The Eye-Popper Card Feat
Annemann

For the last few years the ambition of every manipulator has been to achieve that masterpiece of the modem card sleightist--wherein a noted card placed SECOND from the top of the deck, instantly appears back on TOP; placed In MIDDLE of deck, pops back on TOP; again, SECOND from top, and pops back on TOP; then finally on bottom and pops back on top, etc. Well, this is nothing less than a method by which YOU, WITHOUT A MOMENT'S PRACTICE and WITHOUT THE USE OF A SINGLE SLEIGHT, can do this effect BETTER, easier and SLOWER than any manipulator ever dared to attempt it. And far CLEANER than it has ever been worked before.

Shuffle deck and take out about a dozen or so of RED cards and ONE BLACK card. Place it obviously SECOND from the top of this packet of red cards. Merely flip the deck with your fingernail and it is back on TOP! You do this several times, until your manipulator friends are at a loss because they cannot see the move that they feel sure must be taking place. Then you plainly and SLOWLY pick up the card and place it plainly on the bottom (you actually do so). Snap! And the card is BACK ON TOP! Even when you finally place it in the center--Snap! and it pops down to the bottom and can be examined. Every card is shown back and front and all the others are red. Hand the entire deck out for examination if you wish, and spectators will find nothing but red cards.

Explanation

You must first prepare one simple thing.

Take two extra cards, having the same back design as the deck you are using. One is to be a BLACK card and the other a RED. Glue the BLACK card to the BACK of the RED card AT ONE END ONLY (for 1/2 inch) as shown in FIGURE. This double card can be handled freely, dealt and shown back and front as a SINGLE RED CARD. Place it on FACE OF PACK. At BACK of deck, have a single UNPREPARED DUPLICATE of the BLACK CARD (which is the unseen card of the glued pair).

To start: Hand this top card to spectator, saying that with the ONE BLACK CARD you will use a number of RED ONES. Turn deck face up, and deal, ONE AT A TIME on table, the FIRST DOZEN RED CARDS you come to. As the "double card" was dealt off first, it thus becomes the TOP card, when a moment later, you pick up this packet. Place face down on left hand.

Openly place the SINGLE unprepared black face card on top of the pack in left hand. With forefinger of right hand, lift the OUTER END of top card, showing it to be the BLACK card (as in FIGURE). Letting it drop, you openly place this TOP CARD second from top (really under double card). "Snap" top of deck, lifting outer end of the now top card, again, you show that the BLACK CARD has RETURNED to the top.

Really though, they are looking at the BACK CARD of the GLUED PAIR, which is being raised at its outer and loose end!

Once more take TOP card (double) and place SECOND from top. Again you "snap," and show it to have returned.

Next time, you openly shove TOP card (single unprepared) on to bottom of pack. "Snap," as before, and once more it is on TOP. Lastly you place TOP card (double) openly in center of packet. "Snap" pack, and, TURNING PACKET COMPLETELY OVER, show that the card has gone THROUGH TO THE BOTTOM. Immediately you deal the cards into a face up pile, one at a time, and show ONLY ONE BLACK CARD among all the other red ones!!