Appendi;.: A: Interesting ~ I Of1(')' Faf·ts .... ............ 325 ....... 325 Historical and Quotidi an l nrormalion Symbols and Phrases on Back of the Dollar ....
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\ppcnilix 13: l .S. Laws Hq!,:arding Currcn('y ....... 328 Defal'ing Cum'fl(') ..................... 328 Reproducing Currf'nq ........ ...328 ........ 328 Cnuntf'rff'iting Curr{'n('~ ............. . \ppendi . . C: \11 Thin~ Bill Change .................... 330 Bil\('t S" itdw::; and Bill Tears..... ..330 Bill Change". ....................... .. ... 331 Self-('ontailu'fl Bill ( : ha[\g{'~ ... 332 "Fla~h" Chang\,;: .. 332 Tran~po~ition Boutin/'s ......... .. ... 333 Changing a Stack ur Bill ~.. .. ....... 334 \liti(·p llan('OliS BlJl)k~, Routinps, .335 Gimmicks, ('1('.
Illdex ..........
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FOREWORD
,,' think \\{' should do a book about til(" S 100 Bi ll
\nd Ih,') hpl I'ominf!. EH'n bl·fort· m) eyes had Ilf't'll kJ1(x,kt·d oul b) til/' triek photograph) look of Juan I)ablo Ihaiwz\' "'I'lli' l a"II'~1 Rill S.... itch ... 1 "as r{'ad~ 10 ~urrt'r\(kr. "Oka~, oka). I ~.]\e up:'J told Tim. .. , ou \\I'r,' ri~ht. 1'1li'(("" t·!Unrgh for a book:' Tim. "ho had ('arl) on in\ i!{'d John LO\ick aboard a!' author. a~l..t'd 111(" ho" I thought ~uch a project ~houJd b{' .. ppro.. dwd, I in~i"t('d that if there "as to be a big 0001.. on the S 100 Bill ~"itch. lhe principle's
S"itch,~
Tim Tron a "aid 10 me on th(' phone 011(' da) in 2000. I carefull~ ('o ll~id ('n·d Ihi' lllilttN for at I<>a,,' three second,,; then I pr()(,t'1."ded to "ail on him. -'\\-hat
are you, nUG? Thi" thing ha"n', b('('n h('alt'll to dt'ath b~
enough gu~'''' \\110 haH' contrihutt·d Ilmhing. f(,pad,aged it, and found )'<'1 anolll('f \\3)' to -.{'Il it
11('\\ ,('r"ioll!>.
chl'cl..er(·d and Ofhli"l'uwd hi"to~ mu~t not be ignon-d, For .. ueh a hool-. to {'.. Iabli~h credibiLit~ as a {\l'finitiH' \\Url.. 011 til(' .. ubjt·ct. \\t' \Iould ha\e to re~('art'h l ilt' dt~lail~ of tht' dctU.11 hi"tor). \nd. I felt, along .... ilh prO\itling aU till' l ate~t inno\ation", I\(' m.(>(\{'d 10 indlldt' a numbl'r of tht' d('finiti\ I' original h andling~-fir!'t and for{'mo"t, \like Kozlol\ ski's, which had ",·nt·d as the ""iwh's de but in the pub-
I thi nk
there may be a lot of good ,o,tu(flo be found out th ere:' J remained skeptical. Tim offered a proposal. "Can I send )ou \"ideo of what I come a{'fo~'! You'll te ll me
li;;lwd r(·cord. \Iikt"s manu!'t'ript IIml certainl) "en 'ed as Ill) iw Iroduction 10 the trick. In 1978 o r tht·reaoout.s. I came aao,.s hi" manuscri pt, Tile Hum/red Dollar Bill SI('i/('h, publi ... lH.'d b) \Ia::,.]c, Inc. in 1977, and I ,.Hld· ied til(' (':\('cll('nt (iI',>cription clo~el), In 1980, I at· tended Ill) fir<;t FFFF (,oll\ention-Fechter's Fingt't nicking frolic-at lht· Fork:.llotd in Buffalo. and one e\cni ng, at dinner, I did tht,trit'I-. for three othf"r (·hap.. ,>eal£'d at m) table. \lth ou~h it i" di£fie-ult to imagin{' nOlI -coll .. idf'ring thai tilt' tri{'1.. h.1.. . long lM-l'(Hllt' (-om· mon knO'\ 11'{l g.~ alllong \,Io .. t,·up rnagitian~ po"'-""",.....-
what )'ou Ihink." I agret'd to maintain the bare ly con\'incing ill u!-ion of an open mind. Then the tapt's began to :lfri\,\' : Lonnie Chevrie's "Paper Dollar", \\hich fcatures "hal author John Lo\i...k no .... con .. iderb the mo!.t \i"ual switching action of an} in this book ; Jarle I..... irpoll 's finessed one· handf"d tUfIlQH' r; Jon \Ih'n '" palm-up "Cash in Hand", and hi" ""("mento", an ingenious plot ill\oh· ..... Polaroid e-anH'ra and an e\ocati\c mind trip; Dand Harkl") '" "(h: In ... our ringer:.'" that takes a ..... Iook al 8Omt' of the b...... ic a""umption:. of the of th.. thumblip ""itch, 1'111
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... k\l" (If t' , " hi .. ,,"fl.ll1!" I I. r h.lIl not \. ff'II..ona I roo ," .. on' eonlpklt' ~ I bul it \\a~ dinl'r.- '" , I' 11.'1\ 100. ..... ai' f ,hI' 1)4:1 1H' r 01 t 1I~ n" had 110 icit'J ruDy 1'f' U'I'I IC' ,110 .. ('!-". d" I L"comin!,! dear 10 n : I I I ('onf" ..... I It ..,."oil". b'"I) Ifl P 11\· . ,'11 a Ihum I , . leI! t'ircUrll ~
tIt , do wcl;,\ 111 .. l 1er ,hin" I l\lluld ne . 5 "1'1 tlu', \I('rt' co l11 • IIOJDf' I" I tnc!" II . I . I n'lw;lll,d t ll' . TI 1"ld no dIll', no
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" I a' li"('h COJJlpch'llt IJIII far from r.:.....,ed me (" I]1(' 1 II . . .. . 1"1 1" P I ' e-~(I \\ith Ih t' JlH'r('{ I .) I ..,"nt)· nllht'r. \la~ Hnpr ~ ,.- - . I nOlI I)O~ -e· ~e d. .\.nd . for tilt' n'(>onl. \lIke \If'apon I\ollo\l~ki \las e"ting sollle\lhere aero-- the roorn at the tim.'-ahhoulJ'h ..omeho\1 I don', think II{' eH'r " " had tht' chance to m{'{'1 at that ~t'ar, 1!atll{'rtng. \nd ·,0, l\lrnlJ ~cars laler, there I Ilal> fii,,('u'>!'ing Ille idt'a for a nt'\I book on the subject with Tim Trono. And. I felt it \In~ tillle 10 If) to set til{' rt'cord .Iraight. 1\0zlo\l.1J had, in 197i_ ~taled thai hi ... Ilork \la., ba:-t.d on a '\litrh .ho\ln 10 him b~ \Iilton \iehok and thai 'ichob "in turn credit." a Co5.S3cl ci rcu... perfornw r ...ith tht" original mrlhod:-The re!'t of thr Iricl's earh origin~ \If'rl' .,till .hroudt"d in confu'<"ion and IIlI:-t('r;. O\t'rtht' ~t"a",. that rircu ... performer's name haj COllle OUI.-"\I~do·'-bul not llJuch mOrt', I con f('~l) I was easil, IIlh'rp'h'd, if not III . . . , ore:.o, III dNermlolllg an atturatt' hl~IOr), thall I \la~ in ~eeiog all th sio-. ..~ ('Oo"'llt"rlllg '.1' C 11(' \\ \erlhal I had I . aeleetion r hi ong ~tnc(' ~elll ('d illto a o Ulof'a e halldlinas and . ... lrorli ,t:prC$(>ntalion... in m} Ilfl rt'l){>nolre BUI n I lIIImPdi .. _ "'"nklf' d "I . o~ t 1('r(' \\a~ another ~-=-'6 ele OPlOg h ' .. ....,,-: lrerfo on thl' trail of th III t ('. I',l\('~tigation. (' true Ortgtnator of tilt'
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"I rill I Ill' trif·k j·in'.! 1'17.), "hld"nt I 111 ' 1 0 . . ~ I(I~ • I j ..tflrlf .11 (0'('0,,1 "I" dl)uhll"~,,, hI" r I III 1 '. ,1'(IIbn., • 1}·"lu·lIl11l1t-lik,' n·d,ollI 1l.1!" In lhi'lll" " ...., I t 11 h ". . . "'f1ln~h ",",,'011 • 11111111.. It f',ln h"I,urh: ~1
1111. . . , _ . Innrllar rndilotl -ar uh ·tfl'("\ ('Omh111.1110n I"r"ill!'d,,~ \Ja.j.1
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f' fTJQ' .
hlliioll' (If "tluor ... Hadwr. II "'n".., to datif,
'I'rono· ... t',u'" "'('al"('11 for {'OJlI r ib utioll". Oliter .troD! t'lllri,· ... rna\
I~a\ '" 1.1 1n"ad,
b~ attt'lluu,readul'lwar('d il~ other ..oUf\""
h('i'll /lol/·d
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h t"' 1l ;11,.\ l)/'t'\ " " ~~ but .. lui/("IlI" \\illlw pl('a~(.d 10 lind thrill updat
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ga llwft'd in Ihi" hancl) ('oil('t"lion. I \, ould JrJ\I 1 d . .. . ",Ion(' attention arn OIl"eo that t"1"TOU P to "-el in "'-illg-' ~ II:. [lUI i\lorph ", Boger Kl ause's " Tll(" \tlJUe i::-Ilw Salflt' Goldman 's "Chamelron Bill ", a nd \Jlm~ ~ KrOll zf' k's " II } pnotizing Bell ", 1Il0l)1 of \I hic~11 \~ the (' Ilan c(' , · O\('rl l1(' )t'tlr-In . III,, (,fflll, ; to IIWntlon
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r("\-it'\, .!>. I find Ill} ,,("If ne\\" impn.,~t'd I" th~ odologi('nl rt'fin('lIwnts of i)a, (' Cript'n\lJIJI~ Grip CI,. "; l'qua II} so b) IIH' pn""I"ltJli ull • ngf' ('hard 5'1 nll t ' l'l1\ " Fa ... t FOI'\\i.lffl ", "hil'h IlIl.t'II di"Ilt't' I •• ('omlW IIlIlg " Inp " IlrOllr I "h ti....
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" own .. toOth DnlJ.n Bill ( han ~I'" i .. a l...o n w
.r. 5lIbjf'd. Ihi .. i .. lilt' apprtJiwh Iw ,·It'd" to II",' llimef'lf. ( n i~
a('('(Hupli .. hm t' lll. h o\\t'\,'r. ma~ lit' • tidf'. "h i(·h dl'\ t'rh a .... un' .. Ih a l h i.. "ntr~ ap lwar-. lint in Ihl' indt' ,-do n' t thin\.. I d id n'l lIotin'. I 0\ it·\...) lW .. 1
And I count Bill \ laltllw .... "O pt' Hin/! \ ("! Bill in Lrmon" among th" " prict'-of-th t'- huo\"" \alup .. lH'rl'. than~
to Bilr .. in .. igh tful '\t) r\" ill~- p ro t'tlmmpIH
about "h ~ antlllO\\ Iw
lI .. t· ...
th i.. in1!" lliou ... pn'''''Il I,l-
tion in ('o rporatt' "' Pttin ~...... Thl' bp,.,t parI of all lhi .. i ... thaI. 1111 rl'adil11! Iht' boo\..
tit,·
I'rop~
11;11111;'1Ilt! \\o r \.. \ou r \lil \ through tlw ...(' 111;111\ dlUin· .... hit I" ilit. 1"111' a \lth o r'~ dt·tailNI d(·· ... nipt inn ... ,11111 im·i ... " t' t'o tttrl 1l' ttt a r ~ an' tlWrt· 10 Iwlp \011 IIrHI,·r ... tillltl Ih.· din.·fI, lw,· ... Iwhlt'I' n t';reh a nti t·\t'f\ ikm Itl till'" huo\... "\ot h in{!: ha . . lw(' n inrluc\l"d IIwrt'l~ fnr Ilw ",I\..I' of fill"r: 1'\I' r ~ itt'm i.. ht' rf' fo r a 111
n·a"OII. illlfl
1!0ud onto at thill.
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not lit' Idl ttl nO ll ndt'r a m id thi...
plethora of dw ii"t"'" IWl"i.lu .. t· Jo hn LO\ il'\.. hil'" inlt' r-
"111'1"""" hi... "111", r\) d"",·ri plio ll'" \\it h ta lk ing po int .. d r,l\l II fru m
if
",'1,'("1 " palH' I of t·' pt· rt . . ... .. prin\"li ng
Ih"1I1 throll~ h olll till' 1."1. Th.·...,· ('tHl1ln t"'n lato r ... fn'-
your"elf.)our fa\(lr itt, 1Il '1~ \\ t'11he nOlll' oftht' aho\('.
I'm not ",a~ing \\hi l'h it i,.,.) Bu t /!"i\"n Ihi ..... urft'it (If sele('tion ... Ih {' n" ~ no 10n1!"r aTl\ I',(·u ... ,· for dOIll~ ,,·hat {"{' r~ont' pi.. ,' i .. doi ng: \Iith tilt' \olump Iwfon' ~ ou. "Oll haH' all till' n t·t·'· ...... ar~ t''1uip"lt'nl 10 .. 1'1 you r~.df apart fro m ~o ll r (·o ll t'a~rtlt· ... anti (·olllpl·tition. l ou haH' th{' abil it) t o cl l'fillt, ~tl\lr ,i ... ioll and llIa\.." distincti\{' arti .. ti c· d wi(,t, .... lilt' <.I('t of dHlo ... in1! a re pt'rtoin' i,,-... hould I)('-a t·n·ilU\t· a("t. in illHI of itself. T h i.. boo\.. ('an Ilt'lp ~O tl to n"f(·i ... ,· that arti ... tic re-spon .. ibi l it~ for ,our ... t· lf. a n d ~(llir au d it·nf·t'. Bul
I urge you not to tr) to ... kim throu l!h Ih t· boo\.. . Iweause all l OU \l i\l ,.,P(' i ... a H' riwhlt· nip book. a ~ P(' In
ingIy
rt"pt"titi\ (' ar ra~ of bill .. fo l din~ a nd unfo lding
tbellUlelv{' ..., O\ ('r and O\N again , into q uarter,.. a nd
eighths. and "i ,lI'c nt h .. ,
IWI"C·",JliH' alla l ~ ... i... and ("Oll\in("in g ar·
i.1IHltlwr. T Ilt" rt· ... uh i.. hi~hl~
if
prlJ\()('atiH' hoo\" that i... bOl h
1(·("hl1l1·,,1 and ~t'l tlt·t'pl~ ('Ollh'm pl ll t iH" a n
uIIII"\I,11 t·oIlIIJiniltio ll . I...... "/H.II till' 1......1 \\onl 011 tlw S IOO Bill ::'\lil('h :'
"\ut li\..t·I~. Brtln' (:"non {!:fi.l('l'ftl ll ~ (Ieeiint'd m ~ in\ itatitlll to tlu·huh· hi ... man .· Iou .. prt'..(>ntation. Janw .. I.t·\\\ ......till hold ... llnpulr l i~ h t'jl \\ur\.. o n tilt' mi..- ma d('
!rill. Jlld~t' I ran\.. " rin'· ... h •.IIull ing n·main .. an " "'('ilpt't' illlh.· "plwm,'ralulltl.·r1!rollnd. \ nd til{' I* ,.,t appro;)('h ~
,·t might Ill' ju ... t ilrOllllti till' t'oflw r-
il mi~ ht \1t, L1 hi..'
~ollr ... , i ll .. pin·" Ir~ t1w . . t" ,·o nt.·nl .... So I im ile" )O U: Go 11I 1\\-.. u1I1
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CIL~\G[S, ~aid
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that the onl) df('('h
md~,.j("ian~
('ould fill anotlli'r hook of t'ljual-iZt'. and ~ou "ill ....e Ih'lI-am3/ingl)-tht"r(' is lilll(' r('petilion :llIlo ng th{'
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r(lulint'~.
do ifthe) had genuinc magif' 1}O\H'f"'- art' "Th(' \li~('r\'
Dream" and the S IO() Bill Change, I don", aWl'f'. a~ someone ....iLh ma¢(' po .... f'r ...... ould haH' liull' O('TII
hundred .. of lIla~i('ians about biU d13nge technique.. and ing for
for mone~. but 1 do kno\'! til{") an' mnon:; til('
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fe", effect:; la~peopl(' \\ould like to do th{"m~('hf'''', Thl' terrible truth is that plenty of peoplt· ha\(' no in\erl'''' in magic. but eH'l)0lle is intere,.tf'd in 1ll0lH'). 'I'lli' 100 Bill Change j.. one of the f(>v. acG of legenle· main spectators will spontancou"I , fl:'qU(· ... 1. It 's Ihe d~t thing to a surefire trick ,hf"rt, i".
tlw bill change and "hat eff('cG tlH'~ ar(" performing th.HI an)ont' on tht' planel. (.\n a('hiCH'm('nt M)mt'"" \\II'lt analo~ou~ to owning the \\orld'~ large~ t ball of l\\ind \ml no\\, if ~ou r('ad thi .. book, )ou'lI !rnO\\ alll1o~t a~
lIlu('h a .. I tlo. \'\ hat \\a~ it likc to \\orl.. on tIli" book~ \l a~be thi., \\ill f,>i\(' )OU a du\'. The \\orc! "rold" appears over 2,000 linu'" ill Ihi~ \{,\t. For month", I had .. .!>tack of bill!' -itting o n m~ I.. in th(" (ollo\\ing denomina lion~: .\ lI undr('d, a F'ift ~. a T,\ellt). a ne\\ Tell, an old Ten. a lIe \\ FiH'. an old Fi, ('. a '1'\\0. and a Single. (I also h.. d .. mis-made bill and a nOldt) million-doUJr hill.) I mrd\ had l'nough 1I101U') 10 pay tn) r('nt, but that 8203 d~lIan; Sit on m) de:,;k month after month. so I {"oultllr} out all} technique or routine that cam(' through the door. 'ou \\Ollldn'l bdic\e ho" man) biU" I foldt 'd, ripped, cut, lOre, ~hr('dd('d, taped.glut'"d. (la-t ed. photocopied. scanllf'd. and printed duringlhil>
I)(>spite that, ho .... ('ould there po .."ibl) 1)(' a book
thi& thick on that one techni{lue? It all startNi in IIII' fall of 2000. Tim Trono im iled me to wrilf' 11 book let of interesting bill c hanges he had ('o[l('('led. I f('(,3 11('(1 acommf'nt Stephen lI obbs 'MOtt' in !,abyri,lth 7... 1t it DO longt'r enough simply to borro\\ a single and
4
. . . it into a hundred-dollar bill-~ou 1H'\,tl a rOLltiae and a pr('~nlalioll. " I thought aooul the \\eahh
*II eood bill 6wih.'h mat('rial oul Ihere, and thaI il " ....0 be gathered in onf' collection-a "biIl 6.....ilch
IJllojpeoliar,. Tim
and I bhuted soliciting material.
." WI anticipated ho" much il1\(,lIlion "3!' duuub-genrt"". \s I \\orked onllw book,
i
time. lIo"('\I'r, some ob1>es..~ions haH' Ih"ir ad\aDtagt'ti\tthe ri~k of apfwaring immode,.t, I "iu It'D you thai m) altt'r ('~o. lIand..olllt' Jack.. hlb bt-t"'n rtom i - • • 6w
On, d I I"IT{' l113h'TIUI. .\('n unt of !!,()()(I·!all -up mit· ..", . th",amo I: r 'J . booi... rna"aZItH'~. "jlh thf' ('urr,-1I1 glu! 0 IIl. £W .', >:' .) I J)\ f) ('If 11;; f'>;trt'III1 )
manu.rriJlt•. n"\\- ('ltt'l"-.
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difficuh to find good ,wnd-ul' rIlatt'rl1IJ. ~t ,t'('m~ () , , ' -op tneb of m\ magic hbrar) 1,11 lout (' o~r ." yet on"' 1f1"il'of m~ f1rof,· .... ioIl1lf \\ork im ohr' domg: d o;;e-u p magic. Thi~ book j, fiUrd I\ith good ,wnd-up (par.fou r! cabarer!>t1l¥i') materi"f. In fact a lIlajorit~ of thl' Itell1~ ('8ll be performed for a large ero\ld. \101'{' than ollf'-third of ,he trchni(IU;;-' and roulilH" baH' ~n in print before. I'm nOi a hig fan of repu blishing tnc/"" but hl'rl' I foulld it absolule!) n('("(',,,a~. \t~ goal \\a." a oomplrh'lr('aO* on thr bill '\lil('h. If I had olll~ induded unpubli~hrd matrriaL -0111(' of til(' mO'
~~d bill '\\ilCh il...:-ir. ":Ill) of the Jlre\"iou~l~ pub1iMt'd Jll'nJ.:. \\i'1'{' onl, 3lailahli' in hard to find le('ture IlOIo... hark
i.".u('!; of mal;,'lIl'illrs.. or ollt-of-print books. had 1I1'1.er 1)o;'('nl,ubli~ll('d in Engli~h. EI er} itt'm bft.n nlt·tl("uluu~l) r('\\riUt'n, man) induding improle'menLo. mar/I' ,ill('I' the uri.rinal """_,, (' I~ d to a Ion. arne a lot 1\ ritLII" thL~ book " ' lihnn.. '. I:> , all{ lorm('d WHle ;=-~ opnuuru,. (.\Il\UI\I' I\hn h:u. re'ld I fi .IlUlUf' L ' , n) IN S<"t of Dott'>, .... IOI\~ that I alff'ad I I awitch ......niu ' ,} w{ !;OIlW ~tro l]tr bill J ' __ ru,. I l'Ofuold"f('d ~uhljtlin" lhi, boo" &CUfflftl hJ Stop I f , t' 011 &:.wewer: I 'K1)11l{{ CII/(/ tOle IJ,(, • _ani 10 mal.. dt'
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Ir in ,Iift.-n'nt III ... tlllll, no, " ~, . '~tl a.n\ unill,,-...II truth n';!M(hll;! Ih., ,trt~, Iilk Itr tatt'nwnl IOU 1.ln lIl,d.. ,' dlwlIl Iw", t , Irl ~ . . , , ' 1 al'l'11lir dwll"I!"!' Of lum 11 (.'rt.lln It'I'',, ' , a ' ,... . 111111., h "" "' \t'(·utl'd-·(lIllt'tlm.'~ Ilu' 1"<1(" IJ,',Jothil ~ t'
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I'll' had !O ('oin a f"11 It"rlll~ for Ihi~ book.lthinl mo,! ofth,'1Jl an' ,('If-t'\/,lallil!Or~. hut in th~ iml'l'N of darjl~.ll,..,rllr(' il/I'pkt, \lllat j'I,' dublled "di-pl.. JKI,itioJl"". It i~ tI,ualh dmU' "ith lht' llullnbc~",
bilJ i, 1t)1\;Jnl ~Utl or tilt' audil'!H·\'. \lId b, mOil ""fa('l'up" .lIul ""f.u",t!O\\/l" aft' ill til{' dirlionan. don', ""lui
obsolt,!t, in lift) ~(':m;! I c('rtainl~ hOpt' not. but~ thl" "orld tilt' m i-l'1'ria l ~ u..,·d to m:lIluf:t('ture m(1/II'1 are changing. Ban "nOlt',~ m:u l,' II il It a I) pt' of pol~p'" p}le/lt'
pl ,Hie hal(' h('(,11 introt/u('('d in moreffiat:
""'.'.""hl~,~ ..• rur dirr" l'lll "'f)(JPI)f)~in" ...r t' r
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tr~ to rt,r,'r 10 tilt' "'dUUI[III' a~ 11 ..Jlangf', and ... h., tht, t'ffl'l'l i~ ;1 ~\I ill'll. I 1J.lJillJ~ rd('r tf) it
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-r:
1'1, IfIlf.
11.,11.111" .1I1H1n~ rna~lI·idn. n'''a I' tdih~ l('rlll. "hill 'II ,It l' ,I. . \', ,,' I['" I' , 1.111"1'" rrh' ... I r~ lit' of Ulol,1 \\ "HIli \1I,'n fjUO!,' "Th,." . I ' . 'Unl\~ r~ ,j.I' of a .uIH.IIU'I'. HI'lIIonilu, ('a lll'd i, fl I.t'ilmitl ('allt'(1 il III'JlI;I'1-.. lortullilh'h. th ~t)~ Tlwn'
1....·lorm-
hgUfl:' I
''''1'01\-11\.· ("nuol r il"~
indud in1! \ u ... lra lia, Brilli!. l11 dOlw ... ia, I\. lmail. \l al
f hilla, (o,la I{it'a. ILiit i.
~ia. \I nico. ' 1 ' \1 I" i.land. and
, ort lll'm In'la/HI, It 'i ...
llillicult hi do nl\)~t hilllllimi lm ialiun ... \\ ilh pohnwr rurn"H"~, hUI il i... not impu ...... ihh·. \\ IlI'n I did a
nl,lrt'
Il,(.tur(' ((l\lr in hH rilli a ... t·,t'r.. l ~t'''''''' "1!\)' I hiullo '-'()I11I' tim(, h 'H rni n ~ ho\\ thl' 1lI00h'~ n·<.\,'b \\ 1ll'1l flllliell amlunfo hh·d. h ul \\i th it li"l .. prat'li,'" I \\iI" able 10 dtlm~ bill . . \\ il l'h rOlllim' " ith no .. ltt' ralion .... In till' l' arl~ 198(J.... ""'\n,d ,·oIJIIlr;,·" "\1"11 np"r;nH'nlt' d \\ilh nOlI''' mad ,' of T ~\i·\... hO\\(·\i·r. Ih(' e'l)('rimenb \I j'rt- lIot \"r~ . . 11I'("· ...... flll, I OOil'llwlit'\l' 11 ,,'11 h 'I\,·lo \\orr~ aboul pol~nlt'r '1lf.'!l(1
111011t'> in the l nit ..d SIal"", hut il loo\.." likt, d" ... i):!;n chang('''' "ill be a ('o n . . I.1I11 dl.tlll·Il~' · for magi('ian .... In tht' 19QO .... till' l,~, gOH'rnrn,'llt rt·d,'~i!!lH·fl I1l(H dt'nomination ... anrlllO" tllI'~ 'f(- doin!! it "gain. H,·cent1~ th e gO\ I- rnlll t'llt h " ... lw"1I .. tilling t'olor 10 ""'1-
eral rt'de ... iglll-d d,-nomination ... TIll'
not
nj'lI 1I01t· ...
an'
colorful a ... Ino ...l fon-i1!11 t'llrr,'IU·~. hut til\' pn· ... -
ence of color dot,,, ('rt'
of color i"n'l tilt' onl ~ tll,... il!1l dWlli!t', For namplt', the pn, ... idfotial portrai t .. ,1rl' lUI l on~t'r f rallH,tI "it Ilin
til{' familiar 0\ al.... Th .. ~O\ t'rn l11\' ut hi! .. i ntiit'att'd 1hat currel1l'~ lila) 1)(' rt,(h· ... i ~ lH' t l t'\t-r~ fl'" y,-a r" from no\.\ on. (To elarif~ lhe 1<'rmin ulog)
1I ...
,·d in t h i,.. boo\..,
"h ell I rder 10 "old " bill~. I m ea n t h l' prt'- 1<)90,..
bill~-Ihl' r('ully old bill.... \\ 111'11 I rt,ft'r to " 11"" " bill ..., I mean the ones that \\('ft' 111'11 in th e 1990.. , not tilt' flelf 11('\\ bilb. I don' t rlwan "hal ) OU 110\\ th in\.. of ('I'rtain Il'dllliquf'"lw('ome ob::.OI(>\{', opportuniti..& v.jll ari~f' for Il('\\ It.t'hn if(u e .... ('ff,~c",", and
"'1('1'1\0'11 11 011" ... ,11111 "''''\1' \l allH'1I fo r W'ttinf!: me 1Il1t·n· ... t,·,1 in lilt' bill dl.Ulgt, in lilt' fir ..1 pla('f'. rim lront) tor initi.ltill/,! 1111' proj.'n. \11 lilt' ,'mltrihutor"', If ,h,·\ hild not ~(' n (' r ou ... " OUt·ft,tl a tn· ..... lln' 'rol" of I!ft'at materia l an~1 i,lt·a .... ,I\t'n- 110111<1 lit" nil hoo\... 1111' " p,uwl 01 ;·'IIt"rI ...·· tor ... hMillf! tht-ir v.ondf'rful opinion ....111(\ in ... ighl~. lilt' inh'ni,'\\ ,..t·~'ln(·nb "ith 1111'111 .If!' 1II~ faloritt· part ... ofthi ... 0001.. , \ mln'" l'in.ml tor (loin"\'" a I"'ilutifu l )'011 [ I('... io-ni no-l:' <:" "'Iwh iJ dwll,·ng-iul! "or\.. .•lIullor 11<1\ in/! 3!hl\{· ......
III all 1Il~ r1a-I\I' ljlw ... 'ioll". J"1I1~ \ ,111 :"11\ i~ ... fl)r
Iii .. ~"i,l .. nfT a nd adl in' at "1 I'f)
... taW· "I' Ihi ... I'rnjt·,·" hut Ilw ... ll) for IHiting til{'
fOI"l'IIO\'II-a nalll'ri n!! .mel ~f'Ilt'rou ... art. ....,I,."Ilt'11 \Iilll'h ,,\t'N' hoo\.. ... illid \\rilin~ a re ...0 tllumillaliuj! .Il1d in~l'irilig-illHl for pati,'ntl~ .1II ... I\I'rinj! .dlml
(,ortioll B,'.111 for h"in/! 1110' \liI/!i(' C.! ... tle li lmuian .
rill' frt·tllll"nf·~ of 1II~ apl"·M.!IH"· ... in the librar~ 1)(' a jo\..,· 1"' I\\t'I' 11 u~. JOIi \rm ... lnHlj! for filHlin/! "il~'" to \..'·t'P me o ut of d"\Jltlr""l'ri ...on "hilt, I "or\..,'d 011 thi~ book. gOI 10
Tim TWill!. John LlfIlt'~, a ud \ mln-a Huth fo r Iw lpinj! "itll Ih,' I'n··illu ... lrati\(' pllOlOgraph) .
I )"n' \" Ilu~'It'~. imd Hugh O'Corman fo r "ul'l'l ~ing pl lOlOgra ph ic I'<]uipme llt. Paul 11"I'\..t'r .lI ul ~onj., \1 ~ "f>; fo r h ,t'hnil'ul adlic('. 1','\1' \1 ('C .. I\t'. J,,"'OI1 Fngl.lud. \t' \\ell L ufried. ,!lid \l allh,'" Fil,11i for proofrt-ading Ihe t("t,
T IJIIl \ _0"",
\11 t ilt' p,'upll' \\ho .tu ... II('ft'd q ue ... tion ... or brought rt'll'lanl mall' rial or inform .. tion 10 my all.ention: lI a rr) \ndt· Nlll . D
praeotatiun". 0Iwi0wJ) , a pruj.·(·t of thi,.. tuttln- t'ou ld not hal t'
. d .,,, ('''1'('(,',IJ "ie ,wriilrnu ·d ,lln',- \\.111· ... [I ·(l';('ftil'IIIJm . . II . ,,..j .. huhll;,! dlill I IJrIIlClpa (01
,,,,11 "'
The fir-I I " ..t ( '011.1 ill ,h., "ltl'nll/flll 01 . all(fhall,· ... llt I ' I rr.li,lI'of"w (·anl .... II,.tlwl e the tllInl milt .. lll ( r• ill th e..... llI a~ .. "It \\ rlllwh pl,'i.I .. un-. iHllllllil/llt' .1110'" crt . ("OIlH'll'ngo . .
'''('\(1 fl'ab_ and I wI II III ('t' )
I'llnoin(' tlwn . t"
~dl
01/11'1" \\lldH' ..
and IlHlgicj,m ...
- U.·"j lIald '-1.'01
'f'll(>
/Ji.\f'O/'(>lw
" olll,u-1iuo/;
If \011 think ahout il. Ih r S I00 Bill ~\\ il ('/I i.., <1('111<11/) t~'dllli('allllill'\t'1. In lhe :o.implc 1'1'0('(· .... of foldirl;!'1 bill four tim('~ a' Ih(' ling(·rlip ... ~ou
pri .. ing number of d C('('Pli\ (-' HlO\ {' .... I:j 1'.. 1. ~ 011 Iilk,· flff a pla:-Lic thumb. then ~ou :- \\iteh Llw hill Ollt 01,11"
thumbtip forliw bill at tl1(' fingprtip ... and linall.\. ~(IU .. tuff thc horro\\f'd bill in~id(' of th(' phHi(' lip IH'f~"'I' pu .. hing it b'H'k onlo tht:' thumb~ \n d thi .. i ... dOIlI'
undC'tc('lC'd. right uod (' r th e no~(' of Ihl' "p"('talol". \\ hilc . . a~ing, "l)on'11ak(' \Our t'\t',. off till' hill ... :. \\ 0 \\ .
' .
-\Ii('hat'l \mlll ar I thin k it 's r('a ll , ""00 I .. k . • .. t"J ( 111(" ('\('t'l)l .,O il can ~ "0 11110 an 7Fl .) ' . t' \ en ~tor(' and (r ll tll€' g u" " /1 (', !Judd, . 1"11 gl\ (' lOU $ J 00 if) OU gi\ (' 1l1(' S5:' ~nd Ih~.\ \\ ill ;10 it. l ou gelth · . ff . t S
I HISTORY AND '1'HEORY
A HI§TORY OF THIE BILL CIHrANGIE
IIMACI'E TII.\T AS LOf\G ~ S Til FR I 1\ \S BEl"
of hilll'l lill-ratun·.
PAP!:R CL R-
\It'\\
renc) , people haH' been fo ld ing up bill" and banknol(':; and ,..t'('r{'t1~ ,,\\itching th(,lll. TIH' ('arlit',,! ante-
cedent.:. of the S IOU Bill
Chall~i' ma~
.~\Iitd\t"~
in
I\\\'nlieth·c\'ntur~
m
Tilt' fir-.t n'iah'll ~\\itl'h appt'an,d l'arl~ in the last 1907. ill Horf" \md \olioll-5/or \1ugical
("t'nlur~. In
ha\(' h(,(,11 m,..(',.,
f.'n,u/(I/Iwr,. Bol)t'rt~on
created b~ ('Q lilldellN' 111('11 and ~.,.ifl('f'-. \\ho haH' long u..ed man~ t('chniqu r", for ""itching mollt·~. Ilo\\t"\ t>r. a.. the) ha\(' bee n Ie,..,., indillf'd ,hall magician,.. to record their nH'lhod" in book!' and tradc puhlication., ....'(' rna) ne'er 1u1O\\ . \ppart·ntl~. griftt·r,., rlon', realize that the be,,! "a~ to kc{'p ;.onH>thing ,,('('r{'t j,.. to
Bt,~tort'd
Il
",'('m·
";Irip~··.
publi~h('d hi- "Torn
\\hich
u~f'''
a thumbtip
10 rin~ ill ,I dupli('al\' pap,'r ~trip and ring out the torn pit'l·t'~'
It
i~
tilt' fiN ... Idtl"il of paper pael..t'f..:. using a
thurnhtip th.1t
rm allan'
uf. \1though it doe" not
u*
bilk tilt' tl'l'illli£lut' i,., ~urpri~inl!l~ ~jmilar to modem
publi"h il. In the ",orld of magic, the bill ehangt· h
~\\ itch ,llIIon~ ma~i\'ia n ~. It
\HIS printf'd in hi" books \lell/lll \logic (i 9 ~9) .U1(\ I'{" &cret.~ (1951). (Some· thi ng ('.. lh'd tlH' Baker ~\\itdl \\fut abo pubLi"hed in -I I Boker'.- S('nmll Hool.· ( 1933) and in Jean Ilugard\ \lolI~Y \lae,'ic (1<)39). but il i ~ eOlllpleld~ different and
rolled paper", and arr prohabl~ Uht'd morc often b) menta l ist~ than rnagieian ! pro'-f"~ of magical iuno· the billet towit.-ht"ti of the 1860... .10...... we kno" toda),. Thi" t'\0· .. . .,..,d in thib brit"f 0\ f"r·
j;; not \I hal p('opi,-' gt'lH'raU, Ilwa n \1 hen the) refer to t1H' Baker .~\\ it('h.) I nh're,..tingl) , the Baker 05\1 itch i~ de,..eribt:d I\ith doll'lr bill", (not ",Lip_~ of paper) and i,,; i'\'.
c('utcd in till' at·t of ('l1"ua.JJ~ pa....,,;ing a folded bill from ant' hand 10 tlw other. I~'fore thi" it ~('("m" most biUt>t ,..\\ ilcilt'::> \1 ,'rt> dOlll' II ith ()lIt' hand. The dt',.{'ription in \lelllal \/(If.,ric j,.. l'\.trt'nll'l~ difficult to understand and. adding 10 Ihe t"onfu~i()n.1iU' iIIu"tration", do not m~t{'h
lilt' tt'~t. Fortlinalt'l). tht' iIlU"'ralion... and dhcription in H', St't"fl".' ar,' llIut"h t·a... it'r to foUo,," Pre Sftnots aI&o include!> l~l..l'r·" handlillf.t uf d bill tt"ar • 3
Tht'fl' .ur
t\HI
intt'n'~t inl!' 1.,~~.'r--l..n()\\ll ...... itt, h.'"
of Hal.·,'.. that ;Jr,' ddu.llh nltlrt' germanl". TIl(" fir-;t.
III <.111
1111\"I)I'(·II·d pla'T JOhllll) Paul and Jim R\an
both ilia,).' a n'I,,,tation with tllt'ir bill tcar .... R~f'~
haH' ht,t'll til(" fir-I to U"i' a thumbtip for;l hilh,t . . \\ itch. ,",Ill Lit' found in tilt' "0call{'d $2:') IIulIINTipl (e. 1t)23). It j ... Ill(" kt:'~ h>('h-
(I'noll told
niqul' in "\1 Bal..er\ Hillel T{' .. ,". and it r('~urfa('('d
"'lIht,'rfui!"~ IrtJlllllu' gamhlinf! wMIIl, Garnbl('f"i would
",hieh
indil"dh,.. I};jI.I'f I1lJ\
1lH'.
Johnin Pinrl got
iI
gr;'at n'a{tio n ju.t
h~ ti'arill~
lip ""lIIlf'hmh \ hill. Hl'tll'r than \'lith an, magi(' tri('''.'' ~t1dl hill It'ar-- might 1)(' ('onnei'tl'd 10 prl'll'nd 10 fori!i\ I' a l!t·hl. t hl'n ~i IlIlIla!(' tearing up Ihl'
1"0'/ \ole/wok, ofJohll \orr/'em i-,i/liard (20tH). Whilt' bringing Ill(' hand .. tO~t' ther. a bill.,! i........ ithdra\\I1 froll1 a thulllhtip and . . uh1>tilut ed for a .. lip in tht' h·ft hand. TIH' tip and ori~,;nal billet r('main finger palmed in tilt' I<'fl hand after til(" !;\litch. Th(' ,,('('oml i.. tilt' Bahr pell(', ~\'.it('h from "TI1(' Quirk and tht' I)(';)d". publi .. lH'd in lIagi('(l/ rrays (lnd 11('(1"-' in 1911. Tlli ... ;11\01\(,-. plaeing 11
:lppan'nll, tran~form borrow('d 1II01W~ into other
fold('d pdlet into an clHelopl'. \\"hili'
IleIlOlllination .. -ill oth('f wonk 10 p('rform bill
mafl\ \car-.lat('r in
'171{>
(ll·blnr·~
1'11"(·,, il/I\I thn)\\ pn'\iou"l) palmed
loo~e
pi('("'" to 1111' nonr {thl' ('hl'l·k \\a" 1101 ~wit('hed Of('\eo 01't'1I1) folll ..d Iwfof\' till' ··Ii'arill~"). I.ater, the check
\\iIlII,1 II\' takl'lI to tilt' hank and ('a . . h('d, III addition to ... I\ill'lrirl{.: ill and t('ari ng fak(' bill~, mag-i(' harh'rHlt'r.. W(lliid al,,!)
11'01'
hillpt .,wit('he:; to
inst'rting it into a pla"tic fing"rtip. which i" stolen from
('hang"~, \on -harl4'ndi "i! lIIaf,ri('ia n., w{'n' doing this
the elHelop<' onto til(' right ind t· , fingt'r. Later.
of lIIa!!a7inp~ and bouk" In f
'~l~l'.r /0 "ogic ill Prillt (1967) ha!-o t wl'lll) -"'('H' II page" h~tlJl~,.blll('I.r"lah'd il('rn~ and "I'\('ra lmore pag('''' of blU ~""Ih'h.·,.. dlang"'" and h'ar...
... billet tI""lt~'h 1'1 rinl! in a fa", ' hill \\ hi"h
\\a!.torn Ihr air li"'t· ("lIIfl"' " '1'1 ' u " \\a!'> u~u a gag and/ur tllf' hill \'Ihull! lalt'r hi' fo l ul1l
,'IaoIO'Y
Ih
.
ordt'r to di\ ine :-erial
[nlt'r \ lado IdlO ('han~"t! "\(,I)thing. ln Ihe
1970s.
"I'H'ralmagi('ian ... throug-hout till' I nitpd Stat("... hap-
1)('111'£1 to ('/u'o\lIIlt'r.HI t'
~i~ and ther('fort' a .. hangt' in eff('('t. Thi~ \\as not a llIant'u \ e r b(~"t
dOlH'
(,;""twlt" or on the offi)("at. or II ith
the aid of mi.,din'l'tion. b:1I ill a deJibo:>rate fa:;hion \lhite dra\\ing aH('ntion to tilt' foldin" Ilroct'durt'. ,
0
\\ hen properl) e\.t'('uh'l!. till' ... \\ it('h not on"
COl/hi
be d01l1' ullllt'r ('lo~I' ...('rulin\. but ,lwllld b(.. Til i"'Cft'ah'd til(' opportu nit) to
In th~ II}:).).. (alltl j)('rhap" I'arlif'r) it \\a., eommon lor ~I' ban~.ntif'''''' to la",' mOil I') from a patron and IOIIled
'L"o \\ ,'II-in
IlIlmbt'r..., for (',ampl".
au .. otiwr hoo".s, magazin('", and manu!>CripL"', Thrc('
oftlJe~e billN ~\\it("he" W('fI' r('publi,~JH'd in the compilation Allllemo",,:~ Pro/limi HClllal Effech. The lir--t i!> a stand ard olH·- handed ~will'h, but till' "econd imohe."; a thumhtip and i.~ ~i ll1itar to the .";wit('h of \1 Baker's from tilt' $2.5 H(/fw~cripl, how ('\('r th(' action i~ I(,!'.S nalur.. !. Th e tllird swit('h imohes ",w itehi ng in
a wa~ to "\\al' ill hill ... wilh matching ..{'rial num-
lht'
't ill' h'chniqu(' u'" all
OH'(1
i~ual) changi', and t'H'IIIUil lh a tn'ml \\ a" born. nudo IW\(>r puh/i"lu'd hi~ hill "'\1 it;·h. hUI 1\ ithout Ill" kno\III',I;..:" or pa rtil'ip.uion it ~J1r;'ad IhrouglHltlt th.. (1'\('11 \
mag-it' ('olUlUulIit ~ and l'OIlIIII"t"I, "nt r"!lI·lwd it ...·lf In th .. fl'
t'(lIl~(·ioll,..nt''''''
11,"n' ill'"
~Olll"
a' ...·dUplii
('OIlI'I'l'IIillg' tIlt' di"~I'mill'ltioll 01 \ lado\ bill ""i
r.I". ~;",lm "'~' . I .....'" and I,'arlwd tilt' b.l... i(" bil1 .. "jll'h
. . . . f'nd ,lflh.' I J.I I nlllH'ntion (nllH h'I\\'IIt"'1\ April of 1t)7b). T hl' gtl\ \\ho .. ho\\ ,'d Ill\' tIlt' "'Iit,·h. IIlhon \ idlOk d.· . . ( ' n ( ' .. "01111' 1Il.·ntion Iw,·
I got tht' bibi"", \\ iLhoul qu{' .. tion. \ lado g"b nedil for ert"alill~ th., f'fft'CL parti("ularl) ho\\ h.' ('orllhilwd th .. "fft',,! ami
rnund~~,' pool ;~III1t' ">IWf(lIOII.lhough it .... a... llil ... t t .... o u"dod" ifltllt' 111t'rnin~_ \lillo!l \if'hf)l~ .... an,~,d 11\ and III' IH'~an lalking lTIagic' \Iillon ran , I jugglin~ aCHI m.lg"il' ~hnp in (ulUwC'\in!l
f'>iting part {and Iht' ('rll' oftlw ("rt'diLin~ I"lit·. I think). it v. u!> ob\ioul> in \I atchint! it thai it \1 .. .., Ih'inl! dOlw
Idlh \lillon a .. I IliIll Cll~ fu ll do..,~'·up a r1' hiH" lIilh
" ith a thumbtip. \ oh~ til{' COmnH'llt from UO;!1'r
IIH'.
Kla u~("s
hook
!lrI COfl('('rti: " 11., 1If'\t'r lau~hl
th(" e,act method,
thou~h
nU~~'r
till' lI1anil'lIl,.IIion of II",
thumbtip .... a~ apparent." That',., l'\actl~ IIhat l ob· ~n ed
.... hen I ..,a\\ il pt'rfornwd: tlwr{'
thumbtip
IllOWS
\\I'n'
d~· .. r
tlwt \\t'n' a lip·offto lIIa~,jl'iinh (la)·
m("n v. ou ld ha\(" rf'maim'd dw,lp..,,).
I .... o rkc-d for "ix muulh ",
10
point:; in th e handling...o that
age' ..0111,' .. 1,"'1" I \\a~ ill a goml,l<),ition to alt1'lIll't \1t'1l1
(.ff(·(t"
through tltt' palwr lIIi11l1'~ ('ffl'(·t~ Ilia ..
al thl' IHU~·. bUI nont' of Ilw t·ffeeb ~arnt'rt'd
t' lliH'gh illt ....~·~t frolll \lilton
\0
efft'.·1 a "1131)' Fina ll ~.
IllI'rforll1l'd Duke ~h'rn\ "~t·\t·n Dollar Tri('k". T hai f~}()It'{1
lIilling to to'al'h till' $100 Bill ~",il(' h in (',('h.l nge for
tilt' .. ~'\~'n Dollar Tril'k" in..,trll(1ion.
dl' H· lo l' all the 1i1H'
110
"t h ll lllbti p mOH'"''
"f'r(' a pparent and tllf'refor(' till' trick IHlllid foo l
magicians al> .... eU a ... la~mall . It did ! Uh'r I d(·\('I0I'(,d it.l l'h ov. ('d it to Jay \ Ian.. hall, Ed \Iarlo. and tlH' (,tlwr card gu, ,. around. I ta lk("d "ilh Ja~ ai.ollt m ~ publi .. I. · io~ it and "'h o l""a ling it through \Iagi<-, Inl'. That IIartt'd m t' down t h e path. o\('r the ('ou,,",' of a ~{"Ir. OUlIining it, writing a nd r('11 riting, taking photo". anti
ptting it printed a nd f'o p)rig h wd. JJ tUwmwl : The ) ('ar ",al> 1976. The t'I('n t 1111., fingf' r n icking: Fro lif' a l tl lf" Fork..... 11 01(' 1 in
'"'.....,ago.,f>" 'ork . That ,t'a r I .. h ll r{'d .. ridt'lu io a \IBn "jth I);ek Ja rro v. , J im H)~IIl, Ph il and Mikf' I\.ozlo", .. ki . Mik(' a nd I :.plil a ... S.......... in Buffalo, d o v.n Ih(' :.tn·d fro m
Hd/(m \/dlOk I,H'd
•.•n
o n Irida~ .'\ (' ninl!' ~ ........ e nergy I.·ft 10 .. hoo t d f. ·v.
10 01\
n •• magi!' .. hop'" i,h Tom
\ I'rtwr-TIU' \I agi{' ~ho p of Hartford. \bout 1975 or ... 0 '1'0111
aud I LlIHI our !!irlfrit'nd .. \\ ('Ilt to ~('(' the
B"rnum 8. Bil ilt·) cir('u" anti
\\l'
II1t·"he dOlln". \\t'
..,old dOlI II ~upplit·~ al lh" Illagi t· ~hup lind \Ie in\ i\t'd tlwlIl to tilt' ..,hop. and tlJ('~ ~1(lr't'(1 ('Oilling up then'. Ocw da\ \ latlo ~holll'd up. lit· "wrlt·d "holling lilt· Iri('b .1;1(1 011( ' of tlH'1II I\(l", tht' SIOO Bill Switch. It II:!:' quilt· ~tun n ing. li t' lu rnl'd a dollar illto (l h undn·d· tlullar bi ll and Ih('n bad into II On('. lie did i l ~i l entl~ Ililh no I'H II.'r. \ nel ,Iwn lit' ;'(li d. " 1)0 )O U ", a nt 10 I('am itt· I ..aid, "Sur('~" II.' di{ln', 1ll'~i I 31(' nl a ll. it \Ia~ \t'r) genl'rou~ of h im. II.' did it ~o ",I'll, J nc u 'r ~u ... p{'{,led
(l ,hum btip. I ;,!arh·d "ho \\ ing it to lIla~,j('iulI " tlMt canlt' into th t" ~ho p a nd al nH'~·ling". hUI I do n', r('call l'H'r ~ ho",illJ::
bod ) 1\(1 \\ il \\ a" (10111'. I thouglu i, " ill> "'. ~ 1 d itln', .... ant to I~·t it go. Ila\ iug 11 m~I(' "hop. I "oIIlIt~ 10 1.('('1" 0"1(' ,,~ 'f'ft· l ". It .... a" uni(lut", .... 1 rYalIy eher:1Il)
Milt" ","ozlo \\ .. I..i or RaOtI ~ \\ .1",,01,111. I \\t'nl to
Ff'('htt' r' ....0011 afh'r 1 m," \ tHin and I might h,H t'
lOho....n it 10 lh('ln. hut 1 don", n'I1H'1l11wr.
I n (, H~ r lool..ed al tilt' boo!.. to "('I' if it'... tilt' ..,1111" a .. II('amro it. It' .. pr('tt~ plilin .nul ... il11pll' .111(1 if"lk'rf('(1 in the .... 3\ it i:; (, \. t'('U h --d. a.. far a,. hiding ('\\'r~lhinl!' h'~ ea::;, t~ ~cn·\\ lhal trid. up D(>xt fht" or !ooi, mOllths IhaL'~ alii did - Ir) 10 fi nt"-">C
1M thumhtip mOH'~ out of it and Ir) 10 \\ork out Ihf' tnuud"ers and ho .... it ....a.. . folded and thf' v. hole thin a t·
Not much is kno"n aboul \ lado, \10_1 of Ihe inCo rIIIIIioa I hay(> comf'to from Don Dri\('r Yo ho met him 1980. Don d~·>o('ril.l(':'; hillltb be ina and.e muacular. If .. ha.1 hl;.. ,, 1 h · b. , ... air all("I ~ _ roW&." Hili full nami' iI) \ Ia( I·1II11r . originally from Bulgaria :lnd h('
h,ln'h.wl.. .11""llIul tl1I" rill:!. I Ill' I·irn .... hrought \ l
II •• "
around. I don', r(,Ult'mh,'r wadI in;! iunlllU'. -.(1 tllt'\ mu.<:l h au' fiIgor!·d i l Oll t . I don', rI'IlII'mlwr 1lH','\1Il2
• ........ for the
ritlin~ •• ,.
(han".
In \m "fi,
111
I~' ::! und lit' lIlarrii'd
1111
\ mf' ri"an
~ho"'~lrl .... .! d," .... 'r Irum 1111' .. ir,,"~. lh,'~ had t .... '1
,11,,1
In I ,I'" \ '·g.I'" III 1978. v. h"rf' hI' 111,11.1..1.11-1.. .I".d,·r. DUll inlrodu(,f'd \ Jadu In \Iil.., · .... I..illlll"r. i"lH'\ got .llnn!! \\1'11 and had a ff' .... ...~· ..... ion ... t0I!~'IIH'r. Don .... l~ ... Ihal \ lado "a". a b{'uf'r" 11"ln-a\ I'ral!~' lIlil)!i(·iall. II (' d~''''''ri'','", hi rn a ... ha\ ing a g-n'al p~'r ...oni."i" and ,III und,'r ... landinl! of ~hO\.. man... hil'. l)on ""I~"', .. \\ lu'n \ lado did d"".,-up lIlaf,tic.f'\el")" OIH' ,\1.41 \\i.ltdlt·l! had if ~"od lim(· ... \lilton \ic h o l~ adlJ.... " II ., "if ... all ~',('.'II~·nl magician. Il l' wa~ ...o ('onli(h'lll a ... a I,,·rfornwr. I \\i.I~ impr(' ..... ed h~ him. His "'01''''
\\orl..~',1
ITlm .. d
,1 ....1
pn''''l'ntaliom "I'r~' ;!n·"t ,mil hi ... \t'chlliqul' \.. a~ good."ozlo\\ ... l..i p .. bli ... lwd Ihe I/lUulred Dollar Bill ~ni/{'h
in lall' 19ii and il had if hig imparl. \lan~ of ma;.,ric·... hi;!~~, .. t nalll., ... btJu~ht tlu' bookl('( and ~tart('d
u .. inl! tht' h'dllliqlw. LJrI~ on, il
'\ih
U~f'd a lmo ... t
(',du ... i\~'I~ for tlh' d ......... i(' S I to S 100 efff'(,t. Onf' hundred dollar ... \\ ..... '\/Iflh a lot ilion' ha(·1.. then and hundn',I-doliar hill . . \\t'rt'n't a ... ('mnmon a ... Ihe\ ar(' no\\ ....o ""t'ing (JIlt' \\a ... InOft' ... I/Od.. ing ll,an i ... the ('a".e 10(1a~. "ozlo ....... ki ~ '\ "Iullall~ prinlt'" and . . old three 10 four thOINIIHI e(j"ip~ and it j ......till ill print. \ round lh"I ....III1I· tim" hUll
"laiN'
\\a ..... 1"'0 ('f('ali nga
at magic 1'00l\t'l.tion ... and li-I"tur..... b~ ",h owing
hi ... hand l in~, liN 1'""li~llt,,, in 77w Lcc'lIIre \ ote.~ of }" /(/I/.\(' ( IW\I). It th~'n got milc h " id .. r " "PO" . . u re in I I)~n \d wil \l i('ha~ '1 \ lIIl1la r pu b lj ~ h ('d it in
Uo{!.(',.
f l!("or('
11/, " long" il ll U ogt'r'~ rout ilw "Th e \ ame i".
the Sa me" (~('~' Ch al'lt- r 5). Hogl'r .. l ~o e' plained tht' ",\\it('h in 1985 on Uo~.w r A/au\(>, \ o lunw II of tht'
Sten"'.~ (;rco{(',. lIullu' I ideo /"bmn. Il o \\ e \ r r. th~ de"'f'ript ion~ \H' I'I' no l ('O mpl (,11' (th ;.\ ('erta in" didn't malch Ihl' d eta il of " oz h)\, ... l..i \, I;l a nll~(' ri~t). and
Bogw hil~ r(' linl'd al1ll impro\('d h i", bill ('h"il~t' o,tr the ~ear",. It "a"'Il ' t until L.Hl t't' Pit' I,(,t'\ ddail..ddr I)('ripti o ll ill N0llt'" A /(U I\(': III CO // lerl ( IQ90 Roger\ impro\ ed h'('hniqu l' " .... flil" t',plaipt>tl. OH' r till' ) I'm'"" \li('II" ei \mmar di'li a 101 to
Inriz~> . • 1.0"...... . . .lilt' .I'ff"I'1. I n .u II ( ·Ilion ttl Jlultin~ a. dl lllg III 1.11('0,.(, 11/, in til" 1()8(1" ht' ta......
".iDdo..,.·
of lt't,tUft' .. 11 (' publi ... lH'tl ,",o710\hki'"
per-..onal tou('IIt'~) in hi .. 77unl ~ l ()ur ' 0((':\. and he rqmhli .. lwd it in I<)
"01111'
yew hI" al..o laught it on \ Qo.~~('
o lUTIl t,
III nfh; . . \ id.,o "(,fi.'"
Rt,,,diliolls.
Rt'alizing thaI the bill .. wilch i ... not an .. f('('I.IJlI! a tf'<'hniqu(", magi ('ian~ ... IO\d~ "tartt,d t',ploring
11('\\
anti
difft"r('nt application .. of Ill(' .. \\ilf'lI. In mldilioll to Rogt'r'.. "Th e \anl{' i.. tilt' Samt'" (a tran .. po.. ition of ~o ~igned bilb.). on,> of lhe c... rli.·.. ' creati", (·rfort . .
",irn the ","it ch \\a~ John Corneliu ...... "Borro\\t'd Bill Routine", publi<.hed .. " a m
Ilm/illln l/fU/imi"" I lI·arllt·d tilt' hill ~",itfh ""hilf' I "il .. .'r.r\f·"il1~. III 197:! tlH'r,· \\a .. a f.'U~ in Can .. da- I don I n·tI1f'lIIbt'r hi" 11.11111'-111' "' .... doillg a routine "'III~ tIltl1J{'~ and a hilllflk.'f(·hi.,( and a thumbtil" I
don I me tilt' itl,· ... It rlilln't tilkf' tnf' long 10 \\orl.. oul. about a tlltJttlh or "{l. I tnuI·It'd \\ith Uingling Brn .... eircu .. for .. i, ~I'ar".•md I mf'l quilt' a ff'" Illitl-oleian". but 11h'\{'r (',,,I'linl·tl to .. n~"otl~ ho", 10 do it. I Tlf'\f'r did. I "'a~ kitHl of ~l'lfi .. h. I tlidn'l want to 1t·1I amh(){h·. III 1989 I ~ot a phonl' call (rom .. fri('nd '",ho "aid. "Turn 011 till' '1'\:' So Ituf(wd it on and "it\\ Da\id
put "The \li:;.\l ade Dollar Bill'" on tilt' marl,,·, (~\'\'
Copp<'rfit'ld tloin!; tht' .. "itdt on T\. I "aid. '1'h;tl\ 1Il~ Iri('I..~" II,· ditl il altllo~' t>'.I('t1~ 'I~ I 110 il. I thotlghL "II"", in tilt' \\orltl dOh Ill' I..n{)\\ ahoUI if.''' ""OIllt'OlH' IlIII .. t h'IH· (ound out ho~ it\ dOIll' .tIlt! lIlark('lf'd it. I
Chaptl'r 5). \\hi ('h 1l('lpNI to further ilwrt· ...... t· tilt'
...aid In tTl~ fril'ml on tlH' phOIlI" ,,' ('an't IlI' lie\{' it.
popularit~ of th(' bill ... wit('h.
