Prolix

Issues 1 to 10

2006-2012
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Various
700 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
692 entries
Cover photograph
250 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Karl Fulves Auto Kinetic blank cards with street names, spectator writes his street on one, arranged in face-down row on table, ungaffed toy car moves towards spectator's card with rubber band held motionless above
Inspired by
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin, marketed effect)
Related to 		1 2006 1
Karl Fulves The Pecking Bird credit information, Howard Albright's "Herman, The Gilagloo Bird" (1930s)
 		1 2006 2
Karl Fulves Card Kinetic cards in row on table, Ace of Spades next to row, rubber band stretched over it and used to move Ace along row, suddenly it moves towards selection and back and they transpose
Inspired by
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin, marketed effect)
 1 2006 4
Karl Fulves Loco-Motion follow-up for "Auto Kinetic", toy car replaced in card case, then full deck removed from it, case balances on edge of one-handed fan, signed card to case
Inspired by 1 2006 5
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Uplifting red Ace "rises" plunger like from deck, then other red Ace, they sandwich selection in center
 		1 2006 8
Karl Fulves Dai Vernon - Two Unpublished Tricks introductory comments
 		1 2006 10
Dai Vernon Cutting The Aces spectator cuts to the Aces, with sucker moves as magician fooler
 		1 2006 10
Dai Vernon A Revelation spectator reverses four cards behind his back, all turn out to be Aces, apparently a key card location trick is explained, SBS deck
Related to 1 2006 11
Neal Thomas A Creature Was Stirring computer mouse on palm, suddenly the cursor jumps around, confederate with cell phone disturbs connection
 		1 2006 13
Karl Fulves Urban Legends four urban legends and their opposite on cards along with eight numbers, some cards are turned over and numbers added, force for 47
  • Second Method
  • Background
Inspired byRelated to 1 2006 14
Robert Byrne Impossible Coins Thru Table one coin in each hand above table, chosen coin penetrates table
 		1 2006 17
Tony Slydini Revolve Vanish
1 2006 17
Karl Fulves Simple Binary simple way to get comfortable with binary numbers
Related to 1 2006 20
Karl Fulves Mystery Card "An Unsolved Problem"
two sandwiches, one with mystery card, named card put in other sandwich, named card vanishes and mystery card is named card, posed as a problem
Variations 1 2006 21
Karl Fulves Card Tricks Gone Wrong four anecdotes, two of them have been published in Magicol
  • 1. card on forehead
  • 2. Frank Lane's "I.Q. Test"
  • 3. "wolf pack" gag with suggestive images on cards
  • 4. Derek Dingle drops the super ball
Related to 1 2006 22
Joseph K. Schmidt JKStab with knife/letter opener in deck by spectator, New Glide action
 		1 2006 24
Joseph K. Schmidt Scarne's Card Stab deck wrapped in paper, long needle with ribbon pushed through paper, wrapping torn away, all cards fall except selection, method guess by Schmidt
Inspired by
  • "Scarne Card & Ribbon" (John Scarne, marketed effect)
 1 2006 26
Joseph K. Schmidt Walsh's Card Stab without flash paper, also for card to spectator's pocket
Inspired byRelated to 1 2006 27
John Scarne Skullo-Card chosen card appears in jaws of plastic skull
Inspired by
  • Bill Nord's "Skullo-cation" (marketed 1948)
 1 2006 29
Jerry K. Hartman 15/14 Delight subtlety for 14/15 stack
 		1 2006 30
Karl Fulves Adams + Erdnase intro to Howard Adams related tricks
 		1 2006 30
Karl Fulves Seven-Card Secret cards taken from two piles randomly, a seven-card straight is the result
 		1 2006 31
Karl Fulves Doubling Box two royal flushes "mixed", dealt in unison, only Aces match, Ace predicted
Variations 1 2006 32
Karl Fulves Casino I.Q. two five-card piles, cards turned up simultaneously, when both add up to sixteen the cards are predicted
 		1 2006 32
Karl Fulves Reverse Jonah person with Jonah card wins
 		1 2006 34
Karl Fulves Comedy Central presentation of Doubling Box with cards that have punchlines and jokes on them, only a specific joke matches its punchline when cards are turned up simultaneously
Inspired by 1 2006 34
