You show a metal strip claiming it to be your loyal assistant which never fails to make a correct prediction. Putting it aside for a moment you take five symbols out of an ESP deck. And showing the symbols, you explain the significance of them and briefly talk about ESP. You put the set of five symbols asides and let a spectator choose a symbol from the rest of the deck.
Now, from the set of five symbols you momentarily kept aside; you pick the Square and declare it as the selected symbol. You also take the metal strip and forming a square with it you boast about your assistant and the accuracy of the prediction. But your spectators denies this, so you turn the Square symbol card face down and with the square frame in your hand you ask him to declare his selection.
The Circle is declared as the selection. Simultaneously and instantaneously the square frame in your hand changes to a Circle. Triumphantly you ask him to turn the face down card over and they find a Circle is staring at them. Finish!
Requirement: You need a deck of ESP cards and a double-faced card; with a Square on the face and a Circle on the reverse. And you need a” Squaring the Circle” trick too.
Preparation: Take out four cards one each of Circle, Cross, Wave and Star. And add the Double faced to this pile with the Square showing. Put this set stack atop the rest of the deck of symbol cards and armed with a Squaring the Circle outfit you are ready to go.
Presentation Start as stated in the effect. Then when you request a spectator to select a card, you in fact force the Circle symbol on him. You may use your own favourite force, but my preference is for ‘Crossing the cut’ force as this does not disturb a pre-set deck required for the following effect. Ask him to show the symbol to all but you, then put it over the table face down.
Next, taking the pile of five cards you earlier kept aside, you display the cards faces up and casually bring the Square symbol on the face. And place the Circle at the second position (below the Square) from the face.
Point out to the square symbol and declare it as the selected card. You double lift the card(s), turn it faces down and immediately fan the five cards. So they will see a face down card, (apparently the Square), a Circle, a Cross, a Wave and a Star. You remove the face down card, miscalling it a Square and their selected symbol and put on the table. Other four symbols you add to the main deck. Since their selection was a Circle, obviously they would say that you were wrong. So, holding the ‘Square’ with both hands you request them to announce their selection. They will either call out ‘The Circle’ or turn over their selected symbol under impression they got you. You look amazed but immediately gaze at the frame in you hands, simultaneously and instantaneously, the Square in your hand changes to a Circle! You now request to turn over the face down cards you put on the table. It turns out to a Circle symbol. So you and your loyal assistant have turned the table on them !
Now, from the set of five symbols you momentarily kept aside; you pick the Square and declare it as the selected symbol. You also take the metal strip and forming a square with it you boast about your assistant and the accuracy of the prediction. But your spectators denies this, so you turn the Square symbol card face down and with the square frame in your hand you ask him to declare his selection.
The Circle is declared as the selection. Simultaneously and instantaneously the square frame in your hand changes to a Circle. Triumphantly you ask him to turn the face down card over and they find a Circle is staring at them. Finish!
Requirement: You need a deck of ESP cards and a double-faced card; with a Square on the face and a Circle on the reverse. And you need a” Squaring the Circle” trick too.
Preparation: Take out four cards one each of Circle, Cross, Wave and Star. And add the Double faced to this pile with the Square showing. Put this set stack atop the rest of the deck of symbol cards and armed with a Squaring the Circle outfit you are ready to go.
Presentation Start as stated in the effect. Then when you request a spectator to select a card, you in fact force the Circle symbol on him. You may use your own favourite force, but my preference is for ‘Crossing the cut’ force as this does not disturb a pre-set deck required for the following effect. Ask him to show the symbol to all but you, then put it over the table face down.
Next, taking the pile of five cards you earlier kept aside, you display the cards faces up and casually bring the Square symbol on the face. And place the Circle at the second position (below the Square) from the face.
Point out to the square symbol and declare it as the selected card. You double lift the card(s), turn it faces down and immediately fan the five cards. So they will see a face down card, (apparently the Square), a Circle, a Cross, a Wave and a Star. You remove the face down card, miscalling it a Square and their selected symbol and put on the table. Other four symbols you add to the main deck. Since their selection was a Circle, obviously they would say that you were wrong. So, holding the ‘Square’ with both hands you request them to announce their selection. They will either call out ‘The Circle’ or turn over their selected symbol under impression they got you. You look amazed but immediately gaze at the frame in you hands, simultaneously and instantaneously, the Square in your hand changes to a Circle! You now request to turn over the face down cards you put on the table. It turns out to a Circle symbol. So you and your loyal assistant have turned the table on them !