SOIlH'hod~ "u.lt· 1I1~ trit-1.. and marl..I'lI'tl it. ilH('ad of
muhi-pha,,{' roulin(' \\jth a lot of humor and "'I'H'f.. 1 magical mom en~. ..\hout tili .. "'
lilllt'. J
1.('\\ i..
Paul Gertner \\a .. pfohahl~ Ill<' lir.. , tlIa1!i('ian
to
1111'
doill!! it." Of eour-f', , didn't
perform tlH' bill ('hangf' on tell'\ j ... ion. li t' t'hatll:!<,t! a
\H'ird rt·t· linl!'. SOIlH'hod~
doUar into a one Ihou ..and-dolll.lr hill on nUll \ lftcr('d-
~rt1t·" ....
ible! in the ('a rl ~ 1980... ll t·fe i ~ hi~ dt· ..criptiotl of til,' perfonnance. " 1had a ... tack of 1lI'\' Om'" \\ ith tltt' halld
sliD on theIn. I had the ho"t. John Da\id"oll. "1'1('1'1 one (J used a rim e for{'(') and I hrok(· th(' papf'f halld at that poilll so that the for('ed bill \\;J" ..t'I{·clt·d. Til{' force bill had a fake ..e ria l numit('( Ihat matdlt'd tltt'
n-al !>t'rial number 011 the ti'rou .. and-dollar bill:' In Deet'mbe r 2001, \\ Iwn thi . . \\;) ... \\riUl'll. t ilt' account ended here. I had "pc m the pr('\ iou" ~t'ar lr~ iogto ront;l{'1 \ Tado and j nl(' f\ il'\\ him , but l'\ ;· ry I('at l Inplored "'asa dead end. \h('r I ('ollt pl('t, ·" thl' bool... . . . while illustra tion .. ",(Ore bt·i ng clo llt'. \l ike I'\ ,.z-
IDwaki told nl{' he had
lo('ated \ lado and he gaH' Illt·
1iop/l"D~ num~· r.1 t.alked to \ lado 0 11 tlw pholl{, fOf ...... in Januar~ 2002. During our eon \('f ..atio n, information I had r('cei't·d from 1)011 Dri"'r,
he cutrentl) Ii", .. in a .. ma llto\\n n('a r Dakota. hf" and I, (·oineidl·ntall), ~t~ rf' Satt1e during the ){'d .... I lir-I "Iartt·d ......... lalu-d him about Ihl' d('\I·I• •,..... and thu. ill "hat ht' wid Ill" ,
\\.1"
",Ill!
to. but it ",a", a
"nl.Jrtf'r than I am. I
\fter that. [ \\1'111 inln \lil'l..~ Hadt""" mag1(, "hop I didn', ('\('11 1..00\\ tilt' lIallH' of til(' triel... "0 I (·,p laint·d tht· ..£r,·(·1. lit' ...;tit!. "Oh ~t·ah. 17Ie I//I//(/rer/ f)ul/or lJill ,'Ill !leI!. \\ e h.ut' Illat triel..:· Ill' in
"'~·;ltlil'.
ga\\' tilt' bool.. to 111\' and .....lill. "no ~Oll I..no", ho", to tit) il~" 1 ~aid. "'t'~, it'" mini'." li t' a",I..,·d, "" hal do ~ou
tnt'an it",., )our.. !" In Lilt' introduction it
"'.1)"
the
i(ll'a origin::Jh'll "ilh a g"~ in the ('ircu". J ...aid. "That's rnt· ... li t' ...aid. "Oh~ "ould ~ou "i~n il~" So. I ~igll('d it. That",., th('lir-t ti1l1e I ll·.:t.rtll'd it had ik'('n publ~ h t'd. I Ilon't rellwlIlbl'r tc'lchill~ it 10 \lilt oll \ ic ho l". b(·('.nH· in Ill) mind. I \\a" ...('1 up 1I0t to tt'l l all~bQ{I~ . I dun't rt' 1I1{'mbn ~ho\\ing it to an~bod). I don't do magic profe.. "iollall~ an~ mor{' , bUI ",h{'n I get togl'l her \Iitll frie nd ... tilt') ",a). " DO~O IlH' magi(':' I do till' bill ~\\ ilch a ll tilt' tim{'. I dOIl't U,,(> a hundrt·ddoll.lr hill-I'm no t a rich Iwr-on! ' ou nf'\t' r I...no'" \\1H'n ~oll1{'bod) might "all ilo t,'l'.th till' Ilulldred "'lid not gi\t' it bac L lu ... uall) put II dolbr in Ihl' Ihumbtip. borro'" n Fi,,·. Te n. T\\('IlI) . I u.. t1aU~ ..a~. "I" it Mft' to "II) Ihut I hll\ f' II't ~t'('n Ihi~ p.trlil·ul.. r biU in my lif!;"'! Thi ~ i~ lilt' fir~llilllt' rho~i't'll il- IW('ilUM' 1 burruWN
il. ri~h' (" I turn il arouo.L .. It h'lppt' n:-tn bt' a t\H'nl\-
dollar bill on both "ide.. :' TIH'n I 1'1111 Ill) "Il't'\!,," up on !loth ann,.. I fold it in half. thl' n in half (' tllt'~ art' \\ .Itching ..o ci(H'. I ~a~, " I'm ~orf). \\as thai 100 fa"l~ 'Ia~h(' nl go a liltll' .. IO\\er." I do it again and chang!" it haek.
lip,.,
I tlid
,I
"hm\ tor
"'''1111'
Irwlltl ... nnn', .tfld lin,.
I,
.
-"
\ ul.'UI.II'"d IIH', \lh'r I 1.,1t IH' alltl all hi,. hml,I'
,
,,;ltdit'd il. rhe\ I·Olllilll·'''''I' ;l1I.\lhl n~-tlH' ('OUl roulitH', IIII' 1'<11'11 Iri .. I.. .... tlH' 1I0ll
,'\(,11 III ... llm
lIIotion, I'm hapI') \\ilh lhal.
\nd \\1,111 ..... hollill ht,. \ .... lIuuld
\\1'
aiL for "jlh hi,.
Ihumhlip bill ('han;!,'. \ 1.lIlilllirm ha .. prO\ ili"d tilt'
a panel of c"l;p('rL'i-tf'1I magi('ian-. \\ ho 11,1\ I' allal~ It,d.
t'xamin£'d. ulili7(>(1. and p('rfofllwd thl' hill ,,\\ ikh i.h much a", an~on {' ha~. Thl' (""pt'r! ... dr,' (in al"halll,tira l ord('r): \1 iduH,j \mlll ar. Unwt· (,('noll . Paul Gfrtner. Hoger k..lau!"('. \Iil..., I\.o/lo\\ ... I..i. Janw ... I.t ·\\ j .... Jay Sankr), Jam) Ian S,\ i..... \li ('h31'1 \\ \,Ih'r. and Crt·~or) Wit-on. I a ... \..("d (,31'h of tlwlll ""'wral impnrt.m l
Hil.f' 1\0:/1111 ,hI.' 'II ... ado •• 1 .. "ill' h ing i.. tht' .. amI' .·ilht'r "a~. hut it i.. I'a .. il'r \lIl1'n tlwrt, i.. no thumbt ip to ~d tilt' hill in allli out of. In a .. t' II ".', ho,\('\I' r. Iht' tipl.,.... methotl i.. h .. rd,·r to do ("/t'OIl"-. Om' of th t' "lrt'IIl-"h .. of Tlu' lIlelhod I ("fl'aled i.. that till' tip and hill i.. h\a~ .. fil .. t'('urt'l~ on th,· thull1h. Thi .. Lillo" .. fo r till' "'f~ '· .... lIal .. 11()\\ill~ of IIU' hill (Iwforl' alld aflt'r tilt' "''' itrh). ~o ahholll!h IIH' lIIt'chani .... of tilt' ~! t· ildl
and fundam ental qUi'l>tion,., ahout tht' hill ('han1!". and
Ihrir an~\\(,Tb n·fl(,(" dt't'p and ('f('ali\" tl wuf!ht. In addition to the ('om m ('nh in thi .. (' hapI I'f_ llwir opiniOIl!; regarding lariou .. additional i ..... III' .. an' "('alll'r('" throughout tht:' book.
ar,' t'a .. i('r "ithoul IIU' tip. it' .. h'lrd,'r to nip tht' hill arollnd tu 4Ii"l'la~ it t)1't'nl~. Thi .. pari.
:-ho,,-
lIIi ...~ \\ hell Iht·~ pt'rforrn iI-or tt'al' h it! That drop .. til{'
This ('h a pter, \\ith no h'chnit'a l in~lrll (' tiorl al all. i~ JX"rhap:) the rno .. t iml)orlanl in tilt' t' nlirt, huok. \ .. )OU
('a .. ualt~
inl! ht)th .. illt, .. of tilt' hill. i.. \\ hilt rn .. n~. m .lIl~ peoplt' ..trt' Il;.."h of tht' df"t,t Ilrarn,tti{'all~, II II\\('\.'r. 1 11<1\('
"ill !oIl'e, thl're i!, a \,id., ,arid) of opinion .. aholll
all a:-p('t'~ of bill w.itdw ... It i.. nol 1I1\',lnl Ih ,11 ~Oll s\\allo" th~ se an"\\er,, "hole no r nWrI·l) br()\, ..,· for
magit·i'ln ..) do it l.IOtlrl ~. In mo .. t
f,pinion... to adopt. Tlwrl' ar('
till' ha .. ir ..,,,itl'l1 !Ilt't'hani .... "hert' the bill jU:-1 gt't.. ja llllllt,tl into tlH' tip and it ·.. dear Ihat .. o rnethin~ unrmtur,ll i.. going U II "ith Ihal rightlhumb. So tlH'~
,,0
man ) hi ll dHlng" It'ch-
lIitlue .., and _.. u('h a plethura of appliealion .., Ih .. 1 0IIt" mUst m::tkl' nUlllt' rou>; d('f'i " i ol1~ about \\ hat to pr""I'I1I,
1'01"('''.
the) art' doill~
art' \\t)fl-ill~ from .. poorl~ d t' .. c rilwd tt't'hniqut' or
ho" to pre"ent it. and-pC'rhap" rno"t irnpor1 :'lIItl )wh~. Tilt' \i(',,~ ('xpn'''~I'd her(, ::tn' mt'anl to h('l l) )00 coru;id .. r t·'.·r~ elt'nwlll in )our pl'rforma,w(' a nd llUpirt" )IJU 10 lIlakt' inforrnt'fl d('(:i.. io lh abolll )our
h .. , I' ju .. t mi .... "d tilt' Ih'I'liJ... TIlt' no-til' rnf'thod ca n bl' tlom' "ilh jU .. 1 tht, hilt~ and til" folding: antlullfoldinf! i.... implt'r .. int"t· tht'rt'',.. n o lip to munipul .iI " . But "ithoUI j\ ..... hn" " oflht' h,m d . . to di "l' l lI~ t1H'1I1 dt'.IIlI, . bl'fn ... · .. nd ""pt'el,llh ,Iftt' r Ill(' "" ill'h , i, '".1 ,,,'al..t·r nlt'liUld. Tililt i ... il ,tlU 1.11-1' t ht' I,i ll , foltl it und 1IIII"0 id il 10 .. h,l\\ il ha ..
-.u:. "ilh ~lUnti jU<"lilit'atio ns for )our action ....
The fiN qlJl'"lion j·Ollf't' nh till' asp,'('1 of Ihl' bill thaI gt"lH'rah' ... lilt' "II"fJrlgf'1:>1 opinion ... It i" the nun;t fundanlf'IlI .1 1 h ·f'llIli'·'11 i .... llt·, 'I
"'""rh" ( 1fo1dlllll,h,.,\/f/fJfM( ---.;.,
"
.111m' I(m .... /1
1\(' ~'e" ~o mp good tiplt' .." ha nd1i..,
I thlllh.
m"h."
\(UI ( lI\
1111 ...1
fI'., . onahh l!bod m~
Iri("h. ..1I1d IWrI' .tr,' ..olH,·lim· ...... rd halHllin:...", that mah it I"\tn'rnl'"
Rop-r "'/oll~p: 11 0\\ do ~ou ('OInph'h'l~ n1\~lif~ all astute and anal~li('a I 0 I)"t'nt'r 1\ ith ;) .. !tn\ -motion __ ight-of-hand €,(f('('I~ \ Oll halt' 10 ..("I ('t'rtain I'aramde-n. \ ou lal.(" a bill and .. a~ "Dol1"t I.ll-f' ~our !'H'" off thi .. bill. !:x>methin~ \ \'r~ mirai'ldou, j .. ~oing to 1'ha1',lh" hool.. bappell n"ohl l!' bt-fOff' .,our H'n. I'H''':' . That O'e1-'> hi~ attention. \0\\ if I do it llithoUI ... lu)\liog b~th hand,. 100% emp!) ({'\CI'pl for that hill), "hen il (,hange ... ho\\ do ~ou eOlninei' him'! If )Oll
band him the hill. hut don', .. ho\\ )our hand .. l'mpt~. ,'OU lose 30--1-0(1'0 of lIl{' {'(feel. Bt'('(lu,-e )Oll ~OIl1('ho\\ hale to ditch lhe hill and tilt> g.lIl1("" OIN. 11(' \\all... 8"'3) and sa~,.,. " \'\e1L Iha1\ c!('\('r:' '!ic hm" ~\..inn('r used to sa), "If )ou're gonna drop a bomb on ..omt'one, ,ou'd bener plan )'our eM'ap{' in i.l(hann·:' \ ia th{' inteUigent and anJul Ih(' of Ih(' thullIbtip. e\en the mo"l di:o<'Nning: ~k('pti(' lila) he eOll\in("{'d of a c hange. Without thi" anifi("e. to paraphr3~(, Erdna..-.e. ··Su~picion ill th(' motlwrof detection,·· \\'ithout the aid of the thumbtip. tht· audience i,. ehall(,nged to detect a palm o r ditch of tile original hill. Onl~ th(' perft'ct handling oftht lip tall ("on\ inf't' the rblllt(' that a change ha ... taken plac('.
James Leu'is: The bill [;\0\ il('h i~ II t('{'hniqllt' Ih al pro-
duces so~e of til(' mo~t barning and e nt ertai ning effectt. pt}N-lble.\ thumbtip iii .... hat rnake~ this "m i"cr's ~.. a reaLiI)', If }oU look at my bill l:>\\ itch rou-
~that ~a"e §cen print, )ou'li notie(' that the lo\\ it ('h .. done 1",1.(,('. Thil. it; b) (h'~ign , IIf'r(' il:> \\In: When a
::'~f'''f''n if ~Ollt' f1a .... 1t,,.,,.,I) , thl' "pe~Lators will
~ up With a mynad of ('),pI3natiolll:> as to ho\\
lOU p your Jf"f'\t", I looked a\\3), 'ou haH' .lOde mf' la~, 'ou ~\\ it("h('d it. 1er1o do il again, hf'lit"\ .. m(', tJl("\ \'Iill
ho\\, or ) 011·11 haH' to do t 111' 1I1<)..,t ('om i Iwing di~pla) po,.,.ihlt, in th .. hand .. and tlwn pod.l'llh(' \\ork;" This i... not 1I\\ful-hut it',. 'lOt thl' ..,-1111(,
hitlt' a fold(·d-up hill in ~our hand \\ithout u,.inga
thumhtip. and ;!t"H"rall, "'I)('al-in~ that \\(wld bf'true But if ma~';(· haplwn . . \\llI'n a borro\\(·d bill i~ foidft! into a . . mall paeh.l'l. till'll ~our audi('n('t' i~ ~..oing to looL r{'all~ r-Io,.(, 10 ,."" if~ou ·\.· g(It all~ othrr ~rnaU. folded
~ ou ('
thl' ad,antag" that ('oml'~ from \\l'aring
H
thuOlbtip.
Roth palm,., art· ,~ho\\ II (' I('an , 0ll('n, and empt~ at tht :;aml' linlf'" It ('omin(,t·,., a lot of pt'ople that )OU areo't hiding an)thing in )Ollr hand .. and that\ really im portant!
Bruce Cen'oll: It',., lIlu('h .. impler to do .... ithOIiI thulIlhlip, o n{'!;,
'0il
umh'r"tand ho \\
t'a_~\ it i~ 10
ger palm a foldf'd hilll('n~'1h\\i"e ami ho~ t"
".alIIIi.,
aU) lool.... be tte r h('('athl' ,Oil 'n0 not fi".... thumb~ip, )Our finp:<· r,., ("~n bt, opt'n. -\od in
1"""""
prt'roldm~ th(' hill, )ou'rt· ,H,tu
fit,"".•••
11 UfIIf" a thumhtil" if till' hill \.. a little nool..t'd ;',.....oIoi"!!, it dOt' ~n ' t mattt'T.
....,.,IT t-l~fY : It d oe ~n ' t mattl'r. I haw heard ma~ ~ It''(1urt' about .. \\il ('h It'(' h ll i qut'~-''' ith "' llhUla~ ~l com ll\icutl' d lll(' ~ \\('r(' lil..l' a ~t'ril''' of danl'\'
slry" The problem i.. t hat nuH lIl al!irian~ arl' unablt'
to D1aL.e the detuill'd h~(' h n i q\ H'" appt'ar natural and
magiral. .\ tip make .. .. onw h antililll!" dt'.lTwr, but using no tip allo\\.; ~ ou to "aH a fl'\\ foil!.... T Il(' ke-\ ;-. the magi('al qualit~ of th l' tra n .. for ll iatioli. TIl{' m('tI~od is onl)
a!)
good u~ it 1001.. ...
-BILL 5\\ ITell"' Oil " 1\11.1. CH I \CE"'! 'like 1\0dOit ski: I think I nailli'd thl' tOfft't't appropriatel~ y,hen i publi~il('d it -a name ,dlieh ha~ e-ndurt'd as the long form ';.T he lIulldrt'(\ Dollar Bill S\\;teh" or the shon form "The- Bill S", jtd l,o. i g"..I\t' a lot oflhoughl to "haLexact.l~ the Litle of llV' Ill
fact that it is com monl~ rdern-o to a". t he hill ,,\\ it('h i~ a renection of the fact that iL-" the he,.t tilll'-again,lil..e
mo\ie titles.. some "\\ o rk'- Hnd ..OIlW dun' .. The handling of the hill .. '" it('h i .. ju.'> t Ih at-tll(' core mechanicso And The Il undrl'd I)ollar Bill Swilch i!> jll~1 one of the effects po!)~i bl{': Ira n'-.formali on1:i (one denomination to anot.her) , odd Iran .. formalion " (mi,,made bill, Tcn to ''''0 Fi w .. _(01('.) , re~lora,i o n" , IraJl";po&itions, etc. So I don' t th ink " chang:t'" i" r("all~ ontrack .....ith all tile effeet.'>, it dq)('nd .. o n \\ hat till' efft-' I't it to the audietlce,
JIrua. Cen :on: "S", it('h 0, is a h> n llOll~ \\onl. It's a ..eere t happt'm. a nd }ou' re una\\a re of it. There _ thousand \II a)1I to """it<.oh a bill , If ~ou tear off a of. bill and ,,\II itch it for a noth e r corner, in wi,.,t,... bill. \I {' n ta l i ~~ h ale go ne Iurtber than that. "h(' 11 a mentali-.t bor-
,..b••,••
uw
~."'~,., "'''ntt" dO\lln UW ,,('Tial numi)l' r," • • riaI numb.-r from another bill ..... he mOb hill fin~rr m e r thi"
\firlwel ff"/Jf'r: I Ihink til\' II ~(' of tlw ",o rds --hill ..,\\ it('h 0, pu,.., n n ~ pe rfor mt'r in tlw \\ ro n~ ~ la te of mind. It i,., 11 bill tmn,.,formdtioll ami ti lt" ~('("r(' l t('{Ohniqu{' mu) (or n l('rt'lI~ Il nl{ling 1'\\0 Card" a~ One Tri('k'·.
hili .sit i".- FrulIl..l~, I thinl.. thi" i~ a non-i...,,-ue. call(Od .1 ~\\itdl btO(·uu~t'lhal·- \\hat it in fact i-. ... ou eOllld nalllt' il afhor the nwthod or the effect ,md it t\o(O"n 0, malhor_ but il ITIUl..t·~ -en~t' 10 name it aftt'r tlw 1IH"lhnt\ Iw('ulI"e it'~ a utilil~ (001 \\ ith man~
)(1111\
h-~
b('('11
uppli(Oution".
II II IT'S Til E BEST II 1\ TO LE.IH\ Til E BILL 511 ITC II ? Bt'.ltllhi ~ hool. ~ Seriou"I~ , I thinl.. th£" "'oz l fl \\~l.. i h a ndl i ll~ ,\a~ ~lIp('rul~ de,.cribed in the
) (/11". [(III SlI i .•:.:
ori.rin'll m an u~cript, and il j .. rt'd{"~cribed in t.h..i~ lit'''' • \olullw. F\t' r~ d t'wil ,, {I,. the r{O ami can be It'aru£"d pe rft>ctl ) from it. I dono, thinl.. much (If ,.igt~i.£icanc~ imprO\ed upon o r addt~d to th at handli ng until lilt' a(h;:-nt of ~onw of tilt" _ub~LanliaLl~ altered \l"r~io n ~ no\\ n o lt';I~lo d in duo,,(, pa~"t'~'
\\3»
ROffe,. 1...1011'(': \ c rn on HllIghl lilt' r l¢'1 off tb... bat m 195Q, ·-Thi .. j,., y,h.:al I IN flwd rrom Or. Elliott. Dr [lIinll It"lrIw d it fro m [rdnd&t': fo'il'llt.
thoroucWJ
.'11 .,. II; I nf"lt/,nflllw .~/'KJ
..........nd _hat ~Oll aim 10 al·l·oml'li~h hdorl' ~uu " - , h 10 -an' t'nnu"h to ul1(lt·r~tantl pnrtJN'. IOU a \ t ' . . . t"
wh.t vou aim '" a("eompli~h bdor(' )(}u ~\\'n loueh thl' p~p~, l'\('n if it lakes ~Oll a }1·,lr. l nllt ~ou ha~('
it rlt'arh in \our mind, if }Oll pie!.. up tlw prop~, ~ou II onh d('~do~ b:1I1 habit:;. It all ("onH'~ fmlll ErJ,~a~(",;; ni~m: L niformit) of \("tion . Wllt' n you' re {Iomg i l M'crt'l mUIl('u\rr lind I,hell )ou're lIot, ll1e udio n,. haH' 10 bl' idrnliraJ. \\ h,'n I fi!""1 {1('\elol)('{1 this I pUI tlw t1ll1mbtipll".ide and I put Ill(' (',Iru bill a",ide, dnd I ju~t fold t'd
,I
bill
.... ilh "'pl·ri,·m"l" into ITI~ pnu-tin· That i,: it. do il. thin!" ahout it. do it, Or; !'ra("lin·. """"",,, tie,', rl'n"\"I. It'" an nn~oin~ pron'..... TIll' '"""". ___
untl,'r .. laTHlillg". tlw great('r )'ou r profiC·i"lle,. ,. nough oflhi, " perft'('t" pra("lie," you ",ill """~~ nulizt,d lilt' ilIOn', ~o Itwy l)I'eoll1(, aut(JIllatie und m tl:rit'ul to )"our audicn('(". \\ilh all thai in mind don't takt . u rna/:,';{'al.!Jon. ('u l ! H"a{! Ihi,. book and (10 ('xa("tl) "hat il telb .... ilh dl·lilll'ra1(· pre("i,.ion. Th('n )OU ean d "";",, 11....1 on ~ollr
up ou' r and mer, I ~p('nt lIIa~be u 1II0nih hefort, I
line, lilt' "ill· of ~otlr halHk
addNI ttl(' other bill and pul the thumhtip on, until I
n ...,hod "ilh
und('r~toQ(1 the natural wa) 10 folfl ami unfohl a hill,
('art". Th
gelling to "here I eould do i1 IlilhOIl1
('\('J]
thinking.
That"~ ho" ul1('OllS("iou!> the actual ehtwge h a... to look.
Thrll I add('d the lhumbtip, ~lri\il1g fu r
11
lI ni fo rll1il ~
('I,',
\\"0. d 0 11'1 eon~
,·rft'("!. P"opl~' ..a) tile a udience d~'
bill ~\\i1dl j .. lik" a ~\\immin~ du("k-~ Illoolh
of aclion. I had .. \ideo camera alld I ~tudi(·d it, I had
df(Jrtlt,~,
to haH" H"rification and lIloti\lltion for ('\('r~thin~ I
h~·11. TlII'~ ~houltln't ~(·t'
abmt' \\att'r. but undt'rll('ath paddling lik tht, pafld ling:.
did. E\ ('r)1hillg had 10 be jU~lified. It had to be dom'
IliC/uU'/ III/mar: Tilt' ~t'quen("e of (old, and
~lo",I), ~moothl) ,
l ou'll Il('\('r reueh perfection. 'ou ..Iri\(' fo r p,'r(eetion. I fct'l !>orr), for the peopl(' ,\ho don 't
[0\1'
of lilt, tip an' filirl~ t'a ... ~ to nH'JIIori:l:t", hUI i(~ to
do
tlll'lll \\i1hou\ nom"rba ll)
",,,,,,,,,,,;,,,1;01""1
them"eh (';, e/lough to try 10 reach Iwrfl'('tioll ,IlH! ,hink
fa("1 th
aboul "hal\ "rong with "hal th t. ) ' re doing.
about. '1'111' fi .... ' ~"'P in ,'Iimi natill~ lilt' nOIlH"rbal
Crego",· Irilvm: There'~ an o ld ~a~ing th a !":, handi'''fl about in ~I)()fl::.. " Practice Illak('~ l){'rfC(,1 if til{' praeticf' i, Iwrf('c\," Lnle~ ~ou attempt to flo a~ \\t·1I in pra(·tief' a, )OU "ould in performan('('. )ou "ill 1H'\ t"r rt'a("h ~·rf(·{"tioll in Iwrformance. In oltH'r "onl, \our JH'"r£o.rmall(,(, ",ill onl} e'Ver be as good u~ }ou~'bl'''1 praI1ICl'.
So. to cnoid pra("lieing bad hahiL~, you mu ,t unt!cr-
filand th .. mf'(·hallie" a" mu('h a" )OU ("In bdore ~ou : ; ~t"d. Thi~ high I('\d of undN:'laIHling ('an ~nl) acbint"d b~ "'O"J~
~of t"1I<""h and ('\('r~
fing,"r
pO~ition
in rni:lUte
ing thl' biU "";ll'h pt"rf(,ctl) ha, m!lrl' to do kaowlf'dgl' than) Our d"\h'rit} . what tht" f'ff"(1 i~ "uPI)O~l'd 10 look ......... o"""""ll>tf'P" Ihat ",ill df"t.ti\('h lUke the idf'a o( mar'") int!: (I.nt'(.'io;1
;If('
trUing
i~ 10 1("
Ihink abolll it iI~
\OU
do it. \1\
iI .... art . n('~~
of-and
ener:,..~ for-tilt' folding and unfolding: ~hou ld ~top II
)our 'Hi~""
"'0
nothing in ~ollr fort"ilrm~. ~hould{'",
fa(', .. or t·)t'., i, tlr,ming ,lth' nlion to )our fingt' ..... thulllh1ip, or tlw t\HI hill ~. On l·l' yo u \ .. melllorized th e .. t"q Ul'IH·l' and tieed il"Uou!!h to do it \\ ithout lookilw al \(llIr , ' no" it'''l inw for a \ ideo r(' h ('ar-.aJ. Simpl) ,,,,,,.,, '' "tl
"
eami'r,1 i... I h(, "p('('tator and pt'rform Ih,' , O",>,"",,~ a,;; ~ou \\ill for a n 'al pt'l"-on. \s
)OU " .. ,I.
,I., ......
don't ju." pa) .11t{'ntion 10 h o\\ )ollr ham!,.lutlil.. at
)Our ann., and , houlder.... to "'I."l' iftht.\ .
an~1 ('omfol"table. \\ a\t"h \1 lH'n' \our ('\t'~drt" 10 ~t't" if )Oll
lIli):!:ht~) "to a ("rili{·dl ub... ,""~.
an' ~illlllh~\\ih"hing on,' bill "or another
IJ
For mO!'it 1..'°1.11' . \\ 'llthin ~ tht'lll ..d",.. 011 \idl'O i .. • humblin~ '"'llt'riel1n'. hut thai".., ho", ~01l'1I kll(m ...... to (,wu .. on lilt' nt·,t lill1l' IOU practit'{,. Tn to Ift('Orporah' till' .. pt'l'ifit· impro\ (,lUt'lIt.. \Oll ",,,nt.llwil
ridt"O ~ 'lU,...df again .lIltl r('IX';'lt t hi ... prot·t· ...... il .. 11(,l'tll'd.
"anI til ~u~'· ...1 that I II ... ,,·. but" ITH'tronOmf' Voould 111'111 ",ilh IIH' h'lIllln. Or mll .. i,·. I do pranil'f' regularl)' to 11111"'1('. "'ll(llh ... ( .. II1I' nil·t· Ihin~ ahout mu~i(' i.. )Ol! do IInf·tln"f·iOtl~h pid, tip on It'mpo i ....;ue .... Pick a ..It·.1\1I and Iwrt'II~~i\j' .. on~.
C.omhint' thi .. \\ilh n'ill-\\orld t"lwrit'nct' and Ihen'
i!' no ht-ttl' r \\a~ to I('arn .. It'i~ht of hand.
1 \;;'1' Oil ;'I.O\\! Jm ~nkn : I think it i ... O IH' of ththt' h·ehniqu(, ... that had hahib )OU
Uow'r I"allw: To .I'lOlt· 1)<1; \ t'rnon. "\olh ingdi~nll~ ami tI,·f·f·iI ('.,.111 .....tull· alltli,'!w(' mort· than a ~Io" and
pick up in )ollr ca .. ual initial ",alk-throu~h .... tid. \\ith
df·liIH·rilte I"'rftlrmalwf' f·\t·t·ult·t! ,,;th nf'atne~" and
~ou and
I'r,'{';~i'lIl:'
cannot be learm·d or hrokt'lI-in in paformallt't' lih' a lot of other It'ehni(lut''' ('an. \\
Ihllt·\ I'r
get ingrain('d in pt'rformanc·t·. 1(.. a
\I'r~
funn)
'\tlff ...aitl.
thing be('au ~e it\' a m~riatl of intricalt·. linl,' mo\(' .. all under tht' CO\ t'r of a Ill~ riat! of olher 1II(}\I· .... Tlwrt'\ Illink ~ lUl'n'
\luh(lel /I e/)('r: :-ilo\\ it
tlO\\ll.
lei them "'(,(' the tran:;-
II 111'11
fOri nalifln. IA'1111i'111 ......(' tht' hill ,hlrtt->ing in [ront ofthf'ir
Iwing ('olt·n't!. \\ IIt'II ~ou·rt· ",orking on
"Ieif!ht of hand. pt'opl(, ... a~. "Don', for~t't to u ..,' ~our
mirror.... I \Iould go ..0 far a .. to .. a~ tilt' hill ... ",iteh
'oIJIl
!!Ometim(' .. a tt'mptation ~ou ' re not
to
cannot be learnt'd ('(ft't·' i\t'I~
II
ithout
a
('0\
t·n·d
J(fm('~ 1.('11 j,: \ ,'ruon ll~t·tI to ~a~. ":":tp{'f'd j,. a
\ef) careful initial practi('(' i .. \t'r) important. ~
for .. 1"-.... 1. Olllt'r th.m ~.uih and I)oor t('("lmiqu('.
mirror. Pt'rind.
",ith aLi .. Ieight of hand. it j ... H'r~ illllwrtant to
malIician' ~
t'IWIlI ~."
Tlli ... i~ \\a~
Ihr(I\\ a\\iI~. That j ..
100
good a t{'chniqu{'
\\hitt ~~'Il('rall~ happen", "h{'11
bear in mind prt'ci,.,('lj \\ hat )OU are appari'ntl~ tioing.
to
Old ad, ice, but H'r) iml)orlant. \\ hilt, ~ou are learn-
thing... art· 7ipp~'d throtl~h. 1"'opl,' ill~ecure Voith the
ing, ~our mi nd is fillin g: up. li ke a Once
,OU
ga~ tank filling up.
have achii'\i'd the i" pt'ri{'Il('(' and knoll 1-
edge of ho", to do the t('c hniquf'.
)Oll
ha\(' to ;;ort of
empt) )"our mind again . ... o u haw an a\"lrt'!H'~ of how to do the technique, but it ha,., an (' mptinl'ss, 100
because }ou\'e gone p3 ~t the learn ing pro('t'~. It's important to get pa"t tec hlliqu t' and get a (t'a l sen"t' affolding that hill up and unfold ing it. When praC'licing the bill !'i ",ite h, like mObt "Ieight
rhythm. One, t",o, thr("(', four .. ' pause ... . . . .udokl~ uaf.,ld.unfolt!. Tlli,., will dt'\e1op a nice
handlifll!: and lOU can ;.pt'ed it up lat e r ""ill al",a) " 1)(' time to go f3st
~._iJe. Thert"
.uleell peoplt' do thl' bill r.VoiICh , ",hNe • •" ... then th.. thumb \ani"lw,., into wdolditreall)quidt.!) .
lIMe DOl dOIlf' and ,,"ould not
1Il"('hani~ oftlw ... \\ itt,h lIli~ht ~p{,l'd up to g('t through it. Thi ... i .. u mi~takt·. l'nll·tit·t·. \\ ith .. dear undersland-
ing:. \\ill euri' thi ....
l'wd GNtll{'r: Il ik,' to do t ill' fold i ng~lo\\I). 1t a llo\\s till' opportunit) to f·llI pha ... iz~' tlUl t )our hand:, are empt), and tlwrl' i~ not h ing in pia) but this onc bill and )Ollr fingt·n..
J(JI1IY 1011 S" ,,,: In ~t' Ilt'rill. I preff'r thaI it b(' clout' ~I o" I) -no Iwed 10 rll~ h ami no b(,lwfit in it. I-iO\\ {'H'r, the "'i' ,in King ·· 'tom') \l orph" handling runs conIran to Ihi ... It d06 100k good, but )Oll .. till p.a~ a Il rie t' \\itl~ the "IH"{'{I. I Ih ink , and tht, la('L. of a mag-it' mom e nt. ~, thi .. j ... a handl;ng thai I VoorL.t'
.'tI",I,. r /If'~ \lfHJI1,~ /I
. I TU'\ .. r tilt' moment 0 f mat-'l r " . I 1'1 10 "f; \I ..m! UW illHlienn' hi g1\(' \lI' crt'( I _. I .. I' It bUI 11 ~ ("ad' Tht', milJht thin!" It ~ a COI11I' ml t'l • . . ~ I tl' ,,.., w ~\'{'rn 11k,' But I'm m'\\'r fa-!
,II
_m.. ·
I dun', ,,;]nl (0 h{'uf. \\anl l111 t" I do the f()ld~ as ~Io .... h iI_ can he . I I "'I}(>('IC'(!--lo\\ t'Tlough to he fair butl:rl:.k enoug ~ I~ {Hoid monoton~. 110',''' lil-(' one conllllUOll~ flo"lnt: I.lHlI
"0
adion.
111.11..,· tlw illogi,·al iI~ 10/-,;,·.. 1 a~ po .ibl,· HI. l in(, I\ithin ·'Billu ... ion" addT\· ...... ('~ Ihi ... rnoli", lf'll inlt'nded ,·ffl·(·t ... of olher pfl· ...enl .. lion~ (nri Torn & n\·~tor{'d. d('.) mu~1 follo\\ Ill(' 'nnw TIll Illiit i~. thl' foldinf! lIIu,t bl' jU ... lifit"d. (".en if a biT Irllf,d or illogi("al. til
j(U"\
hw :-;1/ i~~: In til('
(·iI'{'
of one of m,,
a pp roadw .... SeoU, 'ork·... "Changf' for a
Broce CenOlI:Th.11\ up 10 th t' indi,idual. I thin!" mo-! Il\'Opl...... ould "ant \0 fold it -10\\ I~. bt'C3u-e lIw ~ II alit to prole that th('~ are not doing 11 "" ilch and to nt'-
r" .,
Tllfllh'
S(,OIl~ rt>IJ(':IINII, a ... b a .. \'Tit· . . of que~tions .... hirh .. il rh,thm ,lIul l think eliminates the "'p{'clalo",'f" il1~ on th(, ('ontril anf't> of fol(ling tht' bill. " If I fold'
ate a ('('rtain amount of inl('r('~t. lIt\('rltion. But OIle"
ill ha lf. ("III ,ou .. till "'('e il~". and --0 on. \nd th~DI
the bill ha~ changed, after tilt' mal,,]e moment, I don",
til\' monwnt of tilt' tran ... formatio n. \\hich doo lll
thin\.. lou'(1 "alit to unfold it -10 .... 1) . )OU I11In\ to gt't \0 the ~[fecL to reH'a! til(" (,hange. I don', think t hen"~
... il'l', th('n' i ... anolh('r imnwdiatt>
a reason to unfold it
LWf'omc o ln iou ... lint i I th(' bi ll is unfo lded to qUartrll'd ut· ... lllI' ...alllt' rh,lhlll.
~]0\\1).
luy Sanh'ey: \lori' than s])('{"d. tCIII ]>O is ke}-a n i(·t,
\like
"o~/olI
,kl: I (Ion', attem pt to justif, .... h,'
r
telllf>O. Thcrt' ".hould be a brea k bct\\ "en till'
folding il into a ... mall pat'ket a nd no onl' eH'r Iu,
folding and the unfolding. a cacsura, l don'tlhink tilt'
a ... kt·d. I m('nliOIl Ihat I'm doing il and a~k them!!
("\t'1I
fol ding and un folding shou ld be done in one ~t{'a{h action. There need" to be a piluse in the middle. I u~;' the cae~ura a~ an opportull it) (with a gesturt' or O\('r!
di~pla~ ) to ~ho\\ m~ right hand ah~olutd) (' ml)t~ before I begin to unfold. Tlw fold and unfold are tl\O di~tincl a(,tions. \lso. lhe energ) or <; pi ril of }our fold ing i" differcnt from the spirit with \\hich ,ou do till' unfolding, ('len if the~ are done at the sa;n(' lempo.
\\atd} dOH'I" ,..a~ ing... \t tlw e nd of this trick. I dOll'1 1\(\111 ~ou 10 ..a~. 'If on I) I'd \,atched a littleclwrthtt ]'(1 ...1'(' 11(1\\ it
1\(\ ..
dOl1e.'" Th at's aeluall~ .... hat hap'
IWlled ,\I1('1l I ".hOM'd il to \l a rk \~ il"on-he ...aida Illf',
" I wi ... h I \\aldlf'd you (' Io~er \\ hen )ou \lCN' doin!
it:' I think Ihal';; hm\ I {'\ o hcd to u~{' thaI p3rUcular lillt~, 10 riwI their attelltion.
Bnu:e Cenoll: I .1011 '1 fee llh t> need 10 jU5tif~ thrfoW' ing. If )OU ha\e a pr('"e ntalion or:1 line thaI d06rt.
1)0 lOt Jl STI F\ 'I'll E FOWl \ C? lay S(lIlhf'Y: \'; 11\ ar(' I .
II{'
foldi ng ,I,. b·11
•
•.
.
I , mali-Ing II
I lat l11udl ~ mall {' r~ \ s "Illa"i('ians" ',' _.. • h I : > , I S sau enou"h I al \\ f' hal t' 10 loueh tht' ohl·N::1s ebl)f· .... ·' oU · "h . ' ~ .. Ig:l\el1te ~u~or" of.~lelght of hand. To pick il up an~1 Ilkn fold It IIlto a till) bundle \\ilh Ih· k ' _. I 110 appart'1lI mOlilalioll I III I~ III wrt'ml} ju~t bad magif'. '
Ill al\ fin(' as long:l'" it '" nOI too conlriled. I lalL d~ .. boul being natural, and I do belie\!.' Iht' real lh o1Jl"the r{'ul tru lh of \lIngie j" " De natural." That'lhe
\I
",alii
ho i.. M'('rel of ma~ole. (lUI Ihal doe~n'l tnt'an"
('an'l do ...olllf't hing Ih al\; u n u ~ual. It's odd for a pt" -,>on to take a bi ll and fo ld il four
l ill1t'~.
I't'ullk
~
fold mont') in half, Ih\·) hard I) e\ I'r fold il IllUrt" tha1. BUI {'Ii'n if it '... unu ... u"l, t1}{'f(' Uft. \\a~.ltIdo Ihal look natu ral a nd 1\[1\ ... IlliIl 100 1.. ullnaltlr.d-
1'11(, 1"1) I ,,"e iI , )OU';" Ill{' nHl~i\.j .. n . '1IU' rt b'l.l) Ihe) 'n' prt)i ng 1\1 do Ilw Iriel.. ... 11.1 Ittoh..Il" '" \\ant. 'Oll h :I\\' In dn '()"'I'flllfl~ hi m ..kl' ~
J.j
hawn, Fo ld lill' b ill.IN.r il. "hah'H'r In
11
p,-rlon n -
~ "itual io n. I OU"'C gOI "onw latitlld,'-dram.lti(' Ij _ ('f'nw-hl
do ",h"llt'H'r ~(lll " ..Ill!.
m it"> It·.. d if/cn'nt if ~ Otl' rt' a ing
10
('011
)Oll mak t, lip tlw lIlan alld ,oll"rl' t n-
"Ilindl t' ~o nlt'hod~ 0111 of hi .. motw\.
"ouldn'l l\ a11 110 110 ",oT11t"thin~ odd Ii 1..,' that.
BlI~
lOll
Ilil"1I
~(lU th inr.. about it" .. Imo .. t notllill~"" (10 a .. ma~iciall"
are real-Il or ld a('lion",. antl lhat· ...
01...1\.
111
\I" ...
t~ inth"ir mind.th"lran ... fo rmali(IIl to tllf"
hundr,·d-dollar bill "'ill h., 111U('h .. trong.·r. I 1.1 1",0 ff'f' 1 Ihatlll!' lad. of a IJa'.....• i ... I"trim.'nlalt" th(' ma,rical ··m'lf-rical" .·{fort 10 ';akf' III(' tr.III .. I(lrl11<1lioll happen,
("H!T\. ('liNt' hih to 1)(' ... onw
Tht ' tt"dllliqut'" that 1110\1' \I'r~ qlli('k l ~ (and "Illf)olhl~) art·. I think. mon' of the "c!('ler" 'arit't, and ((,tlul'!' rather than inert·a ... (' iml'a('\ III a 11.1\ au d i't'II("I'.1 <11"'0 think till' rna:-.o1('ian h
IS THERE I II ICI(
("" nw .. 1l(mlll'lIl~hip-jlH a bit) inlo thi~. It (-an't be
til(' (' ff.·("t from thl' IIl1'lhod that ('r(,'lted it. tlw morelliffieuh it i.. 10 f('I'OIHru('1 till' rlr(·thod. l .. inl:! lillle a., a Ill('thod 10 concl'a l o ther method",
going to haH' to lIlake that
~Ollf ma1:-o1('
moml'nt.
James L e l( Uo;: \\h o a n ' )Otl~ \ tri.-k;..tI'r't \ gallllJlini!
tlw furtll{'r
~ou "(>paral(' th(' r(',('laLion of
i" an inlt-rt·.,tin:; nOlion, For Ihi~ rca-on. I prefer the
e ,-pert? r\ con man '? T lw ... e f:.'l l )~ don"t 11('(,(1 a rna.gie
rni.,-lIlad.- bill "/It'll p('rforrning t he bi ll
mo me nt. But if you are a magic ian. of ('ollN"tlwn' i~
lw('au .. t· I/l(' mornl'lll of magil' {'an 1)(' t l e l a~ t,d fo r thr('e-
"\1
itch.
up to tht'
full u n fo lding mOUl('n\"". Tht' dda)ed rf' \ e laLio n o ft.h e
pt"rfo rme r to pinpo inl thi:. lIlo mt' nt (',a(' tI ~ a nd ma ke
I,ffl'('\ "ati .. fi('", rn ~ Iheorl'lil'al ... ide. but b~ no me.m",
it pia). One o f Ill y p('1 pe i", cl> i;;. Ilt'rfo rrn e r;. \\ho fo ld
d" I limil m~.,('lf to thi- apl}lication a lom·.
a moment \\h e n the magic h a pp(·n:., II i...
up the b ill o nl y to unfold it fo r no a ppa n'nl
rt·,I "OIl.
Oo(,"f' lhf' bill is fo lded in si,lc('"llth .... '-Orne a("l io n mlH
Gregory 1/' il~oll: I lIe\('r
take plac('. \l agi(' \\ords, t\\ i.. ting Ihe hi ll. b lo "ing o n
that il h a pp e n ~ ll t th,lI De nl )ne-.. ized ~i,t t'e nth ;;
it. etc _Of cour ...e . if )OU \\a n lto Iw
1.1
trichter. , , ,
\ H 1I1I
t he audie nce
10
thin!..
plIe r..d. I d e-"{'rnph ll .. izr that rno mf' nt" ",0 th e ~ d o n"1 re llle lllbt'r th t, bilt got Ihat :;mall. 1 do thi,. b~
{' \ {'!l
IIiIw Ko:lmnJ.·;: I th in!"
th e rt' a h:.o lult'i) 11("("(1... 10 Iw
• ....pc mo mt'nt-a pauS<'-i n th{' ('ffc('I. J im H )lI li h ad • reaction to a n Ambilious Ca rd m Ole "hen' Ih l'
~.. C'.ard WID> ("'UNJo ....·dl )) put into the m id,llt· • it W88 p UlOh f'd nu ~ h , Ihe tOil card \\a ... Oi lll)('d Ihcnw it ba('k o n to p. Jim sai,lllw b'l' ) "' liS be Waf " d f'\t'r" a nd tht' rt· n{'('(h'd 10 be I feel that'll ('f>rtainl ) Irut' \lith ,h.- bill ~, ....;.,.., b.li." ...· thai thf' b ill thf'~ art'
bill and th.. re'&II paUM' "hilt'
c hang ing the mom ent a nd blurring tilt' lin(> of de marclltion ", not pau"ing th ere. I ~ impl~ babble a bil at that POi~l .md ht'colIH' mort' foclI_e-d and dt'fim·d a... I u n fold . T o Ih clll . if til{') ·n· "':l le h ing in l t'n tl~ . tht' magic i~ h a p pt'nin:; du ring tir e un folding. If ~ou 'rt> p.-r"lI a .. ilt''' I d o n 'l th in l. Iln·re';. an) ,,1:1., Ih..,- ("an a l o id u('cepl ing ", hul ~ou offer them. /'tUlI Cf'rtlw r: I d o nOI fold 10 Ih t' ~... _
Ii','nlh". I go 10 t,i~llIh,.,...... il i.. 0IUft" villib&e
of
'1111,h. l "ffJhllI'It Ihe '\/Ilf/
/.
, b'll on"'n~ frlllli t'il!hlh~ til r, I ' mom.- n! I,)r "U'i~a~tH'" . . 't' t ill' ('liIllj!l. fir t linu' 11 t' \ ~t , 'I I Iou rth~; thai I~ t IH" I ~ It ' n o r("\l~ ' }{" (kcauo.t' it i~ tart:t'r. liw t' eel l~ 1
I • h (' a \. a,
10
11'1 tin'
",elwel if"bn: If ~ou { o n t HI , ' ",~ .... t WIlI" • 'lctu-.lh ~'(' Ihe bill changl', It eh,III!!,', au( WIi C', .' . " ()" , Oil heli,'''' it. (" i'r ~ou ~a~ 1\ dol'". a~ 10lle a~ ,
. ,,' ~ diffe re nt ....·jlh ('a{'h ('frecl. ' 011 liaH .. If u~i- "-': n ()' .l our ~ h oll l d {'n.. a ilit ~ollr to d ('(' I·d (' ror 1 0 ,,~ . ...... mOIll {' 11 , I!>.
e,e~ and ,our' fec t-Ihe .... 3) the~ an' poi nt i ng-I' tH'u ,~u .... a nl' the m to fO(,II" in und ~et" \\1131 \ h:I PI}('n illl!' \l a)1x- )011 bt'~>in the folding and Iht:n )~U bring tlH' tT }
1" .. 1illl li\ I'il
('OIlI'I'rn ""'",,11 ,..,.•
-h,,,,,.
lo~i .. til4 111 .... llt·n· tlH' $lflO (·
~ilTlpl~ r,lliun.-llill' thal_ H)~ ....... itr hf'd hill, On '" CornirH'ill~ hrlll ,,1I11·r .... .,.,I' I... thl' fu n r hall r n~~ I nit· ...... ~Otl I'all pI·rfonn lhe 'I:'rI~ ni {~u (' \', ('11 r~ and h:md l(' lilt" pro("l'dllr('~ ('o ll\ln ell1 ~l ) ('nou~1e eft·,IIt·
Ja, Scmke.r: I t"~ tri('k~ to fi gure out .... hell tht' mal!i(:
focu~ \0 il. or ma~l)l' }Oll
\ it .... I'r til ~I· .. n·t
il
"did ar/-.JJ.JIIwlit again ... t the id('a Ihal all ~1lI
did I\a:- ... \1 ill'll hill.... 1111'11 ~ou <;il1lp l ~ ar('n', doing~'~
job. In tht' ,·nll. lo~i( ' l1li~hl for('(' Ilw lIl 10 d~~ tlwir II .... n t'\ , .... and I'ar- and ...a~ ~ ou mu"," ha\ t' ~lI"itd~ bi lk bllt that\ l~rt'll~ ("{)ul 10
to (1'1I'~tioll tlwir
I ('all hardl~· 1:'>;IJe(1 tbta
100.
Iwli(,\I' in tnit' miradt· ....
'-0
0\111 "1·n..,(' ...
I (,OTbider g('ttingttv..
lo bt· a ..a ti~,f) i ng\icto!")".
to rnlllllt Um tlw ro('u~
through the .... hol., thing.
Hi/if> f.. o:/I!U \/;;: If 1111' milt-.oleian l>t' rfo rrns th(' effect .. ,j (u n fortlinall'I~. 111"11\ do lIot Jx>('au'"l' Iheir handl~'
Jam \ hili S,n.,s: I think this i", anoth{'r {'tl;:,(' of a good
que~tion
loIith ~{'\ eral ~ible an~\> {,rall~ made the " intention of magic" ooincid(' .... ith tilt' actua l method. H )OU ('an get thest' out of ~~ n e h , lOU rna) be heliling }ou~elf mor{' in the deception Me na. ,'\"n though you 're bol\ing up a theatrica l moment.
CA~ )QL CKE.ITE BELIEF, Oil DO PEOPLE \LI\\\ SK \O~ r OL \l ERELY SIIITCll BILLS~
It al.o
.... hal a rna;..ol(' ('(fl'('t i~ all aboul-di!>('()llnt'rti ng thr.,. ('al (or rl'illil~-lJiI"I·tI) \il"". ~u~pell d i llg di.belieLttt. E.,,1)('('ial l ~ "ith tht· l'h:lllgt' to a h Un
;,ffett is "hat Ihl'} tllinl.. abOlil- th('rf" s 110 "holol 'IIbi
do nf'~", it'.':i ju ... t HI'I't'ph 'd becH u:;;, the) \t' seell it and thl') 're too ...1Lilliit'd 10 Ih ink about 11 lIlf'lhod {a'maf" ('ian,. \HIlII,I). \1111'11 it'.':i done \C ~ d {'anl~ . \\ ith. triek.... (lih a Bi ll Tran~pt),.ition) that U~ the ...amet~ n iq ue. it",., a di ffe renl I ~ 1)(' of e[fect.
Bruce Cenon: Sur('. ab"olulel). It's the .... a} l OU pre>oent it. If }OU sa), here look up m) ~I('('\('." look ill rn} hand~, hoM my ",riMs, then you changt> the bill )ou ~on'l gi\(' them an} out. What ('ou ld lOU ha\ : po&M bl) donI:' but chan,,(' it? The) ,, ", .. , I Ian . ~ .. ~ 10 01 It' r t'~~ •. aUon.U }ou take carl:' of eliminating ot her I}()!.lihiliu.... thf"n }OU can con\ince them
d"Pf"~d~ partl} on the char~(>ter.
If )ou 'rf' .. a mag-clan, blu SOrt of a III.- ~thry mi¢lt not halt' an} f'~plallat ioll but --1 d _lUi a _il('h. Th.. rf' art" . '. ;'!;:::;.:-~:'I· ~ le\01111' . ma~I(,lans Peo ' a S('f10u" or fo rl .pie Just buy into -.whal Ihl'} 110.
IOIIleont- _ho «III ......
I)()()r). tilt' aUtlit'II(';' ... (.( .... and i... ab"o rbetl b) the ~ eal {'ffl'('I-tllt'~ Ilon'l "h,lIk into" an ('\Illallation. Th.II',
1II
noc reaUl .
.
t
,,"beo SI
c~
inlo S IUO, Ih,.
jame., Leu ;,: \", I'. T . Barnum said. "Some roll," belie \ e an)thi llg." Hut \\hat a bout intelligent peoPr
' {".Ir . ni\aI iDr C1I) JHrrl'l l, .... ll('n t.. lki ll" about a Ct'rtalll
~ion, said, " \lo"t pl'opll~ sl't'ing It .... a"
it kilt'\> i."I1Ul.dr:! a hokum but tht.\ ('Ouldn'lll'U hoI'! II "a.~
The) .... ou ld jo in righl iO n Ih(' s pirit of ,10" ·lh,;'~: .. · ha\e a hig laugh . S man people kilO'" it'~ hol""·~ apprl'('iale good hokurn ." I think II(' "'''''
ri{fbL
Jay SOl/key: li en'\' Ollt' of the k,'~ ,h;o,> ~'"'-:
'I I · I ' :"'111( ('( nit' III Ill) l'\P orilllOll ni(lu(' : E\t'r) linh' )flU e hunge $1 into a hund il 0111 for ('\
tha t h ,IS -
e~amine it"! Th", Il
Ih
l')
J..
.
.
t"
rr do thaL
no" thai )011 h ... u' nol
t .........
Itren flWilf'hro. Th,'\ ,1011'1 l.no" 110"
~ou
... "ildu'd
\\111\\1 1110\(;111"'<
it. bul -~ ou nimhlt· fin~t'r flicker "ilh ~our fa,1
barKL;-\lm did a "'Iilt'h". lIn In dt·\dop routin(>S Ihat 11131 b~ u .. ing 1111' ... "il(·h in an implicil
work again"l
. .~. rathN than an t'"\I)lkil ".l~.
Paul (A'rlner: 1 oflt'n pn'''''1I1 il a ....1 pun' Iran,formation. Ila lk abotlllht' abilil~ 10 n· .. hap,' and Iran,.form an objt'cl jU .. 1 b~ Illl'nlal 1'IH'rl:-~' b~ bt·lit'\ing an)thing i,. po ..... ibll'. :'Udl pn·,.t'nlation ... an' Iw ... t
"'01, I ..;',' "'I') f,·y, IWOP!!' do il H'~ "1·11 Tlwrt··.. ;.J /-'1"1';.11 ,it'al nrrumblin{!: Ihal gOM 011 lIIHllw .. it
Bnuy' Cf'n(m: 1 hOI\!' 10
Jamr l af! ."iu 1\,: \lo .. tI) il ull {",mit' .. tlo"n 10 keeping
,ou art' going l oonl~ usc ,our ling,'r...1Ilt! ~our mimi to atl("mpt Ihi ... ft'aL Thi') lunt' to a:--.. uml' Ihal il i~ changing unl(' ... ~ 1h(') ha\,' r('a",ol1 10 Iwli('\ (. anot ht'r
in tilt' ori~il1al KO/lo" .. ki lIlullu ...eript. I hUH' h('('n ... urpri ... "rl O\I'r tilt" )'·;Ir.. ul h,,\\ 11I;.J1I) lIlag:i("ian~.
bill i~ in pla,.lfhandl ('d prop('rl~, ~nlJ !'an eOll\il1('t· them thert' i.. nOlhin1!: in plJ~ hut thi ... tJII" bill (til('
lilt' bill in .. i~hl
... 01111"Iill1'·" ,'It'n nOlahlt· Ollt· .., manage 10 complt'tc-l) oJ, .. t"Uft· lilt' hill for.1Il in .. t
main Imrpo..,e of tilt' thumhtip). and ,,111'11 it chang"", the ('ffccl can be
IIIO"'{
maf..ri('al.
\1,duw/ If ('/wr: 1"111' bill ... IHlulfl IW\('r 1(';1\t' the TI .., Iwrfornwr .. llOUlfl -tri\e to make il ....·"m " .. if tht, hill hOI" tr.lII .. fornw1I10ll11'nt Ih.· Ont' i.. pu .. he-d into the lip behind lilt' lIunt/rt'd, "hit"h U'lMII~ look:; lih the l)('rfoflTler i.. p.... l.inl! ,I lIlu,.l.l'l: "I'(·om!. til(' rotlen jol.eo-
~1)t'('IJlor-" ~i~hL
Jam.' Jail oSu i.s s: Good
and one Ihat mu:--I cun ... I'U1tl~ be addn·",'d c\er~ time ~ou Ihink aboul Mlmt· Ilt·" or (Iifft'r,'nl application. becau,.(' e\l'r) altt'ralion of lilt' ,·ffe{'1 or th ...