Karl Fulves Joke Department two pages of short jokes
 		1 2006 36
Martin Gardner A Tabletop Miser's Dream with one coin an styrofoam cup with slit
 		1 2006 38
Ken De Courcy Making Millions aka "How To be A Millionaire"
continuous coin production
Related to 1 2006 40
Tony Kardyro Copper-Silver coin on spectators hand is covered with matchbox and transposes with coin inside matchbox
Related toVariations 1 2006 41
Mel Bennett RSC Discovery
  • Riffle Shuffle Control (KF)
  • The First Revelation
  • The Second Revelation
one card found in pocket, the other with counting
Inspired by 1 2006 42
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control two selections made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition
 		1 2006 42
Karl Fulves Chip Shot poker chips and counting used to get to a Royal Flush
Inspired by 1 2006 45
Karl Fulves Mock Memory a selection is named, then two cards are moved, performer apparently memorizes cards, spectators name the two cards and performer their positions, using Riffle Shuffle Control
 		1 2006 46
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control as Cull upjogging all cards of one group instead of doing a riffle shuffle, also from the back with one-way backs
 		1 2006 46
Karl Fulves In The Money switch of a single card with bills
 		1 2006 47
Karl Fulves From X's to Bullets switch of a single card with bills
 		1 2006 50
Karl Fulves Monte Cardo switch with bills as climax
 		1 2006 50
Karl Fulves Drawing Blanks penny, nickel, dime and quarter in matchbox, three coins removed and combined to form a number, fourth coin's value added, spectator lets performer know the number of digits, coins taken out are divined
 		1 2006 50
Vernon Winiecke Open Finger Color Change with a thumb clip type steal from back
 		1 2006 52
Karl Fulves The Road To Ruin spectator and performer switch one card of their poker hands, three cards each are shown, spectator can switch or not, he loses, cards removed from the deck
  • The Basic Set-Up
  • The Road To Ruin
  • 10-Card Note
Related to 1 2006 56
Karl Fulves Switchback any card switched out via spread strip-out
Also published here 1 2006 56
Karl Fulves Beat The Bookies point spread, betting against the spread
 		1 2006 59
Karl Fulves Quicken Rope Trick "Unexplained"
cut rope, ends join themselves in knot, posed as a problem
 		1 2006 60
Karl Fulves A Few Good Cards "Unexplained"
five red cards in black half, spectator finds them from the back, posed as a problem, with effect variations
Variations 1 2006 60
Karl Fulves Unjust Chance "Unexplained"
presentational idea for banknight plot, posed as a problem
 		1 2006 61
Karl Fulves The Glass Half Full "Unexplained"
glass half-filled with liquid, turned over, liquid suspended, posed as a problem
 		1 2006 61
Karl Fulves Real Secret Stuff Aces removed from deck with an indifferent card, this packet riffle shuffled into deck and left outjogged, two poker hands dealt from outjogged cards alternating with top of deck, Aces end up in other packet
 		1 2006 62
Karl Fulves Switchback Variation
Inspired by 1 2006 62
Karl Fulves Ultra Marked Cards comment on microscopic differences in any deck, picked up by high-resolution cameras
 		1 2006 64
Karl Fulves Crook's Book three cards taken from shuffled deck and added, word on this page thought-of, performer does the same, spectator divines performer's word and performer the spectator's page number
 		1 2006 65
Karl Fulves Little Black Book page number chosen with playing cards, index of possible page numbers
 		1 2006 66
Karl Fulves Cooked Book page number chosen via calculation method, can only be one of two numbers
 		1 2006 66
Karl Fulves Back Page on this magazine, passage of time
 		1 2006 68
Martin Gardner Gardner's Gambit row of cards, taking cards from either end alternately with spectator, whose cards add up higher wins, forced outcome, parity
  • Final Game (Royal Flush ending)
Inspired by
  • coin item in "Mathematical Puzzles" (Peter Winkler)
Related toVariations 		2 2006 69
Karl Fulves Notes on MG's Game explanation of the parity principle at work and further applications, see following items
Inspired by 2 2006 71
Karl Fulves Accouterments using other items an non-playing cards for the parity row force
 		2 2006 71
