Amazing James Randi

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Al Baker	Al Baker's Envelope Switch	window envelopes, Q&A routine application	Variations Deliver the Billets (Amazing James Randi, 1955) Also published here Al Baker's Envelope Switch (Al Baker, 2003)	1949	Mental Magic	40	Propless / Mnemonic Aids Billet / Readings Billet / Switches Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Dr. Stanley Jaks	Jaks' Subtlest Secret	word is encircled on clipboard, duplicate page under carbon paper	Related to Date Man Duplication (Hen Fetsch, 1951) A Clean Book Test (Amazing James Randi, 1957) Want Ad Test (Tom Sellers, 1972) Design-A-Choice! (Ted Karmilovich, 1981) Glimpression (Thomas Alan Waters, 1985) Pendulumix (Three Experiments With The Dowsing Pendulum (Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira, 2004) Variations Jaks' Secret (Al Mann, 1982) The Jaxian Phone Book Test (Robert Cassidy, 2004) Also published here Dr. Jaks geistreichstes Geheimnis (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1961) Dr. Jaks Subtlest Secret (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 2014)	Feb. 1951	The Phoenix (Issue 223)	890	Clipboard Newspaper / Newspaper Test Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Amazing James Randi	A Record Prediction	headline prediction on record disc that is signed on both sides and given to the spectator until the performance		June 1955	Ibidem (Issue 1)	3	CD & Record Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Amazing James Randi	Filler on Impression Pads	shampoo substance, Prell Shampoo	Related to Prell Centre (Jack Stone, 1959)	Aug. 1955	Ibidem (Issue 2)	4	Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Amazing James Randi	Deliver the Billets	getting billets with envelope switch, window envelope, Q&A routine application	Inspired by Al Baker's Envelope Switch (Al Baker, 1949)	Aug. 1955	Ibidem (Issue 2)	13	Billet / Readings Billet / Switches Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Amazing James Randi	The Torn Off-Centre	tips on the center tear (1) pieces never burned (2) when using a newspaper (3) when using a telephone book		Nov. 1955	Ibidem (Issue 4)	13	Paper / Center Tear Newspaper / Newspaper Test Book / Book Test / Telephone Book Test
Amazing James Randi	New Keys	presentation for Hen Fetsch method	Inspired by "Master Lock" (Hen Fetsch, Magic at Your Fingertips)	July 1956	Ibidem (Issue 6)	16	Key / Seven Keys to Baldpate
Amazing James Randi	A Clean Book Test	words circled on page of Reader's Digest, page torn out and crumpled up, performer divines words, secret duplicate page under forced page	Related to Jaks' Subtlest Secret (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1951) Ibidem (P. Howard Lyons, 1960) News-Wordy (Samuel Hawley, 1995)	Mar. 1957	Ibidem (Issue 9)	3	Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices Book / Book Test / Routines Book / Book Test / Sleights & Principles
Jack Stone	Prell Centre	Prell Shampoo	Related to Filler on Impression Pads (Amazing James Randi, 1955)	Mar. 1959	Ibidem (Issue 16)	18	Paper / Center Tear Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Amazing James Randi	Here's a Routine	"a clippo variation"		May 1960	Ibidem (Issue 20)	17	Paper / Torn & Restored
Amazing James Randi	Sticky Stuff	using wide adhesive tape for clippo and Afghan Bands		May 1960	Ibidem (Issue 20)	18	Paper / Topological Effects Paper / Torn & Restored
Amazing James Randi	A Little Mental: Thot #1	as "The Modest Randi" deck is riffle shuffled twice, yet a removed suit is recited in order, interlocking chains		Oct. 1960	Ibidem (Issue 22)	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Riffle Shuffle Concepts / Partial Stack Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Partial
Amazing James Randi	A Little Mental: Thot #2	as "The Modest Randi" performed over television interactively, everyone remembers a card in the center, deals out deck into six piles, takes pile with selection, it will be at same position for every spectator		Oct. 1960	Ibidem (Issue 22)	27	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Visual Estimation Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Verbal Magic
Amazing James Randi	Houdini's Grandma	tied on chair with ropes, chains on wrists, Grandmother's Necklace as escape	Also published here Houdini's Grandma (Amazing James Randi, 1968)	Dec. 1961	Ibidem (Issue 24)	28	Rope / Knots for Escapes Escapes / Bound Rope / Penetration / Grandmother's Necklace aka. Cords of Phantasia
Amazing James Randi	Puzzle: Droodles	identifying magically themed doodles		Sep. 1962	Ibidem (Issue 26)	7	Words & Letters / Puzzle or Test
Amazing James Randi	The Compleat Reader	spectator chooses word on any page, performer names other pages where the word occurs, memory demonstration		Sep. 1962	Ibidem (Issue 26)	23	Mental Magic / Principles / Index Book / Book Test / Routines
Amazing James Randi	Houdini's Grandma	tied on chair with ropes, chains on wrists, Grandmother's Necklace as escape	Also published here Houdini's Grandma (Amazing James Randi, 1961)	1968	Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II	110	Rope / Knots for Escapes Escapes / Bound Rope / Penetration / Grandmother's Necklace aka. Cords of Phantasia
Amazing James Randi	The Amazing Randi	spoon bends and eventually breaks		1977	Magick (Issue 183)	911	Spoon & Fork Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Amazing James Randi, Shigeo Futagawa	Numeral-oh-gee	using number cards	Related to Lucky You (Michał Kociołek, 2019) Variations Cardputer (Alex East, 1982) E.S.P. Hummer (Bob Farmer, 2022)	June 1979	Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)	205	Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination Numbers / Principles / Hummer Addition Principle
Amazing James Randi	The Hydrick Effect	"Curiosities" phone book page flips over by itself		1981	The Chronicles (Issue 30)	1359	Book / Animation
Alex East	Cardputer	using number cards, numbers on both sides	Inspired by Numeral-oh-gee (Amazing James Randi, Shigeo Futagawa, 1979) Related to Musical (Alex East, 1982)	June 1982	Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14)	264	Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle Numbers / Number Forces / Paper Cards Numbers / Principles / Hummer Addition Principle
Amazing James Randi	Spirit Music	No. 67, accordion plays despite performer being tied up		1990	Self-Working Rope Magic	142	Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff Illusions / Spirit Cabinet Instruments
Samuel Hawley	News-Wordy	spectator circles word on newspaper before the show, word is divined	Related to A Clean Book Test (Amazing James Randi, 1957)	1995	Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 11)	46	Newspaper / Newspaper Test Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show Pen & Pencil / Not Writing
Michał Kociołek	Lucky You	Chosen card found at position established by sum of randomly chosen numbers written on pieces of paper, based on mathematical principle	Inspired by Stunumbers (Shigeo Futagawa, 1983) Related to Numeral-oh-gee (Amazing James Randi, Shigeo Futagawa, 1979) Hummer's Poker Chip Baffle (Bob Hummer, 1980)	2019	Plots & Methods	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Numbers / Principles / Hummer Addition Principle
Bob Farmer	E.S.P. Hummer	four cards with symbols with numerical values on both sides are in envelopes Phase One (chosen symbol in envelope is divined) Phase Two (total of four sides predicted)	Inspired by Perplexing ESP Plaques (Larry Becker, 1978) Numeral-oh-gee (Amazing James Randi, Shigeo Futagawa, 1979)	2022	Hummer's Odyssey ()	22	Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination ESP Cards / Divination Numbers / Principles / Hummer Addition Principle Numbers / Principles / Hummer Subtraction Principle

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