Magic Tricks

I picked this up because I wanted to work it into a show. After rehearsing it I had to give it up because it takes TOO long. And I was only ripping 39 cards. The other point I would make is that Rick made a couple of “magicians assertions” in the video that I admittedly fell for. The most serious one is that there is only a 1 in 52 chance that the spectators will cut to the same card. Actually if they each cut near the middle, the chances are a lot closer to 20 percent, forcing an alternate ending. Didn’t want an alternate ending for a show. Are there workarounds? Of course, but things you need to work around aren’t worth five stars.
And I love Rick Lax’s stuff, I am not disappointed about the cost of the trick. I just wish that he hadn’t given a magician’s explanation of why he was releasing the trick. People were figuring it out...and then it would be a free trick. He doesn’t need to be disingenuous about being crazy about tipping the secret. People are willing to pay for having something before a general release.