Karl Fulves You Go First the spectator can make the first choice
 		2 2006 72
Karl Fulves Last Card Standing cards taken from either end of tabled row alternately, remaining card predicted
 		2 2006 73
Karl Fulves Predict-A-Bill cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, prediction in dollar bills
 		2 2006 74
Karl Fulves A Perfect System millionaire making coin toss idea by Warren Buffet from a 1984 speech
 		2 2006 74
Karl Fulves Pre-Poker parity poker with number prediction, then Jonah card principle in second phase
 		2 2006 75
Karl Fulves Sure Thing Roy Baker's PATEO force to get Jonah card to spectator
 		2 2006 76
Karl Fulves Blind Chance cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted by spectator
 		2 2006 76
Karl Fulves Robo-Con cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted, two-way out
  • Wallet idea (Himber wallet with slit in middle)
  • Double cut (two-way out prediction from Fulves's "The Magic Book")
Related to 2 2006 78
James Baker Vanishing Buffalo engraving on coin changes, exploiting two different five-cent pieces
Inspired by 2 2006 80
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Chump Change Ten to Ace straight in mixed red suits, one freely chosen and put in deck, found again face-up and value of bottom card after dealing top four card face-down on table, those cards are Royal Flush in Spades except for the chosen value which changes to Spades
  • For The Expert (different finish)
 		2 2006 81
Karl Fulves Off The Wall puzzle how to attach a candle to the wall from "Reader's Digest"
 		2 2006 82
Chas. D. Willis M'Wave sliced grape put in microwave, it sparks
 		2 2006 83
Karl Fulves Knotornot
Inspired by
  • "To Tie a Knot on the Left Wrist Without Letting the Right Hand Approach it" (The Magician's Own Book, 1857)
 2 2006 84
Robert E. Neale Draw For The Devil nine cards, performer and spectator alternately put them in a 3x3 square à la Tic Tac Toe, a magic square for six results
Inspired by 2 2006 85
Karl Fulves Darndest Things several spectators receive letters to God by children and put them in an envelope, performer assigns them to spectators correctly
 		2 2006 88
Karl Fulves Automatic 10 intro for unusual ten-hand deal ideas, see following items
 		2 2006 90
Karl Fulves The Expert Returns spectator stacks two cards himself by repeated dealing (overhand shuffle single run substitute)
Inspired by 2 2006 90
Karl Fulves The Ten-Hand Deal five piles, spectator assigns numbers from five to nine to them and deals that many cards to the bottom in each case, put together, ten-hand double duke
 		2 2006 91
Karl Fulves Casino Connection five piles, spectator assigns numbers from five to nine to them via a lucky straight from a casino deck and deals that many cards to the bottom in each case, put together, ten-hand double duke
 		2 2006 93
Karl Fulves The X-Hand Deal five piles, dealing for "randomisation", spectator decides on number of players
 		2 2006 93
Karl Fulves Match Maker layout puzzle about making words out of matches
 		2 2006 94
Jerry K. Hartman Strip Switch card stripped from deck, deck turned over on top of them and briefly spread and set down
Related to 2 2006 95
Jerry K. Hartman Hunt For Red five red cards in black half, spectator finds them from the back, solution
Inspired by 2 2006 98
Walter B. Gibson New Spelling Trick count-spell principle
Also published here
  • The Magician Monthly, July 1918
 2 2006 99
Karl Fulves On the Count-Spell Principle credit information
 		2 2006 99
Karl Fulves Speller Notes
  • A. on locating previous trick
  • B. Instanto Deck and any card spelling
  • C. short routine to spell any named card impromptu, face-up counting and turnover pass
  • D. cutting as deck is dumped from case
Related to 2 2006 100
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie R & D's Count Spell Extra composite card, count-spelling to any card composed by suit and value separately chosen
 		2 2006 101
Karl Fulves Flip Switch strip-out switch handling, with repeat
 		2 2006 102
Joseph K. Schmidt Band Box Encore rubber band around box, can be instantly released
Inspired by 2 2006 104
Ken De Courcy Well And Truly Shuffled cards added via bottom-and-lid-style card case, applied to an Ace production in which three spectators follow along with a packet and end up with an Ace reversed each
