I'm going to let you into a little secret. This is a technique professional magicians use when they wade through all the new magic releases, to pick out the gems.
When selecting magic tricks to perform to the public, there are several factors that will guarantee you great reactions. Three of these factors are:
Does the trick cause an emotional reaction?
Can the magic happen in the spectator's hands?
Wishbone is the latest release from Paul Harris Presents and it's a lovely effect that uses everyday objects, happens in the spectators hands, but it also creates an emotional connection between two spectators. I recorded a video a while back about asking spectators to hold hands whenever you can. Wishbone takes this principle and builds it into the trick itself, creating a shared momento that highlights the connection between two spectators and all that could lead on too..
Approximately 50 years agon When I was a child my grandfather taught me a trick where I think we used a full pack of cards and the trick was to find the card selected by someone. From memory we placed the cards in numerical order from left to right by suit. We then picked them in a certain order which may have been from bottom to top or visa versa. We then laid them out again I believe left to right and then when asked used a calculation to find the card. I’d love to be able to teach my 9 year old grandson this trick and wondered if you could help?