My Magic

I have been fascinated with magic since childhood.  I got my first magic kit when I was about 10 and I did (poorly) most of the included tricks.  I got my first real trick when I was 15 and went to Las Vegas for a high school band trip.  I was hooked.  For half my life I have been collecting magic.  I started with trick decks and gaffed coins and have been progressively moving on.  This page is a listing of what I have in my magic collection.

Twisted Sisters

You get the attention of two spectators, inviting them to participate. You place two small packets of cards, one red-backed and one blue-backed, on the table. Your give your first spectator the choice of either the red or blue packet. You ask her to imagine that the packet consists of the four Queens and to merely think of any one of the Queens. (There is no equivoque: your spectator may choose either packet and any of the four Queens.) Now directing attention to the other packet, you ask your second spectator to think of one of the remaining Queens.

You boldly state that you will cause the two thought-of cards to change places. After a magical gesture, you invite your two spectators to reveal their thought-of Queens. You spread the packets fairly on the table and the thought-of Queens are now face up. The Queen in the blue packet, moreover, is red-backed. Similarly, the Queen in the red packet is blue-backed. The thought-of cards have indeed �changed places with each other.

You lean forward and hazard a guess that one question is on everyone's mind: What would have happened if either spectator, or both, had thought of a different Queen? You remark with a relieved tone that it�s a good thing they didn't, because the trick would not have worked: You turn the remaining cards in each packet face up revealing to an astonished crowd that they are all Jokers not Queens at all.
 
My comment:
This is one of my favorite tricks. I love performing it!
Skill Level:Intermediate
Type of Tricks:Packet
Type of Cards:Bicycle
Manufacturer:Murphy's Magic
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