Heres a link. Originally found it on Fazed.com. http://www.santoalt.com/videos/card_trick.php Watched it so many times but CANNOT for the life of me figure out How he does it. surely somebody around here is an expert in card tricks!!!
delete I was goint to post a primer on card palming but I watched it again and I don't think that standard magic technique is the answer because you see the inside of his palms on several occasions. You can see him slide cards off the bottom but that doesn't explain the four kings.
There are 4 cards in his pack, 2H, 10S, KD and KC. He just uses sleight of hand to manipulate the deck.
Huh? I don't really get what you're saying, but it still doesn't explain how he makes the cards you see turn into different cards. I have no clue what's goin' on here. EDIT: Ohhhhhhh, I get how he's doing it.
Now i get it too. Nice trick. Even if he slowed it down most people wouldn't be able to figure it out. It shows you how bad I am at poker too. I bet poker players figure it out right away.
It took me several minutes but I finally got it too and I "see" (mentally) exactly how he does it. If I could give one hint (hopefully it doesn't give it away to those that haven't figured it out), the key to many sleight of hand illusions is to realize that the person is saying one thing but actually doing something other than what he claims he is doing. However he makes it look (even in super super slow motion, trust me you won't see anything even if you analyze it frame by frame) that he is doing what he says so that you simply do not question in your mind at the time that he did something different. (Basically sleight of hand involves lying at various points). So put it another way, if everything he said and did was truthful, he would have accomplished something physically impossible. So figuring out when he lies yet can easily make it seem like he is telling the truth is the key.
ok ok ok ... So i didnt really want people to reply to this thread and go "yeh, i know how he does it." i want you to say "this is how he does it.... blah blah blah" dont say sleight of hand, because im pretty sure everyone already knew that.
I see how he is doing everything up until the four kings, I don't get that part. If you want to catch the other then just turn down the volume on your computer and just watch carefully.
But he is using sleight of hand. The key is that he has 4 cards and only 4 cards (1 2 of hearts, 1 10 of spades, 1 king of diamonds and 1 king of clubs). He just uses typical magician types of sleight of hand used in conjunction with talking while he is doing it. He simply maneuvers the cards to where it looks like he starts off with 4 2s, then they "magically" change to 4 10s and then to 4 kings.
Yeah, just 'cause he says he's taking a card from "the bottom" or "the top" doesn't mean that's the card he flips over.
I still don't get it. I watched him put the 2H at the bottom of the deck over and over, and pull the 2H off the top right after that. Can someone please explain this for us "slower" magicians? We have to start somewhere right? Pugs
For example, originally the 2H is on the bottom and he moves it to the top, very simple, we all could do that, however, it is NOT on the top, it is the 2nd card and he simply picks up 2 cards and shows you the 2H. He moves the top card to the bottom and, shazam, the 2H is magically on top. It is simply typical magician sleight of hand that carries it through the rest of the trick. It is not a simple trick to do, it would take lots of practice.
