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Hello. Is anyone familiar with the trick by MagicWorld called Trans Thought? Here is a description:

The performer freely shows two sets of five ESP cards. One set has red symbols and a red back design. The other set has blue symbols with blue back designs.

The cards from one set are spread apart from each other with faces upwards. The other set is held face downwards and shuffled by the performer.

A spectator is shown each of these face-down cards one by one and asked to guess which symbol it might have on it's face.

After each guess has been made the face-down card is openly placed on top of the chosen symbol. (it's a free choice).

When the five pairs of cards are turned over they are FOUND TO MATCH PERFECTLY. (No gathering of cards necessary)


Ideal for table hopping

Only ten cards used

No sleight of hand

Work it right away

No resetting


Supplied in neat plastic wallet with full working instructions by the inventor.


Question: I recently downloaded a manuscript from trickshop.com which describes the Zenner Effect in great detail. However, I am very disappointed in that you have to gather the cards up in a pile before you can show that they match.

Is the description of Trans Thought that I've copied/pasted above indeed how it happens? At the end of the trick, are you able to show BOTH sides of each set at the same time, so that when the trick is finished, all 10 cards are face up on the table, each in front of its mate? Does this trick rely upon the Zenner Effect?

Any information you can provide me will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot!

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Thanks for that information. However, it doesn't answer what I'm really wanting to know...At the end of the trick, are you able to show BOTH sides of each set at the same time, so that when the trick is finished, all 10 cards are face up on the table, each in front of its mate? Does this trick rely upon the Zenner Effect?

Are you able to answer this?

Thanks

Thanks for that information. However, it doesn't answer what I'm really wanting to know...At the end of the trick, are you able to show BOTH sides of each set at the same time, so that when the trick is finished, all 10 cards are face up on the table, each in front of its mate?

We can't tell you how the effect is done - but I think it fair to say that the cards could NOT be examined by a spectator after they have been shown.

I understand that you can't say how the trick was done...but, can you answer just this one question before I purchase the trick...can you show ALL the cards face up next to their match at the SAME TIME?

Thanks

I have pm'd you...

With our handling (The Zenner Effect) based on David Britland's premise, ALL of the cards can be examined and shown to have different colour backs at the end since there are NO gimmicks or marked cards involved. You start out and end clean.

Yes, the cards are gathered up, but then they are ribbon spread - adding a visual element as the face up cards are displayed next to their face down partners. And then, turned over one by one to show they match. In the original version, the cards were re-dealt.

The gathering of the cards momentarily is inconsequential as far as the spectators are concerned.