Separation

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Roger Crosthwaite Effect 2: Joker Separation 4x4
 		1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
40
Richard Vollmer Oel und Asse Aces kicker
Inspired by 1985 ca.
Lecture Notes
2
Ben Harris Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by Feb. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2)
1174
Leslie A. LeViness Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)
1259
Edward Marlo Challenge Oil and Water or Try This With a Glide 6&6
Variations 1986
Thirty Five Years Later
23
Gaëtan Bloom S.T.O.W.R.C.T. - The Signed, Torn, Oil, Water, Restored, Card Trick one red, one black card torn into several pieces and mixed. Red and black pieces separate, and one of the card restores
 		1986
Gaetan Bloom 86
18
Terri Rogers Curry Flavour only two piles, for history information see David Britland reference
Related toAlso published here 1986
Secrets
70
Jon Racherbaumer Spectator Rouge Et Noir
Inspired by Nov. 1986
Inside Out (Issue 1)
8
Jon Racherbaumer Well Oiled Reset crediting discussion
Related to Nov. 1986
Inside Out (Issue 1)
16
John Bannon I. Shake Well Before Using red-black-separated cards instantly mix, faro fan
Also published here 1986
Mirage
22
John Bannon IV. The Cleaved Deck Discovery combination of previous routines, openly red-black separated deck, card location, instant mixing finale, faro fan
 		1986
Mirage
25
Dai Vernon Oil Slick 4&4
Related to 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
169
David Regal Perfectly Oiled 4&4
 		1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
181
Walt Maddison, Harry Lorayne The Sting as packet trick with royal flush kicker, second handling by Harry Lorayne
 		Sep. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 9)
1393
John C. Wagner Prediction Out Of This World impromptu, number of mistakes predicted
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
16
Edward Marlo An Oil and Water Story 4&4, four phases, surprise kicker
 		1987
Special Effects
80
Steve Draun Out of this World Revisited two piles
Also published here 1987
The Magic of Steve Draun
33
Ron Wilson Way Out of this World spectator shuffles, number of mistakes are predicted
Also published here
  • The New Tops, April 1965
 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
25
Peter Duffie Apartheid
1987
Inspirations
15
Peter Duffie Worlds Apart one riffle shuffle, pairs laid out
Variations 1987
Inspirations
17
Roberto Giobbi Öl und wASSEr oil & Queens handling, bottle with oil and water for presentation
Inspired by 1987
CardPerfect
37
David Neighbors Slow-Motion Oil and Water 3&3, three phases
 		1987
Riffling the Pasteboards — Again!
18
Jon Racherbaumer Whose Oil And Water? credit essay
Inspired by Oct. 1987
Inside Out (Issue 3)
10
René Lavand Red and Blacks: "I Can't Do It Any Slower" five phases, one handed, 3x3
VariationsAlso published here 1987
Lentidigitation
7
Christoph Borer Schwarz und Rot slop shuffle triumph, colors are separated and named card is found among contrasting colors
 		1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 7)
6
Dai Vernon Commanding the Colors shuffled deck is cut into piles, named color on top of each, snap crimp
Related to 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
192
Dai Vernon A Sticky Solution sticky edges
 		1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
207
Dai Vernon It's a Snap snap crimp
Related to 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
210
Dai Vernon Vernon On Gilbreath
Also published here 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
212
Edward Marlo Three Trips to Out Of This World three handlings, one using three decks (single color deck approach)
Related to 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
221
Carroll Mounier Simple Oil/Water Effect 4&4, no extra cards, turning over center two cards
Related to July 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 7)
1518
Mark Sicher Simpler Oil/Water 3&3, no extra cards
 		July 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 7)
1519
Juan Tamariz Application to "Oil and Water" analysis of general effect and variations
  • A Little History
  • 1. Effect in Phases
  • 2. Analysis of General Solutions
  • 3. Analysis of Specific Procedures
  • 4. Choosing the Real Procedure
  • 5. Choosing the Final False Solution
  • 6. Choosing the Procedure-Effect
  • 7. Stops for Specific Procedures
  • 8. Repitition of the effect (Repetition typo)
 		1988
The Magic Way
77
Juan Tamariz Tamariz' Oil and Water 4&4, two phases
 		1988
The Magic Way
85
Juan Tamariz Audacious Method 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
129
Juan Tamariz Stripper Deck Methods - I 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
132
Juan Tamariz Stripper Deck Method - II 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
133
Juan Tamariz Strip-Out Method 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
135
Juan Tamariz Tenkai Method 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
136
Juan Tamariz Biddle - Finale under the Table 4&4, one color penetrates table
 		1988
The Magic Way
139
Juan Tamariz Anti-Water Finale, Face-up, Face-down 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
143
Juan Tamariz Anti Oil and Water: 4 Methods 4&4
  • Biddled Anti-Water I
  • Biddled Anti-Water II
  • Biddled Anti-Water III
  • Biddled Anti-Water IV
 		1988
The Magic Way
144
Juan Tamariz The Pick-up Method 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
150
Juan Tamariz Super Oil and Water 4&4, seven double facers
 		1988
The Magic Way
151
Juan Tamariz Double Oil and Water 4&4, face-up, face-down
Related to 1988
The Magic Way
155
Juan Tamariz Flip-Flop 4&4, acrobatic flaps ala Zapped
 		1988
The Magic Way
160
Juan Tamariz Two by Two 4&4
  • Alternate Ending
 		1988
The Magic Way
162
Juan Tamariz Under the Spectator's Hand 4&4, spectator does everything
 		1988
The Magic Way
165
Juan Tamariz Antiwater 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
168
Juan Tamariz Instant Method 4&4, using TPC and perpendicular spread hide-out
 		1988
The Magic Way
168
Juan Tamariz Yourself 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
171
Juan Tamariz Roughing Method 4&4
 		1988
The Magic Way
175
Juan Tamariz With the Whole Deck
1988
The Magic Way
177
Wyman Jones, Paul Harris Galaxy only two piles, three methods
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act)
52
R. K. Miller Red Limit 2&2, two reds and two blacks mixed, they all change to black, repeated with another set of red and black cards
Inspired by 1988
Interlocutor (Issue 49)
219
Edward Marlo In Oil and Water 3&3, Olram Subtlety application
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
189
René Lavand Red and Blacks: "I Can't Do It Any Slower" five phases, one handed, 3x3
Also published here 1988
Slow Motion Magic
43
Roy Walton Denary Deceit packet out of this world with the help of a ten
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
77
Roy Walton Isolator card selected, cards dealt in two piles by spectator, colors separated except selection, faro
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
78
Roy Walton Friendly Persuasion separating in suits, unusual procedure
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
87
Roy Walton Second Thoughts on Oil and Water 4&4
VariationsAlso published here
  • Ibidem
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
104
Roy Walton Separation spectator shuffles a packet with red and black cards and the Joker, packet is shown to have the colors separated and the Joker is between them
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves problem
Related to 		1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
123
Roy Walton Out Of This World Post-Script card changes from red to black in fake explanation
 		1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
126
Roy Walton Good Mixers 4&4, odd-backed, instant mix, then backs change to a different color
Also published here
  • Abra, Dec. 1975, Vol. 60 No. 1558, p. 441
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
154
Ray Grismer Separation by Weight separating high and low, or red and black cards, apparently by weight
 		1988
The Punch Letters
15
Helmut Ziegler Öl und (W) Asse (r) deck is dealt into four hands and every packet cut, top card used to count down in packet and four Aces are found, then after riffle shuffle separation of red and black cards
  • Asse
  • Öl und Wasser
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 8)
