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of a wooden case. The selected card refuse to dro p in with the ot hers.
You will need a case to hold your deck b ut tapered just as the cards are.
It can be easily constr ucted fro m heavy cardboar d or cigar - box wood. The
broa d en d of the case is left o pe n. When d ro p ping the s h uffled deck back into
t he case, be sure to d o so with the tapered end dow n. The selected cards will be
forced u p by the ta pering of the case. Patter about how so me cards are
reluctant to mingle with the others.
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WORLD'S FASTEST COUNT
Set u p your strip per deck as follows:
About ten cards fro m t he to p of t he deck, reverse t he next six. About ten
cards fro m the botto m of the deck, reverse t he next ten. So you will have a deck
with to p cards nor mal, six reversed, m ore nor m al cards an d then ten reversed.
Place a joker between t he 27th an d the 28th cards an d the other joker
so mewhere near t he to p or botto m of the deck.
When about to perfor m take the deck out of its case an d, saying that you won't
u se t he jokers for t his effect, take the m out an d lay then on the table. However,
it is importa nt that you hold the place where the joker was m arking off the
27th an d t he 28th cards. Break t he deck at t hat p oint, ha n d the to p half
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(containing 27 cards, 6 of which are reversed) to one s pectator an d t he botto m
half (with 25 cards, 10 reverse d) to another. Ask each to sh uffle their half
t horoughly.
Now, take t he half which was originally at the to p an d p u t it behin d your
back. Immediately, bring your han d s forward each holding a pile an d say: "I
have 21 cards in one ha n d an d six in the other." Then, take t he secon d half of
t he deck an d re peat the sa me p roced ure but - with this half - say: "I have 15
cards in one ha n d an d ten in the other."
When t he four piles are cou nted, it will ap pear as if you have do ne a
lightning cou nt behind your back.
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JUST FOR LAUGHS
Have a Fortu ne Telling Deck strip ped. Reverse the cards you wish to jibe
with a fort u ne you will p re dict for so meone. Ask so meo ne to s h uffle the deck
for you. Take it back an d bring the reversed cards to the to p. Turn the m over
an d show that t he fortu ne you have p re dicted in advance, by reading (?) the
s pectator s palm, is confir me d by the cards.
#53
SUPER STRIPPER
Take two strip per decks, one blue - backed an d one red - backed. Fro m
t hese two decks you can m ake two u n u s ual decks - with infinite possibilities.
Make two strip pers that consist of half re d - backed an d half blue - backed cards.
Not only can you u se t his as a regular strip per deck, you can now d o effects
involving color. For exam ple: Separating red - backe d fro m blue - backed cards by
reversing one color; cutting to a desired color back with the deck face d own on
t he table (selected color reversed), etc.
END STRIPPERS
You can p u rchase cards strip ped at the en ds instead of the sides of the
deck. These, too, have m a ny u ses a n d will fool even the fellow who is familiar
with t he Stripper p rinciple. However, m a ny m o re effects are p ossible with side
strip pers t ha n with en d strip pers, so this book is devoted solely to the side
strip per.
BLANK STRIPPER
Have your favorite m agic dealer strip a deck of blank cards for you. With
t his deck, you can do a ma zing "living an d dead" tests an d m a ny other "mentor'
ro utines.
MAKING YOUR OWN
Clam p an ordinary deck in a vise an d, with fine san d p a per, you can wear
away one corner of the entire deck. However, p rofessionally strip ped decks are
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so easily an d econo mically available fro m any m agic s ho p that it is impractical
to go to that m uc h trouble.
ALPHABET CARDS
Many effects are po ssible with a strip pe d deck of Alpha bet Cards. You
m ay p urchase these cards fro m any m agic dealer a n d he will also strip the m for
you.
ESP CARDS
A deck of Extra Sensory Perception cards has sy mbols, instead of s uits
an d n u m bers, on the faces. These sy mbols are Triangles, Squares, Circles etc.,
s uch as are use d in telepat hy experi ment s. A strip pe d deck of s uch sy mbols
offers m a ny p ossibilities for p seu do min d reading effects.
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FOR THE CARD MEN
For those with a good working knowledge of sleight of han d the strip per
can p rove invaluable in m a ny effects. Those listed below are a few you can u se
in conjunction with sta n d ard effects.
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TAP IT OFF
This is a weird effect. Have two cards reversed in the deck.
Shuffle an d bring the m to the to p. Hold the deck face d own in
your left han d. With your right th u m b an d mi d dle finger, lightly
pick u p the two to p cards by t he p rotru ding edges an d show t he
two cards as one card. Replace the two cards on to p of t he deck.
Ask a s pectator to tap the back of the to p card on the p ack.
Show it. Because he p resu me d t hat be ta p pe d the card which
was shown him, he will be a ma ze d when you tur n the card over an d it p roves to
have changed to a different one.
#56
THE AUTOMATIC RISE
As in t he p revious effect reverse two cards, strip the m an d bring the m to
t he to p. With your right t h u m b an d mid dle finger show t he two to p cards as
one. Place the do u ble back on to p of the deck. Hold the deck face down an d
b ury t he to p card in t he deck. Tap t he to p of the deck an d s how that the card
you "buried" has ret ur ned to the to p.
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THE PAPER CLIP
Have two cards reversed in the deck. Shuffle. Strip t he two reversed cards
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