One Back Color

338 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Walter B. Gibson Like Seeks Like 3&3, precursor to Oil & Water using glide
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 91) 569
Edward Marlo, Jean Hugard Do As I Do - U Can't Unless I Want U 2 eight cards for performer and spectator, basically oil&water effect, two methods, Hugard's and Marlo's
 		1941 Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?) 37
Jack Potter 3 Jacks Every Time three jacks are laid alternated with indifferent cards and come to the top, as a prelude to "3 Jack & a Pat" by Weisbecker
Related toAlso published here 1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 125) 503
Edward Marlo Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards
VariationsAlso published here 1953 The Cardician 111
Bill Simon Water & Oil 4&4
 		1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 293) 1170
Dai Vernon Oil and Water 4&4, extra cards
Related toVariations 1960 More Inner Secrets of Card Magic 20
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Displacement
Variations 1960 More Inner Secrets of Card Magic 22
Verne Chesbro Ultimate Color Separation 4&4
  • A Sample Routine (six phases)
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 2
Verne Chesbro Mixes and Stacks discussion of starting positions for counts, 4&4
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 13
Verne Chesbro Chapter III 4&4
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 16
Verne Chesbro Chapter IV 4&4
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 18
Verne Chesbro Chapter V 4&4
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 20
Verne Chesbro Spelling The Colors "black" and "red" is spelled alternately with four reds and four blacks and cards of that color turn up, various methods, as oil & water interlude
Related to 1963 Ultimate Color Separation 27
Verne Chesbro Bottoms Up reds over blacks, blacks come to top as block, using Veeser Concept
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 32
Verne Chesbro At Random 4&4, cards mixed, then shuffled, then dealt into two hands
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 38
Verne Chesbro Continuous Mix 4&4, cards separate with down under deal
 		1963 Ultimate Color Separation 39
Harry Lorayne Faro Blockbuster 3&3, as climax the cards are reversed in deck, some faro shuffles, then deck is separated in red and blacks
 		1967 Deck-Sterity 92
Herb Zarrow Oil and Water Phase 3&3
 		1967 Deck-Sterity 95
Ben Christopher Status Quo reds and blacks separated, they stay separated despite shuffling, then done with small packet (4 & 4)
Related to Mar. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5) 248
John Hamilton Instant Oil 4&4 (based on a Marlo 3&3 handling from Ibidem)
 		1970 Epilogue (Issue 8) 64
Edward Marlo Dealing in Oil and Water 4&4, Benzais' Cop, dated 1962
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 140
Lin Searles M/Separation 4&4, using the Monge Shuffle
 		1971 Epilogue (Issue 12) 89
Sam Leo Horowitz Oil & Water Aces and Queens
 		Autumn 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio) 450
Sam Leo Horowitz Honeycutt Plus Queens and Kings are paired, yet separate again
 		Autumn 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio) 452
Karl Fulves Unmix 2&2
 		1972 Mexican Monte 12
Karl Fulves Maximum Leader 2&2 oil water, twisting, then all backs change to various colors
 		1972 Mexican Monte 18
Jerry K. Hartman Mix Nix two-phase Oil and Water, devised to lead into Robertson’s anti-oil-and-water, see reference
Related to
  • "Robin's Anti-Oil-and-Water" (Robin Robertson, Handle with Care, 1964, p. 32)
 1972 Packet Magic 56
Karl Fulves Random Notes (2) miniature Oil & Water
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part Two) 108
Karl Fulves Oil & Water 5&5, cards alternate at climax
Related to 1973 Notes From Underground 3
Karl Fulves Technicolor Oddity four reds and four blacks are mixed in various ways (klondike shuffle, under/over shuffle), yet separate
Variations 1973 Notes From Underground 7
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1975 Card Cavalcade 3 96
Karl Fulves Strike/Oil 4&4, unconventional
Related to 1975 Epilogue (Issue 24) 229
Karl Fulves Red/Black Mystery 4&4 alternated, separated in four and four, a fifth card added to each group makes whole group red and black
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 10
Karl Fulves The Basic Color Upset 4&4
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 98
Karl Fulves Calculated Colors 3&3 or 4&4, weird mixing procedure, "mathematical oil & water"
Variations 1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 208
