Original Author: Unknown
Shuffle the deck. Glimpse and remember
the bottom card and lay the pack on the table. Tell the
spectator to remove the top half of the deck and hold it,
while you do the same with the bottom half. Tell the spectator
to put his (or her) half behind his back, remove any card from
the pack, and bring the card to the front .
You supposedly do the same, but
actually you (1) turn your half face up, (2) turn the card you
glimpsed face down on top of the face-up pack, (3) remove any
other card, (4) turn it face down and (5) bring it out from
behind your back. The spectator thinks this is your selected
card. Tell him to look at and remember his card while you do
the same. Actually, look at your card but don't remember it.
Bring the pack from behind your back, holding it face up
except for the card you glimpsed. Exchange the supposedly
selected cards. Each of you slides the other person's card
into your pack face down without looking at the card. Reach
over to take the spectator's pack while turning your pack over
without anyone's noticing it. Put the spectator's pack on top
of yours and cut the deck (Editor's note: a little below the
middle is good). Each of you names your selected card--but you
actually name the card you glimpsed, not the card you took
from the pack. Spread the cards. Both selected cards are face
up in the deck!!
