introduction\n\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Introduction
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money magic\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Money Magic
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1
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quicksilver\nno. 1, coin through handkerchief\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Quicksilver
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1
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mystery vanish\nno. 2, spectator holds two coins and performer tries to make one vanish by tapping them with a pencil, pencil vanishes and appears in pocket, behind ear\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Mystery Vanish
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3
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ghost coin\nno. 3, coin under handkerchief is dropped into a glass, it penetrates glass\n unknown\ndiscless\njack miller
1981
Unknown
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Ghost Coin
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4
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the backward ghost\nno. 4, coin dropped in glass with water under handkerchief, wished side is up then penetrates glass\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Backward Ghost
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5
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hole in the pocket\nno. 5, marked coin from pocket to under foot\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Hole in the Pocket
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7
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sealed silver\nno. 6, one of three coins vanishes from handkerchief and appears in envelope held by spectator\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Sealed Silver
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8
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coin vanish\nto outer breast pocket\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Coin Vanish
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merlin's magic\nno. 7, eight coins counted on a book and then held by spectator, one coin vanishes and joins the other coins\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Merlin's Magic
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9
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book as coin tray\n\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Book as Coin Tray
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9
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bluff vanish\npretending to take a coin from a handful of change\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Bluff Vanish
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10
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the escape artist\nno. 8, three coins dropped in spectator's sleeve, one penetrates it\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Escape Artist
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11
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million-dollar mystery\nno. 9, twelve coins on table, spectator can remove some and coins with heads and tales up are divined, blindfolded\nbob hummer\n unknown\nthe 12¢ solution\nkarl fulves\ntime will tell\nbob hummer\njack yates
1981
Bob Hummer, Unknown
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Million-Dollar Mystery
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magic show in a matchbox\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Magic Show in a Matchbox
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15
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euclid's triangle\nno. 10, puzzle, forming eight triangles with six matches\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Euclid's Triangle
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15
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squaring the square\nno. 11\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Squaring the Square
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16
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four square\nno. 12\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Four Square
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16
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the roman equation\nno. 13, roman numbers, changing point of view\n unknown
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Unknown
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The Roman Equation
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a fish story\nno. 14, match puzzle, fishes has to swim in other direction by moving some matches\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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A Fish Story
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tipsy cocktail\nno. 15, match puzzle, glass with four matches and an olive inside, moving two matches to remove olive from glass\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Tipsy Cocktail
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the little house\nno. 16, ann ten, match puzzle\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Little House
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world's strongest?\nno. 17, lifting a matchbox with two fingers on a cigarette box, first and little finger\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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World's Strongest?
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19
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who pays the bills?\nno. 18, bar bet, matches broken in half, one who takes the last one has to pay, favorite of nate leipzig\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Who Pays the Bills?
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20
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matching matches\nno. 19, off-beat divination of selected amount of matches, "as many as you plus enough more to make x"\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Matching Matches
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21
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the jumping match\nno. 20, match jumps when touched with other match\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Jumping Match
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22
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the penetrating matches\nno. 21, between the fingers and thumb\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Penetrating Matches
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23
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dice dexterity\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Dice Dexterity
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dice catch\nno. 22, two dice held outside of a cup, puzzle throwing both dice inside with one hand\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Dice Catch
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26
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controlled dice shot\nno. 23, betting that with two dice most of the times a one or a six is thrown\n unknown\ndai's wager\npat hennessy\ndai vernon
1981
Unknown
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Controlled Dice Shot
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the thirteenth turn\nno. 24, parity principle, spectator can give die twelve or thirteen quarter turns, performer divines amount of turns\nmartin gardner
1981
Martin Gardner
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The Thirteenth Turn
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spell-a-die\nno. 25, using the parity principle, instead of counting a number a name is spelled (lincoln or washington), name is divined\nmartin gardner
1981
Martin Gardner
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Spell-A-Die
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the new dropout\nno. 26, three dice held between two fingers, dropping only the center one\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The New Dropout
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30
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technicolor dice\nno. 27, different colored dice, prediction of rolled sum\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Technicolor Dice
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mental die\nno. 28, die under hat, divination of number\nbob hummer\nthe moon die mystery\nbob hummer
1981
Bob Hummer
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Mental Die
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logic dice\nno. 29, divining chosen number, quarter turn instructions\nkarl fulves\nlogic dice\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Logic Dice
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the red prediction\nno. 30, invisible die, "you will chose the only red card"\narthur carter\ndai vernon\nkarl fulves
1981
Arthur Carter, Dai Vernon, Karl Fulves
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The Red Prediction
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conjuror's collection\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Conjuror's Collection
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the cups and balls\nno. 31, simple routine\ncarl brema
1981
Carl Brema
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The Cups and Balls
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movie star magic\nno. 32, do as i do routine with slips and names of movie stars, matching\n unknown\nben christopher
1981
Unknown, Ben Christopher
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Movie Star Magic
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40
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hocus pocus puppet\nno. 33, hand puppet from handkerchief\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Hocus Pocus Puppet
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42
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balancing a glass on the edge of a dish\n\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Balancing a Glass on the Edge of a Dish
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43
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an amazing apple\nno. 34, apple thrown on the floor bounces back, behind table\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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An Amazing Apple
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44
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the apple monster\nno. 35, apple thrown on the floor bounces back, behind table, large bite has been taken from apple\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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The Apple Monster
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the great bottle mystery\nno. 36, cigarette balanced on a paper ring which stand on a bottle, ring has to be taken away so cigarette falls into bottle\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Great Bottle Mystery