Karl Fulves Kannibal Kards - Phase One four Jacks alternate, joker placed in middle, colors separate
 		1975 Kannibal Kards 1
Karl Fulves Other Suggestions (A) 2&2 oil and water
(B), (C) & (D) suggestions for cannibal themed tricks
 		1975 Kannibal Kards 7
Edward Marlo Dissertation on Oil and Water credit information
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 143
Edward Marlo Oil and Water plus Climaxes 4&4, routine with all black climax
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 148
David Solomon "Conditioned Oil and Water" 4&4
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 158
Edward Marlo "Further Dissertation on Oil and Water" more on crediting and history, with letters to George Sands, Bruce Elliott
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 160
Edward Marlo 3rd Phase (Oil and Water) 4&4
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 165
Edward Marlo, David Solomon "Oil and Water" 4&4, three phases
Inspired by
  • "Wild Root" (Ibidem)
 1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 166
Ken Beale Apartheid II 3&3
Related to
  • "Apartheid" (Ibidem)
 1976 Epilogue (Issue Special No 4) 291
Karl Fulves Snapblack 2&2, first oil&water phase, then twisting phase, then all become black
Related to 1976 Epilogue (Issue Special No 5) 306
Karl Fulves Oil & Water
  • Tri It (3&3 separation)
  • X3 (3&3 mixing phase)
  • The Primaries (4&4 mixing phase)
Related to 1976 Epilogue (Issue Special No 5) 311
Jon Racherbaumer Oil & Water credit information
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 45
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Oil Slick & Water Wonderful 4&4, alternation climax
Related to 1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 46
Jon Racherbaumer The Veeser Phase 4&4
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 48
Edward Marlo Early Oil & Water 5&5, then more cards
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 49
Gene Castillon, Jon Racherbaumer The Floating Phase 4&4
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 55
Jon Racherbaumer Obiter Dictum comments on Oil & Water and Hofzinser connection "The Magic Separation"
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 56
Philip T. Goldstein More Oil, More Water 4&4, four phases
Also published here 1976 Classic Tackler 12
Harvey Rosenthal Yet Another Technicolor Oddity five reds and five black cards
Inspired byRelated to 1976 Close-Up Sampler — Part 1 15
Shigeo Futagawa Japanese Ace Trick Oil and Water effect with two red Aces and two black Aces, 2&2
Also published here 1976 Subtle Card Magic — Part One 22
Nick Trost Three Jacks - Three Aces Separation type of effect
 		1976 Subtle Card Magic — Part Two 5
Karl Fulves Color Flash spectator shuffles small packets
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Four) 254
Gene Maze Manhattan Transfer 3&3, two phases
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 342
Bob Farmer, Bert Allerton, Jerry Mentzer Jazz Pieces - Body & Soul a red and a black jumbo card are cut into four pieces, the pieces change places, oil and water, missing part of the description is published in "Jazz Pieces"
Related toVariations Oct. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2) 476
Juan Tamariz The Oil and Water of Tamarix 4&4, two phases
Variations Nov. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 3) 484
Philip T. Goldstein Deca Oil & Water 5x5
 		1977 Scattershot 9
Philip T. Goldstein Mixtant colors mix 4&4
Also published here 1977 Scattershot 9
Philip T. Goldstein Up & Down Mixtant 4&4 cards mix face up and face down
Also published here 1977 Scattershot 10
Dai Vernon Vernon's Oil & Water 4&4, five phases
Related to 1977 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10) 1029
Ng Bo "The Great Wong" Oen Slow Motion Oil & Water 3&3, one extra
Variations 1977 Innovative Magic No. 1 7
José de la Torre Oil and Water (1) 4&4, with jumbo cards, turning over center two cards ploy
Related to 1977 Magicana of Havana in New York 6
José de la Torre Oil and Water (3) 4&4, with jumbo cards
 		1977 Magicana of Havana in New York 24
José de la Torre Oil and Water Finale 4&4, with jumbo cards
 		1977 Magicana of Havana in New York 25
Allan Ackerman Streamlined Oil and Water 3&3, full deck finish
 		1978 Here's My Card 77
Bob Farmer Jazz Pieces missing part of text and illustrations
Inspired by Jan. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5) 512
Danny Dew Oil and Water 4&4, extra card
 		1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 150
Karl Fulves ColorSlip 2&2 with Joker im middle, "This is an odd variation of the color-separation effect."
