The Magician takes a walnut, a knife, and a hammer, and very carefully opens a walnut shell. He then takes a card, the Six of diamonds for example, folds it and puts it inside the shell. The walnut shell is carefully glued back together to conceal any evidence of tampering. It might serve you well to make several of these gimmicked shells, using the same card if possible in all the shells.
During the performance the performer forces a Six of Diamonds to a spectator, using whatever their favorite card force may be. The magician cuts the deck as has the Six returned to the deck, catching a pinkie break above the Six. Bring the six to the top and then riffle shuffle the deck a couple of times while maintaining the position of the Six on top of the deck.
Holding the deck in their left hand, the magician places his/her right hand over the top of the deck while they tell the spectator that they are going to find his card in a very unique way. Pushing the top card slightly forward with their middle three fingers, the magician presses down on the upper edge of the card causing the back of the card to rise upward into the palm. Now, with the top card in a palmed position, they hand the deck to the spectator with the left hand while quickly spiriting the palmed card into their pants or jacket pocket... where they leave the palmed card and produces a common inexpensive 'nut cracker'.
Laying the nut cracker on the table, the magician has the spectator to look through the deck and find his card.
After a couple of passes through the deck, the spectator must admit that he/she cannot find their selected card. The magician says that IF the spectator is quite sure the card is NOT in the deck, then its time to look elsewhere.
The magician points out a small paper cup, turned upside down, on the table and asks the spectator if he noticed the cup. Regardless, the magician asks the spectator to look under the cup since he (the magician) doesn't want to affect the outcome of the magic in any way. After turning over the cup and finding a single walnut, the spectator is asked to take the nut cracker and open the nut - revealing the missing, chosen card. If the magician prepared several nuts, they can all be placed under a cup and the spectator can have his pick of any one of the nuts.
You can also use a two-way bag with prepared walnuts in one side and regular walnuts in the other side. After allowing the spectator to reach in a pick one of the prepared nuts, the magician can then empty the regular nuts onto the table and have several opened to show that only one walnut contained the chosen card, thus adding a second layer of mystery to this 'nutty' trick. (Sorry for the pun... I couldn't resist..)
Try this effect once, and it will become a staple of your act. This is also a perfect effect for street magic performers.
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