N..
plot or Iht' prt' ... t'nlation ur til(' f"onlt·,1 \\ ill. in lurn. affecl Ihe an~"er 10 Ihi~ qut· ... lion. I think il i ... ultimatel, a funelion of pn· ... t·n l.lliol1 and plot mor(' Ihan anything ('I ... e, Blank papn 10 hill . . ('t·m ... 10 lilt' 10 sc....am by,itf"h; till' OI1(,-lo-liundft'd doe,., al~o, perhaps nOI quih' a" Olu{"h . Then a,-; plu ..~ gt·' subtle r, the (~nt{'xl Olak{' ~ Ilw id ea or a Iran,.;formalion more
pa1atabl,·. It ('..an abo dt' p('nd on ,.t'l1 ing Ihe eundilion~ dear!) and ahoo on pn:J\iding ,,"al \1 Sdlllt'ider ha" m lled the "inlf'ntion of lIIar:,ri ('~-a 1I10llll'l1 1 ;.Jl \\ hif"h andlor
.-process b) whi(·h th,>lIla~i c OC(' Un>. That ..aid, "'0111(' complf'ft'I~ I' liminah' lhi~ 1II0nH'l1t, and )1'1
make Iht' tran .. form;.Jlion morf', nol I.,,...,
So I thin" i.... diffic·ult to make an~ ab"o-
ma::,rit·iu ..... IN' .. ~ ,'()\,·r. Tlw~ hOI)(' the ('hatter "ill tli~lra('t Ilw "1)('('lalor and ('O\('r ... Iopp~ lechnique.
...:JllIt'
I.f'"I,~: ])on'l 11'1 tilt' bill g:o uul of the audiellce'~ ... ighl, t'H·r. ])on't "r.. a,·h" "ilh lilt' fig:hllhumb dur-
for ;,ldtlilio nul !"o\t'r, po-iblt> to m.a"I' an audit·n(·t· ..... thrm to thinli.,
",rlUIt'/ 11II1II(lr: 1"111' /111111"'111 of ItloJdill~ the hidtk-D bill into tht' lip ..lIul rdlirnilll: Illt'lil' unlo the- thumIt
"
L.'
h I • rnrno.u - '\ '" a
'" \ ••~ 1Il .1 ~
I I1fnldlng Ilt t' 'It~, ''''~ '
r , Wll l,1e tnlllhk. rlw ,' I r
I 'hlnlll(II I'll II" Ilt'r \ Ifll ,..r haw lw-t-ntim.... "'lwII \\1~ I ' n ...iH' him il hill . j L. hi, Ihum Illp (I • ~ , . 10 oar !'Idr ant 18 (' . I " lin"'t' rtlp~ ,dill\, I' tfou r tllllt',.lt11 r:I and a..J.. him hI 0 ( I . I h im t l tlin ~ . Th('il I'd M.t' to n'('on I \ldNllalw hUll. , r(' Ihe tu O ,id.,· ann a-I. hun In nunpa , ' I ch f' b"U",ilrh I . Il'tinH'- I thinl..l1l1~ 1_ t ll' b ' -de frallll>·b , -(ramt' . .'on _ I ~-I' . ,0> it rt'alh dt'ar IIIMI i. gomg on am on' "'ill " • "'h~1 nt'~I- 10 be dont', . r.. I Hert' i ~ ,ht' OIlC"I \\ O punch Ilwt ('an kn o(' I ~e a"ton i~hmt'nt out of al\~ 1lJ.1~';(, dOlle "ilh tlH" bill . ' hi"'1'>-, . ,','- fairh. ('11_'• for IJ,'oplt' to 1(, 11 \\ht'll ~"'11 ('. . melhin.,. ·'funn \·· i. J,oin" Oil. h '~ like thl') can ~mdl ;;0 I:' • t:' I:' • I. 1"-
II h
,",,,'t'
"itllililun. But ." 1 ton uft"Il, 1110,.1 of tlw r() u.tin ('~ that halt hl'('11 pri nll'd Ih l'
,I ht'ilut ilul. IIl .lt!ie ... 1. a mazing. ingenifJU! tl'cilll iq u,', \ nd 1 1111111.. it ' .. "0 IIl'
a \\ lt o rl'. I( ..
.
.
~Oll ('
unnatural m O\('~ and ilct ioll-. \\ hen ,Oil rom b llll' t 11 ..
,tt .W ll r lilwe rti " ... 'Hul il loob IiI..I' lilt' fain·~t thinIJio
aJm o~t un i\{' r~a l i n~t i n c t ,lit h pun ch number 1\10,
I ht'
wu'U imOy, y,h, )OU ~h o u ld be abte to do the ,,\lit('h
\\ o rld -i n t i ll' IWlld .. 01 .. 01111'011 (' that dO('~ it \\eU-
tlw n' an'
11 0 I t, II-I .III' .. i~II~.
\1ot h ing u nn atural. lt\;;.uch
~·ithout an,• ('()~!!ciou~ thourrln, The "'('('ond punch i~ 0
a n " '\ qu i"ilt, "I' qllt'lH" " th ... 11O do il I\\icc in a rmdor
that all a ,iey, ('r haz. to do iz, ~uz,peet that ~ou ' \ e "im pl~ s",itched one biJi fo r another and the "p("cific details ofho", )OUare doing it \lon't malt('f. T h(") do n't
fo r a l1 ol lH' r i,. 1(, II", ' il i.h <'1 \\ IHIft' ralil ('r than to trtll
need to ;.{"(" the thumbtip or kno", \lho~ fo lding "('_ quen('e ~OU u*, \lJ tht') n('{.-d to do i!! ;,u"I)(,("1 "something- for t'H''1thing to change, The ~ ",a) to eliminate thi!! ~u"picion i!! to hand le the bill;.(} openl} and the fold", &0 fairh that the ir 0\1 n logic ",on't allolol Iht'1II to uZ,e the ea",;. a nd unfortunate!) correct., explanation, So it's not J' u~t a matter of d' ch omg e mOH.~ \lell, but of cOIl ~tnl('ting a pr(' ..('ntation and delh el) that works comind nft l) with \lhat your hands au' doing to (' Iiminale ""~' " I " lan ' " .. I C1 asa n exp allOn for what is happelJing, Since this is In oface bal' _ ore ten ~ r l8eUe than a 1('('lmir al Ont', it ha';'/l 't got'flUte as much aUt'llliOIl a~ tht' fold in But at the end , g s(>(lut'nct' ... ~tban .:~: day, Cooling tht' mind is 1ll0 r(' u.ue Ihf' f')f', 1>0 thol'{' ",ho pu ~h On rewarding,
bil6lind
is ont' techniquf'1i in the biU Ii_itch ib
(' ,am pl,'. o r
U"I '
it
10
op,'nl~, (" 1 (,ilrI ~ I'hang(' onethi~
il a .. a la d~, It'" 1I"1Il~ il ill <.111 01" iOll .., la\ldr:o fa."ruon. It ('[wa pI' It-. il and I hil\1' "O Il H' r('''(' l1tment "hMl (X'opl(' lN ' it that \' il~ , 1t i.llnN'" tilt' gt'niu.. ohhelerhni{llIf',
1ll01ll'~" afh'r tilt' ... \\ ill·h i .. do n I" it i . . nOI until ~ ou\t unfolded tht, mOlH') Ih .1I ti lt' ,,\\ il(' h i~ (,\ident.ancI t hat ... lrN('he,., Ollt {) \ p r pn'(' i()lI~ Sf'("oll d~ " hen Jou ('ou ld hme po~ .. iIJI ) dO Ill' \,hal )O ll did . tnd I thi~ Ihat\; a n im portant !,oint. I Ih ink it add~ a 101 to It. \n d pl ea:-,p, o nt ) do t ilt' ... \\ it(,h 011(,(" !leu('f .. tiU. doo)
o p(' nl) s\lil(' h
OIH'
!J ill for ilnoth e r, \It(' r tht' appt'ar
a n(,e o r cond itio n of t ilt' " Ollt' ,111£1 o nl)" hill orolr
je(,L
Roger k lulIw: I ho pt> I}t'upll' kt'I'Jl doi n:: Ih~ ) o u\(' got Ihe .. I,· ighl -of- hil lld m imdt' of the {'Ih ('t' ntur), It i ~ o nt' of till' 1I10 ..t \ i ..ual A.;..........
;·ff{'n~- and
it ',. a tr'ln .. (orlll<.ll i ull .
\ ('rlltln all
' I IIt'
~<.IU t
~ln)fl ""
\tafuU.
' I e~ tt._ ..1 \ I~ua
dofor<.l/lal, " .. II " ,.;·r"-on I ~ J tr<.lll ~rur""""
II rr aUMBrrlP SWITCH
HANDI4ING§ AND TECH IQUE§
TilE Till \18TH' IS 1'~IUI-IoI'S Till
in~ ~omt'
\IOST 1'01'1 I-IoR .,FUU I'
de,-ice ('\('r di',-i~ed for t'onjurln;!. .':'0. it i,., ~urpri~inl! ho\\ liule has bt~n \Hith'll about ho\\ to UM' it. ("~p(' ciaU~ regarding achan('ed Ii'('hlliqu('~ 01' fine~~('~. Tlwn' are a handful of boob d('\()\I'd 10 tht' Ihumbtip. hut ma:.t are merd~ ('()mpilation~ oftridL"- \\ith ,er~ liule regarding prol}('r thumbtip handlill!!. Silu'(' thumbtip technique i~ ~ important for a l!o()(1 bill (,hange. h~'r(' i~ an menie\\ of th(, thumbtip ami hO\\ to U.:-(' iL
;J(hanlal!t·~
\ 1\' I.: I"or I.ill ~\\ ill'lI
.IIHI di"ad\anlages of
pllrpo~{'~. TII0~t
magician,> preft'r \in~llhllmbtip~ (ofl.'n t'rrom'ou~ l~ rd('rred to a". ruhher) Il!'l'au~.' lilt' pliahl,' malt'ri •• 1allo\\~ on ... \\h{'n fin~!'r palming IIii' tip. to "lUl~ 10 l:w mol',' frit-lion 1.,..I\\('('n the folded bilh and tilt' illlH'r \Iall ofllw tip. mak.ing il harder to ~lip Iht' hill . . in anti Ollt. Thi~ ('a n he partiall~ remedied b) addin/! 1111 (':o:tra ,-rimp do\\ n tilt' lellgth of !.he biU (Iik!' a troll!!h) bdor;' il i. . ilN'l1ed in tht> tip (Pigure I)\ our thumb r(' ~ I~ nalli rall) ill ,hI' eune of the folded hill, m3\.imizing Ill!' hill'.. ("ontacl \\ ill. )ou r thumb and minimi:-ing its ('onl a('1 \I;,h Ihe in ner . . urfaee of the thurnbtip, retitH'ing lIie fri('tion . Bog-t'r "Iall"t· rt'('Olllll1enti" ('Oating the inside of \-in~ I Ihumbtip~ with 3(,TOsol1;i li('on(' ~pra). S ill1pl~ spra~ a "mall ,lIlIounl in. . idt> thl' til1 and allo\\ ilto d~ for about an hour. TIn> ~il i ('Q n(' \\ill eli minate frictioll. and pre-
THL~IBTIP OHlCI~S
George Johnso n, longti me {'dilor of '/1/e l1(1gic "an d, cr(>dilcd Prof{'1;~or II cr",inn (\\ illiam lI umpage) of Bri!'lol, England \\ilh ill\ /;'nting 11.(' thumbtip in til(' 188(1,. In ilb fir1;t d(·("ari!·", it \\as al1>o knO\\ 11 as t he thumb feke or thumb stall. ProfeS1;or lI offmann in l..aJw .WIJgiC (190 I) cr('ti il ed J01;cph \Ii('ha(· 1 Hartz, a British magician, with i.... im ('nti on. lI o",e\l'r, Bart Whaley'l> Encydopedu' /Jictiona ry of \lagi(' (1989) -.ion& that C:h.arh·s de \ ert' I}ublid) di ~da im e d . . . . . duo im.pntor of the thumbtip.
VARn:TIt:S fIIDIIUDon lypt"11
of IIII'
i·adl.
of thumbtip!! : \in)l,
.......l1li. Here i.8 an u\'f"rvi.. ,... t"ili.plain21
. . , m ui,tun' from forll1jn~ (111 till' hurni~I'I\ .r."lall ,I , , I ('Illd h"('iILl-t' t . ' 'w t"I",n'IH ) . in~ide of ,h,' hI" , ,'" \ '1"\ Illt ' I ·1' , lila an' rnv-th ,'_1 I('(IJ1( • dJt"apt'rhra nd.('on lilUl l II dLl-1 ell\" 8ero--ol liropdkll1l. \ hl'rOlll!l rh. \ 011 ('1'"1' d", \-pol
<
,
,. in_i ul;' of tht> tip II ith II _ma Il arnoull lofJa)'po\\ •
I "au:-/.' lilt' bil~ _Ii(/l' ,'a.il~ ill and (Jut of
..
mag'1('lillb )("(
,
, . ] . . • _Ufe
it
j"
the ti p. \l; h"l1 fhoo.mg a pl"'ll(, up_ 111.1 ( that art' ,llnJ(H" tr:lIl~ru('('nl. ,1_lh" opa(lu('" \ IOI(. I ,I·o"a • "', .
bill can Ix- -.('1.'11 through tht' tip. makmr; II look.b If }our thumb i" II gra~i.h-e'rN'n. It i~ 1)Q~·i"t(· to (('III(,U) I~I(' problem b) lining or painting Ihe inh'rior of thl' tip.
Ihurnhtip or lint· lilt· interior \\ith f .. pe. )ou can aL'O
tial and pliable that I lillli thelll diffi("ult to U~' for bill
tr~ u ... ing a plil ... tir fin/!"11ip a_ ,I thumbli p.
~\\ it che~,
but
~ou ma) lik(' th('m. Some lIIil~rjeian~
<;treleh th o;<;(' lal(''I: th umbtip~ o\t·r their pla"tie thumbtip~ like a , heath. Thi~ ··rornpo~jt(' tip - pro\ idb ,-.orne
of the adl all1agt'~ of bOlh IYI)('"_. Th(' pla.,tie illll'rior i" smOOlh, aUo\\ing the bilL~ to ,Ii,) in and ~It ea.,.il~. and
If )our tlullllhtip
I'
prolwrl) ,nu/!, o('('a.,ionall~ a
la("uum ",ul'lion \\ill II\' I·n·,n~·tl in_idl' the till. mak. ing it diffieult to n·mt"". "I·" pr'·\,·nl thi~. I)()k .. a holtin the ('nd (,f Ih,· lip \\ ith ;J 1,lr!!,· Iw('dle.
Olllmend thl'lll O\ er other thu nlbti ]h Il o\\e\er. f
Be('au_f' tilt' ;)utli\'/H"/' w'\,'r ;J("tuall) g{'t:, a!!OOd. 100" al till' thllmhlip. Ihl' n'(','nl trend lo"aru ana' lomiedll~ delaill'{1 lip .. \\ ith n'aJi ... tie thumbprinl> and thumbnail .... ('11'. i... UIlIll·{·,'...... M~ -III(> olll~ aclual ben· {'fil to 111(' perfornwr i_ p~~('hologiC"1. Uo\\t'\er. ~ou ,hould find u lip Ilwl i~ il" 1"1,,..,,, 10 ~our .. "in color a. po...."ible. If !W(''''''':lr~. ~ou (·a n paint thi' tip. ) ou mlL4
Illagicians think that
al"'l "t'cp it dean, a" dirt and ink ('an d i... coJor Ih("Ol.
the ru bber") lale\. on the oUGide hd ,'"' grip til(' bilk
\IIT\L: \.0; far a, I kno \\ . lIIetal
IhulIlblip~ are no
longer being ma nufacturc·d. but til(')" can ':till be found
in some magic ~hop~. Fo r Ihe bi ll ;,\\iteh, the\ are cenainl} an option. but I can thin k of noth in" t~ rcco
~ince a meta l t hu rn bti p's re~CIll
blance 10 an actual thumb i~ on I) ~uJlcrficial. if )ou can use a Illt"tallip \\itho ut d('tc,tion )0" "" " " . ., " ' '-" ~ , ' all) t~lumbtlp: ] h.·} !kI} th;u if lO U "raclic., \\ it h a liIetal tiP (""peClaU) \\h('n fin.tlearningl, your techn i{ ue \\ ." /).' nefil l'"eatJ)". I I
11fUMBTIP SIZE
no COlon
lb It.,
the thumbtip ~hould b I .. e OO~(' .knucld.... "ith a hill . en
d f 0
aT('
lion. Ho\\e\ ('r, th ere
y ....,• ~,., th..
011 the
magicia ns lhin k or
II iJl ill" 10 ad mit . Granwl. tht
.
" durin" 1Il0~1 of a bill thurnbl ill i" nwrei ful h h idd"11 . . s\\i tc b -eilher be h in d a bi ll II r in fi nger-palm ~
~•typr thumbtip }OU U fi u hill' . '>0:". In Oll(' thaI fi",
"k......
II i" oflen ,ledar('{l lhat \\ hen properJ) u-ed. a thumbi~ ne\('r sef'n b~ Ill{' lIu
III
tht'" thumb, hut
(he thumbl ip is nOI
li T('
1Il0 Illl'nt _ in a roulint' \liMe
eon{'\'aled-;J~ H) U a re h(lrrowill
a bill, o r \\ /)il(' 11 bi ll i .. L"in" l'\.llI,: ilH-d 1)\ Iht- ....r . e nCE-, {'Ic. During tllI' .." (lJ OnH'ill~. \l)U ("..... '1 (he lip i . . ·'1 ' ,. " 111\1 ...1 ) to, 6 PI'('I3I1) :.,ri\t·n Iht' 1.11(1 thumbtip ha I . . .1 " if'"t'n aggr('".. 1\ "h IIIdrL.t'It"U 10 era] public a 11{ I I> \po",,(I 1Il;.l1l~ 111II . t',,- 1I1l . ....
"
n.
111ch
~th('
(11111
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lail" and childrl'n in parti('ular ... t'l' lll famil -
..r tilth it. 1I 'l\ in~ a tip Ih,ll maldw" ~our ~I..in mlnr
......11 hdp pTl·\t·nl lh'I('('tion . It
j ...
u.~ pnlllt'r thumhlip II'chnique,
\1
al"() important ~Oll hi,-h bring" u" to the
nt'" "'t'l·lIon.
THl \IIlTII' TECII\IQl E Tht' lhumbtip i... priJllaril~ (,OIlf'Nlkd hehind thl' ot lwr finge ..... The hand ... hollid 1)1' 100"" anll natural. FiW /Ire 2 :: ho\\ not 10 ('oncl'a llht' tip I)t' hi nd ~o\lr hand. and Fig!lre~ 3 & I ... ho\\ 1\'0 prolwr \\;]~" to do it. If )OU \Iant to ~ho\\ )OLlr IMnd ... {''-plicit!) C'mpl~. Figure 5 j", a perfcct e"\.ample \\hal flol to do "hill' '''''aring a thumbtip. Fi~"lre 6 i ... a lIluch . . afer ge",lun·. jf hrld brieO). \ ... a gC',wral rule, II hell g,·:,.turing II ith the thumhtip (,'po,,('ci. point til<' thllmhtip dir('("t1) at )our audiencl'. Fif:."m"~ 7. 8 & 9 .. ito" g<",.;lur6 that
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2
8 /
J
Q
4
2'
10
hold~(jrn(" otl"'r nhj"(,,
hand .10
fU I1 (' I IO I1 0
f a·
. matTI{'
,.,
n'm!)\(' ,our
1/
furtlu~r conc('alcd
thulIlblip ('~n hI.' h) touching the tip of the, III1<1d,l("
finger
of the thurnbti!). as,
k('('p lhe till Ie",
('on~picuou:<. 'I'll{'
0\
I) \X h,'n \\,lIlf . "
t'rtl} ,(lhi" i~ the ~
a thumbtip. ""~ I . , hold a 1I.run, \\('armg
I"~t-'~ a",~('".
lura '" \HJrk into tht' f'OO"
pic !" u p a I}('n. . { . ", h ah>\I'r
\{)II ( " l I 1 n < l .
(,It.
•
'ed.' I . milt .. hand OCCUpt tillf'. Th i!> not olll~ J..(··Y~ t HL~ I . ,·,I.I > olherobjert I . I id 'II Ut' I II U H k('('p .. til(' th urn )tJp II( t h ' t heil' pren'ot . . .. a ,I'()t"tlt' I at 0 Som(' m
M
. TI ('\ bt, lit'\{'
II .. hotl ld
,:r"." ) Thist>
mo"
d('plct ~d III mllld t il{- Illu~
rmg I t. 1. ' (V fll re' 1.1 & J.l . .. fi n(J('r palm or t hu lIlh IMIIiI II}, I I' " with aD e . interestillg a(h .ICC'. e .. pt.,' (13 II ) \\ hell ( en lilt:' t of a bill
Kt't'ping your hands in lIlotion al'>o h('[ps obS('urc
. II 0\1\ .\ ( 'r, in tht' _' ('mph thlllllblJp. . c OIlI/?\ h f make.;i chanO'(' tht' fo11( t·(1 b'I lI I'n.tde . 'roUtH1\", . I hie Ip more'='difficllh to o n
10
th e
('lit.!
F''f?U'~ 10, J1& 12. PI(,8!o(' k('ep III tratioru. ht"re ,ho\\ gt·~tur('~, not I>OM'~-non(' ofLhcllI jihould bt- hdd for too long.
hand~
~Iip
~.
a thumbtip, bUI do nOI /lJO\(' the (,O ll st:UllJ y or quirkly. Lonatural or fa~t g(" 'un's call attcnlion to
your hands and art' a dt'ad gi\;':!\\lIY to tho"c "in tl1(> know", 11.t" OPp&ite rni lak(' v.ould be to 1,-( the hand
CO'\CI~\ L/ I\ G Til E 'I'll l 1/ BTl P
with the tip bliffl) al YOur ..ide. Dun ', be afraid to UIe the hand that lifJ-dOIl't ('('I gui lt)
'. ' . I1 orl..'~in")ollr rif,rh.Ih at \\hen llol g("~lllflng"'1I eca n ..afel) kt it hang Ivo ..{· I) al HI ndlura mi:iUtb . side-but /lot for 100 long. I1"0 uld Iwa .hiIt gc"ture ('\It> n ~j\{. I~ "Ill . I )Our Idl hdnd
~
- dirty.
Move and
~('an:.lhC'
natura ll) . \1; iping YOur
lr~~~.~~· hru.hing offocbrnunb..) i" a nalu -
I
ibcIieate. YOUr ha
arl' f'mpty. It i,. your fingers whil.. "'..sring a
....... tiaIe .......u...
.... .... of "The W..d Pri n
right hand r(>m.tin .. mOlionlt·...~ for IOIl~ tbr can pUI )Our r ight h.llld 0 11 )our hip MOd he- hiddf'"11 froID thf' "I>c.(·t
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25
IJ
16
II
If working ,\ilh a "'H'clator ~()1I (' an plac(' ~ our hand {s) on her should('r(~). pff('cti\(>I~ hiding th(" tip. Gent! ) gra:.ping he r arm \\ith fingw ... in frooL thumh
in back accompli&lw!o; till" .. anlt' thi ng. "Iwn \\orking a restaurant or \\ulk-aro und ,,('lting. ~Otl (.'an lean ~our
right hand un til{' h;l('" of ~onH"one'e chair and theil ..houlda \\ illl'on\t'nit'ntl~ hid~ the thulllbtip. 'ou car 31 .. 0 hide tilt' tip h~ It'aning fon\ard and placin~ ~OUI right hand Oil tilt' (·dg(· ofthl~ lable.lcltin~ )our lhuml han~ (wltH\ tilt' tahl."
influential and ,('""atile sleight-or-hand techni
all tlUI'(' an ' \t'r) .. imi lar. 'I'll{') all elllillo} a thUmbtip an d hUH' four fold ~, ~3e('au~(' of the s imilari~. throughout tilt, hook I \\lll u_(' til(' "'ord '-
TIll' <·hailler continues "ilh the '"0 be~t-known hill change handling;. \like Kozlo"~ k i and Hogl'r Klause arc the t" 0 people IIho-in the majority of rnagi('ian~' mind ,-h':lI e been m o~t c1osel) a~('ia t ed with thi, -lr3tagt' m. 1f }OU learned a bill switch brfore reading thi~ bool chan('~ are ~ou learned one of their handlin~. Si nce th('~ are both \'ariation~ of rJadimiro\ ' ...
lern" allli lilt' "II itching a('ti()l1~ 3rt' dirrerfllt ~ ildlt>'" IllI' hill", on the fir-t unfold of the serondbtl kozlt)ll .. !..i on tilt' la.,t folll of Ill(' fir-! bill, indt'JJl'ruletll o f tlWIII, The "ectioll entitlrd -S",lld.. ing \ ('Iion ..·· in Chapll·r () di ..cu-..("", t11(' imp~faliuf:. of th ....l' diffl,rt'lln'",
'1'111' CHM'TER IlEG Ii'S In TH T il E ORI
CI',u 11A"l)lll'C OF . "
the thumhtip hi ll change a~ perfo rmed h} \ ladJlIl.lro\ himM'lf. "hich appears here in print for the fi""t tmw. Ironicalh. thi~ de.scription \11b the 11l6t item added 10 the boo!..: I hOIk" it:, appearance here "ill firml~ ('~ta hli-h \ladimiro\ '- rightful place Ib the imcnlOr of Lhi~
r,
'W' I •
>;\\
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I I
17
26
(1m/ 27
VIAOO'S nil \IBTlP Ilil L e ll \'\ GF fIodUnir '7od,mlr()!'
on;;
In tbt' ~ t'>.r or -.0 I ~ p" nl tr) ingto local(' \ lado. I heard ronOi(1ing ~ I o ri('" about hO\1 good hi" handling oftlw bill ('h'lOg(' " ,I". He('o ll('('tion .. from d('('ad(";; ago ra~.....d from "rom l)I(,lei) baming"IO "fairh 01" iou.,"
T~ing 10 d (>1ermi n(' th(' "truth" "a" not ;·aM. and; "ould not ha \(' ,*('n ... urpri~(>ll ("ith"r \I')\ • •
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\llwn I fin al!) got a \ ill{'ot:lrw from \ la;limir, I \1;." ddighled 10 ,;("(" that hi ... lH'rformanet' of ,Il(' ~"iteh looked H'r ) good. 1\(' ;,e{'n man~. man) nwgieian" perform th .. bill ,,"ileh and mon' ofh'll th an not it 1001..... "u... pi ciou~ and IJrunagi('al. In \Iadimir" hand ... it is a trUt' mira('I,' and it 1001.." Iwlt('r than nt-arl\ at! oth{'~ I ha\(' ,,('('no I"m happ) 10 Iinall~ put \ I; do'" origillaJ handling in prill!.
1'1
\[EDED; \ Single (ilia) he horro\I(·d). a lIundrt·d. and a th umbtip. SETL P: lI o ld the lIundr('(1 \Iith till' had. to\\ard H)U. \.II fold" \li l! b(" a\\a~ from )011. Fold till' Il'ft ha'lf 10 the right. Fold the top half do\lII. Fold tilt' Idt ~idt' 10 the right. Fold the top h,lI( do\\ n. and lurn thl' bill
O\ er lOp for bonom (Fi{p.m.. / 7). Holdi ng tilt' thumbtip in ,ou r left hand \\jlh tilt' op"ning to th(· right and the lIail lO\\ard )OU, load till' hill into Ih(' thumbtip. with the ,.\ ., right ~jd(' up. ,h('n 1'1:..1("(' lhe thumblip
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on )our right thum b. I O()~ I'n tht' tip.
Don', pull )our thumb out of the tip.
THE FOLDI\G : 1I 0 id t Il(' dollar iwtw("("n )our hand~
ju . .t lIlal.. ..
in di",pla ) Ilo ~i ti on \\jl h }uur midd le fi n ger~ and thumb". th(' bac k of t il(' bi ll toward \ou. !l old \our
l ,,(, ~Ollr indt·, fin:;""" to pu"h lhe lOp half of the dollar fonl ani ,lilt! dow n (l-igllre 19). \:;) ou complete
other fing(·n. out of Ihe
thi" fold. ;'\1 inl! ) our middl(·lingel""" around to the front to re~'Tip lilt' hill. L.t'I go \\ith ~our right hand and tu m )our Il'fI hand palm do"". rotating the bill q()0 docl..-
pod
\\01\, ... 0
vif'", of Ih e do lla r. 't
~u
t he
~udien{'e ';a", a
af(' going to fo ld Ihf'
~ tht' !;8mt' \Iii) l OU fo lded Ihe Ilund red. Let go ",jlh )our left ha nd a nd u ..e ,our left fin-
D IID
._h
dh,It'1i half of th(' hill forw a rd and to the
f~I'II"" 18) . .\J; th.· dolla r i.. fo ldt·J in ha U. regrip oIthr bill \lilh }our right fi ngt~r;;: a;. )OU
~ lloIullwnbo,"I" nail of tilt' Ihumbli p a nd Ito the righl ",ith }our right thumb. to
~ltrt' II\(,
lip
i~ lo()~t' .
\\i~l'. Hun ~our right midd le finger and thumb quid.. l~ do\\n Ill(' {'f('a"t' hlO or t hree time" (a~ if ~('alin g a Ziploc bag). In I he~(" ("rea~ing motion .., let ~o ur right hand ~ hoot do\\n b("lo\\ the bottom of tht' bill (F~ ure 2(). The thumbl ip i" hiddt'n be hind ~our ~rs. and thi.., i ... /I ni('{' "uhtlf't~ that " Pfo\ h>" ~our hand itt
"!'''"
11I/"/'/",#(11r "flIIIMI(h~
21J
21
:u
2.)
2J
empt~. Rotat", Ih(' bill ual'l. horiwnta ll} and "-"gril) it
"ith both hand ... Lei go .. ilh )our ]"ft hand and pre," }Our lef, mi,ldl". and rinl! r.n!!l'r~ aguin~1 tilt" It·f, half of th e bill, pu,hill!! il fo .... ard Hnd to til\' right. During this fold, )Ol.lr h·ft thumb (Xlntaeb tht lhumlilip (illtl plllI~ il to th(' Idl 1.",lIil111 III". Iff! ind,·~ an d middle fi n !!.. ,- (figure 2/). TIl(' riglu thumh Jilt] the II[Jndn'd art' n,dur"lI) .... ilhdro"" froll) liw till. \ s thi~ third fold i. (;01111'1"1('11, tli(' right finw·rs lliljuo' 10 gri ll all Ih .. llI)O;"r. and til{' lI undr"(1 j, III'ld ill IIIII('\" hy both thumb~ b.. hind th,· hultorn hllir of th l' doll or (Pi _ UT1'22) , g
l.,. bo(h ind.,\
fil~""" If) f,,11I III\' tOI) half of lh.,
dollar. fon.ard and t\""n (f"rurf' ')1) " . . , , .,' . ,.. - . ·outl I Sa r to ...... lQ
lingers and thull1h~. tilt' lIululr("ti hiddt'n Ix'hind Ih('
On... (Fib'llrf' 2 '). " ('ep ~our lin~("r-. a~ luo~f' a~ POOO' sible; don't hold th"lIl tiglnl) IO(:,t'llwr. but allo" .ome ~ I)a{"(" bt't"Cell IIwll1. Til E S\~ ITCIIJ\C \C nO\ : Th(' hil l~ are I-'Oing [ok (",({· hangerl under lh(' ('Q\l'r of a r,uid. lip anti do" 11 Illolion with }Our hand~ as }OU blm\ on tire dolbr alldl or make u " "llOo~h " ~ound \.i th }ou r mouth. b )ou , . . COlt'ring lI('tion, s •• ing }Ollt fig . I II 'I!ldl'\ are {Ol/lg I , 11" linger !Jehind till' bi lJ~. 'Ilollwntarih I", gtl •• ith .Iour I('ft hund. and JllI~h lIl' "j[h }ollr righ' tlrwlIL, turuing the pad"'1 O\('r, tup ror bouu lIl (r if.'Ut(' 25). Inllllt"' diu[cl} r"grill th(' IlIId'N "itlr tluo. Il' fl h.md .:rnd 101 }~lIr hund" "Olllt' In a {ll'u{1 ~1{)Jl. Tlu' {lolI.:rr i~ /10 • h.dd("n ~hind tilt' II undr"d.
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it
30
28
TilE l \ FOLDI\G:" ithnut p
~our li.1I
index finger into tlw up .. idt·
thumb, then u-.(' your ri~ht fin;!t>r~ to unfold til(' fronl la)eri!> of tht" Hundrt"t/ fon\ left, ins('rting il into til(' thumbtip, and puehing th e dollar th ... rf':.1 of the \\tI) in. Thi " 1Il0\ {'• "01 "hould bf' a continuation of Ih e unfolding, nol .aeparatf' a(·tion . To ('omplete Ih f' unfold , re;.wh " ith J'OW' left midd lp finge'r and take the oult'r f'nd of til(' . .ad... ilnd unfold it Ill(' rf'~t oflh e \\ay (Figllre 28). tlUl'r your If'fl fin~('ri!> an' :o. prt'a d open so Ih al DOl ohM'urf> th(' bill and that il {'an 1)(' !:ol'f>n
fingrn>. \.. . thi" i" halllu' ning. )our righl
IhUOII) "e/"lln' .. lht, Ihurnl)!ip b~ pn~,,~ing th{' ~'nd of 1111' tip ;.lgain"l ~our oull'r palm at the ba:-c of tlw Il'fl fin~{'r...
,,·ft
\\ ilh ~our li'fl iud", and middl t ' finpw .. pu"h up on Ilw ouh'r 1;I~"r-. of 1111' lIundrl'd allhe bouom If'fl nJl'JH'r and unfold it fOr\\anl and up (Fif.'llre 29). 'our ri:.dll fin:.:-,'r ... lwlp compl"'(' Lhi .. unfold. \\ ilh ~our left finger" pull lilt' front la) ,,( ofthl' Ilulldn'd do\\n and 10 till' Il'fl 10 unfold tht' hill (,olTl plt'lel) (fi~'l1re 30). Di .. pla) Ill(' llulHlr('d.l('tting lilt' audit'net' appr{'("ialt' Ih~' tran~forlllalion.
Turn Ihe Iluluin'd i.round ... ho\\ing: both ~ide ... \ ladiTllir\ turnaround i" dt,..{'ril:k'd in Chaph'r 6. Iland oLlllh~' Ilundrt'd for t',aminaliun and then in a quiek (bul 1101 ru..,hl'd) ~" .. IU({· bru .. h I h e palm .. of )our hand .. togi'l lwr 1\\ 0 or Ihn't' Ii111(' .., leuing thelll be "",{'n (, lTIpt~
.
CO \t\lE\T\RY: \ ladim ir S
pcrform... lhi" b} borro\\ing a larg" denom ination bill and dwnging it inlO a dollar. lie tlU'1! change. . tht~ dollar back illld (('I urn ... 1111' bill. li t' dt' ... eribt'" hi ... fwrfOrnUlIH'l' on pag" 7.
,""" lid" I nfoldlll/( Iflf- S/(m /,
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TIlF III \lJRrtlIlOI L III III LI ViJ."r /1.0=/0/1,11;
. \\11. II I III" tht' thtllllh!lp
danl biU ,." .. itch. · . bl dw h" ,., ,· I.. no\\n" I an f ~ ,tbill Th ,,,,,, argua \. a" it ,,,1" IIll> 011(' publi,.,lH'd. \ .. j,., truc.a rno'" . 0fl' IrlndlJlll" lOll arc . I upon ("omplellOn tIl"', to •
Ii;!
• ,ff,
,,"lie 1(''',
a Ulo ma licaU)
( ("",c(
to rCp<'al tilt
t
P('
'~
,Ill' thlllllhlip ill \-ollr Il'ft Iwnd ",ilh th -, f' GI"'ni to till' riJ!ht ,mil IIII' n ..IIII I' . n~ ill"
S\\ IT C H . . . .
I-a
('olHcni{'nt
ft'aturc "hell practicing.
\EEOED: \ Single (nw) be borroIH'd). a Hundred. and a thurnbrip.
" ' " n~ . I 11 ' "Hit,
IIU Ih'· ~
. and la.
fJ ~
tlH' thurnhlip un ., ollr ri/!ht thullIh. Till 101 f)1'\( ;; 1101.1 till' /Iullar bPl\\('en
_. , ~OUr hand, d... pl ' l\• 1", .. JIHIIl . \\lIh Ih(' f IIold thi' bill \\ ilh ~ () llr indl'\ fjll~(,r... and til b _ um '.gtt \Ollf ollll'f r.n~'· f'" out of till' \\<1\ "0 that) h" , , OUr aoth "
III
'ou ar(, go; ng to fold folded til(' lIundred.ltt
to III' ollll'f\\ I .., ' "mpl },
an'
"f'.'11
lilt'
Sin!!I,' tlw .. alii., "a~
.\lHI
fro oflht' dollar \,ilh ,ollr I.·fl hand and •
I:""
SI:.. .Tt 'p; Hold tlli' lI und m l with the back faring )ou. \11 foJd~ ,. ill be ;]IHI) fro lll }OU. Fo ld the lefl sidt' to the righl. Fold tlH' bOllom half up. Fold the left :;ide 10 the rigln, Fold [he bo[tOIil half up (figure 31), Ii old-
up
'0
"lh earks b
,~
of )Olll" left fill~\·r .. 10 pu"h tilt' kfl ha lf of the bill for. \\ard and 10 Ihe rig-hi (/'i"f.(lIre a2). \\ hen lh b·ll. e I ~ alll1("'1 ('(Jmplf'II'I ~ fold,·(/. ~() llf left fing('r~ and thumb gra..,p Iht' dollur. "0 liwi •\O U f ri I:"ft h, filw" ca n Ietgo I:"" l)
3/
,Ii
thf" fold to eoml,I etl·. Ihl'n thl' ri~ h t finger..; both la~ f""'" of tilt' bill . Pindh thr bill \\ ith ~ our thumb.... inde\.. and middlt' ~ \t o\(' ) o u r ring and link- fin~t'''''' he hind the and ",jlh ~ our ring finger .... pu ... h tIlt' bottom half ofthl? bill fo n\ ard and til' (Pit-.'1In> .M). \ .. ~ou ('ompldf' thi .. fo ld. )our indt''\ ami mitldll' finger .. ,.."ing
wn
around to lhl' frOll! 10 reg-rip tht' hill. l~1? th e baeh. of )our Il'fl fingt·r .. 10 fold the lefl half of the bill fOr\\ ard and 10 Ihe rig:hl (rI;!lIre 3/). \rhl'n lht' fo ld i~ almo .. 1 ('omp ll'lt'11. till' ri~ht thumb is mo\ed ~Iightl )-bu l on I) ... Iightl,-to the left and the thumbt ip i,.. gra"ped h) tilt' left thumb and incl('\. 6nger . The right thumb i..; pulled from till' tip. "Iid-
1'111 :--,\\Il( 111'\(, \CIIO'\ : l\U'tVtobill .. art"pinclwd Iwt\\\'l'n \our ;IUI!·X lin~'· r., and thumb... \ Io\of> ~our middl,' and rill!!: finl!,·r., lw hind tht" pa<'ket and u~t· ~Hur mllidl .. till!!:,'''''' to pu .. h til(" bottom half foman! alHlllp.I'oldin~ till' Sillf!lt' in .. jxtt"(·ntl", and ;;"'inging lhl' JIII. ,dr,·1I around t(1 till' front (FiE-'Ilre 37: audit"Il('('
\;"\\). Compl"l\' til\' foldinf! h~ ""i n~ring ~our indt"x finf!,'r,.. around to tlw frOlll of I\l(' paeket. During thi., fold.I,.1h.,' ('arp 10 h.l"·P til\' I"ft fing€'r .. logether,..o that the thumhtip j., not ," po~,·d. , ou are holclinr; a 1;T1~ pi.lek l't-I\\O folded bilb. one hidden h,·hind th .. otlwr (Fit-.'llre 38). \'\-jlh your right Ihumh ... Ii.h· til\' dollar 10 thl' rig:ht ...0 tht" left index fing;,.r ('an {'nle r tilt' ('n'a ",' of Ill(' Hundn' d {at the
ingthe Hu ndr('d out \\ith it (rif"Tllf(' 3.')). The bill!'> and the thumbtip are hl· leI in )otlr left finl:!er,.. a", ~ollr right fin ge r... adju ..t to ;rrip alltl1l' la~ (' r... fini.,hing the third fold . \\ thi., I}oint. th.· Hundred i,.. not p('rf.,('tl~ aligned "i th tlw dollar and i .... till jogg:t>d to the left
slight!) (Fif:.'llre 36). Th t' righl thumb no\\ .Jdju ..b tht' Hundre d. a li gning it \\ith Ih., bottom Nlgr of the dollar. 36
'.' ,
~I
c-
"'
_I,
I· ,
3i
38
'it( IIfh (fI{fJhI"'Il, /If-
loftonI) and pinch bolh
ri~rht fin~'t''''
hill~ to~t'lIH'r (Figll re J
aDowi", tht' to unfol.1 till" outN la; N (If tht' Hundred fO",drJ (lrul up. \ftt'r Ih(' unfold r~ fin~ iMm ~liJt' tht' Joll;lr 10 till' left. ~qu'lring it \\ith tlw Hundn-d. Th(' It'ft hand hold ... IIH' thumbti" an(lt ht'
right hand hold., both hill . . (1-if!Iln' .sO). TIfE l \ rOU)I\G : Jog tlH' Singl,' ~Iightl~ 10 1110' left and mO\e bolh bill,. to tilt' left.,.o tlwt tilt' left ~id(" of the dollar can be irl!:-,'rted inlO tht' thumht i" (Fig~ UTe ..s/). \\ ith tht' pad of)our left thllmb ('ontact th t' right "ide (the open cnd) oftlU' thurnutip and pull it
S "HI
"'I/(~
~I i ,.. hth " . ;1,,(1'_ frol11 \fllIr_ fillg!'r"- • to,"" affI \II) Curl ,our kft lIng!''"'_ ,.hghth. (Ir _ (",III'" In ~ I h" I' th
hrwt,
to Ill' I'u .. lwtl '."."11' .rI:,!irt ... lil!irlh h"" th 1_I)a,f' Ulllhl:i, f
!toft fillg,-r", 'hl'-o \\111 trap till' Ii i' o f I h{" th() )fl\lr Iwt\"'{'n tlH' t\\11 bill,.., (/11/1If!' /") r -" 11,1 t f'a,..p th Ulllbtip " \lUlr It'ft thUlllb,lIHI hold it inlll'H' _ - h("df'Ixtlp ....uh . • "l'lnt-
tilt' 1\\0 hi'.' .. 'iill'n-"~lIn'lwh\i'l'n til ('n~ " htth t"'tf'fl fingt.r-- (1-1f:.'1tr(' lJ) o ulIlbat\d \\ ith tht' lip 111'1<1 I'ulin-""h\ . I hand th I . til{' n~lt ha nd relaw..,mltl . I0f " _ UlH'url ... "ith tht, IJ;J( til(" ' Ifft th'''' nat ag:a m .." t tilt" "Id,' oftl1l' thum ll,.i p , \ o tp In . fi _
~
"mh
(aud It'1lI0(' \ 1.-") t llat till' ri,.llt mi(lll 4-1 ~ t I . 1lIlf1('r t o"'gUrf! ~ ('hesthe
39
10
13
II
and
Infer. In f8('t. th(' hand~ are in thi" relati\(, to Hrh otht'r (the- ri~hl hand ",li~hll) higher)
tilt' dollar II, "I'("P it rrom fallin~. hut do."'" not apply ellouj!h pn· .... uTI· to nUI\,' il. Th,'n tlw pad of tht' right
mu("h of (ht' ('Ore nw("haniC'>- of tilt' ...'" it('h. ~lid(' the dollar to til(" rig:ht as thumb .. imuhall('OlI!'i, ~lid~'~ th(' lhumbtip to .....:hL Tht' dollar ,mel tilt.' thumbtip mOH' in uni.nd the dollar ".lIould no\\ Ix· re"'ing again"l til{" ..,. ring fingt'T (Figure 4S). \tak(' "un' tlt:lt the lIun -
thumh i .. "lan·(1 firml~ on tlw tlollar and it ;!; "lid to tilt' Il·ft mto till' thllmhtip. 'I'll(' It'ft thumb hold", tht' tip in plan'. hut liut'.. lI(1t 1ll0\(' or plI .. h the lip onto tlw ri~ht thllmh. \ .. till' ri~ht thumb i... inS<'rted compll'h'l, into til{' tip. tht' ri!;ht mi.ldlt' and ring finger-; are ill:-t·rtt·d into tlw fold of IIII' Humln·(1along the right
~
...ide- antl .. turt to I'II .. h tht· ouh'r la)l·..... fono.ard . unfolding- tilt' hill (lit-.'llrl' '6). TIH' hill hidt·,. til{' thumbtip on tllf' lert .. idt· and it i .. hiddi'n on tlw right "ide b) the rig:ht fin~i"n-. \ :"1 tilt' lIufold i . . t"Ump\ett'd, til{' I('ft fing:i'r:.- g:ra .. p tilt" I(·f, .. iii,' of lh,- HuudH·d (I'if,'ure 17).
ripli thumh
is still \"j".ihle to the audiell(,(,. Th(' pad of tlu' right thumh i". not in tilt' ('xact po",iDon for the hiU 10 fit ~clln' l ) into tht·thurnbtip. it lH'cdl> to mo,,"e 10 the left about a quartl'r-inl'h. \ h )our right
thumb mmeS l>lightl) to til\' 11'(1, it ~ta),.. in ('onluel \\ ilh
\\ itlt )illlr left middl(· fingw appl) do\\n .... ard pr('s'-uri' un lilt' front of lilt' Ilundn'll, "f' parating Ihe la)-
e- r... In .. l-rt )our right millclh· finga into t he fold and IllI .. h thl' front la) I'r.. do .... n. fini .. hing: tht- third unfold (r;~/ln' 18).
\\ ith ~our ll·ft fingt-r"lmll d(J\\n on the front la~er of 111(' lIulldn·d . formill~ a "<" . hare (Fit-rurf> 19). Pull thf' front Ia~('r to tlw Il'fl. ('om ple-I('\~ unfolding
t ht' lIumln·d. 1I0id til(' Hundn-d "ith tht' indt'x finger .. and 15
thumh.., of hoth hand .. and "Im'ad ~our Olht'r finger<'.
18
19
_" l/ lfr"_ l llfIlMIII!{I/II>SI(}fI IJII/ (~
~J4~--------~~--=~:--~'I~ H~I~S 101I 1.011 1111 I 110111 for __
that ill" a lun n ' ' " ."tunwround (Ihlgf' _ _ .J •
Hundrru USIIl!:,
I
d ' I for
63). thel1 hand ou t ,he I un rtf lOti
t' \;uJ1 i n a lion. I
"j .. h.
' ho ut learw CO"'I£\T\R) : i a"ked \l il.('fora d \ 1('('11 • ina the bill "" itch. iln d II{' offl'rl'll IIii' fo llo\\ JIll! e
pointers.
lIike ;';O::IO/l'Sh';: II
j .. \er~
ull u"ual
II
hell I ~" (' "0111('-
one do it \\ ('11. lust knolling !II{' h .. "i(' H'crd j ... no t enough; it 's a trick thllt is ('il S~ 10 do p()o rl~ . 'I'll(' h i')
thin!!!> e
10
remcmiwr are (in ordt' r of priority):
I. Don ", jam the tip 011 the thumb by 1Il 0\ ing th(' right thumb to thf" left! I (~ ullnll tural Jnd a tru c tipoff: probabl ~ 95% ofthe time 1'\ (' '-ft'llliw df('{'1 donf'. that\ the mistake mad('-poor l)d~ i (' h'~: hn i (lu (,. \\ at('h ~'otmelfin the mirror-if you ,-,('(' thf' right Ihum b di \ (' into the left hand. fi"\ ~ our te('hni(lllt'. "hen both bill~ art' fold('d in ~i~le('nlh", and tile 1I1rt'afh ",\\i t('he(/ -in Hundred i", being d i"'pla~('d Jx.lw('('n 1/1(' hand", (du ring the pau* and magic mom('nt). tlw rt, ar(' hiddf'1l mechanics going 0 11 back~tag('! The tip and dollar art' being slid over to the right and 1/'(>lIth(' thul\Jbtip and the dol/ar are put onto the thumb all the unfoldi n .. actions begin. e-
2. Work on the diiopla) Sl' q Uf' Ilt"(' ("bot h side,., no", "J on page 63 '1'1 ' . f ' . . liS IS one 0 Ill(' .~trO/1g(,iol all jl(,Cb of the s"'lIch and it is \ er) important.
3. Besur(' th(' tip and hill fi t ,.,nug:!) Oil the thul\J b throughout the eff(' ct. If th at\ not the na'. 1 . . , ." .... len \ou practice II ten times in a rOI\ \\ork on Ih e I , " Th I ' { ' ( ' Inlque th t'b';":' oftht> abilil} to d ea nl) ~hol\ both .~ides t' I I In Ihal ~ituatioll (beca u ~e tht' I' , , tak II> 1<"11 I secu r e) e& 8"'3) at I{'a~t half th(' ('ff£'('ti' e " e f 1 f feet. ~ll 0 LIe e _
oi
4. Make t;urp thp bill~ lill(, up Yiith h h JII"aetict- the> .. rf . ('a(' Ot er as ('('1,1.('., that 011(' of th ',. ro. h I'm 1 ~ 1l1 III xpot.tot f'oth .. rh('hindit ' a , ' , Il( a~ }OU dJ ~,~........~... t;lJr.. thf' lip do t •MI ' , Oa . . h. .
\U fold", "ill lit' i.1\\
Fold dw I.'fl .. jill' to dw ri!!hl. I nld th(' top half down and turn tilt, hill fI\ ~'r lOp for bottom (I'lgure 5n. Il o/ding thl' thullIhti pin ~ ulIr I('fl hand .... i!h the opening to thl' ri/!ht and tht' Ili.lil to\\drd ~oll. load the bill inlo th,' thulIlhtip. I\ith Iht· .. , .. ri)!ht ",idr up. then pla('., thl' thulIlhtip (III ~()ur rif!h l thumb.
Til E FO I.J)I \G: lI old tilt' do ll ar 1)(,1 \\ ('t' l1 ~ourhand: in di... pl a~ po~i t ion \\ ith Iht' fact' {fJ\\ a rd tilt' audience. Turn il a round und hold it
\I
ith th .. fuet' IOI\ard ~ou.
Ii oid th(' hill 'I I th,' hotto m ('O l"lw r " 10 ('"\"o~e a! much of th(' ~ u rfa('(' a", po .. ,.,ihl( .. ) U II a rt' going to fold tht'
Single t ht' ,"2). \ ... Ihl' fold i... lwin" {'onl" ieled. ~ (lur lefl th umb {'on la("b th(' nni l of tilt' tl: mblip and h(lld· it in pla('(' a., you IUO\t' ,our ri"ht hand ~Iigh(h ((l lh!' r l ' t"> jvrIg n. pullmg lour right lh u m b an d lIU1ulre-< 'J" tiall) Out of t h i' thll m bl j p (r it-.'ure .5.1). nit' righl hall • r('allOn fo r m o\ ing 10 th e r igh t i", ~o I (lU l".JIl rl'gra:f hoth la)e, .., 0 f t 'It' {() 'I lur nt Ill(' 100\ t' r. n~ , hI Il'IrIlI'I"
tip in place again ..t the dollar. The left end of almo!>t rt'adw" the left (folded) edge of
(F.gure 54). indeJl. fingelb to pu .. h the lOp half of the (flf,""re 55). \s )OU co m pll'1l' your middlf" finf?;"n, around to th(' front
left hand and prt>MI the bad..", of . . oil. fiDpn ilgiIinl>t tht> It>ft hall
of tht, bill. pu~hing it fOr\\ard and to lht" right (Jih""re 56). During thi,. fold. ~our left thumb pulb tht' thllmblip to the It·ft b{·hind lht' left inde ... and milldlt' fin1:~w" (Figure 57). The tip j,. de\i\ered dire,-·tl) into ",£I-hand finger palm ",ith no 1, ... lra or ..u,.picioWl 1110\ l'menLo.. Till' lip (being ,.oft)
j"
tht'n :.qUl't"zt"d 8M
h) )our left thumb il~ain,.t the fin~t>n.. u this thinI fold j .. (·omplett'd. thl' ri~hl finl't"n. adjWil. to pip
la)\~r:-. and
in place thumb,. behind tht' bottom half of . .
till'
tilt' lIundn'd j" hl'ld
56
58
(F~r(> 58). If )ou'J lik{', ~ou ('ou ld 1(·, go bri,.n) \\ ilh )'our right hand and g{'~lur{', I{'Uing it be ::-n'n \'1111'1). tse )our right index linger to fold thf' top haIr of the dollar fon.ard and du .... n (Figll re 59). ) OUf left
finl', ' r ... abmt ' dlUl Ihumb lit·1(I \\ • IJineh the bottom nil o I thr(,l"LI\('r.. ofhilk\\hit· ~ollrrlgl I/;' e . 11th...
index fingl·r
lOp
IIlU~1 remain in plll(,(' to hdp ('uncl'al th e
tbumbtip. Roth hill:., aft' 110\\ in ::-jxt('{'lllhs and pinched betwef'D lour ind.·\ fillg('~ and thUlIlb", lht' Ilundr('d bidden beohind the Ollt' (FiE-'"re 60).
'IHE SWITCHI~(; "(TIO\; U ilh
. . I11 IlamI back• tilt' top 1:1)\·r. HOlak ~()ur n~ . Ia~{'r of hili
up.
,I'.
' Id ~our I\'ft I1.11
pulh~ rablh
rotales ~ nfoldIe _
fOrl\anl pullin" till' hottom threl' IH~{,n, dOlI n. U I Uar " to \·ighth"'t.'1lre (}" 63) . The. (d0 lht ing tht· ' lIundn'd
"'11 in ..... han, • all( I'.... I·II( Iden bt-hmh mil . " 10\\{'r half of lilt" lIulldr('d. \\ It. II ~Oll r ri eo..ht I U ., I{'fl end pu:.h Ih{' dollar to til{' Il'fl. ..0 I I1<11 IG J.. ' )[W"-'1 ')\it I 0IWllmg {'n t(·r-, II{' eo . of I I I{, t IHIm b,·Ip (rim.ue {ff. mO\{'rn\' nt .. hould b(' a ('olHin Ui.ltion oflht. un'.....r,
autollliltiea lh
1_ ......
)Our
right hand
the bille tightl) h~t"lh{'r and rOlate tiwm for10 the top ~ art' 1l0~ l)(lillling to"ard (P,.,. 61). Your If"ft hand 11m,.. nOltum
~·".~~~ip'.m."" hidd'·n . lf
)OU
nOI a ~l'parat(' aClion.
look
&om the left lidf', )'ou .... ill .... ....
' Itlin"t.r-;fTJ"~po.
(>
~ 62). With you, leI,
TilE l \I'OLI)I\(; : \\ ith )our ri:,:hl thumb /:rall 11h' ha('t..
la~\'r.. nr tht"
indr~
uPI~'r right ('onlt'r. in"" •., )ulIr ri~ht ........
Handlin#!" and
rf'("llIIiqll(>~
~----
62
63
67 the fold of the lIundred, a nd pu!)h the outer la) (' r., forward and to the left (Pigl1(f' 65; from abm d· If till' left 6.ngertip~ sta) in contact .... ith the left edge of the Hundred ae it unfolds, the bill hiJ('~ tilt' thumbtip on die left bide and the tip is hidd en on til(' riaht side 1)\' e lberight fingers (Figure 66: fro lll abo\ p). To complet.. unfold, reach .... ith )our Il'ft finge r!i a nd take the biD and unfold it the re!it of the \\a) (FigMakf' bure you do not r('aeh too soon "ilh lei 6.ngen and obscure tht' bill from the fronL unfold, it may be Ilt'("cs~ ar) to use your the opt'n (right) cnd of the IhumbaIipltly in ortit'r to ( · II~ar the c{'nler the Hundrt-d. Ah tht· unfold is compuaheti tht' tip /'Ili~htl} to 1111' . ....d and thf' right thumb ('n-
pun
6B lers til(' tip slightl) , no furtlwf than tilt' bottom oftht' thulIlbnail (FibTU/"P 68). '011 are no .... in a ::-i lllilur .. iluution to that df'pi(,tf'd in Figure 5-1. Tlw right thumh i.. appl)ing prf'~urt" on till' hidden dollar, .... hich hold .. tht' thumbtip ~ tilt' had.. of till' lIundrNI . In ...·r1 ~our If'ft inM aM IHiddl,' fingers into Iht' fnltllllth .. Hundred at the
'HI
Iff"
(nf"idll/It tIll' .~ 100 IMI ( Jrq~
J8 d it f OP\ ;!fd .In{1 II r (Fi"r• ~.:'(J;) IOU d~ ,hi.., lour left thumb \\;11 aU lOm~ll .... . -. . I ' P t'.... a"':]111'" -onlilel the end of lilt' thullI )liP- r . J:ra U, ( h' . lill ie farIhe "ip \\ ilh )olJr left thumb. ! lU" I~g II a ther onto lour righl thumb (h gure ,0). , r It·fl fing-t·n- pull do" II on t I1(' fo U ilh lou r nt "'.ncr orthe ,,'undred in a fanni ng .Id ion. "0 [hat ~ou r ~{'ft hand can un (old the bill ('omplel d~ (Figllre I I). \.gain. during: Ihi . actio n. ~ our left thum b j .. in t ~ t' perfect I}().. ilion to gl'IHI) pu .. h Oil Ill{' end of,th e t tp. pre~ .. ing it furt iJ('r onlO th(' right thumb. \ ollce th a t ,he th umb!ip i~ pr('~{'d 0 11 gradulI lI) . a Jittlt' bit a l a
I ft 'orn er
L
~I H1 un f(l I
,jnl(" as ,Il(" I~ u nd rcd i~ ullro l d('d -e \: ('(' ''~ Ilrt'~ llrt' a nd tension could be .. ('cn if il Oll t'
or
1\\0 mOH·_~.