 		1978 Transpo Trix 27
Karl Fulves Transit Notes 5&5
Related to 1978 Transpo Trix 58
Dai Vernon Instant Oil & Water 4&4, extra card
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 12) 1175
Jerry K. Hartman Fixit Mixer Oil and Water
Related toAlso published here 1978 Loose Ends 69
Arturo de Ascanio Agua y Aceite "Por Culebreos" 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, three phases
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 2 65
David Solomon 8 Card Oil and Water 4&4
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 125
Edward Marlo Pure Oil and Water 4&4
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 127
Karl Fulves Infra Red 4&4
  • The Premise
  • The Routine:
1. The Shah's Gambit
2. Second Chance
3. Unmisers
4. The Impossible Phase
Variations 1979 Four Color Problems 3
Karl Fulves Contact Colors 2&2, with card with cut-out section
 		1979 The Topological False Count 7
Stewart Judah Oil & Water "Retrospective"
3&3, extra card
Related toVariations 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 18) 1239
Karl Fulves Push Push 3&3, based on 6-as-6 false count
Related to 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 21) 1267
Karl Fulves Drift 4&4, way to displace color so spectator can mix cards
 		1979 The Chronicles (Issue 24) 1299
Karl Fulves Infra Red 4&4, addition to referenced trick
Inspired by 1979 Interlocutor (Issue 34) 131
David Britland Quick Slick several phases, 4&4
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves' "Oil and Water" in "The Linking Ring" Vol. 53, Nr. 8. 1973, P. 74.
Variations 		Sep. 1979 The Talon (Issue 5) 56
Howard A. Adams ESP Oil Water with cards face up and face down
 		1979 OICUFESP (Issue 2 - ten MORE brand new esp card miracles) 6
Nick Trost Oil & Aces 4&4
Inspired by 1979 Impromptu Card Magic 7
Frank Garcia Oil and Water kings and aces
 		1980 Exclusive Card Secrets 62
Gene Maze Oil and Water 3&3, four phases
 		1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 30
Karl Fulves Principle Prism 4&4, reds and blacks are mixed and they still alternate, weird effect, two phases
Inspired by 1980 Parallel Lines 13
Karl Fulves Part One introduction to "instant, visual color separations"
 		1980 Color Quik 2
Karl Fulves Six Quik 3&3, reds face-up and blacks face-down, could be odd-backed, separation in stages, then at once
Related to 1980 Color Quik 3
Karl Fulves Quik Ending alternate procedure for "Six Quik"
Related to 1980 Color Quik 6
Karl Fulves Color Quik 2&2, reds and blacks mixed in fan condition, when fan is turned over colors have unmixed, visual, multiple phases, selected card appears as finale and signature on it changes into mirror writing
 		1980 Color Quik 9
Karl Fulves Automatic Oil 4&4, three phases
 		1980 Color Quik 25
Karl Fulves Arm Twister 4&4
 		1980 Color Quik 27
Karl Fulves Diagonal Switch 4&4, mixing process for Oil & Water
Related to 1980 Color Quik 27
Karl Fulves Cornered Colors 4&4, based on previous "Diagonal Switch"
 		1980 Color Quik 28
Karl Fulves Red Riser some red and black cards mixed, reds rise to top one by one
Related to 1980 Color Quik 30
Karl Fulves Scribble 4&4, instant unmix, face-up and face-down
 		1980 Color Quik 33
Karl Fulves Interspace notes on "Ultra Mix" routine
Related to 1980 Color Quik 34
Karl Fulves Oil & Arabs 2&2, with transformations
Related to 1980 Color Quik 35
Karl Fulves Zen And Water 4&4, spectator mixes cards, posed as problem
 		1980 Color Quik 35
Karl Fulves Part Three on strength (or lack of) of oil and water plot and finales
 		1980 Color Quik 40
Karl Fulves Mesmerism reds & blacks mixed, they cling to card box, then one color drops free
 		1980 Color Quik 45
Karl Fulves Gargoil oil & water combo with follow the leader, no method
 		1980 Interlocutor (Issue 41) 163
Arturo de Ascanio Öl und Wasser 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, multiple phases
 		1980 Das Ascanio Seminar — Graz 1980 6
Arturo de Ascanio Agua y Aceite "Por Culebreos" 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, three phases
Also published here 1980 El Manejo de la Carta Doble 2
Keith Davies Oil Shake 4&4, mixing climax
Inspired by 1980 The Talon (Issue 6) 87
Al Smith Jazlik 4&4
Inspired by 1980 Cards On Demand 37
James G. Thompson Jr. Punktum! routine with blank cards and colored spots/circles on them
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade 1967
 Jan. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4) 146
David Solomon Refined Oil and Water 4&4
Variations 1982 Sessions 125
Karl Fulves Ices and Kings four Aces, four Kings, two cards exchanged, stay separated, and so on, credit claim
Related toVariations 1982 Six Impromptu Card Tricks 6
Karl Fulves Iced Notes comments on previous trick and presentational ideas
 		1982 Six Impromptu Card Tricks 10
