Tricks

2003
Written by David Ben
Work of David Ben
175 pages (Hardcover), published by Squash Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by Suleyman Fattah
Language: English
82 entries
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David Ben Introduction
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David Ben Postage Prediction prediction of the value and country of stamp, double faced stamp force
Also published here 3
David Ben Just Another Packet Trick destroyed bill in sugar packet
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Jerry Andrus Bill Display Subtlety showing hands empty while hiding folded bill
 		6
Ross Bertram Bill In Cigarette loading from thumb tip
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David Ben Bitter Sweet Sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee
Also published here 11
David Ben Extension of Credit credit card is visibly strechted, with Repeat Presentation
Also published here 13
David Ben Bad Habits cigarette through bottle cap
 		19
Dai Vernon Spellbound Move
20
David Ben Worse Habits cups & balls with a cigarette paper and a bottle cap
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Paul Gertner, Larry Jennings Flick Move
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David Ben Spirit Writing named word appears on cigarette paper
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David Ben Ringing In The Gaff matrix effect with sugar cubes
Variations 30
David Ben Wine and Roses Floating Rose
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David Ben Out Of The Ordinary
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David Ben Remember and Forget
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David Ben Dribble Side Jog retaining separation while dribbling
 		42
Ross Bertram Ross Bertram Double-Lift with simulated push-off
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David Ben Top Card Glimpse
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David Ben Dunbury Drop
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Edward Marlo The Deliberate Side-Steal
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, Ross Bertram Second Deal Turnover turning the second card over on deck, brief
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David Ben Window To The Soul
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Larry Jennings Larreverse
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David Ben Stop! The Lucky Prediction spectator finds predicted card
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Dai Vernon Double Laydown
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David Ben Just Four Variety odd poker hand transforms into a Royal Flush
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David Ben Turnover Travelers
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Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Palm
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Arthur Finley Tent Vanish
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David Ben Book Spread Turnover on Table or Bilis?
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Ross Bertram Insertion Tenkai Steal while inserting double card in deck
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David Ben Oil and Water
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David Ben Tabled Biddle Spread
63
David Ben, Jack Merlin Lost Aces For Experts
Inspired by 66
Mel Stover left to right reading principle
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Joe Berg Berg Palm
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David Ben, John Scarne, Charles Bertram Scarne-Bertram Prediction card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction
Also published here 71
David Ben Card On Ceiling
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Ross Bertram Add Card outside of Card Case
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David Ben Career Management
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David Ben Devaluation Detailed half dollar transforms into dime, dime vanishes
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David Ben Gravity Sleeving
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David Ben Wonder Coin coin through hand, coin above chose card, melts through cards in second phase leaving hole, see also Bob Farmer's "Journey to the Center of the Deck" (Linking Ring Sep. 1983)
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Earl Nelson The Changing Of The Card
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Ross Bertram Tenkai Replacement Technique
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Edward Marlo Convincing Control
88
David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer Invisible Triumph rough smooth
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David Ben In-the-Hands Zarrow Shuffle tilt
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Ross Bertram Roughing Cards tip
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David Ben Alpha Faux presentation for "Alpha Mental": computer predicts chosen word
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Michael Sondermeyer, Uwe Schenk Alpha Mental prediction of word chosen from newspaper page, progressive anagrams
 		95
Albert Spackman Newspaper Test word-forcing technique, text upside down beneath headline
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David Ben Zip Mindreading book test presentation: computer predicts words
Also published here 98
Alain Nu Two Person Book Test
Also published here 98
David Ben Psychic Cellular cell-phone guesses the chosen card
Also published here 100
David Ben Cocktail Wizard
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David Ben Listen To Me
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David Ben Restoration Theatre bill in envelope is burned and restored from the ashes
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David Ben Matchless Psychometry spectators write phone numbers inside matchboxes, performer returns each to spectator
Variations 113
David Ben Abstract Thought performer paints magic square for a thought-of age.
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David Ben Tossed On Stage tossed out deck version, five spectators
Variations 119
David Ben Design Duplication performer draws thought-of symbols, using stooge
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David Ben Everybody's Card, III
Inspired byVariations 128
One-Handed Second Deal brief
 		129
Top Changing bottom card of Fan mention, brief
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David Ben Parlor Secrets
  • Length of Performance
  • Length of Individual Tricks
  • Type of Tricks
  • Be Seen/Be Heard
  • Set the Stage
  • Get On - Get Off
  • Program Placement
  • Add Value
  • Illusions
  • Image Enhancement
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David Ben Alchemy Revisited using pochettes and a second ring
Related toAlso published here 143
Dai Vernon Method No. 1
Also published here 144
Ross Bertram B.U.D. "Bertram Utility Drop"
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Michael Weber, David Ben rapid off and on sequence flick move
Also published here 144
David Ben The Conjurer's Dream Miser's Dream routine
Also published here 147
David Ben Cards To Pocket ten cards
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Ross Bertram Ross Bertram's false count
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Joe Berg, Ross Bertram Bertram-Berg Palm brief
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S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Bottom Palm brief
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Arthur Finley Tent Vanish
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Ross Bertram Card to Coin Tenkai Palm
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David Ben Coin Duplication
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David Ben Tricks
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David Ben Scripts the scripts for
  • Alchemy Revisited
  • The Conjuror's Dream
  • Cards to Pocket
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David Ben Acknowledgements
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Data entered by Fabian Polkehn & Denis Behr, September 2004.