> I did some research on this trick.
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> I am guessing that Penn and Teller were in on it, because the mechanic he used for
> this trick is not too hard to figure out.
Nah, rules said they only got one one guess, and there were a few possibilities.
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> Also, note the use of the "force". He reduced the number of possibilities for the
> card from 52 (53, if you count the joker) to 48. (Pay very close attention to the
> wording of the questions to the audience members.)
Oh, less than 48. By a lot. The ball provided psychological cues, and having multiple people make the choice kept any one from picking up on them. Then, of course, the three printed cards broke the deck into four groups of cards.
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