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This video demonstrates a simple magic trick using business cards and colored stickers, where a spectator freely eliminates cards until one remains, and it always matches the magician's prediction. The tutorial explains the secret: five of the six color cards have the same color on the back, ensuring the final choice is forced.
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The magician shows six business cards with six different colors, mixes them, and places one card as a prediction. The spectator eliminates cards one by one until only one remains, which matches the prediction.
You need six different colored stickers, seven business cards (six for colors, one for the prediction), and optionally an envelope.
The secret is that five of the six color cards have the same color on the back. The prediction card is the one with the matching color on top.
Spread the cards casually showing the six different colors, but avoid exposing the backs. Turn them face down so only the backs are visible.
Have the spectator eliminate cards one at a time. Since all backs are the same, the final card will always be the forced color.
Keep the last card face down, then turn it over and reveal the prediction, which matches the chosen card.
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What is the secret behind the trick?
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What is the secret behind the trick?
Five of the six color cards have the same color on the back, forcing the final choice.
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How many business cards are needed?
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How many business cards are needed?
Seven: six for colors and one for the prediction.
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What materials are required?
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What materials are required?
Six different colored stickers, seven business cards, and optionally an envelope.
01:07
Why does the trick always work?
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Why does the trick always work?
Because all backs are the same color, so no matter which card is eliminated, the last one will be the forced color.
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💡 Key Takeaways
The Force Principle
This is the core mechanism that makes the trick work, a classic magic principle.
01:37Elimination Process
The spectator believes they have free choice, but the outcome is predetermined.
02:50Full Transcript
[00:00] You show your six business cards with six different colors.
[00:13] Just give them a little mix and you place one business card down here.
[00:25] So we have your prediction sitting right up. have the participant remove or point to any card that they want to eliminate so the last card will be their choice so let's say this one and again it's a
[00:38] completely free choice eliminated let's say this one eliminated this one eliminated let's go here eliminated and we'll go that one so this card this last
[00:51] one is their choice which is the orange and of course it matches your prediction it's only one prediction in there matches exactly
[01:07] okay you're gonna need some stickers you can get these from a dollar store an office supply store you're gonna need six different colored stickers you're going to need seven business cards all together, six for the colors and one more
[01:22] for your prediction. You can use an envelope or not use an envelope that's your choice. So what you would do is you would place a different colored sticker on each of the business cards. Once you have that the secret is that you have on
[01:37] the opposite side of five cards the same color Alright so you need six different different colors for the top and then six for the bottom One two three four five and of course that one goes on top right there
[01:57] And you'll need one additional on your prediction. So you would spread them out keeping your regular card on top and just spread them out very casually displaying the six different colors making sure you don't expose the bottom.
[02:17] So you openly display your six business cards with six different colors, show them front and back. What you want to do is turn them back towards you. You're displaying them upside down so all that shows is that.
[02:32] So you stick a... You just have them eliminate one, eliminate a card one at a time until you have nothing
[02:50] left. Now showing that they're all the same outside of your force one or your top card. But these are all the same. So it doesn't matter which one they pick last.
[03:02] You don't show them the card, you keep them all face down and the last card of course is going to be theirs. Or it's going to be, you know, one of these. So if they pick this one or any other colour, just leave it like that, just leave it sticking
[03:16] out of the book and just turn it over and say, well you chose that. And then you reveal your prediction.
[03:32] I got it, you got it We got the magic