  • KF Notes
 		2 2006 106
J. W. Sarles Great Escape plastic glass clings to hand, silk is pulled out
 		2 2006 108
Don Nielsen Anti-Grav Dice two dice, one on top of the other, bottom one is lifted when picking up upper one, magnetic instead of moisture
 		2 2006 108
Mel Bennett Easy As Ab⁄c calculator option for simplifying task to spectators in division tricks
Inspired by
  • Number Challenge (Royal Vale Heath, 1957)
  • "Zangbar Zackelback" (Wallace Lee, Genii, June 1958, p. 364)
  • "Zackelback's Problem" (John F. Pooley, Genii, Oct. 1958, p. 46)
Related to 		2 2006 109
Karl Fulves Circle Lift "Unexplained"
one bracelet or ring or rubber band picket up with another one, posed as a problem
 		2 2006 110
Karl Fulves Pencil With Memory "Unexplained"
old pencil with memory idea, now really available as transmission pen, posed as a problem
Related to 2 2006 111
Karl Fulves Shred A Bill "Unexplained"
electric shredder that does not shred a bill, application search, posed as a problem
 		2 2006 111
Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch discussion of the switch of a small item with a handkerchief, see following items
Related to 2 2006 112
Karl Fulves "I Found A Ring..." street cons with ring or rolex
 		2 2006 112
Karl Fulves While You Sleep gypsy con in which money is sealed in envelope and apparently will multiply
 		2 2006 113
Karl Fulves The Gypsy's Secret Gypsy Switch of item as it is wrapped in handkerchief
  • Basics In Brief
  • Robert-Houdin
  • Professor Hoffmann
Related to 2 2006 113
Karl Fulves You Have Three Seconds bet in which spectator has to reach under handkerchief and get out a valuable coin, he only gets a worthless chip
 		2 2006 118
Karl Fulves New Principles, New Tricks new tricks by Howard A. Adams, intro, see following items
 		2 2006 119
Howard A. Adams Crazy Ramazy involving spelling and piles
 		2 2006 119
Howard A. Adams Fivelefta The Effect eight-card pile, three removed after cut from either top or bottom, involving spelling
Variations 2 2006 123
Howard A. Adams 234 5Lefta eight-card pile, three removed after cut from either top or bottom, two numbers arrived at, they match
  • Add To Nine Variation
 		2 2006 124
Howard A. Adams Fivelefta Eleven eight-card pile, three removed after cut from either top or bottom, weird number prediction involving writing letters on cards and spelling
  • ESP Version
  • Howard Adams Note
  • KF Note
 		2 2006 125
Howard A. Adams Fivelefta Remova eight-card pile, three removed after cut from either top or bottom, small packet procedure
 		2 2006 127
Howard A. Adams Sixlefta Subtracta eight-card pile, two removed after cut from either top or bottom
 		2 2006 128
Howard A. Adams Ramasee-Tulefta Returns six-card packet of ESP cards, spelling
 		2 2006 130
Howard A. Adams Man And Lady ESP matching with eight-card packet, spelling MAN and LADY
 		2 2006 131
Howard A. Adams Doublefta double version of Fivelefta, two versions (ESP and number cards)
 		2 2006 132
Howard A. Adams Quintuplefta ten-cards packet, all five ESP cards match, spelling
 		2 2006 133
Howard A. Adams Vifteena Variation six-card packet, spelling to arrive at a number
 		2 2006 135
Howard A. Adams Booklefta number force with eight-card packet and spelling
 		2 2006 136
Howard A. Adams Gamblefta ten-card packet distributed to three players, pairs received
 		2 2006 137
Howard A. Adams Gambleleftwo eight-card packet, betting game, winning with pair
 		2 2006 138
Howard A. Adams Gamblelefthree eight-card packet, betting game, winning with pair
 		2 2006 139
Howard A. Adams A Partial Bibliography
2 2006 140
Joseph K. Schmidt Stacking Systems double duke
  • Two Aces, Two Kings
  • Three Aces, Three Kings
  • Four Aces To The Dealer
  • Four Kings - Four Aces
  • KF Note
Inspired by 3 2007 141
Dan Lewis Merlin's Matchbox half-dollar on table covered with matchbox, match lighted, half-dollar changes to quarter and another quarter is in box
Inspired by 3 2007 145
Ken De Courcy Lazy Man's Card To Wallet Z-Fold/Himber Wallet, duplicate, wallet shown empty at beginning
  • An Alternate Finish (stamp appears on card as well)
  • KF Note (spectator's name is under stamp)