Christian Scherer Öl und Wasser 4&4
Inspired by 1982 Card News '82 65
Christian Scherer Öl und Wasser Encore 4&4, with two extra cards
 		1982 Card News '82 71
Harvey Rosenthal Another Technicolor Oddity with five red and five black cards
Inspired byRelated to 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20) 387
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1982 Packet Tricks 24
Peter Kane Passing the Alternation two packets with each four red-backed and blue-backed cards, one packet separated and one alternated, that state transposes
 		1982 Kane 60
Edward Marlo Clearly Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards, four phases, spectator assists
 		1983 Marlo without Tears 223
Daryl Martinez Sunrise four of a kind, reds come back to top even though when alternated
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 91
Magic Ronnay The New Oil and Water Routine with eight identical red and eight identical black cards, five phases
 		Oct. 1983 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1) 1161
David Britland O + W 4&4, one mix and one un-mix
Variations 1983 Deckade 6
Karl Fulves Oil And Water credit information on the plot, Hofzinser, excerpt from "Tricks with Prepared Cards" (Donald Holmes, 1913)
 		1983 Worknotes On Brainwave 104
James G. Thompson Jr. Traue keinem As! longer routine with Aces and Kings, with following items and 4&4 oil water
 		Aug. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2) 62
Reinhard Müller Öl und Wasser in Zeitlupe 3&3, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1983 Riesenkarten 1 10
Ray Kosby Cooking With Oil & Water 4&4, separation and mixing phase
 		1984 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3 103
Ernst Pancrazi Four Parts Oil 4&4, no extra cards, four phases
Variations Feb. 1984 Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2) 883
Unknown Oil and Water No. 15, involving dealing, 4&4
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 22
Karl Fulves Checkers No. 16, off-beat dealing and turnover of packets, 3&3
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 24
James Swain Slow Motion Oil and Water 3&3
 		July 1985 Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7) 1088
Edward Marlo An Oil and Water Phase 4&4, with remix phase
Related to 1985 Formula One Close-Up 66
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Oil & Perrier 4&4, three phases
 		1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 57
Ben Harris Oil and Water Delux 4&4
 		1985 Midnight Special 17
Justin Higham Paddling in the Oil and Water 4&4
 		1985 All Hands on Deck! 12
Ben Harris Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by Feb. 1986 Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2) 1174
Edward Marlo Challenge Oil and Water or Try This With a Glide 6&6
Variations 1986 Thirty Five Years Later 23
Dai Vernon Oil Slick 4&4
Related to 1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 169
Edward Marlo An Oil and Water Story 4&4, four phases, surprise kicker
 		1987 Special Effects 80
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
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
 		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 4&4, two methods
 		1988 The Magic Way 132
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 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
 		1988 The Magic Way 162
Juan Tamariz Under the Spectator's Hand 4&4, spectator does everything
 		1988 The Magic Way 165
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
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 Second Thoughts on Oil and Water 4&4
VariationsAlso published here
  • Ibidem
 1988 The Complete Walton — Volume 2 104
Mark Sicher Salad Displacement
Feb. 1989 Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2) 1605
Brother John Hamman The Knavish Deuces oil&water and follow the leader combo
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 103
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
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
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
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
Doug Edwards Tossed Salad 3&3
 		Oct. 1990 Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10) 1837
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
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
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
Also published here 1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 31
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, 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
Scott Robinson Valdez and Water with four aces, four phases
 		1991 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 38) 696
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 Racherbaumer Papers (Issue 1) 6
