5 out of 5 Larry Becker’s Masterpiece!This is a very entertaining and also very amazing piece of mentalism from Larry Becker. Its a 3 way prediction with each prediction clean and convincing. What I like most about this is that it is one of the few mentalism routines I have that can be played for …
_EF The performer tears a few pages from a current copy of Time, Business Week, or Newsweek magazine, giving the pages to people in the audience. They pass them on to others, ensuring a random selection of helpers. The Mentalist, with two of the helpers, illustrates how our eyes are attracted by the clever placement …
_EF A Lie Detector in a Card Case Your participant shuffles and spreads the deck face down then slides out one card for himself. He divides the deck into two piles and buries his card in either half, then squares the packet. The half-deck is dropped back into the card case. One card at a …
_EF “For over a hundred years,” you tell your participants, “fingerprints have been a reliable method for making a 100% accurate identification. Now they’re called ‘biometrics’ and are used to cash checks, open doors, and even to protect data on cell phones and personal computers.” As you riffle through a shuffled deck, a participant is …
_EF The Mentalist shows two 11 x 14 inch jigsaw puzzles; one is fully assembled in a thin poster frame and the other is still boxed. He quips, “One of the reasons jigsaw puzzles are – well, puzzling – is that they often use a picture that provides one set of patterns, cut into completely …
_EF The Legend of Jack ‘Treetop’ Strauss Play a little Texas Hold’em poker and you’re bound to hear the phrase, “All you need is a chip and a chair.” It’s usually offered as encouragement to a player who just lost most of his bankroll, reminding him that he still has a small chance to win. …
_EF “The bumper sticker,” begins the performer as he shows a selection of them – all of which are cut in half, “is a source of 5-Star wisdom often using four-letter words. They’re a short form expression of attitude, philosophy, and humor. You can find them at truck stops, novelty shops, and bargain swaps.” He …
_EF The performer hands four authentic menus from different Chinese restaurants to a participant, informing, “We’re going to take a virtual tour among these dining establishments, sampling selections from each place until we’ve ordered a four-course meal: an appetizer, main dish, side dish, and dessert. Note that each restaurant has a wide variety of selections …
_EF Spread a shuffled deck face up on the table. Someone thinks of a random playing card – value, color, and suit – and writes those thoughts on the back of a business card you hand him (for example he writes 7, black, Spades). You square the deck and leave it face down on the …
5 out of 5 A Brilliant Marked Deck + ExtrasOf all the "easy to read" decks out there, I think this is the best Marked deck around – you wouldn’t want to gamble with them, but for magicians they are perfect! Not only are the markings easy to read but you can also tell the …