 		3 2007 146
Re-Count Force apparently accidental over-count and repeat
 		3 2007 147
Karl Fulves Trick File on doing tricks only once and never repeating them, see following items
 		3 2007 149
Don Nielsen Gumball gumball comes out of parking meter coin slot, no method
 		3 2007 149
Don Nielsen, Tony Bartolotta Universal Lock one of spectator's keys opens a lock, no method, perhaps gaffed lock
 		3 2007 149
Don Nielsen Page Force forcing a number from two to nine with a newspaper, book test application
 		3 2007 149
Karl Fulves Slow-Motion Roll spectator turns die according to rules, performer duplicates final orientation
 		3 2007 150
Dr. Jacob Daley Jacob's Ladder
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, September 1951
 3 2007 151
Karl Fulves Headstrong ungaffed coin always comes up heads, then is shown as two-headed
 		3 2007 152
Karl Fulves Squarersville layout puzzle
 		3 2007 153
Karl Fulves Maximo
Inspired by 3 2007 154
Karl Fulves Near Future four random digits written by spectator, then in different order, subtraction, one digit of result chosen, other digits dealt out in packet, then chosen digit shows up as card value
 		3 2007 155
Karl Fulves Stevenz Stevens Control combined with Zarrow Shuffle
 		3 2007 155
Karl Fulves Hop Skip avoiding upward movement of right packet in Zarrow Shuffle
 		3 2007 157
Martin Gardner Four by Martin Gardner 1. number puzzle
2. word/letter puzzle
3. pencil puzzle
4. letter puzzle
 		3 2007 158
J. W. Sarles A Rope Tale several knots tied in rope vanish, then cut & restored
Related to 3 2007 159
Karl Fulves Down/Underhanded false down-under deal, order remains, value divination application
 		3 2007 162
Family Plan twist on the river-crossing puzzle
 		3 2007 162
Tony Bartolotta Signature Collection spectator choses a half-card from clear plastic bag, some others tossed up and performer catches matching half-card with a deck while riffling it, prediction card in wallet, then a different card is chosen and signed on back, card in wallet then has the signature on back, Himber wallet, clear forcing bag
 		3 2007 163
Tony Bartolotta Double Tossed Joker torn in half, both halves tossed in deck as it is riffled, next to two selections
 		3 2007 164
Tony Bartolotta Narrow Minded spectator shuffles deck and deals it in two piles, one in spectator's pocket and one in performer's pocket, both remove a card, piles exchanged and repeated, off-color matching cards, colors separated
 		3 2007 165
Karl Fulves First To Tenth spelling any value to get to sixth card, two-card prediction application
 		3 2007 166
Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch - Part Two article intro
  • A Secret From Scott
  • Edwin Sachs
Related to 3 2007 167
Karl Fulves A Versatile Move Gypsy Switch to set up penetration of object through handkerchief
 		3 2007 170
Karl Fulves Cross Colors deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Inspired by
  • Number Four in Joe Berg's Private Card Problems
Related to 		3 2007 172
Karl Fulves Eureka deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Related to 3 2007 173
Roy Walton The Magic of Numbers five pairs of mates mixed (reverse faros), mated again with number cards and counting procedure
 		3 2007 174
Roy Walton Orderly Suits four packets, each with one card of each suit, one of each suit removed, spectator pushed the cards back without looking in any order, again one of each suit in every packet
Related toAlso published here 3 2007 175
Karl Fulves Not Unsolved Royal Flush version of Walton's trick
Related to 3 2007 176
Karl Fulves Unexplained intro
Related to 3 2007 177
Karl Fulves Sticker Shock "Unexplained"
tabled odd-backed card turns out to be later signed selection, certain conditions and a solution, posed as a problem
 		3 2007 177
Karl Fulves Science Class "Unexplained"
looking through glass of water on upright court card, head turns, with second glass, then card travels in glass, posed as a problem
 		3 2007 178
Karl Fulves Year With Meaning "Unexplained"
overhand stacking the values that combine to a year, posed as a problem
 		3 2007 179
Karl Fulves 3-Blank Monte "Unexplained"
three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax, posed as a problem
Variations 3 2007 180
