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Martin Gardner uses the penname Uriah Fuller.

Karl Fulves uses the pennames Ralph Gironda, Robert (Bob) Hess, Tony Cole, Aaron Wainer, Ben Christopher, Peter Alexis, Alan Brown, Jack Posetary, Robert Ellenwold, John Agra, Ian Mikby, Francis J. Baker, Sam Lebeoff, Lou Borin, Mike Morhman, B. B. Koch, Art Spring, K. Yost, Arthur Hill, Len Gardner, Charles Brent, Neal Thomas, John Taylor, Brian Jordan, Ned Powers, David Moore, Jack Hara, W. Mason, Ed Thiele, Charles Ostin, Ed Ryan, Bill Fleischman, Bob Paul.

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Martin Gardner Light From The Wrong End
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bottom end of just-blown-out match light another match
 		Dec. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
83
Martin Gardner The Mysterious Ring a ring on a rubberband penetrates the hand
 		Spring 1996
The Looking Glass (Issue 2)
59
Tenkai Ishida, Martin Gardner Twistover (Optical Revolve)
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
56
Martin Gardner Saliva Card Rise with handkerchief
 		1996
New Card Rises
36
Martin Gardner Face-Up Gemini Twins
Inspired byVariations 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
29
Karl Fulves Cross Hatched
Inspired by 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
30
Karl Fulves How To Beat The Test color cards in paper folders are guessed with above-average score in three ways
Inspired by
  • "How Not To Test A Psychic" (Martin Gardner, 1989)
Related to 		1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
48
Karl Fulves Smoke/Silver "A routine for the cigarette thru quarter"
cigarette and quarter held between first finger and thumb of both hands, the hands link and unlink
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
52
Martin Gardner Color Magnets card cut into deck attracts a few card of same color, based on fact that at least four card of same color are together in most shuffled decks
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
56
Karl Fulves Notes Gemini Twins with a stooge, Face-Up Gemini in which the backs match instead of faces
Inspired by 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
38
Kuda Bux Kuda Bux's Secret dough blindfold method
Related toAlso published here
  • Weird Water & Fuzzy Logic (Martin Gardner)
 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
70
J. W. Sarles Magnetic Personality chosen court card clings to magnet
Inspired by
  • "Dippy Magnet" (Harbin)
Related to 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
74
Martin Gardner Der esoterische Glas-Trick air bubbles in upside down glass filled with water
 		1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 2)
83
Bob Farmer The Third Scam... A Column To Honor Martin Gardner
  • Flim-Flam
more on the referenced proposition bet with head/tails triplets
  • Irwin Stern Calls Flim-Flam's Bluff
  • Debruijn Doublets
  • Hustler TH, Mark HH
  • Hustler XX, Mark YY
  • It's Triplets, Mr. Farmer
  • The Secret Formula
Related to Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
80
Martin Gardner The Mysterious Balloon
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
inflating a balloon inside a bottle
 		Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
83
Martin Gardner A Square That Ain't There
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
optical illusions
 		Feb. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 6)
73
Bob Farmer Thugs & Tugs bet about tearing a piece of paper into three pieces in one go
Related to Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
72
Martin Gardner Pool Hustler Scam
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet about knocking over a nail that's standing on its head between three pool balls
 		Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
73
Martin Gardner Zombie Glass
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet about hight of glass and circumference
 		Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
87
Martin Gardner Transporting an Olive
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
moving an olive with a glass upside down around
 		May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
73
Martin Gardner Somersault Shell
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
half an egg shell is put in water, it turns over as it sink, spectator cannot duplicate this
 		June 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)
71
Martin Gardner An Illusion of Weight
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
haptic weight/gravity illusion with large and small can
 		July 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 11)
73
Martin Gardner The Cartesian Matches
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
matches floating up and down in bottle of water
 		Aug. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 12)
85
Martin Gardner The Biased Penny
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bias in spinning a new penny on glass surface
 		Sep. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
79
Martin Gardner The Puzzling Quarters
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
puzzle about moving coins around on a surface without touching
 		Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
89
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Catch The Terrorist instruction game with map, final destination predicted
Inspired by
  • "The 3-by-3 Matrix" (Martin Gardner, Scientific America, Aug. 1960)
 Nov. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
67
Martin Gardner Roly-Poly Folder
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
empty and bent match book somersaults on the table
 		Nov. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
79
Nick Trost Seven Card Count Variation of Six Card Repeat, credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1955
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
19
Nick Trost The Penney Paradox sucker bet
Related to
  • Trine (Lewis Jones, 2002)
  • "Penney-Ante" (Walter Penney, The Journal of Recreational Mathematics, Oct 1969)
  • "On the Paradoxical Situations that Arise from Nontransitive Relations" (Martin Gardner, Scientific American, Oct 1974)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
89
Nick Trost Automatic Lie Speller Lie Detector with verification
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
155
Karl Fulves Power of One pyramid layout with cards, orientation is reversed and values reverse with it, two methods
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Paranoiac Pyramid" (Shigeo Futagawa, Jan. 1992, Genii)
Variations 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
58
Ron Bauer The Lie Detector three packets, selection is found on top of remainder, impromptu version
Inspired by 1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
1
Martin Gardner A Curious Number Force Ace through Nine in 3x3 layout