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mystery spinner\nno. 37, egg spins to one side then changes to spin in other direction\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Mystery Spinner
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48
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strong man stunt\nno. 38, rolled up napkin can only be torn apart by performer\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Strong Man Stunt
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48
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calculated capital\nno. 39, result turned over gives city, gag\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Calculated Capital
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49
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balloon burst\nno. 40, red balloon put in paper bag and popped with a needle, inside the bag a inflated blue balloon is found\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Balloon Burst
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49
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puncture proof\nno. 41, pin through balloon, two methods\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Puncture Proof
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50
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an airtight case\nno. 42, ungimmicked needle through balloon\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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An Airtight Case
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51
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loops entwined\nno. 43\njack avis\nloops entwined\njack avis
1981
Jack Avis
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Loops Entwined
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psychic tricks\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Psychic Tricks
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the mind dowser\nno. 44, paper balanced on the edge of a coin moves when pen comes close\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Mind Dowser
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54
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left-handed thoughts\nno. 45, different coin in each hand, spectator does quick mental calculation and performer is able to name the result\nkarl fulves\nroyal vale heath
1981
Karl Fulves, Royal Vale Heath
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Left-Handed Thoughts
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the psychic motor\nno. 46, piece of paper on a pin sticks in a cork, starts to turn by itself\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Psychic Motor
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56
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unlisted numbers\nno. 47, medium divines which of two credit cards is selected and if it belongs to a man or a woman, test is repeated and as a climax medium names several digits of the card\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Unlisted Numbers
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right on time\nno. 48, performer pretends to have an accurate mental clock, interval can be stopped precisely\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Right on Time
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the mind transmitter\nno. 49, pen code, coin value divined by medium\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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The Mind Transmitter
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60
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clocks\nno. 50, two watches, set time match\npeter mcdonald
1981
Peter McDonald
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Clocks
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the eight-object test\nno. 51, thought of object is divined, eight object in box, spectator has to spell his, a letter for each object that is taken by the performer\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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The Eight-Object Test
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63
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behind closed doors\nno. 52, circle / triangle\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Behind Closed Doors
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63
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the borgia cup\nno. 53, three cups, poisoned glass is found\nkarl fulves\noscar weigle\nbob hummer
1981
Karl Fulves, Oscar Weigle, Bob Hummer
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The Borgia Cup
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64
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elastic illusions\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Elastic Illusions
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twister\nno. 54, performer twist rubber band and spectator holds it, he cannot untwist it\nalex elmsley\ntwister\nalex elmsley
1981
Alex Elmsley
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Twister
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67
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tale twister\nno. 55, variation on elmsley's twister with two pens\nkarl fulves\ntwister\nalex elmsley
1981
Karl Fulves
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Tale Twister
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slippery shears\nno. 56, rubber band on scissors, us freed under handkerchief\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Slippery Shears
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69
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bet a band\nno. 57, rubber band on finger which is held by spectator is freed, as a bar bet\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Bet a Band
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70
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the jumping rubber band\nno. 58, classic\nstanley collins
1981
Stanley Collins
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The Jumping Rubber Band
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71
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double jump\nno. 59, collins jumping rubber band, with two bands\nfred furman
1981
Fred Furman
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Double Jump
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73
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flying clipper\nno. 60, double jumping rubber band routine, on one is a paper clip, looks like clip jumps from band to band\nbruce elliott
1981
Bruce Elliott
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Flying Clipper
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73
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a quick getaway\nno. 61, rubber band penetrates pencil held by spectator, with business card\nken beale
1981
Ken Beale
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A Quick Getaway
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74
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strange interlude\nno. 62, rubber band configuration between fingers\nneal thomas\na puzzle\nneal thomas
1981
Neal Thomas
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Strange Interlude
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75
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hanky panky\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Hanky Panky
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77
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not a knot\nno. 63\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Not A Knot
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77
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the appearing knot\nno. 64, one-handed\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Appearing Knot
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78
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transposition\nno. 65, traveling knot, two handkerchiefs\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Transposition
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79
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the knot paradox\nno. 66, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Knot Paradox
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80
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the second paradox\nno. 67, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends, without table\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Second Paradox
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81
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the third paradox\nno. 68, impossible knot in handkerchief\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Third Paradox
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82
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popper up\nno. 69, pencil penetrates handkerchief\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Popper Up
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83
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comedy vanish\nno. 70, pencil under handkerchief vanishes and appears in mouth\nkarl fulves\nmartin gardner
1981
Karl Fulves, Martin Gardner
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Comedy Vanish
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84
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fourth-dimensional hanks\nno. 71, two silks are tied together in center and come apart\nedwin tabor\n"fourth dimension" silks\nedwin tabor
1981
Edwin Tabor
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Fourth-Dimensional Hanks
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85
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the maccarthy hank fold\nno. 72, marked coin among several coins in handkerchief penetrates fabric\nbrian maccarthy\nj. w. sarles
1981
Brian MacCarthy, J. W. Sarles
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The MacCarthy Hank Fold
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86
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time flies\nno. 73, spectator's keys, coins and watch put in handkerchief, which is then slammed on the table, watch vanishes and appears on performer's wrist, maccarthy fold\n slydini
1981
Slydini
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Time Flies
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89
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close-up illusions\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Close-Up Illusions
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91
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dexterous digits\nno. 74, little finger is apparently stretched\n unknown\ngeorge starke
1981
Unknown, George Starke
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Dexterous Digits
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91
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it floats!\nno. 75, toothpick / match sticks to hand and floats behind fingers\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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It Floats!
