RU LNT Oe OMe Aver reel ete ee TU) aa Sa Key -16) ior PUSS WAU et tT Rta Full card peek! Easy to do! ~ AMM see MU Rebate ea t-1y CUE TES eee Se Mark Stohe All fights reservedThird Eye Peek By Mark Stone Routine A spectator is asked to think of a name or number or draw a simple picture on a Rosiness card, and then to fold the card. The folded business card. is sealed between two credit or gift cards, secured with criss-crossed rubber bands, and'then placed aside. Under seemingly impossible conditions, the performer reveals what was in the spectator’s mind.Materials Pic 1 Business cards Two plastic cards: gift, credit, store, etc. ‘Two #19 rubber bands Tools Pic 2 One small metal ruler Pencil Box-cutter or X-Acto knife, with new blade Emery board Double sided Scotch tape Preparation Place the two gift cards back side up over your working area and one business card‘\° nearby. Pic 3 Fold the business card so that the two short edges align, then place the folded card on top of one of the plastic cards. Pics 4-5Using a pencil, trace a line across the gift card. You'll [ius notice that the upper part of the plastic card is a little larger than the lower part. This plastic card will be used later as a gimmick. Pics 5-6 Place the ruler over the marked line of the gift card. Using the box-cutter or X-Acto knife, score across the gift card, making sure not to cut all the way through the plastic layer. The uncut layer of the plastic card will act as a natural hinge. Pic 7 Note: You can use a piece of double-side tape under the ruler before scoring so the card doesn’t slide during” scoring Carefully bend the upper part of the gift card a couple of times toward the card's front printed logo ‘side and then straighten the gift card back to the original form. This plastic card becomes the gimmick used for this effect. Pics 8-9 On the back side and upper part of the gimmick plastic card, stick a piece of double sided tape. Do the same with the regular plastic card. Cut any tape remnants. Pic 10 Grek at cara CeSand down the opposite top two corners with the Emery file (on the edge with the double-sided tape), taking off about 1/16” or 1 mm. Keep the corners round while sanding, Pic 11 Note: It is a good idea to prepare as described above more than one gimmick plastic card for practice. Get Ready Pre-fold one business card so the two short edges align, then neatly unfold the card. Pics 12-13 Place the regular gift card on top of your left)” fingers with the front of the card facing yp»aind with the double-sided tape near your (éft thumb tip. Se Place the gimmick gift card over the regular gift card, with the back facing up. Place the pre-folded business card on top. Hang the two #19 rubber bands over your left pinky finger. Pic 14 Routine Lift the three cards with your right fingers and casually show them on both sides. Then place them back in the same order in your left hand. Pic 14 Give the business card to the spectator along with a pen. Ask them to make a simple drawing on the blank back side of the business card, to fold the card, and then to give it back to you.Take the spectator’s folded business card between your right fingers and place it so that the business card's short edges align over the face-up gimmick gift card’s upper end on top of the double-sided tape. Hold the folded business card down with your left thumb so the business card doesn’t unfold prematurely. Pic 15. With your right fingers, grab the lower edge of the bottom card (front side up), slide it out and place it on top of the business card, casually pressing with your left thumb:the upper ends of the sandwiched cards. This thumb pfessure will ensure that the top regular gift card and the bottom gimmick gift card stick to the business card folded ends. Pics 16-17 With your right fingers, grab one of the rubber bands and double loop it horizontally around the middle of the pack. Next with your right fingers, grab the other rubber band and place a single loop vertically in the middie of the sandwiched cards. Pic 18Holding the rubber-banded cards in your left palm, grab the stack’s upper edge with your right thumb on top of the regular gift card and your right index, middle and ring fingers under the gimmick gift card's lower edge. Lift and turn the card stack, showing it on both sides. Pics 19-20 Place the stack again in your left palm but this time with the regular gift card on top. The folded business card's short edges are at the lower end, sandwiched between the two plastic cards. Pics 20-21 Get-Ready Position The left long side of the card stack is covered by y‘ thumb and thumb pad. The stack’s right side is by your left fingers. Pic 21 The Move Place your right thumb at the gimmi d's lower edge and your index, middle and ring finggPs over the top of the card's lower edge. Pic 22 < Next with the tip of your right thumb, grab the lower left gimmick card corner and lift the lower part of the gimmick card all the way up till the business card totally unfolds. Pics 22-25As mentioned above, grabbing the gimmick gift card’s lower left corner and dragging it up with your right thumb automatically unfolds and flattens the business card behind the regular plastic card. The vertical rubber band loop keeps the unfolded business card against the back of the plastic cards. Pic 25 Note: If you have difficulty grabbing the gimmick card’s lower left comer with the tip of your right thumb, sand the regular gift card's two corners a little more. Next, bring your empty left hand down.The banded plastic cards with the regular plastic card in front is now held in your right hand and; is facing the audience.Your right thumb is <@) behind the business card’s upper edge ai your index, middle and pinky fingers ar top front of the regular plastic card. Ries 26-27Without pausing, bring your right hand with the card stack held as mentioned above to your left breast pocket. Drop the card stack inside the pocket but while dropping it, peek at the spectator’s drawing, number or name, which is written on the unfolded business card. Pics 28-29 The illusion during the move is that you just showed the rubber-banded stack on both sides and then put it away in.” your pocket. gNote: This routine is designed to be performed standing up, all the steps are done under chest level, in a fluid continuous movement while talking and looking in the spectator’s eyes. Peel off and replace the double-sided Scotch tape so that it adheres securely to the spectator’s folded business card. The peek is motivated and preferably done when you drop the banded card stack into your left breast pocket; at this time you can take a good look at the spectator's info. To extend the longevity of the § gimmick's hinge, stick clear heavyS” duty packing tape on the back ofthe gimmick’s plastic card, coverin almost all the card’s back surface. The tape is unnoticeable even from a short distance. Pic 29 Change the doubled-sided tape often from the top of the plastic cards.More eBooks by Mark Stone https://www.lybrary.com/the-peek-project-p-925259.html https://www.lybrary.com/cosmar-coin-gimmick-p-152557.html https://www.lybrary.com/coin-ditcher-gimmick-for-vanishing-coins-p-255520.html https://www.lybrary.com/coin-rattle-gimmick-20-p-207341 html January 2023