The Trick that Fooled Einstein

46 entries in Random Object / The Trick that Fooled Einstein
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Counting Trick
1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
14
The Number Discovery number of cards divined à la Einstein
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
2
Edward Victor A Match Divination divination of amount of selected matches
Related toVariations 1937
Magic of the Hands
114
A Matter of Debit and Credit "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
157
A Baffling Card Stunt The Trick That Fooled Einstein with cards
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
18
Milton Berle The Quickie Card Trick No. 92, The Trick That Fooled Einstein with cards
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
172
The Estimated Cut Trick That Fooled Einstein
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
5
Edward Marlo The Worm Turns telling number directly in Einstein trick
Related to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
13
Ken De Courcy The Jackpot Matchbox divination of amount of selected matches
Inspired by 1971
At the Drop of a Match
30
Karl Fulves Change in Mind "as many pennies as you have, plus three more, plus enough left over...", trick that fooled Einstein with coins
Related toVariations 1977
The Magic Book
83
Gene "Phantini" Grant Estimation "A Matter of Debit and Credit" with blank cards, Larry Becker's "Ghost Image" Deck
Inspired by 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
40
Matching Matches No. 19, off-beat divination of selected amount of matches, "as many as you plus enough more to make X"
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
21
Barrie Richardson Alphabet Mentalism with scrabble letters, prediction, coincidence and mindreading
Also published here Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1177
Al Koran, Edward Victor Koran / Victor Number Force see Al Koran's Jackpot Coins
Related to Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1177
Jon Racherbaumer Correct Change trick that fooled Einstein with coins
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1984
At The Table
60
Jack Carpenter A "Quickie" Revisited number of cards cut off and card selected are predicted, see "Errata" in Issue #3 (p. 31) for more references
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Labyrinth (Issue 1)
14
No Guesswork No. 1, spectator cuts off some cards from a pile, prediction in the form of "the same as you and enough to make them twelve, ..." (The Trick That Fooled Einstein)
 		1995
Easy Magic
1
Bob Farmer Debit and Credit: Part I
  • Flim-Flam
article on the principle and comments on versions
  • Change of Mind (Karl Fulves)
  • Correct Change (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • Cash In Hand (Will Dexter)
  • This Month & Next
Related to Jan. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 5)
66
Bob Farmer Debit and Credit: Part II
  • Flim-Flam
more on this principle, versions and credits with comments
  • A Matter Of Debit And Credit (Greater Magic)
  • Dollars And (Sixth) Sense (Stewart James)
Related to Feb. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 6)
66
Jack Dean The fool That Tricked Einstein coins in bag, performer divines how many have been removed, hidden scale, version of "The Tricks that Fooled Einstein"/"Jackpot Coins" ("I have exactly as much as you, plus...")
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 16)
249
Roy Johnson Münzenlotto II Miraskill and Einstein routine with coins and two cups
Inspired by 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2)
80
Barrie Richardson The Trick That Fooled Einstein with coins
Also published here
  • Club 71, Autumn 1989
 1999
Theater of the Mind
119
Barrie Richardson Alphabet Mentalism scrabble pieces in clear change bag, Trick that Fooled Einstein, followed by letter divination (tossed-out deck principle)
Also published here 1999
Theater of the Mind
126
Barrie Richardson Little Jackpot Coins
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Club 71, Halloween 1997
 1999
Theater of the Mind
175
Dave Arch The Einstein Enigma coins in bag, performer divines how many have been removed, version of "The Tricks that Fooled Einstein"/"Jackpot Coins" ("I have exactly as much as you, plus...")
 		1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 16)
339
Ralph W. Hull, Roberto Giobbi Miraculous Coincidence magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Inspired by
  • "Still Simpler" (R. W. Hull, Sandu Writes Again, 1934, Paul Stadelman)
 2000
Card College — Volume 4
891
Karl Fulves, Walter B. Gibson Bet a Million No. 39, "as many cards as your number, plus enough...", bet presentation
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
57
Harry Lorayne Dig This "I have as many cards as you, plus...", Royal Flush kicker
 		2001
Personal Collection
45
Barrie Richardson Minding the Mint "The 'Coins and Currency Divination' Revisited"
spectators take coins and bills while the performer is not looking, performer divines who holds what
Also published here 2003
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 15)
417
Karl Fulves Apex Footnote connection to "I have as many cards as you..." and red black relationship principle, also with suits
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
43
Barrie Richardson But There's More! "The 'Coins and Currency Divination' Revisited"
spectators take coins and bills while the performer is not looking, performer divines who holds what
Inspired by
  • "Coins and Currency Divination" (Barrie Richardson, Club 71, Summer 1991)
  • "Dollars and (6th) Cents" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Oct. 1971)
Related toAlso published here 		2005
Act Two
93
Jon Racherbaumer Guesstimation Plus
Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
17
Roberto Giobbi, Ralph W. Hull Magical Match "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Also published here 2006
Card College Light
81
Michael Weber Picking on Rainman Trick that Fooled Einstein presentation for toothpick routine, dated 1989
 		2008
Thirteen Steps Backwards for Mentalism
2
Nick Trost A Divination Routine divination of number, color and suit in cut-of packet
  • Phase One - As Many As You
  • Phase Two - Color Sense
  • Phase Three - Suit Discernment
Inspired by
  • "As Many As You" (Walter B. Gibson, Magic Explained, 1949)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
351
John Bannon The Einstein Overkill combined with Ace revelation
Also published here 2009
Six. Impossible. Things.
59
Michael Weber, Tim Trono, Real Secrets Team Wager of the Month Club Einstein trick with change money
 		Oct. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 10)
80
John Bannon The Einstein Overkill combined with Ace revelation
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
53
David Britland The Trick That Didn't Fool Einstein
  • Cardopolis
credit information
  • History of a Mystery
  • A Novel Card Effect
  • The Repeat
  • Finally
Related to June 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 6)
24
Howard L. Grant A Novel Card Effect
Also published here
  • The Magic World, Nov. 1920
 June 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 6)
25
Michael Weber, Tim Trono The Drink that Schooled Einstein predicting how much a spectator will drink, The Trick that Fooled Einstein
 		2015
The Session 2015
3
Michael Weber Bonus Effect version of "The Tricks that Fooled Einstein"/"Jackpot Coins" ("I have exactly as much as you, plus...")
 		2015
Making Things Right
12
Jim Steinmeyer Subversive Math
2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
14
David Britland Jackpot Coins credit information, Al Koran, divination of amount of selected matches
Inspired by Feb. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 2)
53
Patrik Kuffs P.Q.I. stand-up presentational ploy Jackpot Coins with squares of toilet paper
 		May 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 5)
226
Harrison Carroll Einstein Coins number prediction with bowl of coins
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
200