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madokie

(51,076 posts) Sat May 4, 2013, 12:04 PM May 2013

Tell me how this trick works

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=40360

I've watched it several times and can't for the life of me how to explain this

Be gone for a while as I'm off to the stores. I'll check in later.
thanks

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Tell me how this trick works (Original Post) madokie May 2013 OP

at :37 there is a break and some parts are switched out corkhead May 2013 #1

The most obvious tell is at 2:50 when he is putting it back together. geckosfeet May 2013 #2

In general: hand palm down = something palmed Recursion May 2013 #3

It's a version of the 'missing square illusion' - the cuts between the pieces aren't petronius May 2013 #4

corkhead

(6,119 posts)

1. at :37 there is a break and some parts are switched out

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2013, 12:13 PM

May 2013

the pieces he set up no longer match up square. there are fractional pieces in the crack that add up to be 3

you're welcome

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)

2. The most obvious tell is at 2:50 when he is putting it back together.

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2013, 12:34 PM

May 2013

Stop the action here. Here you can see the extra square just behind his right forefinger - in front of his thumb as he slides it towards the edge of the table.

Start stop and you can see where he drops the square off the table. Here he moves it to the edge to drop the square off.

And them moves the remaining piece into place minus the extra square.

Violla. It's magic.

It's a lot harder to see where he is pulling the extra pieces from in the first half of the trick - but be assured - they are coming from somewhere.

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Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. In general: hand palm down = something palmed

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2013, 12:37 PM

May 2013

That's the first thing to look for. Also, I think that first cut at about 0:25 is important.

petronius

(26,602 posts)

4. It's a version of the 'missing square illusion' - the cuts between the pieces aren't

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2013, 12:52 PM

May 2013

exactly straight and consistent, so they fit together differently with different patterns. When all pieces are used (start and finish) they're arranged to fit tightly, but when they're rearranged there are enough small gaps between pieces to add up to a missing square...

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