4
Hiroshi Sawa Face-Up Oil And Water 4&4
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
70
Daryl Martinez Out of this Hemisphere twenty-card packet version, spectator puts one color on table and other color to bottom, red cards marked
  • The Cards (replacing marks with stripper, one-way or crimp)
  • Totally Impromptu
 		1989
Out of this Hemisphere
1
Daryl Martinez From the Back performing the effect face-up and having the backs from two different decks
 		1989
Out of this Hemisphere
5
Ken Krenzel Handling for Out of this Hemisphere added to later printing than 1989 (no year given)
 		1989
Out of this Hemisphere
8
"Zigee the good Gypsy" Verdad Setting up for the routine
1989
Out of this Hemisphere
10
Jerry Sadowitz A Million to One spectator shuffles deck and cuts it into two equal piles - one is red one black
 		1989
Cards on the Table
11
Jerry Sadowitz Split Marriages Royal Marriages theme, instant reverse oil and water with kings and queens
 		1989
Cards on the Table
46
Lennart Green Presentation of a simple Camouflage Trick trick during which 1-2-Separation is executed, selection ends up in half of opposite color
 		1989
1-2 Separation
5
Lennart Green Four Aces Red/Black aces end up in half of opposite color, 1-2-Separation
 		1989
1-2 Separation
6
Mark Sicher Salad Displacement
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1605
Richard Vollmer Oil and Aces 4&4, one packet transforms to aces
Related to Oct. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 10)
1696
Ron Ferris Into Orbit
Variations Dec. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 12)
1726
Brother John Hamman The Disobedient Cards strange procedure and then colors are separated
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
81
Brother John Hamman The Final Shuffle alternating set-up, spectator overhand shuffles
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
84
Brother John Hamman Two-Shuffles Harry begins with shuffled deck
Related toAlso published here 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
87
Brother John Hamman The Pesky Card triumph with red-black kicker and selection to pocket finale
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
89
Brother John Hamman The Jacks Come Back 2&2, oil water with four Jacks, transformation into Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
101
Brother John Hamman The Knavish Deuces oil&water and follow the leader combo
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
103
Robert Gardner, Walt Lees Reader's Letters letters on "Out of this World"
 		1989
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 11)
1989
Karl Fulves Dollar Swindle 3&2, dollar bill placed in packet, color separate to either side of bill
 		1989
And a Packet of Cards
5
Sam Schwartz Interrupted Ices four Aces, four Kings, two cards exchanged, stay separated, and so on
Inspired by 1989
And a Packet of Cards
7
Karl Fulves Remix three packets with red-black-mixed cards, two are separated but remix, the third separates
 		1989
And a Packet of Cards
15
Karl Fulves Demi-Device 2&2, featuring a displacement count
 		1989
And a Packet of Cards
21
Martin Gardner MG Trio #1 six red cards and black cards in two rows, collected alternating, suddenly they are in pairs r-r, b-b, ...
Related to 1989
Prototype
19
Martin Gardner MG Trio #2 variation of previous trick
Related to 1989
Prototype
20
Karl Fulves Mexipo 2&2 oil & water sequence with a card transposition, "As the title indicates, this is a transpo-type trick using a Mexican turnover."
 		1989
Quick Card Tricks
11
Karl Fulves Follow the Leader & Oil and Water combination, plot suggestion
Related to 1989
The Black & White Trick
iii
Bruce Cervon The Black & White Basic Routine 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
  • Phase One: Simple Show
  • Phase Two: Double Mix
  • Phase Three: Double Mix Again
  • Phase Four: Piano Key Separation
  • Phase Five: The Mix
  • Phase Six: The Proof
  • Phase Seven: The Last Separation
  • Phase Eight: The Magic Wand
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
1
Bruce Cervon A Handling Touch 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
19
Bruce Cervon Black & White Presentation Tips 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
22
Bruce Cervon Another Simple Show 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
25
Bruce Cervon Multiple Lift Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, displaying both side at beginning
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
27
Bruce Cervon Turnover Pass Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
31
Bruce Cervon Wedge Break Oil & Water Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
Inspired by 1989
The Black & White Trick
35
Bruce Cervon Biddle Move Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
37
Bruce Cervon Another Biddle Move Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
39
Bruce Cervon Elmsley Count Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
41
Bruce Cervon Bruce Cervon's Favorite Black & White Routine 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
  • Phase One: The Little Finger Turnover Opening
  • Phase Two: The Novrec Separation
  • Phase Three: The Novrec Separation Again
  • Phase Four: The Piano Key Separation and Back Again
  • Phase Five: The Proof
  • Phase Six: Test Conditions Finale
Related to 1989
The Black & White Trick
73
Bruce Cervon "In the Spectator's Hands" Ending Sequence 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
83
Bruce Cervon Convincing Closing 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
87
Bruce Cervon More on "The Proof" Phase 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
Related to 1989
The Black & White Trick
91
Bruce Cervon The Spotted Black & White Trick 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, as climax the black cards have red spots, five phases
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
95
Michael Weber The Black and White Trick à la Michael Weber 3&3, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
  • Separation One
  • Separation Two
  • Separation Three
  • Climax
  • Opening Variation
 		1989
The Black & White Trick
107
Dai Vernon Hand Separation Displacement
Related to 1989
The Black & White Trick
108
Bob Hummer Infallible
Also published here 1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
12
Karl Fulves Crazy Colors partial color separation shown after one riffle shuffle
 		1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
32
Karl Fulves Astral Mind
1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
34
Terri Rogers Mit etwas Curry only two piles
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
142
Jon Racherbaumer Karl Fulves: The Great Pretender eight pages on credit fights, J. W. Sarles
  • Item One: Marlo & Double Vanish & Recovery
  • Item Two: Scorpio Switch vs. Another Sandwich Switchout (The New Tops, June 1985)
  • Item Three: Spectator cut the Aces plot
  • Item Four: Bottop Change
  • Item Five: Jordan Count
  • Item Six: Oil & Water effect
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1989
Inside Out (Issue 7)
7
Juan Tamariz Escorial-76 sorting in four suits, several methods
 		1989/91
Sonata
172
Juan Tamariz, Luis Garcia, Gabriel Moreno Half-Escorial half the cards dealt face up, half face down, face up cards change back color
Related to 1989/91
Sonata
180
Juan Tamariz Short Version cards face down separated in four groups, suit of chosen card all in one pile
 		1989/91
Sonata
185
Juan Tamariz, A. Moliné Stage Version
Related to 1989/91
Sonata
188
Ray Kosby Never The Twain Shall Mix 4&4, spectator and performer mix cards together
VariationsAlso published here 1990
Spectacle
41
Alberto Reyes The Red & Black Capers 4&4
 		May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1777
Jerry K. Hartman The Whole World in his Hands small packet
Variations June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1799
Mark Sicher Good Thinking! spectator "knows" colors, suit, values by Intuition
 		July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1806
Doug Edwards Tossed Salad 3&3
 		Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1837
Aldo Colombini Paradox
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1849
John W. McClure Mock Oil & Water 3&3
 		Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1856
Harry Lorayne Out Of This Galaxy one color approach
Related to 1990
Trend Setters
75
Ken Krenzel Ruse et Noir eight cards OOTW
Inspired by 1990
Close-up Impact!
