foreword\n\njoshua jay
2018
Joshua Jay
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Foreword
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introduction\n\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Introduction
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thinking like a physicist\n1) we make approximations.
2) we copy when we can.
3) we search for beauty.\nharapan ong\nthinking like a physicist\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Thinking Like a Physicist
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streamlined pocket transposition\npocketed card transposes with reversed card in deck\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Streamlined Pocket Transposition
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flip force variation\ndeck reversed around selected card while switching it\nharry lorayne\nharapan ong\nflip force\nharry lorayne
2018
Harry Lorayne, Harapan Ong
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Flip Force Variation
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the card across\ntwo tabled spreads with half the deck each, reversed card jumps from one to the other as both are flipped over simultaneously\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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The Card Across
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ribbon-spread hide-out\n\ncharles nyquist\ndai vernon
2018
Charles Nyquist, Dai Vernon
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Ribbon-Spread Hide-Out
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on producing a four-of-a-kind - hadouken production\nin-the-hands\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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On Producing a Four-of-a-Kind - Hadouken Production
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stress production\ncutting to four kings, aces are on bottom, multiple frank thompson cuts\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Stress Production
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one-hand stud deal\ntop card flipped over with first finger\n unknown
2018
Unknown
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passport production\nspectator pushed ace in deck, other aces produced from that position\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Passport Production
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mark-a-place force\n\nharapan ong\na flourish and a pass\npaul lepaul
2018
Harapan Ong
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Mark-a-Place Force
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kaleidoscope production\ntabled cutting sequence to produce a four-of-a-kind\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Kaleidoscope Production
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straight ace\nfour aces produced in empty hands at once in straight line\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Straight Ace
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poker player's picnic plus\nwith additional four-of-a-kind at bottom\nharapan ong\ndonald chung\n"double slip production" (harapan ong, magic, dec. 2012)\na poker player's picnic\n unknown
2018
Harapan Ong, Donald Chung
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Poker Player's Picnic Plus
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michalevator\nwith seven cards, transposition climax\nharapan ong\nmichał kociołek\n"low riser" (cameron francis, let's get small, 2012 ebook)
2018
Harapan Ong, Michał Kociołek
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Michalevator
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jacob's elevator\ninversion climax\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Jacob's Elevator
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the nelson quickie\n\nbob nelson
2018
Bob Nelson
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The Nelson Quickie
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royal explosions\ntabled productions of royal flush
i. royal explosion one
ii. royal explosion two\nharapan ong\n"pandemonium at the card table" (dan & dave buck, artifice, ruse and subterfuge in the hands, 2000)
2018
Harapan Ong
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Royal Explosions
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Related to- "Pandemonium At The Card Table" (Dan & Dave Buck, Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge in the Hands, 2000)
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pop-out move\n\npiet forton
2018
Piet Forton
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Pop-Out Move
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simple bean aces\nat once with eight cards off the top of the deck\nharapan ong\njumping bean aces\nphilip t. goldstein
2018
Harapan Ong
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Simple Bean Aces
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daley's last sandwiches\nselection appears sandwiched between one pair or both pairs as climax
i. tabled version
ii. in the hands
iii. hands and table\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Daley's Last Sandwiches
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extensions on the aronson "heads over heels" move\nsection intro\nharapan ong\nhead over heels\nsimon aronson
2018
Harapan Ong
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Extensions on the Aronson "Heads Over Heels" Move
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sudden surprise sandwich\ntwo pairs of aces appear reversed in deck, sandwiching two selections\nharapan ong\nhead over heels\nsimon aronson
2018
Harapan Ong
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Sudden Surprise Sandwich
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head over heels, face to face\ntwo cards named in face-up spread, they end up face-to-face on top\nharapan ong\nhead over heels\nsimon aronson
2018
Harapan Ong
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Head Over Heels, Face to Face
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triumph squared\ntwo selections\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Triumph Squared
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slide card cull\n\n unknown
2018
Unknown
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Slide Card Cull
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spread scoop-up turnover\nas half the deck is scooped up\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Spread Scoop-Up Turnover
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play it crooked\n\nharapan ong\nplay it straight (triumph)\njohn bannon
2018
Harapan Ong
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Play It Crooked
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twisting morph\nkings turn face-down one by one, then change to aces\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Twisting Morph
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atfus\n\nedward marlo
2018
Edward Marlo
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ATFUS
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squist move\npacket turned over as it is turned end-for-end\nbob farmer\nmagic, oct. 2004
2018
Bob Farmer
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Squist Move
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morph color change\npacket with face-up outjogged card spread, instantly all cards change\npatrick kun\n"morph" (patrick kun, patrified, dvd)
2018
Patrick Kun
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Morph Color Change
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Also published here- "Morph" (Patrick Kun, Patrified, DVD)
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three degrees of separation\nace to three on top of deck instantly distribute, ace is one card away from first selection, two is two cards away, ...\nharapan ong\nthird degree\nphilip t. goldstein\nindicated replacements\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Three Degrees of Separation
