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====== Out to Lunch ====== | ====== Out to Lunch ====== | ||
- | This principle was used as far back as the 17th century, | + | This principle was used at least as far back as the 17th century. It is explained briefly and incompletely under the heading "Pour faire qu’en tirant une carte hors du jeu, il s’en trouve une autre sans que l’on l’aperçoive" |
- | The idea didn't hit the printed page until the mid-nineteenth century. It appeared | + | The trick surfaced again in the mid-nineteenth century, described |
During the latter half of the 19th century, the idea was applied to slate writing. (See, for example, "The Interrupted Flap" in William Robinson' | During the latter half of the 19th century, the idea was applied to slate writing. (See, for example, "The Interrupted Flap" in William Robinson' | ||
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The principle, once again applied to paper, was rediscovered in the twentieth century, and has stuck ever since. It was used by Wm. Larsen Sr. in a trick called " | The principle, once again applied to paper, was rediscovered in the twentieth century, and has stuck ever since. It was used by Wm. Larsen Sr. in a trick called " | ||
- | The presentational format of "Out to Lunch" was invented by Clare Cummings and Bob Ellis, used in their appropriately titled | + | The presentational format of "Out to Lunch" was invented by Clare Cummings and Bob Ellis, used in their marketed trick, |
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