oil and Water for Experts 3&3, no extra, four phases
Inspired by
  • Rene Lavand's routine
1996 18
Spread Separation Displacement to switch center two cards in oil and water
1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
72
Eugene Burger Solomon's Oil And Water Routines "An Introduction"
1997 90
David Solomon Million Dollar Oil and Water 4&4, three phases
Also published here 1997 93
David Solomon Technicolor Oil And Water 4&4, gaffed card with divided face
1997 101
René Lavand It Can't Be Done Any Slower (An Oil and Water) 3x3
1998 68
Guy Hollingworth Oil and Water 3&3, optical alignment
1999 39
Justin Higham Unaccountable Oil and Water 4&4
Inspired by 2001 23
Justin Higham Collected Oil and Water - Streamlined two methods
Inspired by 2001 26
David Ben Oil and Water
2003 61
Sebastien Clergue Lava Lamp alternate handling for last phase of SOBW, face up oil and water sequence, 3&3
Also published here 2003 27
Edward Marlo Down-Jog Displacement oil and water context, secret antifaro for very small packet
Also published here May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
68
Ron Bauer Three Ways to Secretly Switch the Two Center Colors as preparation for oil and water
2004 20
Dave Campbell Dave's Oil and Water "(Oil and Water Classic)"
4&4, using cards with oil and water pictures printed on them, they change into pictures of other drinks and whiskeys as finale
Also published here 2004 197
R. Paul Wilson Oil and Water short comment on using the Fan-2-C step gaff, no details
2004 47
Ray Kosby, Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings K.J.V. Oil and Water 4&4, four phases, with mixing phase
Also published here 2005 21
Larry Jennings Oil And Water 4&4, all black finale
Also published here 2005 28
Arturo de Ascanio Oil and Water Featuring the Ascanio Spread 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, three phases
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2006 66
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Oil and Water 4&4, extra card, two phases
2006 116
Arturo de Ascanio Sleightless Oil and Water (or so it seems) 4&4, extra card, multi-phase routine
Also published here 2006 194
Arturo de Ascanio Eight-Card Oil and Water 4&4, three phases
Related to
  • similar version in "Ilusionismo" N° 180, 1960.
Also published here
2006 294
Jack Avis Oil and Water Again - Agai - Aga - Ag - A 4&4
2006 105
Jack Avis An Oil and Water Move 4&4, using bottom deals and Elmsley Count
2006 106
Miguel Gómez Momentos especiales entire act, two cards are selected and six Jokers turn into cards to form two four of a kinds, followed by Oil and Water and Reset and in the end cards change back to Jokers, using an envelope
  • Primer acto: Wild Card
  • Segundo acto: Mini "Arena y agua"
  • Tercer acto: Reset
  • Epilogo: Al final, regreso al principo
2007 22
David Regal (reviewer) Ultimate Oil and Water by Anthony Owen Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
78
Román García Agua y Aceite ideas the faro fan for Oil and Water
  • Evaporación y condensación (à la Carroll, one color vanishes and reappears)
  • Agitación
Inspired by 2010 138
Woody Aragón Cheeky Oil And Water sucker oil and water: small packet doesn't separate but whole deck does
2011 55
Nick Trost A Prelude to Oil and Water 3&3, kind of progressive separation
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1977
2011 741
Nick Trost Simple Oil and Water 4&4, with open switching procedure à la Walton
Inspired by 2011 742
Nick Trost Fourteen-Card Oil and Water 7&7, one phase
Also published here
  • "Quick Oil and Water", The New Tops, June 1983
2011 746
Tom Stone Red Notes/Black Notes
  • Lodestones
intro to oil and water ideas
June 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 6)
30
Dani DaOrtiz Oil and Water Done in the Spectator's Hands
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
4&4
Also published here Nov. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11)
22
Kazu Katayama Red/Blue Oil and Water 2x2
2013 137
Michael Lam 水和油《最终章》(Water & Oil Finale) Deck separates into two colors as finale for Oil and Water (red cards oil, black cards water), so red cards are on top of black cards. When the black cards are placed on top, the colors visually transpose, leaving the red cards on top
2014 24
David Britland Return to Oil and Water
