Book Test Mentalism Trick That Fools Magicians

[@dman2095]

Ty so much for the tutorial!! I don't have any decent mentalist tricks, but this one has an awesome effect and "free choice"!

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it :)

[@patriciosicardi9247]

At last I understand the basic concept of this mentalist trick with a book page number!! I had no idea how it could be done!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@trapdoormagic]

So glad you like it. It's a very unique way to do a book test.

[@debihughes6439]

Wow!!! This will be so baffling…thank you for finding these old tricks. Amazing!

[@dilipkhednah]

I have seen this performance and tutorial done a while back. it's a great trick to do, especially with kids at a young age. Great performance and well explained by you. Thanks.

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for the kind words :)

[@glenpolen5562]

Fantastic trick. GREG. I learned a similar book trick, but i haven't done it in so long. I forget it. But i could find it someday, lol. I'm trying to think of where to put the cheat card because i wouldn't remember what those words are. 🤔 . I like this trick. I was thinking of using 1 spectator, and when they roll the dice, have them roll ONLY 1 die. Or do you call 1 die a douse? Coz 1 mice is a mouse, 😂😂. Anyway, have them roll 1 die. Now, you probably know this move, and most magicians might know it, but most laymen do not. When the die is rolled, let's say it's a 4. Have the spectator turn the die on the opposite side and to add the 3 to the 4, which adds up to 7, because each number on the opposite side of a number on the dice adds up to 7. That was easy to say, 😅. This way, I only need to remember the 7th word on both pages, 14 /15. Hope that helps your readers, if they are like me, lol. Thanks, Greg. Have an awesome weekend.

[@trapdoormagic]

Ha Ha!! Yes I like the word "douse"...makes perfects sense to me. It's funny I thought of using the "7 dice" principle - but using it to force the 14. (That's the one where you stack the 2 rolled dice and then add up the top, bottom and touching faces.) But I really like this card stack secret. I think you could hide the crib on the card box. Putting the cards away would be a good excuse for picking it up.

[@glenpolen5562]

@trapdoormagic - Hi Greg, I just finished stacking the deck. I love that method to get to either page 14 or page 15. Yes, that 2 dice method is a good idea for the word. I realized after i wrote my comment that i could put my cheat card in the cellophane. I'm going to do this trick among a few others tomorrow for a few buddies. They are dumb. They won't know the 7 rule on 1 douse. Lol. I'm going to keep it to only 1 die for now, so i can just use the 7th word on either page. It's easier for me that way, at least for the first time doing the trick.. We can have the spectator choose 1, 2, or 3 🎲 🎲 🎲 dices, lol. Then, use the 7 rule, and the numbers would be 7, 14, or 21. Lol. That might really surprise the spectator because they had a choice of how many dices they wanted to use. Thanks, Greg. Hey, are you going to teach that force/ trick sometime soon? I thought this was it when i got the notification.

[@jamesjim635]

I love the “out” of having them point to the first word on that page. Great trick!

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@kelvintiv]

Wow, probably the best mentalists move I have ever seen. Thankyou so much, and well explained. TOB

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks again for watching.

[@johnjohnson2480]

Thank you! That was a very clear tutorial!

[@trapdoormagic]

Great! Glad you liked it.

[@redblack8414]

Hello. This is the first time that I visit your channel. I like what you do. I bought Annemann's Practical Mental Effects in 1967 (I was 17 then) from a magician friend. I was immediately fascinated by Annemann's creativity and intelligence. He was in a class apart. Too bad that his life ended the way it did. Thank you for posting.

[@trapdoormagic]

I would put the crib on the back of the card box, then peek at it by putting the cards away. If you find the right book with sensible words, it may be easy enough to memorize because you would simply remembering 2 sentences (roughly).

[@redblack8414]

@@trapdoormagic Thank you. I think that this is a great solution.I have used the same stratagem in a ''any card at any number'' trick invented by Ken Krenzel where two decks are used. I have fooled not only laymen but also competent magicians with that.

[@trapdoormagic]

@@redblack8414 Nice!

[@drdoolittlefishhobbyist6055]

This is absolutely awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@trapdoormagic]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.

[@jaxfan]

Very nice trick!!!

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching!

[@scottreacher4620]

Awesome

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks!

