Mathematics Calculator Card Trick

This is a good self working card trick I find very useful when a spectator makes it impossible for you to do a regular trick. I call the trick, The Mathematics Calculator as the trick requires your audience to calculate the answer to the trick. Method:Ask a person to choose a card. tell him to remember it's numerical value (Ace = one, Jack- = 11, Queen = 12, King = 13) Also to remember the suit of the card. Tell them to double the value of the card. Then tell them to add three to the total. Then tell them to multiply the complete total by five. Next, ask them to concentrate on the suit. If the card is a diamond they must add one. If the card is a club they must add two. If the card is a heart they must add three. If the card is a spade they must add four. They must then tell you the final total. From this total, you immediately know the chosen card. The Secret: Is to mentally subtract 15 from the given total. You will have a number of two figures, possibly three The last figure gives you the suit (diamonds 1, clubs 2, hearts 3, spades 4.) while the first figure gives you the suit. Example: Jack of clubs 11 doubled is 22, add 3--25, multiply by 5--125. add for clubs--makes 127. You are told that number. Subtract 15 mentally. Result 112. Last figure (2) means clubs, first figure(11) means Jack.

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In this clever card trick, freely selected cards, magically find their mate. Effect: Two cards are freely (yes, freely) selected and inserted face up in the deck in two different places. Magician runs through the deck and drops the face-up selected card and the face-down card next to it, on the table.When the face-down cards are turned face up, they are seen to be the mates of the selected cards in color and value. Set-up: Put deck in Best Friends order. See below. Performance: Spread the deck and have a card selected. Cut all cards above selected card to the bottom. Have card removed and replaced on the top of the deck, face up. Undercut half the deck and peek at the bottom card. If it is a mate to the selected card, remember that the selected card is a before card. If it is not a mate, the selected card is an after card. Drop the cards in your right hand on top of the face up card. Repeat this 2 or 3 times; if you do it more times than that, it can be hard to remember what cards are what. Now run through the deck. When you hit an after card, drop it and the card after iton the table. When you hit a before card, drop it and the card before it onthe table. Flip over the cards, and they match. Be sure to explain the mate concept before you flip over the cards. Features: Cards cut as often as you like Cards are freely chosen, no forces of any kind Does not work on Rainbow Deck principle Best Friends Order The deck is simply set up in pairs by value and color. Put the two red kings together, the two black twos, the two red jacks, etc. You can cut this deck all you want. The Best Friends effect wont be affected if a pair are separated, one on top and one on bottom. With another cut the order will right itself