Off the Wall

1988
Written by Ben Harris
Work of Ben Harris
104 pages (Stapled), published by BHM Industries / New Directions Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by Christopher
Language: English
32 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jay Sankey Foreword
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Ben Harris Introduction
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Ben Harris 4 Corners four coins appear in four corners of close-up mat while hands make large wave motions
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Ben Harris Static two cards apparently repel and attract each other on top of deck
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Ben Harris Geller Card card bends visually
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Ben Harris Divine Geller Card is used to divine selection
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Thick Card Dribble Force
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Ben Harris, David Faulkner Invertz pairs are deal after one riffle shuffle, top cards turned over, two chosen and exchanged, later located
Inspired byVariations 24
Ben Harris Pyrobox card with signed sticker to matchbox, awkward handling
Related to 27
Ben Harris Pyrobook card to matchbook, card already in it from start, signed while partially covered
Related to 38
Ben Harris Foto one of three jokers signed on back, face changes into selection
Variations 44
Ben Harris The Norway Addition to Fandango Move center face-up card of sandwich visually transforms
Inspired byAlso published here 48
Ben Harris Invisible Sandwich sandwich cards thrown onto table from in-the-hands spread and selection appears between them
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Ben Harris Slip Cut Sandwich sandwich cards vanish and appear around selection
Variations 54
Swing Slip Cut
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Coffin Change with outjogged card
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Ben Harris S.C.S. #2 selection rises up to appear between sandwich cards
Inspired by 59
Ben Harris Twirl getting a cork-screw twist in handle
Variations 60
Ben Harris S.F.U.C. - Super Flip Utility Concept flipping over two cards as once with Super-Flip, upper one is scallop short, with applications:
  • A Flash Double-Lift
  • A Color Change
  • A Stunning Ambitious Card Climax
  • A Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Super-Flip" (Ben Harris, New Directions)
Related toVariations 		62
Ben Harris Super-Flip top card turns over at end of dribble, onto table or other hand
Also published here
  • "Super-Flip" (Ben Harris, New Directions)
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Ben Harris Dynamic Duo two-phase transposition, using S.F.U.C., duplicate
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Ben Harris Staple Diet signed card in deck, staple pressed into Joker face-up on deck, selection appears stapled back-to-back to it, using S.F.U.C. as a switch
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Ben Harris Tight Joker signed by performer transposes with signed selection, between sandwich cards
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Harry Lorayne, Ben Harris Illogical Double Lift Switch switching one of two
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Ben Harris Pilgrimage three coins across, extra coin
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Ben Harris Reach-Across Transfer hands cross, right-hand classic palm coin dropped on left fingertips
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Ben Harris, Larry Jennings Three-as-Two Display
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Ben Harris Strange Harmony selection sandwiched, all three cards torn twice, when pieces are examined the selection has vanished
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Ben Harris Mid-Air Restoration on deck as several pieces are tossed in air
Inspired by 95
Ben Harris H.G. Wells card selected, Joker vanishes from face of deck, deck sorts itself to new deck order with Joker at spot where selection would be
Variations 96
Ben Harris Under Your Finger! selection made, Ace to Three removed, Ace placed under spectator's finger, it transposes with Two and Three (without ever showing card under finger), card under finger turns out to be selection
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Ben Harris Biography
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Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2019.