The Card Trick That Cannot Be Explained - Revealed

[@stephenbrink2608]

For those of you having trouble, the setup can be any group of cards you wish to use; simply tailor the prediction to that group. Should be around half the deck or so. As long as the spectator gets that group and you get the rest, and you follow the procedure as given, then the setup stack will be face up at the end (assuming you turn over the spectators cards before shuffling them back into yours), The trick works because any cards that the spectator give to you (from the setup stack) get turned face up when they come over to "your side", and any cards of yours get turned face up when they go over to his side. If some of his cards on your side (which are face up) get handed back to him, they get turned over and become face down again. The shuffling and where the cards are located makes no difference. At the end, when the spectator's cards get turned over, you are facing up any of his remaining original cards (the stack), and turning face down any of your original cards. Thus all of his (the stack) will be face up at the end, and all of your original, indifferent cards will be face down. Try it with a small handful of red backed and red faced cards and a few blue backed black cards, using one color as the "stack" and the other as the indifferent cards and you'll see how it works.

[@Flightcoach]

Very usefull comment. Much underrated.

[@eoinmcglinchey32]

Thxs

[@eoinmcglinchey32]

Like given man

[@raicyceprine8953]

That's amazing! Thanks for the comment

[@MrAaronvee]

So it is a little like the old 'wine and water' mixing puzzle (glass of wine, equal glass of water, take a spoonful of water and put it in the water, take a spoonful of the water-wine mixture and put it into the wine. Is there more water in the wine than wine in the water, or vice versa? Think about it. Hey, use playing cards to simulate it!).

[@DontTurnAround]

Wow. That's absolutely brilliant!

[@oscar]

Thanks!

[@itzstarlettegacha4369]

@@oscar :D Hi!!!

[@itzstarlettegacha4369]

I agree!

[@stemu166]

I revealed the ace of spades by putting the last piece of paper on my dogs collar, and called him in at the last moment for the trick!

[@oscar]

Very smart!

[@jonathanokeeffe1975]

Yo that's so sick

[@miguelguzman7133]

Very smart, I hope you don't mind if I use your idea, I really like it.

[@stemu166]

@@miguelguzman7133 That would be fine, glad you like it

[@trick2stab314]

dude... thats AWESOME!!!

[@zylos6032]

The ace at 4:26 is not a club so ha Edit: oh I just watched the next 1 second

[@Cloudlover23]

I did the exact same thing! XD

[@ploopybear]

I almost scrolled down to comment about it :P

[@fathimathmoosa732]

Me : HAH ONE OF THESE ARE ACE OF SPADES HAHA. Friend :You stupid child - _ -. Continues the video and sees the note that there is also ace of spades. Me : Oh... *Friends slaps my cheek so hard its swollen*

[@seiayano1910]

Exactly

[@seiayano1910]

Oops

[@makotomikami]

And then the spectator tells you to do it again...

[@oscar]

Do a different trick

[@thisisjoel7199]

I hate when people do that

[@maxwell7489]

Say once is a trick twice is a lesson

[@makotomikami]

Clever.

[@TwoDrunkBears]

Rule nr. 1 in magic: don't do the same trick twice for the same person.

[@mrflip-flop3198]

And then, the magician does something wrong and the trick doesn't work. And then, the magician feels awkward as the spectators cringe.

[@mathcal3797]

the magician then tells the spectators to close there eyes for 20 min

[@jeffcolorado]

The magician should never perform a trick he hasn't practiced for several hours over and over again. This holds true for even the simplest tricks you know, until you can perform them without thinking. Then you can focus on your patter and presentation without worrying about the trick.

[@al6377]

Does the magician have a name?

[@Jacob-gy1wo]

@@jeffcolorado Ya also a good magician will have back door prepared in case the trick goes south for whatever reason

[@fatimaahmed4471]

you could always write an extra prediction saying that you predicted it would go wrong

[@Jungbeck]

4:58 best card spin ever

[@bananajoe69420]

hahha

[@omarcharabi6357]

lmao!!!

