The Book of Numbers

Book
1971
Written by Karl Fulves*
Work of Karl Fulves*
47 pages (Stapled), published by The Gutenberg Press
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
41 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jack Avis Introduction
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Karl Fulves* Foreward
4
Karl Fulves* A Telephone Mystery medium is called and names selection when order of deck is read out, distant key
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Karl Fulves* Cards And A Number... counting selection procedure
Variations
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Karl Fulves* This Is A Poker Hand? four aces are stacked from a shuffled deck
 		6
Karl Fulves* Plunger Cull for alternative techniques see reference
Variations
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Karl Fulves* 6-Card Mental Test one of six, off-beat method
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Karl Fulves* Another Oracle spectator cuts off some cards, anti-faro procedure until one card remains, it's odd backed
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
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Karl Fulves* Impromptu ESP multiple out spelling location with small packet, for correction of procedure see reference
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Karl Fulves* Technicolor Thought
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Karl Fulves* Essential Erdnase demonstrating card control by controlling and producing 4s, aces as kicker
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Variations
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Karl Fulves* Optical Aces card vanishes from sandwich under hat, travels into sandwich in deck
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Variations
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Unload
16
Karl Fulves* Klondike Notes two card location with Klondike Shuffle
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Karl Fulves* Double Express top and bottom card of deck transpose, for odd-backed handling see reference
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Variations
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Karl Fulves* Sliding Seconds taking two cards from top of deck, one is a double with push-off technique
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Karl Fulves* Aces To Win packet trick with gambling presentation
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Karl Fulves* A Card Is Found card is stabbed next to selection in pocket, duplicate
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Karl Fulves* The Composite
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Karl Fulves* M2 Control Ovette Master Move as placement, see also Note 3 of reference
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Karl Fulves* Smyth Myth Selection Procedure
25
Karl Fulves* The Non-Slip Cut - Basic Technique spectator removes block from center, a card is held back there
Variations
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Karl Fulves* Controlled Cut controlling card twenty-six apart from a key, non-slip cut
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Karl Fulves* Ace-Dice-Ace position of selection is found via mathematical procedure involving dice, non-slip cut
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Karl Fulves* Faroincidence reversed card is at same position as selection when dealt from two packets in unison, faro, non-slip cut, "The shuffled deck is handed to you behind your back. With the cards out of sight, reverse the 25th and 26th cards from the top." Good luck!
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Karl Fulves* Note 3 application to stripper deck
Inspired by
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Karl Fulves* In The Sleeve card openly placed in performer's sleeve turns out to be later selection
Variations
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Karl Fulves* Sleeve Extraction card is apparently removed from sleeve but actually comes from center of deck
 		29
Karl Fulves* It Stretches card is shown to be extra long, spectator can push it through deck, using wax gimmick
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Variations
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Karl Fulves* Chance? Fate? two card location, key card
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Karl Fulves* Mutus Nomen - The Odd-Even Technique
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Karl Fulves* The English Equivalent Mutus Nomen, faro
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Variations
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Karl Fulves* The Running Cull sorting deck in thirteen quartets, several run throughs
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Karl Fulves* Juxtasecond blank card transposes with signed card, double facer
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Karl Fulves* Big Deal gag, spectator cannot square his selection in the deck because it's larger than the other cards
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Karl Fulves* Future Minus odd backed card underneath cardboard, another card signed is put underneath as well, they become one signed odd-backed card
Related to
  • TheSecondDeal website, Feb. 2001
Variations
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Karl Fulves* Five Into Four Five of diamonds is cut in fourth and puzzled together so a center section is missing, face changes to Four of diamonds
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Variations
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Karl Fulves* No Sliding sliding block revelation
Variations
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Karl Fulves* It's A Trap first selection appears between sandwich cards, transforms into second selection
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Karl Fulves* Sandwich Load
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Karl Fulves* Alignment Sandwich Switch
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Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2010.