00:19 - It appears as if he flips the top card to reveal that it's the 2H. In fact, he's flipped the top two cards, so the 2H isn't really on top - it's two down in the stack. 00:20 - He flips the two cards back to being face down on the top of the stack. 00:21 - moves the top card to the bottom of the stack - now the 2H is truly on top of the stack 00:24 - He flips the top card to reveal that it is indeed the 2H. 00:27 - He spreads the stack, flips the 2H so that it is face-down, and inserts into the stack to be the 3rd card down. 00:29 - In a similar move to 00:19, he flips the first 3 cards, revealing the 2H. It appears as if the 2H is the top card, when, in fact, it is three cards down. 00:30 - He flips the top three cards again so that they are face down again. 00:31 - he places the top card, face-down, on the table. The 2H is now the second card down in the stack. 00:32 - he makes an identical move to 00:19. Flips the top two cards to reveal the 2H. It appears as if the 2H is the top card, when, in fact, it is two cards down. 00:33 - He flips the top two cards again, returning them back to face-down position. 00:34 - He moves the top card to the bottom of the deck. the 2H is now on top of the stack. 00:35 - he flips the top card to reveal that it is truly the 2H. 00:37 - he flips the top card back over to be face-down. The 2H is now face-down on top of the stack. 00:38 - He moves the TOP TWO cards from the top of the stack to the bottom. Since there are only 3 cards in the stack, the 2H is now 2 cards down in the stack. 00:39 - Again, the same move as was done at 00:19 and 00:29. Flips the top two cards to reveal the 2H. It appears as if the 2H is the top card, when, in fact, it is two cards down. 00:40 - He flips the top two cards again, returning them back to face-down position. 00:41 - he places the top card, face-down, on the table. The 2H is now the top card in the stack. 00:41 - he flips the top card to reveal that it is truly the 2H. 00:42 - he flips the top card back over to be face-down. He then places it UNDER the remaining card. 00:43 - he slides the two cards in his hand under the two cards on the table. the 2H is now on the bottom of the stack 00:48 - He flips the top three cards to show the 10S. It appears, however, that he has only fipped the top card, so it looks like the 10S was the top card, when in fact, it's three cards down. 00:49 - He flips the top three cards so that they are face-down again 00:50 - He moves the top card to his right hand. Then, he flips the top two cards to show the 10S. It appears, however, that he has only fipped the second card down, so it looks like the 10S was the second card in the stack, when in fact, it's the third. 00:52 - He flips the top two cards so that they are face-down again 00:53 - He flips the third card down to reveal that it is the 10S (it truly is the third card down). 00:54 - He flips the third card (10S) so that it is face-down again and is now in his right hand under two other cards, leaving one card (2H) in his left hand 00:55 - Hi flips the third card out of his right hand to reveal that it is the 10S and at the same time, he moves the fourth card (which was in his left hand) to his right hand and under the other cards. This makes it seems as if he flipped the bottom card (which was in his left), when in fact he didn't. The 10S now becomess the bottom card, under the 2H. The two top cards must be the two kings. 00:56 - He turns the bottom card (10S) so that it is face down and at the bottom of the stack, still under the 2H. 00:57 - He turns the stack upside-down to show that the 10S is indeed the bottom card. (which it truly is). He quickly returns the stack to be face-down. 00:58 - With the stack now in his left hand, he quickly pulls the bottom card three cards, making it appear as if he pulled it from the top. He rotates his hand upside down to make it appear that he has one card in his hand - the 10S, when, in fact, he has three cards in that hand, and one card (a king) in his left. 00:58 - he moves the top card from his right hand (a king) onto the card in his left hand (the other king). The top card in his right hand is now the 2H. 00:59 - He rotates his hand upside down to make it appear that he has one card in his hand - the 10S, when, in fact, he has two cards in that hand. He moves the top card (2H) onto the stack in his left hand. 01:00 - He rotates his right hand upside down to show the last card (10S), then places it face-down on top of the stack in his left hand. The stack is now 10S, 2H, king, king. 01:04 - His right hand pulls the two middle cards (2h on top of king) from his left hand (notice how is left thumb holds the top card in place, while his fingers hold the bottom card in place). 01:04 - In his right hand he holds the two middle cards, though it appears he has only one. He rotates his right hand to show the bottom of the two cards (king) and turns the cards face down on top of the stack. The 2H is now on top with a king below it, followed by the 10S and then the other king. 01:06 - he uses his left thumb to push the top card (2H) onto the table. 01:07 - his right hand pulls the bottom two cards from the stack (10S on top of king). Though it appears that his right hand is holding one card, it is in fact holding two. He rotates his right hand to show the bottom card, and then places the two cards face-down on the stack (with the 10S on top). 01:08 - he uses his left thumb to push the top card (10S) onto the table. 01:09 - His right hand pulls the bottom card from the stack to reveal the red king. 01:11 - he turns the card in his left hand to reveal the other king. -- droxford