Karl Fulves The Money Card "Unexplained"
obvious one-way backs, money card "accidentally" gets turned around, posed as a problem
 		3 2007 180
Edwards' Contrario "Unexplained"
three indifferent card under handkerchief, Aces under another, one of the Aces moved over, Aces transpose and follow, posed as a problem
Related to
  • ad in The Sphinx, Feb. 1909
 3 2007 181
Karl Fulves Rise In Value "Unexplained"
elevator variation with four quarters, posed as a problem
 		3 2007 181
Howard A. Adams TripleThreeTrio Principles six-card packet tricks with spelling, ESP pairs or mates
  • King Tut Principle
  • Lady Man Principle
  • Miracle Fifteen - Wedding Principle
Variations 3 2007 182
Karl Fulves KF Note three spectators write their cell phone number on a card, cut in two, dealing and spelling procedure, the matching halves come out together again
Inspired byRelated to 3 2007 185
Karl Fulves Booking Agent performer sticks card in upright standing book, chosen card next to it, repeated, both match
 		3 2007 186
Karl Fulves Arranging A Force seven cards stuck in upright standing book in random order, book opened, some cards are now facing front and some back, forcing total
 		3 2007 188
Karl Fulves Joseph K. Schmidt
3 2007 189
Bob Ostin Card Case 'Crib' cheat sheet hidden in card case can be slid open
 		3 2007 192
Sam Schwartz 3-Blank Monte three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax
Inspired by 3 2007 194
Karl Fulves Big Time Game Show on the game show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader", packet trick with that theme
 		3 2007 195
Martin Gardner Band Through Hand or string, rubber band penetrates finger and vanishes (if rubber band is used)
Related to 3 2007 196
Karl Fulves Learning To Count three cards chosen one by one and cards counted on them until sixteen is reached, starting with the chosen card's value, Aces are next to chosen card and at sum of all values
Inspired byVariations 3 2007 198
Jerry K. Hartman On Tinterhooks five red cards put in black halves, spectator choses five cards from face-down spread, they are black but the halves changed places
Inspired by 3 2007 199
Jerry K. Hartman Strip Switch - Third Version
3 2007 200
Stewart Judah My # Yours number prediction by both performer and spectator, only calculation
 		3 2007 202
Karl Fulves Intelligent Design ten ESP cards (or other cards, items) mixed and put in a row in a stand, a few turned over, medium enters room and divines all the hidden ones
  • Picture Perfect
  • Conditions of Note
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Up & Down
  • The Routine
  • With Playing Cards
 		3 2007 203
Richard Turner On Marlo's False Dealing Techniques quoted from p. 71 of Genii reference
Related to 3 2007 207
Mealtime presentational gag
Related to
  • MUM, Nov. 2002
 3 2007 208
Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves High School Hijinks using school textbooks
 		3 2007 208
Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items, sliding shell, Werry's Matchbox Illusion
Related to 3 2007 209
J. W. Sarles Releaso with loop, outlining some patter by Sarles for a longer rope routine
 		4 2008 211
Bruce Cervon In Plain Sight writing some stack or information on (extra) joker, cue card or crib sheet
 		4 2008 212
Roy Walton Liar's Guide lie speller with ten-card packet to locate mate
Inspired by 4 2008 214
Jerry K. Hartman Back Home two decks, the backs of two cards transpose
Inspired by 4 2008 215
Karl Fulves Do As I Did performer turns cards over in blue-backed deck, spectator same in red-backed deck, they are odd-backed, then decks transpose and cards match
 		4 2008 216
Karl Fulves Too Simple starting with Charlier Cut action
 		4 2008 217
Mel Bennett Familiar Spirit deck cut into three piles by spectator, selection found with spelling some phrases
Related to 4 2008 218
Karl Fulves Holding Pattern three eight-card piles, spelling some phrases, red Aces show up
Related to 4 2008 218
Aldo Colombini Direct Aces spectator cuts off pile, next to values added, counted down, Aces found finally
 		4 2008 219
Karl Fulves Abridged Version cups and balls routine outline for standup, using first three then two then one cups
 		4 2008 219
Ken De Courcy Jubilee Dice three different-colored dice, calculations, a number from a die is divined