Jerry K. Hartman Fixit Mixer 4x4
Also published here 1991 Card Craft 376
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Agua y Aceite 4&4, two phases
 		1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3 79
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
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
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
 		1993 The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 2) 9
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
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
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
Jon Racherbaumer Whose Oil and Water? credit essay, seven pages
Variations 1994 Facsimile (Issue 2) 33
Karl Fulves Memphis Mix 4&4
Related toVariations 1994 Rigmarole (Issue 8) 93
Karl Fulves Memphis Mix handling detail
Related to 1994 Verbatim (Issue 10) 129
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
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
Roy Walton Mini Mix 3&3
Inspired by 1995 Underworld (Issue 1) 13
Karl Fulves 6-Card Repeat & Oil & Water effect combination, posed as problem
 		1995 The Fine Print (Issue 2) 32
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
 		1995 What's Up Deck? 83
Aldo Colombini Italian Dressing 4&4, with mixing climix
 		1995 What's Up Deck? 89
Paul Cummins Deliberate Oil & Water 4&4
 		1996 from a shuffled deck in use... Part Two 22
Michael Skinner Oil and Water Rides Again 4&4, three phases, all red climax
 		1996 Classic Sampler 9
Baltazar Fuentes Oil and Water for Experts 3&3, no extra, four phases
Inspired by
  • Rene Lavand's routine
 1996 Arempi 18
Pablo Domenèch Rojas y Negras 4&4, extra card
 		1996 La Magia de Pablo Domènech 78
Peter Duffie Separatic 3&3
Related to
  • Stuart Judah routine
 1996 With Cards 11
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
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
Unknown Biddle Oil & Water 4&4
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 508
R. C. Fields Diminuendo simplified handling
Inspired by 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 7) 173
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
René Lavand It Can't Be Done Any Slower (An Oil and Water) 3x3
 		1998 The Mysteries of my Life 68
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
  • "Oil & Water - Water & Oil - Oil & Water (Three Jacks and Three Tens)" (Ed Marlo, Ibidem, Dec. 1958)
 Oct. 1998 Onyx (Issue 5) 39
Guy Hollingworth Oil and Water 3&3, optical alignment
 		1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 39
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information on Oil & Water
Related to 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 189
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 Final Sequence 4&4
 		1999 Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements 58
Don England Slick Oil and Clarified Water 4&4
 		2001 Don England's Paradox 140
Justin Higham Unaccountable Oil and Water 4&4
Inspired by 2001 The Simulation of Miracles 23
Harry Lorayne Two Over Easy 4&4
Inspired by
  • Gabi Pareras idea
Also published here 		2001 Personal Collection 209
Wolfgang Moser Öl & Wasser 3&3, deck separation kicker
Inspired by 2001 Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5) 131
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
 		2001 Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3 Sep./Oct.) 35
Gabi Pareras Magnetismo Animal 4x4
  • El Espectador "Magnetico"
 		2001 ca. El Efecto — Para un "Mundo" de Ficción Mágica 40
Darwin Ortiz Ultimate Oil & Water 3&3, deck seperation and remix climax
Inspired by 2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 158
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
 		2002 Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1 Jan./Feb.) 58
David Ben Oil and Water
2003 Tricks 61
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
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
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
  • "Time Machine" (Ed Marlo, Ibidem #7)
 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
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
Arturo de Ascanio Oil and Water Featuring the Ascanio Spread 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, three phases
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 66
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Oil and Water 4&4, extra card, two phases
 		2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 116
Arturo de Ascanio Sleightless Oil and Water (or so it seems) 4&4, extra card, multi-phase routine
 		2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 194
Arturo de Ascanio Eight-Card Oil and Water 4&4, three phases
Related to
  • similar version in "Ilusionismo" N° 180, 1960.