[@cemcetinkaya7946]

HHAHAHAHHAHAHSDHAJSDAS

[@Jungbeck]

Sean M Moran yeah, it didn’t :p

[@expectopatronum3479]

C1 ur so cool for making fun of him. Idiots. Be thankful he taught you the trick and stfu

[@sicklecell9999]

If you live with someone it's not hard to plant the last piece of paper in their jeans pocket or somewhere; you just have to have a good idea of what they might wear that day. I planted the "Except Ace Spades" paper in my GF's jeans in the morning, deep in the back pocket where I knew she'd not be digging into during the day. Did the trick that evening and she almost fell over.

[@SynS7ven]

I like to write there will be 25 cards. Then write there will be 15 red cards. Then write all the cards leftover will be clubs. Then when the spade is pointed out, I tell them to look in their pocket or wherever I stuck a note on them earlier. Seems to work really well. I don't know why people freak out when you plant shit on them, but they do every time.

[@immortalx4532]

What methods do u use for the plant?

[@SynS7ven]

@@immortalx4532 I have no special skills in that art. It would be awesome if I could lift a wallet and put it back. I'm just an opportunist. If you look for it, people just give it to you. Loose pockets mostly. It's not something I do often.

[@immortalx4532]

@@SynS7ven oh. Thanks for reply😊

[@Antonhere]

Plant shit on people 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣

[@sparkyboomboomboi7051]

Idk if it’ll work but maybe when you shake their hand and do the guy thing where you pull them in and pay their back you can put a sticky note on then

[@gregcloninger5120]

I learned this trick from this video about a year ago, and it has become my favorite card trick to perform. Thanks, Oscar!

[@eoinmcglinchey32]

Glad you did 😊

[@tnlwithtrixiekat478]

I am not a magician, but I am a parent of an aspiring 11 year old. These videos help me blow his mind and keep the mystery alive. then, after he thinks about it. we break it down and he starts to practice... So thank you for making this video!

[@paddyskull]

great trick. I did it at a party. I was going to just fold the paper as in the video, but before I did the trick, one of my friends (Simon) left his phone on the kitchen while he visited the bathroom. I sent him a text message saying, 'except the Ace of Spades.' He didn't hear the beep as the message arrived. At the end of the trick, of course one of my other friends pointed out the Ace of Spades. In front of everyone I said to Simon, "I mentioned that you you earlier, didn't I?" Of course he said "No". I replied, "That's right, I couldn't find you, so texted you instead...can you just check your messages?" Of course, everyone was amazed when he read out the text!

[@_pun_pun_]

Man, you're truly amazing. I love how you explain and make things clear to understand and easy to reproduce. 10/10 ;)

[@ericfoster5453]

I performed this trick 6 times during a family get together for different groups. Every single time it worked. The relatives thought it was so good they didn’t reveal anything after they were fooled. The just pointed and said go be amazed…thanks Bro!

[@ffinybryn]

8:41 Is writing on the back of a card, in a trick where cards are constantly being turned over, a good idea?

[@jaxensweet]

Considering the spectator shuffles at one point.. probably not

[@raincoast2396]

I write "except the ace of spades" on the bottom of ALL the blotter paper drink coasters. Then ask the person to turn over someone else's drink coaster! Wow factor complete!

[@Coastalivory]

how to use 1u repair 1bcigarette burn in A CARPET

[@dragon5776]

i put a paper under my watch and if they are like than why is the ace spades im just like only time will tell and i dont show them the paper until like a minute later note i dont actually do this but i do have it under my watch

[@Inkanation1]

Dude u should do guided meditation videos, as I fully relaxed and asleep 10 seconds in

[@arcanechili]

Note for all of the people who think they're being clever by whining about the name of the trick; I.e. "The Card Trick That Cannot Be Explained". It's the *name* of the trick, get it? That's the point. (If you're still having trouble, here's a clue: When a magician says "l'm now going to saw my assistant in half", he's not *really* going to do it. It's all part of the act/setup. I hope that helps clear things up for you.) P.S. To the original poster of the video: Good job.

