Thought Reading and similar

69 entries in Numbers / Thought Reading and similar
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
J. Holt Schooling Number & Word Divination after some calculation
 		1911
Later Magic
600
J. Holt Schooling Number & Word Divination after some calculation
 		1911
Magical Titbits
53
Tom Sellers Menta Num using special number cards
 		1931
Sellers' Secrets
15
Al Baker Feel My Pulse
Also published here
 1933
Al Baker's Book
17
Al Baker Al Baker's Addition Trick with assistent, code
Also published here
 1933
Al Baker's Book
25
Calvin Cole One of Those Things age and number (amount of change) are divined after calculation, might be "Calvert Cole" (see p. 61)
Also published here
 Jan. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 4)
15
Tom Sellers Calendar Conjuring number effects with calendar sheets, see page 172 for improvement by Dr. Jacob Daley
Also published here
Related to
 Aug. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 23)
141
Vincent Dalban Mental Numbers chosen number from stack of number cards divined, fibonacci system
Also published here
Variations
 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
319
James Thompson X-Add-Ray number written on paper divined, pocket slates gimmick
 		Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 65)
454
Ihr Lebensalter u. ihr Kleingeld! mathematical trick, amount of change and age is divined
Also published here
 1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 3&4)
27
Robert "Robelly" Rouet Les cartons chiffrés thought of number is divined, using cards with different numbers
Also published here
  • Robelly's "Trucs et Secrets"
 June 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 6)
5
Tom Sellers Calendar Conjuring number effects with calendar sheets
Also published here
Related to
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
133
Vincent Dalban Mental Numbers chosen number from stack of number cards divined, fibonacci system
Also published here
Variations
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
299
Royal Vale Heath Take a Number from 1 to 30 number on cards, numbers in column add on
 		1945
My Best
246
Tréborix Divination de pions checkers with numbers on one side, checkers are moved and number is divined, followed by german translation "Altes Trick in neuer Fassung"
 		1947
La Baguette Magique (Issue 16)
4
Al Baker Thought Transmission performer makes spectator write certain numbers, pencil reading, nail writer on first finger tip
Also published here
 1949
Mental Magic
37
Bob Hummer Hummer's Die Mystery Magician uses dice to divine number thought of by spectator, principle is similar to 21 card trick / Gergonne's Pile Problem. spectator thinks of a number between one and six, a die is put under performer's hand and without looking at it the performer shows three sides of the die several times and asks if the selected number is visible, number is eventually divined
Related to
 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
45
Number Cards Set of cards with numbers, spectator thinks of a number and chooses cards that has the thought of number. Magician divines the number. Binary system
Variations
 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
95
Window Cards More complex version of Number Cards with holes cut out in the card to be stacked up
Inspired by
Variations
 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
96
Sam Lloyd Sam Loyd's Version New version of window cards that reveal your age
Inspired by
 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
100
Divining a Number divining final answer of a series of calculations, required length of calculation as tell
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
161
Guessing Someone's Age Using digital roots to estimate the age of someone
Related to
Variations
 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
166
An Addition Trick Divine digit that is not named in a long number using digital roots
Related to
 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
167
A Multiplication Trick Divine digit that is not named in a long number using digital roots
Related to
 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
167
David Ray Nine Numbers spectator thinks one of nine number cards, divined with multiple out prediction
 		1969
HEX!
59
David Ray Figures Fantastic one of nine number cards chosen, assistant divines (placement code on table)
 		1969
HEX!