Also published here 		2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 294
Jack Avis Oil and Water Again - Agai - Aga - Ag - A 4&4
 		2006 Rara Avis 105
Jack Avis An Oil and Water Move 4&4, using bottom deals and Elmsley Count
 		2006 Rara Avis 106
Shannon Clark Well-Oiled Pack 3&3 multi-phase routine with separating deck climax
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 194
Hiroyuki Sakai Color Sunder 4&4
  • Part I: The First Separation
  • Part II: The Second Separation
  • Part III: The Transposition
 		Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 24
Alexander de Cova Groundhog Day 4&4, all red kicker, unusual presentation, oil & water combined with silk knotting and Groundhog Day movie presentation
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2006 The California Lecture 2006 15
Denis Behr Oil & Water 3&3, deck separation as climax
 		2007 Handcrafted Card Magic 66
David Acer The Immiscible Eight 4&4, three phases, only first phase is Acer's and is described here
Related to 2007 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 19
David Solomon Million Dollar Oil & Water II 4&4, three phases
Inspired by 2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 185
Shiv Duggal Mixed Blessings 3&3
  • Phase One: The First Separation
  • Phase Two: Shake Well to Mix
  • Phase Three: The Second Separation
  • Phase Four: The Face-Up Separation
 		Mar. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 3) 20
Ken Krenzel Oily Triumph 4&4, face-up red cards alternated with face-down black cards, then all face down but still mixed, then separated
 		Apr. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 4) 39
Ray Kosby Mix Nix 4&4, spectator and performer mix cards together
Also published here Mar. 2007 Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 1) 8
Alexander de Cova Oel & Wasser 4&4, all-red climax
Also published here 2007 Seminar 1516 7
Alexander de Cova Öl und Wasser 4&4, all-red climax
Also published here 2007 Seminar 2007 5
Nick Trost, Shigeo Futagawa The Trost Four-Ace Routine
  • Phase One - The Transposed Aces
  • Phase Two - Japanese Aces (2&2, Futagawa)
  • Phase Three - Flapjack Aces
Also published here 2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 378
Nick Trost The Ambitious Jacks Jacks and indifferent cards are alternated on top of the deck, Jacks come to top, repeat, then small packet handling
 		2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 471
Román García Agua y Aceite ideas the faro fan for Oil and Water
  • Evaporación y condensación (à la Carroll, one color vanishes and reappears)
  • Agitación
Inspired by 2010 Nanomagias 138
Juan Tamariz Oil Strike 4&4, visual phase with ladder/staircase switch
 		Nov. 2010 Genii (Vol. 73 No. 11) 68
Lance Pierce Oil & Water 4&4, four phases
Inspired by 2010 Elements 49
Alexander de Cova, Richard Vollmer Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier... 4&4, all red kicker, jumbo cards
Also published here 2010 Better Than Hartz 4 15
Alexander de Cova Murmeltier 4&4, all red as climax
Also published here 2010 Seminar Saalbach 2010 3
Alexander de Cova, Richard Vollmer Murmeltier 4&4, all red kicker
Related toAlso published here 2011 Seminar-Leviten 3
Wolfgang Moser Öl & Wasser 3&3 with hole deck kicker
 		2011 Kreationen 21
Jon Racherbaumer Bile and Blood 4&4, all black finale, five phases
Inspired by Mar. 2011 Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3) 17
Michał Kociołek In Oil, Under Water 4&4, two phases