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
62
Martin Gardner, Dr. Irving Joshua Matrix A New Year Curiosity
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
apparently random calculation with a 3x3 matrix, 1997 arrived at
VariationsAlso published here
  • REC Newsletter (Michael Ecker)
 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
127
Martin Gardner Pepper presentation for the stunt in which pepper in water rushes to the edge of the glass, soap
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
154
Sam Schwartz A Very Good Year
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
apparently random calculation with a 3x3 matrix, 1998 arrived at
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
163
Martin Gardner Eine Mutprobe spectator is told to hold paper strip while it is burning, it rolls up towards his fingers
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
104
Martin Gardner Stegreif-Hellsehen items given to performer behind his back, he can describe them, two methods
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
114
Martin Gardner Balancing A Book
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
book balanced on three fingers which move together to always the same spot
 		Jan. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 5)
77
Martin Gardner Magnetized Pencils
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
two pencils held together with force, they seem to cling together then
 		Feb. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 6)
73
Martin Gardner A Mirror Paradox
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
phrase that reflects lengthwise in the mirror but not sideways
 		Mar. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 7)
73
Alan Ward Thought Snapper chosen card "appears" on mechanical paper construction
Related toAlso published here
  • Griff on Close-up
 Apr. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 8)
14
Martin Gardner Which Thread?
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
heavy item hanging on middle of a thread, one pulls at the bottom thread, question about whether the thread breaks above or below the object
 		Apr. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 8)
77
Martin Gardner Sneaky Switches
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
light bulb and switch board
 		May 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 9)
73
Martin Gardner Two Ten-Cent Betchas
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
picking up a coin with a straw, and dropping a coin so it lands on its edge
 		June 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)
76
Martin Gardner Penny For Your Thoughts
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
one of several coins pressed on forehead while performer is out of room, he divines the coin, temperature
 		July 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 11)
81
Martin Gardner A Water Transfer
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
construction with glasses, liquid and knives
 		Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
81
Martin Gardner The Rising Marble
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
dry rice with marble is shaken and marble rises, also with mix of small and large nails
 		Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
75
Martin Gardner Retinal Retention
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
moving board with slit up and down a page
 		Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
85
Martin Gardner Water Level Riddle
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
small glass swims in water
 		Nov. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
81
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Corner
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
stunt in which card turns face up by itself when held at opposite corners
 		Dec. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
75
Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner Numerology three numbers lead to discovery of freely chosen card, faro placement
Related to 1998
Card College — Volume 3
700
Karl Fulves Paper Folding Note
Related to 1998
Mutus Nomen
54
Martin Gardner Two Stunts
  • "Bronx cheer effect" with tv screen
  • tissue around end of tube, filled with salt, tissue cannot be broken
  • affecting television screen with magnet
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
95
Martin Gardner The K Diaries spectator chooses word, counts forward according to the number of letters a few times, final word predicted, Kruskal principle
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
103
Martin Gardner The 7th Clip six paper clips in paper cup cling to it when turned upside down, when seventh clip is placed inside, they drop out
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
120
Mel Bennett K-Plus spelling instead of counting, Kruskal Principle with words
Inspired by 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
123
Karl Fulves Stebbins Clock clock layout, one card turned over and put in center, counting procedure with the value and last card on count always turned over, remaining card forced
Inspired byRelated to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
176
Martin Gardner The 3 Switch Problem
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
puzzle about three switches on the wall
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
203
Karl Fulves 4 In A Row
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
betting game with Ace through Ten and sequences within the row that are decreasing or increasing
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
207
Nob Yoshigahara Static Cling "an offbeat ace assembly"
four Aces face-down on table in a row, right first finger presses on first Ace, it clings to finger, places it on next Ace, both cards cling to finger, and so on
"in Science Magic Martin Gardner credits it to Nob Yoshigahara of Tokyo"
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
232
Philip T. Goldstein Paradox Redux
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
tapestry parity principle, credit information, 4x4 number matrix, 19 or 61
Inspired by 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
247
Martin Gardner The 3 Switch Problem
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
solution
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
249
Jack Avis Folding Numbers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, sum of one orientation predicted, parity
Inspired by 1998
Vis à Vis
86
Martin Gardner Calculated Swindle variation of the calculator trick with 12345679
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
110
Martin Gardner The Ball That Rolls Uphill
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
experiment with two pencils and a ping pong ball
 		Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
73
Martin Gardner How Far Apart?