Inspired by
  • item in "Numberplay" (Gyles Brandreth)
 4 2008 220
Karl Fulves Hidden Deity bet about locating "In God We Trust" on a coin
 		4 2008 220
Karl Fulves Total Test six dice with all numbers from one to six on table, spectator covers two groups of three each, performer moves dice under either object around so both totals match, with variations involving prediction or divinations
  • The Over-Under
  • Workout
  • Cube Count
  • The Fix Is In
 		4 2008 221
Karl Fulves Stuck At 26 face-up/face-down mixed deck, spectator does face-up/face-down cutting procedure that retains a card at twenty-sixth position
 		4 2008 223
Karl Fulves Shark Hunt seven four-card packets, spectator exchanges some packets, cards gathered, spelled through values from deck
Inspired byVariations 4 2008 224
Gene Maze Stopper spectator inserts top card reversed in deck, another deck is deal in unison with this one and a match occurs at reversed card, with Open Prediction themed variation
Inspired by 4 2008 226
Howard A. Adams King Tut & Jack Benny small packet spelling with eight ESP or number cards, matches
  • King Tut Principle
  • Cleo And The King
  • Jack Benny 39
  • Jack Benny Quickie
  • Another J. B. Quickie
Inspired by 4 2008 227
Karl Fulves The Neutral Zone spectator turns over two cards behind back with cutting in between, they are Aces and next to the other Aces
Variations 4 2008 231
Roy Walton Spread Half Pass
4 2008 232
Karl Fulves Four In Hand same effect, four-way forcing deck
Inspired byRelated to 4 2008 234
Karl Fulves Finder's Feat two spectators push reversed Jokers behind back next to selections
Inspired by 4 2008 234
Karl Fulves Named Magic Thrust two cards named, two cards pushed in reversed behind back next to them, roughed marked deck
Inspired by 4 2008 235
Jay Marshall Falling Out With Marlo on the Steranko manuscript story, The Ultimate Move
Also published here
  • Magicol No. 139, May 2001, p. 23
 4 2008 236
Kurt Volkmann The Origin of the Shift "Translated by J. B. Mussey"
historical comments
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, March 1952
 4 2008 237
Karl Fulves Pass Notes after cut, bottom half is apparently replaced to top but really slid to bottom, in-the-hands, lengthwise crimp
 		4 2008 239
Karl Fulves 'A' For Apple packet of giant picture cards, card chosen with die, apple image, predicted
 		4 2008 240
Karl Fulves Karate Kid impromptu four-of-a-kind production
Inspired by 4 2008 241
Karl Fulves Karate Force psychological force for five
 		4 2008 242
Karl Fulves Holdout Secrets - Part One holdout apparatus, see following items
Related to 4 2008 244
Karl Fulves The Slot Box description
Related to 4 2008 244
Karl Fulves Thick Coin for dislodging coin from slot box without shaking
 		4 2008 245
Karl Fulves Ring Box slot box design with slits
 		4 2008 245
Karl Fulves Slot + Shell shelled coin in slot box
 		4 2008 246
Karl Fulves Half Slot slot box with slot only on one side
 		4 2008 246
Sam Schwartz The Slotted Okito Box with slot box
  • Visual Coin Thru Box
Related to 4 2008 247
Karl Fulves They Walk By Night on a New York Times article on magic, Jamy Ian Swiss
 		4 2008 250
Karl Fulves The Red & The Blue political patter theme suggestion for two-deck tricks
 		4 2008 250
Gary Ruiz Much In Common word predicted on phone screen, confederate
 		4 2008 250
Paul Morris "I'll Toss You" coin flipped and caught on back of hand, vanishes completely, sleeving, also as transformation
 		4 2008 251
Carnac Says gag question/answers, Johnny Carson's "Carnac the Magnificent"
 		4 2008 251
Coin Magnet quarter on palm, penny on top, quarter vanishes from underneath, sleeving, 1950s
 		4 2008 252
Dai Vernon The Action Palm quoted from reference, on action palm concept
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, August 1935
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Karl Fulves Down Sizing "Unexplained"
52-on-One gag card, turned over and only black cards, turned over and only clubs, and so on until selection remains, posed as a problem
 		4 2008 253
Karl Fulves Secret Spots "Unexplained"
stack of dice, top covered, problem of easily working out top value on each, posed as a problem
Variations 4 2008 253
