Maelstrom

2011
Written by Tom Stone
Work of Tom Stone
259 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Tom Stone
Language: English
104 entries
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Tom Stone Debts of Gratitude
vii
Håkan Berg Most books I have read have had a preface by someone important...
ix
Tom Stone What Is This Thing Called Book?
xi
Tom Stone Thieves and Sheep Ideas discussion of various ideas
 		xiv
Tom Stone, Andy Nyman Of Dice and Men presentation for one out of six prediction
Inspired by
  • Andy Nyman's "Diceman"
Also published here 		3
Tom Stone Dice Force simple gaffed die to force a number
Related to 4
Tom Stone Complicated Exchange within deck, brief
 		6
Tom Stone Silver & Sorcery routine for and thoughts on John Ramsay's "Cylinder and Coins"
 		7
Bob Chesbro, Tom Stone Thumb Tip Coin Vanish
Inspired by 13
Tom Stone Crossing The Gaze Multiple Coin Vanish one by one
 		16
Tom Stone Stack Transfer as visible coin is transferred to other hand
 		18
Geoffrey Latta Nowhere Palm finger palm to third finger curl palm, multiple coins
 		21
Tom Stone Magnetic Multiple Vanish to ditch multiple coins silently
 		24
Tom Stone The Safe Bullet-Catch bang gun bullet catch
 		24
Tom Stone Wet Russian russian roulette with water pistols
Also published here 25
Tom Stone, Stewart James DacheBox various unfinished ideas for Stewart James' Sefalaljia
- Silks from Another Century
- Wired (featuring idea for Ted Lesley's "Mind Bender")
- Ceiling Thoughts
- Shivers
- Vanishing Sefalaljia
 		29
Tom Stone Burn Remedy thoughts about spectators that burn the performer
 		32
Tom Stone Brutus's Gift knife of chosen color is stuck in magician's back with dramatic presentation, see also T.A. Waters' "Backdate"
 		33
Tom Stone, Robert E. Neale Sole Survivor in 3-D non-card presentational idea for Robert Neale's "Sole Survivor" (Magic & Meaning)
 		35
Tom Stone White Lies classic one-ahead trick with blank cards on which writing appears with ashes rubbed on
 		39
Tom Stone Clink-Catch elbow catch, vanish or transformation
 		41
Tom Stone Bottled Up production from under spectator's arm
Also published here 43
Tom Stone Bottled Thoughts ideas and sequences for the "Multiplying Bottles" plot
- Stirring up the Still
- Don't Stare at my Bottom
- Glasswhere?
- Glass-Bottle-Can
- Multiplying Glasses
- Redneck Remedy
 		47
Tom Stone Prediction Ajar
65
Tom Stone Siamese Book-Test
67
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
 		69
Tom Stone Black Art on Close-up Pad credit information
 		69
Tom Stone Black Art Card construction of card with black back
 		70
Jason England Angled Rub-a-Dub-Dub Vanish
72
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
73
David Ben, Bernard Bilis Tabled Spread Turnover
74
Tom Stone Card Box Animation card case moves by itself
 		75
Tom Stone Oh No! Thimbles routine
Also published here 77
Unknown Forefinger Catch
81
Tom Stone The Ultimate Sub Trunk idea for outdoor version
 		82
Tom Stone Paper Bag Cut cutting deck inside paper bag, ACAAN suggestion
 		83
Tom Stone Sentient Sand design drawn in sand is duplicated
Also published here 87
Tom Stone Chinese Lubricant suggestion for Chinese Sticks
 		90
Tom Stone Amore Motel using four of a kind and two of a kind, credit information on Hotel Mystery
Also published here 91
Tom Stone Chairport Chair Prediction
 		96
Tom Stone Eye of the Last Dragon discussion and technical sequences with multiplying billiard balls
 		97
Tom Stone Peaks and Valleys
104
Tom Stone Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
 		107
Tom Stone Negative Structure
110
Tom Stone Back to de Kolta holdout principle for balls
 		112
Tom Stone The Shell as Topit
113
Tom Stone Shell Lapping
115
Tom Stone Ball Mélange three balls vanish one by one
 		117
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
 		119
Tom Stone, Bob Ostin, Robert Cassidy Bank Naught marking methods with two presentations:
- Psychic Losery
- Weightmaster
 		121
Tom Stone Dance Shtick ideas for prop construction
 		123
Tom Stone Mental Posterior method for chair prediction