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
puzzle with object between two mirrors
 		Mar. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)
79
Martin Gardner The Unreversed Reflection
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
curiosity with reflected image, bent mirror surface
 		Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
79
Martin Gardner Two Stunts With A Bottle
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
trapping air under pressure in a bottle to blow out a candle, and coin on top of (cold) bottle moves
 		June 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 10)
72
Martin Gardner Psychic Motor
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
paper balancing on needle spins, heat
 		Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
74
Martin Gardner The Pulfrich Illusion
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
swinging pendulum swing unexpectedly when viewed through 3d glass lens
 		Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
75
Martin Gardner Swinging Cups
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
two hanging and swinging coffee mugs behave unexpectedly with one starting the swinging when the other one stops
 		Nov. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
83
Martin Gardner The Revolving Circle
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
circle on spinning top
 		Dec. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
86
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Gardner-Marlo spectator shuffles between rounds
Related toVariations 1999
Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals
16
Harry Lorayne, Christian Scherer Lorayne's Poker Deal royal flush kicker
Inspired by 1999
Abgezockt!
13
Martin Gardner Suspend A Cup "Two Floating Cup Ideas"
plastic cup clings to hand
Inspired by
  • suspended tumbler in Hatton & Plate's "Magician's Tricks" (1919)
Variations 		1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
134
Martin Gardner Cheap Zombie "Two Floating Cup Ideas"
styrofoam cup floats between hands, hole in back
Variations 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
134
Karl Fulves Mathematical 3-Cup Monte idea with three styrofoam cups
Inspired by 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
135
Martin Gardner Five x Five
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
number puzzle with equation
 		1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
345
Martin Gardner Short Armed spectator stand in front of wall with out-stretched arms, fingertips touch the wall, a bit later the arms seem shorter
 		1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
2
Martin Gardner Dice Catch
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet of getting two dice held at side of glass into glass
 		Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
84
Martin Gardner Apparition
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
after-picture after staring at an image
 		Feb. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 6)
87
Martin Gardner Tabletops Illusion
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
classic optical illusion
 		Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
81
Martin Gardner Three Balls High
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
height of cylinder that contains three tennis balls is less than the circumference of one ball
 		Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
76
Martin Gardner Zero Gravity
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
water doesn't run out of holes in a bottle if the bottle falls
 		May 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 9)
75
Martin Gardner Climbing Bear
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
paper carton figure climbs up when pulling on string
 		June 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 10)
75
Martin Gardner Optimal Optical Cut straight cut to table
 		Aug. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 12)
77
Martin Gardner The Jumping Pencil
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
pencil jumps out of plastic bottle with balloon insert
 		Aug. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 12)
83
Martin Gardner Reverse Jack's Profile
  • Martin Gardner's
seeing one-eyed Jacks through glass of water, mirror writing
 		Sep. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
78
Martin Gardner Two Stunts With Eggs
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
black egg is silver under water, egg floats in middle of glass, salt in water
 		Oct. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
85
Martin Gardner Three Drop Task
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
challenge of dropping match or cork so they stand in impossible conditions
 		Dec. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
92
Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi, Martin Gardner The Stop Trick
Related to 2000
Card College — Volume 4
910
Dan Tong, Martin Gardner The Pad Spread
2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
144
Martin Gardner The Balancing Deck deck sands upright on back of hand, with comment by Joseph K. Schmidt
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
25
Simon Lovell Two Pieces of Silliness - Teethy "Silly Stunt Number One"
piece of glass bitten out of glass, coin for sound effect
Related to
  • Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic
 2000
Son of Simon Says!