76
Edward Marlo Full Deck Oil and Water full deck separates and mixes again
 		1990
That's It
17
Edward Marlo No False Colors
1990
That's It
17
Edward Marlo Are You Psychic color of top card guessed by spectator
Related to 1990
That's It
18
Edward Marlo Mirror Image spectator and performer have half the deck, performer deals exactly like spectator
 		1990
That's It
31
Edward Marlo, David Solomon Million Dollar Oil And Water Two phase Oil and Water with four reds and four blacks
VariationsAlso published here 1990
David Solomon T.A.O.M. Convention
14
Gary Ouellet Netherworld
Variations 1990
Close Up Illusions
307
Riley G. Matthews Out of Sight shuffled deck is separated by performer, blindfolded, mistakes are divined
 		June 1990
Magick (Issue 440)
2200
Simon Aronson Color Feeling behind back, deck switch
 		1990
The Aronson Approach
91
Philip T. Goldstein Ascension transformation kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
Focus
50
Philip T. Goldstein More Oil, More Water 4&4, four phases
Also published here 1990
Focus
91
Philip T. Goldstein Mixtant colors mix 4&4
Inspired by
  • a routine by Leslie Guest in "Linking Ring" October, 1929.
Also published here 		1990
Focus
97
Philip T. Goldstein Up & Down Mixtant 4&4 cards mix face up and face down
Also published here 1990
Focus
98
Philip T. Goldstein Tiny Water 2&2 cards, red/ blue double backer, marketed in 1975
 		1990
Focus
99
Justin Higham Direct Proposition
Inspired by 1990
Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1)
12
Larry Jennings Oil and Water 4&4, all black finale
VariationsAlso published here 1990
Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
26
Ray Kosby, Larry Jennings, Dai Vernon K. J. V. Oil and Water 4&4, four phases, with mixing phase
Related toAlso published here 1990
Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
31
Daniel Rhod Jeu Double packet trick with two red Queens and two black Sixes, including 2&2 oil and water phase, twisting phase
Inspired by
  • earlier version in "Magie Sur Imaginaire" (Daniel Rhod, 1981, p. 33)
Related to 		Oct. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 4)
26
José Carroll Oil and Water in a Wine Glass vertical, 4&4, one color disappears as climax
VariationsAlso published here 1991
52 Lovers — Volume II
59
Alex Elmsley Shale Fellow Well Met Oil and Water combined with Follow The Leader, 4&4
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
34
Alex Elmsley Shale Fellow Well Met - The Contrasting Backs Variant
1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
39
Alex Elmsley A Rebours 4&4
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
39
Alex Elmsley, Brother John Hamman The Atomic Aces four phase variation on Hamman's "Final Ace Routine", including Oil & Water and Follow the Leaders Phase
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
217
John Carney Oil on Troubled Waters 3&3, deck separation climax
Variations 1991
Carneycopia
234
John Bannon Shake Well Before Using red-black-separated cards instantly mix, faro fan
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
26
Edward Marlo Letter to Simmons - Case of the Shuffles red and black cards shuffle themselves, full deck
 		Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
14
Edward Marlo Magnetic Ace & Color Separation aces stay on top even though faro shuffled into deck, deck is shuffled into red-black separation
 		Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
15
Karl Fulves Hideout selection vanishes from packet, the reappears again
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
38
Scott Robinson Valdez and Water with four aces, four phases
 		1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 38)
696
Richard Webster Pointing the Bone out of this world, using pictures of aborigine, dead or alive, erasable pen
 		Apr. 1991
Magick (Issue 454)
2269
John Kennedy Rot und Schwarz
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1989
 Jan. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1)
38
T. Page Wright The Red and the Black card selected, deck shuffled and returned, deck shown shuffled, then top half shown from one color except selection
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
183
Jon Racherbaumer The Great Pretender: Karl Fulves eight pages on credit fights, J. W. Sarles
  • Item One: Marlo & Double Vanish & Recovery
  • Item Two: Scorpio Switch vs. Another Sandwich Switchout (The New Tops, June 1985)
  • Item Three: Spectator cut the Aces plot
  • Item Four: Bottop Change
  • Item Five: Jordan Count
  • Item Six: Oil & Water effect
Also published here Sep. 1991
The Racherbaumer Papers (Issue 1)
6
John Scarne Triple Knockout order of four red and four black cards changes, using bottom deal
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 8)
88
René Lavand Chance
Also published here 1991
Slow Motion Magic II
41
Jerry K. Hartman Fixit Mixer 4x4
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
376
Jerry K. Hartman Color Culler spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly
Inspired byAlso published here
  • in "The Linking Ring" April 1981. P. 87.
 1991
Card Craft
378
Jerry K. Hartman Hue View using twenty cards
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
381
Jerry K. Hartman Other Worldly forming various piles on the table
 		1991
Card Craft
383
Jerry K. Hartman World Class
1991
Card Craft
386
Al Smith Colours On Demand
  • Cutting The Colours
  • Dealing The Colours
  • Deckspertise
 		1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
9
Dick Zimmerman Way out of this World two piles
  • Additions and Variations
 		1992
Way Out of this World
1
Dick Zimmerman The Face-Up Routine using red and blue backs
 		1992
Way Out of this World
7
Dick Zimmerman, U. F. Grant Impromptu Version two piles
 		1992
Way Out of this World
7
Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould Age of Reason 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
Card Finesse II
274
David Bendix Dave Bendix Variation 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
Card Finesse II
276
Karl Fulves Second Approach Miraskill-type effect, but repeat has different outcome with same make-up of cards
Inspired byRelated to 1992
Deceptive Practices
51
Dave Campbell Oil & Water Plus 4&4, using cards with OIL and WATER printed on them, they change into pictures of other drinks and whiskeys as finale
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 3)
8
Philip T. Goldstein Tempathy using cards with words which either fall in category hot or cold
 		May 1992
Magick (Issue 471)
2355
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Agua y Aceite 4&4, two phases
 		1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3
79
Bill Simon Call to the Colors (Llamar a los Colores) translation by Jesús Etcheverry
VariationsAlso published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3
150
Arturo de Ascanio Cinco Rojas y Cinco Negras five red cards and five black cards are shuffled, spectator separates the cards by color
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
71
Arturo de Ascanio Fuera de este Mundo
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
76
Arturo de Ascanio Un Juego Inedito 4&4, three phases
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
88
Edward Marlo Agua y Aceite translation by Ascanio
4&4, two extra cards
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
54
Alex Elmsley Los Ases Atomicos translation
four phase variation on Hamman's "Final Ace Routine", including Oil & Water and Follow the Leaders Phase
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
65
Arturo de Ascanio Agua y Aceite "Por Culebreos" 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, three phases
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6
10
Aldo Colombini Crazy Horse two cards chosen from twenty-card packet, two packets eventually formed, one all red with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • Ron Ferris
Also published here
  • Spaghetti Magic lecture notes
 Dec. 1992
Profile (Issue 11)
1
Peter Kane The Amex Aces 2&2 mini oil and water routine with Aces, then one Ace changes into a bill and the other in a credit card
 		1992
One Card Wonders
16
Ken Simmons Bluff Presentation for The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, three phases
Inspired by 1992
Choice Effects — Number One
12
Edward Marlo Challenge Oil and Water or Try This With a Glide 6&6, condensed three-phase version
  • Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)
Inspired byRelated to 1992
A Final Farewell Lecture
26
Roy Walton Pass at Red spectator selects three red cards from black half, classic pass application
Related toAlso published here May 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 9)
51
Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould Age Of Reason 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
51
David Bendix Dave Bendix Variation 4&4
Also published here Oct. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
52
Peter Duffie Remember and Don't Forget Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired byVariations 1992
Obsession
1
Justin Higham On Multi-Phase Oil & Water comment
 		Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
8
Justin Higham Tech-Notes on "Paddling In The Oil & Water" 4&4
Related to May 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 3)
23
Steve Draun Worldly Things two piles
VariationsAlso published here 1993
Secrets Draun from Underground
133
Ron Ferris Kr-Ace-Y Kolors in a course of a strange 4 ace effect
Variations Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2175
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2255
Aldo Colombini Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Nov. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 11)
2289
Edward Marlo Out There approaches for "Out of this World", stripper and ungaffed divided deck
 		Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
4
Hideo Kato 東京湾の“水と油” (Tokyo Bay Oil and Water)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
161
Dan Harlan Sludge and Ice Oil and Water five ten blank cards, five have a red cross and five a black cross on it, several phases
 		June 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 2)
9
