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RalphY
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Posted: 20th Aug 2008 21:40
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Just came across this video of Lennart Green performing close-up card magic at TED. Well worth watching (might want to download it, streaming from the TED site is terrible).

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/lennart_green_does_close_up_card_magic.html

Any ideas how he does some of this stuff?

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Alucard94
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Posted: 20th Aug 2008 21:45
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I could bet my computer on that he's Swedish


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RalphY
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 02:59 Edited at: 21st Aug 2008 02:59
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Heheh yes he's Swedish. Maybe that's how he's able to do all those tricks? I found it quite amusing how he acts quite clumsy but clearly isn't.

Also the laser bit made me laugh.

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Gunn3r
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He's freakin' amazing... 16:50=>17:50 is amazing...

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Jeku
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 03:50
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Wow, I love this stuff--- great link!


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BatVink
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 13:38
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Very impressive. He uses his clumsiness to hide his messing about under the table which can be quite obvious at times. But you can't deny, he's very good at what he does! His banter is brilliant.

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PowerSoft
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 15:20
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlTdnKSpV5k

Just found this on YouTube too, this guy looks awesome!


haha

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Thats amazing, it just shows how easily you can get conned out of money playing cards socially.

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PowerSoft
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haha, you need to be very brave and confident to use it in a game though, I've used social non-for-money-having-a-laugh games to tr my card techniques and they worked well but I would never with money, it's just dishonest..

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RalphY
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Nice video Powersoft. Must have taken you quite a bit of practise to get that good.

Got any advice/tips for people interested in learning tricks like that themselves?

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Osiris
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Posted: 31st Aug 2008 10:07
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Wow, I loved the end haha. I usually watch all TED talks about stuff that interests me, don't know how I missed this haha!

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2008 01:23
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If i told you...I'd have to kill you. It really is that simple

Thanks for the comments. In short? Don't buy Ellusionist buy some books (Expert at Card Table, Expert Card Technique) and practice.

Then practice some more.

Repeat.

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