Sinister Sandwich
This direct piece of magic consistently receives wonderful reactions from magicians and laymen alike. However for it to work properly, you need to direct the audience with your words and body language in such a way that they never suspect manipulation. More than a simple sandwich routine, this is a lesson in audience management.
Effect
Have a card selected and returned to the deck. The spectator places two Aces together in the middle of the deck. The selected card travels invisibly from the middle of the deck to between the Aces, all while held firmly in an audience member’s hands.
Set
Place a pair of Aces face down on top of the deck.
Method
Begin by openly dealing the Aces face down onto a spectator’s outstretched …show more content…
[WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE CONDITION NOW] Open the spread and extend it toward him to insert the Aces into the spread. Emphasize the words ‘face up’ and ‘together’.
Explicitly offer him the opportunity to change his mind. If he does, have him remove the Aces and replace them elsewhere. [WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE SELECTION IF THIS HAPPENS] When he’s satisfied, kindly instruct him to push the two cards further into the spread (Photo ?). This last step is important as it makes the following loading action trouble free.
Close the spread until your hands are close and your thumbs can easily spread to the centralized Aces. While displaying them as separate and that there are no other cards between them, simply feed the inner left corner of the selection between the Aces by pushing it with your right fingers. This all stealthy happens under the cover of the spread.
Once inserted, continue pushing over cards until only a few remain, then close the spread in your left hand. As a result, the hidden selection coalesces between the face-up Aces in the middle of the
This direct piece of magic consistently receives wonderful reactions from magicians and laymen alike. However for it to work properly, you need to direct the audience with your words and body language in such a way that they never suspect manipulation. More than a simple sandwich routine, this is a lesson in audience management.
Effect
Have a card selected and returned to the deck. The spectator places two Aces together in the middle of the deck. The selected card travels invisibly from the middle of the deck to between the Aces, all while held firmly in an audience member’s hands.
Set
Place a pair of Aces face down on top of the deck.
Method
Begin by openly dealing the Aces face down onto a spectator’s outstretched …show more content…
[WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE CONDITION NOW] Open the spread and extend it toward him to insert the Aces into the spread. Emphasize the words ‘face up’ and ‘together’.
Explicitly offer him the opportunity to change his mind. If he does, have him remove the Aces and replace them elsewhere. [WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE SELECTION IF THIS HAPPENS] When he’s satisfied, kindly instruct him to push the two cards further into the spread (Photo ?). This last step is important as it makes the following loading action trouble free.
Close the spread until your hands are close and your thumbs can easily spread to the centralized Aces. While displaying them as separate and that there are no other cards between them, simply feed the inner left corner of the selection between the Aces by pushing it with your right fingers. This all stealthy happens under the cover of the spread.
Once inserted, continue pushing over cards until only a few remain, then close the spread in your left hand. As a result, the hidden selection coalesces between the face-up Aces in the middle of the