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Information about the credit and history of ATFUS has been written in:
 
Information about the credit and history of ATFUS has been written in:
  
* [[Olram File]], Vol. 1, 4, april 1991. Article ''Off the Face-Up Switch, ATFUS and the FUFU Switch'' by Jon Racherbaumer.
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* [[Olram File]], Vol. 1, No. 4, april 1991. Article ''Off the Face-Up Switch, ATFUS and the FUFU Switch'' by Jon Racherbaumer.
 
* [[The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley]] - Volume 2 (1994) written by [[Stephen Minch]]. See page 116-117.
 
* [[The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley]] - Volume 2 (1994) written by [[Stephen Minch]]. See page 116-117.
  
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== Variations ==
 
== Variations ==
* The FuFu Switch in The New Tops, Vol. 4, 7, July 1964.
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* The ''FuFu Switch'' in The New Tops, Vol. 4, No. 7, July 1964.
* The Deep Face-Up Switch, [[The Unexpected Card Book]] by Ed Marlo (1974)
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* The ''Deep Face-Up Switch'', [[The Unexpected Card Book]] by Ed Marlo (1974)
* Bold Atfus in [[Kabbala]], Vol. 3 5, 1976.
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* ''Bold Atfus'' in [[Kabbala]], Vol. 3 No. 5, 1976.
 
* ATFUS Variation No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 [[The Complete Works of Derek Dingle]] (1982)
 
* ATFUS Variation No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 [[The Complete Works of Derek Dingle]] (1982)
  

Revision as of 11:53, 15 September 2009

ATFUS, "Anytime Face-Up Switch", was a card sleight coined by Ed Marlo and published in the April 1964 issue of New Tops which switches out some cards from a small packet of face-up cards, leaving them with the remainder of the deck, while only appearing to display them.

In 1956, Alex Elmsley published an effect in the Pentagram, Vol. 10, N° 12, september, page 93 called "Still Taking Three - Routine 2" that contained the concept of this sleight (although not given a name).

Information about the credit and history of ATFUS has been written in:

To avoid a new polemic, here are the conclusions of Stephen Minch :

"Mr. Elmsley, it should be noted, was unaware of this obscure dispute and would never dream of participating in it. This summary of the matter is mine alone, and its given in the hope of putting the subject peacefully to rest."

Variations

Effects using ATFUS