45 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Nerve Trick (Knocking out of Hand)
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
For a Person to chuse a Card, you not supposed to know what it is, and then for the Person to hold the Cards between his Finger and Thumb, to strike them all out of his Hand but the very Card he had taken. "This is called the Nerve Trick"
1784 61
Faire tirer une carte, la mêler avec les autres... La faire rester seule dans la main gauche en faisant tomber les autres par terre chosen card remains in one hand after the rest of deck has been hit by the other hand
1786 132
Various Modes of Disclosing a Discovered Card - First Method deck hit out of spectator's hand
1876 44
The "Nerve" Feat deck hit out of spectator's hand, "staring him in the face", see also page 42
1889 70
Leaving Selected Card in Hand of Spectator hitting deck out of his hand
1902 169
Second Method - The Test of Nerve knocking cards except selection out of spectator's grip, "staring him in the face", showing it's not on top or bottom
1909 43
Tom Sellers Take It or Leave It selection remains in spectator's grip when deck is pulled out, variation of "hitting the pack" stunt
1934 18
The Startler knocking deck out of spectator's hand with selection remaining, stripper deck
1937 271
Arthur H. Buckley The Card Through Case Experiment No. 8 - very direct handling for Staring him in the Face
Also published here 1946 158
Strike It deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains
1946
Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries)
51
John Scarne Hit the Deck No. 41, performer holds deck, spectator hits deck away, selection is left in performer's hand
1950 73
Paul Rosini The Card Through the Case nerve trick with cased deck
Related to 1950 31
Don Alan Surprise Quickie deck with selection is cased and held by spectator, performer removes it and card remains in spectator's grip
Also published here 1952 21
Matt Schulien The Slap Discovery
1959 33
Dai Vernon, Paul Rosini Staring Him in the Face nerve trick with cased deck
Related toVariations 1961 33
Peter Kane Anent Pack Switches deck switch during out-of-hand slap, cased deck
Related to 1967 18
Chris Gosselin Knocking the Pack
1971 65
The Startler cards are knocked out of spectator's hand, selection remains
1972 7
Arthur H. Buckley Surprise Card Thru the Case cards in case are knocked out of spectator's hand, selection remains
Also published here 1972 7
Eddie Joseph The Smacker
1972 106
Bob Nelson Bob Nelson's Discovery cards are hit out of spectator's fingers
1977 262
Edward Marlo Marlo's Application Application of Bob Nelson's Discovery
1977 263
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Application on Bob Nelson's Discovery
1977 263
Edward Marlo Marlo's Sure Grip for Bob Nelson's Discovery
1977 264
Edward Marlo Marlo's Twin Discovery Application of Bob Nelson's Discovery
1977 264
Blitzschnell deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains, with Stripper Deck
Related to 1978 47
Steve Beam, Kevin Justice The Hospital Trick deck in card case, humorous presentation
1980 13
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Quick Trick deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains, with Stripper Deck
Related to 1982 4
Stunning Production card penetrates case when cased deck is slapped out of hand, case with slit
1982 44
Dai Vernon Staring him in his Face
1988 57
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same! Nerve trick followed by card to wallet
Also published here June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2077
Jerry K. Hartman Just In Case selection inserted into cased deck and spectator holds it, performer pulls case from spectator’s grip and selection remains in his hand
1995 120
James Swain The Last Good Trick classic Staring him in the face handling
1999 57
Ellis Stanyon Hitting the Pack out of Hand No. 4
1999 20
Ellis Stanyon Jerking the Pack Out of Hand No. 5, without hitting the deck, only hand jerks, in performer's hand
1999 21
Ellis Stanyon Knocking the Pack Out of Hand No. 25, elaboration in which top two cards are lifted as one to show that the card is not on top or bottom, no details on double lift
1999 29
Don Alan Surprise Quickie deck with selection is cased and held by spectator, performer removes it and card remains in spectator's grip
Also published here May/June 2000
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 59)
694
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same with a Difference Nerve trick followed by card to wallet
Also published here Oct. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)
57
Joshua Jay Flashcards note cards with cards drawn on one side used as deck, story presentation, one peeked at and when "deck" knocked out of spectator's hand a real card appears in spectator's hand - the selection
2008 57
Karate Kard
2011 68
Roberto Giobbi Staring-Him-in-the-Face deck switch application
Inspired byAlso published here 2013 146
Roberto Giobbi The Staring-Him-in-the-Face Deck Switch deck switch application
Also published here Mar. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 3)
22
Helge Thun Vertical Nerve Trick with cased deck
2019 45
Rico Weeland Triple Penetration selection penetrates the deck, then the performer's hand and finally the case
Inspired by 2021 27
Justin Higham Slapped Card Under Mat card under close-up mat at end of Nerve Trick
Related to 2023 37