  • Cardopolis
4&4
Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
26
Helder Guimarães The Solo Act
  • 1. Triumph
  • 2. Anti-Oil and Water
  • 3. Kings Production
  • Finale - Cards to New Deck Order
2015 35
Eric Stevens Aqua Pura Oil and Water routine, end with all the cards becoming red, and producing shot glass of liquid from a fan of cards
2015 61
Harapan Ong The Incomplete Strip-Out stripping cards out from a tapered deck with an unsquared deck
  • Shuffle stacking sandwich demo: shuffling selection between two Jokers
  • Full deck red-black separation
  • Oil and Water: Spectator separates the colors themselves
2017 151
Edward Marlo Outjogged Oil and Water
2017 19
Harapan Ong You'll Float Too Visual Oil and Water routine, cards separate during a dribble
2017 38
张国洲 Jojo Oil and Water three-phase Oil and Water, gimmicked, looks clean
2017 5
David Britland Return to Oil and Water
  • Cardopolis
4&4
Inspired by Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
46
Sebastien Clergue Lava Lamp alternate handling for last phase of SOBW, face up oil and water sequence, 3&3
Also published here 2017 26
David Solomon Simple Refined Oil and Water 4&4
Inspired by 2018 41
Peter Pellikaan Tussenschot 4&4, optionally with blank cards that have drops of oil and water depicted on them
2018
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Alexander Hansford Oil and Water deck shown mixed, spectator gives it one riffle shuffle, deck shown separated into red and black
2019
The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019)
82
Dani DaOrtiz Oil and Water in the Spectator's Hand 4&4
Also published here 2019 1
José Carroll Oil and Water in a Wine Glass vertical, 4&4, one color disappears as climax
Also published here 2019 155
David Regal (reviewer) EZ Oil and Water by Nathan Kranzo Jan. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 1)
91
Michael Rubinstein Oil and Water three copper and three silver coins alternately put in one hand, they separate, repeat, then the coins become a solid block
Related toAlso published here
  • Penguin Two Live lecture, 2016
2020 114
Arturo de Ascanio, Jesús Etcheverry Sleightless Oil and Water (or so it seems) 4&4, extra card, multi-phase routine
Also published here 2020 92
Roberto Giobbi Oil and Water... and More Water 4&4, all change to red as climax, credit information for one-color climax
2021 51
Nathan Kranzo Easy Oil and Water Five red, five black, self-working
2021 31
John Bannon Black Ice
  • Dealing With It
intro to oil and water methods
Mar. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 3)
50
Rudy Tinoco Another Nice Oil And Water 4&4, all red kicker
Inspired by July 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 7)
324
Val Le-Val New Wave Oil and Water using cards with letters O and W on them, separation occurs one card at a time, slow-motion
Also published here 2022 152
Bob Farmer Oil and Gaffs 4&4, face-up Jokers mixed with face-down blank cards, they separate, then the packets transpose with transformation kicker of one quartet, two blank-backed cards
  • 1. Display Jokers & Blanks
  • 2. Oil and Water
  • 3. Transpo Transformation
  • 4. The Kings
  • A Quick Sequence
  • Notes
  • Other Ideas
Inspired by 2022 1
Edward Marlo Down-Jog Displacement oil and water context, secret antifaro for very small packet
Also published here 2022 186
Luis Otero Pinned Oil and Water 2&2, then 3&3, then 4&4
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2006
2022 570
Juan Tamariz Pure Olive Oil and Water 4&4, visual change of four stepped cards held in the hand
  • Another Version
  • Personal Observation
  • History
  • Sleights and resources
  • Variations
  • Abridged Bibliography
2022 32
James Steranko Cardman's Blues routine with two packets of nine red cards and nine black cards
  • Transposition (the nine-card packets transpose)
  • Follow the Leader
  • Oil and Water (9&9)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
24
Kyle Leon, Ryan Pilling Sloppy Oil and Water full-deck oil and water with slop shuffle
  • 1. The Slop Shuffle
  • 2. Oil and Water
  • 3. Final Reveal
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1057
Mark Phillips (reviewer) POW: Perfect Oil and Water by Erik Casey, John Michael Hinton Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
86