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From: ganetauk
Date: Mon Feb 18, 2002 7:54pm
Subject: t .....esp trick
The performer brings out a standard pack of ESP
cards and invites his participant to cut them a random
number of times. When all are satisfied that the order
of the cards have been randomized, the top card is
set aside, sight unseen. The remaining 24 cards are
divided between the performer and the spectator. The
spectator is told to deal the cards face up from his packet
in tandem with the performer. The deal progresses
until two cards are dealt that match. The deal
continues and it is found that still another pair of dealt
cards match, which coincidentally match the first pair.
The remaining cards are dealt and it is found that no
other cards match. The previously set-aside card is
turned over to find that it, too, matches.
Method - The pack of 25 cards must be stacked in a
cyclical order. The usual way of doing this with ESP cards
is: circle, cross, wavy lines, square, star. This
order is easily remembered by noting that the circle
consists of one line, the cross is made up of two lines,
there are three wavy lines, four sides to the square
and five points to the star. Repeat this pattern five
times with your cards and you will have stacked the
pack in the necessary arrangement for this effect.
Bring out your pre-arranged ESP deck and ask the
spectator to give it several straight cuts. When they're
satisfied that the packet has been mixed, set the top card
aside without revealing its identity. Explain to your
spectator that there are 25 cards in an ESP deck and that
you're going to evenly divide the remaining cards. With
that, deal 12 cards into a pile for yourself, making
sure to reverse their order as you do so. In other
words, don't just fan off the top twelve cards. You must
deal the cards off the top of the deck, one on top of
the other, for this to work correctly. Once each of
you has your 12 cards, ask the spectator to deal the
cards face up to the table in tandem with you. Begin to
deal along with the spectator. The third and eighth
cards will always match, though, depending on how the
spectator cuts, the symbol will always be different. Set
aside the matches. To end, simply turn over the
set-aside card to show the astounding coincidence.