131
Martin Gardner A Different Sure Thing plastic cup used to shake die, orientation of die can be glimpsed through slit
Inspired by
  • "Sure Thing" (Dick Zimmerman, marketed 1995)
 July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
59
Martin Gardner, Charlie Miller Miller's Strip-Out push-through sequence with a straight cut, credited to Miller, letter from Martin Gardner from 1992
 		2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
43
Mel Bennett Hopscotch puzzle/game in which coins have to be moved on a layout
Inspired by
  • Martin Gardner article in Parade Magazine, May 23, 1999
Related to 		2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
47
The Giraffe Puzzle match layout puzzle, see page 62 of next issue for solution
Also published here
  • Martin Gardner article in Games magazine, Oct. 1997
 2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
48
Martin Gardner Pencil Magnet pencil in paper cup, pencil is held and cup remains suspended
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
39
Martin Gardner Thot Card To Pocket card thought of from red-backed deck, same card vanishes from blue deck and travels to pocket
 		2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
43
Martin Gardner Two Rollers and a Yardstick
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
experiment with stick on two tissue rolls
 		Apr. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 8)
77
Martin Gardner Match Penetration
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
match is pinned on safety pin and penetrates other pin side when snapped
 		May 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 9)
81
Martin Gardner Impromptu Haunted Napkin
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
impromptu glorpy with fork
 		Sep. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 1)
74
Tony Bartolotta, Martin Gardner Synchronism No. 56
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
83
Martin Gardner, Howard A. Adams Make the Cards Match No. 88, five cards matched with other five cards
Related toVariations 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
130
Martin Gardner, Robert Brethen Mind Matrix No. 92, square layout of nine cards, instruction game with prediction of final card
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
138
Karl Fulves, Howard A. Adams The Odds Against No. 55, five cards torn in half, halves matched, using two dice
Inspired by 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
125
Karl Fulves Bulgarian Solitaire four coin piles with one, two, three and four coins, coins moved around, outcome predicted, card application posed as a problem
Related to
  • August 1983 column "Mathematical Games" (Martin Gardner)
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5)
159
The Instantaneous Knot
Related toAlso published here 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5)
163
Martin Gardner Three Dice Bets
2001
Charlatan (Issue 5)
62
Robert E. Neale Con-Tainer milk carton container that is used to drop out different-colored balls for probability bets
  • The Prop
  • Handling
  • Illustrating False Odds
  • Preventing Favorable Outcomes
Related to
  • Martin Gardner's column in Scientific American, Dec. 1970
 2001
Charlatan (Issue 6)
63
Martin Gardner, Joseph K. Schmidt Turnaround Knot silk held by both ends, performer turns around full circle and then a knot is seen in the middle of the handkerchief, with alternate handling by Schmidt
Related to 2001
Discoverie (Issue 5)
64
Martin Gardner The Electric Grape
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
flashes from grapes in microwave
 		May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
82
Martin Gardner Shuffled Pages
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
shuffling two books together by their pages, cannot be pulled apart
 		June 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 10)
83
Martin Gardner A Pinhole Paradox
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
small hole in paper cover at end of tube, one sees three holes
 		July 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 11)
73
Martin Gardner A Slinky Problem
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
dropping an extended slinky toy
 		Aug. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 12)
82
Martin Gardner Broken Symmetry
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
experiment with cards standing upright in a circle and then falling down
 		Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
118
Martin Gardner The Water Knot
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
three water streams can be adhered together
 		Oct. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
75
Martin Gardner The Rotating Face
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
negative mask that follows
 		Nov. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 3)
71
Martin Gardner Airing the Deck
Related to 2002
The Book of Secrets
88
Martin Gardner, John Carney Wink Change Variation
Inspired byRelated to 2002
The Book of Secrets
185
Martin Gardner Match Ace layout puzzle