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92
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an optical trick\nno. 76, optical illusion with two strips of paper, t-formation one bigger than the other\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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An Optical Trick
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94
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whisk away\nno. 77, two spectators, one touched on back with whisk broom other reacts\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Whisk Away
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95
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looking-glass logic\nno. 78, sentences and letters in reflection of a mirror change meaning\nmartin gardner\nkarl fulves\nr. m. jamison
1981
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves, R. M. Jamison
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Looking-Glass Logic
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96
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hypercard\nno. 79\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Hypercard
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99
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the fifth dimension\nno. 80, hyper card routine\nmel stover\nhoward lyons\nkarl fulves\nhyper card\nkarl fulves\nkim iles\nmel stover\nhoward lyons
1981
Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, Karl Fulves
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The Fifth Dimension
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100
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the linking pins\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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The Linking Pins
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103
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safety pin-up\nno. 81, classic unlink\nkarl fulves\njames g. thompson jr.
1981
Karl Fulves, James G. Thompson Jr.
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Safety Pin-Up
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103
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swindle pins\nno. 82, swindle classic unlink\ndon white\npiff, paff, pouf!! the magic safety pins\ndon white
1981
Don White
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Swindle Pins
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104
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the impossible unlink\nno. 83\ntom ellis\nlinking pin moves\ntom ellis
1981
Tom Ellis
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The Impossible Unlink
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105
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the repeat impossibility\nno. 84\ntom ellis\nlinking pin moves\ntom ellis
1981
Tom Ellis
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The Repeat Impossibility
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107
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un-safety pins\nno. 85, two safety pins open by themselves in spectator's hand\njerry andrus
1981
Jerry Andrus
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Un-Safety Pins
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107
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quick release\nno. 86, quickly unlink safety ins as a bar bet\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Quick Release
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108
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pin-a.tration\nno. 87, two linked safety pins penetrate handkerchief one by one, maccarthy fold\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Pin-A.Tration
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109
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ultra penetro\nno. 88, pin slides free after pinned with handkerchief\nrichard durham\npin thru hank\nrichard durham
1981
Richard Durham
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Ultra Penetro
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109
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pen-ultimate magic\nchapter intro\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Pen-Ultimate Magic
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112
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buttonholed\nno. 89, pen with looped string through button hole, puzzle\nsam lloyd
1981
Sam Lloyd
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Buttonholed
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112
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loophole logic\nno. 90, pen with looped string through handle of mug, puzzle\nken allen\nmugged\nken allen
1981
Ken Allen
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Loophole Logic
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114
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the snapper\nno. 91, snapper with cap and pen\ng. w. hunter
1981
G. W. Hunter
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The Snapper
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114
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the hands only\nno. 92, pen clipped between thumbs is twisted in other position which is impossible to duplicate\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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The Hands Only
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115
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invisible ink\nno. 93, pen vanishes under handkerchief\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Invisible Ink
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117
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pen kink\nno. 94, borrowed pen is placed away and then produced again\nmartin gardner\npen kink\nmartin gardner
1981
Martin Gardner
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Pen Kink
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118
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write off\nno. 95, pen transforms into pencil\nkarl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves
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Write Off
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118
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ink of another color\nno. 96, pen writes in named color\n unknown
1981
Unknown
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Ink of Another Color
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119
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pen ultimate\nno. 97, pencil put in one sleeves comes out from other sleeve, then it is stretched\nhoward wurst
1981
Howard Wurst
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Pen Ultimate
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120
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