[@vicc6790]

but it says cannot be explained but he explained it though

[@unfuzzy]

@@vicc6790 - no he didn't. why does everybody keep thinking he explained it. do YOU understand how after all the shuffling and card flipping the same set of cards is all face down? no you don't, do you.

[@shivangidadheech3173]

This really can't be explained. A perfect and cleanest magic trick I've ever seen. Can't stop doing it.

[@LordStupido]

yes it can be explained. its just turning cards.

[@stephenbrink2608]

Mr. Owen states that you should fan the cards, looking for the setup stack, and then turn over the deck if necessary to orient the setup cards face down. In fact, if the procedure is followed as described, the setup stack will always be face up, necessitating a turnover of the deck. Another option would be for the performer to turn over his own packet instead, as this would orient the setup face down. Or make the prediction of how many cards are face up, instead. As a side note, it is unfortunate that this is labeled as "The Card Trick That Cannot Be Explained", as this name actually refers to a Dai Vernon routine, well known in the magic community, that is completely unrelated to this trick.

[@TrickstersTrickshots]

I thought this was going to be about Dai Vernons trick that can't be explained which is honestly one of my favorite tricks.

[@adambobrowski1008]

In fact the secret is rather simple, and has nothing to do with numbers 10 or 15, or with spades versus hearts. I think the 15 red cards are used only to make the impression that the spectator's pile is random (and not, say of merely black cards). The reason the trick works is this: all the cards from the spectator's pile are turned upside down when on the magician's pile, and are back to normal when they come back to the original pile. The same can be said about the cards in the magician's pile. As a result of last turning all the cards that were originally in the spectator's pile are turned upside down, and those on the magician's pile are not.

[@nancyanderson5320]

I absolutely love this tutorial and trick. I keep watching it as often as I can because your presentation is beautiful!

[@wefegfddssantredsfhgefdas3091]

My family is the "I WATCH YOU" type so here is some tips that I used: 1.Give them the prediction and tell them to put it in their pocket or put a cup on it so you can't change it 2.After you found the jokers(they can take that too if they want to because my sister wanted it)make them choose from the two decks of cards 3.After you and they shuffle the cards,offer them that they can shuffle yours too and you won't touch their cards 4.Tell them to choose a number and this will be the number of how many times you shuffle the cards(tell them to be low,my mother choose 21 at first...) 5.Let them cut the cards wherever they want to 6.Again,offer them to shuffle your cards too 7.Let them count the cards too if they are curious 8.Let them read the prediction(tell them to read one at a time) With these they can't argue with you about changing this or that.(Ps:I'm not english,sorry for the mistakes)

[@oscar]

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[@akhneeroo4461]

Oky brother thanks

[@ashrafallislam8027]

How do you half 25 cards

[@whitealliance9540]

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[@shailinamansukhani603]

Hello new one

[@mohdsadiq736]

Qaaa

[@raymesquite9157]

When I was a kid, my grandmother showed me this trick. Since it's on youtube, it gives the appearance that it's a new trick, but it isn't. When I was shown this trick the first time, it had a story that went with it. Now I need to see if I can still do this trick again. It's been several years since I've done this. Like the narrator said, the trick is self-working, meaning the cards take care of themselves as long as you and the other person does exactly as it's taught.

[@drpalash1972]

Bro I like your videos because your explanation is very clear and you make hard tricks easy to understand.

[@phyominthein9987]

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[@montesycats]

Thanks so much! Your tricks are so good! I fooled LOTS of friends because of these.

[@cardistryforyou8804]

I love how this trick 95percent work and I just fooled my family so badly Amazing magic!keep it up

[@oscar]

Will do!

[@diarmidohare2978]

Loved it and cheers for the explanation. As for the critics it’s explained in ‘Polishing up ones presentation/act/performance. Plus who hasn’t messed up a trick but then been able to salvage it ??? Again nice presentation and explanation 👏👏👏...D

[@43sticksforyou]

This is amazing! A few days ago, I did magic for a school talent show audition and I'm pretty sure I got through. I'm definitely gonna use this if I get through! Amazing trick 👍👍👍👍

[@samhodson6470]

I like this...thank you so much. By chance, is there someone...we can give credit for trick, its origin or maybe a book. I wonder how far back this goes, this is one of several things I like about magic...finding the first person who came up with it.

