/author/jimmy-doppelganger/ Jimmy Doppelganger Source Themes Academic (https://sourcethemes.com/academic/)en-us /images/logo_hua42834bdb1f7e874bc747a5cf5f43a55_563001_300x300_fit_lanczos_2.png /author/jimmy-doppelganger/ /post/2020-10-29-cardtrick/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 /post/2020-10-29-cardtrick/ <p>Everyone loves magic tricks - in some countries it&rsquo;s a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legal</a> requirement.</p> <p>Card tricks can be performed on stage..</p> <p> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="magacian.jpg"></a></p> <p>..or explained in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbnbfKbgf5Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">math video</a></p> <p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbnbfKbgf5Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="MattParker.jpg"></a></p> <p>..but card tricks and in fact all magic tricks are at their <em>very</em> best in blog form.</p> <h5 id="ordinary-deck">Ordinary Deck</h5> <p>We have an ordinary deck of cards.</p> <p><img src="./ordinarydeck.jpg" alt="Ordinary"></p> <p>I can make the deck change color before your eyes but oddly that is not the trick.</p> <p><img src="./fan.jpg" alt="CardFan"></p> <h3 id="time-to-choose">Time to Choose</h3> <p>Pick a card, any card from this perfectly ordinary deck</p> <p><img src="./featured.jpg" alt="Pick"></p> <ul> <li>Look at your card <img src="./7hearts.png" alt="Card"></li> <li>Don&rsquo;t show it to <em>anyone</em></li> <li>Remember your card</li> <li>Place it back in the deck</li> </ul> <h3 id="the-art-of-deception">The Art of Deception</h3> <p>My assistant will now distract the audience.</p> <p><img src="./Taylor-Swift-Magician-s-Assistant-taylor-swift-38438035-683-1024.jpg" alt="Reaction"></p> <p>It&rsquo;s not clear which is more surprising</p> <ul> <li>that I need an assistant to do a card trick</li> <li>that my assistant is somehow Taylor Swift</li> </ul> <h3 id="the-big-reveal">The Big Reveal</h3> <p>Now for the big moment <a href="https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/drum-roll-sound-effect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(drum roll)</a></p> <p>Is <strong>this</strong> your card!?</p> <p><img src="./7hearts.png" alt="Reaction"></p> <p>How is it done? Magic. In this case starting with Tim Berners-Lee <br> on thru to the friendly people at netlify.com</p>