Jerry Fulton Red Herring sucker problem of having spectator separate a small packet into reds and blacks
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves World Power different handling of the final switch in four-packet deal
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
33
Peter Duffie An Odin Sequel
Inspired by 1993
Applications
24
Peter Duffie Everything under Control color separation climax
Inspired by Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
6
Randy Tanner Reset Finale after Reset routine the packets are put on top of each other and cards are suddenly alternated in pairs
Variations 1993
Card File
8
Bob Farmer Jazz Pieces/Body and Soul two giant card cut into four pieces, two pieces transpose, then oil and water phase with the 4&4, Jazz Aces with the pieces
Inspired by 1993
Card File
25
Karl Fulves, Jerry Mentzer Out of this World Variation (Even Money Proposition) spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly, with transposition finale by Mentzer
Inspired by 1993
Card File
78
Peter Duffie Oil Foil 5&5
Inspired by 1993
Card Selection
24
René Lavand Red an Blacks - I Can't Do It Any Slower six phases, 3x3
Also published here 1993
Magic From The Soul
69
René Lavand Chance
Also published here 1993
Magic From The Soul
93
René Lavand Slip-Cut Technique red and black cards are mixed and separated again
 		1993
Magic From The Soul
128
Terry LaGerould Before Reason 4&4, Oil & Queens
Inspired by Jan. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 5)
55
Vicente Canuto, Bob Hummer Vuelvo Dos y Corto spectator takes cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, red/black separation as climax, with two predictions
Inspired by 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
46
Harry Lorayne Fuera del Universo some red and black sorting comes out despite real shuffles, not really OOTW effect
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
67
Shigeo Futagawa, Vicente Canuto Mini Agua y Aceite 2&2, repeated
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
248
Roy Walton, Vicente Canuto Agua, Aceite y Damas transformation kicker
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
270
Allan Ackerman Mixed Up Blues 3&3
Variations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
105
Allan Ackerman In Place of a Setup 3&3
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
109
Allan Ackerman Out of This World #2000 two piles
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
156
Florentin Oil-And-Water Poker strange combo
 		June 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 6)
2368
David Regal To Mix or not to Mix 3&3
 		Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2422
Alex Elmsley It's a Small World ten card version
Related toVariations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
48
Alex Elmsley Halfway to Heaven not all cards
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
51
Alex Elmsley What a Party! adding faro principles
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
369
Red and Black Flourish cards openly separated, are shuffled, still shown separated, also as two card location
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1125
Harlan Tarbell Doc Tarbell on Out of This World on the switch
Also published here 1994
Wednesday Nights
25
Jack Carpenter Red/Black Rollover
Inspired by 1994
Castle Collection
5
Karl Fulves Sandbagged blue- and red-backed deck sprung in paper bag and shaken, performer then reaches in an produces one color until all are separated
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Crooked Tales
31
Gene Maze Control of the Colors using center deal, Spade Flush finale
Inspired by 1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
132
Jon Racherbaumer Whose Oil and Water? credit essay, seven pages
Variations 1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
33
Victor Farelli Farelli on Leipzig ad reproduction, no method
Also published here
  • The Wizard, Vol. 1 No. 8
 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
79
Karl Fulves Memphis Mix 4&4
Related toVariations 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
93
Karl Fulves Mixed Marriages 4&4, reverse mixing phase
 		1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
93
Karl Fulves Even Money Extra
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
116
Karl Fulves Memphis Mix handling detail
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
129
Roger Crosthwaite The Immediate Center break, mention of "Out of this Escorial" (by Kevin Reay)
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
151
Roger Crosthwaite To Another World starts from shuffled deck
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
163
Jack Avis Another Call, Another Place bottom deals instead of second deals
Related toVariations 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
186
Rudolf Braunmüller Die unzertrennlichen Rieseenkarten two jumbo cards cut into four pieces, routine with the pieces, 4&4
  • Phase 1 - "Follow the Leader"
  • Phase 2 - "Öl und Wasser"
  • Phase 3 - "Jazz Asse"
Inspired by May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
99
Aldo Colombini Follow the... Oil and Water 10&10, combining Follows the Leader and Oil and Water, two selections are found as well
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
94
Aldo Colombini Out of this Country spectator touches twenty-six cards
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
155
Aldo Colombini Out of Color separating the backs instead of faces, two back colors
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
158
Aldo Colombini Out of Apocalypse full deck version
Inspired by 1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
159
Aldo Colombini Half a World Away predicting two mistake cards
Inspired by 1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
162
Aldo Colombini Out of Suits
1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
166
Simon Aronson Color Separation Revelation all reversed cards are black, not recommended
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
161
Dr. Dan J. Alessini The Curse of Christopher Cross cards removed and sorted in reds and blacks, dealing procedure on table mixes and then sorts the colors again, spectator cannot duplicate it, story presentation
Inspired by Dec. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 6)
1
Peter Duffie Divisory Capacity
Inspired byVariations 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
69
Roy Walton Pass At Red spectator selects three red cards from black half
Also published here 1995
The Little Black Book
6
Lennart Green Finding a Chosen Card selection is in half of opposite color, application of GAS
 		1995
The Green Angle Separation
12
Lennart Green Production of the 4 Aces Aces appear in halves of opposite color, application of GAS
 		1995
The Green Angle Separation
13
Lennart Green Out of this World opening phase, starting from shuffled deck and using GAS
 		1995
The Green Angle Separation
15
Lennart Green Out of this break OOTW without switching in dealing process
 		1995
The Green Angle Separation
16
Anthony Owen Out of this House
Mar. 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1)
6
John Scarne, Bill Simon, Karl Fulves True Colors No. 2, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all of one color face-up, except two selections
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
3
Jack Potter Unstacked Jacks No. 39, 3&3 oil water phase as intro for Three-Jacks Deal
Also published here 1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
78
Karl Fulves Guessing the Colors chapter intro
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
114
Karl Fulves Out of This World No. 56, handling with glasses and cardboard dividers
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
114
Karrell Fox 3 More Reasons To Perform "Out Of This World"
  • twenty-sixth card face-up
  • switch handling
  • Joker finish
 		1995
Much Ado About Something
39
Reinhard Müller Pre-World discussing precursors of OOTW and color guessing, credit information
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
4
John Scarne Guess Black OOTW handling with bottom deals, dated ca. 1930s, see also p. 26
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
5
John Scarne New World Order two face-up Jokers in deck, six cards that "don't belong" chosen from between the Jokers, they are the only odd-colored ones, dated ca. 1930s, see also p. 42
Related toVariations 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
6
Roy Walton Mini Mix 3&3
Inspired by 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
13
Karl Fulves, Reinhard Müller Pre-World more credit information on early Out of this World type effects
Related to 1995
The Fine Print (Issue 1)
2
Karl Fulves One Color Only comment on Out of this World in which only one color is guessed
Related to 1995
The Fine Print (Issue 1)
3
Karl Fulves 6-Card Repeat & Oil & Water effect combination, posed as problem
 		1995
The Fine Print (Issue 2)
32
Steve Beam Color Blind performer separates cards into reds and black, then blindfolded and with cards face up performer seems to miss, but separated cards of different back colors
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
53
Steve Beam Choosing Sides spectator removes half the cards from the spread and separates reds and blacks
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
55
Aldo Colombini Friends similar to "Neither Blind Nor Silly", with twenty cards, spectator has more decisions to randomize order
Related to 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
72
Bob King Subway
Inspired by 1995
Opening Night Magic
8
Claude Rix Les rouges et les noires - 1ère version - 1ère méthode performer is blindfolded, separates red and black cards
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
106
Claude Rix, Maurice Gauthron Les rouges et les noires - 2ème version card to pocket with shuffled deck, then performer separates red and black cards
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
107
René Lavand I Can't Do It Any Slower! 3&3, six phases, deck finale
Also published here 1995
Inside Cardmagic
73
Aldo Colombini Nice Salad 4&4, red and black cards transpose, then mix
Variations 1995
What's Up Deck?