[@tonycullen345]

Thanks so much mate. People like you are an inspiration and so generous. Giving something as brilliant as this, and not asking for anything back. Doesn't happen too often nowadays.

[@alkiskarmpaliotis2776]

Well said

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

This effect can be greatly magnified by performing a force on a spectator using the Ace of Spades as the force card, then have them write "Except the (and the forced Ace of Spades)". The spectator will think they had selected a random card, which adds another layer of impossibility to the effect.

[@robertflounders7452]

Exceptional explanation, great voice tone, and you can have 4 set up packs of cards and 4 predictions and ask you guest to pick a suite and reach into that corresponding pocket and pull out the cards and prediction. Great Great Great. Keep up the good work.

[@miipa]

Dude this is beautiful, not the best color of video, but the song and voice over is just perfect. The trick is simple and easy, I really love your work.

[@3BricksHigher]

Looking forward to seeing the trick, but it will be Thanksgiving day. Will be with Family. Will catch it later though! :)

[@yotubegek2516]

I also have my own version of this trick: I pick 25 random cards and write them down on the prediction paper. It's very cool too!

[@mateuszfraczyk181]

I've love tricks like this one! There are very easy but spectators are rly supprised when You do it! ^.^ Thx for this guid!

[@OverWims]

One thing I would change is to not put the "Except for the Ace of Spades" as a separate piece of paper. People said to me that that was a "spare" prediction in case it happened and didn't believe it was meant to happen...I changed it to be written when unfolding the paper again on the main piece and people didn't say anything then

[@harry763]

Put the speed 1:25 it's so much better😂I cant handle the slowness

[@HryHoudini52]

Not all heroes wear capes. Thank you, brother.

[@karthik-sl5rl]

This is the best card magic tricks channel on KZbin....

[@3BricksHigher]

This channel is becoming my one of my favorite channels. Love this trick!!

[@oscar]

Thanks!

[@pasky641]

Simon Aronson was an american lawyer known as well for his Aronson Deck order. Lennart Green (swedish magician) made a nice version of this trick.

[@brianburnett5943]

I have always loved magic, especially card tricks, I know quite alot of card tricks and love doing them. This one is brilliant, never seen it before and I cannot wait to try it out. Thanks

[@gustavthemagician]

It is in 'The Royal Road'. If you know your cardwork you unnderstand what i mean.

[@bk1963]

@@gustavthemagician what is royal road??

[@sasinduprageeth3696]

brillaint work man

[@rickblaine7463]

Anything and everything can always be explained by the comment section of every you tube video ever

[@caratcranker5874]

Yep, without the bullshit music on this video, it's ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,unscripted dog shit.

[@phantomgenesis1673]

@@caratcranker5874 are u ok?.

[@shailinamansukhani603]

Oscar pls send such more tricks I want to learn

[@greeenlock1309]

Just.... Amazing... Thx for the trick!!!

[@oscar]

Cheers!

[@alexeyguggenberger9128]

I think the most magical in this trick is the music, on the background and the sound arrangements xdxdxd

[@imjays5120]

3:47 if you look closely you can see a black card that he doesn’t put down on the table in the deck!!

[@killerzmusic4029]

Nope, look again pal.

[@natsudragneel8305]

Thankyou so much. Wonderfull trick

[@TheDukeOfThunder]

That moment when you explain the card trick that cannot be explained...

[@7c-arush_mukherjee859]

you are brilliant Oscar Owen

[@ronakbhadarka3328]

LOVED YOUR VIDEO EDITING

[@dnmagic707]

OMG, this trick is so good, it fooled me and i think this is the best trick you have ever taught!

[@oscar]

Thanks

[@hehehehhohohoho1753]

Why’s he talking all mysterious and serious.

[@saltyfry8688]

because why not

[@ayinqarah]

lol

[@shawnwhitmore3996]

Lmao yeh like they do about a family if serial killers or something

[@ryanedits6090]

danny McCloskey because he’s A SpOOky mAGiciAn

[@peterwithers8945]

I saw this trick they put all the cards in box and shook them and it still worked.

