J ay Sankey' s Magnet Car d Ef f ect : A car d r andoml y chosen by t he spect at or

f r omt he mi ddl e of t he deck

suddenl y j umps t o t he second car d i n t he deck, under t he magnet car d on
t op of t he deck. Thi s i s done
t wi ce, but on t he t hi r d t i me t he car d wi t h t he magnet on back suddenl y
becomes t he spect at or s chosen car d.
Pr eper at i on: Shar pi e Abi l i t y t o do Topper Tact Abi l i t y t o do Ver non' s
Dept h I l l usi on aka Ti l t . Abi l i t y
t o do Doubl e l i f t .
Met hod: Take t he Shar pi e and dr aw a ' U' shaped magnet on t he back of t he
t op car d. Pr ef or ma doubl e l i f t
and l i f t t he car d up so t he back i s cl ose t o your mout h. Bl ow on t he i nk
and casual l y act l i ke your dr yi ng
i t of f . Thi s i s a si mpl e way of showi ng t he spect at or what t he magnet
car d i s suppose t o be, wi t hout
bl ur t i ng i t out and announci ng i t .
Pl ace t he doubl e back on t he t op of t he deck. Now spr ead t he deck
l i ke aski ng a spect at or t o choose a car d.
Tel l t hemwhen t o say st op.
Once t hey do out j og a car d
f r omt he mi ddl e.
Pr ef or mTopper Tact .
( I f you don' t know what t hat i s I ' l l expl ai n i t her e- Wi t h t he car d
out j ogged you use your t humb t o push up t he t op car d on t he deck whi l e
pushi ng t he r andommi ddl e car d back
i nt o t he deck wi t h your f i nger s.
Thi s i s al l done whi l e you t ur n t he deck over .
So t o t he spect at or i t l ooks
l i ke t he chosen car d i s t he one f l ashed t o t hem.
Let t hemr egi st er what car d i t i s, but don' t hol d i t up l ong
enough t o di scover t hat i t ' s t he t op car d, or now t he bot t omcar d i n
your hand. )
Now hol d t he deck wi t h t wo
hands pl aci ng your t humbs over t he mi ddl e.
Bend t he car ds down wi t h your t humbs, t hen bend t hemupwar ds wi t h
your f i nger s. Thi s shoul d cause a snap l i ke sound.
Now t ake t he f i r st t wo car ds of f deck. The magnet car d
wi l l be on t op wi t h t he ot her car d on bot t om.
Now As you t ur n your hand over you need t o pul l t he bot t omcar d
back wi t h your f i nger s and push t he t op car d ( or magnet car d ) f or war d
so t hat when your hand i s t ur ned over
i t l ooks l i ke t he f ace of t he magnet car d i s under t he i ndi f f er ent car d.
Now j ust do t he r ever se when you br i ng
your hand back i nt o nor mal posi t i on.
Now pl ace t he magnet car d on t op of t he deck, keepi ng t he i ndi f f er ent
car d.
Now pr ef or mt he Ti l t .
Now go t hr ough t he pr ocess of snapi ng t he car ds and doi ng t he t wo car d
swi t ch. Pl ace
t he magnet car d back on t op of t he deck agai n keepi ng t he i ndi f f er ent
car d. Now you r et r o- act i vel y sel l t he
t i l t by put t i ng t he i ndi f f er ent car d i n t he mi ddl e of t he deck, f r omt he
f r ont .
Now snap t he deck a t hi r d t i me
r emovi ng t he magnet car d showi ng t hat t he f ace magi cal l y has become t he
i ndi f f er ent car d, yet t he magnet mar ki ng
has been i n vi ew of t he spect at or t he ent i r e t i me.
Not es: Thi s t r i ck i s r el at i vel y si mpl e, but i t packs a punch. I ' ve
r eal l y amazed some peopl e wi t h t hi s t r i ck.