83
Aldo Colombini Italian Dressing 4&4, with mixing climix
 		1995
What's Up Deck?
89
Alan Nguyen The Red-Black Stack full-deck OOTW, deck can be seen mixed right before, instantly resets
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
35
Jerry K. Hartman Out of Earthbounds six red and six black mixed, performer removes cards that spectator stops him on until two piles are formed, colors are separated
Inspired by 1995
After Craft
187
Jerry K. Hartman All For One spectator chooses twelve cards he thinks are the Court cards, from those he chooses four he thinks are the Kings, from those he chooses the two he thinks are black, finally he decides which one is the King of Spades and is shown to be correct
 		1995
After Craft
190
Jerry K. Hartman One For All "gaffed version of "All for One"" (see p. 190)
spectator chooses twelve cards he thinks are the Court cards, from those he chooses four he thinks are the Kings, from those he chooses the two he thinks are black, finally he decides which one is the King of Spades and is shown to be correct
 		1995
After Craft
258
Robert E. Neale Parable of the Great Feast
Also published here 1995
Magic and Meaning
158
Raimo Patronen Super Memory memory presentation, after shuffle performer is blindfolded and sorts red cards out and then divides them into suits
 		Mar. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 9)
14
Paul Cummins Deliberate Oil & Water 4&4
 		1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part Two
22
Lennart Green Out-of-Sweden first OOTW effect, two piles, then all cards are black, then red (blacks have vanished)
 		Spring 1996
The Looking Glass (Issue 2)
60
Wyman Jones, Paul Harris Galaxy two piles
Related toAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
253
Joshua Jay This Is The Hard Part!
Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2703
Michael Skinner Oil and Water Rides Again 4&4, three phases, all red climax
 		1996
Classic Sampler
9
Michael Skinner Rouge et Noir small packet OOTW
 		1996
Classic Sampler
84
Allan Ackerman More Mixed Up Blues 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here 1996
Al Cardpone
34
Pas Possible (Trick shown to Dominique Duvivier by a stranger who calls himself Commander Ryno) Oil and Water with Oil and Queens type of ending, but with color changing backs as well
Inspired byVariations 1996
Magie Duvivier
99
Dominique Duvivier Mulligan's Moot Pas Possible variation with less discrepancies, similar effect
Inspired by 1996
Magie Duvivier
101
Dominique Duvivier New-Wave All Backs Red and blue double-backed cards shuffled together and magically separate. One of the double backers is split into two Jokers, then the faces on the rest of the deck appear
 		1996
Magie Duvivier
175
Michael Kaminskas Triumphant Return red/black separation kicker
Variations 1996
Miracle Material
7
R. Paul Wilson Australian Curry
Variations 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 61)
1177
James Swain Out of this World separated into suits
Inspired by 1996
Miracles with Cards
12
Baltazar Fuentes Oil and Water for Experts 3&3, no extra, four phases
Inspired by
  • Rene Lavand's routine
 1996
Arempi
18
Aldo Colombini, Dennis Conlon, Max Abrams Letters
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
89
Rough-Smooth World roughed red-black pairs
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
89
Harry Riser Dealer's School
  • Phase One (red black separation by feel)
  • Phase Two (shuffle control demo)
  • Phase Three (dealing some hands, performer ends up with Aces)
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
144
Pablo Domenèch Escorial 67 sorting in four suits
 		1996
La Magia de Pablo Domènech
47
Pablo Domenèch Rojas, Negras... Y Cuatro Ases one phase Oil and Queens routine
 		1996
La Magia de Pablo Domènech
60
Pablo Domenèch Rojas y Negras 4&4, extra card
 		1996
La Magia de Pablo Domènech
78
Peter Duffie Odditorial two cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, bad blind/stupid
Related toAlso published here
  • in "The Griffin"
 1996
With Cards
8
Peter Duffie Separatic 3&3
Related to
  • Stuart Judah routine
 1996
With Cards
11
Harry Lorayne Out of this World Gedächtnis presentation for OOTW as memory stunt
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 2)
61
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Super-O.O.T.W. all-red deck
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
117
Larry Jennings Hefty Oil & Water 4&4, "There are at least 14 moves", with mixing phase
Related to June 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)
63
Larry Jennings Red/Black Shuffle Revelation red/black kicker
Inspired by
  • a trick of Milt Kort's
 1997
Jennings '67
113
Richard Vollmer Thrice Nice divided deck, see also p. 2819
 		Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2737
Ken Krenzel Strip the Leader two leader card in front of two shuffled piles, they become black and red pile, follow the leader phase, they shuffle again by themselves, stripper deck
Related to 1997
Ingenuities
195
Nick Trost Red or Black - Which? small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
28
Nick Trost, Tom Hubbard The Ultimate Version Variation on "Red or Black - Which?"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
30
Peter Duffie The Master Cards Spectator and magician each have five cards, card selected in each packet, packets combined and re-dealt; each packet is now four of same color and one of the other color, odd card out is the selection
Inspired by
  • "The PallaD Principle" (Peter Duffie, Cards in Principle)
 1997
Effortless Card Magic
30
Peter Duffie Divided We Lie Lie Detector with two selections in two piles, kicker where selection is different color from rest of the packet
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
48
Peter Duffie Remembrance Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
132
Alex Elmsley Underworld nine cards
Related toVariations 1997
Alex Is At It Again
1
Marty Kane Mish Mosh Tell-A-Vision suits of cards are divined, with fingers, then separation by spectator
Inspired by 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 64)
1262
Herb Zarrow Progressive Oil & Water 4&4, then 3&3, then 2&2, then 1&1, dated 1955
Variations 1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
71
Herb Zarrow Progressive Variations
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
139
Eugene Burger Solomon's Oil And Water Routines "An Introduction"
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
90
David Solomon Million Dollar Oil and Water 4&4, three phases
Also published here 1997
Solomon's Mind
93
David Solomon A Small Color Collision 4&4, one gaffed card
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
98
David Solomon Technicolor Oil And Water 4&4, gaffed card with divided face
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
101
Eugene Burger "Is Seeing Believing?" presentation for Oil & Water plot
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
105
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra According to the Pad 4&4, pad is half red and half black, mixed and top four placed on red side of pad and others on black, the separate, three phases
 		1997
Notes
15
Simon Lovell Oily Snobs 4&4
  • Phase One - Mix and Separate
  • Phase Two - Try Harder, Tramps!!