Karl Fulves Pirates of the Caribbean "Unexplained"
assembly with coins and watch face on a map, outline, posed as a problem
 		4 2008 254
Karl Fulves Domino Dice "Unexplained"
using dice as dominos for layout, posed as a problem
 		4 2008 254
Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch - Part Three article intro
Related to 4 2008 255
Frank Kennard, Karl Fulves Frank Kennard's Method Gypsy Switch handling
Related to 4 2008 255
Karl Fulves Gypped on hiding the discrepancy in the Gypsy Switch
 		4 2008 258
Karl Fulves, Steve Barrie Steve Barrie's Trick finger ring on lock under handkerchief, penetrating handkerchief, Gypsy Switch
  • KF Note
Inspired by 4 2008 259
Karl Fulves Red Rover blue-backed Ace through Five of Clubs, red-backed Ace through Five of Spades, two cards thought-of and that many cards transferred from top to bottom, Klondike-Down-Under-Deal Variation with combined packed, thought-cards end up in other packet, effect variations:
  • Crossed Thots
  • Uni-Directional
  • Partner Poker
  • Obversity
Related to 4 2008 260
Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 4 2008 264
Martin Gardner, Joseph K. Schmidt Riddle Rope knot appears or not
  • The Chefalo Phase
  • Schmidt's Fake Chefalo
Related to 4 2008 265
Karl Fulves Cut Deeper comments and applications, see following items
Related to 4 2008 269
Henry Christ 203rd Force
Related to 4 2008 269
Lin Searles So Simple Force
Related to 4 2008 269
Sam Mayer Another Do As I Do cut deeper type
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, July 1946
 4 2008 270
Frederick Braue Flip Flop Force cut deeper force, then miniature card "rises"/jumps out
Related toAlso published here
  • "Roundabout", Fred Braue, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Jan. 1949
 4 2008 270
Ed Balducci, Ken Krenzel The All-Fair Coincidence credit information, cut deeper force
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Nov. 1956
 4 2008 270
Karl Fulves KF Notes on the 203rd force as revelation
 		4 2008 271
Karl Fulves Altered Mates 203rd/cut deeper force application with counting, two cards at two positions transpose
 		4 2008 271
Karl Fulves Singularities "kind of anti-Miraskil"
 		4 2008 272
John Scarne, Ross Bertram Scarne-Bertram Prediction card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction
Also published here 5 2008 273
Aldo Colombini Predict-A-Twist seven picture cards with objects, card with envelope is selected via down-under-deal, an envelope is the prediction
Inspired by
  • "Basicdu" (Howard Adams, Mindspa)
Related to 		5 2008 275
Jerry K. Hartman Deuces & Don'ts two sandwiches, one with mystery card, named card put in other sandwich, named card vanishes and mystery card is named card
Inspired by 5 2008 276
5-Cent Switch Unload
5 2008 276
George Carlin Quotes
5 2008 278
Stephen Howe Hydrogen Glass plastic glasses cling to each other and to knife
Variations 5 2008 279
Karl Fulves KF Notes
  • plastic glass clings to knife
  • thread strand in middle of mouth of cup in cups and balls
  • Fred DeMuth's tumbler trick
Inspired byRelated to 5 2008 280
Karl Fulves Math Glass three different glasses, turned up or down
Related toVariations 5 2008 281
Karl Fulves Flip Dice three dice on table, turned over according to instructions, sum on top divined
Inspired by 5 2008 283
Karl Fulves Middle Riddle three dice on table, bet made, one covered
 		5 2008 283
Roy Walton Our Relations ten-card packet, card chosen, selection and its mate found
Also published here 5 2008 284
Karl Fulves Larsen & Wright - A Retrospective intro, see following items
Related to 5 2008 285
Karl Fulves The Himber Wallet credit information
Related to 5 2008 285
Richard F. McKinney The Sprit Message writing appears on paper in Himber wallet precursor
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Oct. 1925
 5 2008 285
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Love Laughs King burnt and found restored in Himber wallet precursor z-fold, torn corner dodge
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Nov. 1928
 5 2008 286
Karl Fulves The 14/15 Force credit information on number forcing stacks
 		5 2008 287
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Data entered by Denis Behr, October 2018.