The magician brings out two decks of cards. The spectator gets to choose one and takes it in his hands. The magician takes the remaining deck. The magician asks the spectator to “Do as I do.” The spectator is to perform every shuffle, mix and cut that the magician performs. In this manner, the cards are thoroughly mixed.
The magician and spectator trade decks and each cuts to a card and memorizes it. The card is replaced in the deck, which is cut again and then exchanged.
The magician and spectator perform one more cut and then look through their decks to find their selected cards and bring them out. The cards are found to be the same.
Materials:
Two decks of cards. Be sure that the decks have no missing cards. It also helps if the decks are different, say, one is red and the other is blue. This is not necessary, but it lends to the effect.