60
J. Pickstone Elizabeth Arden number divination, with a mirror
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
51
Francis J. Baker* Devil's Dial number dialled, person at other end divines a number, see also p. 342 & 348
Related to
Variations
 Mar. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 5)
327
David S. Kotkin* Mento-Pen David Copperfield, number is divined with special pen
Related to
Variations
 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
52
Al Baker Ein Mentaleffekt von Al Baker with assistent, code
Also published here
 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 1)
18
Al Baker Une expérience de mentalisme de Al Baker with assistent, code
Also published here
 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 3)
86
Paul Curry Random Harvest spectator finds shuffled face down numbered cards in order and fails at your predicted number
 		1977
Special Effects
19
Alex Elmsley The Octal Pencil Liar's Matrix, spectator selects number column and reads out print color lying on one of them
 		1980
Curioser
30
Karl Fulves* Pocket Computer No. 8, number from one to sixteen thought of, found with number cards
 		1980
The Children's Magic Kit
8
Guess Your Age? No. 12, spectator does calculation with his age and names total, then age divined
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
17
Fourth-Dimensional Dates No. 13, year added to another year with another number, original year found out
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
18
Mysterious Math No. 14, number thought of and spectator tells on which number cards it is listed, binary numbers in corners
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
19
Astrology Cards No. 15, birthday found out with binary number cards and asking for sign
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
21
What a Week! No. 65, spectator circles three consecutive days on a calendar, days divined from total
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
87
Best Daze No. 66, spectator circles three consecutive days on a calendar vertically, days divined from total
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
88
Four of a Mind No. 67, spectator circles four consecutive days on a calendar vertically, days divined from total
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
89
Day Five No. 68, spectator circles four days on a calendar, days divined from total
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
89
The Square Week No. 69, spectator circles four days on a calendar in square, days divined from total
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
90
Cross Out No. 70, spectator circles five days on a calendar in cross, days divined from total
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
91
Karl Fulves* Devil's Dial No. 96, person called and that person divines astrological sign
Inspired by
 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
129
Philip T. Goldstein* Purple Prose numbers from number cards divined, using "self-correcting set-up"
Also published here
 1984
Thequal
14
Al Mann Transcendental Phone Test person on telephone and a spectator select a number, numbers are added and total is used to select a sentence in a book, all is divined
 		1984
Phantom Voices
1
Ray Grismer Erratic Digits number revelation, using digital writing
 		Jan. 1985
Magick (Issue 345)
1722
Mike Millet Nines performer hands out stack of bills, one is selected and spectator names serial number but skips a digit, number is divined by performer
 		Mar. 1990
Magick (Issue 436)
2180
Rio "Rocapo" Pauletto Das gelogene Alter to divine age of spectator, spectator is allowed to lie
 		1992
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 54 No. 6)
23
Dr. Milton Bridges Dr. Bridges' Though Projection number is sealed in envelope, other spectator names a number, coincidence
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
146
Alex Elmsley The Octal Pencil Liar's Matrix, spectator selects number column and reads out print color lying on one of them
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
93
Frederick Braue Der Bumerang various calculation methods that start with a thought-of number, number can be derived from final outcome
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2)
72
Heute vor 60 Jahren Aus dem Hokus-Pokus 3/4 1939 reprint of two tricks:
Ihr Lebensalter u. ihr Kleingeld!
  • mathematical trick, amount of change and age is divined
Telepathie?
  • cards dealt on table in four piles, top cards match date of borrowed coin
Also published here
 1999
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 61 No. 1)
10
Al Baker Feel My Pulse!
Also published here
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
80
Al Baker Al Baker's Addition Trick with assistent, code
Also published here
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
86
Al Baker Thought Transmission performer makes spectator write certain numbers, pencil reading, nail writer on first finger tip
Also published here
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
304
Bob King Time Will Tell thought-of hour divined, method uses watch with second hand
Variations
 2003
New Magician Foolers
12
Docc Hilford H3r Numb3r "Her Number", two people write phone numbers of friends and their numbers on a business card, performer divines which number belongs to which person and divines one number
 		2006
Qebhsennuf — The Book of Numbers Vol. 2
23
Docc Hilford Flar3 0pt1c0 "Flare Optico", stack with arithmetical problems, cards are selected and results divined
Inspired by
 2006
Tuamautef — The Book of Numbers Vol. 3
10
Rajneesh Madhok, Gregory Wilson 'N Synch divination of two thought-of numbers over the phone, method uses watch with second hand
Inspired by
 Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
11
Rajneesh Madhok Tell A Phony Too divination of birth month and playing card over the phone with dealing procedure
Inspired by
 Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
12
Rajneesh Madhok 'N Synch 2 divination of thought-of number over the phone, method uses watch with second hand
Inspired by
 Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
13
Dr. Todd Landman The Presence of Mind chosen information and number from stack of cards with various information are divined
Inspired by
 2009
Mind Blasters II
86
Roberto Giobbi Pocket-Calculator Magic presentation for old number trick on calculator
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 13)
242
Max Maven*, Philip T. Goldstein* Purple Prose
  • Lost Horizons
numbers from number cards divined, using "self-correcting set-up"
Also published here
 July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
17
G Lottery (大乐透) Think of a number from a bunch of lottery cards, magician determines which number it is, binary system
 		2014
Inspiration
24
Wonder Man Fred Second Sight thought number is divined by performer, using watch
Inspired by
  • Wayne Dobson's "Every Time" in "Six Masterpieces", 2011.
  • Gregory Wilson's "N'Synch" in "Random Lecture Stuff 2" DVD.
 2015
Route 66
46
殷欣 (Sion) 很暧昧 (Very Ambiguous) Magician divines three numbers thought of by three spectators, propless
Related to
 2017
暧昧
18