[@chipblock2854]

One heck of a trick. Thanks for sharing. My twist for the Ace of Spades is to pull out of my shirt pocket the last prediction. I do this as soon as some one says, but what about the ace if spades?

[@ЛазарКостић-ч7э]

Man, you are f**king genious... I learned lot of tricks thanks to you

[@oscar]

No worries!

[@aleksijaakkola8905]

It's not genious to reveal other people's work

[@a_gamer8958]

it is fake i am 10 years old look at 419 he says all the cards are clubs but there is a ace of spades dum *ss

[@immortalx4532]

@@a_gamer8958 this comment is a joke right

[@raymesquite9157]

@@a_gamer8958 You didn't see how it ended, dum*ss? The last slip of paper says, "Except for the ace of spades."

[@theclassicalcraftsman]

For my Ace of Spades reveal, I write "Except for the Ace of Spades" on the bottom of the page where the "All Clubs" is revealed and then tear it off. I then fold that portion and hide it somewhere before the trick, such as in a spectator's purse. Then when they spot the Ace of Spades, I notice the tear on the page and tell them they must have the missing piece somewhere. When they find it, they are always amazed.

[@davemiddleton3382]

Explaination 05:03 To begin 06:29

[@aarynnoo1296]

The world needs you

[@alexmclennan8742]

Excellent performance and tutorial. Thanks.

[@adamj-ll6bj]

i’m struggling to do this trick. i think they patched it

[@Erik-kp1jw]

adamj 131313 it’s pretty easy, this is literally my first card trick

[@Ownniceguy]

Yo I think the trick still works in 1.5

[@josephtpg7329]

Still works on PlayStation. I don’t know about Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

[@adamj-ll6bj]

JosephTPG oh thanks man i might have to buy a PS4

[@doogletv197]

I loved the ace of spade scene😍

[@awlabord]

how many cards are in the deck during the trick? it appears that you are not working with a full deck..

[@skinwalker9629]

Wow that way of narration is truly beautiful

[@alexismandelias]

Before watching the explanation: some kind of self working trick with pre-arranged deck

[@emilym7863]

OH my gosh how did this even WORK!!!!? This is amazing thank you so much!!! My friends were like :0

[@jeppegnge4689]

When you split the magicians and the other guys deck into half, does it have to be exactly the half of the deck or just around half the deck you split??

[@dew9103]

Around half

[@jeppegnge4689]

@@dew9103 Okay, thank you

[@thimowellner7686]

@@jeppegnge4689 You need to split it in the way mentioned, so that the spectator gets exactly 15 red cards, 9 clubs and the ace of spades. Not less, not more.

[@magnuszebitzsteiness8759]

Awesome trick!

[@milankasala6459]

Super, super, super!!! Only the genius can invent such a trick! Thank you for your instruction!

[@a_gamer8958]

it is fake

[@raymesquite9157]

The trick is older than you think.

[@raymesquite9157]

@@a_gamer8958 Which means you either you didn't try it or you screwed up the trick. I've seen this done when I was a kid.

[@vitaliysavchyshynatvitaliy9877]

This trick is more than 20 years old.

[@jayrcruz1804]

I'm not sure if it's been suggested already but it you know how to do convincing false shuffle in the beginning, it'll add to the effect. I don't know how to do it but I've seen it before.

[@deckedoutcards3283]

Original effect is Shuflebored if Im not mistaken

[@NoodlezSleeps]

I just blew my mind doing the trick to myself. Good on ya!

[@TjopStick]

Didn't understand the part 5:05 to 5:50 WTF!!

[@lyricsbeliever9649]

You r the best teacher i have ever seen

[@abraxas5228]

Hey man, Just discovered your channel but I wanted to add a little note. The title is kinda misleading. There is an actual effect called "The Trick That Cannot Be Explained" by DaiVernon and this is not it. I have seen this effect by a different name that escapes my mind at the moment but defiantly not the same trick in the title.