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direct triple prediction\nthree cards touched by spectator during in-the-hands spread, all predicted immediately before they are touched\nharapan ong\ngenii, dec. 2016, p. 56
2018
Harapan Ong
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Direct Triple Prediction
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optical add-on\nhandling for single card\nlarry jennings\nharapan ong\noptical add-on\nlarry jennings
2018
Larry Jennings, Harapan Ong
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Optical Add-On
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sandwich-ception\nprogressive sandwich in which a string of sandwiches is produced, in the end sandwich with miniature cards shows up, center card removed and it becomes normal sized\nharapan ong\nstun-sational\nbrother john hamman\nturducken\nkevin ho
2018
Harapan Ong
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Sandwich-ception
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oops\nselection made, sandwich cards removed one of which is the selection by apparent mistake, corrected with visual transformation\nharapan ong\ndunbury sandwich\nrobert walker\ndavid solomon\nkim card ashian\nchris mayhew
2018
Harapan Ong
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Oops
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three chances\nthree duplicates of selection produced from red jacks, those three cards become red jacks with sandwiched selection\nharapan ong\nupdog\ntyler wilson
2018
Harapan Ong
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Three Chances
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discrepancy sandwich display\nwith double facer\n unknown
2018
Unknown
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Discrepancy Sandwich Display
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illogical double lift\n\nharry lorayne
2018
Harry Lorayne
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Illogical Double Lift
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bigger transpo\ntransposition between the queens and selection, four miniature cards are found on face of original selections and queens change into giant version of selection\nharapan ong\n"bigger finish" (jay sankey, marketed product)
2018
Harapan Ong
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Bigger Transpo
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Inspired by- "Bigger Finish" (Jay Sankey, marketed product)
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tiny transpo\nthree cards on case switch places with three in the hand, sucker gag beginning\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Tiny Transpo
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discrepancy switch\ntwo packets are apparently exchanged\nbenjamin earl\npast midnight vol. 2, dvd\ndupli-temps switch\nsteve hamilton
2018
Benjamin Earl
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Discrepancy Switch
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Related toAlso published here- Past Midnight Vol. 2, DVD
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in lieu of the thru-the-fist flourish\ntwirl change, packet pivoted over\nedward marlo\n"in lieu of the through the fist flourish" (mum, vol. 73 no. 2, 1983)
2018
Edward Marlo
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In Lieu of the Thru-the-Fist Flourish
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Related to- "In Lieu of the Through the Fist Flourish" (MUM, Vol. 73 No. 2, 1983)
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perspective\none half for spectator, top cards do not match, they do when packets are exchanged, repeated, then four aces found near top and on bottom\nharapan ong\n"illusion versus reality" (peter duffie, card school, ebook, 1995)\n"illusion or reality" (vincent hedan, mnemosyne, ebook, 2012)
2018
Harapan Ong
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Perspective
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Related to- "Illusion versus Reality" (Peter Duffie, Card School, ebook, 1995)
- "Illusion or Reality" (Vincent Hedan, Mnemosyne, ebook, 2012)
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illogical double lift handling\n\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Illogical Double Lift Handling
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faro pharaoh\napparently ace placed next to another card as indicated by that card's value with a faro, other aces found
i. basic handling
ii. advanced handling\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Faro Pharaoh
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extensions to the cheek to cheek deck\nsection intro\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Extensions to the Cheek to Cheek Deck
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dude, you're not even trying\ncompetition with spectator who rights half a face-up/face-down mixed deck faster, spectator's end up mixed again while performer's magically unmix\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Dude, You're not even Trying
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the more you shuffle\ncards shuffled face-up/face-down, they become progressively straightened out during more riffle shuffles, four aces end up reversed\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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The More you Shuffle
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followers of christ\nsame ace keeps appearing or turning over, then aces find by cutting to them\nharapan ong\ndeja revurse\ntommy wonder\nbob stencel
2018
Harapan Ong
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Followers of Christ
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breakless aces\nperformer cuts deck into four piles to find aces\npatrik stenberg\nmagic, feb. 2006
2018
Patrik Stenberg
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Breakless Aces
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the infinity reversal\nreversed card is apparently turned back over in in-the-hands spread\nharapan ong\nlarreverse\nlarry jennings
2018
Harapan Ong
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The Infinity Reversal
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countdown packet\nfour fours, one card removed, the remaining three cards change to threes, repeated twice until one ace remains\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Countdown Packet
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drag switch\nas top card of packet is drawn off onto deck\nedward marlo
2018
Edward Marlo
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Drag Switch
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routines with a tabled false cut\nsection intro\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Routines with a Tabled False Cut
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tabled false cut\nup-the-ladder type\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Tabled False Cut
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141
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rapid-fire benzais\nfour cards spun out during consecutive benzais cut productions\nharapan ong\nbenzais' spin-out\njohn benzais
2018
Harapan Ong
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Rapid-fire Benzais
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that escalated quickly\ndeck cut, ace on top, cut into two piles, two twos on top, ends with ten packets with ace through ten\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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That Escalated Quickly
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daley express\nvisual\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Daley Express
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throwaway tricks\nsection intro, tricks with the extra cards in the deck\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Throwaway Tricks
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triumph in the trash\nmulti-phase routine in which two of four jokers are turned over and they reverse again\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Triumph in the Trash
