This self-working card trick uses mathematical principles to reveal a participant's chosen card. The performer divides a deck into two equal piles of 26 cards, allows the participant to freely select one card from each pile, and assigns numerical values (aces = 1, face cards = 10, number cards = face value). The participant then chooses which pile to use, and the performer places cards on top based on the selected card's value. The participant counts out cards from the bottom of the chosen pile, memorizes the card at that position, and places it on top of the other pile, burying it in the middle. The performer then spells out 'I am the world's greatest magician' by moving through the deck one card at a time, with each letter corresponding to one card, ultimately revealing the participant's buried card.
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I Am The World’s Greatest Magician, NOT, Card Trick!!Added:
Hey, I've got a brand new trick, so here we go.
All right, so I have a deck of cards which we can take and give it a shuffle.
Could have your friends do this as much as they want. Totally fair deck.
In fact, I'll even turn it over.
Show you there's nothing going on in this deck, okay?
All right, now what I need to do is I need to try to divide the pack or the deck, excuse me, right in half. 26 cards apiece, let's see how good I am.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and 26.
Bullseye, exactly.
So, we now have 26 cards random cards mixed up in two packs, okay?
All right, now what I'm going to do is I'm going to take each pack and I want you to pick a free choice card, random card. So, let's say you pick this card right here, okay?
Again, totally free choice. I have no say in this. You totally pick any card you want. This one right down here?
Okay.
All right, so now we have two random cards.
And let's take a look at them.
So, we have a four of spades and a two of diamonds, okay? So, now the next thing I need to do in this trick is whatever the card is adds up to. So, four, I have to put four cards. Now, if it was an ace, it'd be worth one. If it was a jack, queen, or king, it'd be worth 10 in this trick, okay? So, there's four. So, now you get to pick which pile I use.
Again, your free choice. This one?
All right, so I take one two three four cards.
Put on top like that.
Then I take two cards.
Put them on top like that, okay?
Set this aside, okay? Now, what I want you to do is I want you to add these two numbers up and I'm going to hand you these cards and I want you to go so 4 + 2 is 6, so I want you to go from the bottom, and again, I can't see anything. I want you to take four six cards. 1 2 3 4 5, and the sixth card is right here.
Again, I can't see it, but I want you to memorize it.
Got it?
All right.
Put it like that. Okay, then you would take it, put it on top of this other pack, take these cards, put them on top, so that card is totally buried in the middle of that deck somewhere.
Somewhere in here in the middle, okay?
So, now I need to do a little bit of magic.
>> [sighs] >> And now I'm going to spell.
>> [laughter] >> This is kind of crazy, but I'm going to spell I am the world's greatest magician, okay?
All right. I don't believe that, but here we go.
I a m a m the t h e world's w o r l d s greatest g r e a t e s t magician m a g c i a n And the next card on top of this deck after all we had we had a shuffle, we had a we cut them, you had two random piles, you got two random cards, which added up to a random number.
Then we took that number and found you a completely random card, and then by spelling I am the world's greatest magician, guess what we found.
We found your card.
The five of hearts.
Now, that's a pretty good trick.
All right, so basically, this trick, if you follow the steps exactly how I did it, you'll have different cards, just add them up. You know, whatever the cards are, just put those numbers on there, and then find a card, follow the steps exactly how I did it. That's how the trick works. So, that's the tutorial, also. Hope you like the trick.
Again, go back and watch it, and again, just Just the steps, it'll work every single time. It's just a great mathematical self-working trick.
Trick, excuse me. Thanks for watching.
More tricks are coming. Talk to you soon. Have a great day.
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