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
264
Lewis Jones Up and Down Double cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes a face up card and performer a face-down card with same value
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
133
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's New Method Egg Bag egg on thread attached to bag
Also published here
  • "A New Egg Bag" (The Sphinx, Vol. 29 No. 12, Feb. 1931, p. 519)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
109
The Crush-proof Egg egg cannot be crushed between hands
Also published here
  • Martin Gardner in Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. X No. 3, Aug. 1952, p. 975
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
254
Martin Gardner Knock Off the Match
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
knocking a match off a coin under a glass, static electricity
 		Feb. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 6)
76
Martin Gardner A Watermark Code
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
wet writing
 		Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
84
Martin Gardner The Magic Jigger
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
shot glass with marble, image underneath cannot be seen until water is filled in
 		May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
84
Martin Gardner Spooky Rotation
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
optical illusion with two circles
 		Oct. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 2)
94
Al Baker Ring around Rosie paper is torn and image "appears" on what is left
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1934
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
575
Martin Gardner Prediction number named, card at that position openly crimped, crimped card turns out to be prediction, with handling by Karl Fulves
Related toAlso published here
  • Conjuror's magazine
 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
327
Martin Gardner End-for-End Reversal
2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
327
Martin Gardner Mysterious Glass Straw
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
siphon made out of glass straw
 		Jan. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 5)
102
Martin Gardner Water Down
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
water runs along string into glass
 		Mar. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 7)
94
Martin Gardner The Twirled Ring
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
ring spins on a string held at both ends, string pulled tighter
 		June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
110
Martin Gardner Suspended Bottle
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bottle filled with rice is lifted with stick
 		Aug. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 12)
100
Martin Gardner Estimating Height
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
stacking pennies and estimating how much are needed to exceed the diameter of a dime
 		Sep. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
110
Martin Gardner Bronx Cheer Syndrome
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
sound distorts picture on old television
 		Oct. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
111
Martin Gardner Unbroken Tissue
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
paper tube sealed with tissue paper and filled with rice, paper cannot be broken by pressing on rice on other side
 		Nov. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
119
Davide Costi Ultimate Retention Vanish See also Steve Freeman's " The Perfect Coin Vanish" (Magicana 107, Genii, February 1974)
Related to 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
135
Bob Read The Invisible Man Doing Karate handkerchief over head with hat and glasses on top, crease "appears" in hat
Inspired by
  • "Zombie Face", p. 259 & 267 in Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic
 Apr. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 4)
72
Bob Read Cracking Wise piece bitten out of drinking glass, with additional phase
Inspired by
  • Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic, p. 168
 Apr. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 4)
74
Bob Read The Stumbling Miracle selection jumps out of hat when kicked from below
Inspired by
  • Snap It (1941/27)
  • Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic, p. 269
 Apr. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 4)
75
Martin Gardner Mate In One winning on the opening move
 		2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
107
Martin Gardner Coin That Floats Japanese 1-yen coin floats on water, then sinks on command
  • KF note (Karl Fulves)
 		2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
120
Tom Stone Triball Rites three different-colored balls are switched around under three cups according to instructions, final configuration predicted
Inspired by
  • The "One Two Three" Trick (Martin Gardner, Ibidem, July 1956)
  • "Tribulation" (Max Maven, Dr. Faustus Journal, Apr. 1999)
 2004
A Bite, my Dear?