\H'ft'
l'u .. l1('d
Th(' Il undred
i~ 110\\
011
firml ) in
(,omplete l)
unfolded. If )OU Ilcrd 10. ) o u ('an mo\(' )ou r ha nd" in a nd out., gi,ing thc bill a gent/f' ~n a p alld. in the
prnn·..... ' I"" .,Ollr 1,·1'1 lilllmh to l'lI .. h th,· thUrn h, nlOn' ""('llrl'h onto Ihl' rig:ht thllm h (I ifture 72). Ip Turn till' Ifllndn·d arollml. .. llIm lng hoth 'id(',./f lH·n·.. ~"n. during: 7.1). (:O\I \ II:\T \ Il): 11].](I",'\,' r
69
anc) oft"I' fiN unfold. On the la .. t fo ld. the fron t ia\er of tilt' dollar ... \\ in~.. fon\ ani and do\\ n. Therefore'on fiN unfo ld, 1111' frOlH 1<1\. "r .. llOuld .. \\ ill""c for\\a rd and up. ) Oll (·;:IIl ·t do that Iwl·al,...· \OlJ an' a('{ualh imitch. ill;! in tl lf' 1I t1ll d n'd at Ihi .. !,nint. but h.\ l)Oi;lting the top edg t '" of th t' hi ll (~) 11)\\i1n1 till' audie nce and then
70
i2
i'J
ond _Idin~ du' lOp la~"r of till' IlulHl n·d. tilt' alldi~'nn' Jrft'th(' hill ollen for\,ard .md up. a .. il .. hould . '\'''p''cl'' of R(l~er'~ h ilnd l in~ \H'rp di(·I.ltl'fl h\ hi .. idt-a~ n~fa.rdin~ proportion and cOlllpo.. ition. and Ihi .. hrl,)('d ~oht' .. ome It·('hni,·al prohlt·m ... Til{' ·· .. I
'" ht'n )OU fir-.t h old lilt' unfoltlt'd dollar in ~ollr right hand. ~ou do not \\;Jnt 10 hold it too dpt,p in ~our fin-
ger-. and ob~('un'
10{) mUl'h of tilt' .. urfa('(' of the bill (Figure TJ). ' ou a l..o do not \\.mt to tlainlil~ hold too Little of the hill a nd ri .. k droppinl! it (/"if.flln' (5). ) Oil \\3111 a nicel) balanced. ('Ol11l'o .. t'
~our righl hand \dll'n \tll' n'grip tilt' hill. ~Oll \,ill
.W lit" hol,lil1~ 1011 nUlI"h lit it. IWI'au'-,' th" bill i" half Ih,' .. i,,· (/if!,lIn' (7). )111' "'nl
tilt' hill (J igun' (8). i"lwrdore. ,UlI mo\{' ,our right hand ,10\\11 .lIul to tIl!' ri;!ht, \\hkh al .. o allo\\,", ~ou to n'mo\,' thf' thulIlh from tlu' lip .. urr('pliliou;;I~. \ftl'r till' third fold. \\ Iwn till' h·ft hallil i.. holding till' hill. )OU "l:!ain \\.mt a proportio nal ('ollljlo... ition. ~o til(,ldt h.md rno\('~ III\\anlllw lo\\('r left ('orner.
Th,' Idt iI.nul tak('~ thl' thumhtip \\ith it, .. ('('r('tl) n'l1lo\in~ Ih,' rit::ht thumb alld tllf' Il und red ('o m-
1'\""'1) from Ih(' tip. Th",(,
notioll~
of I'ornpo .. ition and projlortion
h .. 1pt'd ~o"" (lIlI' of lilt' fu ndanwilial probl('m~ of Ihe hill (·hanl!t·-tlw "dartinf! ri;!ht thumb·', Hoger ('ould not fi:-'1Ht' oul .1 \\a~ to irnpro\(' the nlNhod. ,.0 he
(,hanged lilt' rnOIlI\'nt (a Ia 1·. rtln.H·), B~ (,hanging the Illonlt'nt (n'm()\ inl! 111(' lip on til(' fir-l fold. in"lead of till' third). all tra,'(', of a d.1rtinf! aelion of the right Ihumh an' aut()nlati('all~ ('lirninat('d. The tip i .. "1'l'un'" (h'liH'n'" into Idt-hand finger palm. elimi-
nalin" ;he fid"('lino often
,
71
"
"1'('11
of tilt' hill (,hangt·.
77
durill eu performanc('"
U Hilt Til E K OZlO'l'rSKI A,'iD KLIXSt; /I " 'OJl'(;S AH~ Srl U ,
o"'r tllt" ('Hur,,(· of four fold ... IIii' nUIIlIlt'r of possible
the- m o~1 \'oidel) used .. ('r~iOI1~ of Ihe \ ladimiro\
(·omhintllion .. in('rt,,,,,t'" I!Tt·atl). \~ h('11 )OU factor in
thumbli" bi ll change. there haH' 1J{'ell a ~urpri~ing number of \arialions de\ised in Ilw la~t 1\I('I1I)-fiH' Jeaf"', and Ihc b(,~1 are included herr. ) ou inclined
10
1Ilt.1)
be
engincer Jour own \[lr;3Iion. Thi~ boo k
chro nidcs man) foldi ng pallf'rn~ s\\ il('hing tltlions, and olher proced ures from whic h gether a pe~na lizcd handling.
)Ol!
('an picf'1'" to-
U"he n making a fo ld you ha\e the ('hoi('(' of folding the left ~idc. right side. top. or bOllo m . and ~in('('
) ou can fo l
diff('rt'l1l ,,\\ itching a('lion .. and 'ilriilli()n~ that
('(>durt' .. -antil hi::- doe,..n· t 1'\ ('n i 11..1 Util" handl ing: that
d"\ialt' fr"mlhe ..tandanl appro<.wh. " u('h as palm-up
\arietit'''', So o/n iou"l~ tlll'n' a f(' 1.1 bill ('hangt' handlin:r..
79 10
of poten-
pro(·(·dlln~. l IItil 111('11. here art' se\eral ('an i:'''p~'rillwnl "it!' and ~Iud), \fhile
)OU
Ilw follo\\ illg handlinbK art' all p('NHIa li zed and ~mf" "hat illin..•\ IH,(r{, ... l i lll' reatures and . t:are uortl! ~nur a ll £"ntioll,
,.
I'
HI ult iludt'
tial \ariation ...
to". , • " .
I' :
LL"t' I~
than fOllr fold,.., Ihere tlr(' hundred .. of po:.~ihle pro-
; ~.
rr
" MOI\f.) \f OBI'll
Ilidm 1)fJ .. ilioll. lI old tlH' tip in IK, ... ition "ith lhe It'ft
Kf'I -in I\ing
thumh a .. tlU' rig-lit thumh \\; thdrdw,.; fro m the tip and
~n a ll ~
from India na . " {'lin i .. a profC' .... ional ('0111ed, magician \\ho t/{'\ i".'d thi.. hi ll (' hanf:'> \,hil(' tr~ in~ to rt"('on~lru ('1 a ..ta lHla rd I l;judli n~ Iw had "pen in a lectu r('. It \\" .. n', ull t il )"<.'''''' 1,IIf'r t hat h.' "'arnf'd ~h at he had " n '('o n .. tru ck d" \\a ...... tllall~ IW". ~1II1' magicia ns prefer thi .. fa i rl ~ rapid l1o n -.. l op approach. despite t he commol! \, i.. doll1 t ha i a b ill dumgf' . . hould be
pull ... Ih,· Il undn·d oul of tlw ti p. bl' hind tht' Singlf>. Irl1lnl',lialt·" .. Iidt· II", lI ulI(l rt'd up so it is nu ~ h ""ilh 1IH' top of III!' ~;Il;!lt" Ii oid IIii' IMf" k('t h} lh(' middJt' fil1g-t·r ... and Ihlllllh .. at 111i' (·t'ntpr of ('a('h ... idl' of lht' ~in~lt· ( / 1~fm' 81).
d OIlt' ~IO\d} .
\EEDED: \ S in ~!'I t ' (lila} ht' 1101'1'0\\/·11). a lI undn·d. and a th ulllhtip. SEll P: Ii oldlh t' Il undn'd \\ ilh 1111' had.. toward ~ OLi . .\J1lhe fo ld!> \\ill lw a\\ i1~ from ~()II. Fold til(' 1.·ft .. idt· to the righl. Fold tilt' bottom ha lf lip. I'old tilt' left .. illt· 10 th e right. Fold tht- top h ,d(dohll (Ji,.."m>(9).l.oad th.i:. bill inlo til(' IhUlIlhl ip in tlli .. ori.'nli.llion (\\ilh Ih,' -\ - up~id(' dO\\ll) n nt! pl an· lilt' thumblip on ~(Jur right thumb. Th t' .. \\ ill' h ,\ ill h,' l'a~i,'r 10 do if ~ou
his advice rt'garding thi .. i .. o n pa/-:,· .')8,
TilE FOLDI\C: 1101£1 the doll a r \,il h
\ou r ind("
fin-
ge~ and
th um b", th(' o ll wr linger .. pull ed had, and spread apart slight!) fo r an O p l'll look . "il h ~o ur Idl finw'rs fo ld th(' left ha lf of tin' do llar 10 tl]f' right (FigUI'f" 80) . \s tlw do lla r is fo lded in ha lf. (('''ri ll both la\ o .
en oflhe bill" il h ~our right inri(', linger. \I mo"t im medial.. l) aft(' r til(' fir.,t fold. ('u ri )oLlr mid d lC" lingt~ ""
hehind th(' bill and u ...(' tht' m to pu.. h tlw bOllom of th C" 40Lr
82
fon.ard and up, fo lding it again (Figure 8/) . . mm f' )our right Ihum b {an d tlu lln hIt-ft, 10 prf'par(' fo r Ihe 'r;) n~fe r of tile ti p, a ... the biD ",jlh ) ()ur right ling,~r:"l (Figure 82).
third fold. your li·f, fin gt· r" fold ,Iw left ha lf .. the right (f'if,'I1re IJ:J). \I ake !>urt' )OU d o from tilt' front ",ilh ) o ur I" ft lingt· r.. ~IIILD'''u..t", ",ilh )our right thumh ~""'I",. I('ftlin~,.rPl into fingt ' r -
I{I
."ill Itf II; (
nfofrill/li. tIll' .'l; /(/0 IIrll -~---'l
\ 8, 81
85
88
86
89 Place your righl inde\ finger 011 tht· back of the Upper righl COrncr of th(' ilundr('d and pinch your right indt"x finger and thumb together (Figure 85). This will push tht' top of both bills for\\a rd and £10\\ n. RotatE' your right hand fOr\\ard ~Iightl), and the Ilun dred will s~illg do~n in front (on til(' aud i(,Il(,(' side) oftbe Single>. The> Single ~iU be fold('d into "iXIt"cnths -pinched )Our right hidden behind IIooIIuad...d (F'S'U. 86),
~f'en
fin~('rs,
II~mJlIING ACTIO' : Rt'~ip the pad.('l ~ ilh dwaab 00 the back or Iht" Singtf' and
your
~"'~ ''''OP'''',"dl ol'h. "\''" orthf' Hun two biUa together (Frgurp 87; rrom
~~~~"Ywith being broughl illln .. uoIoIdecI .. rollows. Tht"
outer nap of thp ,.\ ., of liI(. II ulldre d ·tS I00self\ou . '. look al thioS OUler nap, you \\ "dls('(' on t IlC ril7ht 1!1 'ublII that consi"ts of 1\\0 la )('rl> ( " lne 88) . I n" crt your fiefla ind('x fin"<,r bctwf'('n the-.(' t\\ 0 Ia) e~ 0 f the outer p er " . I7ht (orefing of the Ilound,.d (/"'I!",e 89,) ' ou, "0 dcftI'to
"'tr
pushes fOr\' ani and dm\n, unfolding the Ilun . ~n. ('ighth.s (Figure 90). \\ith out Il3U-.lIlg. Ill. I tIS . . a ('onUnu""t' motiOn ' 11(' I fig ' III 1Il{ ' Il'X fiInger pu... 1,(.-. the ouler . d~oat of tile Il und,." to the left" 't"'H"g . I 0 unfold ,"""" II mor(' lime 10 quarlt· r-. (fif.'1lre 91). \\ ilh Ihl~leI. mOlio n oflh(' righl indt'\ finger dO\\11 and 10 uaJUIIo lhe bill go('~ frOIll ~i"h't'llIh" to ('igh lh,. to q TII[ I \rOWI \G , \, th." hill i, b•. ,"~ unlOld...~ u fl af1t'rl'o, )Our right thumh i,., pJ•.It't'd onto &lit Singh· and mO\t'& 10 Iht' It'll (figurr> 92)
,'
9()
91
9:J
91
92 and hidden bill e nler the thulllbtip as th(' Icfl middl{' finger reaches oul to grab thl' fr ollt layers orthe Il undred and pull it to th e lefllo co mpl ete this unfolding (F~E' 93). Again , don 't cover the bill from the fronl ~ the left fing('rs as )OIJ do this. AJ; the unfolding .. oo~plet('d the right thumb mOH'S back slighu) to
.... right (F'I'J''' 9/). Tbe Hundrfod is c1amfX'd b) your right fingers and InIt'rt ),our If'ft indc, finger bet\\t"en the fold~ . . .... ., thf' UpJWf It'ft corners and pull the outer and do,,-n, unfolding lhf' biU a third time AI you regrip "jlh your right fingers, the ...... aide in unfolding tht' bill, as \\('11 . &apr&, pulllht' front la)('r oCthe ,wkll.... 96). unfolding it ('ompl('u") '
96 CO \1 \I E.\ l' \H't : 1\.(,\ in t'lll l,ha:"iz<'!- continuou" motion during thi" cha nge. \\ ilh no pau .. t'~ during an~ of the fo lding or un fo lding. li p d{' ..nib('" the handling ali IHl\ing a conlinllou"', ('i rcu l..lr, for",ard DlODlt"ntwa. Thi., ",a" originall) d{,.,rribed in a DlanuseriJl' ('nlillrd '/1w Iitill/ote lIill ~uitt-h (1995) and \HI {"plai'lt'd on tilt' lImw' Uorph "ideo (1999)
.'ulld,: I n{"Id",{{ the ,~UH) llrll (
07" Wlllll\GI'IlS Dot"J /larA-(,\ Oa\id. \\ho Iht·,. in L.ak('\\()()(/. \\a~hington ~ith hi~ ",ife and 1\\0 ('hildrcll. i~ \It,lIl1un'll to Ih(' 1114'1(' com-
muni" ~ a pcrfornwr and ('rf'alor. Il i~ ha"dlill~ of th.i'
t'll('h {'nd . Til{' t hu mhlip is cOIH't'a lt·d mt' dollar on t ilt' rif!," hl sidt:' and all ~our oth{'r ~ are hdd O U I of Ihe \\a~ '-0 lilt' audiellc(' ha .. _ unob"lmelcd \ it'" of Ill(' hil l. .. jlh \our It' N fi nf!,"cr- fo ld lilt' It·ft .. idt' of till' ;:,>iu~le foI"" ard "and to til(' ri~hl (I'ipw(' 98). r and thumb ... \\ ith hoth middle linl!t'r- fold the holtom oftht' bill up and a\\a~ from ~ou (/-if-11m' (9). "Iwr{' it is onCt' again Iwltl bt'I\\f'l'll Illl' lilll!.·r- of bOlh h'1I1£1..\Ial.c ... ure lilt' Ihumhli" j .. t'.' nll-n,d IlOriz()ntall~ bt-hind th e dollar and ..tart 10 "ilhtlra\\ ~our Ihumh ~ligh tl) out ofl he lip, pullilll!lllt' 1llludn·d OUI and to thc righl aho ut a qllarlt-r·ilH'h-jllst t'llolll!h Ihat )our thumb i .. frcc to mll\(' "ilh til\' hill (l"il1l1,.(' /()(J), \l ith tht:' back of ~ollr It·fl finl!l'f"- plI ... h til\' left . . it/(' oCthe bill fonlilrd and lOtiit' ril!ht, folflint! it inl'il!hth., ~
100
,j (1'11-'1111' IOI). \l- il is Iwing- fold.·d. thl' I.·ft thumb ("Onth.· thull1hlip alul hold .. tht· tip ~ain«t the Il'ft fing-,·r ... illIIl pull ... it to lilt' Idt-a .... a~ from tht' ri{!ht IhUlllb..... hidl rIOl· . . nol 111011' ilnd hold., tilt' lI undrt'd in pl,\c.· ilt'hind lir(' "'in~lt, (lif.'1tr{. 1(2). The left thumb
1
pindl("'" 1111' 1'111'11 .·Iul Hftlw thlllllhtip and '>(Iu('('z('-o.th(" tip fairl~ n,11 (I hi ... i., \\ In \lUI u...(· a 'in~ I thumbtip). <,() that tlr;· tip of tlw II"fI thulIlb ('an al ...o nHllaI't ant i pineh
tl\(" hill pad... ,t 011 tilt' I.·ft «Itl.· (Jlf-'1lre 103: from alKne) ..... till' ri;!irl fill~t'r ... r;·i.lllju . . , to Wi" Iht' tlollar. 11t'\1 f(' .... mo\('~ all happel! in OrH' . ·(JI\liIl IlOIl~ ,II'I LOll. Buth fon·fin!!('r~ fo ld till" 101' of 1111' Olh' 110\\ II (J 'f!,tr{' If) I). makin~ a ~ingl('" "'lIl 10,;). \X l1('"n thl' pad,t'l
TilL .'1\\ IT( 111\1. \CI"IO\ : Thl"
IOJ
/OJ
I o.'i
i~
hori10nlo'lJ. \ nur I"fl int"'~ fin!!,'r entcr' lhe open md of the " \ ,: of thc Ilu ndn'tl. '" hieh i~ nov. fHlintcd lo",ard the audit'nn' (JipJfE' 1(6), lind unfold. the lIundrl'd onl' fold, ,\0 ill~.j['t II\(' OntO behind Ih(' other
bill (Figurf' 1Oi), \\ ilb ~our thUlub,.. ("eulN the ("O1l-
('('al ..d One behind tht' lIundrcd II' ~ou "f1e~~ Ihe Hundred bad.. and forth .lightl~, L) Ilinching thc biJl~
helv.t"('n ~our hand~ and rotilling )our hant6 forv. ani
and back in OPIICHI,' dirt'("tions (fipm'$ 108 & 1(9).
THE ( \FOJ J)I\G: 'I'll!' 1..£1 firw.'l"S hold the Il undred at tht' Ullpcr left oorner a. the right thumh immediale!)
mon',. to. th(' left anti .Ii(k. lh.(' Orlt' into thl' tit um IIIi and eontmut.... to tht' IdL pu.lull/-( lht" ('nd of tile th "ml,-"
lip into )"our It'ft p
hand~
gCr"open up. e\po-rng nce. and ~()ur ri~ht illll", fin;''('r ('onta('b the upper nght ('Orrl('r of tlw Ilundr(·d. IlUliin" t> hack th e .mnrr
~r. 'our right micldlt~ finger ('an no" t'nt('r tht' p:ap ('T't'atffl bt-t\H'~'nlh(' 1.1)f'f'- 011 Ihe ri;.dll .. iclt, and 1'1I .. h the ouH'r la)t'f'- OIlI",1rI11O tilt' I(,f\ (lip/H' 112: from abmt'). \"tht' right .. id(' of till' Iluntin·d .. \\ in7" to tlw
left. ~our righl th umh mow" to 1111' ri:;ht and n'gri"" the inner la) ('n> oftlw Ilu ndrt,t!. ('onfinnint! lIw notion thai the right thumh " ..... holding 011 IH Ih(' l'ornn of the bill. TIlt' \('fl hand I,'''' go of tht· Iltllltired. and til('
/7
right 111;,1111,· lillg"r 1'11 .. 111''' on thl' Ilundrf'd right at thft'n',I",' for, ing it 10 unfold allthl' \\a)' (lIfl'ure I H: from ;lbl)\l'). .... illlllltant·ou .. I~ .•1" IIII' ri!!ht .. idf' of lhl' Hu ndred .. \\ In~.. lo th.· It·fl, ,our Idl hand If'\"" go of th(' bill and
tlw finl!"f'o .. pla~ 01H"lIto l'al,,1l tlw If'ft .. ide ofth(' biU.. lw\\ing;1 Wlllpld"" t'lIlpt~ palm (Figure J I t) and mirrorinl! thl' ....t;on of ~ollr ril:!ht hand ju ..t a mom('nl al!0. lIlI' Il'ft illll", fing"r j·nh'r... tht, ol'('n end of the ._\ .. oftht'lIulHlrt'd atth(' Ul'pN left {'Ofllf"r and ~our h'ft rniddlt· filll.!w unfold .. til{' hill dO\\Il\\ard (FigIIIP J J.». 'our ri~ht Iwnd rn()m('ntaril~ If"b go ... 0 the bill (·aulinful(I,lo\\n\\arcl.lh(,1l (I'grip'" Ih(' bill on the ri~hl
.. idt".
l 'in'I II~ . "ith ~(J\Jr I.·ft linp:er,. pulllh(' fronlofthc
hill to Ihl' 11'ft. unfolding il all lilt' "a, (figure 116) ;md di~pla.\ il 1)('1\\('('11 lilt' hdl1d~ d,," )OU did al th(' hl'~inl1il1p:. Turn du' lIulltin' d around to -ho\\ tht,
climin •• ling Liw OI'ed for IIII' thum" to I,,· "\trndl'{j.
Jonathan I.RIII &. ellri:. /la HlUm
. I tor Ji,ing in Lo~ \ ngeJonathan j. a proft""IOIl3 ae .' h • , .. I.oUl~. . ' h~-ou n . I II ert _ lIe j. originalh from ~t 1,~ ~ . "II r { J('re he ml'! Chri", a full -lime m~6an \\ 110 'u . ' H" . ~ n " \ \ (' .... ~m tl,d to rollle III' w,th a ," lie Jona th anIOn' <'. . . t IJ l,-JI that lookffllWl ura l. If I "d» ju" golllg to 0 a I · 11 I~
Probabh lilt' mo.[ trouhle.o lU(' mo ment III a b.1I , ....itch j. " -ht'n tlJI' thu mb j. wi thdral\!l from the tip. a~ 1h(' (' \lell.ion of the thu mb cau-('. tel l-tale finger motion, that , imp]) , hou ltln' t II(' h(l ilpening. h Erdna~e
fKlint('d oul, "h('n ,01, ing a ~kig h t-of- h and prohlem. '"th(' re ,olirel·fu l profe"iona l fai ling to impro\t· the met hod (' ha nge_ t he rnOllwnt"·. Boger )Jau"". for ('>;ampll'. chang('(lt/w moment the thumb i~ loo-en«:l from the ti p. Jonat han and Lhri- ~('t out to aiter the 111l'lhod and tlJ('~ pit·t·ed togl·til{'r thi" hill changt'". "herein the .. ma ll actio n of tht' thumbtip'~ 1(' IOOl al i ~ ea llloun ~ed "ithin the larg(·r action of the right hand er('a.ing th(' bi/L Furt hennore.thel ahert'd tht' fo lding paltern. ('u lling in Ilalf the di.tance
\EIDFD: \ ~in~dt' (rna., I,.. hurn,,,('d). a Uundr!'1!, and a thurnbtip. SETl P: Fold lilt' Ilundn',1 a, folio,"" (all rOId~allal frolll \ ou). Iioiding it II ilh Ill(' iMl"k (()"art! )Ou. fnld the Il'ft half of tht· hill to lilt· ri~hl. I'old th(' right half oftlH' bi ll to til(' I(,ft . I olfllllt' top It.tlf of III{' biUdowlI. Fold till' top half dOli II a~aill (f'il-'llrl' I J 7). Insert th.. bill into th"lhulTlhtip ill Ihi_ ori"nt;Hiurl (with Ih('- \ ~ up-ilk dOlI 11). TIl E FQLD I \G: Ili.pia) or horn)\, .. dullar. (lnd hold it hd\\f"'n ~our hand •. ~IHI\\ hoth .ide" u .. ing anJ IIwthod )OU dt·.in· (,.1'1' Chitptt·r 6). Holding the bill b('/\H'('n bOlh h.IIlII-.. fold tilt' Idl .idl' of the bill to tlw righl (fif:,'1Jr('> J18). ,our ril!ht fin~'·r. adjlbtingto grip hOlh la~t"r~ of hill.a- tlu' fnld i~ (·Olllplt'lt'd. '011 U·t' ~()ur It'ft fing('r'ln (·r('.. ~" till' f(,ld. 'ou could 1I.e jU_1 ~our indt·\ fin;!l'r .mll thumh 10 (TI'U,.{' tht' bill but in a mOITl('nt ~(HI \\illl", (Itling thi. -aUll' action lIith till' thulllblip in fin~"r pallll ami ~ou \lalll the a('lioll to loo!.. tilt' "allll' 1>(I\It lillw".• " II-('.Jt It'ast ~our
I I
~1I:Ij ~. t'' ' IR'';~ ..
II i
--Ind,.
and middl ... fiT1~(,f"'o, bUI rolait' ~our 1('(( hand
N("k ..Iightl). ~ that th ... palm fae('''' out and tile hallIl i~
(,l11pt~ (Figrm> 119), Fold till' right ... ill!' or Ill(' bilt to tilt' Ip(( and adju . . 1 " ,)\Ir p-ip "ith )()ur left hand. pl'll'ing lilt' 1..ft thumh dir('cth onto the tip. 1)lIIIi ng it off ~()ur ri~ht thumb and in;o lert-Iund fill~('r palm (F't-fUre 120). \ ... llll' ti" i. . fl'IHo\t'd, tilt' ri~ht thumb automati('all~ pull ... IIII' Hundrf'd out or lht' lip and ('OIH't'al ... it behind till' dollar. 'our 1('ft thumb dump ... ,1o\\!) on the lIundn·d and hold~ it in pla(',· a" ~ou u,,\' ~our righl fing('r ... to crca~{' the rold ill tltt· . . alll!' \\:1) )OLl I'rI':I""t! Ihl' fir ..., fo ld "ilh \our I('fl hand, i)urinf!: thi" ,·n'a . . ing action , allo\\ )OU~ right hamlto bt' .....'·n ('mpt~ (FigUff' 121), <;("t'n
\\ ith ,our indn. rlnw·r . . fold tlH' wI' half of th, doll.lr lor"ar,1 allli do~n. u ... ing- )our middl(· fing-f'r ... a ... till' fult-rum point-. (I'I-'llfe 122). "l'h f'll. u . . ,. )our rig:ht thumb to pull tlU' f"ld,'(1 lI undfl,d to thl' rif!hL "'0 tilt' ri/!:ht I,d;!"~ "'\tf'nd ... Iw)ond thl' dollar and i~ hidd"11 h) \Our ri;!ht fin!!,'f"'o (1-'f,'llfe 123). \\ ith }ou r ri/!ht hantl tilt thl' p,wk,'1 to til(' left at a ~5D angle so \nll .. an ('rt',I"" tIlt, 'H'~ fold ~ith ~our h·ft fill~('rtjp~. kt't'pill~ Ih" tip in I,·ft-hand fin~('r palm (Fif!Ure 12 J).
12J
118
122
J23
119
,~\
120
.
I:! ,
50
f
"IIll' t'lJlptiJ1(,~~
Thi~ a('(l.ing adion ~l't'rl1~ 10 t(·in oro
of the Icft halld. He!!Tip Ih(" I'JCkC'1 bet\\l'('n both hand. and U-{' ~our tJlUm~)ti to align the lIuIl(lr;-d "ith Iht' bouom ('d~(' of the dollar. l ~l' ~our jnde'\. lingt·r-; to fold lhe lOp
half of the dollar fon-tml and (10\\ n (Fie-"'I1re 12.S). Ilnld lhe packet at )OUf fing('rtip~ b~ ,iI(' cdge•. TIll' foldrd bilb-onc hidden Ix-hind til(' ot/wr-are no\\ lil(' ...anH" ~ize. ~ the) need 10 be p<'rft'cll) aligrl(,{1. TUE S\\,TCIII\G \ CI'IO\: \1: ilh ,our right index finger f('ach up into tilt' ol}(,11 up-ide do" n "\ "' of the Hundred (Figure 126) lmd unfold it b} 1110\ in:; Ihe front halfforv.ard and HI" The dollar rnOH'~ \\idl til(" t'nd~ up on your .ill('
front half of the Hundred and
oftht' Ilundrl'd. \.thi . unfold i. ,"omplf'{rd, thl" ridtt thumb immt·(!talt·h l'u~Iu-,., til\' dnllar to thf' If'ft "'d lartialh iIH'r1~ It..urlll I I.J/' I IHIIlI I· )111'. TIl{' doH .~ I thc Humln-d an' tlll'lI prndwd logNh('r btt",f' h . f'1l1 p Idt mi(I,lk r.n~,'r alHllhumh (/'iJ.,rure 127). The ri~l!
.
hand ~t'~lur('~ ,lIul •., ",'I'n i'lIlpl~. TilE l \FOI./)I \(;; In""rl ~ollr righl middle finger in
,h(' fol(1 ofth(' Ilu ndn'cI at IIII' 10\'o(>r right COmer (Fi lIrf' 128) and pinch tht' bad, 11I~(,'" of the lIundr~ and the dolbr \\ ilh ~our ri~h' thumb. Th(' right thumb pu~h (',., tilt' dollar furth"r into th(' thumbtip a~ \ou unfold tilt' front lmporllril~ clippil1~ til(' lIundrt'd b('("',-,en your right inl!t·, a nd midlll,' fin:!,"t'f~. Simultaneousl\' th, .'
lIuntlro,tl dl!ain and lU il ,1''''11.1111' ril!ht tilltml. j" mil1ln th.· tip ~ lil!htl, anti pull. lIw lip In tlw righL h.:hin,llh,'lIundr,"1. v.11I"r" it i.. ~hi,·'d,·t! b, tlw right
I). ri;.!llt Ihumb hold. till' lI undrt'd and tht'
ri~hl hand ~"~lUn'~ fnr a Illtlnll'nl and i~ ~t'('n "mpt'
,'mph I"fl hand gt'.hlT!·~. In ...·r1 ~our 'I,fl int!('"I: fi~,
\f';"'tm. 1.10). TIll' ri~ht hand 1\1"1 Illl)','~ ttl ~ab thl'
inln Ih,' fnlt! al til(' 111'1"-' !t·ft
,'UTllI'r of th ... Ilumlrt'd. prt'parinl! 10 01"'11 il aj!ain (l"if.tUrf' 02). Simulta1U'
CO\\ \1\- \"J" \ In : I ,jllg \ (Jur linger, to (,TI'a-(' o:ach fol,l i.
nl
and tilt' fir-I unfult! (If th(' lIundr('d. Thi ~ pn',iou.I, HIIIWJrt·tl in Jonalhan'. I('cture
nO\l" \/u;..ri("(l/
\I(lIIIW"
(:!(MII).
132
I'II'LIl nOli In I ,O"/Iif' C/wlrie , ,(Innit, i. a prof.... i(lIIal JIIl'liolwl'r and antiq~H'" dealer frolll \bilplI(', T('\.,\ •. II.' dl"i".-d
.... au. t:" • • I 'ono ~ioll and knl'v. nUIll' of tilt' d('{(Iil~. It b an III cre,. " . II n ~m(' n;('(' f,'atlln" to recommend It. It ,anant ant 1 ~ .. ·f "ill h" d(';,('rih(,.1 (l~ l...onni,· mo,t of~t'n I'n,.t'n~ it, a~ I . · ... r p3n..r mto a dolla r. )011 aTt' d1"n~'1llg n 11,,'('e... ',..
or
. . IIiI""r the ,(Ime r. . I 1 1 " r a .,han"I' I'u"",-, ,Ind " Ih umbol" . ,zl,,,,a(o ... "
""FF OE!): \ dollllT, a v. Illt(' 1)11'('0'
/.31
-, ,Jell half of tilt' bill to til(' right. "'0 I( J II U' left d halfI hit tht' ri"'ht ag'din. Fold 1111' top h'llf oftlw bill (mn. lU . I ~o· IIHI thl' hollol11 fold it'"al ;) ~li(Jhlllngl(' to LI\I~ ng)l. I l'd,'t'~ arC' no~ ('ompll'tel~ nh~nl'd. II ilh th~' frollt a~on• el'- prolru d'mg lef) ~ I'II; I1lion ~ , .1111' ri"ht . I:" ... dt>and •
lhe lefl half of ,he bottoill . "hl~ 11.11 111'11'
II
Ith ~lt
unfolding later. Filla!!) . fold tht' top ha~f (.10\\ n. (I/~ !Ire 135). ln~rt lilt, bill into !Ill' thumb!l!, III till' ow entation. \lith tht'''\'' up .. idl· do .... n. rold the piece of pll p"r tIll' ..auit' l\il) )OU fold('(1 ,il(' dollar. l ndo tlw la ..1 1""0 fold .. (Iea\ iog til{' I'apt'f in quarl('n;). Placl' till' IIIlJlnb,jp and pi('C'f' of papt'f into lhe changt' PUf1;C II!' d(' .. ('riilt'd for III(' PUN' ..!!'al on page 62.
TIl E FOLDI\C: Takt' til £' papl'f out of tht' pUN'. ~t{'alillg ,he loaded thuiIlhtip on ~our rigbt thumh. St'l th .. ]lur-.e a·ide.l nfol{l til(' papN and bold it b(.t\\{'en
~ lurn il ilfollnd, .. llImlng both ~id", "I'IIn~
~OUf' ""I . 1I11"1ho(/ \011 dIOO"I' ("I'~'
I,
;111\
Chaph'r N,
t ~.' \Our I"fl fing"r'- to fold tlw.ll'fl ~idf' ofthf' PoijWr to 1/11' rI;!hl (/'i/!IIrt' 1.1(,). ) ollr rI!!ht fi0f!(,f~ adjll" If'
\gilin fold II ... I"" .. id,' oftht' "iljl!'f to til(' right and adJ· ..... t •\(llIf ri"hl fiu;.(','r .. t0l!rah tlH' n,'\\ la\er"(b\O, !" .. , ,,!:W I' till' I.. ft tluJfuh din·(,tl) 01110 Ih., lip (F'gIIrf' 137). pulling it off )Ollf ril!hl thumb ,md into I(,[I-hand fin-
gw palm (Fi/!/Iff' 138), \ .. flU' Ii" i .. f('IJlO\f'd.lhe right thllmb aUlolll,Jlicall) /,1111 .. lilt, dollar out of the lip and ('O/U'f':tI~ it behind tlH' palH'f. \\ilb ~olJr ind", filll!"f" fold tht' top half of the pa pt'f f(,n\ard illld 110\\11, u~inl! ~otlr middle finger
~I" til(' fuierllrll I'oinb (Fi/!un· I.N). Sirnultafleou~I~" u ....• ~our thumb.. t,) .,Ii~n 11/1' foldt·d dollar allllo"t ('len
13s
1J7
..ith tht' (m>") top nea"t' of 1111' papt'T-it .. hould hI'
\Ollr righl tl1II1II11 al till' lo\\,('r right ('om('r of the Pd~'r,
appro,imatt'h lis' b('I()\\ tht' top (/ii-fure Ito).
"(IIlt'('7('lllI' lOp ami hottom of til\' paJK'r logt'theT, u".ifl{!;
Tll l',,\\ ITU I1 \C
\cno\ : \\ itll ~our left in
fin-
[!l'T and thumb I)ilwh tllP hill and paper al dlt' uppeT
left
('OTlWr-.
(Figure II I), \\ ith ~OUT ri~hl inde' fin~t'r
at tht' uppt'r right
('O TlWT
of tlh' I!ael.. of tilt' dolldT ami
,our ri~hl mitldlt' fingt'r a~ a fukrum to fold the pa~'r in half (Fi,..'Im· 112). hrin!,olng: th(' dollar in front and f'onf"l'aling: Ill!' papt'r Iwhind. Do not ~top h('rt'. but immt',liilh'l, r('grip tilt' p
llw dnllar (and lilt' papl"f) 1~'hH'I'n )our left index fingt'r and Ihumb (1'i,..'Im' IIJ: from abO\t'). 'J our righl imll" fingtor im llH'diit\(ol~ unfold". til{' front la)ers of the dolLu fono,ilTlI allli dov.n (Fif.'Im· 11-1). The final fold of tilt" papN and thl fir:.t unfold of tilt' dollar ... hould hal'P,on almn ... !
rh, tlun. Thi" ('n'ah"" a v.oml,'rful .. i"ual tran"formalion. Til F I \FOI J)I \G: Pull ,our right hand awa~. sho\\'
IJ8
il t'mpl) ilnd PJlI~"o 1.'1 Iht' dfeN ~inl.. in and let [he
112 139
113 110
,n
'" 'II, l n/"Idlfllf, ,hf" "0f) R
amlit'nn' i.njO\ tlw
1l1~1"
IIWIllI'III-
Ikirl~ ~(Iur ri;:-hl
hand had. ami grip ,he pad,\,! in \(Iur rig-hI finl!('r-
lip~_ pullin{!' tilt' fold"d 1'L1I)!'f III Lin' ril!ht about a quarh'r-ineh. ,,1 it i~ partial/I .'on('('akd b~ lour ri~hl ling..'''' (flgllre /./..5). IrN'rt ~our left ind,', r.n~er in the fold of tilt' doliM at ,/If'
/0\\1"
left
COrlla
(Fi{!-
pap,'r 1\llh lour f1~"t fil1l!f'r .. ulHI thulIl/ II Sf"
I\Llrd and ..(1,lrl to unfold till" irolltlLi \i'r~ 0 th,.. d,.h . . (I'l:--"''''' J I II . ",,,llull,lIlt'OIl .. h, ,our II'f' IIr nWT 'tQ1 . 10 til!' ril!hl 10 c';'1I 1' 11 t hI' fold,'d ,'d"" h .. I"IIole f'" () I f' dollar alld
r
ure 1-16) and pinch the bad.. 'aH'!' of the dollar and dl{' papt" \lith )oor It'{! thtllllb. 11I1111('di'II(''' in'Nt )our right finger-. into till' fold of tIlt' dollar unfold the fr01l1 la~('r fO'\\3r<1 ami up. ,imulwtH'ou,h u,illCl )our left to pull the paper to tht' Icft.
'lIl(i
fing('r~
'~~I
'l/i'~T1'h,' /"1'" ... , r .... .11 h th .. ~ I
l
·~O lha~
the left qUilrtcr-inch of!llt' "lIp('r j, eOIl('f'aled behind the left fingers (Figure 117).
Inert . IIt Ill( . It'\ and middle fingl'r" bet\\t,'cil ". )our ng the
1\\0 bad, la)f'f'. of the dollar and tht' folded front Ia\er,..andm-il)lh _ e' t 'l \\0 bat kl 1I)t'r:-. again~( the fo/dcd
1/8
115 1/9
116
/50
/ /7 I'; I
and Ter:/m l(/ lH'\
thr
unfoldin~ . Th is natura l! ) movt'-> Ill\'
to tht' right and tilt' r i{dll thumb mO\(· ... into tht' tip. loalling til(' pal}er into il (rip-
lSU1. W'tth VOUT left fingt'r-, pull t ilt' front 13~('r oftlH' dol"'toth~ It·ft. <'O mpl('tl'i) u nfolding it (Figure 1;) J).lh...-
play it in both hand!- \\ ith )OUT finge .... "prt"ad ...o Ihl' hands can be -.('t"n othen\ i:-(' ('mpl). Tum tht" bill around 10 ~ho" both .. idC'.; (u . . in:; ~ ou r pn"rl'rn'd Im·thod).
CO\f\tE:\T\R\ : DurinI;!' "land-up Iwrrorman('t"", Lonnie alw a}~ giw . . till' do llar to
1.1
"')H't'tator to keep.
It"" all nnlknl "lwIH'r and I't'o pl (' defi nitf'ly noliN" \\111'11 \OU gi\t· 1TI00W\ a\\a). In e\o"'f'-UP or rovi nl!: !'{·dorm.lIwl· ... ht- \\ill "'1.1\. "' uollld feme th i ~ (H ( I \/1111 ('I/ir. III/t I did,,', brillf.! erumgh pieces of popf'r jor f'l/'rnHI('. I didl/'t kl/ou there !( pre go",!! to be v, fIIWI'-." \" lit' pllt .. til!' dollar 3\\a) he r('mark~. "' l oll liI/(nt ;1 on-lIr, to I/U' tlral If I did ,/u., enoug" I could lw rhh .. 11IIt fl/'Ould mllwr 1)(> a maginall. 8\' defi,,/tum that i\ tllf' 0PI>0\I((> of IwinE! nrh.I'hi .. is t'-';I'lailwd on troT/,ed.'. \ olumf' I of I.o llnit,\, 1)\ () "'I'rit'~ fhe Olltf(l!( \logic of /,onnie Chnri(> (200 I).
Q'CE lO t\!:' U:AN'EI> TO no A HilI (11\'(. 1 n \U [ ~'i"'[ \ ... . {" feal v.orl..l)('~,.jn_, a~ ~Oll 'IMI 10 put il frallll~ around ~
It.
I~ th(' ('ou r't' o f a perfnrmaru'!'. ~OU
11m,,!
-.('crt'Ih
bill
ilh Ill!' liJ('/, 1001,ml him " 0 th-, . .I nOOlH'\\lllha\ a ehaIH'" 10 Ilh'lllOri/l' Ih., 1,1'1 f,,\, dij":, f h .e ~ • .~ () I t' "{'nal
~Iulllh,'r. It \\ould lint h,lPlwn \\h~ IJI..,' dlalu',"!
I..,
o,ut Ihe b,U for exam ination. dil('h til\' thumbtip. ('If' ) ouha\etod('('id I . .
\\ ' 1
handl t·,'"( , lI Nbla(,l'~n .. 10 fa"hioll a Irlll) f/c('('ptiH' and . I'-ran(,j" ('...ar l ~l(' and I) . \memora (' P'f'f'(' of magH" e
10\\
~ou are r'OIlW 10 f't"
emon often talkt-d about I . al mem i., and h I 10\\ IIllportalll mana~;w0\\ rar(' \ 111o,,1 llIarri .. . '='\ (l
The items in thi,. chap'::r \\ illlwi agt'menl Of)our
,P , 011 ,nth the mall-
bill 'h ' (
ang(' rOUIJll('
ofthe ll'Chniqu ('s ill this el" _
.
Of .
(OlIr,,('. llIall)
"pter ean he IhM for lipl('S1o
handJinW', as ",ell.
MISCELLAI\EOlS ADVICE Obviou..l) the bill chang(. has a
~ pt'rfonnt'd "hilt' ~urroulld dn~rrlt' r('&triClio ns, It can l. _ -'
r uvu\
i
." , ('07) and r(' ..lrielf'd --..., I mll!:ht bt: h.: ' .. aU.l'8ther than in . 'Uf'r not 10
\\ ,," IWIl ,hal in" a hill j.. I 1:"""( • I .... • a n'd or blut' markf'r rorll""hllll\' ' HI ;I, l 'III k III ,·"d .. .11110 till' d.~.. i!!fl and can'"
not IIt' ..t~"11 lIlor' ,I f , 'hln.1 1'\\ fl,,·t <:1\1"" I\ ('{'P III mind Ihl' "' .' ~ ,
r
0
It 1'111 ,111011 IIi<.W'f'Hllb
baH' re-
gan IIlgllwirll"u I ' r> f ' '" .. \\orl I1111,'., . . , \\ itl'n borrowin" monel e . ,ortonJ I r lJflll~purl)o,,(' . .., pI t'a ..., r{,",W('1 ) our audienCe:> .1I1t (I .. plll ) "0111(' "WI I f , • - t ..... ,. P"op/(' mak{' lour peronn.IIII·!'" pON>ibll' II .,,' , , " Adam If I ' , t II I" 11 !lll'(' hll o f adn('(' from • U Jln , "Tllt' n' cash (" I ' qu e"" that 11 ~p(,clator !?lH' IOU .I n J(' IIl1ru<.,j ll" ' ~ ,
I ill :,('{' Ihilt ltu. ' - o• .... hat r I ,' au d l{,!l('(" .1Il(I It'l tW ITt (Dill" It ' one hUll' a b ' ll~' 1:>0 on I) , Iwn thai I n,)", 'Oot-~ .ut~I '1'11(' hon! 'borro" •'""' ,t IIt' lll k" I I ('a n bo rro .... 'I' , 1(,) 0\\ 1 ' " ' do('s nOI \I, 1;('1 II hHd. and Ihal Ihe \aIUe
1heee _ ' _
;:'::~:::-;I a "it) ma)"f'S __ SoaJ..yp boJd._."'" dio '"y b,U . wi'h 'h !
\wid b,u1Ii~hliIl7' p'I,,'nalh \, ilh
hut hi~ thou~tlt
n('\(' r I .11,,1 rudl' ,f /lot done properh,l )Orro\\ 1lI01lt' I f ' po ri \\ilh th ' < ,) It' ort' J haH' e .. tabli~hed rap-
(' I )ou pull h and angl ,I h )Our a nds nu. enabl ~ )'ou ' C It' and I k to "f'1 til ' b 'lac a little bit peri:Jrm 'th t'> f' JO don(' h --.1._ WI pt'oplf' all around I " en forced to _ the handJi }OU, 10"1" ' ng look a liul. \ f' r, udo es
IDlo you
OftPII.
" It I 'Iron7 bad. h~1t11ll7 till' ,'\.tra hill
I:'"
it,
IE§§JE§
II
obtain th~ thurnbtip. ,,110\\ borh "idl'''' of tht· bill. hand
o(lh'
IFJI
Illalll'r, S(l IllI' for P('n"o"ul ' )
Ih('
~ul n ,"
' hl/l
not Ihink I am
S{' \ f' ral roulillt':>o i, I · '1'1 , ' " I I II ~ hno)" i'l\oh .. (oJ't"i-
r{"H'),
a('~,
1I10t.1
prer..,.. to h oId th,.
It
11,(,(,
or i t ' , II,
"tr'
ling ahuul fOrt,j~n ('urreDC}' ,olorful· I '
('an mont.) , \\
56
II '
I.
dIU II ("OUlrclbib wt"U It II IJI,t'd in d bill chaap.
'
I~
nnd
')7
---eIK'f' u. M"f'n in"lantl~ . Bt'('tHI .. t' of thi ... il i .. u . . ualh IW"'1 lOactualh ernpha ... i71' tht· ,i .. ual chanl;l·. IIt'rt:· i .. \,hat oot" [uropean magician \Holt', \\ hi{'h i .. a pt'rft'('( ,. amplt' of .... hat not to do. " In m~ ('ouTllr~. IW('atN' oftht' di ..tinc! ('olor diffl'rt>nCt' hl'!\\l'('!l hilk afh'r Ill(' ~ill' h
I l('t"p thf'
tin~
foldt·d bill ilt'hind
m~
fingt'r ...
and onl) after blo,\in~ on til(' hill do I n'H'al
lilt'
changt"" Il iding the bill bdl iml tht' Ii Ilgt''''' ('oJllPl('I('I~ defeal.~ Ihe purpo .. e (and lh'aUl~) of a good hill
change-th at th l' bill 1l(,\l'r ... 1','111 ... 10 It'a\(' lIw audience'.... ight. If )UlI art' ~oilll; 10 hide lilt' bill behind) our fingl'r-.. ~ Oil l11ight 'h \\ f'lllw\ j' no fllt'! hod at all.
The dinwn ..ion .. of foreig-u
III{JIH'~
\
ar)
grl'atl~.
but
thai ~houldn 't create a prohl"111 \\ 11"11 rui,inl; currf'n cie.. in a roulin(' . ' Oll [1I'(·d nwn·l\ h(' a lillil' ilion' careful \\'ith ~our tl't'lmiqlll' to a\ "iJ '''\.po"inf!: O[l(' hill behind the other. TIl(' ".'wn d.·nomination .. of t'lifO hanlnote" (the cu rr('n('~ of liw I.uropean l Ilion) afP not onl) different color... liw~ an' diffl'n'nt .. i7l~", Tht' size \arie:. enough that a €j nOLl' foldl'd thrl'(' timl'" is approximatd) liw "3111(' .. iZf· a ... d £.;00 note foldt·J four time".
PREFOLOIr-C TilE BILL The hiU change i:. much easier 10 do, and thercforp looks smooilH'r, if the bills alread) ha v(' fold s in thcm. 1'his is more important for SO IlW handlings or routines than othf'rf>, but many I}crfurml'rs ah\a)s make slire the bills are prefoldf'd. The ('ondition of the bills is - - £actor, a" older ,",orn bill;; are easier to fold than . . . De1IW ORh-.
'I'Iaere are.
of ('OUrtle, both pra('tical and artistic
rf'~ardin~ prefolded hills. The .... to happen ht"fore the routine or be die presentation as part of the routine. • difficult 10 jUfllif). but can done ""Tom a Rea40red Bill" (from III '.100.. ccmetru(..ud a prt"lit"nlation ",.l1li101<•• bill tU'w before he ........ iMuea. there ill DO
all .. "IIIII' ri~dll or '''''llIl~ (·OIH"l'rning prefolded bilk and till" \aril"!\ of illtpfl· ... lin~ opinion .. from thf' IMnt'1 of 1'\.lli'r'" Oil thi .. 1..... \11· confirm ... thi ...
Gn1!on
Ir lI~o,,: I ohlill(! lip a horrO\H~d bil1 before ~ou
~I't ... t.arkd i.. li\",· ""'uin~ III' a .. ta('k,·d d('('k in front of
\OLlr
l,t,/( j,: I thin\.. prl'f(Jldill~ th(' hill j ... a \\a~tf' of tinl!" for tl11' i.UUIi,·IlI·I'. 1I"n' i... a ('han('t' for ,ou to be "in tl ... JlHHHt' llt". If ) !Ill IJUt all )our al1C'lltion on folding till' hill (a ... ~()LI IlI'rfonn tht·tt'd1l1iqud ~ou'lI find
101111"
that it i.. tlw Iwrf"d (·O\,·r. The pn'''elltation om... t ... lr~ tilt' Ilf't·t! for 1111' hill to Iw fold I'd I}rt'('i~el~. Thi" gi\t.... ~Oll a I!0od n'a",oll to loo\.. at. all(llhert·b~ focu" aUenlillll on. ~OIJr ImlU\... ill·[[ll'nlht'r. till' major point of ~our foclI" 11111 ..1 Ill' I Ill' folding ami not tilt' "witch. Prefolding h;]" ol·(· .. "illllull, bt'l'n \\or\"f·d into the presentation \\('11, !JUI JTlO~t lim(·... nul. Tinl!' , .. jth the audience is (00
t-hort 10 do dum b I!a~'"t-. '1'11\· .. mart ones get bored.
lamy
l afl 811;": It ('('!"Ia in]) makes life casier, bUI it's not an ah~o lull' ((·quiref[lt'nt. It also depend~ bo me\\hal o n "hat kind of ha ndling )ou're usi ng. If )OU do til(' final fo ld up and then'b, efft'ct the change on tlu' la:.1 fold . il 1l!'lp~ a \01 if Lilt' biU i;, prefolded. But if }O ll ' rt~ going 10 fuld all the \\01) do\\'n to ~i,tt't'Illh... bf'fore df(,(,ting a (,hange. I find it Ie,..,. important.
J(I~ Sll"I.:P~': I prt·fer u"ing a prdolded bill. \\ithout
tlli' jlf(·fold )our h'mpo j" imd(iabl) aff(>('led. and the wml"") oftlu- hill ;.\\'iu·h i;. MJ important. • uae ID)' owa moul") thdt i.. alrl"dli, foldt"d. Or I ....., • " . " lint" 10 jUlilif} foldin~ il Ulud unfo.ldialJ it ..... iug happe....
f
".,. mM Nlmmon
ju~tifi('lIli{Hl o.~.i:~;
Tnp. \~Turn
~ 8 nlUrine i~ to d,'1Il0n ..trlll ' ~ II d a~d \\ 111'11 I.. 0 «(' • . BiU- th{'oId tnr!. ~ Il\'f!' II dollar, " • _. ide do\\n. 1111" .. tun l-p,)('a,.....111 .1 it ~ Unftlldcd.ll I'" up". 3 (19JJ) \\hert' 1M Tarbell Cmmf' In Hope \ olulOc . • .. "b led to 10hn Booth. I 'l.. kt'd \Ir. Booth about d Uo ann u _ . , It! trick that Ill' • th and ht' told 01(' it L-.. III (,wI. a H'~ 0 1-" kamt'd a" a bo,. but ht' dlX"-r1', r('nlt'lIIlwr \\ IIt'r('. "rh't l
o
.,. done \I ilh , hrt't' fold .. Of .four. T0(k'r-T urn B'"1 ", ca n Vl' "ith"four r~l(b the "('(Trt lie" in dlilnging tilt' d~rt.(' tion of tht' third unfold ; \\ ilh ,hrt'I' (oldo... it i." LIlt' dln>~
lion of tht' ~e('on(1 unfold. 'I'll\' notion of u,.;ing !ill .. ch6tnut a:. a v. ... \ to pft'foJd a bill II;]:. fir--t puhli",ht'd in \li{'hael \mlll'llr\ E,u'or!' III. In man) p('rfornu'r~' hand"" this j,; a poor .-.olulion to lht, prolMm. II-. il i~
nOI particularl ~ m~';('al , amu~in!!. o r inl('r('~ting, It i~ not eas~ to mak(' it pla~ , /I ('n' arc brit>f dt'~('ription .. of tl\o eff('('ti\ e u!'(' .. of -TIl(' To p.. ~-Tur\-~ Bi/f'. \Iter demon!"trating '1'h(' Top .. ~-Tur\~ Bitr'. Roger Jrijau~e continue... -Of COline, I(e (Ill k"ou h01(' 111(11 Iwrks, bUI I ,hi,,/; i'1'(' fOlilld (In illlerf"lllllg llt;$/ Ithich gil'es il an entire(y different look. - 11(' di",pla~~ the UIlfoldt'd dollar. -/~ George If aslll''f'lOIl r;f:!ht~id(' lip or upside doulI~- He fold::. m(' bill. "Ilolt aboUlllou-.")'t \ ~nd fold and George ill in quarters.,!-O I)art of him i", upside down and part is right !-ide up. -Ami no/{'!' \ou it's rwl so easy is it!'''T~ 0 more folds. "As tn' collli1llle 1.0 fold the bill, It beco",e~ (,pen more col/fusing, t· lie unfolds the bill. "But a.s u-e wifoltlthe bill. il t(lke~ OIl an entirely different look. " lie displa)~ the lIundred. '1Joes it look entirely diffm'nt ta you: I/Illm it's stili ri(Iu ~ up." '\otiet' thai this pr('»entation jU~:jfi('<; the prefo~mg. ~ ,,"f'1I ru. the folding during the switch. Meir Y~d'h "Bill of Fair" in Ilarry Lora) ne's Best Volume II makt'~ uS(> of'1'he To 'T • ..I:_L , · PS)- ur\"y ID. UQIDOlical "8). \If'ir ha~ t'ach member of
take out 8 doUar and folio,," along ru; h .......... "Irick' l ' • •
1"llI' prl'j,.\,\il1l! ,I.",,;, 1I"t h.1\1' tIl happ!'" a, pa1'1 of
·f{lldinl! a hill
&I~ 8udit'nc(' participa-
.If..... the trick lUue-h mort' palatablt', it ~ dcnna. I.)uring th.. (f'aching Mcredy •.,itchee a borro,,"f'd ......... wiD _we lD8tehing &erial
till'
,
aH'iltI O
,
. 1111'''' ,In'
r01l1l1l 1
"'IH'
" nil I11,IIHI'"
'
\\.1\" In
,pfI.fold.
II
h()rro~I'd Ulq L:Jo
\Iik.· h.OIlfm .. I..II"platllf'd in h'''f)ri''; .,...-
'ri"t Ih "II IH' lik,· .. tn horm .... a bill and pfo-
IIt"(' a .. I"H' f 1II,IIOIr lrolll It, II,· tl1l'11 folfl .. and unro" 11.' tht' hill. ilnd Il'a\l'~ it on thp t.:.lhlt, for laiN u~, \It"r f
,
doin"<1 f,·\, 11)(ln' trit·I.. ... lu· (·11'"'''' hi .....
parti~.ular doll;Jr
,·t h~ U~ingthat
I'or hi .. hill .. \,itfh routillf>. \\ hell lIoin/! \\.III..-,Irolilul lli'fnrp iI .. ho~, Thorn l't'lt'NIIl \\ill horn)\\ i l dnllar and do a trick with it <-~u('h iI~ "Pt'n I'hrou ~h Bil'''). lit' \\illlllf'1l explain to thl' O\\lwr of tlH' dollar. "/Jllrfllf! flq s/lOlt" /ltill be born", 1I1f.{ (I do/lll/" {mill tfl(' (II/(/U'II(('. I IHUII 10 al"oid (111\ (I/(J,ltllrd POlI\(,\ (If th", lilllf', '0 I'd like 10 borTOil tl", dollar {mill' OIl if I (olild. ),1\/ keep this in \'Ollr .hlTt pod.f,t .0 II 1/ ill II{' /uuu/\' /(hen I ask for (Jill'. " \\ hil., .>'pl.linin;! tlli .... lhom ("a .. uall~ fold;; the dollar into ~"Il'I'llth ... In lh., ran' 1'\1'111 he i~ (Jue,;liOlWd ahout till . . fold ill,:!. Ill' nplailb, "'J7,i~ is just I( hm 111 lx, ([Olll!! Hit" thf' do/l(lr In the ~/l(m. 11(00" rip II, bum il. or dUfllop,t , It 11/ WI, 1/(1\. I'm J"S I gmng to fold it. Could I bomm a/rom \ Oll." nUlflk~. - Later, .... Iwn tlw dollar i .. borw\\t,d durin!! tilt' ~ho ..... it h pre("n:>a~{'d. n:'ad~ ttl !!O, 1.\1'11 ifThom i . . on l~ able to put 011(' or 1\\0 ... lliIrp ('f1'i.I~I'~ into ,Iu' hill. ht' i", ahead of t h t' game. "'(" in }\ing dcw,> /lot lik., to pn'fold borro.... ed
bill~
in pt'rforma ne('. To Ill' "hk to handl e ullcre,J:,ed bilk smoOlh l), he \\ ill
gf' ( 11
larg.' ~ta(' k of dollars (rom the
bank and prarlit'(, \\ith 111(,111, u .. ing ('u('h bill once.-O
he ('an Muoothl)
(',,"('II\('
~ith
till' bill ,,\,i\('h
uncrea sed bill".
