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'''Oops control''' is an informal name for a card control, in which, after having a card selected and returned to the middle of the deck, the performer spreads the cards face-down between his hands, and sees one card accidentally turned face-up. "Oops," he says, and flips the card face-down. In this action, the selected card has been brought to the top of the deck.
 
'''Oops control''' is an informal name for a card control, in which, after having a card selected and returned to the middle of the deck, the performer spreads the cards face-down between his hands, and sees one card accidentally turned face-up. "Oops," he says, and flips the card face-down. In this action, the selected card has been brought to the top of the deck.
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First explained in Greater Magic as The Misdirection Pass, it's a variation of ''Reverse Card Location'' described in '''Tricks with a Short Card''' published in 1932.
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== Publications ==
 
== Publications ==
 
* [[U. F. Grant|U. F. Grant's]] '''Reversed key card''', ''[[Greater Magic]]'' by [[John Northern Hilliard]] (1938, p. 81)
 
* [[U. F. Grant|U. F. Grant's]] '''Reversed key card''', ''[[Greater Magic]]'' by [[John Northern Hilliard]] (1938, p. 81)

Revision as of 12:00, 4 January 2015

Oops control is an informal name for a card control, in which, after having a card selected and returned to the middle of the deck, the performer spreads the cards face-down between his hands, and sees one card accidentally turned face-up. "Oops," he says, and flips the card face-down. In this action, the selected card has been brought to the top of the deck.

First explained in Greater Magic as The Misdirection Pass, it's a variation of Reverse Card Location described in Tricks with a Short Card published in 1932.


Publications