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NINE SLIPS |
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Equipment
: A sheet of paper with
smooth edges.A pencil,a hat---or deep bowl. |
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The
Effect : Tear
a sheet of paper into nine slips, all the same size.A spectator---say,
Linda---writes any name on a slip, folds it, and drops it into a hat
or deep bowl. |
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Now
she writes other names on the remaining slips,folds them the same
way,and mixes them in the hat.While Linda concentrates on the original
name,you read through the slips one by one and finally announce the
name that Linda has in mind! |
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How
It Is Done : Use a sheet of paper with smooth edges.If necessary,
cut any rough edges with a pair of scissors beforehand.Fold the paper
into thirds---both ways---so it can be torn into nine equal pieces. |
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Do
this neatly, so the slips look alike, but one of them---the original
center of the sheet---will be slightly different.It will have four
rough edges, whereas every other slip will have at least one smooth
edge. |
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Hand
the slip with the four rough edges to Linda first, or put it on the
top of the others so that she uses it to write the names she has in
mind.More names are written on the remaining slips, but you can always
pick out the right one by its four rough edges. |
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