Al Desmond and John Cornelius - Unseen Forces

" U NSE EN FO RCE S " CONCEIVED BY AL DESMOND WITH IMPROVEMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS BY JOHN CORNELIUS If yo u ex am in e th e en cl os ed ca rd yo u wi ll se e th at th e ca rd ha s in si de of it a le ve re d li ft in g me ch in is m. If yo u pl ac e yo ur th um b on to p of th e li tt le kn ob an d ( th um b on ba ck si de of ca rd ) an d yo ur fi rs t fi ng er un de r th e kn ob ( fi rs t fi ng er on fa ce of ca rd ) yo u wi ll se e th at wi th ve ry li tt le ef fo rt , if yo u mo ve yo ur tw o fi ng er s in ag ai ns t ea ch ot he r, th e li tt le ro d wi ll ri se ou t of th e ba ck of th e ca rd ( se e fi g. 1 ). No te s ab ou t th e Co in : Yo u ma y wa nt to co ns id er th e fo ll ow in g no te s ab ou t th e ty pe of co in th at yo u wi ll us e wi th th e ca rd . If yo u wa nt to do th is ef fe ct wi th a bo rr ow ed co in yo u ca n, bu t yo u wi ll ha ve to pr ac ti ce a bi t to ke ep th e co in fr om sl id in g of f th e ti p of th e ro d. Tr y di ff er en t st ar ti ng po si ti on s fo r th e co in . ( Se e fi g. 2 fo r be st st ar ti ng po si ti on ). If yo u us e yo ur ow n co in , it wo ul d be be st if -yo u gl ue d a pi ec e of fe lt to th e ta il si de of th e co in . Th is wi ll ke ep th e co in fr om mo vi ng ar ou nd to mu ch on th e ti p of th e ro d. Th e be st co in to us e wo ul d be a ho ll ow ha lf do ll ar . I us e a sh el l ha lf th at ha s a pi ec e of gr ee n fe lt gl ue d in si de of it . Yo u wi ll no ti ce th at th e we ig ht of th is ty pe of co in ai ds in th e ef fe ct . An d fo r so me re as on th e sh el l co in se em s to mo ve in a li gh te r ma nn er . An y la rg e co in wi ll wo rk fi ne , bu t af te r ma ny ho ur s of fi dd li ng wi th th is th in g, I fi nd th e sh el l ha lf to su it me be st . No te s ab ou t Ha nd li ng : Wh en I fi rs t st ar te d sh ow in g th is ef fe ct ar ou nd to ot he r ma gi ci an s, I wo ul d sh ow th em th e gi mm ic k an d le t th em tr y th e ef fe ct . I no ti ce d th at of te n, th e ma gi ci an wo ul d la y th e ca rd ov er to mu ch of hi s fi ng er s. Wh en th ey wo ul d st ar t to ra is e th e ro d, th ey wo ul d sq ue ez e th e ca rd . No ne of th is lo ok s go od . Th e ca rd sh ou ld be he ld at th e ve ry ti ps of th e th um b an d fi rs t fi ng er . It ta ke s no pr es su re to li ft th e ro d. Fo r a ma tt er of fa ct , th e fi ng er s ne ve r ev en ha ve to ap pe ar to mo ve . If yo u wo rk wi th th e ca rd a wh il e, yo u wi ll se e th at no mo ve me nt of th e fi ng er s ha s to be se en . A Ro ut in e: Ha ve a du pl ic at e of th e sp ec ia l ca rd in yo ur le ft sh ir t po ck et . Sh ow th e ca rd on bo th si de s by ho ld in g it be tw ee n th e th um b an d fi rs t fi ng er co ve rin g th e kn ob . Tu rn th e ca rd ba ck si de up an d pl ac e yo ur co in ( or a bo rr ow ed on e ) on th e ba ck of th e ca rd in th e po si ti on of fi g. 2. St re tc h ou t yo ur ar m fa r aw ay fr om yo ur bo dy an d st ar t to ro ta te th e kn ob . Th e co in wi ll st ar t to li ft up by it s le ft ed ge an d tr av el ov er to th e le ft si de of th e ca rd . No w ro ta te th e kn ob in th e ot he r di re ct io n an d th e co in wi ll ag ai n ri se up an d tr av el ba ck to th e ri gh t si de of th e ca rd . Ti p th e co in of f th e ca rd in to yo u fr ee ha nd ( un le ss yo u ar e us in g a re gu la r co in , re me mb er no t to tu rn co in ov er wh en yo u do th is ), an d th en sh ow th e ca rd ag ai n, fr on t an d ba ck . Pl ac e th e co in in yo ur pa nt s po ck et an d be gi n to pl ac e th e ca rd in to yo ur le ft sh ir t po ck et . As th e ca rd sl ip s be lo w th e to p of th e po ck et , gr ab th e du pl ic at e ca rd an d as an af te rt ho ug ht , re mo ve th e du pl ic at e an d th ro w it to th e ta bl e. If yo u us e a sh el l co in , yo u ma y wa nt to sw it ch it fo r a re gu la r ha lf , al th ou gh I ha ve ra re ly ha d an yo ne wa nt to se e th e co in .

( fi g. 1 )

Th e li ft in g gi mm ic k in th e ca rd .

NO TE : A ve ry vi su al ef fe ct ma y be pr od uc ed by re mo vi ng th e in si de s of a " cl ic k to p" pe n. PL AC E TH E PE N ON TO TH E LI FT IN G RO D AN D PE N WI LL SL OW LY RI SE AN D AP PE AR ST AN DI NG ON CA RD .

(f ig . 2 ) Th e be st st ar ti ng po si ti on fo r th e co in

It mu st be no te d th at th e co in ne ve r re al ly le av es th e su rf ac e of th e ca rd . Th er e is al wa ys so me ed ge of th e co in re st in g on th e ca rd . Bu t yo u wi ll se e th at ti me an d ti me ag ai n, th e sp ec ta to r ( an d ma gi ci an s ) wi ll sw ea r th at th e co in ro se co mp le te ly of f th e ca rd . Wh en yo u ex te nd yo ur ar m ou t aw ay fr om yo u bo dy , do no t ra is e yo ur ar m to o hi gh up . Th e ef fe ct of th e co in fl oa ti ng is be st vi ew wh en th e ca rd is he ld aw ay fr om yo ur bo dy al mo st le vel wi th yo ur wa is t. Ho ld in g th e ca rd to o hi gh wi ll en ab le th e sp ec ta to r to lo ok un de r th e coin an d se e th e li ft in g ro d.

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