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Date Posted: 22:41:06 11/02/03 Sun
Author: joseph
Subject: Re: Card trick Reverse the card
In reply to: Andy 's message, "Card trick Reverse the card" on 08:20:29 03/07/03 Fri

>Start by putting one card face up on the bottom of a
>face down deck. Spread the cards like a fan, and have
>a card chosen and memorized by a spectator. Make sure
>they don't see the face up card at the bottom.
>
>
>While they are looking at their card, turn the entire
>deck over. This will show a face down card on top of a
>face up deck, which will look as if the cards are all
>face down. Square up the deck and have the spectator
>put their card, face down, anywhere in the middle of
>the deck. Be careful not to move the top card and
>expose the face up cards underneath. Put the cards
>behind your back and turn the top card back over.
>Bring the deck out again. Show the spectator that
>their card has magically turned face up in the center
>of a face down deck.
>
>If you practice, you can find other ways of turning
>the card over, besides putting the deck behind your
>back. One way is to start the trick standing up. After
>the card has been put back into the deck, drop your
>left hand (with the deck in it) to the side of your
>body. With your thumb, push the top upside-down card
>to the right as if you were going to deal it. Brush
>the deck downward against your leg. The top card will
>hit your leg and flip over. Practice this until you
>can do it quickly. You will need to do some
>mis-direction to take attention away from this move.
>(Have someone spill a drink, sneeze, etc.) Or you may
>prefer to do the behind the back move. Either way the
>trick is very confusing to the spectator.

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