Neko Kate vs. Derren Brown - you decide!

Post by **faceless** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:31 pm

The bottle one proves without doubt that you're a witch!

luke · Post by **luke** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:48 pm

i was just thinking the same thing faceless

i also think shes headless!

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:07 pm

Teleporting card, plus vanish

Baggy teeshirt and cup of coffee due to hangover.

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nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:47 pm

More madness:

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Post by **faceless** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:58 pm

that's just fantastic Kate - really good. If you wanted I'm sure you could make plenty money at this professionally. I see you've a black jersey on - that's one step further to being a magician!

Post by **eefanincan** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:57 am

Well done kate! I have a hard time even shuffling cards

Griffo · Post by **Griffo** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:07 pm

Wow, nice stuff!

How long has it taken you to get this good?

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:20 pm

Griffo wrote:Wow, nice stuff!

How long has it taken you to get this good?

I've been comfortable handling/shuffling cards for a few years, because I play Hold-Em poker quite often, but I've been learning card magic for about 6 months.

Post by **faceless** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:13 am

Here's a wee trick I just saw - I'm sure it's obvious to anyone with a basic understanding of the kind of outlandish science it would take to do this what is happening... personally speaking, it's clearly magic!

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nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:30 am

Hehe, yes, I know how this is done - I'll let on if you want ;)

Post by **faceless** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:34 am

no way, I already know too much!

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:49 pm

Here's another installment for people who are interested. A bit of close-up stuff.

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Post by **faceless** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:02 pm

some more great stuff there - keep it going and you could make a nice living out of it without a doubt.

I take it you know about Jerry Sadowitz's magic? He did a great show a few years back about the history of magic that was great. One story he told was about how some performer on a platform at Glasgow Central station timed a trick to absolute perfection. He forced the audience member to pick a particular card, which he had already arranged for his friend at the London Euston to attach to the front of a train - and as it pulled into the station the guy points to the front of the train and asks 'Is this your card'

Bit elaborate, but a beauty!

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:29 pm

faceless wrote:I take it you know about Jerry Sadowitz's magic? He did a great show a few years back about the history of magic that was great. One story he told was about how some performer on a platform at Glasgow Central station timed a trick to absolute perfection. He forced the audience member to pick a particular card, which he had already arranged for his friend at the London Euston to attach to the front of a train - and as it pulled into the station the guy points to the front of the train and asks 'Is this your card'

Yes! I love Jerry Sadowitz! A lot of people don't know that he's actually one of the best sleight of hand magicians in the world and he's invented and copyrighted lots of effects - they just think he's a loud-mouth who occasionally does a trick.

I've seen a lot of variations of that trick you mentioned - it's based on a principle called "card-through-window", but the same technique can be used with an accomplice plastering the card to anything, even a train! It's actually surprisingly easy to "force" a card on someone and have them truly believe they chose it randomly - which is a great move because even if you do the most simple reveal afterwards, it'll still blow their mind

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:54 pm

Getting back to the drinks trick, I thought I guessed how the 1st half was done, but then when he poured the drinks back to every cup I gave up. Happy for anyone to PM me how it was done