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déjà vu count\n\nandi gladwin\ndeja vu count\nandi gladwin
2018
Andi Gladwin
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Déjà Vu Count
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fandango move\none-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over\nben harris
2018
Ben Harris
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Fandango Move
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blank in the bin\nfour jokers become blank one by one and then change back\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Blank in the Bin
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remix in the rubbish\nfour jokers turn face down one by one, then all backs phase, then blank, back to jokers\nharapan ong\nthe royal acrobats\nphilip t. goldstein\n alfonso\nroberto giobbi
2018
Harapan Ong
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Remix in the Rubbish
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2-for-4 count\n\nbrother john hamman
2018
Brother John Hamman
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2-for-4 Count
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king's overture\nblack kings sandwich red kings, they transpose, with second visual phase\nharapan ong\noverture\nphilip t. goldstein
2018
Harapan Ong
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King's Overture
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on the alfonso-giobbi twisting sequence\nsection intro\nharapan ong\nthe royal acrobats\nphilip t. goldstein\n alfonso\nroberto giobbi
2018
Harapan Ong
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On the Alfonso-Giobbi Twisting Sequence
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cascading twist\nkings turn over one by one, then all at once two times\nharapan ong\n"acrobatic cards" (tricks you can count on, chesbro & west, 1968, p. 20)\nthe royal acrobats\nphilip t. goldstein\n alfonso\nroberto giobbi
2018
Harapan Ong
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Cascading Twist
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Inspired byRelated to- "Acrobatic Cards" (Tricks You Can Count On, Chesbro & West, 1968, p. 20)
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opec count\n\nedward marlo
2018
Edward Marlo
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OPEC Count
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plot twist\ntransformation kicker\nharapan ong\nthe royal acrobats\nphilip t. goldstein\n alfonso\nroberto giobbi
2018
Harapan Ong
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Plot Twist
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gag packs\npacket tricks with four cards
- change back (rainbow backs finale)
- one direction (photos as finale of boy band members)\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Gag Packs
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world's smallest colour change\nsandwiched card is slightly pivoted and switched, it changes visually\nharapan ong\npipo villanueva
2018
Harapan Ong, Pipo Villanueva
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World's Smallest Colour Change
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direct ambigrams\n"the law of non-conservation of card magic & tawanokomu"
two ambigram revelations from a formula and japanese characters, tttcbe application\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Direct Ambigrams
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checkmate\nchess figure appears behind card on hand\nharapan ong\ntrick shot production\njohn bannon
2018
Harapan Ong
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Checkmate
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have a break, have a kit kat\nkit kat bar appears from deck of cards\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat
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flexacard\ntritetra-flexagon from cards, two cards can be revealed, self-animated\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Flexacard
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the frog prince\ncard with frog image visually changes into a jack of hearts, hand-operated flap style gimmick\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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The Frog Prince
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2 + 2 = 4\nfour value torn in half, both halves change into a two each\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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2 + 2 = 4
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4, 3, 2, 1\nhybrid flexagon to consecutively reveal four cards\nharapan ong\nhybrid flexagon, douglas engel, journal of recreational mathematics 2, 1969
2018
Harapan Ong
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4, 3, 2, 1
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Related to- hybrid flexagon, Douglas Engel, Journal of Recreational Mathematics 2, 1969
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on the fundamental structure of routines\ni: linear structures
ii: branching structures
- equivoque
- multiple outs
iii: the trick that cannot be explained
iv: conclusion
v: references\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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On the Fundamental Structure of Routines
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on apophenia and coincidence effects\ni: an anecdote (impossible vs. improbable)
ii: infusing intention
iii: connecting random dots
iv: another anecdote (tttcbe)
v: references\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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On Apophenia and Coincidence Effects
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on magic, evolution and bottom-up design\ni: evolution and intelligent design
ii: the trick that cannot be explained
iii: bottom-up design in magic
iv: conclusion
v: references\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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On Magic, Evolution and Bottom-Up Design
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thoughts on "the trick that cannot be explained"\ni: introduction
ii: favorite "licks"\nharapan ong\nthe trick that cannot be explained\ndai vernon
2018
Harapan Ong
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Thoughts on "The Trick That Cannot Be Explained"
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naming a number\nimprovisational countdown force, tttcbe\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Naming a Number
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breakless classic force\nface-up\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Breakless Classic Force
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messy ace production\ndeck cut into many tabled packets by performer, aces produced\nharapan ong\nswindle cut aces\nfather cyprian\nthree-second wonder\ngary ouellet
2018
Harapan Ong
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Messy Ace Production
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count or spell\nrandom values are counted or spelled to as the spectator wishes, leads to four aces\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Count or Spell
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twisted choices\nkings and aces, twisting effect with one packet, chosen suit transposes between packets\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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Twisted Choices
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a blind mess\ncard chosen from face-up/face-down and rosetta spun mess, performer cuts to it after some mixing, faro\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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A Blind Mess
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what magicians can learn from scientists\ni: the importance of abstract work
ii: magic
iii: conclusion\nharapan ong
2018
Harapan Ong
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What Magicians Can Learn From Scientists
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