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cards:fusion [2018/08/13 19:55] – Added Kaufman's Abstract reference. stephenminch | cards:fusion [2022/10/23 19:00] – Added Sankey citation and other clarifications. stephenminch | ||
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The plot of causing two cards to fuse into one was published by Norm Houghton as " | The plot of causing two cards to fuse into one was published by Norm Houghton as " | ||
- | Several years later, signatures made their way into the fold. The first few handlings to involve signatures weren' | + | Several years later, signatures made their way into the fold. The first few handlings to involve signatures weren' |
- | Wesley James has claimed | + | Dan Tong later used signatures to reintroduce |
- | Other early and influential routines employing | + | Wesley James has claimed |
- | | + | The open use of gimmicked cards was later introduced to enhance the effect. Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman, and David Arthur used a double-backed card in their " |
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+ | 1981 also saw the publication of Paul Harris and Looy Simonoff' | ||
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+ | Steve Beam developed the idea of ending with a double-facer, | ||
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+ | The first published variation to use a double-faced card to fuse together two spectator-signed selections is " | ||
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+ | The complexity in the development of the card-fusion concept makes it a forbidding topic for succinct discussion. The citations above offer points of origin and some highlights in its evolution. To explore the subject further, refer to: | ||
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+ | Prior to the fusion effect being applied to cards, it was suggested for [[coin: | ||
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+ | ===== Precursor ===== | ||
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+ | Prior to cards being fused face-to-face or back-to-back, | ||
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