  • Phase Three - The Solo Tramps Goes For It!
Related to 1997
Simon Says!
98
Karl Fulves He Has Followers No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once and then deals into two piles part of the deck, follow the leader type presentation for color separation, colors marked on backs
 		1997
Command Colors
2
Karl Fulves Follow Me No. 3, spectator follows dealing pattern of performer, backs marked for color
Related to 1997
Command Colors
7
Karl Fulves Color By Number No. 12, spectator deals deck into four piles according to a dealing pattern that he made up of numbers written in red or black, all color separated
 		1997
Command Colors
20
Oscar Weigle Kleinpäckchen-Out of this World I
Variations 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
182
Rudolf Braunmüller Kleinpäckchen-Out of this World II
Inspired by 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
183
Edward Marlo, Don May Dealing With the Aces II Aces on top, two faro shuffles given, Aces are still on top, deck ends red-black separated
  • Second Method (Edward Marlo - Don May)
  • Third Method (Edward Marlo - Don May)
  • Fourth Method (Edward Marlo)
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
10
Michael Weber sinful good feat no details given
Related to 1997
His Two-fold Tour
2
Michael Weber hot wistful odor ootw with specific red/black stack, no details given
 		1997
His Two-fold Tour
2
Michael Weber tour with floods two of the indicator cards are double facers, no details given
 		1997
His Two-fold Tour
2
Michael Weber cradled bank bridged halves, no details given
 		1997
His Two-fold Tour
3
Michael Weber breathing life into john kennedy no details given
Inspired by
  • "Red and Black" (John Kennedy, Genii, Vol. 52 No. 9, Mar. 1989)
 1997
His Two-fold Tour
3
Michael Weber another rambling aids precision no details given
 		1997
His Two-fold Tour
3
Michael Weber blanked card single-color deck approach
 		1997
His Two-fold Tour
4
Michael Weber leftovers six bullet point ideas for ootw, no details given
 		1997
His Two-fold Tour
4
Biddle Oil & Water 4&4
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
508
Karl Fulves The Specialist performer separates colors of shuffled deck
 		1998
Combo
23
Karl Fulves Code For Oracle two suits named and removed, performer separates them from the back
 		1998
Combo
25
Karl Fulves The Lady Thinks shuffled deck, psychic from other side of room tells how cards should be dealt to separate reds from blacks
Related to 1998
Combo
27
Karl Fulves Expansionism memorizing color sequence of 32 cards, but really only sixteen
Related to 1998
Combo
38
Karl Fulves After Hummer separating reds and blacks behind back, involving a layout on a grid on the table by spectator
 		1998
Combo
46
Karl Fulves The Noir Test five reds and five blacks, after separation blacks change into royal flush
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
2
Karl Fulves Casino Royale royal flush kicker
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
7
Karl Fulves Noir et Rouge
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
10
Joshua Jay That's The Hard Part Find two four of a kinds, and deck separates into red-black
Also published here 1998
A Teen's Routines
26
John Werner Other Worlds
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
110
R. C. Fields Diminuendo simplified handling
Inspired by 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
173
Peter Duffie Whysolation packet of about twenty cards, spectator and performer each remove a card, they turn out to be the only black cards
Inspired by 1998
Deck Direct
16
Steven Hamilton Mixing With Royalty one packet changes into Queens
Inspired byAlso published here 1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
63
Alex Elmsley Colour Filter four red cards are interlaced with four black cards, then wrapped in handkerchief, cards of one color penetrate silk
 		1998
Come A Little Closer
48
Peter Duffie Odditied two cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, with second deal
Related toVariations 1998
Covert Concepts
7
Peter Duffie Seconds Away! wo cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, without second deal
Inspired by 1998
Covert Concepts
8
Alexander de Cova Öl und Wasser - Meine Lieblingskombination(en) 4&4
  • Meine Philosophie...
  • Die verwendeten Griffe
  • Das Vortragsthema
  • I. Die erste Separation
  • II. Die zweite Separation
  • III. Die dritte Separation
  • IV. Die Überrschung
  • Bonus
 		1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
48
Alexander de Cova, Aldo Colombini Die Doppelüberraschung 4&4, all cards change to red
  • V. Die erste Separation
  • VI. Der Farbwechsel
 		1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
57
René Lavand Why Do the Colors Alternate Themselves? (A Call to the Colors)
1998
The Mysteries of my Life
53
René Lavand It Can't Be Done Any Slower (An Oil and Water) 3x3
 		1998
The Mysteries of my Life
68
Steve Mayhew The Real World two spectators take many cards from deck (sometimes one spectator holds deck while other selects), one takes all red cards and other takes all black cards
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
18
Wesley James Olive Oil On The Side 4&4, with false (empty) deals and full-deck finale
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
5
Ken Simmons Handling for Marlo's Jacks & Tens Routine 3&3, four phases
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
39
Hideo Kato Prelude To Oil & Water 4&4, the cards are alternated, then in pairs, then triple, then separated
 		Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
73
Jason Alford Exxon Mix Up 3&3
  • The Separation
  • The Instant Mix
 		1998
Thinking & Wondering
3
Bruce Bernstein Couples always two cards used, spectator decides if red pair, black pair or mixed, also with discard pile
Also published here 1998
Classics
22
Guy Hollingworth Oil and Water 3&3, optical alignment
 		1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
39
Guy Hollingworth A "Call to the Colours" Routine ending in New Deck Order
Variations 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
202
Joshua Jay That's the Hard Part All three mates of selected card found, along with four Kings. Deck ends up separated by color.
