The Card Trick That FOOLED David Blaine | Revealed

Hello everyone! In this video, I am going to be teaching you the amazing card trick that fooled David Blaine. This is a really powerful effect that is known as a card triumph. This is where all the cards are shuffled face up into face down yet when the magician snaps his fingers, the cards go back to normal. This effect is practically self-working so is perfect for beginners to learn.

Thank you so much for watching and if you have any questions please ask me in the comments.

Stay magical,

Oscar

Credits:
The magic trick featured in this video is called 'Play it Straight,' a fascinating variation of the classic 'Triumph' effect. This effect, where a chosen card jumps to the top of the deck after shuffling, dates back a long time with notable early versions by Richard Erdnase and Dai Vernon. John Bannon's 'Play it Straight,' published in his 1990 book 'Impossibilia,' adds a unique twist by splitting the deck and shuffling multiple piles, increasing the seemingly impossible nature of the magic. A big thanks to John Bannon and all the magicians who have contributed to the evolution of this classic effect.

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I’m Oscar, a YouTuber, author, and magician working in London, UK. I create videos that will turn you into a more interesting, confident and well rounded person. If you want to learn some amazing tricks and effects to become the most interesting person in the room, then this channel will help you get there.

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[markhadler]

Now I can audition for America's Got Talent

[errorlight]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate this man's video quality? I mean, I've seen many magic trick channels, but your channel is the best so far Oscar!

[wredred]

5:08 "This is a powerful trick, use it wisely"
*Proceeds to impress all the girls at school*

[Mr.President]

my family: do it again
me: ok gimme 10 minutes to change it to spades

[doctorwho]

Moonlight sonata makes everything chilling and horrific

[johntoes]

I used to me a professional magician, and this is brilliant! Unlike so many others I've seen your instructions were to the point, without wasting a lot of time with unnecessary chatter. Well done sir!

[chumpincustardchops]

It's a wonderful story but I cannot believe, for one second, that Blaine was fooled by a trick that employs an obvious suit force (at the very beginning). Blaine uses far more complex card forces on a daily basis. Sorry to burst the bubble everyone!

[Katakels]

I used to do magic for fun and amusement. I'm not good at manipulating cards (double lifts, false cuts etc) because I'm lazy to practice so I really appreciate simple yet very powerful tricks like this. Makes me feel like a real magician in front of friends and family. Thank you for this reveal, much appreciated!

[sicklecell]

Awesome! I added a little twist near the end. At 4:53 I spread out the cards, some are face up, others face down, but NO heart cards are visible. Don't linger or they may notice the missing hearts. Then add a little chit chat patter to the crowd while you THEN casually turn over the deck. Now spread 'em out and ALL cards are face down except the Hearts.

[BarryH]

I love this card trick. I have also come up with a different way to select a card which helps prevent someone from selecting too deep into the spread and picking a card outside of the suited block of cards. I have them select a number between 1 and 52 and then I say something to the effect of "in case you think I may have influenced you to pick a specific number, I want you to add the two digits together to come up with a new number" and then count down to that card which will be within the suited block regardless of what number they chose (49 comes out to 13 which would be the king) and pull that card out. If they picked a number from 1 to 9, then simply count to that card. This method works well if performing this in a virtual environment such as zoom.

[DanxBG]

Thank you! I preform the tricks you teach on your channel to my family and they are amazed!! The way you teach the tricks is so easy to follow :D

[Darmachakra]

It's great that you share tricks like these. I always loved relatives or friends perform a magic trick, it's very entertaining and is perfect to make a memorable encounter. No magician lost his job because of this, because real magicians are way beyond simple tricks like these :)

[argadens]

It is great to have magic tricks explained in a qualitative video. Thanks !
The 'problem' here is that I remarked at the beginning that there was no Heart card among those showed (to prove all are different), then that few were proposed to get chosen. So... Always keep apart the 12 Hearts cards, the up/down orientation to insert Hearts when shuffling, and it's OK.
Much more easy to say but with practice, the effect to audience is indeed amazing !

[kaustubhbajpai]

Are you sure you want us to have this gold for free ?
This one was epic!!

[athulkrishna]

This trick is amazing. Do more like this. Its funny to see my friends reactions.

[lucasgleeson]

What an ending! So simple to perform, thanks Oscar!

[charlyhopchet]

Thank you very much for explaining this magic trick that I have been looking for for a long time
🙏

[zionisgone]

It’s so simple, yet so flipping amazing

[pierresavioz]

Woaw! you truely upgraded your stuff! Editing, captation, voice-over actor... amazing work there!

[carlloud]

Love it! Absolutely love it! This trick is now my opener for all my performances! Thank-you for posting it.