STE.IU\C TilE TilL II IlTI !' \t thc beginning of a stand .. rd bill
It b ad, i~ahle 10 .. tNI the thumhlip \\t'll aht'ad and/or on II fib (, . 1(' 0 t'al. .0nll' ,1 (",hal ~uu are fight ht'fore tI" I b I'" """Uf' ' h and/or III 'h l 'r ..uh, ..-
. . thumbtip i.. ~our pi.lIlt-. pod,ct. ' our right hand i~ pa.n-d into the pocl..('t and tilt' tip i", put on )our thumh.
Thr problcm with thi", approadl i", that
Ilhhoul!h HOI!('r "TI~ tlu- idt'a i~ ('('rlainl) mueh oldf' r than that. Tlwl.. till' thumhtip in til(' \\oai"'lband of \our pant .... nilil ... id .. to\\oani til(> body about ~i"( ill(·ht'''' to the ri~ht of nnlt'r. In tilt' eour"'e of hitching up
~our fingf'r-
~O\lf I)ant~ .
in"'('rt ~our thumh into t he tip and su rrf'ptitiou .. ly ("\traO it from tht" .... ai ... tband. You don't
han" to find til(' tip. gt't it into tilt" propl'r orientation.
haH' to u ..,' tlH' ('oH'ring a(,tiOIl of pulling up you r
dM-n ",lip it on ~our tllUmh. l ... uall) till' <,\('U,-(, for r('u('h-
pant",: mer('I~ pl,u'I' your hand at ,our .... aistband as
ing inlO tl1 (, pocl..<'t i... to reui{'\t' a dollar (or ~mf' oth{'r
part of a ('a .. ual 1'0"'('. T('rr) S(·abrooke in Seabrooke ~<;
object). or to pla('(' -.omNhing inth{' pod. . t't. 'I'll(' proh-
Ilooh (1986) \\ ril('" ahout "('\\ ing a ... mall pocket into
lem ~ it onl~ lake.. a ;;t'('ond to drop ",onwlhing into
the wai<..tlwlHl
your pockt>l; if )O U tal..(' ",('\('railllort, ...('('ontl" to find
fall into tlH' p,mt ...
",0
that til(' thumbtip can'l ac('idc nta ll)
the tip and g£'t it onto )our thumb bdun' the hand
If tilt' til' is in;.ntl'd eomiderabl} further to the
f'f'emt"rgcs, it ('an rai ..(' ~lI"pit'ion. Of ('our.. \,. you don't
right , a littl(, O\l'r 11 fjlJurtN of til(' way behind you,
nrtd an e'\TU!le to put )our hand in )our pO(·kd. It ('an
aiTno .. , abO\t' your hack porkt'!. it eould be ;.tol;:>n as
be placed there a", part of a n'la'\t'd bu) )OU WID£, timf', but i.. not abO\('
~WI](·('. Thi .. can
~ou
"u"l)i('ion.lf~ou
eilher ha\t' 10 mO\t· )our jack('t out oftht" \\a~
pllt )(Hlr hand on your hip. Of cour"e. you would
problems can 1)(' a\oided b~ .. torin~ the tip in thi ..
a:; part of tilt' ,wtion. or not \\('ur u jack(·t. \lternatiwl)_ if the tip i.. in<"('r\('d Iwhind ~our tit". ~ou could ;;tcal it in
pocL.cL It fi~ p('rfec tJ ~ and ('an Iw ..tolen in .. tantl~.
til(' aet of .. troL.in~ or n'ltt('ning the tit'.
"ear pank; with a wat('h pod,et (... ucla
,).:0,
jpan,,).
I.h(' ..1'
The rear panG po<'ht can 1)(' u,,('d a;. follo\\ ... in .. prt the thumbtip in the rightmo.. t ('dge of th(' right rear pockeL placing it on tol' of ~our wallt·t to pre\ ent tilt"
Thumbtip Iioider ( l _ lI~(' lIt' Burger)
tip from faUi ng into th(' 1)Q('l..et. \~ hilt~ plaeing ~our hip!), )OU can .. urrt·plitiou<..l~ in:.('rt )our
In Eugl'!l("", Secret' (l/HI \I nteriesfor the CIMe-up
thumb into the lip and ;;een·ti) ("traet it from th('
Elltertailler (1982). n'printt'J in 2000 in Hasteri,,/! the
hamb on
~our
pocket. This idea is from "S pon~t' and Skcw" in
Roger I\lou.se: III CUflcert. Of course, jac ket pockelS ("an be us('d imMad of
Irt of
\T(/~rjc,
lit' dl' ... t'ribt,,,, a I)Qcl..et thumbtip holde r
from \\hieh a thumhtip ('an be ... tolen. The holder can
Iw u"ed in tht, ou h' r brea"t pocke t, th e side jacket
pan'" pockets. This (:all lJf' t'81weially com e nie nt if you
por kf" , or thl' pant ~ pocket (it ma) require slight
have a tick('t poeket, where t il(> lbumbtip can be
p1aCf'd, ensuring ther(' is no fumbling or searching for the tip. If )ou don ' I haH~ a tickct pocket, )OU can SC \\ _small pouch or ilUl('r pocket )our"elf. ,\n elastic loop .... in the pockf't "ould al!-O work 'MIL Finall~ , n 'sl are a pt"rfet·t option for the magician whose . .IIIiOieiociudes a \'("I>t.
.........,.eo thie idea I was able to find Ole. of Hogf'r Klausf' (1981) .
ribbon. I/:!" \\ id(' eiaHi(:. and a c;tapler. The dimen"ion!l of tlw cardboard \\iil \a r) depending on \\ hich pocket it i.. dc~igned for. hut a picce appro\.imatel~ 3" '\ S' ~ ho u ld fit in !learl) a n) pocket. Place th e tllUmbtip (na il ~i d e dO\\I1) in lhl' ('('nler of the cardboard along the top crig('. PI,I('c a length of eia:.tic acro..-.s the top of til(' thumbtip and staple it on both .. id('s of the lip. Thread a pi('c(' of ribbon b('l",-'en the thumbtip and lhf' da~ti(' and doublt· it o\t'r Iht' 101' of thf' f'lMIie. thell tape tht' ribbon 10 lht" cardboard underneath the bollom of tht' tip. E~IIt, tht"n ('Ou.'f!i the entire dniee
'11111 II.
(
/Iff/MUll! 1/1f'
'11m IMI (~
~'~I'-
_____
.~ ' /Ij? ",jlh d oth lape' /·'f:.'1,rf' . -.~IHlll Ild anQH'f 'rt ,I,'" an~. holdl'f III
" k . II ('an .. .II ul'rll! I in .\our l'illII-. 1,1'1' (·t H,U .
bod.I , £Ugt'fl C' po inb 0111 Ihal it abo rna {' .. a I . 1\ I Irt~ }our' I'd f'f. In 1989 ill til(> Tripl(' /.... m' of 1/(11:-'1('(' • . nol. \lje had \rnm 3 r nI('fllIon" a .. .'1111' Iar IhurnblJp_ holde r. but dC'.'; ign{'d to hold mort' 111<111. one Ihumb , I'In 11If' 1I!!/, oj 11/(:-I/(wl lip, This idea \\ a~ reprllll('( (/1:"
pocket
d
A mma r. TIH' ho ldi'r
<106
nol IHI\('
10
Ill' an) larger
1"1""
~f'('urf' ',I "'
'0"I ("an , kal ..o plan' (or '~ ~~ " .
('I po('kf't. B,..... t. P"
" p ("'Ini""'r til.\our "U f' J3('
i, ... '"() or 1110(1' 1·'.lIIi .. h'~ IOW·tlwr. }OU gain capa('it1
r,,", ,""I,/il iutHll1 hu 111 h' i"". a nil "rhU r(' til(' cani"ter;., 'I\~l,'
nol lill mt'r in lilt" pod.t.!.
Film C
than the one d ('S('ribt~d :100\1' to hold 1\\0 o r t'WIl thrc(, timmbl ips ~ ide b~ side. T il l'fI' 1If{' ro u tin",. in (IIi,. h~ok Lh
\darn ',. roulirH' " Ba('''-up I'lan" m(' ... a film cani"ler,
To h. " p II it h POI'''''1 rrwllal-(""rIH'lIt k~pe('ia lly ",hen Ilorking Ililholll;( ja('hl), \dam d('li,,!'d Ihe fo ll . oll ilw " 1IH'lhod 10 "arr, lIu' ("lIIi~It·r. Irht'rl it bet .... een the ,
fils pt'rf{',t/) in~id{' a 3.)mln IiIIIl ('alli~ ler, .... h ich .... iIJ ~il upright ill )otlr pallts I)()(,"N, hold\ th um btip
ing the thu mbtip in p,'rfe(,1 po,.;lioll for in . . ertion of )Our Ihumb as
~ou r{,
til(' po('kf'l und", Iht.
(,ft'atilll! a \HJlld,'rful illlpnlllll)tll /)ue"N, 'our tie ",ill
hiln~ right ml'r 11u- ('ani .. tl'r....o tlwn' \\ill he no irregularitif'~ in ~(lIlr Iililorin,!! \Ihat~o('\t'r, If ~ou take the lid off tht, (';:mi ... kr, it lIlil",'''' a ,,('rf('('1 placf' to store a
thumblip. \\ hil,· ~Iro"ill;! ~our til'. ~ou ('an insert ~ our thumb illlo lilt' ('alli .. IN and ('a .. ih ~t{'31 th(' thumb.
tip. \t till' {'IHI of III(' rOlllill(', ~()U ('.Ul ju::.t ditch lilt' tip ha,·" illio til(' (';'lI1i .. I('r.
a",
e~il~
\l a r"('r C:lp Clip (\ Iit'lwd h. allJ in::;"a.:;)
Load a fo ld e d !'ill into n th u lllbt ip and cl ip it
1.52
!O
a
ma rke r h) 1>lidi ng Ihe di p O\('r th e bi ll in~ide the tip re (Fig/l IS I). Th t' ll di p th t' ma r ke r to l our left in:;ide j a<:k(,1 PO(' kel \\ ith th t' P t' Jl in<;i de
the pOd-of t and
thulIlbtip o n til(' o UL... id l' (I-"';I:-'1.II'e /5.5).
't! , . \\1 I ) Ollr mdt"~ fin"t'r (10 pn.\t'nl II
w-
h. U 1Il "" r( )Our Ihumh din.(,th mhll ~"T (Figure 1':>6) r I " .L_ ' ' A1l' !l { J OUr thumh and n ' mou' UK" frOllll h(, lilaI''' ,. 11 ' , ('r ( ' Ip, nn~llU' Ik' ll ,IUI .. r".ur ," "''' 1 h(' Ihumhli ' h' ll ' d .L_ P I ~ 14 t "Il ht'hind tht' fWD MIl ~ ger" of Ih" riut, I · I . . ...:..a. \:' I lall, \ IU II... ", and PnD....,.Urp 1057). 3")0
.
!:"
•
pap«"r (lip (h ie \ h' ad)
[rir. th t' ta lt' nled magir ia n/j uggler/(·ollwil ia n/mt·nlali~1 i~ knO'''11 fo r hi:. man ) )(',Jr-, pt'rfor rn ill~ at tlw fa m o ll~ 1'o\.. ('r \I at';c Bar in S Il O\1 Illa ... ~ \ illagt'. Culw rado. II l~ h a~ t~ 'p l o re d a num b(' r of option ... ,hat co mbint' a pape r clip ,.. it h :,com,' of , h., ifl"'h "U(!f!,·"ted abo\ t'. \ large pap('r d ip appro,illl~Ih'I~ 1\\0 indH''' in Ir nQ'lh ca n he u"ed to clip thl" f"ldl"d hill in till' o thum btip. Th en. ul>i ng till' .. anll' ('lip. all.Jeh th.,
thurnbtip to tile in."ide of Ihl' (JulI'r pam'l of tlw .. ide jack"'l porket (Figure / 58). In thi .. mannl'r, ~ou ( 'a ll dip ) ou r hand int o the pork.·t and illmlt'diah'l~ ilN'rl
tlU' thumh Into tilt' tip. ~Iidin~ it off th(' pape r dip. TII"fI' i... ah"nllltt'l~ no fllmhlin~. I)('('au<.;c l h f' clip hold ... til!' bill in tilt' ,·Off(,.·t IHJ ... itio n inside th t' tip. \\ itll \('r~ little reh.'ar .... 1 ,ou ('tHl If'a m to do it iJl~I,mll).
If till' 1'00·ki'l ha:-. a flap. lili" \.. ill ('om'ca lthe clip. Ollll'n\i".,. a black or ('olufI'd pap.'r clip \.Iould Iw "lIfli('i"lltl~ ( 'alllouna~('d for "la~I' \.Iork. bUI p robah l ~
lu)1 ,\111'11 I),'rformin:r do"t'-ul" I.ri(' ,11"1) rt'('ommend" diPIJin:r till' thumbtip to the lil·k.'1 I'o('k"t in~id(· tilt' ri~htjat'k"1 pock{'l. \\ ilt'n )Oll n ',wh into ~our po('k,'1 tIlt' thumb i~ ill'o"rted into dIP tip. ,dlit'h i~ pulled dO'\11 HIHI off till' Ilaper clip. Thi , ; j .. !ltort' .. un,fire thall nh' rl'l~ plat'ing tilc tip in tIl(' ti(·k"t po('k ('1 a" "ug:~,·"It'd ";'lfli,'r. \nnt hl'r p-o(){1 id{'.l i" a \ilriJlion of Ill{' marker rap clip fl ,' .. nib,'d a bo\{'. \\ 1111 a l}apN ('lip attach tht"
151
/57
155
.... "II!"/,.
!l!:.....--------------------~1 'r ( I
.
'
. on th l' OUtJ;1'de of tlw jan,pl thumbtlp . ~ IIIIH
b n'a ~1
. -k ef
(Ii m: /;)9) . .b ~ou rt'
.
rt"lt·a.. ing pocket.
r
il f r o ll1 lhe C Ip
'
fill " "!'
a~ )our
I
I:'"
go
m lo ,
It
'
l nf..1dmll
Ik.rra~11
I till' hill \\;Ih ,ou r ril!hl hand and ,.. , ' rrf)o ,.,.,.,1",·,1, ,Ilt' 11111 "\\lll"h. \ .. \utl ... !t'al lilt' Irp. it .. hou l" n OI loo k likr HllJ
flW ....
p-'....tun. in
rt'f"n'IH't' 10
, ice \ el''' Steal (Gregory \~ il-.oll )
Coin I'ur..!' (Lonni(> Chl'"il')
SeH'ral of the met hods alr('ad) de . .crib('d allo\\ th e thumbtip to be stolen from the pock!'1 \t·r) quickJ). Here j:; Cr('go r) \, proced urt, to ;..t(,111 th(' tip, \X hile
int o
holding a dollar in di sp l a~ 1)O.. ili ol1 , ~a y. "Ir (11(''', I don '/ go to my pocket ... " \s )OU art' ....I)ing Ih i~. d ip your e mpt ~ righ t hand into your po('l l'1. qll i(' kl~ ;..tcal the lhumblip, and remme ) ollr hand , Thi .. i~ one of lho .. e \\ ondcrfu l moments in magic \Ihe rr )Oll d o exactl) I-Ihat )OU ~~ you are not doing. Irnm('diatf'l) pu"h lip your left slec\e \l ith your right hand :t!) yo u
cOlllinuc, ", . , I dOT! 't use my ~/eel 'e.\, or allythillg like
'''f' .\ 1(HI IMI (~
)ou r I)orkf't.
LOIlIlit' lI .. t, .. t h t' bill ';\lit('h In c ha ngt' a p i('cc of paper <.I
do ll ar ("c(' "Paper Do ll ar"), li f' steals the
Ihumhti "
3"
he rt'mo\('" 'ht' pa pe r fro m a change
pur.. t', (Of ('OUr"l'. YOll don', IW'I' to U ~f' pa ()er, )OU rOlild "'{'
fI'IllO\i'
l o lt! a dollar in .. i'\t('('nth~ and load it in the thumbtip. ' -o ld a tlollar-.. iz('d I)it'(·{, of IMpt'r in .. i.xtcemhs, l ndo t ilt' la .. 1 t\\O fold ... II'i.I\ illg Ih (' pa l)er in quarters. PI:.II'\' thi' Ihulllbtip «('onlaining tht· do llar) inlo the eha nge (Ju r ..
t" \Iith lht> opening of Iht' lip pointed to
Ill(' right. Put t ilt" paper (fold ed in quarters) in the
{'ha ng" pur,,(· ill front oftl1(' tip (on I h e~idea\\a~ from
~ou), In fJ('rforlllarH.'('. h o ld tht' pur..t· in )our left hand lI ~i' your right h and to un d o the cla:.p. -\.s .\-OU rt'aeh in \\ ith ~ou r righ t h a nd to t~I J..(' o ul the paper, illM'rl ) Our thum b di n'('I I} into th e lip and place ~ our and
indt' '\ fin ge r o n Ihc far
~id(' o f Ill(' pUfH'r. ~o )OU can
grasp mal rcrno\(' il wilh til{' tip h iddcn behind (Fit lire /(0). 159
,
Tl Br<. \BOl \ D AS)) Tl B\O\ Ell \101 ES Befo re (a nd (''''pecia lly after) a b ill ch a nge, it is importa nt to ei ea uly l:> how bOlh s id e:. o f Ih e bill, "ithout Oas hing Ih e Ihumblip, Of ('Ollr~(', } Oll don 'l "ani to overdo iI- I've seen l1l agicia n~ lurn UH' bill around It'D or h\t' h c Ii 1lI('!).. 1tI h e begmulll" . , o f a roullllt'. ' renf'arrcdl I ' , eo ____ ) S 10\\ IIlg bo th slde~ o f tllP bill j,., not onl~ w .... (';;"ar) il i" " IlH.~ , . , ('ounl('r-produ('(I\ ('. 1I.~ II ('rt'ult>" "U",.h, " .bo rro\l ('(1 (11ere 1 . . fo rt' o lniou ..h ulIguuOUC~ hili. Sho\\ 0 ' I Ilt' b it e, Ihl'l} till' o llwr. Iht'n atop.
Handlmp (lnd Techmqun
lien' an'
*
..i, m t·th nd~ for ~hm\ inl! both ~idl'~ 01 .1
For r larifi e3 1i un. t he \\orl! "turnaround" mt'all~
bill i!o turrw d a round ~idt' to ~idt·. and " turnml'r" jadirat("!o tilt' bill i~ t u rJl ('t! (Hcr top to bottom . '-ii,
_"hoo"
mig ht ~ ('cm t',<'l' .... iH· for "olllt,thing ~n
simplt•• bUI it\ iml)OJ1 'JIlt to undl'r..tand that 1'\('11 for
\n",alh 11\ magician" rhi~ 1Il1l\!' .. hould Iw
\\110 dOIlI'
do a "tan d urd bi ll ""' ill'h . (·a .. ual1)" and not too fa .. t.
\" \1ikt' ha . . point,·d Oil!. oftI'll till' I}(,,,t motivation fo r Ihi .. (and all turnaround lIlo\t'..,) i .. to turn tilt"' bill arollnd "\I Hili nUl luok at t1w other .. idt', and ('ons{'(jlll·ntl) 1111' aWlif'IH'f' ~t'('~ both ~idf'''i-a l lhou~h it i"i
' ('mon) m ean ~ . in part. 10 hand It' )()lIr prop" in a
~our !t·ft fin~~'r ... 10 pu"h lilt' It'ft half of tht· bill for-
lI o ld thc hill in di"pla) po",ition. l ...c thc hack of
manna that "lIib ~ou. Thi~ applic .. h) compli" .. It'il!hh
\'lard and to Ihi' rj~ht (J ·'J.,'l1rf' /61). \" the right fin-
as " d l a~ mu ndane i.lction ..... ueh a", turninl! a dollM
I!t'r~ pu .. h
tilt' bill
a~ain"l lilt' Icft fingf'r .... tht' right
around, \\hich is ,\h) I offt~r choi('t· ... \ . . 1 \\i.1'- \\filing
fing~·rH and thumb rt·!t'a .. c their hold on lhf' hill
thj" .,('('lio n, a magi{'ian called m(' ami in ... i.,t('t! tht'rt·
lire /62: from ahmt'). 'I'll(' bill nall('n .. out hf'twe('n
po.... ib l) bt'lllor(' thall 1\\0 \\a~", to tllrn a hill
lilt' fingt·r .. of hUlh hand . . (Fif:,".tr(> /6.3) and i ... ~a!lped
couldn't
around. You and I kno\, bt,tlt'r.
(Fig-
h) Ihi' Jt.ft thumb and iml(', fingt'r a momt'nt befo r(' tht· ri;!ht fingt·r.. gra .. p th~' right md of thl:' bill (fig/Ire 1(/). pLitlin~) ou in di ... pla) IlO;:.ition again. During
Both Sides '\ 0 .... (\l ikf' Kozlo ...... ki)
tht'
mOH',
ger..
<11111
both thumb ..... ta~ h iddf'n behind )our fin-
tilt' hill. \ ('omrllon
Illi .. lakl'
i., to It·t the left
Thi<: \\as pu b li ~ h ed in \1ikc\ 1977 manu"'('rijlt and
thumh pop lip into \ ie\\ \\ hil(' k(·t'p ing til(' right
although th ere a re ahernatiH· ... it
thmnh out of :--ight: take ('are ~Oll do not It,t lhi!' happen.
j"
11-.('(1 almo_. . t uni·
\
16 1 163
1M
rurnaround Ii.-:l (\ ladllllir \ ladimiro\-)
Tumaround ¥2 (I);)\id lIa rl.c))
I lut a '-<'('Ond • It i~- ."imilar Thft; turnaround mm e tar.'.... 10 mt" "both ,idt'''' no\\" turnaround aooH" \\lIh .o~f' smaIJ addition-a!> lilt' bill j .. tunH'd around. the ~p I~ pu:-hed firml) o nlO th€' thumb. \ hhOl~gh de"cnbl't/ -.("parate-l). alltlH' ",l('lb h'IPI}(,1l al rn~1 "rrnullall~ou~') and lh('\ flo\\ inlo Ollt' allotJwr. Iloid tlH' bill 1Il £11";-
pIa) pos;tion.l.A'lgo with )our reft hanrl and ~\\ ing )our left fino-ers 10 the back side of the bill. \ 0\\ flip Ill(' bill o side for sid(' b} pr('~ in gol ll "ith ,il(' hurk.-" of )OUf left fingers and pushing ill \\ ilh til(' pads of }Ollf right lingers (figure 165; frolll abO\r). ~Iorl' than half of til(' left sid/.' of the bill swinb'S arou nd the right ling('r~. and the right end o(the bill IlInt!:> to IllI' ,,·ft. Siml.lt bill. and the right finger<; instant!) oJK'1l up 10 Ihe righi, ~ the) can grab the right ~id{' (FibJ'ure 16 7). ' ou can immediatel) repeal Ihi:o turnaround mme.
Thi" i ..
<:1 l'
c l"~<1Il1 lurnaround Hold h
biU• . • and rOfatt \Our ri1!hl hand pallll du\\n . la~in~.!Ih{' bill ' . afro-.,)flU pallll -up 1" f1 fin1!i',...· lwrpi·IHlii·ulur to thf' fi ' I , .0 I· ") (" . ng'~rr", UTI' (,0 : aUi 11'11 ('(' \ 11' \\ • ,. ru"p It \\ ith jOur leh thUmh and lurn )otlr Il'fllliJnd palm do\\n.tll{' thu h. . m tlpretnuining hidd('lllwllllld \ Ollr ril,ht fillfl{,r. Re • t'> t'. gra;,pthe hill on lIlt' righl ... iff(· (l i~III"(' 169: uudieoe(' lie",). ~ ~Iid(' lour lefr halld around to the It,rt si de . . -
.
.'
)OU ttl mOl
.
. .
I
f'
' PULlIng-
til""".)) 1'0"' lIlOn again. Like all turnaroulld
i'~, Ihi ...... hould hi' dolU' ... 10\\ I} and :omoothl)'. h
Ih('
16 7
165
.
&~I)I
~
bt".1 ~ht"n dOIH' a~ a (>u .. ual lurnaround.
I"IIhrr than an OH'rt di .. pla~ Turnaround *-1
lurnaroulIIl ,.; (John I,m it"k)
of tht' bill . Iioid th,· I)ill in tli .. pla~ po-ition. \t; ilh )our right hand. t',NI.llh IHllltIH' hill up out of ~our It'ft hand\' f.t)"m-p ilnd hold il \\jlh JII~I ~ollr ri~ht hand for a moment (Iif.!1IT{· 172). \\ ilh ~ollr I"fl hand. rt'~..jp tht' bill in thf'
cr. ~. IhlH
• hen Iran"ft'rring ..oflll,thing: from hand to hand.lllI' primal") action \\ ill cilhpr bt" o nl' of plat ' in~ tlw obj,·l"t or la king it-think of fal .. {· tran .. f,·r .. (Ihl' rl'1t'lltion
till' hOlloll1 i'd;!t· "lth tilt' finger-. on )our .. ide. thumh 011 lilt' .. utlit·IIt·1' ~id,· (Fi(..'fHf· /73). Let go \\ith ~ollr ri;!hl hand anti turn ~ollr ll'fl hand palm in\\ard.
uni .. h \ ... lhe French drop). In lilt' prt·\iou .. turn-
r(jlatin~ IIII' hill I SO (Ji~/lre 17/). Hi'grip the hill o n
Ct'lIh'r 011
around.., the right .. ide of L1H" bill i .. placed intu Lilt"
left hand . In thi .. lurnaround . thl"
ri ~hl hand
U'-{' ..
taking action, ralhe-r than a placing: al'tion. For
u
.sOil1\'
peoph\ this feel .. mon' flatur ,l!. Hold the bill in di .. ph1) po .. itinn. Ll't go \\ith ~our right hand and reach O\l'r and grah thl' 100\('r It'fl corner of the bill (Fib''IJrf' /70). \or.' thai thf' thumbtip ~ta~" hidden lH'hind )ollr Idl hand and dot' .. n·1 drop into ,i('\\ !wlo\\ )our hand. I.t'l go of Ih(' bill \\ illl ~o ur left hand and mow ~our righl hand bad.. 10 IIH' righi, lurning lht' bill aroulld (/if!"rf' J 7 J). End b~ gra~ p i n g t he left -ide of till" hill "ilh )our left hand. putting )Oll in &".pla) po-ilion onet' again.
-, I ,-
173
171
. , I I ...lin,' \(1U r left ~llIidf' ~-jlh ,our nt!hl. ham -' til n _. . 'OP' . 1.....01-" 111 dl~II.. __ ~ d 11th .. k ft:. puttlllIY ,ou om (" 1""C" n.nu antUn \ e-.., I the Ihumh..I... "Iton. \ (llt' IlIi,I! ll.. lh t' b.II ... nlt.lh'< , •
.-.. P""
. I fi
tip ",maim hiddt'n h,' hind ~our ng
Tumo\l' r ( St'OII ~
It
iO~>'"
illSI'I "
Sl BTl I rJlS
' ork)
Thj~ .. houJd be don{' .. Io\\ h and "llIoolhh. Starting in dLpla~ po~ilion, let go II ilh'~our It·f, himel' and grab tilt' biU from bdo... , ", ilh fingcn. in back. thumb in frOllt
(lOp fo r bottom). ;;0 die back i~ facing the audiell('c (Figure 176).h the bill (FIj!Ilre 17S). and rotate it for... .ml
I'Iw \\'n- nalllr,' of ,I hill ch'IIlI!" It·ad .. rwopl r - (' t 0 ~u"Iwel .\ "I,itd •. \n~ tow'lw .. (.. u('h .... IIII' folJo\\ing) t~ ~Oll ('an 0 ..1- 10
ab..olllld) t'lIIpl~. bUI tht' Ihumhtip i.. not ,cen (FI{ /Ire 178: audil'Il(,(' ,if"'). Hh'r a brid moment. rotatt' 'our halld~. b", ,'" ,I tm n. "II( I · 'III (I·I",P Ia~ pO~I..LJOnae"llln. . • 11I:.t:
Th i~ subtl et ) (,11Il I)(' \ en {.ffe('ti\{' riO'hl before II b'U I chalwe to ~ I . I:' . • I:> . 10\\ )our hand.:. (' mp". Hold the doUar lll dlspla\ .. .' J • PO"illo n. Let go \\llh ,our ri ..ht hand. ~prt'au •
178
0
- - -67 JUU' 6~'" ami
hold till' h.lml palm out h) til(' aucli~
Th~' thumh i~ pnm aril~
Iwllllld tilt' dt)llar. but 1('"1 thr end of Ihl'" Ihumhl ip I)('\'\" IIlIn ...ighl ahO\t' Ihf'" lOp ~ ohht' biU (l1l!1ln> / iq: audi~'Ilt't' 'it'\\). Ht'~'I"ip til(' biD with ,nur right h.md alld di .. pJ.l~ ~our I~'fl hand in the sUlle "a~ (Figure /80: audit'llt't' \ it"\\). \;, Ill(' audi~ f"no:t' ~ aU tt'll of ~our fing..'ni~ thi . . -.("('"mingl~ ~ho" ... \('1") fairl~ both hand ... l'ompl('Il'i) ('mpl~. Ow('k -crooodile Tear" to '-t.'t' ho" Ja) nalurall~ IllOII' al~ Ihi ... in IDt' rontexl of a routint'. 1f!D('t'.
t'mph amllht· thumhlip i ... partialh hiddt'n ht'hind tht' right fin~t·r .... Imnu·di"lt'l~ ~"ing ~our hand" back dtmn alUl rq!rip 1111' bill in di~pla, I>o.. ition.
,IX ITCIII\(; \('TIO\S \n iml)(lr1.anl ,,",)('('1 of an~ hill (·hange i .. the ~"il('h~ ing ;]("lion-h(J\\ tilt' I"() bilb are "t"('rf'l1~ (>xchanged
"hen Ilw~ arl' both (,OIllplt'I(>I) foldt'd. Gen('rally, ~\\i\("hinj!; a("lion .. ('t)lne in 1\\0 ('alt'gorif'"~: tho-.e that happI'1l on tlU' la~t fold of tlw fiN bill (,.,uch !l:. !\.07lo\\ .. ki\ ~"i\c"h), lind Iho~(' thai happf'1l on the fir;;t unfold of 111t',.,\\ il('h('d~jn bill (bu('h a", k.iau.s<'·s chwl{!e).
rw:;et'n "-{'"\ ('ral JIIat:.';('iiUl~ u.,,' Ihi .., ant! ('an'l attrihu\f' il to an~ ont' p('r~on. It \\orl.:. \11,11 both b<'forf' and after a bill (,hangt" 1101£1 the hill in di .. pla) po,.ition. ,,"iID your le ft ind,·\. and middlt· fjTlg~·r ... dip lilt" left ~ide of the bill. let go of tht' bill "ith )Ollr righl hand and. io a "-light "-hrug or hrief IIp\\ard gl',.turf'. rai ..e both hand .. finger« up\\ard.IH'('I~ of tht' hallth to\\anl the audience (Figure /81). Tht' hand ... art' dt'
Tlli . . aff('("b al \\hall'oinl tilt" t'han~(" hecollle~ appar~ \'nl.
Ont' al'proaeh
i~ nol lH'n',..~aril) bet\{'r than the
other, it dt'pt'ml,., on \\ ilt"n ~ou ,.anl thf'" ehBnge 10 hi' noli(·I'd. Thi~ i,.. a non~i~"u(' "h('n u ... ing bill:, that do nol ('onlr.. "t (al"> in a mi.,·madt' bill rOlltind. hi't'au,;t' th{' Jifft'rc'Il('(' might not lw noti('('d until ... {'\t'ral unfold .. aftl'r Ih(, ~\\ il('hing a(·tion. ,\ ilh bill" that do ("ontr
1~Jlf'
of ,.,\I;H·hing aelion )011 \\Bnl
\0
u"e.
Il l'rf' i.. a comlllon ,.,\\ilching a('tion error to avoid. \\ lwn both bill .. art' t'olllpll'lel} folded. do not mt'rei) turn ,h('111 OH·r. "'0 the fronl bill j,.. in back and vice
179
"
/8/
.I
h ,II!' ~I't'n II
,.11-1..110\'1 n
\t'NI (fr{!UrI' 182). ,\ hil, _ r h' i()II~-ljl..(' d(lin~ I 11._ I h~ tlr.gl[lrlll;!~!l m_~"';("ian,{()ll. . - ",llt'ratOU)!
I '., - '" lliit a "00(1 I [ hi(ld,'n. ,,)I{ 1 I,rnN'd~ .10 IJe .·u )'doe-~ '1"1'U_j.·m _ \ lilli' .Ii"hl ('(;/u.j-1I1 . I'" ,\\itchmg 3(11011 . I I " "Itl!ou"h IH' dill" . ., 'Ibrl (' Hill"" '. ,I t' of \ladimirOI ,. onl!1 na I"' • coll'r ute mo\(' uml{'r a IJr<~\'r a("lIOIl. . . If )(l-.,;ihie. imIllNli:lh'I) IIfll'r the .\\itdlln~ ,1('111111 ,v.ir('/wd out alIa) mall'I_urt' IOU 1110\\. IIii' billtll'i n" to • I
from Ule edg('s of til(' nll!!'r bill and PJrli.. lI~ ~j'h tlJ(
the finger- of one hand or th,· other. Orhrn'.'»1-' the
ed"cs of tht' ~\\ itched-out bill
('iUl
Iw oS!,,'ll h. ·h .n(1 t h,-
sw~tdl('d-in hill. C(·tH'rall). afh'f a ~\\it{'hillg ll('tioll. til(' switched-out hill i~ harf tilt' ~izl' of Illl' ~\\i ldlt'd in bilL,;Q it is cas} to kt'('p it hidden. The S('len handlings d('~{Ti l)('d thu ~ flit u!>(' 'ii, differ('nt $\\ itching action!>. II('n' ar,' iiI., mor,' (a nd I lwrl' are 11 f('", othe", ~('attf'n'd throughout th l' hook).
John. the fUIlIt). popular, .. ltd multi-ay,ard-ll"innit: Lo, \ng-elt" 1I1";6('iiJll. h ... hl'f'll thing thi~ 'I\il~ action for /I!
~-hit. the I)()pu lar 1.0,
of th(' Sin~.d(' and Iht' fir-I unfold of tltt' Hundrrd. 'lA~Iight di~;.tdlallt'lg-I' i ... Ihal tllf" ~\\ilrh rallOOli.repf".:ltf'd (uIIII"'" ~ou \I"'.:l diff{'rf"nI foldingpaam and/or "'I,itching iJl'tion for tilt' rqwat), bet-alLotIW
of the
Si nglf'
\ngt'lt' , magici,t/l ;111(.1 author hool fOf Scoundre.l:. S<'rit's of book.." ha" 1>('('11 u~ing tllis Ie!) intl'f6ting fo ld for Ol('r t\\t'nt} lea",. He hru:; no I r" , . nemOf} 0 lis OTlb'ln, unfortunnt ('h . and so does not kn ow if h(' inl{,llkd it or Th ", ' , , • t' af lantag(' to thiS, ~\\ ~tch tl1g action is that although hotb hill.., are fo lded III SI.\tCCll tll~, the audicll('t, 1l('I('r ..,(, , . foldt:d ~1l1 .. rrer than f' i"IItI, "I ,'~ a btl! \I II b' ll I CO lllra~1 ", ilh eacit otlC ' ,, '" 1(,ll lJ!>l'd , I 1 I !> I lat It r, 11 lI' f} Utar'. 'a l r liOn i& !>eCIl , c c, tran~ rorllla_
"0'
i~ in Ih"
'Hong- ori(' llt.:ltioll after tht '1Il1t1.
Th., Il undrt'f' (";.til Ilf' fuldpd a ... dc"cribfil intithtr tlw \ ladimirm or til(' I\.'l/luI\ ... l.i bill ('hangt', tht'll"
Fold tht' IIwldr('d and 10, I " " d ' a" ('»cn"b('d ill the \ I d",(,1IUltotlw, II Uln I)\ 11' a lilu rOI hili ('ho n ,,{. I e .
IIII' bOl1ol11 h.M (JI lilt' "'in1!I., ("r",anl and lip. "",ingill1! tl .. , IIlIlIdr"t/ ill fWIII of Ihl' Iiollar (lff-rure 186). \\ illl till' ri1!hl ill.II·\ 1i1l1!,'r and thurnh pin('h lh(' bill.,; !ol!t'lh.'r .md I"I;!O mOI11,'nIMil~ ",i!h ~our I("fl hand (I 'If'In' IH7), III~pr' \our Il'ft ind.,\ lill;!t'r inlO Ill{' ._\ .. fold orlh+:' Ilulldr!''', .11111 II i, h ,III' lefllhumh "inf'h Ih(" bilb tog£'IIlt'r (f 'glllP IH8). \\ illl ~our ril!h l fing-er .. unfold ttl{' oull' r la\t'r" 011111' Hllml",,1 fOr\,ard anll do",l1. unfoldill!! it inlo l'i;!hll ... (II;:/Ire 189).
186
Ball .. i ..
0111'.
tlwr('
l\Oule!
bf"
no di"('n ' l'dnn in Ilh' din ' I'li(Jn~ of th .. la"t fold and fiN Ullfoid. It i.. ~ill1ilar 10 Iht, ..",itching aelion u~f"d in --C" ' ''~I187
j .. tl ... \\ 0"1". I'old lilt' Ilund,,'d .I~ d.·... .,iht'd in th .. \'Ia
I'hiln~t" bUI Iiiit'll I"ildill!;! it inlo tilt' thumhlip do
not up.. id" dOlIn, In pt'rforllIalle' • ., fold 11." Sill!;!!" foul' tiIlW~, u... ing l1w -"
188
O\~'r-I h, '
-- \ --
rt'IIl
~;o~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--------~~-~I-":"d till' IIuniln,d ,1m'!' timl'" (thl' P
,g',linrrt' .....
malter. hili all fllld .. an' in",), from )'ou). -, .. _, 1l()UfIlWUP fold. '111I, lllllUl"'11 i. . pl
left fin!!t'r. I'u .. h ,Il(' ujlfH·r la~t'r. 0 k I I· 1,1,<> h'rn a .. tilt' lIulldn·d Hh', t hi' third rold 'I. po. I:" •• I 0 ('b3c ' )(:'lIIU ' . .a'ghl h' IIl1ndn·d \\1111 lIu' lOp of till' doll in the r' Uundr('d. \\hich i::- nOI\ in ("ighll;". ..: bOllo.1ll tilt' dolli.lr. fOr\\i.lrd i.lnd up: right hand rotal('"~ fon,ard und lit' fig I JIIe- " nOlI In "1,IPl'nlh .. (\'ol lh thp 1llIlIdn'd hidd b!to regrip the packrt (figllre 192). the Ont.). In"('J1 till' tip of }our Iprt thumb ~n h h"" thl'
up.unfol(lillgilan(I~"m~'lngllC I~J
St~7Irt~n:~"~~j~
'~f
Bot~ b~~ ~
of tlH' IIlIIlIln'" at tlw uPlwr kft Cornf'r ,I·
~
nt
ft.I.I
.
. 'PP''Ith.
frollt laq'r of till' lIuHlln'd and both la\e Ith ~ . ,r~o
dnllar (Fi~lIre /(3). Ll't ~o \\ilh )OLJr right hand ana Eliminating Ill{' discrepanc) from u swileh ing action i~ someLime" men") a matter of orienting tht· Ilundred in the right dir('('tion at the ~Wrt. GiH'n that. hert' art· the I~t 1\'00 oiwiou" "no Il i~r(·IKlJl(·~" .. "-itching u(1ion ...
irN"'r! )our ri~hl irllil"'- arid lIliddll;' fingers in the"\'" oftlw Il unfired at th(' tIpper ri~ht ('orner (F"'@lrel9-11 Pu .. h til(' fronl Iwlf of tht, II L1mlred foruard and ~1L unfolding il (lrH·,'. und "\1 in~rjnl! the Single back behind Ih,· lIundr('d (I·i~lIr(' /9.i), ) our lefl hand let., ~ mom('n(.aril~
S\'oilching \('lion '# II (John 1.00id..)
191
Thi~ i .. Ihe I;..,., "llo-di .. n(·llanC\·' . .. \\itchinO" , aCUOD. Fold til(' lIundred ;Inti load it into the thumbripa. de..crib{·d in tilt' \ IHiJirnir{)\ bill change. In perfOT'
and dO\\ Jl ... \\mging tilt' lIundn'd in front of . , doUar (f,~~re 19i). \\ itll tilt' right ind(''\ finger . . thumb pinch lhe bill .. togt' Lht·r and Il't go mOIllf'ngrit, ",ith ~ OUT left hi.md. I~!'ot'rt \ OU Tleft ind (' ,- fin grT into th l''' \ '' fold oftlw Hundred'(I:;gure 198). and " jlh til(' left thllmh pin('h
71
tlw hill .. In~t't lH'r. \\ ilh ~nllr right ling-t·r..... unfold tht· la\l"r.. ,,11111' lIululn'd fnr\\a rcl and up. unfoldilll! it 11110 \'ll!hth .. (/'1-'111"(' /fJfJ).
Huh'r
(,t'rald i .. a fuli-Inll(" pro from hi .. "SuIJI'r Bill
(h.IIII-\'(''',
'1"("\<),,
and th i,.. i .. fro m
IJUbli .. h('d i n hi,.. 1979 I{'e-
lltum OpU\ II. II . G,·rald",., bi ll chang:('. the Hundr('d i .. foldt·" in ,·ight h ... th('n loa ded into tlw thumbtip. During the ~\\ill' h ing uet ion. the dolla r i!;
lur,' rlOtt· ...
fold('" in~idt' tht· Il ull dn·d, thlh th(' r~' i ~ no di'-C' re pan('~ in tilt' unfolding. In onkr to h'a('h thl' :.\\ itehing action. 1"11 haH' to d('~('ril)('
196
un(' Iw
OJ .. Iighll)
0"6.
differ/'nt folding I)attern than lhe
J'old tilt' lIundrt'd in eighth ... u:.ing til(>
fir ..t threi' fold:. of tilt' \ I.Hlimiro\ bi ll (' h an~e. Tu rn til(' liundred
1IIl.. idc-
do\\ n and load it into the thumb-
tip. in lU'rfurmatH't'. aftt'r Ih(' Single i_~ folded th ree tilll(':'
(:.tlnw foldillg IJalh'rn) ho l(1 both bill;" together
in l)('rf('('1 aJig-nnwll! beh\('ell the midd l{' fi nger-- and thumb", of both hnnd .. (Figure 2(0). \, ith bOlh indc ,
fingw .. / 97
pu~ h
fnr\\ar d on til{" top half of the paekeL
fo ldi n"o bot h bill:. in t-i'l('cn ths with lht' Si ngle aelutil l) folded in",id l' ti l(' Hund red (Fif:.'llre 20 I) . Gesture
198
200
201
'" t
r
mu,l1I'nt.
"'ft lin 'l'rtil'~ 1M a with tht' p
.!" !lIll I.ft thumb (IigI'u fl'I' (Iff lour t nt'r of lht" II Uill r. ' r II h Ihmdrt'd uhwuo I t (' . "0.'7) \\ ,Ill lour rig IIII IlUI h· d UN - - • , , I I'" "Ie hidden lw III inlO t"i:!hth,.. 1('3\ mg 11ll" folt ,'( - m ...
I I it h.lI think thi- j. an inl('rr-ting approdc I dill . . ("(' both blll~ ar f' been ("\pIOfrd b\ 01111' ....... 1IO,,('H' r.-111 . I 31 I .,'t· no ('H'nlUal" foldl'd inlO .",.>en! 1- Jn~" .' . ad\antag~ in nol _taMing "ililillt' /lurHln>11 folclC'd III ~i\le("nlh-. a~ it j. diflif'uh to r('nlOI/: from Ilw thlllllh-
1r l n{,,/,Imp/I,
"/f/f!
11,11 (
"Turin" tlw til'. firmh nn \IIUr tl,. HII I, 11 '. ",II I rom II", ,IlU1WIHT ~ 1'111111 of \If'~ un'_ . ,,". ~~ IiI." \\IU .IT" Ilwn'" Ilnll!.n/!, lilt' 1IIII.Ih,'r,' i IlIJth _u_pieiou- or I11II1<.1tur••1 'ItU '·"n dl_l! "'ait IHl'ilUtt bill j, t·omp1l'h·h unlol",'" .1Ilt! ,h.'n u... · th,. "'(.h lll 10 pu-h tht' til' on firmh "JIi!' .
.
IIn,!!t r . . . . .
it (Hpm' 203).
TIIF II \ \DOI T \, ,h .. ;"Id of .1 rout illl·. \\ III'n \ 'HI lland out a bm £'11' ,'xamin.l.i.,n. ~Oll ·huu]11 h.,I.1 it II it l. ,'(rur right hilfld
During 1II0~t bill dnmgt'''' tht' Iilurnb,ip j. put back on st'('Urel~ either "hil .. unfolding Ihe bill or IdH'1I
(tl](" ontO Ilith ,h,' thllllllrtil'). Ih i~ JI~~rholo¢falh impli," .1 .... ~lJllr ril!hl h.1I1\1 i_ "IIIP'~ dnd all ,..e~ fair. 1,.. ..atN· th .. Idt hand Irllll i, "ml't}. Till' probI"m i_. \dwn h'HI,lin).! ~OIll'·"rll·" ,lollar, it i. natural to hand it to him Jlalm lip. \lith \\JUf thumhonlopnot a good id,'a IIIit'll \I,·.lrilll!" thlllllhtip. Thrrefort it i", {·Olllllwn to ~!'!' m"l!il·i.lll_ ham/in/! hill~outa,. pi,..
tuming il around afl('ruard. Lan('e Dt' Long ha.~ a ni('(>.
tUri',1 in Fi{-'I.m> 20.'1. nli~ 1001._ 1lIlIl
tip "h('11 folded in f'igl,d",
SECIIll\G T il E T il l \/BTII'
;;imple tt>chniqut> to Jlu-h it on 'ighll~ a" tht' bill i~ being di~Jlr3~t>d. \fll('n tht' !Jill i" unfolded 10 quarlers or in half. hold il in di-pra~ po~ilion. liwil p/a('(' !ht> end of tht> thumbtip again_I ~our middl(> finge r (through th..- hill) and pll-h
~uur thumb 3{!ail1~t IIw
201
202
;!O.i
and
_ _ _ _ _ 7l
Ifhanding thl' bill 10 "0111('011(" \\ho i" "ityou ..an U~t' Ill(' (,011(""pt from .. di . . pla\ .ft" and h.md it to him a . . in Fif:,'Ilre 206 . .
you ('an I(lgiealh mot;\ale u"ing: ~our indt'"\ finto point out -on\(' f('alun> of tilt' bill (tht.> :;('rial
-a.er. lht"' ~p<'"('tator\ ... i~rtlalur(', th(' IlOrtrail. et...). ,.. ('8.n hold th.> bill a... in Fif.'Ilre 207 or 208
a~ ~ou
haod il oUI. DITCI\l\C TIl E Till '11lTII'
an OpIUUl. In till' I 1i,·J..ing I illl!t·r-' Ow Hook or /Jon 't Forl-M 10 1)0;111 (I (11)8) "'t"phan r...;r-/·hhaum ..... rite;; that a topil ,·an 1)1' 1I ... ,·(1. h,I\\'·\t'r tllUmbti" . . are w light, !It'tting: it into lh., tHpit ma~ 1)1' diffi('ult-)·ou might need 10 ~Iuf' a lead fi . . h;lI~ .... eight i""id('. St('phan abo mention . . Ihe 1I"'1' of iI ma~nt·t. Plac(' a !-olrong magnN in a di'"of"T1'1i' 10(·alion .... tI("h a.. )our back I}()('ket. Ls('" a 111I"Iailip or ~Iu"
Your bill ~ ""-ll('h routint' i~ nol fini ... lwd until )ou gt·t rid of the t hum hlip (and i~ ('ontt'nl.~). The- pa~ie-~l and
most ..ommon solution 10 thi~ problem is to dit('h it in a pocJ..eI a:. you remo\(' or repiat't' "omp prop. If you are ~ i tting al a table. lapping the- tip i ... ('ertainl~
\\ ai ... thand I'n·\iou~I). Iht· idl'a of "'Ii'alin~
ditt'h tilt' lip in the ...amt· pial'I'
)OU ~tolf'"
it..
)OU
are
,tUIOmatinlll~
206
rt· ...'·I. In t Ill' \la~ I IN I (;('Ilii. J)a, id \\ illiam~on publi-hed ,I routine ("alit'd •. \n FIH
I)il Stop (GregoT) \\ il"ion) \. til(' ('nd of a bill dl tln~(' roulilH', lilt' Ihumb.ip call 1)1' dilched in till' ormpit. \1 .111) l1la~ida n ",. inl"ludinf;: r at rid . Pag", f). Ilo\\ard I~ o n ... and Jardint' f.llb.. hd\ t'
·"11111'11: I nfohh11jl f/,,· S/(ltJ lIiJ1 (~
!,.~---------------~-.=---,,:u~,,~.from \Our
aflll
to pull thf" tip off th,· thuUlb
, , O ditch ~\\jtdl. and ",I to 1IIIIIIhl' 111) off .. our thuml, , . . . . . 1'om 1 ma~"· '. nUJro..L ..plorNt lhl' UI;(' 0 fthearmprl00 ' 1"0,"1'1" (0 I ...... or II ( t:' h- Ii fin"." pa III ,I" HILI aft' (·ro .... In/!: \()ur Book 14('81 objt·(·(:o, In 171 ( " " I,tllt'armpit 10 .HI,... . _ .. arrn!,~ b "l'$about U'I I'" a("llHllI~ 1'1.11'" tl\l' tiP Into ~our armpu with th"fin __ StephankiN'h auOl \In 'h" 1"""llIl' r('quirt· .. til(' _,.c.." · ho\\ ('\er I~ lee \fh" i.l "l'~'onrl or hH). u.ncro b I dilch a I Him 1'1)' -rolt' an (''1:1'10_ ..... )Our arm~ """"u 01 "1 ' raH'.t-.I J0n Raclit'rbaUIJ1/" \\I ' ,~ in tht" ,our h'IIlt! .. 114' ~!'t'n "lIll't) a., }Oll f'ith"f r"tn'"", \\earlllgo . ' ,lifo . fG n \X iL-on's armpit 14'e UJI{lllt , . iJili or rrlt'n-I) g-~·.. ll1rt'. hoJdinf! )our hand!> OUI I" ratIon 0 rcgo , f I 'cll du' follo\\ 1Ilp: flf June 2000 i~u~' of lUCIC. rom \\ II lire 21 I). I .~'I \Our h ..lIld~ hi' "('t'n I'mpl). bIll do ' d " II oul. or t IIt' aU(I'Il'nf'f' mal m I... description ili deme. I "'Illicith 1'01111 f b'lI h nP"' make ~1If{'t J ( ' . • av, \1 th{' conclusion 0 a I c a ~l. cOllnt'('lion lH't\\l'('1l ~our armpit and ~our rrnnr, .C b" hal loo~c on lour Ihllillb. Iland out r mliOl til) I~ ;;Qmc" '. J halHk the bill for examination. I mmcdiatd~ rdn:\. illl ('ro~~ I . \nolll('r \\,.~ It) ~f't th(' tip undl'r ~Our arm is l our arm"" placing )our right hand dirl'd ~ mto )our 1)la('(' •)uur ri:.:ht h,lI111 on ~our Il'ft arrnJ·u.t abm'/,'l ,. l. UW' I{'{t armpit. There are a fe" po~cs )OU ("all :u I01' I1('r' ' ' III CII)UII (/'ur dlxm and IIIJII .\f)ur~l(,I'\1' up. I)urin!! 'our Icrt hand can rc~t on )Ollr Tlg C"" ,. thi" 3ctioll.\'n... ....., lire 209). Or )OU can ~"Tip your chin "ilh )our Idl thumb and curled forcfingl'r (Hf:.'Zlre 210). ur )OU ran rest )our left finger~ on ~our Jeft chcck. \\ hiriwH'r
po~e )OU adopt. hold it for olll~ a mOllH'nl or '"0. \fhil{' in the 1)O;,t'. the lip is held in plac(' b~ pn,~.,jllg ~our lefl upper arm against }our bo,l~. and ~our thumb i~ pulled oul of the tip. IIhlend of u.ill~ pr('~·
~id('rahlt' frt'l,lIom of mmt'01rnt. 'ou rangf'oolurt".roR up )ollr ~1\'t'\I'''', or ('
\
V 209 211
210
212
· and
left arm ",ill -;eem cramped. Remember, ••01",,1"" arm is onI) using slight tension to hold Itlip,il's not a \nestling choke hold. The fest of your
should he rela..wd. To finish. ('rO:;5 your arms again, adopting any of . . three poses described above, or use this fourth aption: gt'sture with your open left hand in shrugging motion-Gregor) calls this the Jack Benny pose (Figun 212). As you casually strike one of these poses, your right hand retrieves the thumbtip in finger-palm position. Uncross your arms and ditch the tip at your leisure.
\nolhE'f option is to lurn slightly to the left and place ,"our Idl tlngE'flips into your It'ft jacket pocket. Pull th(' pO('kel open and relax your upper arm. letting the thumbtip drop down into your curled left hand. This is easier than it sounds, it's a straight drop down to your hand. Plac{' the tip into )'our pocket a.;, you come out v. ith som(' other object. The crossing of your arms during all these procedures is part of a brief gesture or a relaxed pose. After a moment or two, a new thought occurs and you therefore uncross your arms. Your actions must match your attitudes.
III TIPI,E§§ §-wITCH
HANDLING§ AND rrECHNIQUE§
TIP1LE§§ HANDLING§
·hTHE E'\O OF ~11"E KOZLOWSKI'S ORIClr\AL \lANUSUUPT
informal or intimate performanccti, where the audience is liable to grab a bill from your hands. a thumblip can Sll\e you. BlIt lhink about it-what arc you trying to hide'~ \ tin} llat packet, a biU folded into si'\teentJu;. What do you ha\e a\ailable to you to hide that packet? The other bill (which is sixteen times larger) and your two hands (w hieh are at least sixteen limes larger). So, you've got a minimum of forty-eight times the neeessaf) surface area to hide that packet. Do lOU need a gimmick? Remember, you also have to hide the gimmick you're using \0 hide the bill. Hov. much sense does it make to hide a small object \\ ith a bigger object that you also have to keep hidden? During much of the bill change, you are finger palming the tip. Is there any advantage to finger palming a thumhtip over finger palming a folded bill? Furthermore, the moments when you finger palm the tip are the worst possible moments, right when lOU want (and often imite) close scrutiny of lOur hands. 'Iou can't misdirect a\\o) from the tip. In tiple,;" handlings \cry begilUJing and you finger palm the biU onl) at vcry end. \,\'hen nsing a thumbtip, in the luiddlt, oj' the procedure your burden is doubled, b.-'("ause lOU need to hide both the thumbtip and lhe f':.tra bill nt the ~nmetime. \ pro~theti{' appendag(' umVor unnatural c1a\\-li kc grip arc more apparent than mun~ ma;;ieians rea liz~' or ar~' willing to ad, nuI.!ellgl" Cranlt-'d. pro per technique \\ ill take curl" of thl·.,'" pwhll.'nb, but
he wrote, " I am 00'\ going to tip my pet handling of this effect ... Thj~ infonnation is buried here to limit its C.:I.posure ... You can perform the same effect \Iithout the thumbtip!" He added, "The actual switching is the same. but it is casier because there i~ no thumbtip to get the bill in and out of." Lf )OU already do a standard bill switch, }OU can pro babl) work out a ripless handling with no further
instruction. f\'early clcry bill switch described in Chapters 4 and 5 call be adapted to a lipless hun-
dling. The first question in Chapter 2 is "To tip or not to tip?", and there are passionate, even dogmatic., opin-
ions as to which approach is better. Yet, there is no right or wrong answer to this question. It depends on context and application. I've been a long-time advocate of the tipless bill change because it is easier and therefore looks better in most magicians' hands. I even wrote a bombastic eseay about it in 10) fin>! set of lecture notes. In the course of .... riting this book, I han' rea lized that each appro.aeh has it.; ..trengt hs and v. caknesses. 1\ numIter of factors dictate the appropriateness of one verIlOD. over the other. For many routines, suc h as ~". "Change for a Tv. t-"d) n, and "To Catch a a thumbtip is absolutely cbsential. In other like Dati Kapilar ', "Fast F'orv.ard", and ExpeDbco" one is not rcquin·d. Duri ng
("hall,!!:" Itltll.., d"dm' r. 1I10r(' n;ltura I. ,1111 I rlliI~"t'a.
t'h.lll .. n~\' j, ItII,rOH' ~olll'-df I'IO>lIn "t til\' ('1111. "hidl j. h.lnkr to dn "ilhoul a tip. ~I' it rl'{jll in" nln,fut m'llwg"1Twnt' l'rl'ci,.. timing:_ :lIld ,[llltl.> tIli,dirl'('II()1l to pillm off or ditdl
til .. ,,,... lnt bill. In Ch"pl!'r 9. a
\arid~ of .Iitchin!! illld dean-IIII pnlet'llml" (a, \\,,11 il-
adrl-on •• tllrn'ln/uml OInd lurmn I'r 111(1\ t". Ili'pIJ~ '.
("If.) \1
ill Iw dlronidNi.
..,1 11 I' 11,,1.1 tlH' IlulI,ln ,I .... ilh Ih, Ioil! 10. fa. 'n~ \11 f"ld. ,,111 h•.I .... a' from \1111. I old IIIf' I.,ft HJ t tho right, I "III tho 100110111 hair "1'- I "III tlil' 1,·& I'~ ·,,,1,, I ,,1,1 till" h.. llom half up (/ il-'I.trf· I) I Intil ,I I'" ~ ' it in tlH' right h;.lnd in thi· "rio·llt.ttio n, Wtth g"r 1I.,lm tI ... ,.\ " riJ!ht .. ilk up 1111 \ I JI)-O \: lIi'pl.l\ or h"rro ....
