Blog entries from james tagged Tutorial

The Mysterious Coin Balance Revealed

James Steerforth — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:38:13 +0100

You can balance a coin at your fingertips, but no one else can!

REQUIREMENTS: One large coin, one straight pin

Here's a great trick to demonstrate your mastery of mind over matter!

The Secret:

Have a regular straight pin concealed in one hand, between the first two fingers. With the other hand, pull a coin out of yoRead More...

David Blaine - Card In Bottle Revealed!

James Steerforth — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

The Effect:

The spectator is asked to sign a card and the card is placed back in the deck. and the cards are shuffled.

The magician throws the cards at a bottle behind the spectators.

The signed card appears in the bottle.

The Method:

David Blaine showed the spectators a different trick before this one involving the same spectator signing a card of the same number and suit that is forced when showing the card in the bottle trick follRead More...

David Blaine Mind Reading Trick Revealed!

James Steerforth — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

1. “Think of any card,” it's a wild guess but a spectator will almost always think of the Nine of diamonds, Ace of spades, Queen of Hearts or the Six of Clubs. Have each of those cards on you in one way or another and reveal.

2. “Pick a number between 50-100 with even different digits.” Answer: 68

3. “Pick a number between 1-1,000” Answer: 333

4. Fan a set of cards with one royal and the 4H in the center, nine times out of ten the specRead More...