I like to say something along the lines of, "Did you know George Washington performed magic when he was alive? Yeah, lots of people don't. Well, did you know that he still does it today? Watch..."
Wonderful trick! :) I would try and find some way to quietly rip the card while it is inside the bill (perhaps gradually during patter) - that way you can start the trick clean using any selected card.
Roy Walton The Creator Of The Effect Published A Version Where You Do Start Out With 2 Freely Selected Cards And As You Suggested Make The Tear In The Process Of Folding The Cards ....
NM. I left a comment on the card table decoration video. You can do the same thing with two playing cards. Rip the playing card half widthwise, then fold it toward yourself (so the tear is facing you) making sure to hide the tear with your thumb and forefinger. Hand another card to a spectator and ask them to fold it in half lengthwise. Then take their card and seamlessly place it into your torn card, keeping the fold down to your right. Then fold the two forward (your widthwise card), and you are clean. Then just push on the the card sandwiched between and it will go from face up to face down right before their eyes. You can even have it half face up and half face down at the same time. Then you take the card that is "inverting" and center it, then tear both right down the middle and you will end up opening it up with half the original card face up and half face down with all evidence destroyed.
Just some friendly advice. When you are wrapping the card and make the secret fold, make sure the bill doesn't angle into the space where the corner of the card is supposed to be. You did that every time and it destroys the illusion. Think of a mime in a box. There is no illusion if one of his hands is more extended passed the plane of the other hand. I hope you understand what I mean. If not, watch your video and pause it after you make the secret fold and just after you wrap the bill. Now get a straight edge ruler out and line it up with the edge of the card. You'll see.
instead of the dollar bill, do the trick with another card on the outside, you can show both cards front and back in the beginning and show theres 2 ways to fold a card, then fold one in half from top to bottom (this will replace the bill) and then one (set up card) fold right to left, place it inside the other card, and open it so the trick is done, preform the trick, and then at the end rip down the middle. its a much better effect. and no hidden clean up
That's not the definition of optical illusion. An optical illusion is a mismatch between (2D or 3D) spatial perception and actual spatial configuration caused by our visual cortex's incorrect processing of visual data. This is just a folded card. Just because one might "expect something" and see something different, that does not make it an optical illusion.
if you don't want to waste a card, just use a piece of paper. i.e. draw different patterns on one side (0's) and a different pattern on the other (X's).
is this meant to be presented at this angle? or is the bill supposed to be in front? probably a dumb question lol just wondering how you would present it
***** He's not revealing a copyrighted trick. The original version dates back pretty far. So far, it might even be public domain. In any case, it's not a guarded secret. It's a widely known effect. Even before the DVD you mention, which--by your own definition--would have been a copyright infringement.
Great Effect "Card Wrap" Created By Roy Walton, I Do A 3 Card Packet Effect That Starts With A Solid Through Solid, Then Goes Into Card Warp And Ends With A Linking Card Effect With Only One Card. I Like Using 2 Cards Because Then The Spectators Can Literally Watch You Tear Through Both Cards. As Someone Asked Below There Is A Version Where You Start Out With 2 Freely Selected Cards And In The Process Of Folding The Cards A Silent Tear Is Made In One Of The Cards ....
I think that you should do pandora or Madonna 3. They are both awesome cuts but I can't seem to get them down due to the lack of a good verbal tutorial. Dan and Dave are amazing, but I'm not too fond of their teaching method.