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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MAGIC. Why does the TwentyOne Card Trick work. no matter which card they pick? This magic trick works because you put limits on ...

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TWENTYONE CARD TRICKPage 1Look on the next page to find out why this trick works!TWENTYONE CARD TRICKThe props: Twentyone cardsThe magic: You can magically deal your friends card right out of the deck.1.Deal 21 cards facedown left to right into three equal piles.2.Tell a friend Please point to one of the piles.Then pick up that pile and fan it with the cards facing your friend. Tell your friend Now think about one of these cards but dont tell mewhich one. Remember and keep thinking about your card.3.Stack the piles on top of each other and secretly make sure the one holding your friends card is in the middle (dont make a big deal about it.)4.Tell your friend Concentrate on your cardas you deal the cards facedown into three piles again.5.Now tell your friend Try to guess which pile your cards in.Pick up that pile and fan the cards toward them without looking at the cardsyourself. Keep checking until they find the right pile. Then stack the three piles with that pile in the middle again.6. Deal the cards into three piles again and tell your friendThis time Ill guess which pile has your card. Keep thinking about your card.Pick the middle pile (youll be right almost half of the time) and show them the cards in that pile. Its okay if its not in the middle pilejust keep going until you find the right pile.7.Tell your friend Now its time to find your card.Take the pile with their card in your hand. As you say the words This is your card deal one card as you say each word with the first three face down and the fourth card (their card) faceup.Page 2THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MAGICWhy does the TwentyOne Card Trick workno matter which card they pick?This magic trick works because you put limits on where your friends card can go. Always putting their pile in the middle of the deck shifts their card to the middlethe fourth cardof one of the piles.For example lets say youve dealt the cards into three piles and your friend choosesthe ace of spades. The sevencard pile holding that ace ...

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