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It's that magic card trick where you pick a card, tell the magician your birthday, and the magician counts out the cards, numbering them up to the number of your birth date. When he has counted out as many as your birthday, it shows the card you picked! This trick is sure to astound anyone who sees it. Here's one way of doing it! Credit goes to Jay Jay from Free Magic Live.
Steps
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1Make sure the top six cards are as follows, from top to bottom: 5 of diamonds, 3 of diamonds, 6 of clubs, 10 of hearts, 8 of clubs, Queen of hearts.
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The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.2Have your audience (one or two people) take the top six cards off the way they are and pick any one of them.Advertisement -
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The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.3Have them spell the card in their mind. For every letter they say, have them move the top card to the bottom. For example the 3 of clubs would be: T-H-R-E-E-C-L-U-B-S -
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The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.4Put the pile of six cards back and "shuffle" them into the deck, making sure the top card in the pile of six stays on top -
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The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.5Put your cards in your back pocket, ask the date of birth, and start pulling cards from the BOTTOM. -
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The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.6For the last card, pull out the TOP card and place it face-down on top of the rest. Ask what card your audience picked, then flip the card over. -
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The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.7It should be the card your audience picked!
Warnings
- Be sure your audience collects the cards correctly.⧼thumbs_response⧽
Things You'll Need
- A deck of cards with the cards needed (said in instructions)
- Someone whom you wouldn't know the birth date of (works best as street magic)
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