1
Martin Gardner Stock Holdout spectator shuffles deck in parts, but partial stack is retained, see credit correction in Issue 11, p. 1
 		Oct. 2005
The Penumbra (Issue 9)
17
Martin Gardner William Tell bent card stands upright on table, it is "shot" over with mime gun or rubber band around box
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
393
Martin Gardner Band Box rubber band around box, can be instantly released
Variations 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
394
Barrie Richardson After the Dessert Thought Transference divination of information written on a business card, covered with handkerchief in the hands
Inspired byAlso published here 2005
Act Two
71
Max Maven The Ruling Class
  • The Other Month
spectator moves fingers together under ruler, where they end up is predicted by length of pencil
Inspired byAlso published here July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
32
Karl Fulves Loco-Motion follow-up for "Auto Kinetic", toy car replaced in card case, then full deck removed from it, case balances on edge of one-handed fan, signed card to case
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
5
Martin Gardner A Tabletop Miser's Dream with one coin an styrofoam cup with slit
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
38
Martin Gardner Gardner's Gambit row of cards, taking cards from either end alternately with spectator, whose cards add up higher wins, forced outcome, parity
  • Final Game (Royal Flush ending)
Inspired by
  • coin item in "Mathematical Puzzles" (Peter Winkler)
Related toVariations 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
69
Karl Fulves Notes on MG's Game explanation of the parity principle at work and further applications, see following items
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
71
Robert E. Neale Draw For The Devil nine cards, performer and spectator alternately put them in a 3x3 square à la Tic Tac Toe, a magic square for six results
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
85
Joseph K. Schmidt Band Box Encore rubber band around box, can be instantly released
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
104
Karl Fulves Pencil With Memory "Unexplained"
old pencil with memory idea, now really available as transmission pen, posed as a problem
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
111
Lewis Jones Rack and Bled second phase with updated handling from the routine in Ahead of the Pack
Related toAlso published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
90
Martin Gardner, Jerry Andrus Airing the Deck
2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
131
Pit Hartling The Core named card remains after reverse-faro procedure until single card remains
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
166
Daniel Millstein Wild Card Control
Inspired by 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
47
Jack Parker, Tomas Blomberg Rump Shaker Performer deals four Aces to himself twice, then gives everyone great hands in the third round, leaving the best hand (straight flush) for himself
Inspired by 2007
52 Memories
81
Alexander de Cova Pokerama re-deal stacking, with dealing shoe, three phases
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2007
Pokerama
1
Martin Gardner Four by Martin Gardner 1. number puzzle
2. word/letter puzzle
3. pencil puzzle
4. letter puzzle
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
158
Martin Gardner Band Through Hand or string, rubber band penetrates finger and vanishes (if rubber band is used)
Related to 2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
196
Nick Trost The "One-Two-Three" Trick small packet matching routine
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
35
Martin Gardner, Joseph K. Schmidt Riddle Rope knot appears or not
  • The Chefalo Phase
  • Schmidt's Fake Chefalo
Related to 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
265
Fred Robinson Dealer Demonstration
Inspired by 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
107
Martin Gardner Berg-Hunter Knot not letting go of the ends
Variations 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
396
Karl Fulves Sting Theory not letting go of the ends
Inspired by 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
398
Axel Adlercreutz Time to Dice dice shown from all sides while reciting the numbers from one to six, one travels from hand to hand
Related to
  • "Leslie Hunt’s Move" (Match-ic, Martin Gardner, 1935)
 2009
Prey of the Prestidigitator
38
Steve Beam, Martin Gardner The Ace-Two-Three Trick three sets of Ace to Three are used for mathematical puzzle thing
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
74
Steve Beam Checkmate three cards are matched with cutting procedure by spectator
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
77
Steve Beam A.F. Taft Prediction spectator places three coins on three piles of cards, order predicted
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
80
Cherchez Again sailor in flexagon, lady picture is hard to find by folding
Inspired by
  • "Cherchez La Femme" (Martin Gardner)
 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 6)
30
Martin Gardner 2-Way Flexagon folded square with 2x2 grid, map folding presentation with coincidence
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
42
Steve Belchou, Martin Gardner, Roberto Giobbi Two, Six, Ten card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Inspired by
  • Steve Belchou’s “The Million to One Trick” in "Dragon", Vol. 8, No. 5, 1939.
Related to 		2010
Card College Lightest
83
Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner Numerology three numbers lead to discovery of freely chosen card
Related toAlso published here 2010
Card College Lightest
88
Alexander de Cova Poker-a-ma re-deal stacking, with dealing shoe, three phases
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Seminar-Leviten
6
Martin Gardner, Hubert Lambert, Bert Allerton, Karl Fulves Two Deck Criss Cross
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Criss Cross Do-As-I-Do" (Hugard's Magic Monthly, May 1950, p. 665)
 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
601
Martin Gardner Jumping Skeleton Key on Martin Gardner's Skeleton Key, and knife that jumps out of handle when the performer handles it (Magic Christian), also with nail file, credit information
 		2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
623
Mel Bennett The Force Methods number forces
  • 1. using number cards (Magigram, Amazing Trelba)
  • 2. "Newspaper Prediction" (Martin Gardner, Magic, August 2005, also Ibidem?)
