Michael Ammar once wrote that one of the principles key to making a
magic effect memorable to an audience is to alter an object magically
and then give it away in its altered state. A souvenir of this kind will
be treasured forever and there's been perhaps no better example of this
kind of effect than one in which two playing cards, signed by the
spectators, are magically fused into a single card. Not glued or fasted
in any way; they actually become one single card.
Doc Eason took
a concept by magician Christopher Carter and created a neo-classic of
card magic that is in use by close-up magicians the world over and
you'll see a real-world performance and a meticulous explanation of the
workings by Doc himself. J. J. Sanvert is next with a version where the
cards first apparently fuse face to face and then, finally, back to back
and given away as a strange souvenir. Carl Andrews presents a version,
perfect for strolling performers, where two cards - one signed on the
front, the other on the back - fuse together.
Garrett Thomas presents
his version of the Eason concept with some beautiful touches that make
this a truly magical experience for the participants while Etienne
Pradier closes with a light and comedic routine that still packs a
magical wallop and once again, leaves the spectators with an inscrutable
souvenir.
Any magic trick that can leave an indelible mark in
the minds of an audience deserves consideration by any magician that
performs for people in the real-world and one would be hard-pressed to
find a piece of close-up magic that does the job quite as well as the
performance pieces you'll discover on this video.