HACER MAGIA/ Do Magic (I)
Cortando por los ases (English)
English:
NOTE: The video's version is a bit different from the explained. The explanation below I think is better.
Preparation:
Take from a deck of cards the following:
Ace of Clubs, Ace of Spades, Ace of hearts, Ace of diamonds
six of clubs, three of spades, four of hearts, five of diamonds.
Mount face down in order 3S, AC, AS, AH, AD, 4H, 6C, 5D
so that the 1st card is the 3S and the last one the 5D.
Put the rest of the deck face down and mount this package on top.
Trick:
- If you know, mix the deck without disorder the first 8 letters
- Ask a spectator to cut the deck in two parts from left to right
- Ask again to cut to the left package to the left
- Ask again to cut to the right package to the right
- Explain that from left to right the packages will be numbered from '1 'to '4'
- Remember the package 4 contains 3S secretly and under it, the 4 aces
- Ask the spectator to take to the package '1' and pass 1 card from top to bottom
- Then, ask him to take the followwing three cards and put one by one on the other three packages.
- Ask the spectator to take to the package '2' and pass 2 cards from top to bottom.
- Then, ask him to take the followwing three cards and put one by one on the other three packages.
- Ask the spectator to take to the package '3' and pass 3 cards from top to bottom.
- Then, ask him to take the followwing three cards and put one by one on the other three packages.
- Ask the spectator to take to the package '4' and pass 4 cards from top to bottom.
- Then, ask him to take the following three cards and put one by one on the other three packages.
- Explain that the cards have been randomly mixed and cut by him
- Take the top 4 cards from the 4 packages and show how the spectator has 'cut' for the 4 aces.
Question:
After showing the 4 aces, and after moving the cards as it has been indicated,
What is the value of the SECOND card, different from the aces, from the top of package 4? (Don't count aces)
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