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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MAGIC. Why does flipping one set of cards. give the same number of cards faceup in each hand? This magic trick relies on a simple ...

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FACEUP FACE DOWNPage 1Look on the next page to find out why this trick works!FACEUP FACE DOWNThe props: Twelve cardsThe magic: Without looking youll be able to bring cards frombehind your back with the same number of cardsfaceup in each hand.1. Take 12 cards and then deal them into a pile all face down.2. Tell your audience Im going to turn some of these cards faceupand as you do quietly make sure you turn exactly half the cards faceup. Then mix all the cards in the pileyou can do this yourself or tell someone in the audience Go ahead and mix the cards.3. Deal the top six cards into a pile leaving six in your hand.4. Then pick up the pile on the table in your other hand and put both hands behind your back.5. Tell your audience Now without looking Im going to magically arrange the cards to have the same number of cards faceup in each hand.6. With both hands still behind your back flip one set of cards over.7. Bring out both hands and spread out the cards as you show that each set has the same number of cards faceup.Page 2THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MAGICWhy does flipping one set of cardsgive the same number of cards faceup in each hand?This magic trick relies on a simple trick of subtraction and on hiding the steps thatmake it work. Of the twelve cards you turned six faceup without drawing attention to how manyyou turned over. After you mixed them up and dealt six cards into a pile you probablyhad some of the faceup cards in that pilelets say you had four of them. That mean that in the other set you had two cards faceup (six minus four). Since each set has six cards having two cards faceup means you had four cards face down. Flipping the set will give you four cards faceup in each hand.If the trick didnt work for you some of the cards probably turned over when theywere mixedyou need exactly six up and six down when you move your handsbehind your back.Youll find that this trick also works if you start with 14 cards or 16 cards or any even number. Just make sure that exactl ...

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