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Easy Magic Trick: Pointless

By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com

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The trick itself isn’t pointless, but its secret relies on an aspect of the name. This is a bit of mind-reading that uses standard playing

Effect:
You explain that you are going to attempt to read some minds and lay out several playing cards on a table. As you turn away, a spectator turns around one of the cards. After turning around, and by carefully observing the spectator, you are able to identify the turned card. You’ve apparently read his mind.

Secret:
It’s all in the cards and your ability to carry over the trick’s mind-reading theme, which I’ll explain.

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