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You can't go wrong with Banachek's 'Psychological Subtleties' series of books. They're basically all psychological methods for mentalism. Rev

That will totally work in people hands, it's perfect for it in fact. Go for it! Rev

Depends on the trick really. Something likely Karl Fulves 'Gemini Twins' could be done in the spectator's hand (and I have seen it done this way), but you'd but hard pressed to make something like Daryl's 'Untouched' or Paul Curry's 'Out of this World' without a surface to deal on to. I...

'Yes. Wow. what an idea!' Hard to get quite that excited about it when it's already been done (2 years ago no less)... I'm sure this isn't the only time it's been done either, this is just the video that popped into my head when I read your post. Rev

This move is actually a lot more similar to Ed Marlo's 'Topper' move (funnily enough, another of Sankey's go to moves). What's missing in @MCmagic 's video though, is the 'large movement' of turning over the hand to cover the 'switch'. That doesn't change the fact it's still not original and...

I got the original version years ago for Christmas. It's nearly impossible to read comfortably given the size but it looks stunning. Rev

@RealityOne right now:

I don't wish to dampen your enthusiasm but the fact that you primary source of reference is 'a guy from America's got talent' suggests that this is unlikely to be original. Even the DM routine is not that original. You'll often find that trick in beginners magic books, DM just added to...

Denis Behr, a German card magician. Search his name and you'll find it. Rev

Spot on mate! Well said. Rev

I like things that leave a definite, final 'image'. For example, you might have four aces on the table and a spread-out blank deck, or three cups with three lemons on top. In other words, something you could take a photograph of and it would pretty much sum up the whole trick. Currently my...

Love the Star Wars cards idea! I'm sure everyone knows this, but Derren Brown did a version of OOTW on his tv show where the spectator separated pictures of people that we're either living or dead. I also saw Rob Zabrecky at a convention a few years back and he did a version where the...

I probably should have read the whole thread properly first to see I have basically made exactly the same point (with exactly the same example!) as Christopher... ...My bad! Rev

I was actually thinking about this today, and I don't actually think it's true. I think it was Vernon who said that every 'good' magic trick can be described in a single sentence. The flip side of this, is that it does actually make some really good magic tricks really easy to find with a...

Thanks for posting this dude, really interesting reading! I'm an accountant and as part of my training we had to do some law modules (mostly contract and tort law) which I found really interesting, so it's nice to see something law related with magic as a basis. Nice one. Rev

Let Dan & Dave know and they can submit a copyright violation notice to Youtube. The fact it is their actual video means it is definitely a copyright issue. Rev

Can I just clear one thing up here: There was NO copyright claim made against me. This was never about me using the trick, it was about Paul using my video without asking first. I was the one who made the claim to Facebook on the basis that Paul ripped my video from Youtube and uploaded it to...

Haha! Funnily enough, I was thinking the exact same thing! Rev

Thanks man, glad you got a chance to see it. I did see your comment, Thanks. I'm not petty enough to do what you suggest though, would rather just leave it. Just to be clear, it was my choice to remove the video, not Youtube, so there was nothing to 'fight' against, but you are right. Paul...

Sorry guys, video removed. The creator of this trick (Paul Gordon) ripped the video from Youtube, removed my titles and uploaded it to his own Facebook page without so much as a message to me. Despite me reaching out to him, and given the video was my own, I was forced to file a copywriter...