,I
dollar. Llh it \\-ith
\Our !toft 11,11111 awl hrilll! it 11.11"1.. to .... arll 'our ril!ht h'lntl. '\_ ,oU ,10, or;""! it ",(1 that it i· riJ!ht .ill.· up and 11.(> hal'l.. i .. f.lIinl!
,(/11, \ '
\(,ur ril!ht h.1I111 iIlOH··to i!fab
thl' hill. \our ri~ht thumb ('ol1l;.1('I·th.· oUkr Opfl) ('lid of tlw finJ!"r-I'
1'111' '1'11'1 ESS III \I)RU) DOl LIIl III LI "11'1'(11 Hike r.. o:/(J/c"ki
dl.II.,r i_llwll f,·,II,,·!\\'TII II ... fing.·T'- arulllw Il u!l(ln'tl
comh;nat;"ll of \lil..('\ bur~;ng tl\(· rd"n'llI'"
,)t
tion . \!though tl1l' t h umhtip h.mdlin~ i...till mon°
I']r 1J('lp~ ,Ii.gu i~,' t lit' ~lniJllt'r af,tioll of pb"illl! IIii' dol-
popular a lll ong mag:i('ian~_ \lil..,· r"("'I1I I ~ 'lat,·,L "I
lar in fronl of
ha\ ('I1 '1 dOIl(, it .... it h a lip in OH'r
t .... '·nt~
yar... ·
\ rJ:J II ·!): \ 'iingl(' (lila} lw borro.... ,·(I) and a IlullIlr('d,
"W hi(l,j,oll hill.
thumh firml\ Ollto tilt· lIunclrt'd .IIHII'II-h il to till' Idt.o thaI it j. t'ntir,-h Ik'hind lhe "'inJ!lt-. 1II,I.lthi· _'inglt' Iwl \\Pt'n \ 011 r h.I:1I1-. ... ilh jlL>t I'];IIT \our ril!'"
I I
'''o,thum,b, and Ilide' lin!!"r,.. (Of middk lin!!l'r~. if you'd rathN). ~our right thumh pinehing th{' Ilundred again~1 th(' Single. Tlli,.. \\ ill \)(' fef('rr<.>d to ai' dlliplay position (I-j'{',1Ir1> S). Ch apter 9 off"!",, olh('[ ways to get into di~p';)) p0~iti()n. Gi\ (' t ill' audi('O('(' a good. clean di~pla) of th e bill . Cd ~ our other fingt'f"; out of the wa~ .,;0 lour \13l1d,; are SI'{'n oliw f wi':it' ('mpt~,
THE FOLDIi\G: 't O ll are going to fold
til{"
Single 111('
same .... a) you folded tht' lI undred. \\ ith )our left
i'illl'h tilt' hill 1)1'\\\('('11 \(\\If ind," fin{!"r~ and thumh~. and with ~otlr middle linger,.; pu,.;h th f' hOI-
tom half of tht" bill fOf\\
mittelk fingw~. l St' ~Ollf left fingers to [old the leh half of the- hill fonHlnl and to til(-' right (figure 8). Again
hand PlJ~h dH' le ft h a lf of tlH' bill fonHlrd and to the
right (Figure 6). " our right ling('r,.; fI-grip to hold both ia)'ers of the hill.
your thumb.. to tnlll~fer the hidden hiU from ~our right thumb to ~our left. \0" creOl!'t' the hiU or g~turt' "ith your right hand (Figllrf? 9). lelling it Ill' ~I't'n t'mpt~.
behind tht, ot],t',r, 1114' I~']I~ an' till' ,"ami' "i7(" "0 thev lIt,t,{11H Iw )I,'rl,'dh ah:!TWt! at th,,, point. lI old tho · ' )'u'k," I", th,' I,d!!" .. ;ll ,our fi1IlI!I'rl'I'"' and kf'f'p )Our • I IU'r fin""!' out I)fthl' \\a\. hand~ 1,ut:- ~f'(' n "" . til. kl ,our _ o( t'IllI'".(/"i'ruT(' 12:. audit'nl'l' ' . \ It',,). '(lU ma\. ..dMM holrltlw p;.u-kt'l \\ III, ~(Hlr rl~hl hand and g(,~lur(' with
as "eU.
t1H" It'ft. or ~nap ~()lIr fin~t'!'. (lr palN'. or <;omf'ho\\
THE S'\f"ITCIII\C \ CI'IO\ : l::.e ,our thumb!' 10 align
rrt'at{" a lIIa~il' nHIIIU'1i1. In ..{"rl )our left iruli'\. fin~('r into lh,' downward
the bottom edges of bolh bilb., Pinching till' t\\o bills primaril~ \\ith )'our left finger,. mo\(' ~our right
rrt'a~t~ of lilt' IIlIndn' lI at tilt' I(mer Idt corn('r, and
\1 thi'
,......ifyou.d likr, ~ou ('oln U~t' ,our Idt hand 10 erea...o.{'
thp bilL Irtting ~our hand he seen empt~. thell u~l'
middle finger behind the pu('kd and pll~h the bottom half for"OIrd and up. folding the Singl(' in "ixteenths and swinging the Ilundre!1around 10 the front of the Single (Figure 10). COIllpl{',(· tilt' folding b) swinging ~our inM\. fing('~ around to tht, front of the packet (figure JI),
pin('h hoth hill~ IOgt,tlwr, .. 11""inl! lht' right fingers to unfold till' t)u\('r In) ('r of th!' Ilundred forward and
up (Fif.,'1ITP /3). T ilE l \FOU)]\(;: '
011
\\ill
9
10
/10\\
('onti nu(' 10 unfold
tht' liundr!'.1 h) fI'H'r",jll!! lilt' a('ti()n~ uf lhe folding
1.1
"
8.3
Switdr Hondiinp; and Tedlmques procedure. kee pin g th e Single hidden behind the Hundred. Jog the Single slight.ly to the left. allowing the right index and middle fingers to enter the folds of the Hundred 0 0 the right side. and unfold the front talers of the Hundred to the left (Fzgure U). The right thumb slides the Single to the right as the left fingers grab the edges of the front layers and pull them to the left.. completing this unfolding (Fl@1-relS). As your right thumb slides the Single to the left completely behind the Hun dred, lu..."Crt your left index finger into the fold at th e upper left corner of the Hundred and begin th e t hird unfold do\', nward (Figure 16), which is completed by your right fingers
Ja)-ef of thl' Hundr.·d. fo rmin g a "<- ~ hape with the bill (r"lgun> l8). W'~tUf(' with your right hand. If"tting it be :d between your hands. Hold this for :>('veral beats so the audience Call ~dy and appreciate that it is a hundred~doUar bilt: Hold it with only two finger.; of each hand and keep all the other fingers out of the way-let your hands be seen empty. From this position, there are many ways to fi.o.ish. Chap~ ter 9 describes several ways to show both sides of the bill and methods for ditching the extra bill.
(Fi,,=ce 17). The Single is now held against the H undred by your left thumb; as your left fingers pull down on the outer
COMi\1E~T\RY:
Here are ten important points to consider as you learn thi". or any other tipless handling (and most of tht'se are applicable to thumbtip switches. as weU).
1. The hidden bill i". not ... tationary. it moves as nece~ to ",ta~ conct'aJ
from the edges. 2. This s\',ilCh look:; most con\incing if ~·our hands take turns secretly cupping the hidden bill and imme15
16
17
18
/9
aftH f'wn fnlcl.lh~· hillltl",,' twilling ,Iw hi£i... WD k It'l I~ 1-'t.~lur.·. rhi~ "II~ hllth h;lIul, are · -I. -ami -forth allenul("l~ f;f"('n I'mI'll ill
rialto ht- .blt' 10 lii'pl.l\ OIl1" hill \1 hi lt- kt'qll n~ till' othrr on(' hidt/I'll . t-Iu (h' ,!lII/I" 'lrTI 1111' . a rioll' 11,("hniqu.... that folio", for floi ng IlIi,. 4. R(' mt' mhN that
IOU
M e IliIlltlJ ing a
. P IC('{'
of
paper. 'Ollr mimipulal i'nl;!' of lilt' hiJl~ ~hoilid lit' lighL liIhoolh. ,u](1 -ofI. " 'Mil to do tilt' fold ing ill a ('a.ual. nol bdaoon·d. mnnner.
5. \ e,er h,)td ~()ur fjngl'/"'o logellll'r a. if )O U nrc fingt'r pillming- ("(Jin •. It f)nl ~ r( '(l u i n'~ 1\\ 0 li ng,·r. (() hold a bill, nnt Ii\(, or lI' n- k('('p )(Jur o lhcr li nger., oul ofthe "a~. 6. I)on "'.tart' inl (' ntJ ~ at 11](' hill, ,I_ if )OU an' doi ng
IoOmt"thing " '{'hni(,;tlt) d('lIIand ing, I ,o()k i n~ 1\ il h I!f('al ('On('('nlralioll j ~ jr]{,u ll~ru ()U~ \\ ith tht' ~i mpl t' a('tiOIl~ ~ou are pt'rformin!!. , ou ~ ho u lcln ' , hall' 10
look at ,IU' bill al al~ )our fill!!,'r-- \\ ill wI! ~ ou if IIII' ,'\Ira bi ll i~ ",hl'r1' il .hould Iw-hitld"/l . \~ Hruee (('n oll .,aid, "'Thi" i.~ allodlf'r 1)('1 /K'('I(' of lIIill ..-ma~ri('i all~ "ho look allht'ir hamk TIl(' \ 1\ <111- 11 h O I\ d{'II'rh tl WI do it. 1 d01l'1 ('ar(' 110\\ d,·,'{' rh I UU do it. dOIl:t loui al your hand,.. Th
told tIlt' hill, II,· ",1\'" loldili/,( "III'nn_ . I I" lin" I"ur ,-\)n ...,-iflil" Jllin(1 fn'(' to f'OIl("'Il_ .,('IOU'" I,
,.1 ,.
~i"hl-\llIlr fin;!" ........ houlll IWH'r oh"'('lIrf' mor(' than a "... ora II·, II >"'1'111'1"" ' r "f Ih.· I,ill, 11"ld "tl .., hill III d."' cd"I'~ ,lIld 1"1 tllI'llI ~ •. " illlllo~I,Ilt' ,'(1I1f(' ... urfa ..., at all
pl~ a mattl' r of p"r",ollill 1'",11'1"'111"" In fill·l. m,un lIlilgi("ian . . ,dIll do .1 lip!.,.... hill dl.:.llll!t· U"'I' \ ]ddi· mirOl '~ fo ldin/! !'.III\'rn,
10. ' (Ill 1Il'1~ 1\<111' 10 lhl' h.lllt! lolion or lingt'r 1ll0i~IC I l('r (Ii 1..,. ~ort k \\i k or ·r.H·k~+il1l!t.r) on )our l humb~ 10 (' II~lIr,' )1111 hit\(· iI/!ood "ri l' 011 tIll' fo lded bilk t"-
TIPLE§§ SWITCH VARIATION§
SETL P: Ho ld the- Fiv{' with the- back toward vou. All [old:,; y.ill 1)(' a\\ ay from ~ou. Fold the left half to the righl. Fold Ihi' 1('1i half to the right again. Fold the top half day. n, then fold the top half do\\n again. Turn the bill 0\ ('r lOp for bottom (Fi.~re .20). and finge-r palm til{' Fi\(" in lh~' right hand in thi,; orientation . \\ilh the .. , .. right ... idt> up.
OVER THE YEARS. MM'Y MA C ICIANS-SO M£ INSPIRED BY
Kozlow~ki's
brief descripti on in hi s manuscript and some una\\are of it-ha ve reinven ted th e tipless biU change. Unlike versions using a th umbtip. of which there are many variation::., most Lipless handlings are \irrually identical. .\lost of the difference:; lie in the
management details-ho\~ to gt't into position. display both sides of the bill. ditch lhe extra biU. etc. \105tis not all-of the switche:o desnibed in Chaplers -! and 5 can be adapted for lipless handlings. The process of adaptation should be obvious; you would then need to work out the management details, with help from the techniques describ(>d in Chapter 9.
THE
or borrow a dollar. Hold i[
ing it be hin d th .. do llar. THE FOLOI'JG : You \\ ill fo ld tlle dollar the same way you folded the Five in th E' setup. Fold the left hall a\~a) from you to the right (Figure 21 ). Fold the left half to the right again (Figure 22). L"se your thumbs to align the hidden Five almost /lush with tlie bottom edge of the dollar. With your inde:\ lingers, fold the top half of tlle dollar fon.. ard and do\\n (F'brure 23), then fold tlle top half of the dollar fan.. ard and do,.. n again (Figure 24). Both bills are no\\ in sixteenths and completely flush, the Five hidden behind the dollar.
THE $5 BILL SWrrCH Jay Mu"hall Jay was the Dean of American Magicians and one of the better cheaper acts (as the Litle of his bill s\v1tch iDdicates). He devised this in the late 1970s. Other . . . Kozlowbki'S handling, this is perhaps the best~ tipless ;;WilCh, and one of the fe\\ that are not reinvention of Kozlo .... :.ki's. I recommend you • • Ibis with a One and a Five, so that you can (a 1............ de:.<'ribed in the commentary.
THE SW"lTCHI~G -\c nO\ : In,;:t'rt )our iode:>. linger,,; into the .. , " of the FiH'. ) our right ha.nd holu:eo the baek half of Ihe FiH' in plaee a.. the Idt h
"0.
~
\J)()~O\: Oi,"pla~
bf'"t\\een ~ou r h:uld:. and . . ho\\ both ",ide~ lliiing ··tipless tu rnover *1"' (pagf' Ill). \:; ~ou finish the turnover. use your right th umb to push the Fi"e to the left, load-
.....""1Ia< bill (may bt> borrowed) and a 85
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2Sl Th,' dollar .... iU ....... ingaround bt'hind 1lU'
durin~ thi,. unfolding.
mE l "\FOLOl"\ G: Tht· unfolding i~ ... unpl ~ a rp\ f' ........ of the folding proced ure, Hold the bilb at ~o u r righ t 6~rtip" a~ you in:-.ert ~our left indt''!: finger into tht'
fold of the Fi \(' at the bottom left corner and unfold the front half fo r.... ard and up as ~o ur right th umb !>imuhan eo u~ l ~ p u ll~ the Ont· into right-ha nd fi ngf'r palm (figure 26). "our right fing(' r-. rt'"adju:.t to grip the bill at the e'\treme right edge~ (Figure 21). --0 your left fingers can unfo ld 1l11' Fivf' to the left t .... i('t', t'"nding in display position. Di~pla ) til(' Five a.s at Ill{' ht'gi nn ing, tu rning it O\f'r t_ice u~ing "ti pl f'~ turnover I ". ~ you fini!' h turning the bill, U o;(' your right thum b to pu.:-'h the foldf'd ODe to the left a nd b('hind the FiH·. \ a u can no .... "pread the fi ngers of both hand!> '" ide o pen, ~ho .... in~ the handlO f' mpty. \ o u ca n e ither end here or rf'pt'at the ;:;....;tch, changing the Fi\ e ba("k into a ant". Tht"n UM' of the clean-up and/o r ditching procedurt"~ de..cribed in Chapter 9.
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CO\t\IE\T-\R\ : J a~ emJ1hai>ize~ the im portancf' of Dt"\"{"r covering the biJls with ~ our fioW' ..... It mll:>1. -.eem that the original doUar ne,('r leaH'1O the audit"oce '!> siplt. Thi" ill good ad vice for all bill ",,,,itthe!>. Jay\; ~impl (' pres(' ntation makes this ,,\\itch a", entertaining as it is decepti\e. Display the dollar and say, -A triel.. inroh·illg a oll MoUar bill. It 's a mathemalU-aJ trick. tou do it at lhe COUll t of'fit"t' '....-k th{' switch if> '-'{'CUlf'd, ('ount aloud fro m one to five in
rh yt hm . '()m' tu ". ,hrr'f' / flur. iiI f! .. f ounl!l ont! fnur cHml· ,d, ..... ,Ih t",H"h £old uf lh" dollar. and e ('(Junl of fi\l' happ.'n .. , I urin ~ thl' ....... il ·hinf! at1uJn at th,' ",aM mom,'nl till" ~i\f' f'o mf''' into vif' ..... Th .. app,'arann' flf th,· Fi'd' on th., .·nun t of - . fivf':- IS .. ur p ri~ mp:l~ .. re",·tiH'. If vou ,·haJll!l' th .. Fil'P back into i.I dollar. ('ount bat·k .... anl frt)m fiH". "Fi.n>,{our.lhrpp. lIm, one'" Of COUl't"th,' '·Hunt of·· onf':" colncidt'.. .... ilh thf' do llar cHmin~ into \it" ..... T hi... pr.. ,iou,.h appt'an'd nn \ olume 36 of the "i{PI·ell.\ Greutl'r l/(Jf.rlf I idf'o Librar.... · Our Bp~l .3 (I f)()O). It .... a~ ori¢ni.llh publi~h .. d ill thf' Janu~ 19Sb Ip()C(lt...p~(' b~ lIi.1rr~ L.ora\Il!·, .... ho inf"'plil'abl~ dt'~eribl·J it '" ilh i.I OntO and a rl'n, rf'ndt'rin~ Ja~ '~p rf' ...entation mt·anin1!It' ..~.
THE IOOTH DOLI III BILL Ul\ ('E 10h" L01"lfk Durin~ a
di,.("U ... ~ion o f tiph· ... ~ bill t'h~..~.I()~ bt'forf' book.. Pt'It' \Io-Cahe i.I \f'1'"\ thouf!htful ma~';(·iiln antl .... riu'rJ a."kt'u mf', -I,. it ot't..~ l· . . ~ar'\ to do tht' l;.Cot fold·1 I. . n't that ju~t.l carry--ovo>r from thumbtip handlin;...""'(' I immt'diat{'h ran into the bath room (that ........ hl·r" tht' mirro ..... .... t'rt'") and ", orkctl u p til{' fo Uo .... in{! handlin~. PI·te .... a", right. fol ding the bill o nl ~ thr('t· tillU''' "ffl· r-. "'o mt' big a d \ ant~f' ''', The final pa<: kf't i ~ t .... iI',' a~ big, .... hieh mak f' ~ it mor~ vi..·.ibl .~ in largpr , eIlUt''', and tht'" tran;"fonnation i.... more magical. bt'('au!ol' U largt.· r pa{·ket ~T(·nt'rat e ... lt'~ ~u"pi cion-it It'nd~ it,.df It' ...,. t'a.. il~ to milnipulation and
I kIll'''' I'd h....... ritin!! thi~
~ubt e rfug:{' ,
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Thi~ i,. t' ''''l' ntiaJl~ a ti pll· ... ~ lOO Bill Change .... im ant' It'...~ fold, but th{'rt' ilft' other differeoce,.. 'Iou oe-ed to be a little morf' t'urefuJ ",;th thb handli~ bt.'t..·au,... thr- fo ldt·d bi ll )OU art' hiding ~ rn il't' a ... hi::::, he'"o thert' i~ \ e r~ Li ttle room for t'rror. lhou .... ant a upl, changt' fo r largt· r \f'nue . . , thi~ .... ill -.t.·f\ t' ~(Ju .... U ob, iou,. rt'a...-.o n.., I h,· .. itate tLl h.-ap pr.u"..· on th,,, b.ian dling, but l .... ilI ..a' lhi,. ; .lllt'r ..tUllving 4llJ tro Uig th ... h.ultUin~ in thi,. bvnl.. thi", 1& the'" a ., I ""...... tht' bill ..""itt·h.
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di~111.1\ l"01'ili"ll. \n\' .I " IllI'\li .. hi'W' ,,011 Ir.. 111 p.I!,!" 111 1 tn Ir' IIl ~ I " r Ih!' fnl,II',1 \ .HI.I hI' rldlf Ihlllllil. ~lrnult,Uli'o u .. l\ lurnil! g I 11 11111 I n" " " it "H'r ri!,!hl tIl ,,·It Ihlilltlll' "'irlg'" \\ilh JI1 .. 1 'Illlr thuml. ...lIlIl lnilllli!' gil infll- th,' 1lIl;!"r-. III . .II ,,,u',, r.rt hnl. , , ind." lill',....r~. ! p' " " \ \
1" il umln,,1 "d"lI;lr I m 'l ~ 1)1' hurn"\1~ II .lIll.
III
.111",1'
SE1l p. Hnlti till' lI undrl'" \\ il I1 IIIt' Iloll I.. (m ,'in"'" IOU . I' II II ' h·/I ~lIh' to All fold .. "iI/III" a \\.I,' fnull Hili · H \ It . hi ' I ..."
11 11. (' ('1 I fI", ~ "d , ..1.'.111 dl~I'I." fli till' 1 I- .. •, .... .. "ul lit tlw "ii' "0 Ih.11 \our han II.. an. "I IH' ,I-"I".'r ... .111( Will'
~"I'rl
"tllI"f\ll"" "mpl\ 11"" .111~ III Ih,' lurn.l l·ound o r tll rll lJ\ "r
'011,";1 11
do,," (/'If,'1l1"l>18), l ingt'r pilllll tht' hill in ' I~I' n~llI hand in thi . o ri,'ntiJlion. \\ill lllll' .. \ " right -]( 1., up.
111 0\1'"
d.· ... r illl'd
III
(.II.qll,'r ()
10 .. l1u\\
hOl h ~i d,' " flf
lilt' hi ll ,II till" !,Olll!. hilt iI Ihlllll .1 Ilorr/' ''''d hill. I Ihinl.. il'" 111111'·'·'· ..... 11'\
TftF \ DO-O\ : I lJ.\' it lariatioll of Johnn~ P,ud ', "add-on #6" fro m Cha pt!'r 9, Brit'n): HllrrtJ\I i l dol Jar. Tal.t' it v. ith \Our Jt.fl hillitl illlli put il into 1111' right . "hich i. palm ,; " ilt ahoul \\;Ji.1 1.·\1'1. TI lt' dolkl r i· plact'd fa('(' up 011 lOp of IIII' Ihlltllt'll hill . orii'III,' d rilZht ..ide up from ~ourl){)illt o(\i,·\\ . I.oo\" al th t' hill . 11'1'11
1'111 10 1 1)1\(. \\ illt II1UI 1,,11 fill:!,'r ... pu .. h Iht' I"ft h.. 1f of till' hill to til" right to lold II (I '/-'1I1P 2Q). th"n \'f\'''~'' ,!r,' tdt ""Il'" in .. urrllll lilt' f"ld i~ ,"t' n, \ fln H'· .... IIl:! t lit' hi II. 1"1l1·1i lilt' Ii itl, It'll 111I1lI1 nod \I ilh ) our l..tllIrUIllb."\1 IIr,1I (..... 1.111111.11..1' ,Ill 'll'propriali'(·om1111'111) ,our n).!'11i 1t,lIId 1'.1II::,· .. llIn·
"ill! ~ our It'ft hand (fill~"r-. 011 lOp). ~r" I J till' riu-hl ~i d .· of till' hill. ~otlr I.·ft thumh ,'liPl'ill;! tlli' lIu lId r,'d ~uaill"' l lhe dollar. \0" ~irnult 'lIl1'ou~l ~ r,li..,' till' llollar to {'ht'''1 1,-\t'1and turn ~our I,·fl h,lI1ll p'llrn ill . ..o lhe face of lht' dollar i" to",ml II... allllil' lIn'. Gr,ll, till' right .. ide of tht' dollar "ilh ~our right hand ,Hili ~ ou
UI'~fll' IIII' Iii II ..
itlr \OlIr ri;.dll hanel and. " ith ~ 011 r n;.!ill IIr II FH h. t.II-.-IIIII~ 1111 1\ ,. Ilw Ilu ntln-d to till' ri~hl."o Ih"t till' ri).!'llI "dll"" 01 tilt· hill~ .Ift' p,' rft,(·tI~ li il"" up in I'n'p,lrilliolllor till' "I'("OIHI fold. \\ il h ~our
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II
(1m' " ~ .....",
(lid the left ~ide of the Single rom ani
thE" f'ghl (H?,rure ,30).
slighll~
off-e{' nl .... r, ~o it i~ the sam .... width a~
ml'\" thelll . I)ill('h Ih\' top lold Iwt\\('{'n ~ollr imk... fingt' r ~
bills, Don ', tr~ 10 hi de the hiddt'll bill "ith ~ollr fingers. as using a ll tell o f ~our finge rs to hold the bills
"lip '0\11' middll' fing .... r,.; out of thE' fold and around to tilt' b'ont of tht, bill, being careful not to let thl' Hundn'd .. lip out from b{'hind th£' Single. \fin till' third fold tht> hi ll" arf' the same "ize, ..0 th{'~ n{'t'd to b(' Jwrft·(·tl) alignf'd. Ii oid thf' packet at
would onl~ 1001- :;lIspiciow;. How (,VN, ) ou must a lso bf' careful no t to mo\e the lIundr\' u to either s ide
gt'r,., out of the
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foldt'd Hu ndred. Continue w;ing onl~ ~our .umb.~ and middl e (or indn) fingers to hold the
(or it will be see n). (se your thu mbs to adjw;tthe Hundrt'd so that its
('I"l'a"ing it,
~Dur lin~ertil''';''~ tht' t·d~v,,; and kf't'p ~our othe r fin\\(1)
\t thi" point. ~(,u
(to let )ou r hands be seen empt)}. ("arl
hold lhl' paekt't \\ith )our lett
bottom edge is a ligned with the bottom of the Single.
hand and "nap )ollr right fingn,., to effect a magicmorrwnt. \1 1t'l"Il<.lli\l'I), )OU eould ("H'at{' the magi{'
For the third unu final fold, with )DUr index lingers,
moment during- Ih(" rir1'il unfold.
push fon\ ard on the top of the Single, folding it down (Figure 31). l our middle finger:; at the center of th{' bill act as fulcrum s, and the bill folds neatl~ in half
Til E S\\ 1'1'<:111 \G \(:'1'10\: \\ith \our lett inde'\ and middlp IIng-t-r,., ft-Heh into lilt" open edgt- of tht- Huntlrf'd at tht' uppl'r h-ft t"tl\"lU'r (Fi.p tre 32) and unfold tht, Hundr!-d h) 11\0\ ing: thl' front half fon\ard and d()\\ 11 . Th(' ~in~ltup on
~our
1110\1'" \\ ith lhi1'i front half and enti" ,.it!(, of tht, lIundrt>d. It n'll1ain:; foldt-d. ,,0
it i,. now half tlw,i/t- oftlH" Hundred. \gain. ~ou
ll1U,,{
Iw ci.lft'htl to keep it align(,d.
\It hough I
ntlrmi.lll~
don 'to ~ou ean ereate a magic
moment IWn' if ~(IU ~nap the bill with ~our right
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middle finger at tht' naet moment ~ou unfold tht' Ilu ndn'd (Figure :-;.)). Tlw appt'
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33
."11 1,dt. I nf"ldlnfllhr ,~/fJfIIl"f (~
~nap tilt' bill rreale~ Iht' ~ of an actu~1 \ i~u .. 1 tran~f()rJllatioll. Thi., trilla fIOD1(' praMiet' 10 N,lourdinutt'. bt'eau~t' ~ou halt' to do th.. unfolding " ilh )our I.·ft hand alonl', but it can 1M- dOnt'. •
nIIrt mo mt'nl l OU
THE: l \1-'0 11)1 \(;; T hi.. i~ thl' Ollt· timl' v.hl'rt' ~ou ,,·iU U "t' all ~our fingel'-to hold lht' bill.".. but onl~ for a !'eCOnd. " ith ~our It'ft fingw". gr:lh tilt' bills 011 tht' left ..idt' a~ ~our right thumb pu:
thumb ulld illlin fill~f·r. 'flur l.-ft finj;!n~ "'mp')raril~ 1101 gu (If tlu- hill .. and '·01111' arlltllld to th,· fronl h, fi n·i.. h unftlldin~ till' IluOIlr,·(/ (llflIlTf· .16) .. \~ thi~ h.. " .. 1)('0", Ih,· Ii'll Iollk of IIH" (hH' lhut \\a~ hllld"n hy thl" left fin~""" i .. (·Oiu,,· .. I,·d h~ till' It·ft .. iel,· of thl" lIundn'" a.. it unfold ... Tlw Hundrt'd i.. no\\ foldl'd in half. Rep-i p lllf' bilk \\ ith IIH' lI'fl middle fing,·r and Iht'lIlh. IrUing go with .lour riahl h.uul ("0 it (·an ~" ..ltlf(·). I'u"h U,) with '. I{,fllhumh .11111 do .... n \\ith )ollr I('fl fing-'·I'-. 'nli!> ~ lo\\l~
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anglt'" til(' IIlJlldrt·,1 into a hap{' (Fif:.'Ure 3r), making th(' handlill~ "",'m H'r)' dl'an and convincing. \0\1 , \\ith )Ot,,· right middl(' finw·r. gntb the Ilundrt'tl, pu1tint; )our ri:;hl thumh HllHtr('l) onto the fol{lt'd Singl,' (Fif:,'IIrt, JH).l ~(' )ollr Idt fing:l'r"to puU the I"fl .. ill,' of till' hill 10 III(' I"fl unfolding it compll'td). Pall~" .md holll thi .. for ~;'\('ral heat:, "0 the audi('Il(',' can apprt·(·iale that il i~ a IIlIllJrf'd ..doll ar lIill! Hold it ,lith onl.\ t\\O fin:.:;,·,"", of each hand-gt't all till' olher fing"r~ out of tlu' hI'
"'('{'II
\\01\
(·mpt). Sinn' till' right
amliN \our hand:,
';.Hld ju~t 'g('..tured.1
"ollwliIlW,., let go \\ilh m~ I,·rt hand al thi,., point :..oil can 110\\ lit· "!','n t·mpt~. a" \\,,11.
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THE (LEA'\-l P: End b~ u~ing an~ of the di::;pluy, dean-up_ or hand out mo\('~ de::;('rib{'d in Chapter Q.
haw two thin~ in (·ommon. Wf' both made our ~ar lil'~t re-pul.iltiono; in magir with Tom & Rt'store-d Card routinc~. and W;' bolh do tiplc~s biU changes with only thre-e folds. His is II morE" theatrical elegant handling and i:; well ~uit('d to perfonner<' ..... ho do their magic with a C('rtain flair. It also features a visual transformation of the hill. Sin(~E" thi:; is technically a lefthanded handling, :;omc of you may find this easier to do if you reverse right and left throughout.
CO"'lE.'\T \R\: The tcn important poinls laid out in tht' commentul! foUo"ing -TIl(' Tiples;; Hundred DoUar Bill S"itch"" ;.l\so appl~ to this handling. Ikcau&(' of t.h ... folding pattern. this change is not well 5uited to use Wli h a mis-made hill. bt>cause the mismade naturE' of the bill can be ~een immediately after the "",itching action. TIlt're is a discrepanc) in !.he :switching action, but after thousands of performances I can guarantee that the audience does not notict>. 1J you feel it's a problem, just fold the bottom of the Single up on the third fold. instead of folding the lOp down. The druwback is that )'OU won't be set up to fcpeut the change. b{'cause after the S\\ilChing action the Single will he upside dowIl. In a sense, this handling is not a step fonvard. but a step back. For decadt>s (if not centuries), when switching bills. three folds was the most common procedure. It wasn't until \ladimirO\ (,,""ia Kozlo\\ski and Klause) convinced us to add a thumhtip that we started
l\EEOEO: \ doUar (may hi' horrowed) and a Hunchd. SETLP: Hold the Hundreu with the hack facing you. Fold lhe right si(I,' tI\\ay from you to the left. Fold the left side away from you to the right. Fold the bottom half toward you and up (Fib'1l.re 39). Fingf'r palm the bill in the left hand in this orientation. with the "V'" righl side up. Oispla~ or horrov. a Single. Take it v.ith your right hand and w;e a left-handed version of the ··standard add-on" as foUov.s. Bring the dollar back toward ~'our l('ft hand. \:; you do. orient it so that it i~ right side up and the baek is facing ~ou. As your left hand moves to grab the doUar. u,;e ~·our left thumb to pull the fol(led bill away from your left fingers and feed the dollar in between your left fingers and the folded Hundred (FIgure 4-0), and hold the hills in display position with your thumbs and index fingers. With your ring lingers. push up on the bottom edge of the bill to crimp it so you can perform Daniel's "lipless display subtlety 'if 1" as described on page 105 (except the hidden bill is on the left). Show your left
THE \DO-O\-:
folding bills in sLxteenths. You might sa~' this handling takes us back to the future. This previously appeared in my 200 1 lecture notes ]Jore Skinny. and in What's the Rumpus? (2002).
TWISTED Daniel Garcia Daniel is a hi p young magician from Houston, Texas. While he an d I are different in almost every way, we
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92 hand emrl~, dlc n. a~ you regrip tilt' bill. plact> your tllUmh nlongt he top C'dge orlh .. folde{lllundred (Fig-
ure 41). As YOll.';ho\\ ~ollr right hand ('mpt~. \\ith ~-our left thumb. pull til(' hiddcll 1.,;1110 the left b",hind ~our fingers (Figure 42). H~'grip ,he dollar II ith ~our right hand and pull it a\la) frOIll your If"ft hand to gestun> \\;th it as you simuhan('ou~l~ dip the top edge orthe fold ed lIundred IJt't\\n'n your leh imln and middle fingers (Figure ,t3). TIl(" hidden hill j;, not finger palm ed. it is dippNI horizll"lall~ bet\\een til{" fingers. This allows the' [dt lin!;... r" mon' frl.'~'dolll of rnoW"menl
Till 1'01 Dr\(,: \\ ith \our Jt.ft Iingt'f4, fold thl' ItoFt halfoftlw ~1Ilg-1,' forward and to til{' right (Figure .J'J tlwn nt'a~c til!' left edge, t'n~urinv tht' fold " . t' seven, \fkr ('fc;l~in1! till' Iiollar. hold it with VOur riah fi
' -0 t lflVour left fi,n e'-'I'r" al tilt' III'P('r rit!hr corll('r and ,~q.
tlw 10\1('" kfr
('orlu'r
and
lI"('
alon~ the 11'\i.~ IWI\\(,,'1I th,'"'' diagonalh.) opposit e Cor-p
lH'r~ (Figure IS), \fl('r ~pinllin~ tht' bill. tilt the hill to the right ~o lhl' tOI' and bullOIll edO'es are ho nzon. t' ' till 8:- ~OU silliultml('vu<.d, mo\(' \our right hond C'
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and a morc nillu f<1 I look llwl1 if)ou \\,-re finger pa.Ln-
ing the bill. Further. tilt' lingers do not all haw' to be held together-th ... auclierH't' ('an look through 1he fingers and will not s{'(' an)thing,
IU
~our right middle fin-
ger to rolal,' Ihe bottolll of the oill forward and u
".,....J.rtl Jmlln lilt' Ti~hl (l'I-'1If1' 17). Jnd n.'a....... tilt" Idi t'(/~'. Hh'r .T,'J-i n;! th ...llIllar.1Ig.,ill Imld il Jllll(" uppt>r righl1lnd 10''''T I.. f, forrlt'r- 111111 rot1l1 ... tilt' bolI"m oflh .. hill .llo ng III,'
,1',_ 111"1"""1\ Ilh'_" forrwr-
fon
tlJt'1i
lilt til<' hill 10 till'
.1. h.·for., (I '{!1m' III).
\\ ilh ~our riglll ind." .md midlll.· finw·r-. pindlllll' righl .id(" ofllw bill il t til<" ... ·nl'·r. and" itll ~()ur right thumb IlU.h up on tilt' bollu111 hall of Ih., h,ll. foMing it up lO"anl ~ till, Jrt)urul ~Ilur i,uJ..\ ling,·r. """1'1' ~our right ind,,\ fing"T in .id .. tllt'''\'' f" ld
If'
11_.' ~(lur
'>J
I"fl inti .. , fing"r ~nd Ihum!. h' "rt'.H' tl1l' holl(,m f.. ld of Ill(' bill (1¥,'1I((' ,;0). \\ ieh '''liT Tighl 11.lIlol'ak/· tlw dollar ,,"a, fmlll ~nur kfl Ilalll.ll" di_pl,n il. l nd.·r til(" -light mi"'{lin'f'tion "f lIi-llla,inl! tIlt' doll.iT, pial'" ~OtlT I('fl Ihumh on tnp .. f Ill<" lI undn·J anrl prt·"
do\\n. trall.f,·mnl! it from tIll' dil' I!ril' IU a fill~"'T palm 011 IllI' tip" of till' I.·f, Fiogf'r- (I '1f.'11f(' :;: I). \." ~ou Ilrin~ \/lur han,l. 1Il<,:.·tI,,·r. rt·I,· .... (·I'r('~.or{' on tll,·lllIntln·11 allll\.in~ tIlt' -\ .. foltl to '!,ring "11t'1l. Fl,.·!! tht' lo\\,'r I,'ft ,'UTllI'r lOr till' d"lIaT into lIl1' .. \ foltl ofthl' Il un/ln'(1 (/'{!lIr(' :),1) .lOd Ilim-h bOlh bill~ e":,!I'tl1I'T lIilh ,nUT I,·fe tluunb. Tdl,- ,'dTt' il Ilo.'.n·t IOlillil,· ~Oll aTt' f"",ling tilt' d"lIdr into" -Iol. but Ihat ~/)U
arl' nlt'r..l~ rq.~ril'l'ing it ,It H,ur It-fl fillg"rtil""
I"~
,'ill
17
11lE TR"-,\SJ-UR\f \TIO' : Thi_~ i~ a \i.!!ual tran ... for--look like ,hl' dollar ill~tantl) ~ 8So ~ou ~l\ilK" ~Ollr linger- iu' ro~" it!; ~urfacc. ,"ith ~our righl inde\ lingr-r abol(' and right thumb bdol\. hold the dollar along the top and IJoUom cdgc". Curl ~our right middle finger and It' l it rt'... l along the doUar\ right "ide. anchoring it in pla{'e for tht' mOlt' thai i~ alJoul to happen (figure 53). \l 0lt' }our lefl ...tiOD.
dt"~igm..d
10
hand up and to the right. as if w.iping )our Ii nger1> across the ~urfa('e of the dollar, 1>ccret/) feeding the dollar cOlIlpletcl) into thc I lundred ( f if.'11rp 5 t). \.s tht' bills are ne"tcd together, )our right thu mb may !leed 10 adju1>t 10 regrip the bill". Do not pilU~('. but imrnc'
lire .').5). \;.. lour fillJ!;t'r"1Il0H' out "ftlw Wal tL
.
('nn' \\ill
o,{'l'
_
tlu- dollar I~ nUl\
11
ilundred
\\ ilh hoth hand ... rqrrip 1111' bill paek<'l at the u
ri/?hl and 10\\ I'r '.eft ('OrlH'r... Tlw bottom of th", pac P~k'et i~ rotalNL ju"t ilkI' tIll' dollar \\a ... Il\i ...• bf'£ore (Fi _ flrf'
56). Thl' audi"flf·,'
I"all ... ('('
thl' bill i" a II un d'l! red
on bOlh ~idt'~ illid thilt )our hilfld .. ar(' otC
. lIer\\lse
('m PI).
TilE l 'I'OLIlI\(; , II Ofll! IIII' ,.,fl .. idp of Iht;-' packet, Ih er(' art' fOllr l'I)('r.. of foldf'd iJilt ... -t\\--o layers of the dollar in,.,idt' I\\u l a)('r~ uflhi'/llrndn'd. Plae(' the lip of)olJr ll,fl Ihtlmh ht'l\\('f'1l rhl' ha('k lu)erofth{-' dol~ lar and the hack Ll)I'r Oflhf'ltundr('d
52
53 56
.57
(ni-rure 57).lse
r ri~1 Ihumh In unfold Ih,· ha,-k la~('r of till'
:;:'..d. . J ul, ... anl Wipm' .,8).
Rt>grip 1)<.lth bilb ... ilh ~our right hand and u~(' ~our
Irk fillgt'r- ttl pull 111(' front 1.1)I'r of tl1(' UundrN:1 to tht I('ft. unfolding il (Ilfo'lIrt' 59). \\ ith ~ollr right thumb pu-h tilt' doll.1r 10 Lilt' It'ft. and damp (Io ... n on it ...;th ~our It'fl Ihumb. \\ itll ~()ur right fing(''''.
pull
tht' front Ia~t'r of til{' liundr(" llo Ih(> right. un-
foldin~ il ro mpl ('ld~ (ngllr(' 60).
CO\I\II:\I" \In \olt· 1111... tilt" hirld("n bill iq- lil'lwd during Ih(' foldinf!: of III!' dollar. tht· .... 0) a half-dollar mighl Iw ~("I'rt'lh hdd in a {"oin routin{', Thl' ('a rli('.{ u~ of Ihi~ l("dllJi{lu(" I ('ould fin{\ in I,rinl i. in Denni. \lark,\ "\I.lrk..man_hil' 8ill«('\) :;... il{'h" in thl" \Ia~ 1978 Ipowlyp~('. althou~h I ... ouldn·1 bt- su rpri~t'{1 if Ih(' i,II'a i.~ IIlueh oid('r. I b{'\i('\t' lilt're- are olll\'r athanccd ('(jin h'dmiqul"_ thai can bt- uppLie-d 10 fold,~1 bilk
cle-an-up m OH'~ dt'>,('ribt,d in Ch'lptt'r fJ. Tht'll hand
li en' i. a ni('{' \i~uul ehanw' ~ou ('on ~ulHitutl" for lht' tran-formation ,I.'.nil)<.·t\ abOl ". It i~ r('mini:o('t'nt of a card mo\(' of \larlin (,anllll'r\ (a I'olor chang('
out the- Hund re(1 for 1'\Umin,ltinn. u~ing lilt' lI'{'h-
th(' front Oap of th e Hundred. "h ere it is regripped b~ lour right in(le' linger. Immediatcl} separate your left inde::>. and middle lingers, letting tilt' Bundrt'o be seen betwee n th em (f1b>11re 63: audiellce vie\\). and mOH' your left hand 001\ nand 10 the left. the middle finger s1roking the e'posed ~urface of the Hundred. finall) gripping the bill packt-t at the lower I('ftcorner. The effeet shou ld lw thnlthf' bill instanth changes "ith a simph> nick of the fingers.
il(hanl,I,!!,·tHI" if HlU h •• ,,' a tit·k,'II}('I·!.."t-tlH' bill ('an
for u .. ,'
Ill' pl'l('t'tl tllI'n" "n"'Llrin~ tiwn' i.. no fumhling or
uhtl"li,·" ,mil .. uhh·rfugt· .. II!'fI' an'
",'1 ,'r.lllllll\\'"
in conjunction ,dlh tipl'· .... hill dl
"'('ilrl-hing: lor Ilu' hill.
em,'r \anou .. mani~I'nlt'llt IIt-taik "i.l~" til l!1'\ intu and mn of tllf' bill (·hangt·, ad(l-on ... di .. pb~ ... tLlfilarolind and lurno\('r nun'·... d,-an-llp .. '·qlll·nt·(· ... ('It', 'Ian~
1I,'n' i.. hll\1 10 lIIak,' .. urt' ~uu ",ill al\\a~'" fingt"r palm till' hill in lilt' jlrol','r orit·nt..ltion. :"'Ilart b~ fin~;or !,•• Iming: till" hi1l in til\' ("urn'..t ori/'nlation for ~uur hill ('hallgt' hiIlHllill~. tlWII ("lIri ~OlJr fingl·r-.. gil ing tht' hill a ",,'\t'r,' ,'ri lllp ur IWlld. \\ I,,'n ~o u pi<"k it up in ) our !-WH·!..t't. II .. , I)('ntl II ill in form ~ ou II hi eh ~idt" goe~ agai 'H ~nlJr fingt'r"" TI1l'n fl'l'l "ith ~ollrthumb iftlH' tT,'a",' of lilt' " \ " i,.. in tilt' ("nrn'{'1 po .. iliun, i.e., eilher
of tht' t(>(·hlliqut·., in thi .. dliQI1\'r ('an II(> u .. "d for
thumhtip h,lIldling" a" "ell.
STL~LI'C THE E\TIlI BILl.
puillling ul'
0 1" dOIIIl ,
d"I"'n ding
Oil
)Ollr technique.
Iflht' hill i~ lJ l, .. idt' do\\!! , il i~ a ~illlpl,' maltt'l"to tllrn
At thf' bf'ginning of a lipi,·,...., hill (' h ange, )OU rnu,.1 lOIDeho" oinain tht> ('\Ira hill \\ilhoullh(' tludi(,lu't.0., lIow~t>. Then' Mi' man ) \\a)" 10 do thi~, and here
it urountl.
\notlH'r i,ll'a for ilHanll~ rt'cognizing Ih e orienlation of tilt' "ill i" from Gt·\,rgf' G. ...... pl .. n·., The fine
Irt of \JlIf.,'lc ( 1918). \uach paper dip to one t'~d ~f tlw fohlt-d bill (Jlgllrt' 61). \\ I"'n ~ou grab tht' hIli In
i'
'17
.''111/11'11; l n{oftll1l/l tlu'
f(H) BI/I (~
WI
,'Our po<·k~·t. lOU ",ill ill,tanth kno\\ ho'" il ,hould fit in \Our hand,' \\ ilh )our Ihumh. ~hp offtlw papt'r clip and r("mo\{' Ill(' finger-palmed bill from ~o~r pockt'l. 'I hf'n u'i("d on a bill (olded til .. i\If'Clllh". thl~ ha~ the added ad\alllllge- of kef'pillg it (old<'ll.
( arfibo\ IInl(II'r ( ()ann~ \rf'iwr) Thj~ .!'immi('1.. i~ u ... ·fu l ",h('n ""I!ll('inj! frl)m a rard trirk
~ hill "'lang-(' rolilin .... Cut th p ,"hitt"' borde!'; fmm til;' top and ri~ht ~idl'~ of th(' ha(l of a pla~ing card. into
'\()'" nit a
I
,\)12
pit'('i' from thl' UPI)('r right COmpr
of tht' (·ard. ",ith tht' lont; a .. i~ runnin~ \t>rtic.all) WI€'" un' (6). Pian' til(' pil'f't' on till' upper right comer of Iht' thumh flott'h ~id.· of 1111' (·imll)()\. ali~1Jling the top
"-allet
and right ~id('~ ",ilh tilt' hordt'r of rardbox design. Slip a foldi·d hillundt·r the card pit'('p and 100<;('1) tape the
The- extra folded bill e;]11 Ix- pUI ill ~our \Iallel ni'xl 10 a dollar. \ ~ )OU fell10\e n dollar frofll )our \\all('l. seen·tI) l;((>al the fol(kd bill at the ~'lme time. Exaetl) how til(' t",o bill~ \\illl)<' placed in the "'(lIIe-t and stolen out together ",ill lary delX'n
top and hot1om i·d;:::t'~ of tl1i' piN'(" to tht> eardbox., lea\ing Ill(' rig-hl.mel kff ~idt'''0l't'n (Hf.-,'llr(' 67). \Iakesure Ill(' 111 1)1' d Ot'~Il't "0111<11'1 thl' bill. '" hi('h mu~t be held firml) in pla(·t·, hilt ~till abll' to ~Iide freel). The bill
Coin Purse (Lonnie CheHie)
..hould protnldt' ~Iif!:htl~ from hoth .. ide~ of the holder. In p(·rformann·. afll'r ~Oll\{, fini~hed a card trick. piel.. lip tlU' ('ardho,\ ami ('il~t' till' d{'cl... \.0; ~ou close
-\ coin purse can b., U'i("(1 in ('\actl) tilt' "ame manner as a ",allctabme. Lonnif'. ho"'e\er. ha:. an 1'\ en more de\iou~ "'8) to u"t' a coin pUN'. l ~ing packing ta()l'. attach a largt' palH'r dip to the out,.,ide of tilt' pUl'-e. The tape COH'r.; the ou1l'r loop of tilt' dip. but the inner loop remain ~ on top of the talH'. frec to dip a folded bill (rigure 6.5). In performance. re mon- a dollar or blank pieC(" of pal)('r from the pur.~e- (or .. ho", the purse empt) to ju"tif) borro",ing a dollar from a ~ peclator). If you keep th(' ~ide of th(' PU I'l>(' \\ ith the papcr clip to",ard )our~elf, lOU can di .. pla) the pu rse quite freel y, evcn Je-uing thc aU{lience 1001.. in"ide. It is an eas) maU('r to steal the fo lded hill from the dip into right· hand finge-r palm a" )OU open the purse or ae;. )~u d~se it and !>et it a~ide. You can tape a paper clip 10 thl~ manner to Ol l1l'r object,." such as wallets.. ("he-ckhoo~, eardboxe-!>, nOle-pads, etc.
the flap. t1~t' ~ollr Idt thumh to pu~h the fo lded bill to th.· ri~ht \\h('n' ~our ri;:::ht thumh can dip it and pull it into rif!:ht-hand ling-t·r palm. Of eour--t". ~ou can attaeh a ~il1lilar hold('r to difft'rt'nl prop~. ~uch a." ",aIi(>L" or dU'd,bo(II..~.
\Iarl..("r Cap (\I
'I . ..,
66
65
67
Hanrflinp mul
biD in ~i, t(' l'nt h ~ and place it under the d ip ca p (Figure,~ 68 &: 69). In p(' rforremo\ {' the pe n from your pocket (hiding the hiD ,,-jth ~ou r fingers). \,"ith y OUI' right hand uncap the marker and pl ace tIl(' rap in y OUI' right pocket. When finished with the marker, lake it in your left hand and remove the cap with your right ha nd. Cap the marker and place it in your pocket, retaining the folded bill in fi nger palm. Yo u cou ld even clip the biD in an exlra cap that begins in your right pocket, so you call show the mark er Creely when you first bring it o uL marke r'~
Film Canister (John Lovick)
In Chapter 6, the use of a 3S mm film canister to store and secretly steal a thumbtip is described. :\ film canister (minus the thumbtip) can also hold a folded bilL B) inserting your thumb into the canister. the bill can easily be pulled into finger palm.
Coin Holders & Clips Most of the diverse coin holders and cli ps that have been marketed to the magi c community can be used to hold a fold ed bi ll as well. Clip the bill in the holder and pin th e holder inside your jacket so the bill is
68
69
almost !'Hn .... ilh th!· hott om edgf' of tht' jacket In performa nce. drop ~our hand ('asually to your ,.,ide reach undf"r 1111' jack!'1 and steal the bill into fingf'T palm,
-\1)D-O'\ \10\ ES Once you "ve obtained th(· fo lded bill, the most common way to gel into disp lay po:;ition is the "standard add~on" (page 80). \1though it is very simple and easy, I believe tilt:' "standard add-on" is not the best option, as it is difficult to do in a way that does not look at least slightly suspicious. When using the "standard add-on", as I Ilwntionco earlier, I recommend simultaneously grabbing the Single with the right fingers (letting go with the left hand) and gesturing with the bill. the larger aetion of gesturing \\ith the dollar disguising the ,.,maller action of the add-on. Hert' are seven alternati\cs to the "standard addon ". and there is an additional one in the description of ·'lipless turnowr #1". These \\iU all be de:;;cribed as if you are preparing to {'hange a One into a Hundred,
\dd-on #2 (Jason Purdy) Jason is a \lev. England-based full-ti me entertainer. His add-on is a slight \"
''HI
~!..---------------------~ht I ", to ,ht' It> rI ~o I 11<1 (
finnh onhlllll' Ilundrt'll and pu~ 11 . _ (,I,'~~ . - I Hung HIU 111 (l it i .. ("nlirt"h Iwhind tlH' ~In:r t'. 1'1 ". ' • I r till'" If'I' IUllqlH la\ lVI..ition. 01H' of IIII' .. tn'n~rt \" 0 - I" • 1 t , dH' to I ,,,app' ar P • ,..
ochind'~our fing('r-. .Iuring IIii' add-on. \1 u.."d 1111" lor Ilw l,illlt'.lr tI.· .. fTih,·d in hi,.. bOf,1.. Pp/ ,.... ('t((" •• III Ih'.I1 Ihlntllill~. th.· l.iddf'll hill .... <1,.. foldl'd in ,·ighth,... hut ,hi,.. "ill,d,..o "orl.. \\ith a hill foldf"din
\dd-on *3 (John Cllrllt'~)
Thi .. i ... a notlwr .. light \ari.ttion ofllw ·· . . tatulard a~I(I on ". II i,. a nif'1' (',ample of (';llI1011fb~,jng a ... 1l1
"i\\(·,'nlh ... B"gin "ilh lilt' fold .. d IllIndn'd finw·r palmr-ci in till' right hdlld 0l'.. id,' dll\\lllrorn 1111' orif'ntation normalt~ lI,..f,d 101' ~Olll' hill ('hdll~f' h'f'hniqut' (il .... ill be wnwd o\t'r in thl' ('our ..,' of till' add-on). !lorro . . a
dolbu ,md till.., · it in linlh h\o!,,',· around ~ollr f(ln'fill~I'''' (h.!...'llr(' ; IJ. Thl' lIundrt-d 'o\iO
-, ,70
i3
7/
Hdlfdllllll' tlnrl Ii dlm/JI/("
with thr doll.,r and !' nil up
011
_ _ _ _ _ 111/ ~ollr .. idl', ami
&BUlh in di .. plil' I'o .. ilion , .'i lul\\ing both .. id".. of
bill fhi .. \\ ,1\
dd-on
is
""niH' .."
thaI' IIll hold o nl ~ lIw dollar.
(::10 1 ~Iorll')
.. I i.. a rl'l lrt'd p. . ~dlO l ogi .. t from \1'\' 'orl.. Cit\. knO\\1l primaril~ a mong magician .. for hi .. irlllO\atiH' ("(Jin "orl.., Thi .. ,Idd-on, \,hich i.... imilar to "add-on
".,1111"11 I hmdn',1 lilt' dollar i", hdd l'arall,'1 In th,' nIH Ir 1",1\, (·,'11 ,nur Il.Iltn"1I p haJl(k "ith ~our thum 1,,, 011 Inp (/if,:lIrf i,)). 'our palm .. ('il ll hi' ~f'('n t'mpt~ \10\1' ~ollr iud,'" finw'r .. 10 thf' top of th(· dollar and IIlO\!' ,our thulllh .. lwlH'.Jth it (1-I~'Ure i6) a .. ~ou .. tart to "'\11l1! till" billuplO fan' til(' audit-nl'l' (Fif..'Ure ii). 'ollr ri/!ht thulIlh I!ot·.. und('rnealh th(' foldt'd Hun~Ir;'d and (·lip.. it al!aill ..1 thl' hark of dollar. ) ou an' IHm in tli .. !'la\ po .. iti~"I.
...... i .. from hi ... bill .. "ill'h " l nOatioll"" publi .. llt'd in Harr~ l .ora~rH'\
He" o/ Ji-i eml"
\0111111('
II . III ~(Jl\
\rld-Oll #b (JolHln~ Paul)
!>\\itch. tilt' lingcr-pal rnl·d bill i.. foldt'd in e ighlh",. bUI
the add-on '\Orl.. .. j'hl a .. ,\I,ll \,ith a hill fo ldl'd in .. i,,-
In 11)l{() Johnn~ lillI{!ht hi .. hilllt'ar on \olum(' I t of
,.... (I'II'f/\ (,"'(1(('1" lIa~i(" I ideo Ubmry: johlllH Prlll/. and thi .. add-on. \\hidl ha .. a natural. nl()\{'le ..,., appl'aran("P. i .. tilt' 0111' lit, nl'laim'd. In"I(,.1d of finf!,'r p,lilllinl! thp folll"11 I,ill in ~(lur ri(!lll hand. turn it O\,'r rif,!ht to ldl (likl" lurnin;! a 1M!!t' in a book) and lill!!l'r palm it in till" Idl hand. Bom)\\ a dollar. Tal..t'
the right end of tilt' dollar i.. pla("'d din'(,II~ o,,'r till'
it "ilh \ our ri;!ht hand ami Iml it into tht' I('ft. \\ hich
hand up .. ide dO\\1l from tht' ori!'lltati()1l norrnall~ ""I'd Ill' turned O\I'r in thf' rour ..(, of tht· add-on). Borrm,
it in
~our
i.. palm up al ahOlrt "ai .. t It,\t'l. TIlt' dollar i.. phH'l'd f"lI'l'lIl'
0\
,'r Ihl' JMlnwri hill and orit'IlIt'd right .. idl"
lIJI fro m ~nur point uf ,i,'\\ (ri~'1m' i8), Look at the
hill. th~'11 "ilh ~our ri;!ht hand (fingl;'r~ on top). grab tht' Il 'ft .. itl,· of till' bill. ~our right thumb clipping tht' Hundrl'd al!
78
.0
102
i~
right ha nd palm in. so tht' face of tilt' dollar toward the 8u(lien('t' (figllrt' 80). Grah the left .jde of the dollar ",jlh ~our len ha nd ami ~ou ar(' nolO in di.pla~ po.ition. The ad(l-on ;.
('ompl('ld~
('o\('red in thi ..
in nOCt" nt tu rn. ", hiell appear<' 10 be no more than ori-
enting ,hl' bill in order to dis"ia) it. To bt' ('olllplelel~ aC('uralt'... inec t1t' .... as
for a bi U tear and not II bill ~ .... itch. Johl1ll\ t'x lJlaiucd il on the ,"ideo . I;ohlh" differenth. "
.
u~ing
it
Borro,",
II
in~ \'TIlpt~.lh\·1l ~rrilh
IIn~ IIIX' ..d'lI t'mpl}.
nd.lpt_
3CIUdih
"nit' extr~
bill is folded in eighthS and linger IJalnwd in the left hand (the orientation
palmed hill. pt'Tl'i'ndi('ular to thf' fi IIgl" r .. "() th of th .. Iiollar \'>;:Il'nd ... fmlll tlw ha Il(Ia' .... 3' f lItmoc both. (t'if..""P 81). (~I' .. lurt· ",ilh II" >ngtha . h - rom lh~ it \\ ilh th,' rir,h, fi np:€'Non tood. ·n'..... f" on bottom. both hill ...
i~
uni mportant for Il billl('ar). dollnr and plac(' it dircrtly owr the fin
•
\dd-on 1f7 (Johnn~ Paul) 1111' a lout lhi_~ disar . Bru('(" CaHill mmg add-(l' "_J wid ' I IHl) f IIII not (·'pl'lIn thi ... 011 the \-i I . Jol, , " I '1"1' (eo menllontd p" ('VIOU f I .. ). llS\\Ork.... lw..' "Iu'nlh" - t ILngt'rpalmedbill IS f II0 dl'd ill ('il:!llIh ... not .. i,II'('I" h ... F"lIl"('r nalm th 0('£1 IlundrNi in till' rit"" ',,11l h.and. Borro", I:> 1-a dollar.f
fJ(J
8..
