Self-Working Number Magic (eBook)
176 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-15660-6 (ISBN)
Numbers pervade nearly every aspect of our daily lives: telephone numbers, zip codes, Social Security numbers, driver's license and credit-card numbers. We are beleaguered by numbers: no wonder we're fascinated, intrigued, even a bit bewildered by them; no wonder tricks involving numbers are perennial favorites.With Self-Working Number Magic you can perform show-stopping tricks, stunts and routines that are sure to delight audiences because they capitalize on our natural fascination for numbers. Karl Fulves, well-known writer in the field of magic presents 101 baffling tricks that are so easy to do they practically work by themselves. While all the tricks involve basic mathematical principles, the mathematics is not discussed here; rather, emphasis is on performing and perfecting the tricks. They can be learned quickly and put into operation immediately, and best of all, they really dazzle an audience.Among the seemingly impossible tricks and stunts in this book: guessing a spectator's age or how long a married couple have known each other; predicting the sum of a group of numbers and using your brain like a lightning calculator; and instantly memorizing long lists of numbers or things. This selection also includes tricks involving cards, calendars, magic squares, and betting games. The author even suggests stage patter to use while performing.With this book and a modicum of practice, anyone can perform an assortment of number tricks that will astound and delight an audience. Whatever your age or math skills, you'll soon be baffling friends and relatives with over 100 fascinating, foolproof tricks.
Karl Fulves is one of the most respected authorities in the field of magic. For over 40 years, he has written hundreds of books on the subject and taught the art of illusion to thousands of people of all ages. This legendary figure also edited and published such magazines as Epilogue and The Pallbearers Review.
AMAZING NUMBER MAGIC1 The Nine Mystery2 Computer Dating3 Resistible Rithmetic4 Step Right Up5 Dollar-Bill Poker6 Familiar Spirit7 A 5¢ Computer8 Mark of the Beast9 Think of a Number10 Lightning Strikes Thrice11 Blue LightningDEVILISH DATES12 Guess Your Age?13 Fourth-Dimensional Dates14 Mysterious Math15 Astrology Cards16 Neale's Number17 StunumbersLIGHTNING CALCULATORS18 Linear A19 Slippery Sevens20 Alberti's Game21 The Fifth Power22 Playing the Market23 Tricky Total24 Mathematically Inclined25 Fake Arithmetic 26 Ultraffinity27 Dollars and DiceMAGIC WITH NUMBERS28 Mental Amazement29 Locked-Room Mystery30 The Two Guns31 Prime Choice32 Lucky 1333 Future Thought34 The Decoder Card TrickMAGIC SQUARES35 The Marrakech Game36 The Broken Square37 Swindle Square38 Anti-Magic Square39 Curious Magic40 Add and Subtract41 The Paradox42 The Automatic Magic SquareTHE CLASSICS43 The Root of the Problem44 Haunted Hotel45 Arithmetrick46 Contrary Clock47 Mountain Time48 Significant Digits49 Unwritten Rule50 Unequals51 What's Next?52 Cryptarithms53 Eve Did Talk54 Orderly Transition55 Naming Numbers56 Zebra Algebra57 Fidget Digits58 Strange Symbols59 Catch Questions60 Scrambled States61 Puzzle Parts62 Six Quik63 Who Pays?64 The Monkey and the Coconuts "Answers to "The Classics"CALENDAR CONJURING65 What a Week!66 Best Daze67 Four of a Mind68 Day Five69 The Square Week70 Cross Out71 Second Saturday72 Date Sense73 Crazy CalendarGAMES AND BETS74 Mexican Bingo75 A Dollar You Can't76 A Dollar I Can77 The Fortune 10078 Bamboozled79 Rapid Boxscores80 Portable Poker81 The Game of 2182 Telefooled83 License-Plate Showdown84 Auto SuggestionGIANT MEMORY85 The Master Memory System86 Instant Memory87 Double Master88 Serial Secret89 Mind Erasing90 Pseudo Memory91 Memorease92 The Ultra Mind93 Digit MemoryMORE NUMBER MAGIC94 Sum Fantastic95 Psychic Card Reading96 Devil's Dial97 What's My Line?98 Transcendental Book TestPREDICTING THE FUTURE99 Super Prophet100 Astro Thought101 The Million-Dollar Prediction
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.5.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Dover Magic Books |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 140 mm |
| Gewicht | 181 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber | |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-486-15660-5 / 0486156605 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-486-15660-6 / 9780486156606 |
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