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== Published versions ==
== Published versions ==
=== Ceiling ===
=== Ceiling ===
* ''To Make a Selected Card Stick to the Ceiling or Wall'' by Professor Ridgum Funnidos in Magic at Home (1870)
* ''To Make a Selected Card Stick to the Ceiling or Wall'' by Professor Ridgum Funnidos in [[Magic at Home]] (1870)
* James F. Herpick & Jack Thimbleny's ''Improved Card on the Ceiling'' in [[Tarbell Course in Magic]], Vol. 3 (1943)
* James F. Herpick & Jack Thimbleny's ''Improved Card on the Ceiling'' in [[Tarbell Course in Magic]], Vol. 3 (1943)
*Bruce Elliott's [[Classic Secrets of Magic]] (1953)
* [[Bruce Elliott]]'s [[Classic Secrets of Magic]] (1953)
* Jay Bedsworth's  Hit The Ceiling! in [[Apocalypse]] Vol. 7, 5, may 1984
* [[Jay Bedsworth]]'s  ''Hit The Ceiling!'' in [[Apocalypse]] Vol. 7, No. 5, may 1984
* David Ben's Card On Ceiling in [[Tricks]] (2003)
* Karl Norman's Card On Ceiling in [[40 Years at the Forks]] (1995)
* Karl Norman's Card On Ceiling in [[40 Years at the Forks]] (1995)
* [[David Ben]]'s ''Card On Ceiling'' in [[Tricks]] (2003)


=== Wall ===
=== Wall ===
* John West's From Lapel To Wall Apocalypse Vol. 16-20
* [[Ed Reno]]'s ''Tack It'' in [[Tarbell Course in Magic]], Vol. 3 (1943)
* John Kennedy's Card Missile in The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 2
* [[John Kennedy]]'s ''Card Missile'' in [[The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 2]] (1983)
* Ed Reno's "Tack It" in Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 3
* John West's ''From Lapel To Wall'' in [[Apocalypse]], Vol. 19, No. 2, Feb. 1996.
 
=== Other surfaces ===
=== Other surfaces ===
* Ping Pong Plus Cards: Selected card ends up stuck on ping pong paddle in [[Milbourne Christopher's Magic Book]] Tricks for the Living Room, Dinner Table, or Stage (1977)
* Ping Pong Plus Cards: Selected card ends up stuck on ping pong paddle in [[Milbourne Christopher's Magic Book]] Tricks for the Living Room, Dinner Table, or Stage (1977)
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== Variations ==
== Variations ==
* Michael Ammar's Coin on Ceiling in The Magic of Michael Ammar
* [[Michael Ammar]]'s Coin on Ceiling in [[The Magic of Michael Ammar]]
* Thomas A. O'Lenk's Aero-Dynamic Dollar in The Art of Astonishment - Book 1
* Thomas A. O'Lenk's ''Aero-Dynamic Dollar'' in [[Las Vegas Close Up]] (1978) reprint The Art of Astonishment - Book 1 (1996)


[[Category:Card Plots]]
[[Category:Card Plots]]

Latest revision as of 07:41, 15 October 2016

Card on Ceiling or Wall is a classic Card Revelation plot where a (usually signed) card is returned to the pack and tossed at the ceiling or a wall. All the cards come down except for the signed card still stuck to it.

Some versions have no apparent reason for the cards to "stick", others use a thumbtack.

This is typically an effect done as a closer.

Karl Norman at the Forks Hotel originated the handling popularized by Michael Ammar with the box of Sucrets.


Published versions

Ceiling

Wall

Other surfaces

Variations