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Biological Shuffle
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Biological Shuffle is a card routine by Paul Harris containing a false shuffle that was first described in Richard's Almanac, Vol. 1, No. 2, page 9 (Oct. 1982)
It was included in his book A Close-up Kinda Guy (1983) and revised for Art of Astonishment, Vol. 3, page 249 (1996)
Synopsis
The performer accidentally shuffles his fingers into the deck. Extracting them, a number of cards stick to his fingers... they turn out to be four of a kind.
Variations
- Marmalade Poker from Three Professional Card Routines by Rafael Benatar uses the Biological Shuffle (1997)
- Sticky Location/Revelation from Apocalypse, Vol. 3, no. 1, jan. 1992, page 2022, by Harry Lorayne