 		2012 8 Effects and a Sleight 42
Tom Stone Flustered Curiosity 4&4
Inspired by June 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 6) 30
Tom Stone Sloppy Mix 4&4
 		June 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 6) 31
Tom Stone Spiked O&W 4&4
 		June 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 6) 32
Tom Stone Oil and Words 4&4, displacement idea
 		Aug. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8) 31
Dani DaOrtiz Oil and Water Done in the Spectator's Hands
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
4&4
Also published here Nov. 2013 Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11) 22
Harapan Ong, William Eston Full Deck Oil & Water 4&4, deck finale
Inspired by
  • "Easy Oil" (William Eston, Magic, Oct. 2003, p. 84)
 2014 Close Culls 30
Tomas Blomberg Tabled Oil & Water 4&4, three extra cards, one phase
 		2014 Blomberg Laboratories 274
Bébel L'Huile et L'Eau 4&4, multi phases
 		2014 Notes de Conférence 1 3
David Britland Return to Oil and Water
  • Cardopolis
4&4
 		Nov. 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11) 26
Gabi Pareras Agua y Aceite I 4x4, with follow the leader ending
  • Alternativa
 		2014 Rutinas I 23
Gabi Pareras Agua y Aceite II 6x3 as 4x4, all cards are red as climax
 		2014 Rutinas I 27
Helder Guimarães The Solo Act
  • 1. Triumph
  • 2. Anti-Oil and Water
  • 3. Kings Production
  • Finale - Cards to New Deck Order
 		2015 The Veriloquent 35
Alexander de Cova Das Murmeltier 4&4, all red kicker, unusual presentation, oil & water combined with silk knotting and Groundhog Day movie presentation
Also published here 2015 Burners — Vol. 3 37
Harapan Ong The Incomplete Strip-Out stripping cards out from a tapered deck with an unsquared deck
  • Shuffle stacking sandwich demo: shuffling selection between two Jokers
  • Full deck red-black separation
  • Oil and Water: Spectator separates the colors themselves
 		2017 A New Angle 151
Harapan Ong All Hail the Great Leader Four red cards and four black cards keep remaining separate despite being mixed (follow the leader), when placed together they mix, when placed back with their leaders they separate again
Related to 2017 Wabi-Sabi 14
Edward Marlo Outjogged Oil and Water
2017 Wabi-Sabi 19
Harapan Ong MixUnMix Three red cards and three black cards visually mix and then unmix with a wave
 		2017 Wabi-Sabi 26
Harapan Ong You'll Float Too Visual Oil and Water routine, cards separate during a dribble
 		2017 Wabi-Sabi 38
Harry Lorayne Miraculous Oil & Water 4&4 or 5&5
 		2017 JawDroppers! Two 185
张国洲 Jojo Oil and Water Three phase Oil and Water, gimmicked, looks clean
 		2017 The Truth 真相 5
Tom Stone Standing Rock
  • Lodestones
4&4, performer and spectator both handle a set of eight cards
 		Apr. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4) 58
Tom Stone Backs & Water 4&4, mixed face-up/face-down, visual, accidental reinvention of trick in Tamariz reference
Related to July 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7) 49
David Britland Return to Oil and Water
  • Cardopolis
4&4
Inspired by Aug. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8) 46
Bébel The Black and The Red 4&4, instant mixing
Variations Oct. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 10) 69
Anthony Owen SOBW 3&3, three phases, last one phase up
Also published here 2017 Secrets 13
Sebastien Clergue Lava Lamp alternate handling for last phase of SOBW, face up oil and water sequence, 3&3
Also published here 2017 Secrets 26
