The Magicanada Project

Michael Kras · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:30 am Post subject:

Actually, it is the same... it makes no difference where the hand goes, the method is identical, the basic effect is identical, so technically speaking it has been done. Your effect seems like a mixture of Whack Your Pack and the one handed card effect Livr described. So unfortunately, it has been done. It's like doing a blue deck Chicago Opener and using a green card instead of a red one.

However, as Lee Asher once told me, if you independently recreate something originated by a magic legend, you know you're on the right track.

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Reuben The Great · Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 245

And Jeff told me the same thing.

And Mike, I got LOTS OF STUFF AT BROWSERS!

And the time when the sleights occur are totally different, I mean, Jeff shows me the one handed card trick or whatever and he said the effect used a duplicate or something, I can't remember what he said, He explained the EXACT effect, so no, it hasn't been done.
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Ben Train · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 268

I agree with LIVR- it's basically the same trick.

The creator Jeff SHOULD have mentioned (JEFF!) is Jason Dean. I'm not sure if the effect predates him.

Ben

Reuben The Great · Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 245

Yeah, Ben did say it was Jason Dean, but he said mine was original :S

He also showed me an ace assembly he created with your help apparently, awesome!
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Ben Train · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 268

I won't lie- anytime someone uses something of mine, either as an influence or to perform, it makes me blush. Especially when it's someone who's work I respect, like Jeff's.

On that note-

Jeff's latest book contains some GREAT material, including: a great Triumph, a killer multi-phase card routine, and the best handling of oil and water I've ever seen.

Do yourself a favor and pick it up. You won't be disappointed.

Ben

Reuben The Great · Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 245

Would this be the lecture notes from his lecture that we attendedin the summer? If so, that was AMAZING.
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Ben Train · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 268

from those notes, yes.

A great set of work.

Ben