To P e r f o r m. Bring out the deck of cards and shuffle it

Bring out the deck of cards and shuffle it. Turn it facedown and spread it across the table as you ask three people to each choose one card. If you are performing for only one person, have him take out all three cards. If there are two people, have each take one card and you take out the third. Either way, three cards are freely chosen from the

deck. Then, gather the deck and put it into the outer side pocket of your jacket.

	Pick up the three chosen cards and
	hold them in a fan: they’re spread,
	one behind the other (photo 2). Show
	them all around, then turn to one of
the people and ask her to remem-
	ber one of the cards, but not to say
	the name aloud —“just think of it.”
	During all of this you must memo-
	rize the order of the three cards.
	For example, let’s assume the six of
	hearts is on the face of the fan, the
	five of clubs is in the middle, and the
	two of clubs is at the back. You must
	remember all three cards and where
	they’re located. This is pretty simple
	because they’re all different, so just
	think “six five two, six five two, six
	five two,” and you’ll have no trouble.
	If, on the other hand, two of the cards
	have the same value, then you must
	also remember the suit. For example,
“six spades, five, six hearts.”

Next, turn to another person and say, “Would you please put your hand into my pocket and feel that it’s empty?” Pull open the left sideof your jacket and allow the person to stick his or her hand inside your jacket’s inner breast pocket.

Insert the three cards into that pocket, faces toward you, and allow your jacket to close.

Stare intently into the eyes of the woman who is thinking of the card and say, “Let me try and read your thoughts.” Your right hand ducks into your jacket. Act as if you are inserting your fingers into the jacket pocket containing the deck—but actually insert your thumb into breast pocket of your shirt (photo 3, which is an exposed view—your jacket would not be pulled open in performance). Pull one of the two cards straight up until it completely clears the pocket (but is still hidden by your jacket), then bring it out into view. The card comes out back toward audience as you say, “No... I don’t think you picked this card.”

Take it with your left hand and place it in your pocket with the deck without letting anyone see its face.

Do the exact same thing again, removing the remaining card from your shirt pocket as if taking it from your jacket pocket. Again study the person’s face for a moment, then say, “No, I don’t think it’s this one, either.” Transfer the card to your left hand and put in into the pocketwith the deck.

Insert your right hand into the inner left breast pocket of your jacket and wait as you say, “There’s only one card left. Let’s see if I can read your mind—please name the card you are thinking of.” Now youunderstand why you need to know the order of the three cards in your pocket—no matter which card she names, that is the card you will pull out of your pocket. In our example, where you’re remembering “six five two,” you know that the six is the card closest to you, the five is

the middle card, and the two is farthest from you. So, whatever card she names, you can easily grasp just that card and bring it out of your pocket.

Hold it back toward the audience as you bring it into view, pause for a second (this creates doubt in the minds of the people watching), then slowly turn the card around to reveal the thought-of card.

38.

Color Blind

Criss brings out a box of crayons and hands it to a person who’s watching. He turns his back and asks the person to remove any crayon and put it in his hands, which he has put behind his back. Once he has the crayon, Criss turns around to face the person, concentrates for a moment, and is able to tell which color crayon was chosen.

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