81
81
8<
10 th~ If'ft hand. wipplng- it nn lilt'" kit ,.. i~k hands towtht'f ami grab th t• right f'tig.:' of .. ,....Ior with ~our right hand. hiding th t> pa lml'd '........ ~neoltth tht' dollar. Th,>dollar j" helll paralIiht Ooor. b~'t"'l't'n )our palm-up huml,.. ", jth ~o ur . . . . . . 00 lOp (figull:' 83). )our right middle fin... secn-d~ mOlt' me HundrN to the H t ...o it i:, ('uPllffi middle finger against tJl(' unde",idl' oftht' Ollt'. Let go with )our leFt hand Ot'tting it lit' -.('t,'11 ,·mpl}).
'"ith
.,.the
.ad allow the left .. ide of Lhe dollar to nop do,", II (J'i~ "'" 84). \'rith , our It' (l hand. grab tht' dollar in tht' eeueer. ",imuJtaJH'ou~l) foldin g it in h a lf a nd grabbi ll~
the Hundred through the folded dolla r (figure 85). L. t ·! ,. with ~our right hand and tum )our left hand palm down (F¥fU1l' 86) and then palm up. .. ho"'ing both .. itlt·.. of !he folded doU..-, Rotate- the biU 90" cQunte r-dock",i..,e ..0 thl' endb are OD top. Grab the bill at t he e nd,. '" ith both hand"
" . " ~ ., '-)
..
.Hld put a malllt·.I ... ill ht· d"lIar ,hout ~ oe: In mtating ~"1I'" n/!ht h.md In and vou ... I.. lt hand out ~F~ Uf(' H7). UrnI' th.· hill on th .. tabh,. Doo't pl aee it tlwn·-drop it. Tlh' ... mall h'ar IOl"k ... tht, j·dgj'~ of the bill tnl!eth.'r,~) It ",on't "p"n up and ,he foldi'" Hundred . . la\" imi.li'. \0'" ,uu ('an ~ho", ~our hand .. ('ompleteJ~ ('lUph before ~ou pick up the bill, ~t-l into di~p l .. ~ po"ition. an.1 prot't"t'd with you r routine. Of ~·OUN'. )OU don', net-d to h'ar the bill and drop it on the lilbl.,. Om't- til\' dollar i~ folded around the hidden Hundn·d (Hgurf' 85 ~dill) , ,'ou ('.111 rt'~rip tht" dollar "ith )'our palm-do"l1 ri~hl hand in . .erting ~our righl thumb into til(' fold of th., dollar. (·Iippill!! tht' hidd{'n lIundn'd ~airu-t th .. doUar ",ith \our ril!ht fingt· .... 011 top of the bill (Fif.run· 88). "ith ~our Ipft hand ~",in~ tlw bottom la~w of t1w bill to tilt' left. unfoldinl!: it l"omplett'l~ a~ ~ou rot<.lle ~our haJl(J~ palm ill: ~()IJ art' in di~pla~ po~ition, r ..ad, 10 pr(K·"t'd "'ith Ill(' bill (, hang... Thi~ i" ho", Dalln~ \.reher ue'-Cribe~ thi" a(ld-on in hi,., undated manu"t'ril't. /-Jl)().
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IIiSCELL~ 'EOl
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86
S ITEIIS
The foUo",i ngtt'chniqu6 ('an be incorpomlffl into bill
ehangt' routill\'~. If) ou ~"pt'rimt'nt '" ith them, ~ou ",ill q u ickl~ kno'" ",hidl fit )our ~l,le .1I1d ",hich don't. T he fin;t i,., "idel,! u~. the other- a re le~... v. ell kilo", n.
\li~h {' lI'"
\1 0\1' (Ed \li~h e ll )
This popular. u"eful, and t'a,,} ,.,I{'ight a ppt'ared in I"""ul' 196 of 'nIe PhOf'tlix in I Q50, c rt'uiled to th.. famoll~ magic iUu"trator for ",hom it b named. but it b a{1uall~ mueh o lder. Cla)ton \\ , R('):,.ellt'ranee pubjj~ht'd the move- u~ing: u piee\' of Ihllx' r and a l1Jin-a" P.J.rt of hi" any\\LM' min \ani"h in tht' \Ian'h IQ2l j""ut' of 'f1IE' Sphinx. and il i~ rt'lbonJ.ble to a,"<>UIlh' tht' UUJ\ It i~ t',en old{'r. It --t't'm" unJikt'h \Jj ... lwll " ...... ut'U1a.1h tht' lin.t lu ap"l~ tht' IlHl\{' to t"o hill,., (in,.,h'ad of p I ~ilI rl'lain tlw uanlt" "\Ii~t'U llIU\I
U"M [h,- bill- in (Ii.• pr;!~ 11<1-111011. II ,., I -II , I lin r tilt" ( !-I' ,II II . dHUllb h.. I,lin" till' IlI('d ell II ,If!'" , ',. 'I II 'r ("W'1I1" til!' I "" nJ ("KIt) "01"\Ollrl hlllll.hI"a II • ' ,'" , . ' IV ,S9) I r,w,fOOf t I\'
pbl bill 'H UO" Qul,,;:m If.''trI · I hidd,'11 hill to lour I"f' thumb ,111,1 "'I,aml" ~(llir Iwm' (/ 1f.'l11l' (0). ~~\ ing til(' bill a ,nap._ 'I'h,' nl<)\" ("Ir~ bt' rt'!w;lh.d. tran.ft'rring III(' hidd,·n hili h.ltk 10 til<' rI/!ht
edge oflhr hill "ilh ~our finger or ,illll'l~ ,lUI" till'
hand ,-mi") (oH'rll) or ca~uall~ during iI W'~IlIn'), In p(,TfuTman('(', ~Oll "ould a1tern'IIt·I~ ~hn\\ t'afh hand ('mpl~, on(' hand befoTe- tilt" mo\(' and 1111' olheT IWIlil afl(,T, Il ert" i~ Ill(' pr('--t'ntational ( I('\i ("t' Jim Il~,]n \\(/111(1 u~e ~ilh - "i~h,·I1'~ rno\e", 1I0id lilr bill~ in Ili~pla~ 1)(I,iliol1 and -a~ to Iho* on ~our I\~rt, "}Oll 1H'llple, IIcll('h Ihi, "and, "lIold ,our "'fl 11;11111 out .m,/ di-~ pla~ il-OI)f'11 and ('mpt~, To Ihl' proplt' din'('tI~ in fronl of ~ou (or 10 Ih(' per'
trh ',,(,,1"1111-1 till' "\ UN!
I, ~
don', /"/1/ If"",.
till' hidfkn 11111 to \"ur 1,·1t hand
" 11",11 ~,I\ tu tilt" I~'opk till 'our ri .. ht H"" "P./1 I" ... '
'"I
'" I/nlll '''ur ri::,:hl halld (ll1l-ill~n up"1l allil (,tIIpl\. Bq!ra.p lilt" hill ~lIh \fIUI ri"ht h<1I1.1 ,111(1 .. nap it onl'l' mOT", tTan.fl·rrill~ Ihl' fol(k,1 hill h
/ofl."
; lg;lIn.
"i-III'I I"..
UII/'f, II", 1111/1(/-
IIU/fla/,h
fIt\
homl,.
(I'
11(·/1."'
" 11\" \ .Iri
In _(tlllt' .. iIllJtiltll~, it i_ 1l!'{'t' __ Jf\ to turn tlw hiddt'n bill oIrol1ud (righl 10 I.·ft) to ('orr"/'I tilt" uri'·llt.llion ror a _uiJ"'(jlll"lll ~lt'il!hL Il!"r" i. J \'il~ III ,11"·lunpli.h that lIulll rill' hill· iu di'pl .. , po.ilion. '10\1' "'ur hand. tOW·II .. ·r. m.lI..ing IIII' di_p!J\ hill III!\\ out 'h/ft·.nibed "hUH', hut .Hlp-l,' tilt" I.·fl .-d!!,· oillh' hitlll,'rl bill J\\a~ from \011 -lidllh (I ip.IIT(· () I), \\ h,'n tht' I.,r. t·tlgt' tht' hilldt'n hill hit_ ,our It·(t lin)'!"r_ {thWU;!il lilt' di,pla~ hill), 1,'1 il nil'I.. off ~()llr right thuln il and l'i\OIIO tl ... Idt. \\h"r"'1I1011 )our Idt thulIIl. dip_ tilt' foltlro hill (lil!lIT(' I)l). ~1'IMral" ~our hamk /-';\ing: lh('tli,f!1a~ hill.1 l!,,,,,l '-oap. Thl' hillelt'n hill ha~ h"('n [Urn{'d 'Irounll .11111 i .. n,," held IJ\ \our 'toft thumh.
or
89
9'
'10
fI", (
10.',
or g'11I!' 1"1 .. ,. it nndrl mll·rtf"rt· "'ith ~l)lIr "'uh""'qu"nt harllililtg' 01 til!' hill d.'III!!'· to ilCt'lIIUpli .. h til(" ",HlH' thinl! a .. mO\l,"-di"pla, hUlh iI.IIlt! ... one at a tinw-
.......... V01l
ha,inl! to 0", till' di .. pl a~ Lill or tran .. fer tilt' , . . .~. bill fwm hand to hand . It \\()rk .. he .. , if til(' 1IiapIa~ hill j .. n'lali\(' I~ 111 '\\ and .. tiff. ami til\' hiddt'n IIiUif' f(lldl'd in t'i~hth ... StaJ1 \ljTh lht' hill .. in tli"pla ~ position. PI;)n' ~ our rin:; fioW·,.... alon!! tlw IH)ttorn (,II!!,· of th.. di .. pla~ hill and pu .. h up. pUlling l\\() .. light
crimp.. in ,hI' hottom of ,Ilt, hill (l1f:..'1In' 93). Lt-' !!,O of the bill(..) "idl )our ri~ht h:mtl anti ,.. Iun, tilt' hand ("mpt~ a,.. )Oll ::-irnuhan('ow.. l) ('url )our kft rill!! lin gt"T in, ..o lilt' hOIlOlli of tht' hill i .. tillt'd III' .. Ii:;hll). The- ..light lill \\ill ('omhil1l' II ilh 1111" ('I"i III 11 lu cn'att"l tin~, imperceptibl e .. Iwlfdwt tilt" hiddell hill \\ill n'''' on. remaining hiddt'n (rlf:!fln' 91). H"1.!rip dll' hitl(...) "ith ~our right hamL liwll II'1;!o \\ itb ~our It>ft hand and ",ho\\ it {,Illpt~. II i,.. po ..~ihl(' to a(TOInpli,..h till' ~a,,\I' thin;! h~ pn'paringtht' hiddc-Il bill \\ilh a tin~ alllount of mal!i('iall'" "ax or rt·,..lic-kablt· aclht'"jw (,..urh i..... P""I-it l!ltw) ami tf'mporarjJ~ ,..li c-lingtiH· hifld"11 hill 10 till' bal'k (,I tilt" displa~ bill. 'ou lIlu,..1 u .. t· a minimal i.IIlIOllllt of \\a'\
ni .. "la\
Ti"I,· ... ~
:-'tJhtkl~ #2 (Thorn
P"tt>Nm)
I rom ,li"l'l.l\ po .. itioll. ti.l"'· Ih,' hill .. into ,our ri~ht hand ,h \4111 mOH,IIHlh .trlll" oul ill il ",idf> l!f' ..turf'tlU' h.It·" oltl ... di"l'lil~ hill ",ill 1)1' lip (/ 1f.,/ure 9.)). 'our
o(,h.· f"ldt,tl hill and. ifthf' arm .. art' 1."1'1 in lIIuliol1. it "ill not lit' ","'n. In til(' ('our ...!' tlIUII1I)
'-O\t'r,.. IItO ... t
of thi .. l!,· ... llIrt·. both ... itl,·.., of t ill' hill are "'('('n. Thi ... ~ hoilitl I"II ..
"'-huall~
Ilt' .1 0 111'
ami
(airl~ qui('kl~.
hut not
h".I.
Paul. ,Ill' ubif(uitOlI" ~l'Otti ... h rna~i .. ian. "hO\\l'd thi~ to Ill" dlJrin~ a lah'-lIi;!hl .. " .... iol1. ''''('ott~ 'orl. in hi" .. ( .h
it
I 'd I lunder / he "un d tilt' Ji~-I h ·dd"n bi ll \\i ll rt'main 11 «(' I "17T'ru;P ,he hi! I , I .• n\ t h(' 11 r,,=,' PIa' bill. na~h this po~(' )(1l - ' II 0 mort' fair th an . . IOO . Thi .. i~ . Iet u a , n in di .. pla~ pO .. ll . . mort' opell . '" bU tlto.('("lIl~ -
Tiple,.g Oi .. ,,!:I) Subtle-I,
I nfohlilljl. tilt, \10118111
Iwl/lll\'t"-f"I'n tht' finAl'rti l\Q I ' I I , ., bul h h a ll! I" 1,-, ~(1 with \ our" fig 1t land, rotate Ih ~ h tilt' htll ... ~Ilh your thum h .". ..... hant II la. f ,I" . ' lIul r""ra ,... I', ., "li lt,. indp, fi n g:t' f on Iht' hack (Ii.,. 1111' ;1II1 II III I .,. "r'. /(0). \1 (1\1' ~ollr ri:.: hlIId flnI .h 'l{"k . and( wa\f' the j ..
_
'r '. our I. ·ft hall(
I
p
n t 11 .. a rllOn whirh
11\1
. . '1(1d 10 the midd lc of the This i", SOJlH"thlllg ~ou can • ~ Id f ld the top half fo lding procedu re. ,\[I (>r til{" fir-I 0 . 0 'I ) infTlhc ofthc displa) bill to\\ urd ~Oll :IIul d OlI I;. tr~il~~la~ bill hidde n bill insidc. ) 0 11 can no .... lurn 1 H ' -I .' _ , .. l our hand,; arc Sh O\\ll around, sho .....ing both ,;Id l'~ all( ) I l i~-
r
as u,.ual.
r lipless Oi"pla) Subtlct) #5 (I'hom Peter:.on)
This i,. a rairl) qui{'k and ca"ual di" pla} for thc middle of a bill cha ngc, \flt' r tht' th ird fo ld_ .... hell the dollar i,. in e ighth:. and the Ilu ndr{'d is in !oixtcellth,.. a ligned with the bono m o f the dollar (Fit:fure 97), II ilh )our left palm to .... ard thc audiencc, place ~ou r left index finger 0 11 the to p of cdg{' of the Il undred a nd cl ip th c
98
packet betlleen l our index fin gt'r and thumb, thumb on aud ience sid(" (Figure 98), Let go ,lith ) our right h and and rotate lht' bill (s) away fro m you, ex(-"hanging top for bottom , Grip the packet with the right fi ngers (thumb in frollt, index fin ger in back) at the lIpr lCr right corn{'f (Figure 99) and rotate it fo rw ard on ce mort', r{'turni ng it to the o ri gina l o rientation (Figure 97 again). Thi" ,;ho\\ ~ both sides o f the d ollar in an apparenti, fair manllcr and the 1I 11ndred is camollDaged duri n ~ til(-" mo\'\'-",
,
Tiplhli. Swit('h ing \ ('lion ( rhom Peterson)
80th bilL; ar t" fold f-"d into ~iM(-"('lIlh r . . .. ~, onn mg a smgle -.II packet- th .. clollar I~ 11\ frf) nt the II d d . ,
un re
~_ a ,
*~ (\I ark \I itton)
otherwi~ empl ). lnfo lcl lh e hack l a~t:'r::. o f t ,w (I la bill thcn fold it for.... ard and J O\Hl. ke~ p l~lg t 1(-" :th:r bi;1 hidde n on )our ... idl', The displa) I~IIII:' now in quarten. and )OU ca n procc("d "ith ,our bIll change
f,
l!o
100
magical mow ~imilar to waving a "lind), your right hand ...ill naturall~ rOlatt" palm do\\n and th ,> bill ~" ill tum OIN as "t'lL effectively t"xchangi ng t lwm (hgure JOJ). Reg-rip the bilk "ith both hands and unfold the Hunan'll. "hich i~ now in front. Thi..; is also ('[fective with bills that are only folded in ei gh lh~.
Tipl"'" Bnth ~iul' 'lio... 1\lik' Kuzlow. kit
TIPLESS TlIL'I.IROL'>O \\D TlIL"OIER IIOYES
right t"dg.. of tlw di'pla~ hill into right-hand fin~"r palm llii Iht' val"b nf th .. right ling<'r~ pn_h Ih .. ,li,pla~ bill again_t thpldt ling,'r:' (FIe"W"t' 103) TI, ri,;h thumb lh!"n 1'11,1\\" th,' foldN:\ bill to th., I.. t:!,n )_1
.\" mentioned earlier. "hen sho"ing both ~i(It'~ of a bill. don't 0\ enlo it. Rt"pt"atedh turning tht' hill around can took susriciou~. es pecially if the ~lcight i~ not don(' completely nuturally a nd casually. Som~' di~pla~ mOI'ell' ("tipless lurnov,'r" 41'2", for example) <.Ir(' mUl'h hard\'r
\E the titl .. impli'·s., thi_ j, _impl~ \Iikl" s ""bulh sui no"" turnaround /Ion(> ....ithout a thumbtip-nnt IITprisingly. it j, mOTI" diffi(·ult. Begin with th,' bill~ in clispla) po,ition. \\ ith your \l"f1 fingl"r' pu~h Iht' kIt halI of the lii'pla) bill forv.ard and to th!" righl (Fi~ ure 102). Th(' right Ihumb pull, the folu",d hill off th,
Ihe
di~pla~
bilL hulding Ihe folded bill agail the bill b~ [!n'-~Uro' l.H'tllt"en right Ihumh .lIld Ih left fingertij)' (l-"iplrl' J/JI). Thl" left fin;1",'r- ;"''T.l p Ih, left ~idt' of th,' di'pb, bill
cli~pla~
10 make look natural th an oth ers.
Fancy mOH' s or
~I e i gh t.s
are nol
ne('essar~.
Finw·r
palm an extra bill in ~ our right hand, Ihl'n hnrm" a bill and u",e ~'our le ft ha nd to ~ho\\ both ~idt·~ l ,to an add-on (!jOn' to load t he extra bill and I(lU ar,' _,·t When using II borro wed bill. it's not manlJat()0 IUU display both sides before t he ';;11 itch. \ftt'r tht· ('hang(" hOM'ver, it i~ t\,,~,'ntial the t ra nsfornwd hill i~ ~ho"n on hoth sil,ico.·\!; \Iike l\.ozlo\\ ~ ki h a~ ,;lid. not doing so "Iakcs away al It' ast half the effeelilt'n,·,., of Ihl' ('ffeet".
I /(J2
Her,· /·''.'SHr~. ~N' m~ cO(!jment~ on pagt'
63.
1m
Wi
,1/8
. nd littk fin!!,'" .I ic k uff t ill' h..1l\HlI right
\·lIn~\·r "f
thO' di "Ia\ hill ,,11\1111\'''- II I' "round \n till' a\lIIL,'lll'" ~id,' (I i".'1l1r fiG) IU ~'f,L'1' it :lgJill in Iii_pial "o,iIHII1. 80.... 01 1)01. tilt' r i;!lit thumh mU-\ _I,ll 1I,-hillll 11w {li'I,IJ~ bill .I urill;! Ihi. h,,·hn;tjlw. 1110' kh thumh ,llIIul.1 ... " ,.11 It I,M'\" 11<111 it lilt' kit thumb i· _",'n n\t'T th." tn \' nt tilt' \,ill. IHit tlw right thumh n'n\,,;n' nul uf
. ight. \I i\'.' ,HI. i·.., ~nu I,r.ldip· ll1i. "ilh a _il ... r ,!"U"r in pi" .... of th .. hidlkn hill. Ik ...11' \111' _ilwT liull.H m,II..," ;1 il lnt ",\,jt'T \II W'\ ,\ f.·(·' fur lilt' nJt)li"n "flllt' hid.J..n n\'i"d .,jllin)! into! fiUW'f 1,,,lm. tlu-n iwd, ~J i n.1
tilt" hill. de
Thi. i, .imilar w tI ... "r.. ' jUlio lurnaruullli. TIl<' (jIlt' diff.-r"llr,' i.th,,1 II... hi,h1,'u hill j. 110\I,ul1.·11 into fin-
~t'r palm ii' l in- ,Ii'plil~ hill i, lurm-.:I..lWUlUL Thi, "urI,., "ilh a TH'" ,Iiff ,1i'pL]\ Ioillllhil 'Iill ha, ..,llIe 'prin~ III II. alllllwlkr 'Iill if IllI" di'I'IJ\ bill ha- nol b",'n f" I,h-.:1. B":,.';n "ilh Ilw hill- in ,li'llla\ I""ilion.lll\' .Ii,.hl
allhlnlil1i .."lh ni"b \1fT Ill<' hidlll'!l hill ulld ~Iurt~ 10 IInf,lld I" til<' 11'1'1 (figllre IOH). Buth hand, grab tht'ir ......,.,....f1i,,· ~id .., of Ihl' bill. pUlting ~O(l in di'plu~' po~i lion ag>lin. \' in tlw I'rl" ilHb lUrt1;lrourlll. ht'I'uu,e tht' right thllmh nnH ,ta~ hdlind till' di'I)la~ hill during thi- ,,·ehniqlll'. tilt' It·rt thumb ,hould u, 1>,,11. Ht'r..',; a ,Ii~ht "Iriution. Ik1!in b~ u,ing ~our I,.[t fingt'r'>' to flick th .. krt .,id,' uf till' bilL ~o the hand i~ ~Cl'n empt~. 1)0 till' turnarOUJl(1 .1' dt'~('Tilw{1. but just after tht' right thumh pull, tht' hidd{'n bill onto the
/(}')
Hpr,· i~ TlwlII I"'kr~oll ~ ,Ii~hl \,lri,llioll "I th,' ab(J\(', II'l go II ilh ~"ur 1,·1'1 h'1 ilh ~"ll r Idt fing{'r'>' plbh tht' 1,,1t half "f Ill<' tli'l'la~ hill I'nf\\
outt'r Ll~"r of Ill(' di'p1a~ bill (Vigllr/' 107
to the right and llicb th l' righl ,id,' ur lhl' bill, shol>ingtht' hand t'mply. Lisl' " \li ~lwll\ 1ll0\(,'" (bee aboH') to tfan~fer the hidden bill h:lek untl,'r til{' righllhumb.
bill ~\\ileh manuscript J-JOO. lIollllhe bill, in di~p!a~ po~ition, Ld go lIith ~our It'ft hand and I>ith )Ollr I(·ft fingl'r~ pu"h the 1I2'fl half of Ihe di"pla} bill forward and 10 Ihe right (Figure 110). l.~ ~Oll 1"1 go I\ilh ~our righl fingers to ft'grip both la)l'r,; of th.., di~pl1J~ bill, the hidd{'(l bill u, temporaril~ held in placl.' b) till' IJr"~~un' bt,twcen your righllhumh alll[ I"rl fingers., through thl' di~pl
111
Thi;; \\a~ pub!i"h~d in D
llU
II:!
//.'1
'II
."1( II. I" 110
I "1"ld,,,1t
-
',U" .\llfH) H,/I ( :11'1."..
'1\ Ill' lookilw ul Ih,· bill ,'f "I'~ ellllll\l-tht,\,.-~
Pau~t' and \','1 ttH' ,ItHiu'IU"t' ~tu(h. th,.'~(~~ '1 \If " . . lill' bill, \\ tlH~ 1'01111. \ou .an n'afh Ith \"\lr ri"hl \our. kfl ~h,(,\t·, hUI do n.-d ... hand ,1I1d pull III' ' t flIp \our ri"lIt h,UHi dO\\1I to ~our "'1I1t. or Ir\• to h'I(If> it in . . . . . j \ "a\ ...... lh'II \1\11 ollh lir .. " attl'ntion to "1 R '". • • . f>!!Tab till' riullt . . id,· oflllO' lii ... p!.'\ hill \\ith \OUf ri"hlh" t" . ' to and (phlcing il right 0\ N lilt' rin~t'r-p bill \\ilh )our right Il fing:,'r-p .. IIIlt",1 hill). Look ; It it-
Ili~pli1\
aUIOJJlati('all~
bac" ia\C-f of til(" bi ll ... ill he pullo:-d ~UI from uo.lt-r tht' fO\lkd hill ;.Iml ".... jng fret"·
Gr...,' thl' It'f,
~ou a n'
in
~i(lt' of IIII' hill "il h ~our left hand. and
11i~1)1'1~ ,)t,~ilioll Ollrl'
again.
Tipl.,,..,,. Tu rn.:aroll nd *-1 (John Lo\i('k)
Hold till' bill" in di-pl'l~ po-ilion. I .d b'O "ilh
~ollr left
hand am i g.'_lUrl".
,II(' bot-
tom ... jl h _iue.
H"~ry'ab \111' di-pla~
bill
al
~our left middlf" lingt'r and thumh on ~ollr
~our I.,ft ind,"( lin~.. r on t h t' :ludif'llc{" _jlle (Fig~otl r kfl hand pu llt hl' "i_pla~ bill out
ure 1/5). \\ ith
of )our right hand. _;1111111,1111'0 11-1) turning: your left
hand pu[m oul and Illl-hing: )ollr I.,fl middle fingt'r for\\ar
~our
right hand. your righl Ihumb
pulI~ Ihe hid-
den bill inlo righi-hand fingl'r palm ..... e(·p ~our right hand \l llI'rt' it i~ (hut \('1 tht' hand go ~ I ightl~ limp. a",
"'Hld
""'f . . .
haml Oul Iht' hill for ""tlJ1irhll;on.
Tiplt....... Turn
#.1 ('I ..... l{allt·)
Iioid lilt' hill, in di~pJ.1\ po-ilion. I ,t,t go .... ith ~our left
1I.s
hand. ;Ind plan' till' tip~ uf \(,lIr \o·£t fing:t'1'- ~"llirL::t tht Idt . .id.· IIf tilt' hilldl'n bill .1Ilt! pu . . h. "'\linging the left ,i (Fif,'1I1"f' J I I), TIlt' f"ldt·d bill _\\ in~"'" dift'"("l\~ inlO ~our Il'ft ringt'r... (I'"if.'1U1' 118: from ahoH'), ",here it rt'main ... hidde n from \ it·\\. \10\ t' ~ Ollr right hand owr and rt'grip th(' ri~hl ~id\· of IIII' hin a". bdort'. Curl ~l'ur fi ng{'r;.. in M} ~Oll (In' olbt'uring: a, littlt' of Ihe _urfa('\'
II j
Su.'i/m IImIfUIllf.."
tht'displa) hill
,lS
'"
U/HI
pn~~ihl(' . \ " \\ith In O~t turnaround
mows. thi~ willionk 111111"<' nU\IIr'al if ~ou lurn tilt' bill around!-{) ~ou (,;m look at (he other ~i d t', ,'ather than
as if lOU are di~pl;l}ill g til<' Olhe r :;i dl' to lilt' audience. U ~r{''s a .. light lariati on of t h i,. tUrI1uround. Start ",ith lilt' bil1~ in di~pla ) po,,;; tioll . Let go with ~our left hand. \\ hile rotating )0111' ri:;hl haml b l igh tl~ palm ouL put the right sid{' o f ,ll(' bill into t il(' left hand (Figure 119) and grasp the hill \I ith )our left th umb. This pla rcs the foldf'd hill direct i) in to the left finge rs
(between \Il<' tinw'r" allll till' rli"play hi U). 'With your right hand gmh till' right sidt, oftlw hin, Ih\,o ('u ri your
Eingc-rs in 10 ,li"l'lu) Lilt' bill. \\"jtll {'itill'r lariation, turn 1111' bill b ac k arou n d by pu~hing on tIlE' right ...i(k of the hin with the back of your right finger .... \s tIl(' bill pi\"ab around your left ringcrtip~, )our righl thumb reaeil('s bchind your left finger", runtad ... til{' hidllrn hill and clips it against thc bad. of Ihl' di~pla) bill (Figure 120). Your left hand lIl0H',; 10 the Icrt 10 rcgrasp the- left side of the hill and you an' in display position o nce again.
Tipless Turnover if I (.lay l\ lan;hall) Jay u:;f'cl this in t'onju!l('tion v.ilh his "$5 BiU Swilch". Thc hiddt·n hill i... fin~l"r palmed in th(' right hand. Hold
1\1(" displa) hill \\ilh YOllr middlt' fingers and thumbs. Rotate the di~pla~ bill at your fing('rtips by swinging ,our indf''\ ling("Tb arouml to thl" baek of the bill and
i)ll&h the top half of till' doUar fOf\\ard and down (figJl8
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ure 121). 'our thumh,. mo\e off uwir re"pecti\e sides of the hill lUld pll~h up on Ihe inner half of the bill (FigrHP 122), "\Iing-ing it up and completing the rotatioll. \ our middle, ring. amlliltk fingers :;;wing around the- front to regrip the- dollur at Ihe completion of the rolation. The fold"d bill remains hidden in finger palm
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inf!o il i, grippt·1I bd\\I','n ~our i,ul4'"\ fiu!!"r' and thllllliJ,-Ili()\(' ~(jllr uth .. r fing,'r' 0111 of th,' \\a~ pr(J\iding a gO(l(1 Iii'" of Ih .. 4loll
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... I"tlr" ftlld,-(/ hill r .. rn.lill~ ill [i"""r l'llm durin(J,L ~. ~ UII.' 1Il.1IU'1II,'r, "hii'll I Iwli" \t' i~ I'rt'fl'r
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ma,;f'ian", Jlt'rh ... p" IWI',m"I' it j .. mort' fUll tn ",ith" anti t.TI .. lI111rt' likl' il "n1\l\('··. Hold ,hi' hill .. in Ili .. pl.l\ po.. itiun "illl ,our rniddlt· ~ anllihurnh ... \I,,\(· bulh illll,,\ fill~"r-. around 10th.. hdl·k "f Ill\' ,Ii"pl ... , hill (I/[..'1m· 128). hnnwdiatrI~. ",ilh 'Ilur rit!hl Ihumh. pull til\' hidden hili to thr ri~hl unlit il dl',Ir-. IllI' ri~ht t',I!!!' IIf Ill\' hill. 'ou ..,. pullinj! 1111' folll('11 bill inlll fin~"r-pahu 1J<,.. ilioll. but ~Im an' not I!0in~ to fin!!,'r palm it. 'our rij!hl middll' Jllti ring fin~"1"l- IIlll .. 1 111' 11I'Id t,,~t·tlH'r durin!! thi~ al"lion (rif.."m' 129). 'our It·tt thllmh mirror-- elw 811ioll of lilt' ri!!,hl I hu mh. 11t'1H1inf,: ill illlli I''''arilll! th.' If'ft t'dgl' of ellt' hill. " h,'n )our thumh .. ha',' ("It·an·,IIIH' ",I!!,'" of till' bill. plat·t' lilt' tip of~"ur I,·ft thumh allllillo' I,·ft ",Ii!"" ofth,' foltll'd hill onlO Ihl' front .. j,k of till' di .. pla~ hill Wi[..'Ur(' 130) and Jlu .. h till' Iw\tolll h ... 1f "f Ih .. hill to",.ml ~ou and up."(J that tilt' hiIlIJl'p:in .. lolurn o\t'r. :-;imuhalll'ou .. I~ . II"" ~ollr ri;.dllllmmh IlIl'u .. h 1111' hid-
,I.'n hill lId"I.. III tlw IPit. "" il !-lilk .. in III·hin,1 ,il,' "I hl'r hill ..... it nil''' ""'r (I ir.'1m· 1.11). 'I " fini .. h. ",u r mi,I(\II' dn,1 rin;! filJj!,·r .. ~"inl! droll nIl tfl III\' front of th,· hi ll , puttinj! ~(111 Iw('1.. into ,Ii-pia, !,,,.. ilion. "hl'rt' ~Oll r\'jIl''''llllI' turnm,'r. \1 IIII' I'lul of ,I roulinf·. J... rI,' oftt'n IIni .. I1I''' In follo"illl! Ihi .. "ith hi .. f1\1I'-lwndl·d lurn-
o"·r. 11t'''f'rih.·(1 1..·1,," \I '"11 h,I\(' trotlhk pullin:.:: lilt' lIilld"n bill far t'nough 10 Ill!' right 10 d,'ar IIII' "III!" of 1111' di~pla) hill. hl'lIIl ~ollr ri:.::hl II ri_1 "ul\l,ml. ,'\h'lIdinl! tlH' fin;!,-r_lu tilt' I,·fl. Thi .. ilia"\, .. it ,· ..... iN In I'ullllll' fold,-,I
hill fur "II1lui!"h III thl" ri~hl. If ,our fi'll!"r- ... n· dirt~ trouhlt· I"rlling till' f"ldl'd
or ~\I"'II\. \011 lI1a~ hU\1'
h;1I111110 lour ril-drl firlj!,'r ... \ go,,,I!!rip \lilh ~ollr right
el1II1I111 01 tl\!' i'"I,I"11 hill i" ,· .... ,·ulial. II \Our Ihumh i. 100 lin. ~Oll U1,I~ h,l'l' trollhl,· pll~hin1! ... nll pulling III\' hill. '0[1 might 11.IIlI 1" u.. ,· Illtion or a fingt'r moi ..1t'lwr ("Iwh 01" ~ortl.." il.. or "l"a,·",-I in!!"r) on ,our thumh. It i.. alhi ..... IoI.· 10 pradi ... · tlli .. tllrTlm,·r until \1111 ",tIl,l" il 1'''lIliI11101l .. h. 111m iUi!" 1111" I"hl,·d bill hal'" '11111 I"rth. ill ,I pi .. ",n-lik,· ad ion a- tl ... ,Ii .. pl ... ~ hill j .. IIIrllt'd \JI,'r and ",,·r.
"hil,' Iloinl! Ihi .. turno,,'r mO\l', 'OU '·... n pulllht' f"I,I"1I hill into lin:.::,'r PJIrI1I~, .. ili"n "'/l,II"a\(' it th"ft'd"n't flu-h it h'II-" to Ih,' Idt J_ 'Oil fini .. h rntating lh .. ,li"l'la~ hill. \\>1\ ~ ,'II '·... n fini-h h~ h'lIldin~ out th,- hill for ,'\al11in,I,ioll (""t- "TIIt' 1I.IIIIlout" \lhidl folio" ..). 128
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'hI'" Ihi~ ill lilt' "lId or ... bill l'ilJIlI!I" I.t'I' .. a .. ~\lllll' Ih.11 during \ 111' lil ..1 unh,ItL lIr in a 1!l'_IUrl'. till' I"n 11'11111 h,h Iw('n .. ,·,·n ('mpt~. ,lIul tl,,' hill ..
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......y position. t'l'(' " "isn eli"s rna"':' to tru[]~fer tire hidd"n bill from tn t' rignt tn umh to the left thumb. Let go of tn e disp!'l) biJ1 \\ ith your right
band. rotate ~our right hand palm ou t and. "ith your 0 11 sid e and the thumb on th e
right fingers
~ our
displa~
audience side, grub the botlOm edge of !.he bill (Figure 132). Pu ll tnc d ispiu) bill out of th e left fingers as you rotale d1l.' bill lO\\urd th e audi ence. and the leflthum b sim ultaneously pulls the hidden biU into left . hand finge r palm (Figure 133). T lw dis-
play bill i~ 11 0 \1 orienled 1/'I"I;call\,. You can now place it faceup on Ihe table or hand 'it oul for examinati on. AJlcl"tlutiveiy, al th is point you could grab the
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",\Ollr noh, ~ an on v_ U~lng h ,,.,tl " ," 1 nct I he bill· vertical (H(T",.".', 13,s. & 1.36) . H .e )OU ' simuitaneouslIS gestu re \\llh )our 'wd, 11"(lng It . I)f' ~een empt j • . ' II·tt h < t h e (,01l101l1<1tlOl1 \t'r) d('("rptiq·. )',
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po~i l iofl and 1(';]\'l' it then' b~ not pu~hing it back to the ldt a, ~ou filli~h rotuting the di~p1;]y bill. Then W"" ('an hand out the bill fOf examination (see "The Handout" latl'f on).
'\ ou "ill nt,,, turn th!' bill ""{'r (">ml'l'°tll~ al d combinf' it with a ~Iight "1""InJ ~"illg or HllIr 'Ifm thu~ rotating th .. bill 270" ailll t [I(.Iing in th,' !Wmc position ~ou ~tart('d. ]-I,of(: ~ how. Swillg ~(>ur middle, ring, and little finger~ around to th .. lop of the bill (Figure 140; ~id .. \Ie ... ). In a "imilar aelion to the pre\ ious mo\{'. pu~h th(O inner half of the bill do ... n. rotating it around ~our Jllde, finger (figure 141; ~ide \-iew). S... ing ~our arm up a~ ~ou do this and let go \\ith }our thumb, s ... inging it around to dip the o
One-handed TlIrnOl er #2 (Hulf Gagel) Rall, a professional do~e-up magician from Germany. performs a routine, ~illlilar to "Ch;]nge for a Twen!}·'. where one bill is tran~forrl\('d into two bilb. lnlike Scott) '\ ork.. RaLf do.::~ not 1.1<'(' a thumbtip for his routine, and he uses the foUo\\ing comincing procedure to show both sides of the bills alier the change. Laeh bill is rotated II full 360°, but the rotation happen~ in two parts. This helps CClnccal the hidden Lill during the turnovers. Only thl' right-hand a(,tion will be described, but it i~ beb! if )01.1 do this liS RaLf does itwith a bill in eaeh hand. The action is the ~allle for both hands, e:>.ccpt the left hand i~ not concealing an extra bill. Hold the displa) bill \crticall) in the right hand. The folded, hidden bill is h('[d in place b~ the thumb. Swing )our OliddJe finger behind the di;;pla) bill and clip the folded bill again .. t it with the middle finger (Figure 137). The middle fingef pusheb forward slightl~ on the displa) bill. caubing it to rutate 90 around the lInderbide of the inde, linger (figure 138), as )our hand simultaneousl) dro~ slightl~, leaving the display bill parallel with thc floor. The thumb lets go and males above to grasp th .. bill on the upper ~ur face, then the indc:>. finger mOles underneath the bill (Figure 139; side liew). This is the first half of the mal e, which scts you up for the second half.
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ll (HI'lm' 112: ~idi' I 1;11 ,Ill" I' )1 l:' I folli rd hill ;I~ai n 'l , w ro . I ~ Ii IWt'1" a rollnd 10 I 1\' , \(Hl I" ilil ~ , ~ '"I . Fin.llh• . lllo\l .I ill ' ou ,!rI' '"I til\' ~;IItH' po' iIll audir n("(' .id .. of tilt" I ' . . h,,, in" tllrlwd til\' Iw h('''lIlnlllJ:!' ' I:" lio n IOU I\ ('r~';lt t e o , flllt' 1\\ 0 InIH( . ' . .
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, II I· fi"wc " ) 011 r riothl ,,"t" ..... . a nd .lIul.·, fi Ill!t'I', ~II JIl:-. ~ nude ' . "'J.i~t 1111 ' and (' I·lJl II, ~I ,bilktlll'di ... plil\ hdl II fo hlt·d bill r
In thi", handlin/!. Ilw hill i ... di' pl.')ed. t ht'n rotatt'd 180° to show Ihl' ball. ·I·hi... ('an II(' dOll!' \l i' h ju . . t thl' right hand. bUI i~ lli't1l' r with;l hill in ("I.('h ha nd . On l~
the right-hand al1inn wilil", d""'nilwd. but till' a('lio n the same for both han,Il-<. 1' ' '.' ' 1111111' I,.ft hand i~ nOl ......'Iing a foldt>d hill.
Bold Ibe biUa \'ertiqilly in )Our ri~hl hanll w ilh IIII' WI held behind the dilipla~ bill h~ tilt' thumb
" ll' fill""!" ( ' , Inl III "I ~ r~ tht' IIlIdd r '~"'IH .. l .l'I"tl(' eo a " ' I '1' ,n "t' r nll~Ill''' f(ln,oll rlhulIlila",tlh' IIlHld. t" r . "!llId ! 'on Ilw di .. pl ,,, 111' 1. I ('all"'lII!:' - ' " it In rot.lh' .If\1"" ' IIld", fi n"\'r (r-.,,~w'(' J III. ' our Ihw nh. nJll .~ . t' , , .. ilit' (ri!--'1Ift' lll\' rolalml; 1111110 lilt' ol' lHNIt . I .",r ll' ~''''':1 fo ldt,d bill f' IHI.. up Oil t IIt'
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nothing \0 worr)" alll)1I1. \~ Jan1t"~ Lt'll ii; IlIIC\' told me actillg i1b if )1m \,ml' ~tr
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Jl8 .. ' . \lIrnarnun,1 41 r"). ,\"" I,·h-ha nd fin;!"r palm ( lIlll. " _ . Idt hand. hand out tilt' bill for ",.a m inat1(l1l ",th ,"liT , Ii • , ad d " \l i~ lwll"~ nHl"'" (ll
flU, ,.,In _. lit' hili llTouud 1)\ doing Iu-m nm ng uf u ll"- tlll'n lum I _, I r 1 I' 111,,\. 1}()~lllon. (II I I,'
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"'Ii.lwll', mo" ' '" one,', Tu rn 111(' 1)111 'ITOUIIIII1\ p:ttinj::" Ill<' I...f, , id(' into tlw rif!" ht ,hilml. plal"1 1I1! ,he hlll,It-n. (01,1 ..11 bill di n'rtJ~ mlo rlght- h,lIltl finW'T I,aln~ Gi... Ih(' bill anolh,'r ,nap (thl' j, OpliOlMI) and han
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il 'IUI for (''l.amination " jlh ~our right l]Jurl. _ II "T"', a dean-ul' proCl'tiuro' u-inl! tilt' "\Ii,h",Unlll\t' ,arianon" on pa.,"(> JU-l. nli~ pml' I..lu", i- u,...ful
... 11<"11 \ 011 onh "ant to do " "i.h.,U', mOH' " on('t' and n~" d to ;"peat the hill ." itTh. 110111 tlw bill,. in di'I,lal fl'O, ilion. Do Ihl" " \l j,I1\'II \ mo,,' lurialion"" trun~f,' rri ng lh (' hidth'll dullar tu tIlt' It"fl lIand and tuming it ;lrou ml in th (' p ro('l·~'. \ u \\ 1,'1~ \\ il h ~our right hilnd ami bri ng ~our h ano~ togl'l lwr. ' uur kft han,1 Illac-t·, tht' dollar din'ctI~ intu ri/-.,hl-!Jaml fingo'r palm a_ ~ our right hand grab~ thl' Ht ,'(II!I' ofthl' Il unol'<'d. I ~)() I,; al il and !lil(' it anotllt' r ,nap. tilt'n hand it UU\ f(Or l' u mination. Wh(' n ~uu tal...· tilt' Il undn"(1 hat:-l. ~ou ar(' in th e propt'r ori(' nlation 10 rl'prat th(' ("ha ngl" \!tho ugh ~ou ,hould h.· in no hu r~ tu. it i, I'a,~ 10 di ldl lhl' fingc r-p al nwu bi ll in }our pork"t. if you 11"li,(' a logi r al rea,OI) fo r ~o in g to tilt" IKll"kf't-to (('turn a prop. ,ur h a~ a f}I' n, or to n ' rno\{" an i11' 111. ~udl a, ~our \\aUct. FoUo\\ing an' 1\0. 0 f.!ood \\al~ to dilt·h in lour 1)()('l..et. . \ 0 11
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If \OU h.I\'· all ill' lII or pm I' ill l ou r 1)(,,1,'1 tlwt 11111. n ' mm t' allh" .'nd " f till' mutin\,. htTl'1i a dih"hing: \t'dmiqllt· ~OU can \I"" Slarlin!! lIilh tilt bilJ~ in di~I'I,'~ I'1I,ilion. 1"1 ~o \I ilh I Ilur 1"l't h.wJ JJld !!('-Iun'. Tll\'n u~ .. lour Idt hand 10 inlc1lh," di>pIay bill in half (amullIi 'our ri~hl fin~"r-) Jnti pulltix' (',In l,,/-.rjl"all~
bill inlo ,our Il'ft hand
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Il ul1 t ilt' foltlt'd .lollJr into rif!hl-haml fin,!!.. r Pod".·t Bilch -Ii I (J)ann~ \rdwr) Dannl ha.. ad aptt·o til<' old (but ,·n'·(·li\l') doo"e norrnall ~ u.t'd to w,itl"il OUI i.I horro\\('tI bi ll. \ 1 tilt' ('nd of a fOu lL!!;', a.. 1... ''If 'lI o ,l,'U1"f' 1/1 ( ' Ihi.1 /,i/l!" ur " /.1 Ilri_ \ fill' /,,1/ .\/)U WH'I' I/II'!''' \\ 111'11 II!;' ' I""'" , d ,,, ' " hur re'pOll ~ . .... y. "Th (m J; Hm. anti htart to) Illa(',' ' I,. b'll " I III lOur podu·t. \.,. thl' hamJ di P'> ill Ih(' 1)(11"1...·. f ' . , or jU,1 i.I "'f'('ond. dmp lht' foid" ,) biU. \Ial .· ,urI" 'h I I b' . . ' ,'( I'll ..1\ IU "~ m ."1('\1 an~ dO!"Ml't~"1 aUth,' \\01) int o IllI' IJoO<.l(-( l......ediald~ wllhdra\\ \our h .. n,1 a 'f " ~_ . , ~ L 1\ \\I' r,· Jlhl a ~ ilJld hand the biU totht' It'nd" r. .
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(Fi;''1lrl' / ,it! J~ ~our ri~hl hand mo' '" \II ~uur po<-ktt 011(,1' in Ih,' IJOt"kl'l. drop til(' bill. 111t'11 f,'I"J b and rr"'"
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hallllt'd IItII J hdl f(lr "',mlin.Jli"ll "r hoi' il to ib O\\rh'r. '(Tall"h I(lur I..!I ""uld r
ri!!11I kll HI ,m.1 tlmp th .' fin;':"r-I' .. luII d bill
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\b ~ ... a dlll~db. i~ all "\Iwrt ill anti-
quarian hook~ and ~ I "i;! llI of h'1I1I1. Thi~ hold I"I~ to offer tilt> bill for .'\alll in'lliun i~ from Bon Ball'·T· ...
boolJN Palll Chow'\ Hm Hill ' ';/11111 . \\ ith till' hill ... in d i~ pla~ po-ilio n. kl l!" "ith ~"ur Idt h'H1I1. Ilhidl tum- palm up. "; i mlllt a n, ·ou~h. turn ~ollr ril!ht hand palm d(l\\I\ and plan· till' hi ll onlo ~our Il'It hallii. .... cretl ~ placing (or droppi nl!) th.· hidd"n I,ill din'("tI~ onto ~our 1.-£1 fin~(· r- . in I}o~ i l i ()n to h.· fint:!1'T palnlO'd ('1.iplf'~... turnar()und .. r ·). Gra-!, tlw hi ll on hOlh ('nd~. snapping il bt>l"\-\'1I ~ our llilnll -. I,.·t J!II II ith ~our Io-fl hand and to . ... 111(' bill 0111 "jlh ~o llr r i ~ht hand. '1'11-tht' bill flaL "il h a . Iight _pin a .. if ... ailing a ('anl (lif!IU"t'
153). )our I" fl h'1I1I1. "itll Ilw palnwd hill Tela\"'"
and turn~ in" ard . ) 011 Ih('n lirop )OUT hand_lo ~ o u r side. Ron h a ... found Iha l. a .. Ill' to-,,', till' h ill. "",('Ia-
IIlr- 1001.. at tIll' rif!hl II,wd. 1II,ll..inf! ami it:!'lOrt· tl ... Idl hall,l,
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1·'wTt, an' tin"" "1I"n il i_ III>t \\1'1' (Ir (·ol1 l,·ni .. nt to haml 0111 a bill for "\amination, l hi- i_ till' pron'du re P,mlll_,· ... ,,110'11 Iw II ani, to h;l\O' Ih .. hill .'\amin ..d. hili do," lIot 1';1111 10 ri-I.. 10_il1~ it. It i, pa rli('u l ar l ~ 1\,'llmoli,al,'d "itl!.1 mi~-fl);Id,' hill \h"r a hill dl.IIlJ!'·' till" hill_ ar,' in di_p l a~ po- ition. l ....' "\li_lwll', 111",,·"1\1 trilll-f"T tl ... hid.I,·n bill to t he I,·ft thumh. Turn ~ollr I..JI h,md palm d"\\11 amI plal't' tlH' ~Ii-p'a~ hill Ullltl l\Our l}Jlm-up riJ!hl fil1J!,·r-. ,a~ int!o "I J;.f(•. f('('f If '" \ 011 J./lfJII il" rl'(l/ .. If u-inJ! a mi ... -m,((I,· hill. add." "'" ;:.1111'11 or II/fwd or alll Ihill;!." h ·,·[ till' bill Il il h lOur riJ!ht finJ!\·r-. indicatin~ h(l\\ ~IIU "a ni IIH' ' i',·( 't.1l0f 10 ;' \ a m i Jl~' the bill (lib,!I((' f S/). ,\..... 110' (10., __ n. ~(> U r an I..t...·p a tight gril) 011 till' bill Ililh ~() u r It·fl hilJul. in,uring Ilt' "ill not Iw " bl.' to Iltlll it out "f ~ \>lIr fin~"r-,
fact' the audiclH't' a~ ~Oll Ir
-«,ing the lla('b of ~our fin{;I'T'- (l11'hilHI .... hi('h ~ou could bt' hiding ~oml'lhinl!)' Ill\'
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manipulating. The~e ("an Iw
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\tar-twit Ullt' S/I,lilli. rI'hll"llitll;!" from
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front of tilt' IllillH'. 'Idr!.. in Ih~' 11lid~lk.
,11111 SI~diJli in Ih(' ba,'1.. ,.(lIlt" ("oul,1 _rnok~·. In mid·nif!hl. J'I~ !!Ol up. "('nl holck. (11111 did hi, "5.') Bill "I. ild," for ':';1~dil1i. On hi, r('lUrn. J,l~ _wPIH·d h~ 'IMk', 'I'dl
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fif'-t mal-".'lall , I:' d .. Ihl' . I~IH' IIf I"rlm-up' hill .. ~ .... inn· ht' .IIH·'" I h.I"· , I Iiw(1 harullUlI!. I .... ill d,'iIlV.
Sl HHF PTITIOl oS S\\ IT{ II
tilt' 1..1_
1.< I.. ,,1,1\.1 "l1h /I1,UI\ I,ln.,tl'ln al,'1 " tl'! 111 1I(,,\"f .11 ... il tho UlII' ..... n I"i, ·r.lll"t .... frolll .1 lilt· rill "I "I'''"n lIIa"hin~ 1111 Irl ~ ,'0111.,,1, rill' p,rlm-up h'lrldllll~ j IOn, .,f lh I Ilt· II"" ,.111"11 II<' .... ,IIII~ I" Tt·I'rI'.IIt'tlu' i 1 1l1111~ ill" h.' Tt'III,'mlwf'- ",. ,ililill from J.I\ \\ I ,.. ' . .!r'I.,1I forlllam ... on tI ... pl.u .... \., r.lr .L' I h.I'" 11I·,'n .IIII,·ltlll"h"nnirll' '1 ..1
t"pt'"rimenting \lilh ,"itdling hill_ in a l
hi' fillllnt~· !1rtU",.tllln" for till' UHlial tii'plal lilt , .... lldun!! .... \rOlI. I h,' IInf, Ildlll;!.•Hultllt' dran-up. '11"·nwli, ,'" "IT"n'll in 1111' "'''l1m'·nlitr~. I)I'-pilrlhf.~ Ihat Jr •• i,a ,.U'n'~~flll.Hul H1\"lItlll'1T1"t-~('ian, 'I.m.~ puhli,III',1 \"T\ littl,' o\,'r Ih" ~"
\111)1 I) : \ OIl<' (JII.l~ lit' hornllll·d) and a lilf.
"ITl P: lIold tlH' Ii,,· 1)('11"','11 lour hand, ... ith~ hal'k hl\l;lnl ~Oll (.III fold, M,' .l\\iI~ fmm ~oul. Fold 1111' l,.fl half to Ih,· ril!lll. I 1,Id 11 ... 1,.1' hdlf dn ... n. Fold 1111' ri!!'hl ,id"I,) lilt' I"ft .lIltl. Iin.,II~. fold Ih~IUpoo.u. Turn Iht' bill tII,'r ri;!hl for t.·fl (I-If,'url: I) alld fin;."T palm il in lIlt' /111 h.rn,1 in Ihi, ori,·nl.:lliun.... ithtllt .. , .. up,jll,· d,,"n.
12S [}i~pla~ (or IlOrrow) a onl'-Jollur hill.
thi~ a~ a blatant di~pla~ f()(,lI~ing [11\"l1lion on lh(' hill.
Ta"" il ,.ilh )our rig:h! hand and bring: ~our hand~ 1II,,....IIlt'r, pllleinl!: till' Ollt' din'c! I) on lOp of Ihe fingerpalm " •• d FiH", lI old lilt" One faet"up bel'H"ell ~our hand.,- at )ollr \,ai~\. TIll' porlrait "hould be up~idt.'
bUI rather to ('on",') Ih
THf \l1n-o'\ :
do"n from ~our poinl of \ i("" if \)I'rfol"ming for peopie "-Ianding oppo"it,' )OU, atHI righl ~idt' up if Iwrform-
minded 1) fiddlinJ; "ith th,' hill [1~ 11(' ,..peaks. Rotate "'0 lh(' bill i~ pointing away from ~our bod~. \\ ilh )our right hund, fold the ouler half of Ihl' hill up and hac·k, bUI i'ilightly 10 the right
Iht' righl ,..it!(' of til(' bill oul
so Ih(' bill i~ folded at
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~li~ht ang l(' (Figure 5). \vith
~our right fingl'r~, dip til<' hiJdl'n Fi"e againsl the
ing for one pt'r~on "lan(ling tWX! 10 ~ou, If Iht' bill i~ in the "rong orit'nlation, turn il around und till ~our left hand im,anl u~ ~Oll do, --0 tl1O' linJ;er-palnwd Fi,,'
Singll' and USI' ~our 11'1'1 fing:('r~ to pull their half of Ihl' (Iollar a\\a) from }tlU, unfoltling the bill (FtgUre 6).
is nol st.'en,
If)(JU'dlikl', )IIU nut turn }"ur right hand palm down, briell) di~pla) ing I ILl' (Jthl'!' sid.· ofllw Jollar, the Five
Til E DISPL \' : Th i~
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t'r di"llluy-a tllino)" ,uria-
tion of a mo\(' from J,·tT) \tt(lru~'s '"Dollar Bill Delusion'" in his .\(lIII (>les~
\(J/(" (I ()61.}-i:; an eu::-) way 10 deanh sholl' hoth :;ide~ of til\' hill. \Iark dot'sn', use
hidden h) )our ling,·r:. (/-,ib'1m' 7: audienc(' \ ie\\), Turn )Otlr right haud pulm lip Hud fept"ul Ihis turnover,
folding hil\'k "Ith til\' Io-t'l hand lhi~ til1l('. Finn!I~, I,ith your ri~111 hand fold Ihl:' outer half of the hill dO\\11 and toward )\)tI. folding the doUor in half. \,ith till' Fil(' in-id,' till' fold (Fib'Ure8). lmmediatt'h lak(' til(' rold('d Ilolls of th(' doUar
(Figure 9), 'I'll(' Fi,,', of ,·our",l". remain:; hiddl'll inside Ihl' dollar. Turn ~our right hand palm up ami take the fo lJed dollar in lour Il,fl hand. \\ itlt ~our right fingers.
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1111' fol,l and
Ie ri\(' atrain,' the
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tlollar
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undt'r-ith' of dll' ,1111l.lf ami un 0 ( 1 ( ' I hI' Hlur tOo'f, 1];1011. If the (loll..r i~ fan'l lo\\n. ( () '1'
I . bill fa("('up.
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I··1\1' IH' 1(/ in I,hln' h'I ftht'doll ar our ri ohl (i n "(' ..... rot.ltl' lill' ouler (>IH 0 l '" ~ . r I ;0 till' Idt and hold iliwtlH,,'n ~tlur h'IIHI~ 111 (I~p a~ b.,mll IIlI' hill r hang," ," ith Ihl'
~our 11'(1 thumh. fold tIll' 1"f, half of till' dollilr up amI 10 tin' right (fi;pm> I I). \~ VOll fini!>h the fo lll, lO ll {'.U1 ('illt"f u·(' ,our left rnidtl1(, finger to r lip !Ill' ':j\(. alld holll it ag:~in~1 tlH' dollar. frc('ing ~our right haud 10 W'.1Ufe und b(' .e.'n ('Illpl~ (f"if,'1lrl' 12), or ~0I1 (\In turn both halHl~ in\1 ard. kc-('ping thc- Fhf." hiddf." n b~ ~ourrig:ht finge,.,.. a" ~ou crca,,{' ing it ,. mpl). dw n. I,ith
tilt" fol,1 ""itb ,nur 1,'1'1 fill:!,·r ... (/If.,'llrf' UI· , I ' then 1"_ thl' h,\lIII~ h,I(''' , 01\11 -~ 11\'rt"~ .111 opt ion.11 di ... pl.1\ \1.lrl.. "'!JInt·, .'
