Quarté - Gaëtan Bloom

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Born in Paris in 1953, Gaëtan Bloom discovered magic at age 8 and never looked back. For over five decades, this inventive genius has stunned the world with his wildly original eff ects—ingenious gimmicks and impossible miracles that have become modern classics in the repertoires of top magicians everywhere. Just ask Arsene Lupin (Stevens Magic French Ambassador) who was his fellow magician and roommate. Bloom has described it as one of his signature tricks "ever since its creation". Effect: The performer makes a prediction on a chalkboard, covers it up with a piece of paper and sets it on a display stand. A member of the audience takes 9 cards, ace through nine of spades. He is asked to shuffle them until another member of the audience says to stop. At the same time the entire audience is asked to think of a number between one and nine. The spectator says stop, the shuffler stops and we all get to see the top card. It is a three of spades. The performer clips it to the top of the chalkboard and asks the audience to raise their hands if the thought of three. Only a few get it right, proving how difficult it is. This is process is repeated three more times. The cards are clipped to the board. Every choice is very free, no forces. At the end, the paper is removed and the previously written prediction matches exactly!!! The method is so diabolical and simple, even the great Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin would be impressed. The great thing about this effect is it allows you to concentrate entirely on the presentation. Package includes slate, stand and the necessary gimmicks. This is truly out of the box thinking. Show more