Also published here 1999
Magic Atlas
76
Doug Conn Long Distance Call to the Colors with full deck separation climax
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
90
Ellis Stanyon To Distinguish the Colour of the Cards Under a Handkerchief No. 18, bridge
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
43
Ellis Stanyon To Distinguish Court Cards by Touch No. 35, blurred edges with knife
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
50
Ellis Stanyon To Distinguish Red from Black Cards by Their Backs No. 36, bridge
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
50
Ellis Stanyon A New Protean or Chameleon Pack No. 57, deck shown mixed, then cut in half, one half shown all red and other all black
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
189
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information on Oil & Water
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
189
Ellis Stanyon To Separate Red from Black Cards No. 4
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
209
Michael Boden Deck Memorization Out of This World with the performer dealing as a memory stunt, g=Gilbreath
Also published here 1999
Cunning Card Miracles
72
Barrie Richardson When Worlds Collide stand-up handling, done with about twenty cards from deck
 		1999
Theater of the Mind
76
Hideo Kato Call To The World
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
45
Harry Lorayne Impromptu Out of this World
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
148
Justin Higham Unaccounted Oil & Water 4&4
Variations 1999
Collected Card Notes
90
Justin Higham Displaced Oil & Water 4&4
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
92
Justin Higham Displaced Oil & Water Climax 4&4, magical mixing
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
93
Justin Higham Direct Oil & Water 4&4
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
93
Justin Higham Preset Oil & Water Climax 4&4, magical mixing
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
94
Justin Higham Collected Oil & Water 4&4, magical mixing
Inspired byVariations 1999
Collected Card Notes
94
Justin Higham Aesthetic Oil & Water 4&4
  • Variation
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
95
Aaron Goldberg Light And Dark 4&4, four phases
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
34
Aaron Goldberg Insta-Mix
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
35
Fredric P. Lamazor A. Fan (Red/Black separation) Oriented
1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
16
Fredric P. Lamazor Final Sequence 4&4
 		1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
58
Tomas Blomberg Bhummer CATO location with red/black sucker moment
 		1999
Freebie
3
Lee Asher Red Black Separation using Pulp Friction
 		2000
Pulp Friction
10
Eugene Burger Out of This World discussing the weak points, Grant's impromptu version
Also published here 2000
Mastering the Art of Magic
150
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Super O.O.T.W. all-red deck
Also published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
115
Bob Taylor The "S" Shuffle setting bridge during riffle shuffle with one half bridged opposite to other half, red-black divination application
 		2000
Gambling Notes
18
Sam Schwartz Mystery Mix 3&3, three red-backed Kings and three blue-backed Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
63
Lewis Jones Red Alert One deck is dealt in four hands, colors of one hand can be divined
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
160
Steve Beam Reconstruction with torn cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Nick Trost's "Red or Black - Which?" in "The New Tops" 8/9 1972.
 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
173
Roy Walton Roy Walton Presentation after two cards are selected from a packet, performer separates the colors and gets two wrong - the selections
Inspired by 2000
New Inspirations
9
Peter Duffie Colour Magnet six-card packet, spectator finds five black cards, a red Queen remains
 		2000
New Inspirations
10
Michael Boden Deck Memorization OOTW with the performer dealing as a memory stunt, gilbreath
  • Notes on the Gilbreath Principle
Also published here 2000
Card File Two
62
Paul Curry Im Ganzen Leben Nicht two shuffled halves, magician does the same as spectator, both separate cards into red and black
Also published here 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 1)
19
Harry Lorayne Außerhalb dieses Universums some red and black sorting comes out despite real shuffles, not really OOTW effect
Also published here 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 1)
23
Mark Mason Oils Well That Ends Well cards become blank at the end
Inspired by 2000
Up Close & Personal
10
David Britland Offworld two piles
Related toAlso published here 2000
Virtual Miracles
7
Don England Slick Oil and Clarified Water 4&4
 		2001
Don England's Paradox
140
Lee Asher Not Impressive divided deck
 		2001
Hand Jobs
15
Justin Higham Unaccountable Oil and Water 4&4
Inspired by 2001
The Simulation of Miracles
23
Justin Higham Collected Oil and Water - Streamlined two methods
Inspired by 2001
The Simulation of Miracles
26
Paul Curry Out of This World routine and a lot of remarks about the history
 		2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
183
Paul Curry Best of Possible Worlds
2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
190
Paul Curry The Charm of Luck a talisman influences the outcome
 		2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
195
Paul Curry The Problem of Card 13 spectator selects twelve cards from the the deck, which are all the same suit as a card previously removed, see also Hofzinser's first problem "Choice of Color" (Magic Christian: "Non Plus Ultra - Hofzinsers Kartenkünste Band 2" p. 317)
Variations 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
237
Paul Curry Never in a Lifetime two shuffled halves, magician does the same as spectator, both separate cards into red and black
Also published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
298
Simon Aronson Color Separation Variation on UnDo Influence to leave deck color separated
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
10
Tony Chaudhuri Feminine Side see "Informant" reference for credit claim
Related to 2001
Feminine Side
1
Bob Kohler The Deck That Can't Be Shuffled deck separates into reds and blacks repeatedly despite shuffling, using Daryl's Triumph Display
 		2001
Kardz
1
Roy Walton Double Think No. 21, more or less classic with about twenty cards
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
34
Color by Touch No. 66, small packet shuffled face-up/face-down, performer names number of reds and blacks and sorts them
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
100
Karl Fulves, Bob Hummer Psychic Map No. 69, fifteen cards in matrix layout on table, some are turned over, covered with newspaper, performer reaches underneath and adjusts, when newspaper is removed all face-up cards are red and vice versa
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
104
Karl Fulves Blackgammon No. 23, two packets are faced, spectator sorts the cards into red and black
Also published here 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
46
Karl Fulves, Ronald B. Edwards Colors Can't Mix No. 47, odd-backed oil & water in which faces mix but not backs and vice versa, 4&4
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
108
Harry Lorayne Two Over Easy 4&4
Inspired by
  • Gabi Pareras idea
Also published here 		2001
Personal Collection
209
Harry Lorayne The Great Divide named quartet removed, it is used to separate deck into colors, updated handling
Inspired by 2001
Personal Collection
579
Harry Lorayne Special Bonus Rising Crime assembly with Jacks, then Aces show up and deck is separated in reds and blacks
Variations 2001
Personal Collection
609
Karl Fulves Red Control an Ace and a Two on the table, single cards dealt on Ace, pairs on Two, performer and spectator take one of the dealt piles each under the table, performer is able to match spectator's colors
Inspired by 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5)
160
R. Paul Wilson Antipathy red and black cards riffle shuffled together and "unshuffled" again, using Engblom's Anti-Faro
 		2001
Omerta
7
Brother John Hamman Alternating Triplet three-phase card location with red-black separation climax
 		Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
40
Wolfgang Moser Öl & Wasser 3&3, deck separation kicker
Inspired by 2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
131
Terry LaGerould Unforgettable Triumph with red/black separation climax
 		2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
31
Aldo Colombini Roller Coaster! seven Joker and Eight of Clubs, they change into seven Eights and one Joker, then four each, they transpose and mix, 4&4
 		Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
35
David Regal Out of this Borough
Also published here June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
14
Aldo Colombini It's A Small World using about half the deck
Inspired by
  • "World Class" (J. K. Hartman)
  • "Tomorroworld" (Ron Ferris)
Also published here 		Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
5
Aldo Colombini The Aces Are Gone four black cards, four red cards, four Aces, Aces put between other two packets and they vanish, then Oil & Queens with remaining 4&4 cards with Aces as kicker
Inspired by
  • "Off-Counted" (Erhard Liebenow, Linking Ring, Mar. 1995)
 Sep. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 4)
4
Doug Peters Alien Stack out-faro-invariant red/black stack, OOTW application
Related to Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
16
Gabi Pareras Magnetismo Animal 4x4
  • El Espectador "Magnetico"
 		2001 ca.