  • 3. 4x4 matrix
  • 4. magic square
Related to 2011
Xtra Credit (Issue 10)
69
Nick Trost Hummer's Paradox spectator's cards is only reversed one after tapestry folding
  • Finding the Aces (variation with only Aces reversed at the end)
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
717
Tom Stone The True Name of Trigrammaton
  • Lodestones
three people distribute three paper balls among them and switch according to instructions, when unfolded, each spectator has his name written on the paper
Inspired by
  • The "One Two Three" Trick (Martin Gardner, Ibidem, July 1956)
  • "Tribulation" (Max Maven, Dr. Faustus Journal, Apr. 1999)
 Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
34
Mentally Clocking The Deck determine value of single card missing, “casting out” 13’s, with clocking suit with feet from Martin Gardner
Related to 2014
Applesauce
102
Steve Beam The Anything Trick after several random cards are located by spectator-cutting, an item used in the patter (fruit, salt shaker, etc.) is produced for the climax.
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
23
Ramón Riobóo Disparity Updated handling of the Dudeney Parity Principle. Cards are dealt into a grid on the table as directed by the audience. The cards are reassembled by folding rows and columns onto each other - again controlled by the audience - yet the selections are found reversed in the packet.
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
88
Steve Beam Si-Decker despite always lying, the deck provides the color, suit, and parity of the selected card, and then helps to locate it
Inspired by 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
41
Steve Beam Key Signature Piano Card Trick using a signed card.
Inspired by
  • "Piano Card Trick" (Uncredited, Stanyon's Magic, Aug. 1902)
Related to 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
205
Bob Farmer The Phoenix 1949 reprinted with commentary
The Phoenix #168 - Ten Card Deal
  • Vernon and the Mexican Gambler
  • Presentation
  • Jonah On Top
  • Jonah On Bottom
  • Jonah Second From Top
  • Spectator Second Deals
  • Spectator Shuffles
  • Ace As Jonah On Top
  • Credits
The Phoenix #170 - Ten Card Deal P.S.
  • Martin Gardner
  • Ed Marlo
  • Bert Allerton
  • Biddle Move
Also published here 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
13
Áriston Ta-Te-Ti packet of nine cards used to play tic-tac-toe with a spectator (face up and down cards). Finale is revealed that the result is a magic square, each row/column/diagonal adds up to fifteen
Inspired by 2017
Hojas Sueltas
146
Martin Gardner Tic Tac Toe Force
Related to 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
164
Steve Beam Single Stack while forcing a card from a bank, controlling mates, with three variations
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
24
Steve Beam Quadruple Stack stack to be able to produce four of a kind quickly
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
28
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Poker Deal Plus
Inspired by 2018
And Finally!
217
Yves Carbonnier La Fausse Coupe Qui Doit Déjà Exister Quelque-Part swivel false cut from hands to table
Related to 2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
106
Jon Racherbaumer The Last Card Trick of Ed Marlo marker moved on 3x3 grid of cards
Inspired by
  • "Precognition with Cards" (Martin Gardner, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Oct. 1961)
 2021
Output (Issue 19)
25
Martin Gardner Airing the deck
2021
Mi(s)directa Magia Vol. I
150
Martin Gardner Tic-Tac-Toe Magic Square tic tac toe with cards, resulting in a magic square
 		Jan. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 1)
59
Shigeo Futagawa Shigeo Futagawa Prediction four cards with numbers on both sides are mixed, total predicted
Also published here
  • Fractal Music, Hypercards & More (Martin Gardner, 1991, p. 223)
 2022
Hummer's Odyssey ()
18
Martin Gardner, John Carney Wink Change Variation
Related to 2022
Nothing But Collectors
79
Martin Gardner Newspaper Prediction four pages on newspaper sheet are added, number predicted
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
422
Martin Gardner Expertalk: Martin Gardner on the Hindu Shuffle control to bottom
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
503
Martin Gardner Can't Loose Change game with coin row that can be predicted
Inspired by
  • opening problem in Peter Winkler's Mathematical Puzzles, 2004
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
624
Martin Gardner Cups Ahoy paper cup floats between hands, stuck on thumb
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
924
David Williamson The Love Ritual five pairs of tarot cards are matched with spelling procedure
Inspired by 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
23
Martin Gardner An Amazing Spelling Trick ten card packet, five pairs of mates are arrived at with spelling procedure
VariationsAlso published here
  • Word Waysm Vol. 42 No. 1, Article 24 (2009)
 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
23
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