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Easy Magic: The Color Spelling Trick

By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com

Effect:
This is a mystifying trick that is great for older kids. In the effect, a spectator secretly selects a color and then by silently spelling it as the magician touches a series of cards, the magician locates the color.

Secret:
The colors are specifically chosen for the number of letters in them. By counting letters as your spectator silently spells the color, you are able to land on the card with his color. More specifically, the secret relies on the fact that red has three letters, blue has four letters, green has five letters, orange has six letters, magenta has seven letters and lavender has eight letters.

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