Card Through Handkerchief

Personal Comment: There you see the worst possible condition for that trick. Still it works. It's a classic and a good one. In fact done at a place where there is no wind this is quite a good trick. And if you hold the bag in front of your body the whole trick is even angle proof. I see this effect being dismissed because it is old. But this is a great ending to an ambitious card. I've never seen anybody do it. Be the first!

Difficulty 2/5

Simplex CTP by Jim Abrahams

The Lecture That Has Never Happened by Jim Abrahams
Page 3 et seq.

Personal Comment: Imagine this as a prelude to any card to pocket. I like it. It is easy, bold and great for any audience. Basically it is the old coin through trousers pocket you may have seen before. I like it.

Difficulty 1/5

Boxed Transpo by R. Paul Wilson

Was downloadable at R. Paul Wilsons website.

Personal Comment: If the angles allow this is a pretty nifty trick that I can recommend. I changed the initial count to go for a more traditional approach, not because the suggested method is bad, but because I was unable to pull it off convincingly. I am reading into R. Paul Wilson's material at the moment and at first look it looks good. Let's see if there is more like that. I did it for laypeople today (many days later after having recorded this video which was about three weeks ago, as I usually work in advance) and I got good reactions. The box adds another seperation making the effect seem even more impossible.

Difficulty 3/5

The Card Through The Magazine

Expert Card Technique: Close-Up Table Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue
Page 302 et seq.

Personal Comment: Such a lovely little trick. The effect is clear and the method easy. Here is one thing I would add. I would not drop the deck face down but face up. That way the face up selection under the magazine makes not only more sense, but also, since the deck would be turned face up after the magazine is on the floor, strenghten the method.

Difficulty: 2/5

Inter-Dimension by Eddy Taytelbaum

Best of Friends Volume I by Harry Lorayne
Page 285 et seq.

Personal Comment: The little trick lacks logic. Yet the climax is strangly fullfilling. Try it, it is quick and a nice filler inbetween longer pieces. The cards in use remind of a sandwich routine therefore it seems right to do one before or after the trick. It is hard to compare the effect with the usual stuff, so it becomes a nice interlude. I like it.

Difficulty: 1/5