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Being an experienced mentalist, I have decided to share one of my secrets. A great way to make a big impression is to use small methods for a big effect. One way to do this is to combine tricks. Below is an example.


Two great effects to combline are Fraud and Liquify.

One can begin the performance by asking the spectator to pick a card. Then he may ask the spectator to hold on to the card whilst he performs Fraud. He can then dip the bill in water and have the card reveal itself on the bill like Liquify. Let your imagination run wild!

Experienced?

Every time I see someone post such a claim, it seems that they are still in their teens and out to promote their ego... especially given the "trendy" material you've elected to speak on... the majority of the "experienced" Mentalists in the world (as in, more than 10 years) probably wouldn't bother with such pieces, outside of curiosity. They have material that works for them, most of it has been tailored to them.

I applaud you in wanting to contribute to the forum, so few actually attempt to do such. But I would encourage you to get a bit of a reality check going as well; being an "experienced" anything means you've gone past the Journeyman's level of study and application and are well on your way vocationally... for most. There are "experienced" hobbyists, but that's an entirely different animal.

You will also find that outside a handful of exclusive Mentalism forums and maybe the Cafe, Talk Magic plays host to a rather large number of full time and rather noted personalities of the mentalism world, it would be wise to tread lightly unless you really know your stuff.

The other two posts this person has graced us with would seem to solidify exactly what you say Craig.

oh be nice, boys! And yes, routining a few small effect together to form a routine can work very nicely, you're thinking along the right lines

Lady of Mystery wrote:oh be nice, boys! And yes, routining a few small effect together to form a routine can work very nicely, you're thinking along the right lines

I know I come off gruff sometimes, but hopefully more folks than not, understand I'm not out to brow beat the offender as much as I'm out to protect the craft... it's kind of like church; about 10% of the congregations "gets it" and the world must suffer from the opinions of the other 90%

Hmm which % do you come under Mr b

62% of people understand percentages, 31% don't, and the remaining 19% simply don't care....

42% of statistics are made up on the spot.

Not a lot of people know that....

the majority of people are below average in height, my friend tells me...

They may well be. I doubt they're below mean height, though...

yeah, the average uk wage is thirty grand, but the majority earn between 18-22 grand a year....

IAIN wrote:yeah, the average uk wage is thirty grand, but the majority earn between 18-22 grand a year....

... And steal the remaining 8.

Most of these things tend to form a long tail or power curve graph, so you end up with the top 20% taking care of 80% of whatever is being measured. A similar pattern exists for number of posts per forum member, interestingly enough.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Tail

Jean Eugene Roberts wrote:... And steal the remaining 8.

Ah, yes, we refer to those people as 'Members of Parliament'