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Anyone know what the trick David Blaine did from last weeks What is magic is called? It is the one where the cards in the deck visually dissapear leaving only one suite left?

Thanks

I'm afraid I don't, Protege, but like so many of the card effects he does, it clearly uses a physical deck which would only be usable for that one effect.

I've made my views on one-trick-pony decks known before, but as you describe yourself as a novice I've got to say (and I am aware that other opinions, like listings magazines, are avaliable) that I think gimmicked cards and decks are a terribly limiting way to get started. Learn to work a regular deck first, then maybe mix it up a bit.

Signed

Opinionated of Berkshire.

This effect is done using a regular deck and an age old principle in magic.

I'm not sure what the effect is called tho, i saw it performed a coupe of weeks ago.

I will try and get the name of it for you.

It was called something like Shrinkage or something. I know at the time it was going to be released by Doug McKenzie and I think one other guy, but they were having lots of problems with it and ended up deciding to not release it at all.

The principle behind it tho and other ways to accomplish something close to it are found in numerous books. I know Aaron Fisher has an effect that is close to it and David Willaimson and Bill Malone have effects that are sort of near it.