Candy Bars and Apple Pie......$5.00
A packet of twelve cards is introduced which consists of mixed
pairs of six cards. The object of the experiment is for the
magician to correctly predict which two cards will match up after
the spectator spells out the phrase "Candy Bars and Apple Pie" in
whichever manner they choose. The cards are separated into two
six-card packets and the spectator has a free choice as to which
packet they will begin to spell from. Whichever packet is selected
the spectator is instructed to remove one card at a time from the
face of the packet and transfer the card to the bottom of the
packet for each letter of the word being spelled. Whenever a
word is completely spelled then whatever two cards are now on
the face of each packet are removed and placed aside and are
considered a pair. This is continued until all the words are spelled
and there are six pairs of cards face up on the table. What has
not as yet been mentioned (and what makes this effect so baffling)
is that the spectator has the option of stopping the spelling of a
word with one packet and continuing the spelling with the other
packet at any point they desire. They can stop the spelling
midway through the word and finish spelling that word with the
other packet and then jump back and forth between the packets
as they wish. It would seem impossible that the magician could
predict the actions of the spectator or the outcome of the paired
cards. Yet after the entire phrase "Candy Bars and Apple Pie"
has been spelled out, card by card, there will be one pair of cards
that match, and those will be the two cards the magician has
predicted!
Now for the killer ending to this effect. Even though the remaining
five pairs of cards do not match on the face, when they are turned
over, they are found to be paired up with their backs of which there
are five different types! None of these different back designs
match the predicted pair which is different from all the rest!
A packet of twelve cards is introduced which consists of mixed
pairs of six cards. The object of the experiment is for the
magician to correctly predict which two cards will match up after
the spectator spells out the phrase "Candy Bars and Apple Pie" in
whichever manner they choose. The cards are separated into two
six-card packets and the spectator has a free choice as to which
packet they will begin to spell from. Whichever packet is selected
the spectator is instructed to remove one card at a time from the
face of the packet and transfer the card to the bottom of the
packet for each letter of the word being spelled. Whenever a
word is completely spelled then whatever two cards are now on
the face of each packet are removed and placed aside and are
considered a pair. This is continued until all the words are spelled
and there are six pairs of cards face up on the table. What has
not as yet been mentioned (and what makes this effect so baffling)
is that the spectator has the option of stopping the spelling of a
word with one packet and continuing the spelling with the other
packet at any point they desire. They can stop the spelling
midway through the word and finish spelling that word with the
other packet and then jump back and forth between the packets
as they wish. It would seem impossible that the magician could
predict the actions of the spectator or the outcome of the paired
cards. Yet after the entire phrase "Candy Bars and Apple Pie"
has been spelled out, card by card, there will be one pair of cards
that match, and those will be the two cards the magician has
predicted!
Now for the killer ending to this effect. Even though the remaining
five pairs of cards do not match on the face, when they are turned
over, they are found to be paired up with their backs of which there
are five different types! None of these different back designs
match the predicted pair which is different from all the rest!