[@ador95]

The original name of the trick is "shuffleboard'', and "jeopardy" with the prediction part

[@danielgluckman3172]

OMG!!!! I LOVE THIS TRICK!!! Thank you sooo much for introducing me to this channel! I LOVE IT!!! I can't wait to see your next magic trick!!!

[@9q0ola5i]

It worked the first time I tried it.

[@mainakdeb9188]

The intro was great :)

[@TheUnknownAK]

Problem with this trick is that most people would expect you to shuffle the cards in front of them at the very beginning, doing so would mess up the trick and you would have to refuse which would give away the trick.

[@user-ge4ln6yw6w]

TheUnknownAK Overhand shuffle and control the bottom cards.

[@bhaveshbarnwal6486]

When i showing there are 10 clubs cards but i see there are 12 clubs card. Please explain me

[@alexmurray6515]

Thank you I will practice.

[@LearningToFood]

I keep on getting 16 black cards ?? And they are mixed ?

[@diogomiranda9098]

if you do the preparation well then you should be doing something wrong when you shuffle or ask the spectator to shuffle! You have to turn half of your deck around before shuffling with the spectators cards. And be aware that you have to count the cards when the ace of spades is turned upside down, as mentioned in the video! Hope I explained it, if not, message me again if you didnt get it!

[@audreykoek5035]

@Diogo Miranda Do you have to give exactly half of your deck?

[@diogomiranda9098]

@@audreykoek5035 no, it works with as much as you'd like

[@whitealliance9540]

Pretty music, nice dynamic soundtrack. and I love the editing here. Very smooth. You have nice hands. That is all.

[@oscar]

Thanks!

[@spicybomba725]

I had an extra ace of spades on my friends chair. And the last prediction says. Except the one under you.

[@Kyrelel]

You didn't think that through, did you :/

[@rahulsingh-yr2gq]

Please tell me cannot we do a uphand shuffle instead the cutting way......will the trick work then

[@Asian-ManX]

Seems fun

[@Pengochan]

Nice trick with very few misdirections (setup, using joker as marker and flipping the right stack (the one that didn't contain the setup cards at the beginning) at the end). The rest is applied math, but it's important that any cards switched between the stacks are flipped over.

[@SparkyMTB]

I did this trick for a friend, but I took the small piece of paper with the Ace of Spades on & I secretly put it in my friends pocket about an hour before I did the trick for him. I made a point of staying away from him until the trick was done. He was so shocked 😂 his face was priceless 😳

[@vayunrichhariya5111]

This is awsome,the best card trick ever!!!!!!!!!!

[@whim22]

tHe mAgIc tRiCk tHaT cAnNoT bE eXpLaInEd Proceeds to explain it. Bruh

[@itzuhnightmare6207]

The trick itself can not be explained as in how it actually works, he’s simply showing how to perform the trick

[@greggsannes493]

Thanks very cool I may have to practice this for a little while but looking forward to trying it

[@zioxei]

Title should've been "The Card Trick That Cannot Be Explained - Explained"

[@lot.bajrami]

It was still not explained, he just told is the instructions to perform in order for the trick to work

[@martinroberts4733]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@stevenblaine4603]

Working Magician: DOES MAGIC TRICKS This channel: “I’m gonna end their career.”

[@johnandronaco6127]

Looked complicated till I followed along with a deck of cards. Great trick.

[@ivornworrell]

impressive

[@jackvolta3489]

Awesome card trick my friend, love card tricks that self works. Now with this one, I now know 3 that are mystifying yet self working. 😜👍👍 Btw your commentary surely adds to it. 👍

[@suhas7984]

Oscar, can you go to the penn and teller: fool us show? Because it would me amazing

[@oscar]

Ahahaha you've got to be REALLY good for that!

[@suhas7984]

@@oscar Actually you are good. Practice more and give it a try.

[@paulkervran6601]

He can fool many of them but not pen and teller with those tricks

[@angelomavroudis2953]

@@oscar do you HAVE to follow there rules or can it work with say 24 turned over cards?

[@lucifermorningstar153]

lol