onychomysJul 2023Strongly recommends
I am not 100% convinced that this isn't just actual magic. The manipulations are pretty amazing and then at the end it's mindblowing. ▶ this video
in ““Cards as Weapons” by Ricky Jay (1977)” · View on HN
Ricky Jay - Amazing Card Trick/Manipulation
Ricky Jay - Amazing Card Trick/Manipulation on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2015–2023.
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A three-minute clip of magician Ricky Jay performing a card manipulation routine, including table faro shuffles. The routine builds in intensity and ends with a surprising finish.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people share it as a classic example of sleight-of-hand mastery whose ending is mind-blowing.
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- separate months
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- strong recommendations
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- discussed on HN
- 2015–2023
“The manipulations are pretty amazing and then at the end it's mindblowing.”
What HN commenters said
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
duxupNov 2018Strongly recommends
I didn't know who Ricky Jay was but ages ago i ran across this youtube video and was just floored, the whole thing just builds and builds and builds. ▶ this video
in “Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets (1993)” · View on HN
greghendershottAug 2015Cites it
52Kards on YouTube has many free tutorials at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels: [link] Although I just dabble I think they're mostly very good. They're definitely easier to grasp than the books I remember as a kid. Recently he's moved to doing non-free material: [link] In my limited experience YouTube has almost everything. Search for, I don't know, "table faro shuffle", and you'll find a few meh results and one gem. (Table faro shuffles are arguably what Ricky Jay is doing at the start of this classic, if you don't believe it's just a camera edit: ▶ this video )
in “Show HN: Learn Magic Tricks Online” · View on HN