, l l l I f ·... in{j
bf)tlI hand. '",,., « ,(lur 11' 1 -1 finj!"r .... Inld lilt' ".f! half of th I .,~ . . ,. t',ollardrJ anti 10 lilt' flJ!ht. Ir,lpplll/! til!' 1-1\t, in . . itlf' th f' fold!Fi'orr! lUi' II). Ii-Ikl' lilt' dnll.lf in lour Il'fl h I hold' I
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. . bilL T{'gripping it. If ~ou 'Iould likc, ~ou may again rotate ~our hand~ il1\\ard . kccping lIle Fi\{· hidden b~ , riahl fin
finger:; (Figure 1i). HOlMe )our hands palm dO\\Il. Rcgrip the bill \\ ith both halHk and. \\ ith )our left
liflel7l'f"S. pull the hidden Fi\ (' to till' I('[t. The left edg(' of the Five can e,tentl "light1~ bt'~ond the edge of the Sin.!!le. because your left thumb \\ il1 hid(' it. Lse ~our rig];t thumb to fold the right half of lIw dollar up and the [eft (Figure 18). \Iig-n tilt' inner t'dgc~ of th(' hill<.. using ~our ring lingefl; lIS guitles, \'n~urillg that
10
regripping it. Both hill~
THE S\\ ITCIII\G \CTlO\: During a ~light body tum to the lefL raj"e your hand~ and take the Fi\'e into you r It'ft hand as you "imultan('ou~ l ) pull the- Single into right-hand finge-r palm. Di~p l a) the Five at your fingertip~ (Fib'llre 20), Ihen the both hands to unfold it and ren'al the- tran"formation. \s you unfold, you can leI the right hand lw :>{'en (,Illpty through use of the Ra'tl~a~ ~uhtld~ (Fib'lIr(,21).
the Five slays hidd en 1)('[0\\ lh{' Single. Grip the dollar "ith 1)OIh hand", With lhe index fingers from bela". push up and fold th t' OllIeI' half ofule dollar up and toward you, u~ing the thumbs as fulcrums (Figure /9).
YOlif
thumb~ mo\(O oul of lIl('
fold and !'wing around to Ill(' lOp of lhe packet.
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'I'll E (LEA \-l P: If you an' ~e
table, as you
nation prineiple a~ )ou lap-tlw hands mOle and SLOp at the same time. TIl{' right harJ(1 hit" the edge of the
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display the bill in your kft h[lnd (Figlire 20 again), the righl hllild niltliraHy f,dl~ 1.0 the edge of the table and Ihe Single is dropped to tht·lap. Lse Sl}dini's coordi-
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I 1011,-.01 It (.HI kit IWill' '. I I .1T111H·,h,II,·h i"ht 11.111' 11111 I r,... . IT Iilf! til\'
""nw' Up Ojllt " ' « \ n, .. ' -, " "1:\ -'I.ho" tht· hill or ,11.111111<' fin!!'·T'· ',;':11[(,,2-. -" r' ,-, I • bill \II fd_ldWII , lrllOt lll It.' , II 1\,,"I01\(>T !II unlll f . r,'\{' ,I tlH' ..11.111"1' ,IT h.Hlt I 11 In
, ... -II '" I,,:rfo rmant ·!' TIll' mum,-n! of l;lp"ln~ \\' 1.ln o r . 'II . . I I ' ·,1 ,il unt,lth" III ,\() .moIIIN. 'itlllWIl!IH" ,IT ," \\. . r r ,\ 1Il1inatwn. Ill' unfultl,,(L
lil{'l1
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\\ill bp a_ tilt' hI,'
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If ~1l11!1t·. ;!rI';I prohlem.
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,tJur It'lt h,lnll. 111l~"r- I!lt lOp. til!> Ihumh d' rpllill:!lh, , Iulirr ull(l,·rlW.llh. B"i-.· Ill!' I i,,· to ('h " <"
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l'ollllllil1" ,(r,' iI(I(lrtrtlllal d.·an-ul' IITO('" I . r. ( UTI', and ,li'I,!.r,'. allil tlu'n' art· ."h.·,.... III Ih., I"OlJlm'• n, arr~, . of th,' pahn-ul' ltilrHllinl-"" lir,lt f,,"o .....
C()\"lI \'!'\In : \' ,.ith ollll'r lipl.", hill ('hanof.
;]nd ,1I'1't.~,·,L "j1h tilt' ri;,!hl hand holding tl1O' bill. lit' \I ill llrop h.llh 11.111I1~ III rt'" 011 the (·llg.· oftlH' tahl.·.
alI(I 110' can 1.111 IIH' :-iin!!I,' " il h l'onfirl"rHT (riWIf(' 2.;). HI' \\ill tlwn 1II~' lIlt' Fi,,' onlo til<' '
,13nilill;!. for
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diff.· . ... ·nt (li'III.I\" ,11"11011" ,111ft
fol{til!"r IJrII("I·,lrlr.<, -,
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d structun' allo", ~ h im, during a flexible performan('t". lo c h(lo ·~' til<' bl'~t m et h od~ fur ~'ae h situation.
Hert' art' 1" 0 (Ij~ pl a~s \\:I rk oftt'n IbC'S to sho" the bill al the bo.' ginning of the roulllW. Either or both rna) be used with (or itl~tead 00 til(' di~pla~ described abme. The~ could also be UH'tl at UW end of the roulin('.
in 10 Jisiliay alm()~t till' .'nlin' stlrfuP!' of the u ndf'Tsilk of the doliar (Figure 28). Turn your ri!!ht hand palm up and H'grip th .. dollar \\ith hath hand". 1'];I('l' til{' tip of your right middle finger again~1 th(' fold('d Fi~(' and pu~h it to the left ::;0 il i~ no longer in fill{!ef palm, but dipped agaill5t the under~id(' of th(' One (near tlw inner right corner) b) thf' righl middle fing.·r.
FIRST DI S PL\\ : lI old till' dollar uetween )ollr hands, Let go momentaril)
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itb your h'ft hand and
turn your right hand palm down to displu) the underside of t he dollar. Therc arc 1\I'U Ila)S to ke~'p the File
ltidden as you do tltis. YO\l will prubaul) dnt"lop a pr~ fe re n ce for one or tilt' other. TIlt" lir~t i~ to keep the Five aligned dirt'l"d) undl'l"!H'alh the right middle fin ger and pull the 01111'1" fing:('r~ allay (Figure 27). El en if the Fin' i~ not ('ornpletely l'O\t'r('d h) your
middle finger, it \\on't he s("en l)\'("a\l~l' the hand is in motion, the other fingl'r,.; ari' in thl' "a~.lIn(lthe Five
SEeO\]) UISI'U): If )ou'd lik.. 10 ~how uoth hands empt). )OU ("all IN' this up .. idl' down \crsion of "\lishell's 1110\(:'. G.'~I!ln· ",ith )our left hond and let it be.-cen enlpl). \\ ill! til<' 1"ft hand, ff'grip the left side ofthe hill and IllO\!' tfh' Iwmb 100lanll'och other. causing: the hill to bUll ll[lIIard (Figllre 29). With your left lingl'r", ..Ii p t!1t" hid!kn hill from below (Fib"He 30) und (lui!'!,I) molt' )UIII" han(is apart. gi'ing the biU a slight !'nap. Th.· hidden hill ha~ \,.,.'n tran~fern'd to the left hand. freeing til!" right hand tn 1!.·,turt' und be 5een
is camouflaged again.~t th(' Single. 'I'll{' a1ternali\(' i"
10 keep the Fh(" in fingcr pal Ill. and ("urI ~our fingers
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h I /"'J,,,fI. Ih'SlIlfl R", ---c:~,
- - . Of ('OU1'fiI".
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~ ~ tIM- hiddrn hill bad.
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Thll' mom .. nl of m'l!!,' IjI
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tilt' rig 11
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differ-
I..'~ fil\;)rilt' aht'rnali,C"
MIl "8, . 11.,1'(" pn' , ... 0 or \llIf 10 tht' ~ .. il{hing ildion d,·o"t'ribt-d alw\(',
, II. arc- foldt'{1 ill I TEn'\ \TI\ E 0\1 \\ ht-n XII 'h 1 I '. ,-kf'\ OH'r. '-II tht, II\<" i~ ~,"('('nttu;, '''11111. turn t 1(' fhI< . 1 . . , 'th II fhc .. o ra on lOll, It i~ 1)('_, if ~(lU fom/u n.. I 11- "1 • " quid.'I!l',tur.. or;ll bit of mi,diro-(1iotJ. If 1)('~f(lrul1nr
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I for 0111' p"l'oOn. H'U t:lII ~urrqJlttlOU~)
turnlI0\('ra~
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till' ,Iarkrl
ber fing.'r~
Ol('f'" ilh half-mOll'S m. folio"., \\ il h Jou r Ihu tnh~ on . )our ,hUll' , ' '"V'~r('a'(' lop of t1w Iial ,",t. ral"· . tilt' dol-
"'du[br··. b )011 an' ,Ioinp: Ihi~ ~Oll <'an "obi]) dilrh
he glaoc.., Ill' at. ~<)U. ) Oll
,',111 il ' -0n IUr
the dollar. \I.lk,' a magi,' p:("~l1m·. rllt'll hu\(' h("roJl'"~
lar "ito Jour fingt-r-, nU1Urall~ ~"i n!!ing Jour (lallll' in: th.' U1HI,·,.,.;d,' oflhe I",cket (du- Fiu') i~ no\\ facing oul. Take Ihl' 1'3Cl('l "ilh ~onr I"rt Ihumb o.n the Fi\{, and lo\\ !'r )our ham!.. Th i~ will aUlomalH"all} turn th t' bill~ owr. Thorn J>l'ler,on'~ "Iil,le" ~\\ilth ing act.ion·· on pa~e ]06 \\ould a[,.o \\ork.
her hand. If ~11f'" do .. ~ nnt inHlH'diH\el) (Iollar hill. hu\,' Iwr tlnrold it.
\JTfR\ \1"1\ I T\\O: lou (";I n tran,form the bill in a 'jI4:'ctator'. hand h~ u,ing \\ hal is f'"'--l'ntiall~ \lithad \l ('b('r\ - \l orlillg \\ itllOlu a Grant" from Life Sarer. (11)q1). C.ompieh· til{" fiN tllf\'e fold, (up Ihrou~h rlplIrp /8) and align thf' inn"r edgf" of the t"'o bill-. Point OUI Ihat the indf'\ indicate, it i, a oll('-(/ollar bill. dU' n u~ ~ollr fon'fingt'r- to fo ld til{" outer half of the dollar up .md bacl a~ df'>o("ril~d allOl(". \\ hen IOU haH' ("On1111!'I('d Ihi, fourth fold. ilnllll.'diateh take -the pcl("kf'l in ~ollr I"ft fing.. !'> III til .. C\tn'mt' [l.f;l.'dgl.' and tum Ihe pa(ll"1 OICT and ~ho\\ Ihlll it -'3)_ " [)OLL\B" o n Ih .. othf'r ,id ... 'ou lin' actull.[[~ pOinting at the lIIOrrl ~I)OI .I.\B!oi- on th" Fil(', bUlllw "S- j, hidd("n b) Ih .. lip of ~Ollr left indl'~ lingt" (J'igllrf' 3 J), Sa). "A.nd II '.(1.'. 'dull(lr'lm 1/1/\ "de. "Thi~ I,rillci III.' f .... Iii " h f I ronl o. ~ It uut a ,ralil " \\url, "jth nearl) all IleDOIDIBatlon8 (buth (,Id d ... i"l1 and ne,,) . , '"OOlURS" . ~ . U'l!lg I H' pnntt>d IIlollf!; thf' 1"lIIum-it \\it[ be on die &oat or lhr lwl. d~fW"ndillf!; on Ih.. hilJ
Thi~ i, amon' ,tfiligitlfor",ard
AIk.tpecqIorlo huldout
h~, ha.nd. Ta.L.f"·thl' Fi\e
and Nmuha:nf"Ou"'~ pull thl' ~'-••..,. . . . . palm·~tht'ft\t'omo
BlHlfS-Fl) I)) II ,") [( Hic!wel Immar
M'I'
it i. a liv-
I[
"'pprua{"h 10 a palmup bill chang". Of 1110" fOllr p
-('ribet!. thi, i~ thl' tint' th.lt
IIUI'[
n'~,'mh]t"-- a romt'lt"
tional tip]"" ('hangl' dun" .11 "iii-I 1"11"1. \lidlal'l f"I'[' lilt' ,t,llIIlan] ··h.lJ1d~ up at ~ourl!.,.'" bill chang.,,, art' \'\("0'11.'111 fur f(lflll...L1 ,itualiofu (;och a~ ~Iand-ull ~ho",~), but I.. " appropriah' for lD.IlI~ ca"ual or 'Ocial ~itll
\EEDED:. \ 0111' (IlHl~ b(" lIorro'I('(\) alld a lI undl"t'll SETl P: I ioid thl' Ilulll/red 1)("",'("11 ,(Jur hand- ... idr the fac(" to\Iard ) \)[1 , ;111(11111" Illlrlf1;il tll,.jot' dt:Jwa. Fold the It'fl halfl""'Md \011 to tilt" ri"lll. Fulddttltlf , '. < ..... lUUto\\ard )OU and d"",n. lold tlw 1..f1 ,.dt' I )ou to tlw righl. I1lul fin.llh. rold till" holwm hII'
and a~a) front ~1)t1 (Fif,'1lre :12). hn~,'r ,ldlmlht dred In l!tj" ori"l1Iatioll in \our ri"hl h ...nd.
•
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I
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32
3J
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I !I
THE \))I) -()\: HurrO\1 ,I IJIlt'-doliar bill. Tal..,' il \Iilh your It'ft halHI. awl bring )our hund~ logelh('r. placingthe Om' din"'II) (Ill to!, of IIII' Iillg('r-palm('(lllun-
dred. Hold lilt' 011(' fal'(' II" 1:H'I\I\'I'11 )our hand~al ~Ollr waist. tht' portrait IIp~ill,' dO\l1l fmlll )(Jur point of \'leW. so that pt'opll' ~Iandjllg I!""o~it,· ~ 011 \Iill ~,'c Ihe right lIid.. up. If thl' hill i~ 110t in thi~ oricnlalion, ..... it around, tilting ~nllr ri~ht hand in \lanl a~ ~ou the fioger-pMlmt'd Hundrl'd i~ nO! ~c('n. Pla('I' your right middlf' IinJ!cr aJ!aill~t til<' £old('d ........... it to th.. It'ft "'I it i.. no long('r in ..... by thl' right milldll' fin~t'r Om.', nt'ilr th .. inner right
wu.
_below).
rill' 101 DI\k (,I" tur,' \Iith )our II'ft hand, ,ho\ling il {'IllPI). Ilwn \lith ,our Idt thumb, fold tlit· l{'{t half of Ih,' dollur up ilnd 10 tilt' right (f't-'llf(>3-1). \, )OU Iini,1! tilt' fol,1, \lith )our II·ft middle ling"f. dip till' II l1ndn-d antllwlll it in piatT ugain,t tht' undl'''''' ,id.. ofllw ,lollar, fft-"ing )our right h,uul tu gl'~lun' and bl' ,,·t'n l'mpl) (lit-'ll/"(' 3,)") . Rl,~.... ip lilt' dolbr \lith hoth h'lIld~. hom bl'lo\l. pu,h u!' \lilh ~our ind,', ling.,,,",, fohling til(' top haU of th" dollar (u,ing ) our thumh, ,h fulcrum,) lip and to".aru ~Im (/ 11-'11((- JfJ). , our thllmh~ ru'I\\' out of Ihl:' foltl anti ~\I in~ dwtlnd III Ih,' lOp of tilt' hill, n'p-ipping iL \\ ilh ~uur ri~ht linw'rs. ,11111 th., hidtll:'n Huudred tu th., ri~ht . TIlt' ri1!hl ,'d,,' of ,h., Hundred CUI extead
b .. ~ond th~' ("(1:;<' vlllw Sillgl ... Iwuluq' ~(}ur right thumb "ill hid,' it.l s,. FiliI' I,,!'! thumb!O fold tht' lelt half ofllH' dollar lip <.In:1 to til(" right (figure 3i). \\ith
~our finger,. ,.Iign th .. inn"r dig," of the bilk u~iJ\g ~our ring fing.. rs a~ guid(',. "Il'llring that the I-I undft'd r('main~
hidden hdo" till' Single (Figllre 38).
lIun,ll"I.d up arid on top OIl lilt' !J,wk"t INl\in:; th .. ~inl!l,· hid,l .. n 111'1')\1. \~ ,oon a.~ thi, Iwplwn". th(' left th I . .., • .. lim) IN, 1I1~,'rt~ 1[, tiP In\(l tll\"'\ f"ltlof th" clip. tilt' tOW'IIH'r (Fif:{lIrf' 12). Thi""",d,,,, ,,",I rluhl thumb 10 unfold t h(' topalJo\l'thr !:' • I tilt' IIl1ndn·d UII and'1\ , \,1) f,',m )OU (F . ayp!';. ... 'II. l@! re -l3).
hill~
iIlHlH'diat~·h.
TilE 5\\ ITCI11\G \CT IO\ : Grip tilt' ]l[teket in your left fing~'r~. If ~ou lIre d,'alin:;" ith a stiff bill that ha", nOl h{'('n [1refolde,1. [1u,,"h dOlln Ilith both thumb~ to
('fease it (Fi~'Ure 39). Thi~ \I ill make 11](' j\e).t fold ea~ier. Let go monu'nwril) with ~our right hand. so y.ou can !"t'grip "ith your right thumb beloll and lour
ngl~t
ind(''1 fil1g"r on top of the hills. pilwhing ti](,r1l
agal1lst your rightlllid,Jlc Iing"1" (FigllrelO). Push up ~nJ.fol"\.HJf{j \Iilh your right thumb. folding
/II
the dol-
lar 1Il ,,''11('(,l1th5 (Ind simuitaneo"-I) . . ~ sl\lIlgmg lhe
\ I
II 37
38
.J9
t2
~imuh.,lm·'lIJ~h . tilt' kit fin;::""'" pull tilt' hi,l,kn 0111' ,.ut .,In,1 to> ,h,· ldl. il\\a~ from tl1I' inn.. r and ri;::hl ~id,·., ,.j" 1111" Il unlln'''. partialh ,·tlnn·alin;:: il mul"r til!" 1,·1t
thumb.
"I .. "I til!" IIl1udn·.1 \\ilh till" !.-Ilmi.I,II,· ringo·r. Th. fn' IIH' ri:,::hl halld 1(1 1"I.h lh.· 1.,1' 101\ ,·r. I,f tlu- Ilun,In ·d up .lIul '(\"'~ from \1111. IIl!fo'din~ Ihf'm (1/;"''11'" I;'). \lmo.1 .imuham·(lII.I, • •11t" h·r. Ihumh
1'11.11("' fUrI"on l "nol till" 1'111 I \I"()II) I \(; : Th,· ri ;::ht Ihulllh illlm('diall"l~ nlO\('~ hldH" oUU'r ri;::1I1 ('orlu'r (If tilt' ll undr",1 .lIId i. in."rll·.1 into. thl' fol.t gril'I,in;:: tl .. · h"tt"111
1,,\l'f'o
of
tilt' I It1lldro·(1 .1IId till' "in~I,' (I';''1Irf' Ill. nil' ri).!hl finw'l' pull th,' hi(ld~'n "'in).!I.· ttl till' ri).!hl (L.'·'"I,in).! it hidd"n luult' r tlH' ri~ht thumh). "lItI\\in;! Ih .. I"fl thumh III 1,'1 !!:o ami "akh tilt' upp,' r I,(\,·r. "f tilt" lIundn.d allli .\\ in~ tlWIll tll tl... 1..r1 (I il["/"(' /."»). hllttll'di"l"l~ in.,'rt IIw I"ft lhumh iUlo tilt' 1,,1,1 al tlH" inn .. r I,·fl ('orn,'r of tl1I" 1111 11,11"1·,1 (l11[1If(· 16). .i111l1l1"n ..ou.h dipping till' Oil" a;::;tin.t till" und,'r-
",r.
finw·r. pull b,uL.. (·au·-
.hift inlo iI .......... hap" (JiWIrf' 18). TI ... ri;!hl fingO:'r. !!rip "11" Im""r lawr (If till" 1IIIII(Ir,·.1 "I! tlH" right .id., .• illlllllal!f·(!u.!~ dippilll! lilt" 11i,IIIo'1I "'in~I,' a~<1irH tilt' lIuII,lr..d, "nil Ihl' Idl h,Hltl de,HI" grah. th" ul'lwr tn"r IIf till' Uundn·.1 ami !'ull. it III tllo' 1.·ft. "omIJ I"" 'I~ IInfoldill~ il illl! lilt· II'" 1,1\.· ... "flllt' hill
(l"ifuff' JII). I ..... ' 111\ .,1 tilt'
di~pIJ~.
hi
d,'·cril,,",1 ill 1111' ("om nwn-
tan I... r,r~r;(ph. of lilt' four palm-up 1,<1lHllin:.."'. Tlwn.
if \1111 \\alll tIl h"llil (lIlIlh .. Ilumln',1 fllr \'\,lIl1ination, hrinl! \"ur hand. up 10
<"111"[
\ /I
15
IH
'.
/I,
."
In,·1. ~imlillallt'ou .. l~
... ,.".h. I "1"Id//llllhl' .'0\/00 lid' (~ ~
IJI "hl-/l
pullilJl!' th.. f(lM,~1 ~illg-k into n..
, "lfll)!· ...... lIl.Illln·/'·n·n"·. ) lUI '.lIlt·litnln"__' ( "I' . a('l1lrt I]/1.. . • '. I}!,!,\I·,-n Ilw 1.1-1 I"hl .111(/ till' fi"" u"r I" ,"rql
hand it out
l I I.-I..i ilpproarh 10 CO\l \l r\ r\ln : 1111- ,N'- J ,, 070 , .' . . ' till' hill- art' ~" 'ldJ<>d on Ih.' _"'lldlWfF,wuon-th,II.,,III f o I. II' fi .....' un () f (I
th.' I
lh~
till;
,;0
UI
"
.
,di-I,I.1\ Ilron·duro' \lu'ha4'1 fir,"" 1I,'!8 II .'rI.,' ~'. " I,..fon' .llld/or .Ih.·f IIII' dl.lng'· \\ IIh th"lliddrn hin diPI,..,1 lHHI"r III!" ,loll.lr ~)\ hi' r~~ht linf!(' ...... hf' doe:;: an UIHlj,· 1I00In ··\l,~IIt·II .. 1110\1' ("'f' till' fommf'n' Ian foll(J"in~ ...... lIrn·ptilioll~ .... "itd, .. ) t\\i('(' '0 Ihl' hiflfit-n hill i ...lf!ainlwltl b\ lilt' right Iinl!" ...... lI rimm .... Ili'lh,h fflll .. " .. "ilh Ihi~ ,"<,"lIal .li .. pL.l~. Tlw hiddl'n hill i.. ·, ... ltl "l!aiTH Ilw tli~pL" !Jill h, IIii' ril!htfill,'ll'r<. 1.'1 ~'I ufllh',li"l.b~ hilillitl, 'Ollf I.,ft hand, tum~our right haml palill dOlI It and pl
ClSIII\ 11\\1) JOIl
mI!. Prun',IUrI'" for I!d1inl! inlo Ih,' "Iwninf! IJO-ition ,In' d""Tilwd
Sl11 P: ... j,jlll(' Hu mln'If;]~ lollmh.llold it 1}(,I\\Pf'1l "",r haml~ "ilh tlw r.let" hl\\ard ~(lll, For ·'hat'I..'lag" hnld thl' IllIndr('1I ri~dll ,.id(' up. bul for \\.1i,t -I,·\," pl·rrorm
Till I OIDl\f,; \\ ith IIII' lIuniln'd dippf'd in ~our
" " ' ",wrlt)flll.:JIll't"',
ri1!!J1 finf!,'r .. h"ld Ill\' 'in:;I,'
i1t .... ai .. '
1"'f'1 between
~nur l'all1l-ul' han,t... Till' upp,'r .. id/' of the dipped
fUnding oppO.. ilt· ~(lur audit'llt'I', hold til\' hill up .. icl"
do,,".
in tlH' "Ol1l1nl'ntan,
lIuudr".1 Ii., .. nat il/!.Iin ... t 1111' und,·r.. id ... of the Ont' (I·/f..'1IW .),): from h.·I,m). Both ~ou ,lI1 d til{" audi{'nee .In'looling' ,10\\11 ill ~(lur halUt...
it \\illln' right .. id,' lip from tlwir ,,"r-III"" bu", -\11 fold .. II ill hl' tmlanl \011. lold Ill\' kft .. idt' to thf right. 101,1 til(' lOp (ouli'r) Iwlf (itmn. lold til\' kft ;;idt' to Lilt' right-hul fold ju .. , It·ft of ,','nlt'r, "0 Ihal -.0
Throlll;h a /!",tun'_ .. Ium tllI· ldt h,II1.1 I'mpl}_ Ihl'n folt! tilt" ll'ft -id,' of Ill\' Sin~d,- III'
the lOp lil) C'r'- don't ,"'It'nd .. 11th,> \\a~ to till' right.
Lw\ntHilht' ri~ht pdf!(' of til(' ."iin"I!, • I:' ' I1\'('UU~!' it ' til\' ,ril!hl thllmh. \\ ilh \our 11'[1 t h IImh f ' I h, lelt half 01 III(' OrH' "I' Hlld to Ihl' ri g,h'() t (I'@lrpOf4.
b~
"ith tefl iru[l"\. linf!'t'r. fold lhl' top half 01' the Single to",lfll and (Io\\n (/"if:,'1lrc 58). \s the fold
d",n
lOp of the dollil1". follo\\('d
TilE S\\ IT<:II1 '\(, \CT. I(),\ : To I ran"-form .
~Oll
i~ completed. your right thumb ruo\t'~ around 10 the b~ ~ollr left thumb. To
prewnt the Il undred from pecking into \ ic\\.
la~
your
right index finger :l long tile lOp crlge of the Single
(Figun> 59). The Hundred will hut! up against it an(1 5111)
hid{len heta". The Ilumlred ean be puUed slightl~
dl~
In
mto a fiunrlrNi \OU \\llIllIrn lhf" j"11 . )1 ~ O\'('r '0." lI undre(i I~ on 101' and llw t-iinO'I Id . lso Ihp ,,"C' I'U(C'nb t h . fO\\.in . atebillsf side. you \1 ill "('I' dll'\. form an II p",l(e '1 dO\\n"\" romthp lin' (1). Turn _ l(jllr \r-fl hand 1,01 I "m(OWI1 p' (Fig. l\IO arm.,; of I Ill' "'" 1,('1\\('1'11 )our III . dex. fi Inch the lOp) . and 'VOUf . dl\JIIlb (11("\0\\) °,,~In Ifrllre6')nger 1 (on \ll lh )0111" rlghl .hand and qui!"kh' t uln ,~ you r -left. •hetgo
IhC'follo\\in~manlln. l f\olllno"
'f~'
pa IIT! up,
1'I'\('r~lng: till' bills Wilfllrp (3) . Th e two arms "d r--
56
57
,. 61 58
59 62
137
tIIl'''' - ~ou pindi\·d 1Og,'llll'l" II ill b('('OllH' LlH' sl(-'In J a nt'~ up"il"k tlml n ", .. ;jllll the parb of t1w bills ,,('ft' tilt' ~"'111 01"'11 up to h,'c(Jme the arm;:., Rrgrip tIll' bin~ "jlh ~ou,. ri~hl hantl (Fif,'1lre 6-1-) ami
that
iDlm('dialt'l~ dip 1\11' ::-ingl,· IW\'\('I'1l ~ollr right nJi(ldk
alld ring lingt'r>'. ju,,' a" ~ou did ,h,' IlundH'd. Thi~ i~ i.l hi ghl~ ,i~uill magic 111011]('111 of I ran"for-
mation-the ;:aU/li,'llI',' \I ill "('t' Ihe bill dungt:' (lhi~ i" I'E-pf'('iall~ trut' if u"in~ ft\n·ign \'\lrrt'rl<"~), To 11l'lp di~ "'-lis(' the
Till' l "HHI)I ~(,: II is tl ,.;mpk IlW\l('f now to ('omp\('Ie'I) unl'old Iht' llul1,ln·d. k('\'I,ing Ilw Singh- hiddl'll IW]l,'ulh. il" foHo\\~. L ~t· \Ollf It'ft thumb to unfold the to\, lil~"]"" of tl1O' lIundretl to Iht' kft (Fib'ure 65). In'
1('
(,7).
TIlE C Ll ~. \\-l ": To hand ou\111(' bill for examination, hring ~ollr Ililnd~ up n('olbl) w:iillf!
\0
dw~t I{"\I'!. ;;i multa-
~I)IJ(" right rin[-;".·r~ to pull the folded
SingIP into ring!·r pllim (ViKul"t' 68~ audience \iev,).
(d
67
68
1111
Dispb~ th.. bad. ohh(' Hunlln'lllIl!l1l' (lIlIlit'IIIT hand it
1111'11
oul ( ....'1· (:h;:aplt'r 9).
.
(,O\l\lrYr\H':Tht'r{'ar{'tlln.'~"
i~'" or unfoldinrr till' di~plJ.) •
•
,.,.
uln' fol"*
HI ,\0
bill Ihut .,
~Oll
•
(',III pindl
- III,'
fir!"!'f
thl' hilid('n bill ;jgain~1 it "It 1 ~ollr 1111( ( .~ (r3th('r !l1Ilil dipping: it betlH't'n ~(lur fill::t'!""). I hi .. al],)\\ .. ,(lU to 1110"lI'nt;jriJ~ ('uri ~ollr rill~ fin!!!'f J\\a~
.
for a mort'
0lk'lI
ant
,r·~lIr ,OOh.,OIllI· '(. ' I f ' Fi"'lIn" t
,-
(J/1
and 70.
I/f're i~ a turnaround
mOH'
thaI ('an I,,' 11""11 Iwfon'
antllor ;lftt'r tht> rhang<' to .. ho\\ oot h .. itlt'" of tlu' di .. -
!I,'fI' .lfI' \lIft'" \\.I\~ to (Ii~pl'l\ tht, unfoldf'd bill d"'lIIh .tllIl 111<11.,· il look lik,' \our lIand~ ilrr .,. L ~"" \\i~.' I'lIlpl\ 1'I1t'-.;' art' u-.,·fullll'for,' ~ou IW:rin fold. ill~ Ih.' (lolI.lr or alil'f IIH' trau .. forlll . llioli.
pia) bill. I'll d""rribl' il frolll tht' llillm-llp I'o"tun'. ahJlOugh it al~() \\ork~ for till' .. h,U'I.. .. liIW·-\ it'll" h.m-
IIU'-;'I 1II '-;P 1 \'r
dling.llold Ill(" di .. pla~ hill bt'l\\eerl ~nur h.ulIl .. Ililh
around 10 lilt' lrulll and rlip hnlh hill .. hi'I\\('pn
till' Olll('r hill dipped in ~our right fin;,!,·r-. ,uHI hid-
right twin ;l1l1ll11id;lI, ' fin~"r ... '-Ipn';I(I.tll """m~,", 1
di~pla~
biU .•I~
d\'~(Tih\'d abHH',
1.1'1 It'fllhuTIlh frolll b€-Io\\. plt~h tlw It'ft ~idt' oftht' bill up ;Hld O\,'r In til\' righl (rigurf' iI), \olt' thai mort' Ih'lI1 half of Iht' hill i, pu~h{'d o\/'r 10 tilt' righl. {,1I~uring lhM til\' !li(lth'll bill \\illno\ he ('\ IJO;.t'J ill til(' Ilt'\! ((('Iioll. \\ ilh \our dell
I)("himl the
go \\ith \our left hand and with
Hrinl! ~our righ l inllt"
liuW'''''' ilnd di~I'I.,\ th,' bill (J I{.'ltrf' iI),
~our
,/
69 72
70
13fJ
.IXIIiI!) I>HWI \) : L"I go "ith ~our Ihurnb~ and ....dy "prrad ~our fing\'r~ ({'\.('{'pt for ~our right
.uddlf' and ring fin~'r-., "hich art' dipping the hidden bill) and 1('1 til(' di~pla) bill r(,~1 on )our hand .. (f"~ , 5). THIRD DISPL\' : Ii oid til(' bill", with )our right hand ~ ~ou 1('1 go "ith )(llir II'fI hand and ~ h o\\ it ('mpt). Regrip the bill \\ilh ~our Idt h;InIL ~iTllultall('ou~l~ clipping the hidde n bill "ith )our left finger-.. Thi~ fn>e-. the right hand and allo,,~ )OU to di~pla) it (·mpt~. al~o. Thi ~ is ~imilar to the up .. id(' do .... n " \l i~Il('Jrs mo\('" (~(' (' th(' ('omnl('ntar) following "~urn' pti tious 5'tIoitch"), C\ccpt )Oll do not '-nap tht' hill h('l\\t't'n ~our hands. The bill ju ..t hu ('k l {'~ .. light I) 1)('1\\,'cl1 your hand~ as )O U regrip it, hut Ihi .. hu('kling ~hould look uninte ntional.
Ht'rt' arc thre!'
proc('dure~
to !!,,\ inlO po-ition 10
pr6t'nt a "back."lagr" handling. FIRST PHOCEDl HE: F;r-.t pt>rform a ('onH'ntional }OU .... ill h'l Ihe audience st"e into )our hand ~ a!o )OU (10 it. FroJll di~pl a~ position, fold thr left ~id(' oflll{" Ilund r('d lo .... ard }ou. trapping the folded Single in ~i( l {" and hold til{" hill::-
tiple>-~ bill changr. th!'n e\ plain
..
wilh ~our I('fl hand Turn arnUllI1 ~() tilt' alltii('rl('f' {'an look 0\ I'r ~our ~h{Juldl'r. In~"rl ~()ur rig:hl tin~\''''' into the fold on 1110' ri!!hl ~id;· "ftll!" hill. dipping lhl' fold.·o Singl\' a~ df'-('rilwd abOH', Infold tl11' lIunored and di~pla) lh(' fact' to tlw audi~·n('\'. 1)'1 1110' "had,,;tage" .. han!?' a" dt'~('ril}('d uho\f'. \\ilh th(' follo\\ing "mall chaTlf!:". \\; h.'n unfoldinf!: Ihl' Om'. on tilt' "("('ond unfo ld. ralh('rthan foldinff Ill\' lOp la).'"" up and to\\ard ~ou. in-h'ad pullllll' bottom la).·"" do"n and lo\\ard ~Oll: \jlll{'mi~ .. tlw dolhlr .... illlw up~idl' dO\\11 \\hen 1Illfoldl'd ('ompl"I\'i). :-;E{:O\ I) I'BOC:1,1)1 HI .: \1 tilt, ,'11(1 of a ('onwntional lipl.,_~ bill (·hull:,!:l'. do lilt' "\\i.IH'II'-. mo\\' \arialion-' (pa~.' 1(1 1) Ih"1 lurn~ tl1O' hi(ltl\'11 bill afOlIlltl. Thi~ pUb ~,JU in iii-phi) I)o.ilioll "ilh lilt' n'\\'''''l'd Sing-I(' Iwld Iwhil\\l tlw Humin'" In lour h'fl thumb. Offl'r 10 rl'lwat tilt' Irid... -llI",inff Ihe p('rfurnll'r-- angil'. L('t go "ith ~ (,ur riffht hand. \'l;ln' lilt' \t'ft -idt' of the Ilunlin'd into ~our riglll hallll, I){)-iti()nin~ thl' foldl'd :-'ingll' din't'll~ ontu lour ri!!hl fing.·"" {l1f!!ln> (6). \s lOU turn around to 11'1 lilt' alldi,'!U'(' look OH'r ~our -hoult!"r. dip tlu' "iingl\· 1"'I\\""n ~ollr righl middle J.nd rin~ tinff.·,... anti ('\\'.. 1111' tlH' 1'J.lm-up handling a~ de-Hilll'd aho\,'. 'uu .... ill al-o 11\"'(/ to adjll",t the unfoldill~ or till' dullar .... illl ... up-ide do"n \\hen unfo\tit'd t·ompktd~. On till' -t'('und unfold. rather than foltling: till' 101' la~\',... up and lO"ard ~()II. in-lead pull till' hnttoJll lu),'"" 1I0\\n and to\\ard )011. T IIIHD pBOrE m HE: Do a Idt-handl'd liple~ bili ('hang.'-a mirror-image of tltl' handling... d('_cribed in lhi~ hool... limn (,ompletion of tht' (,hange ~ou art' in &,pla) I'0~ition "ith Iht' Sin~dt· hdd behind the
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fill
r til<' IflC!... I tHl .... \H n'f'!'" """,In',' hI -""Ir kl1 d~lIU1 I ""(ll>ilh ~(lur right , an t'" • hI .ho"in"rh"I,,·rurn,I'f_ .."'·,' I' 1,llilJiulnUfr1;! " "'/'llllwll.p,1
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[/11' " t -II I I _ ' .th. tonto \flUr Ilanl,I I'I,I(~' ,,' 11.1";111,,1 •• (IIn' harul. 11o_,lwnrn;:.:lh.· fu t (', ') ,.- limit' J- [k~'Tih,'(1 . fiIn/!, •r- (/-Imlff if, Ji!,nn. .Oll fight ,...
. I . ··hKk.ta"'" !In'"1111110111' t" I ~(IU '" . III IIIrll ,lruHIlII , . I ' [rau,f'lrln.llmn •• I'~' "'Illation.
IIn',iou-h.
paralkll,} till' flour 'I il h til<' filn' ~ h u" ir1~: !Iut ul'~i.I,' eI,},," from l our ,lri.' nt allOlI, ~o Ih.1I ill~ rt~hl .. id.- up fr,.101 ,our UlH!i.'I1\".-\ li"I\I'oinl, If lhl' doll,IT i, lint in Ihi. on,·lIt.ltion, tu rn il Mountl. lihin!! lour ri/!ht haml iO"Md .••lllll· fi nW'r- p.llillI'llll ulllln-d i, nOI ~,-.-n.
TUF rOLDI\ G
\ ~ ~Ollr Il'ft lin;;w~ fHIII
IllI' I.,ft half
of Ih t' (Ioll ar .10\1 n and to !iH' ri~hl (/,il-'l.lft' 78). .. irnlihan t'o ll .. l ~ u·,' ,lIur ri~ht fin~.'r~ to pull 1111' Hundre d 10 Ih,' inrlt'r ri;! ht ("orrwr of III(' dollar. ,0
"ith lour 1,·1t halHI ,ulIllUrn ,/lu r righ t haml pulm tiOlll]
bri,·n, (/ ';.t.Urf·
ilj)
<111I1Ih .. n pa lm "I"
di ~ pla ~~
ing holh .. i.I,· .. of 1111" .lolI.IT
\\ ilh IfIIIT 1"£1 lin~.·f'> fold til(' Ir'ft ha lf o f Ih., dol ~ lilT up ill1Illo tl", ril!hl (1I1-'llft· 80\. adju4i 'l{! ~ou r n ~h t tlllIlIlh'~ /-'1"ip .1' tilt" fold i. ,·ollll'ldr·.I. \ .>1 go IIith ~ou r Idl hand
I pon
to tilt' I,'ft. pulling it out from lour right fing.>f'> (Fif:!~
('ompl"lio n of ,IH' ful. 1. till' Ilt rlltlrt·rJ i .. Irupp".1
1IfI' H2). tlll'lI folrlthi .. part of tilt" dollar up and to Ih('
io .. id.' , .11ltl ~OU 'Hlju .. t your righl~hallli grip .. o that
right (I i;""IfI' 8J). T hi~ ulIf·tI\,· .... ' lw Il ullIln'll from the
~our fing-t' f'o a rt" on Ih .. "ut~i(I., of 1111'
ft)lrl~
that tht' ,·.Ig:t' .. of til p
bill~
;In' ;1111111,1
ali~rwrJ.
.loliaT. 1.,'1 ~o
of til!' doll.lr bUI
I('al('~
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HI
79
H2
81
it hidd.'n u ndt:'rnt:'at h.
'iIlII,II
( IIfulrllf'l
/(/(1/11/1 (
/42
, j,h ,our inllr, fingt'r~ from bl,Jn\\. fold the '~P (f)ult'rj h,.If~lftlw !lolI,lr w,\ilrd \lltl ami do\\11 ("~
TlIll \FOI /)1,(, : (;ril'tlH' hill ~ \\
IIn'841·
TW ::,\\ IT(II1 \(,; \('1'10\ ; 1101<1 tlw packl"
loo~('I~
belM't'rI lour Il'ft thumb (aooll') and It'(( iudl'\ finger (bdo~) al ,ht, outer lef' (',lrol' T. "ollwntaril) 1<-1
go "jlh ~our right hU/1(I-.o ~ou {'an r('~rril' the packet.
pinching ,he illlll'T right ('oro t' r bC[ ... ,'Cil ~our right imk.. fingt·, (al)(I\(') and righl thumb (belo,'). \\ j,h ~our righllhumb and im/.'x finger. pu~h up and for" ani 011 the inner ('llIl of bQth hill~ (I';gllr(' 8.5). The dollar will-tart to fold into ,i~I{'('n"I': ~imultan('ou,h 100:>('11 tht' grip "ith )ollr kfl ind.·, fingC'r, allO\\ing the outer {,1ll1 of the ll undn'd [0 nip orr Ihis ling,· , (/',gllre 86). TIll' II undrt·d is ~\\lmg up on top of tilt' P~CJ..(,I. le:n ing the Single folded in ,i\leenlh~ and hidden belo", (/'~If!,n. ,re 8~ . 'I' l ,t' )our mdt'\ finger-. at
an.) in.." nd r t inner ('ud-tlli' .. 1I"h, lil' 1II·.k. I' II .l'dd ", • t"" ... {~tll~('a... \ (r. \~ Ith ~our right thumb. 1'11"" II1(' tOl) .la tpuP~ 11undrc-d up ami ,ma\ fmm )I"r, of~ • 'ou, un'ol r urp 89). \\ hill' it i."" unfclldinfl' 'l ling it (fl;l' t""' I~(- 'our Ii'ft fi pull tht' Sin~I,· ... Ii!!hl"• to till' 1,[ ('k ('(,JlIn· . 1~.~r·1b C I L· under Jour [,.f, tltumh). g II lud~ l ,c'l Ih(' lOp la~I 'r of tilt' IllInt/red . . Ii)
ff IW(',H I"" of Ill(' ~r III~ ~Ourklt . I . l~ II II)) and )our rtg 11 fill!!"'" to Illdl Ih· I I ... . I op lHt'r ofth I dr('J to tilt' ,."hl U·'''IIrt' (){)) \,. I . . e [unt". t" • '\1(1)OUrnrrhlfi from helm\ , dIp Ilw fold '(,I 'S'111~I(' a"am.t , eIh H ~<\'I' thumb (again.
I'il~~
dred and continue 10 pul/lo Ilw "
- : unng n. Ovenmg tht
87
88
8'1
11J
Hundrt'd aD the \\a~ (Fib11m> 91). lour left hand is nO\\ free to ge::
to push tht' hid,kn bill to til!' Idt and clip it bf'tween th{' rig-hi ind{'"\ and middle fingers (Figure 92; from b('low). \Ionll'lltaril) let!!o of the bill with you r left ham!. thf'1l ~asp til{' display bill at the outer edge with your left fing(·n; above and thumb b{')ow (Fr,gure 93). Pu"h II\(' bill \\ith your left thumb around your left finge ..... 11;; if ~ou ar{' folrling lhe bill in half (Figure 94). Do not fold tlw bill in half. however: the right end of th(' bill is pulled to the left out of your right fingers. uut just lwfol"(, this happen!;. the top layer of the bill (\\hich \\as tilt' left ('ml), as it is being folded over, ("o\'('rs till' right finger!;, which thell f,rrab th is lap layer (/'igul"p 9.5). Your lert haml moves to the left and l"Io'grasps the left end of the bill. You have effectively turned the bill ovc-r. while keeping the finger-palmed bill hidden. Although yuur instinet will be to do this mo\e quiekl), illooks much better \\hcn done slowly. It i~ more eusual and di,...mning that way.
93
90
91
91
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95
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OR
mort' Iran~fo rIl1 J l i ()n ~ \\i llloi ll haling 10 s\\;t('h
Ihumbtip~ or ~It'lll l'\rra hilb.. Tlu' ('ll rl i,'~[ doubl" bill i~ C/la rl('~ E. P('1l10fl"' -'Impo~'ibl(' " "il('h" in IIH' \/ 'n 1963 i f TI l.Allkin HI/ l . ',-lI(' 0 W . {! Ig. nfort u nall'l~. I t IN', a f'OlIlpl ie<.llt·d fold and h qu ilt' diffi cult to t'\:('('ult' comi neillyl, '1'1 leel ' d ' r - 1(' lnrqut>, 6cnht'd h('r.' a rt' III IH'h m ore pr~('tj('al. chang:<, I ca n find ill prilll
\EEDUJ: \ rhlllllhlip. -, '" . (I .. ) . • I\t lo rro"rd in rf. 1IJ I 'l l "" • l'"' P' )1 -.Iou mal" 10 U-,'.I ... 11!!!.,h hr"pr II I ' . . all . '1'" HUll Iltp than normaL 1'1l11' III II'I , ()\: \tll'd' a £1011"'1' bill ~irnmj('k ~ro., O\\~, 'old lilt, "' I'll .wd Ilw 'I' ,
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RICHI E"S J)OlIlU: Il ILL 5 11 ITCII
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Rldlllrd Salider~
Richard is a I{'r} fUllll} pro ~ ' . I J t "~I onal lI1a~rj ('ia n frolll be , \\ 10111 a} S:u k ' I " sl~kepi seCf{',,", in ma . " :1'/ ~ t) COl I~ one o f tlw quilt' simpl) , twin' a gl('l · liS ('ft'atio ll of his is . s goO{ :1~ 1Il , ., ' Hrtue oflh e fa(t tha, , II . OSI )1/ s\\ilthes- bJ f " rta OI~ S ~ o olle. lhe billsare~h f Ort\\o('ha llges i ll~lead changf' and il r(,,{,1S \'ir~w~1 r.OI1\ and ba('k afle r each d~' . ua ) IINaml - r I , nplJOn af(' I\\ Oaddit ional r . ) . '0 IO\\ ing this ruque de!>('rihed here, Out lll t's u .. ing the te('h ~ " Olllrea l. Canada
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\ 1I011l't' Ihat onl' of Ih,' ... idi' , ('oll!'i~~ of crea~~ t 111' otiwr i· . f . OlhH" () i'd~" .. (Fi~"l/T{' 96). With thf' ~\of Ollt' hili .. ., pOllllmg u/' mltl IIIf' " \ ,. of the other bill POIIlIIIl"do\\Il,,1 t"'
"!fIn' (-/iOI/(('," For thl' linal Ir" \{)/I ,/!!IIIM/un€' (/,,/'('(/ filr II {II 1'111\:' U,'IUrr1 Ihl' IiII' 10 the 0\1 liN,
.ill"
;"111
f'
//If'
left fing{"rs), ' ou an' no" hal''' ill the di~p"-I~ po"itioll. For the ll{",t (·h allgt'. llw tip "Ia~~ (Ill ~our ,hul11b, a~ ,ou don't haH' 10 .~\\it('h a bill in or oul for lhi"
CO\l\It-:YI\ln: To rt'~'·I. ~illlpl~ ft'1ll0H' til\' gimmil'j., from tli;' Ihulllhlil" turn il o\\'r. alld fl'in"t'rt it "ilh Ihl' I,'n twill;! ,hI' nail.idl' ofthl'lip. ()I" i(llI..,I~. h~ "litH illil illl! ;11'llomi natifJn .. I (HI (bill "ornl'l"h'l~ nu"h .... 11t'1i hoth hill" Mt' f,)III,',1. 1\111 off"l,t). Th,' IIf
98
/()o
it into a hundn'd ,loIIM":' If 110 0111' c/O""" "1Il!gl'''' i, ~ou,",,(,/f (,.e(' paf!t' 18/).1111'11 Iwrlorlll il "tand'lfd "ill changl" unfoldinf! tht' TI'11 portion of ,lit' girlllllicl. \\11("11 ~ou ha\(' unfold,·" thl' 'It'll I'olllpld,·l~. 1)11"'lion ~our left fill;!(,,",, Iwhim/IIII' bill (Fi;"11Iff> (8) illlli tum it arouml, plaf'ing Ih,' foldl'd bill difi;'dh IIHo )"ur I"fl fingtn-. \1 hen' i( "Ia~" hie/,h·n.b ~ou "lul\\ tilt' bal'l of th(' T£'11 (Pi{!l1rf:' 99: audit'IlI'l' \ il'''). "\01 qllill" tf'l IIII' tr)' agoi,!. .. Turn till' Tt'n around in th;· 1IIIPO"ill' ,lin'I'tion (til{' righl hand pi\oling il around til(' hi.H''',., of tilt'
101
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If hUH' thl' ~iHI1t ul (also no l Q(f~t't ). I1 .\ ou ~II bsek'.
,
' Il~ ralt' tilt' pin'IO',op
, dnl\\ -
or
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I
d~nominatio,,~ to nwk(' 1\\0 doubl(' bIll t"J11I1l~('b.
Ob\iou~I}, nOlle of 1he bill~ ('an bl' l'\3l,lIi ned or ~I I Cll 8\\8). but in ~ollle cir(,ulll!otarl('{·~.lhal l~ not an l ~ ~W" . "Richie's Double Bill Switch'- pn'\ iou~l~ appeared in Genii (Jul) 1(91), and in 1.... 0 boob \Hilli'n b ) Da\id\cer. \ atural Self?(lioll.~ (1995) and C/o,,(>-up ·-hslUsin {I 998), \ rer nplaincd it on hi~ \idco Extreme Clo~e-llp (1999), and Richard e\plained it on hi~ I-ideo I lsi-Bill (2(02) and on \ olutnf' I of hi ~ 0\ D '-eri~ n,e Richard S(II[(iers ShOlf (200 t).
THREE roLD Richard Sanders ,Regarding the 'lru<1ure of thi" roulinf'. Richard II rilc .... 'There are fe\\ 1Il01llt'n~ quite a.~ mcmorabll' to a la\man a" \\hcll ~ou change hi~ ten-dollar b'll ' ' h Or d t Jntoaoll{, un e -dollar hill. One orlhe main blunde r h' {'ffcet . I fb 0 I I~ bat t le ('nd \\hen lOU hal 'I I 'dback into a Ten 'I'h' , ~Oclan"elhcllu ure I:l n, 1~I$ahu ..el(,I I I ~""'ctator \ - I I:l { 0\\ II or the r' . UIOt I{'r al'p,o,"1 ' h '. " I I~ to borro\\ SIOO c ang~ It 1I1l0 S10 (thrll baek to S I00) TI aod potf'nlial \\h . Ie COmed) , . en lOU ('hang(' their $100 b'l . bill 110 tn>m(,lldou"... 'In ('pro bl eml ' 11 Into a S I0 taIoh an- not aUo\\('(1 t . ' lerf' I;' that th(' "pee, of 0 I 'pt'ncn('r th . . Wf'ingth('ir 11100" • e \\onderful f('('l01 both . ~ IOCrf'a..--e, Thi~ r . , ·Pproa(·h""-a bit r I OUlin(' L~ a mix
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o t If' b6t of bolh .... orld " ., horr')\H' d tf'Il- 1 II
'
..DOd ;'oto I f) .lr bIll ' r • 6ft)·d'Jllar h'U I I~ oldrd and -H I.nanau • undrf'd th rOlpt 10 tUrn •
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Itil, (nf,!ldlllfl1hp .S/I)( lfJ,U(
I itt, 11110 a dollilr I inalJ v, tht '<> n ~fnrlll" t ill' dol l.-r h il l " illtf l th,,,~I"'rl~,
'hll ""'" t ill' ''''
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1l,1.
'ou Nil tnt'O fl)O " I" S rt "ith a nomlal bIll I("OJI 8.1 . • Iii r (;oldman'~ "CIumlt' . ' k ((arU n " "ilh ont' 0 ,l·(' tllt' !'unmU' ~ ~ I ' in the mum bu/. r r. han"l' . TIl/' ll (0 a , Id d) to do ,h(' 11.....' C • t' WI' bilk umO {' . ' k r. r the hill in . hill'" lhe ~nllnJc 0 ~nd changc, ~l\,t(' C'r . .,.ffcctiH, h ditclw,.. 1",ormAtlon ~ . . ' k-' I 'II th "II, The ~rlI I If3l . C \"0:' J I ' , " k od IOU {'lieI 1111} 'I 3n t m!!lIllnll !:' the gunnllc a • h'cn can Iw c:>..:uuincd or gin'n " .... 3) . . \\ ~ lOll \Ianl a dtird tmn.formalion. u,,~, fo~r dl,f(('rent
~
"ill
1lJ.l1-,
st:n
P: PI..H'i·tlll' gimrnid. into th (' thumh!' 'PlIithtt.Fift) fa('ing the nail ~id(' of t1w tip and the "Y.(lf Fift) rig ht ... idl' III" '1'111' thulIlhti p hel:,
PEHFO B" \ \(1.: BorrO\\ a ten-dollar bill, Perfrq a bill dlan:::-,·. unfolding: tilt' Fift~ half oftht'girn.I.n \p pear di·li~hti'd Ililh ~our ~lI('('i·'~. and "'~ ~-oo ('han{!i' it into a nil,' hUlldn'd-doliar bill. [\p!aintbt th e 'Iw('tator~ ('all tr~ thi ... ilt ho mt', "-lIlJoulumlt do h fold (lml III/fold ilw btll, " Su it action3 to ",,nI;, and ('a.uall~ fold tlw hi II. IInfold in~ lilt' onNiollarhi of tilt' I-rinunid., "/)(111"', I hate " /WII that hnpptm BumfllN. r/ll(/(',' I/e\, dOIl'( fe(.f~o bad. Ihis b rtucl tell dol/an. , . '" Callada,' LN'\ bri,'e it one mOfl!/1'" . ,. YOII ~(/I"e file (I /l'II, right I It (l(ch,'- Fold th~tW la r, tri um phant l) dlilnging it into Ihe ,pectalor'" Ttn.. \,hid. ~o u r('{ lI rn to h im ,
CO'I\lE\T\ln : Tht' Tell i~ initial!\ changed 10' I'"' Ift) m~t ' e ad o f a 111IIldn.d. lwcall,..e r'roma H"dJ
IHOL\J) TilE II OHLD 1\ 80 DOLI IN' Created ol/d de\cribed
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f)a/"id IN'(
147 ..... tt"I.. , i~i(ln .. hull" III' h'l~ ('ontrihuh-d tllO ~r"at routinl;"l' for thi .. hook
" hili' it',.lnJt' that Ridlard ~ndi''''\. "Hi('hit"" ()ouhl(' j .. a major kap rOrllanl in d 'lnti<"-tin(' bill· ('\ rhang~' p.lradigm .., tilt' one major nall in the rOlltint' i!; that it \\,] .. not in\('nt{'d b~ me. Ila\ ing ..aid that, thi~ ,e",ion ~)(' .. '-0111(' di .. tano' «)\\ ani t'()rn·('ting that: but at i1-'> core, it i ....till Hi('hMd\ (I admit Iwgrlldg-
Bm ~lI il('h"
i ngl~) entirel~ original halHl1ing-.
t'd ..t an~ fort'i~n i,\('hanj!" outli,t, Of b) oH'rthro"inl! Ihe ir ('ountn of ofi{!in, IIH'n mart'hin!! in anti taking thpm al ~ our h'i .. un'. '011 \\ ill al ..o Il\,{'d a blank-faced deek and a ,hid., "lad. mark,'"
PHLI'\Il\TIO\: On the fael' of {'''I'h (·anl. 'nrile the nanw of a ("il~. qalt'. (If t'OIllltf) and he ~ur(' to includ,~ lo("alion~ from nrOllnll\l1t, \\orld. lIa\(' on(' eit~ from Canada (IeI' .. ~a~ \Iontrt'al) anti ol1e ('it) from the lJomini('an Ht'publit, (It'l\ ~a) Santia1!0) in po .. ition to
EFf ECT: The magician horrt)\,,, fi\(' dollar" (an
Iii' forn'd. To Iw IHJlW~t, du!' 10 a di .. illu~i()ning but
.\merle
\\ idi'~pri'ad lal'k of ~t'()~rap hi('al I..no\\ ledge. I have aetuull) ju ..t I\rilli'n "I)ominieun Hepubli(''' on the
fil'f'
dollal'S Itw'JII-~1 hOl/ght 1/, fI trip aml/f!(/ the IlOrhl,
I knOll. 10Iln-.,-01l 'n' thillkiflg In' dOli 'I /1(1I"e time.'-,{'
forn' ('ani to aloid .HI} I'onf.... ion.
inslead. lIe're goiflg to fwrmll it (101111 fI lillie (lwi dlOo~e IIW place-; 10 ri_,il_" TIll' ma:,.rit·ian introdm'I" a deck. entirel~ blJ.nl..-fa(·,'d hut for tilt' nallw of a
Final1~. I'rt'par(' Ihe ron'i~-n bill .. a .... double bill gimmit'1.. (dt·... nilwd iu"Hi(·hit"" Doublp Bill 5\\ itch")
and ~ou 'n° all .. \'I to I!0.
differt"nt ('it, on eH'r~ eard. T,\() Iwopl,· 1"1('h ""Ipt'l a
card and th(' d{'('k j" plan'd a... ide. "} /r·/Io, IIUI ·(jlll. If hat
PEHI OH\L \ \( ,I . Borro\\ an \nwrieun fi\e-dollar bill
cily did you pick !"'.\,t',.. ~a~ .. h,· duN· SanliJ.g('. in Ih,'
Dominican Rq>tlblir, "Uealh! I ~'1W\,'
shOlun. lh(,11 unfold" 1IIi' bill, .. IHming it to ha\{' changed into fi\e p(' .. o~! 'T\('('f/f'fll!lIul IIhal l'ilY did
around tilt' \Iurld, \0\\ hI' TIlu .. 1 ellOO... ,· t\\O I)lace" to ,i .. iL I on·t' tilt' \\\0 pn""1 ('ard .. on tllO different people, emplo~illg. if !l0 .... iblt·. 1110 diff,'f('nt forc('". and ha,e tlu'lll turn O\l'r ,I1I'ir I'art!... \011 .. impl) ('arr) Ollt the a{'tion~ for "Hichi,·\ DOllbk Bill S\\ it{'h ". and tr~ not