[@chaimleibel]

Great book test and great stack/force

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching :)

[@frankandrews6656]

This is great. Lots of free periodicals have the requisite number of pages (at least 26, the largest number that could be picked if the choice were fair). Pick up two copies and cut the crib sheet from one of them.

[@trapdoormagic]

Yes. In fact, it might be pretty easy to memorize the contents of two pages of a magazine, so no crib would be needed.

[@nathanwhouston]

Thanks!

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching :)

[@minlalvaiphei]

Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching!

[@dmontes133]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@trapdoormagic]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.

[@Marcia_Toms]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this trick. Please could you tell me where in deck you leave out the two aces? Thank you, I’m determined to learn this!

[@trapdoormagic]

Just remove them first. Then start stacking the deck in ascending/descending order. (A-K-2-Q-3-J-4-10-5-9-6-8-7-7-8-6-9-5-10-4-J-3-Q-2-K). Then repeat that. Suits don't matter

[@gary.h.turner]

Just as the two pairs of 7s appear next to each other, the two pairs of Aces would normally appear next to each other - but two Aces only add up to 2, so you need to omit one of them at each position where a pair would naturally occur. Then, each remaining Ace will have a King on either side.

[@trapdoormagic]

@@gary.h.turner You leave out 2 Aces so that doesn't happen. I mention that toward the end of the video (13:05). The deck only has 50 cards so that the cycle is not broken.

[@redblack8414]

The two aces are not in the deck. You remove them before the performance. They are in your pocket or left in the card box.

[@VictorLamme]

Reminds me of a version I did using a Si Stebbins stack, but then you have to remember four pages. A nice intro is having the audience 'choose' one of three books, using magicians force

[@trapdoormagic]

Yeah.. I agree. I think letting them choose a book would be good.

[@simonwild428]

My thoughts exactly

[@eduardoquintana6507]

13:50 - It looks like we experienced a _"Poltergeist"_ ... 👻

[@trapdoormagic]

LOL! Extra points to you for watching the whole video!!

[@eduardoquintana6507]

@@trapdoormagic I *always* watch everything , including the _"Post Credit"_ scenes....

[@redblack8414]

Ted Annemann was a genius. I have read a lot of his stuff and performed many effects that he created. The Magic Factory has come out with a new book that includes most of Annemann's creations except his Bullet Catching Act (because it's too dangerous). The title is Annemann Enigma. Don't miss it if you are into mentalism or magic. It's expensive (as it should be to prevent the curious from gaining the information) but worth every cent.

[@trapdoormagic]

I agree it is worth every penny (900 + pages! Plus every Jinx). He was the best. And you are right...anyone into mentalism should study Annemann. Thanks for sharing.

[@themagicbuzz5728]

Very nice classic Sir thank you❣️♠️♣️♦️

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching.

[@williamoakes8085]

Where do you keep the cheat sheet during the performance? Also, just a thought you could store an image of the cheat sheet on your phone and seperate images of the 12 words on page 14, and 12 words on page 15. Then you could say that you are going to use AI to reveal the word. Quickly scan the cheat sheet- get the word, and then scroll to the single word for the reveal.

[@trapdoormagic]

You can keep it attached to the card box, then put the deck away as an excuse to look at it. The phone is a good idea. I have developed a few web apps for revealing cards and symbols and they look pretty amazing. But having a photo would work too. Good thinking :)

[@williamoakes8085]

@@trapdoormagic Great Stuff as always!!!

[@BALAKUMAR-cs8fe]

When we stack A K 2 Q 3 J...order finally 2 Aces will come excess and not able to stack to get either 14 or 15 total for the adjacent cards. Is it correct in your opinion? Out of 52 cards only 50 cards can be used for this stacking arrangement....please confirm.

[@trapdoormagic]

I caught you! You have to watch the whole video :) Just kidding....Yes. 50 cards. I explain at the end that you will need to remove 2 Aces.

[@theoldman2821]

Best method to get a glimpse at the cheat sheet?

[@trapdoormagic]

Stick it on the back of the card box and take a peek when you put the cards away.

[@VictorLamme]

I guess you can get to that stack from a brand new deck using some faro shuffle?

[@trapdoormagic]

Excellent point...and a great idea. Thanks.

[@VictorLamme]

@@trapdoormagic and getting rid of two aces, i learned after seeing the end of the video. But hey, every magician can get rid of two aces, no....