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by **lianzzz** » Jun 20th, '15, 18:15

ive just watch a magic trick n wonder wats the name of the effect
the trick is basically call a spectator cut the card into a pile (any number of cards), then the magician weighs the cards in his hand n immediately he can tell the numbers of the cards
please tell me if u guys know the name of the trick ^^

by **MrCat** » Jun 22nd, '15, 10:37

No idea, nice effect tho, be sure to let us know if you find out elsewhere

Where did you see it?

by **isb** » Jun 22nd, '15, 12:31

I'm being careful to avoid exposure, and I only have your initial description to go on. Andy Nyman teaches something similar in "The Code". Or otherwise check out the work of Juan Tamariz, Tom Crosbie, Simon Aronson to name a few.
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by **mark lewis** » Jun 22nd, '15, 15:23

It explains how to do this in an old book called the Encyclopedia of Card Tricks by Jean Hugard. Read the chapter on the Nicola System.

by **lianzzz** » Jun 22nd, '15, 16:04

Thx guy I think the code is really similar to the performance I describe Thx for the suggestion
N this trick I accidentally saw in YouTube n its performed by jay Chou! Tats right he's the singer but his magic trick is quite good
I think if u guys understand Chinese should have a look at his performance on this trick

by **MrCat** » Jun 22nd, '15, 17:19

Can you post a link Iainzzz?

Don't know about the rest of you folks but my chinese is second to none...actually that's an understatement, it's fully and completely none. But still, now I know what's going on I might be able to make some sense of it

by **bmat** » Jun 23rd, '15, 16:02

I will name the trick as requested. From this day forward the trick will be known as 'Samuel'.

by **MrCat** » Jun 23rd, '15, 16:22

Sweet! Nice one bmat, do you know how to do Samuel? And would Samuel really want to be done I wonder? I'm still quite curious as to how one would go about it, I think I might have to read up on some of the info mentioned above

by **Mandrake** » Jun 23rd, '15, 16:37

Would Samuel be the same one as in Sam the Bellhop?!!

by **lianzzz** » Jun 25th, '15, 04:13

This is the trick guys http://youtu.be/cez0BiZjhbU
Btw y izit called 'Samuel'?

by **MrCat** » Jun 25th, '15, 09:57

It's called Samuel now until someone disagrees with bmat

personally I quite like it.

by **MiKo** » Jun 25th, '15, 19:47

There are several ways to perform Samuel, and Andy Nyman's the code is actually the easiest I can think of (I really love it). Also, something similar can be found in Hannibal's "Truth from a liar" although the latter requires study material. And I cannot say more without exposing.

by **MrCat** » Jun 26th, '15, 10:15

Nice one MiKo, thanks

I'm going to look up the code now.

Bmat, I think Samuel may now go down in history

, I'm certainly going to use it.

I just watched the youtube vid, I think I'm correct in assuming that with no reference of what the bottom card of the split is he then apparently weighs the cards and guesses the correct number, but then also counts them out and knows/names the last card, the 10 of clubs, before he turns it over?

That's pretty cool! I like Samuel a lot.

by **soveda** » Jun 26th, '15, 10:52

I can think off the top of my head how I would do this. I don't know whether it is the method in The Code so I won't expose anything. Suffice it to say it requires some preparation.

by **MrCat** » Jun 26th, '15, 11:05

Well it's surely got to start with a stack/setup, that's as far as I can get. I guess I'm allowed to theorize that much in public?...

If not then it's even more amazing than I thought.
Is there a difference in 'exposing' when you take wild stabs in the dark as opposed to posting what you pretty much know haha? I've just had a few extra thoughts but I wouldn't want to go too far now