Anthony Owen, David Regal SOBW Further Thoughts
  • Examination
  • In the Spectator's Hands
  • David Regal's Get-Ready for Phase Three
 		2017 Secrets 30
John Hostler Shhh Bonus: Variation 9000 4&4, mixing sequence that retains a red-black-order
 		2018 Firkin of Deipotent Trouvailles 62
David Solomon Simple Refined Oil and Water 4&4
Inspired by 2018 Solomon's Secrets 41
Peter Pellikaan Tussenschot 4&4, optionally with blank cards that have drops of oil and water depicted on them
 		2018 Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1) 1
Shota Okana Oil Slick 6x6 with two spectators
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 152
Harry Lorayne Two Over Easy 4&4
Also published here 2018 And Finally! 156
John Guastaferro, Bébel Flash Flood 4&4, instant mixing
Inspired by Jan. 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1) 56
Allan Ackerman, Bernardo Sedlacek No Extras 4&4, no extra cards
 		2019 Card Theater 49
Dani DaOrtiz Oil and Water in the Spectator's Hand 4&4
Also published here 2019 Semi Automatic 1
José Carroll Oil and Water in a Wine Glass vertical, 4&4, one color disappears as climax
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 155
Carlos Vaquera Day and Night 4x4, three phases, mixing phase in the middle
 		2019 The Illusioneer 135
Carlos Vaquera Les Rouges et les Noires 4x4, four phases one extra card
 		2019 The Illusioneer 141
Jim Steinmeyer French Dressing 3&3, no-touch oil & water
 		2020 Virtual Impuzzibilities 23
Bob Farmer Oil and Gaffs 4&4, face-up Tens mixed with face-down blank cards, they separate, then the packets transpose with transformation kicker of one quartet, two blank-backed cards
Variations Jan. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1) 64
David Britland Quick Slick
  • Cardopolis
4&4
Inspired by Oct. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 10) 56
Roberto Giobbi Oil and Water... and More Water 4&4, all change to red as climax, credit information for one-color climax
 		2021 Sharing Secrets 51
Nathan Kranzo Easy Oil and Water Five red, five black, self-working
 		2021 Kranzilla Unleashed 31
Jeremiah Zuo Mr. Monk Does A Card Trick 8&8, multi-phase mixing and following routine with eight red and eight black cards
 		Sep. 2021 The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 6) 156
John Bannon Black Ice
  • Dealing With It
intro to oil and water methods
 		Mar. 2022 Genii (Vol. 85 No. 3) 50
John Bannon Twain in Vain 4&4, spectator and performer mix cards together, End Grip handling
Inspired by Mar. 2022 Genii (Vol. 85 No. 3) 50
John Bannon Catalytic 4&4
 		Mar. 2022 Genii (Vol. 85 No. 3) 52
Val Le-Val New Wave Oil and Water using cards with letters O and W on them, separation occurs one card at a time, slow-motion
 		2022 The Glasgow File — Volume 1 152
Bob Farmer Oil and Gaffs 4&4, face-up Jokers mixed with face-down blank cards, they separate, then the packets transpose with transformation kicker of one quartet, two blank-backed cards
  • 1. Display Jokers & Blanks
  • 2. Oil and Water
  • 3. Transpo Transformation
  • 4. The Kings
  • A Quick Sequence
  • Notes
  • Other Ideas
Inspired by 2022 Oil and Gaffs 1
Shimpei Katsuragawa Reunited 3&3, reds and blacks are alternated and packet torn in half, cards separate and order matches
 		2022 La Campanella 29
Dai Vernon Three of a Kind three Twos alternated with indifferent cards, they come to top, 3&3, from private lecture notes by Ernest Shattock
 		2022 Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic 72