El Efecto — Para un "Mundo" de Ficción Mágica
40
David Regal Out Of This Borough
Also published here 2002
Constant Fooling 2
83
Darwin Ortiz Ultimate Oil & Water 3&3, deck seperation and remix climax
Inspired by 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
158
Lee Asher The Continental Divide deck is shown mixed, instantly separates in reds and blacks
Related toVariations Sep./Oct. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 3)
2
Jerry K. Hartman Further On "The Continental Divide" additional thoughts
Inspired by Nov./Dec. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 4)
17
Jim Steinmeyer Automatic Poker ten cards are "mixed" by spectator, then red-black separated or poker deal, Pseudo-CATO
Related to 2002
Impuzzibilities
23
Karl Fulves The Rule For Red different handling than CATO, switching two cards
Inspired by 2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
262
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Paul Curry Tricks by Paul Curry (written by Stephen Minch)
with credit discussions 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
274
Karl Fulves, Tony Bartolotta OOTW without Packet Switch comments
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
276
Lewis Jones Rack and bled starts with shuffled deck, deck set up in preliminary phase, gambling presentation
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2002
Ahead of the Pack
162
Jack Avis Even further
Inspired by 2002
Ahead of the Pack
170
Aldo Colombini Blushing Cards 4&4, mixed cards are put in case, case shaken and the four black cards fall out
 		Jan./Feb. 2002
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
56
Jamie Badman Oil & Water World "From what I hear, Mr. Gadfly is going to get bigger, brighter, and better very soon."
4&4, three phases
 		Jan./Feb. 2002
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
58
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Chao Theory red-black separation with letter cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
5
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Royal Clans red-black separation with procedure and picture cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
7
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Princes and Peasants red-black separation with procedure, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
9
Tony Bartolotta Outworldler with tray
Related toVariations 2002
Discoverie (Issue 7)
96
Steve Reynolds Out of This Gathering - Out of My Mind both spectators deal simultaneously
 		2002
Freebie 3
13
Pit Hartling Colour Sense feeling colors through table, packet of thirteen cards
Related toVariations 2003
Card Fictions
36
David Ben Oil and Water
2003
Tricks
61
Jerry K. Hartman Color Scheming deck is shown mixed, instantly separates in reds and blacks
Inspired byAlso published here Jan./Feb. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 5)
15
Jim Steinmeyer Into the next World two piles
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2003
Artificial conclusions
12
Luke Jermay Out of T(his) World two versions, sleight of hand and suggestion
 		2003
Building Blocks
129
Karl Fulves Seeing Color performer deals through shuffled deck, spectator stops, selection cut into deck, performer deals some cards on the table and one to the bottom of the deck, tabled pile consists of selection and only odd-colored cards otherwise
  • No Memory
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
99
Karl Fulves Worldly Wise Daley's Delight Switch for clean-up
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 8)
138
Karl Fulves Thots Intersect signed selection lost, two other cards chosen and lost, one half put in left and one in right jacket pocket, performer removes the two later selections from pocket, then two mates named by performer, one half removed, they turn out to be all black cards except signed selection that is between named mates
Inspired byRelated to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
199
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter two cards chosen from two halves come together, open push-through, reds and blacks separate
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
13
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter Revisited two cards transpose in push-through failure, colors separate
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
14
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Rouge et Noir with two spectators
Inspired by 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
33
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Odd Men Out two cards chosen, they turn to be odd-backed cards in color-separated deck
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
101
Tony Cachadiña Rojas y Negras 4&4, several phases
 		2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
214
Luis H. Trueba Agua y Aceite three phases 4&4, last phase 6&6 handled by spectator
 		2003
Magia y Dramagia
81
Eric Mead 3 Piece Combo Aces cut to, lost and found again, color separation kicker with Aces in wrong halves
Also published here 2003
Collexion
21
Jon Allen Executive Decision
2003
Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel
18
James Swain Shuffle Tracking
  • The Card Expert
Combination Aces with red-black separation climax
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
32
Anthony Owen SOBW 3&3, three phases, last one phase up
Also published here 2003
Some Tricks
16
Sebastien Clergue Lava Lamp alternate handling for last phase of SOBW, face up oil and water sequence, 3&3
Also published here 2003
Some Tricks
27
Chris Wardle Two at Once two spectators each choose a card from half the deck, the halves are tied with a ribbon and put in two pockets, performer finds both quickly
 		2003
Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck
8
Edward Marlo Outjogged Oil & Water
Related toAlso published here May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
68
William Eston Easy Oil 4&4
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
84
Davide Costi Alternating the Colors (Presentation) emphasis on the presentation, Ascanio's version of Bill Simon's "Call the colors"
Inspired by 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
67
Wesley James Etude for Dealers credit information on the plot, four Aces kicker
 		2004
Enchantments
249
Edward Marlo, Ron Bauer Time Machine three reds and blacks are alternated, Ace of Spades put in center of one half, the other half shuffled upside-down, all things are undone when traveled back in time
Inspired by 2004
Time Machine
2
Ron Bauer Three Ways to Secretly Switch the Two Center Colors as preparation for oil and water
 		2004
Time Machine
20
Aldo Colombini It's A Small World using about half the deck
Inspired by
  • "World Class" (J. K. Hartman)
  • "Tomorroworld" (Ron Ferris)
Related toAlso published here 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
342
Dave Campbell Dave's Oil and Water "(Oil and Water Classic)"
4&4, using cards with oil and water pictures printed on them, they change into pictures of other drinks and whiskeys as finale
Also published here 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
197
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Around the World spectator separates deck into red and black by cutting face up and face down packets, with the Rolly Polly Controlly
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
23
Steve Beam GPS Stack mathematical stack, knowing amount of cut cards
  • Weighing the Cards
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
229
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flip-Over Anti-Oil-and-Water 4&4, magical mixing
 		2004
Diamonds from Coal
37
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Guessing Colors selection ends up in odd-colored pile, pseudo-CATO
 		2004
Diamonds from Coal
92
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Moving Colors packet, two selections (one red, one black) end up in odd-colored pile, pseudo-CATO
 		2004
Diamonds from Coal
93
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Uncertain Separation after some mixing the cards are eventually sorted either red/black or picture/spots, pseudo-CATO
Variations 2004
Diamonds from Coal
95
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Indeterminate Conclusion same with two selections ending up in opposite group, pseudo-CATO
Inspired by 2004
Diamonds from Coal
97
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Chao Theory red-black separation with letter cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
122
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Royal Clans red-black separation with procedure and picture cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
123
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Princes and Peasants red-black separation with procedure, using TAPGAC
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
126
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant on "Magicians stop thinking too soon", Michael Weber does OOTW anecdote
 		Nov. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 11)
12
Juan Tamariz Colors on Parade
  • To Reassemble the Stack
  • A Good Routine
  • Another Routine
  • Scarne's Concept
  • Alternated Sequence from normal Mnemonica Order
  • Color Separation (with a Divination)
Inspired by 2004
Mnemonica
186
R. Paul Wilson Oil and Water short comment on using the Fan-2-C step gaff, no details
 		2004
Fan-2-C
47
Ray Kosby, Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings K.J.V. Oil and Water 4&4, four phases, with mixing phase
Also published here 2005
Up In Smoke
21
Larry Jennings Oil And Water 4&4, all black finale
Also published here 2005
Up In Smoke
28
Michael Weber, Dean Dill A New World very clean procedure
Related to 2005
A New World
1
Dean Dill Bonus Routine two-phase routine
Inspired by
  • "Red & Black" (John Kennedy, Genii Vol. 52 No. 9, p. 560)
 2005
A New World
7
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