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===== Gaffed Guessing Game ===== | ===== Gaffed Guessing Game ===== | ||
- | The most common use of the term refers to Theodore DeLand' | + | The most common use of the term refers to Theodore DeLand' |
- | The original trick did not include | + | The original trick used a rudimentary application of the principle embodied in the sliding display |
- | The routine and handling now commonly referred to as " | + | The routine and handling now commonly referred to as " |
The finessed optical deception, called the Optical Monte Move as well as the Two-Card Monte Move, in which the cards are fanned or crossed and the corners lightly flicked as they are displayed and switched, was invented by Neal Elias. It appeared in his // | The finessed optical deception, called the Optical Monte Move as well as the Two-Card Monte Move, in which the cards are fanned or crossed and the corners lightly flicked as they are displayed and switched, was invented by Neal Elias. It appeared in his // | ||
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===== Double Transformation ===== | ===== Double Transformation ===== | ||
- | Around the turn of the twenty-first century, magicians also began using the " | + | Around the turn of the twenty-first century, magicians also began using the " |
The trick Blaine performed has its roots in Eddie Fechter' | The trick Blaine performed has its roots in Eddie Fechter' | ||
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+ | An early precursor to this type of routine can be found in Ottokar Fischer' | ||
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