Here is another variation of the trick. This one has an additional feature that helps confuse the spectator.
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I was looking to buy a set of math sticks which are used in a prediction effect (or a super computation effect.) Diamond Jim sells a wooden set for about $15.00. Stevens Magic has a set for $18. Being of Scot blood, I didn’t want to spend that much on a set of four wooden sticks.
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This is the prediction of a number from the addition of a series of numbers. It is based on a mathematical principal that I have adapted to a deck of cards. To learn about the principal see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZRD5UkAm2Y.
This effect requires a setup to a deck of cards. First remove all of the court cards (K,Q, and Js) and tens and set them aside. Now take the remaining cards and make four sets of three cards, each set adding up to 18. For example, one set may consist of a nine, two, and seven. When those values are added up, they total 18.
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This is a simple four ace trick that is self working using the CATO principal (Cut and Turn Over). I present it as a lesson in fate, that your choices in life don’t always matter.
Start with four Aces on the table, face up. Add three face down cards on top of each Ace.
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I like a good mathematical card trick. While they usually involve too much dealing of cards, they still can be entertaining, or at least puzzling. I have a friend who is a retired mathematician who taught a Rutgers University and these are a few that I liked showing him.
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