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A principle, most often used in card magic, wherein multiple cards are placed into the deck at various locations, but out-jogged from the talon. The performer then pushes those cards into the deck at one time, causing any/all cards between the out-jogged ones to in-jog from the deck. | A principle, most often used in card magic, wherein multiple cards are placed into the deck at various locations, but out-jogged from the talon. The performer then pushes those cards into the deck at one time, causing any/all cards between the out-jogged ones to in-jog from the deck. | ||
| − | The Plunger Principle can be used as a rising card effect, a control, or as part of an effect, as in [[John Mendoza]]'s Automatic Deck. | + | The Plunger Principle can be used as a rising card effect, a control, or as part of an effect, as in [[John Mendoza]]'s Automatic Deck (1973). |
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Revision as of 20:49, 11 September 2010
A principle, most often used in card magic, wherein multiple cards are placed into the deck at various locations, but out-jogged from the talon. The performer then pushes those cards into the deck at one time, causing any/all cards between the out-jogged ones to in-jog from the deck.
The Plunger Principle can be used as a rising card effect, a control, or as part of an effect, as in John Mendoza's Automatic Deck (1973).
History
There was some initial controversy over the invention of the original plunger principle used as a rising card effect.
A simple version of it first appeared in the September, 1931 issue of Seven Circles Magazine by Lawrence Kam. The trick was published again in 1935, claimed this time by Burling Hull, in his Stage Magic, No. 3 (pp. 79-82). William Larsen, Sr., in the first issue of Genii 1936 September defended Jack McMillen as the inventor, as showing Larsen and T. Page Wright the trick in 1928.[1]
References
- ↑ Dai Vernon Deep Plunge, Genii 1989 May