Also published here 126
Tom Stone Electro-cute sight gag with electric deck
Also published here 127
Tom Stone SloMoSub idea for slow motion subtrunk
 		130
Tom Stone Tesla's Knot cut and restored cable
 		131
Tom Stone Derringer cards at two named numbers are predicted, stooge
 		133
Tom Stone Open Billet Switch secret exchange of two visible billets
 		134
Tom Stone Eggs from Bombay combo with silk to egg, eggs under bowl (Benson's Bowl), multiplying eggs
 		135
Tom Stone Portable Table Servante Contruction
138
Tom Stone Quick Memo edge marked cards in memorized stack, spectator peeks at card which is divined
 		148
Tom Stone Paperback Writer words chosen from lists predicted as story
 		149
Tom Stone Waiting for a Sign thoughts, followed by handlings
Inspired by 151
Tom Stone Sign of the Count "signed card" with mark on isolated card
 		152
Tom Stone Crossed Sign "signed card" with mark on isolated card
 		153
Tom Stone Gesture Switch
154
Tom Stone, Henrik Holmberg Time Operator I joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
Also published here 154
August Roterberg Push-In Change
156
Tom Stone Time Operator II joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
 		158
Tom Stone Fake Casing apparently placing two cards in case, only 1
 		158
Edward Marlo Case Removal from underneath
 		160
Tom Stone Signed Transformation
161
Tom Stone Sign of the Boxer
162
Tom Stone Switch with Card Case heavily gaffed
 		162
Tom Stone Homer's Case switch or vanish of card put beneath case
 		165
Tom Stone Occhamman Card "signed card" with mark on isolated card
 		166
Unknown Tweezer Double
168
Ken Krenzel, Tom Stone Monte Plus Plus Variation with a double backer
 		170
Tom Stone Occhamman Now! "signed card", isolated card marked with paper clip
 		171
Daryl Martinez, Bill Simon Daryl-Simon Convincing Control card ends in cop position
 		173
Tom Stone Paper Clip Switch
177
Tom Stone Wooden Sign "signed card" with isolated card stapled to piece of wood
Inspired by 178
Tom Stone The Collective Blink byplay with joker that travels from table back into deck
 		180
Unknown One-Handed Bottom Deal Force very brief
 		181
Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone Secret Pick-Up tabled card secretly transferred to deck
 		182
Ken Krenzel, Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Plus
184
Tom Stone Hip Hip Hurray! using hinged/flap card box
 		185
Max Milton The One-Handed Top Change also known as "Ultra Move"
 		187
Tom Stone Sir Offalot ideas if the spectator miscalculates sum
 		192
Tom Stone, Dr. Raymond L. Beebe Challenge in Silk vanished silks pop out of pockets and are knotted together
Inspired by
  • Beebe's "Smart Slik" (Encyclopedia of Silk Magic 1)
 193
Tom Stone Well-Timed Miracle card at number determined by stop watch is predicted
Variations 202
Tom Stone The Tutorial sucker explanation with card from lefty deck
 		203
Tom Stone Going Bananas 2-person comedy act in which fake banana becomes real
 		206
Tom Stone, Finn Jon Thumb Tip as Sound Gimmick
208
Tom Stone Things That Go Cluck in the Night silk to egg routine with spectator following along and succeeding
 		209
Tom Stone The Voice of the Public joke about the notion that card tricks are not popular
 		222
Tom Stone, Harry Riser Glitching the Aces
Also published here 223
Tom Stone The Hat Trick top hat on table
 		225
Tom Stone, Stewart James, Max Maven Synonymax cards with pictures and words, selections are divined
Inspired by 229
Tom Stone Tripodal by Sundown - Mental Pursuit spectators select questions, performer divines answers, quiz show presentation, de bruijn/gray code
 		237
Tom Stone Quean of the Quiz confabulation type prediction with quiz show presentation and envelope loading stand
 		241
Tom Stone The Quiz Show classic Frank Lane comedy quiz show with final loads
 		244
Tom Stone Turbo Change Bag one-handed plain change bag
Also published here 246
Tom Stone Acknowledgements
257
Tom Stone Publishing History where things appeared previously
 		259
Data entered by Denis Behr.