10 July 2017

A card trick anyone can do


Mathematical card tricks are the best ones to learn, because no sleight-of-hand is required.  A hat tip to Mark Frauenfelder for creating this video to illustrate the methodology of a clever trick posted at Greg Ross' Futility Closet.

Readers who are math enthusiasts may be able to explain to the rest of us how/why this trick works.  I'm satisfied to accept it as magic.

Reposted from 2013 so I can relearn this trick before our upcoming family reunion.

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2017 at 1:11 PM

    the video teaches a new way of spelling the number two: 'you spell out the cards ... t - w - zero'.

    I-)

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