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- | Lin Searles | + | The idea of pressing with the thumb on one side of the deck to cause a break to open on the opposite side under reversed cards is commonly attributed to Lin Searles; e.g., Maxwell' |
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+ | The parentage of this idea can be seen in a method for ascertaining the location for a controlled cut of the deck, described in S. W. Erdnase' | ||
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+ | Lin Searles did publish another method for using a reversed card or cards to form a break. This was called "The Reverse Autobreak" | ||
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