The sneaky king. Effective trick and its solution

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The sneaky king. Focus secret

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Focus Description:

The performer shows the audience three cards: king, four and deuce. In the center of each there is a hole through which a pencil passes freely (Fig. 72, A, B).

Focus Sly King
Fig. 72

The magician then adds these three cards together, placing the king in the middle between the four and the two. Drawing a pencil through the folded cards, he shows them to the audience from both sides. Putting the pencil aside, the performer pulls the king halfway up. So, in the performer's hand, two cards (four and deuce) are on the same level, and the king, located between them, is drawn half up. Holding the cards in this position, the performer asks one of the spectators to take any pencil and insert it into the hole in the middle of the cards. Having stuck the pencil to half of its length, the viewer, at the request of the performer, leaves it in this position for a minute. And the performer at this time moves the king down, and he freely enters the system to his original place between the cards through which the pencil is drawn.

Then the performer asks the pencil to be pulled out of the hole and again shows the audience these three cards, each separately. They haven't changed at all. The holes in each card remained the same, and the king was unharmed.

Focus secret:

For this trick, you need a pencil and five cards: two kings of the same suit and any three cards of a lower value. If your choice fell on the red king, then the other two cards are better to take black (two of spades AND four of clubs) and vice versa. Put the two of spades and the four of clubs aside - they will play a supporting role in this trick. And the main functions belong to the king. It contains the secret of focus.

The secret king consists of three cards: two kings and one simple card. A simple card is placed on the table, its upper edge is preliminarily cut off along the frame line of the card (Fig. 72, B). Then a king is superimposed on it, and the combined cards are glued along the edges on the right and left with an adhesive tape (Fig. 72, D). It's a double king. Now you need to fold all four cards and cut a hole in their center equal to the diameter of an ordinary pencil.

Let's put aside deuce, four and "double" king. We have to classify the remaining single king. To do this, a strip is cut vertically down from the center of the hole, with a width equal to the diameter of the hole (Fig. 72, D). The edges of the card are cut off a little so that this king can be freely placed in a secret case - a double king. So, the single king is placed in the case of the double king before the demonstration of the trick. Having finished the preparation, three cards are folded in order: a deuce, a secret king and a four (cut edge up) and put on an illusion table. And you can start the demonstration.

The performer takes cards from the table and shows the audience each separately. Having folded them in their original order, he draws a pencil through the hole. Puts it aside. Then, moving the back card slightly down, he draws the secret king from the case - up to half, so that the beginning of the hole is not visible. Now you can invite the viewer and invite him to stick his pencil through the hole. When the pencil reaches the middle, you need to stop the viewer and, after a pause, push the secret king back into the case. Thanks to the cut-out strip, it will easily fit into the case and take its original place (Fig. 72, E). The spectator pulls his pencil out of the hole and, surprised, leaves the stage. And the performer shows the audience each card separately, and they see that the cards are the same and that the crafty king remained unscathed.

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