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| − | [[Flushtration Count]], also known as the Back Count, is a | + | The [[Flushtration Count]], also known as the '''Back Count''', is a method for showing that all the cards in a small packet are identical when in fact they can all be different. It was popularized by [[Brother John Hamman]] in his trick, '''Flushtration''', marketed by [[Abbott's Magic]] in 1969, and as such is commonly attributed to him, but Canada's [[Norm Houghton|Norman Houghton]] published the count nearly 15 years before in [[Ibidem]], No. 1, June 1955. |
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| − | It was popularized by [[Brother John Hamman]] in his trick | + | |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | The principle is of undiscovered origin as noted by [[Norm Houghton]] in [[Ibidem]], No. 1, June 1955. | + | |
| + | The principle is of undiscovered origin, as noted by [[Norm Houghton]] in [[Ibidem]], No. 1, June 1955. | ||
== Handling and Variations == | == Handling and Variations == | ||
| − | *Rotating Flushtration Count | + | |
| − | * [[Kiss Count]] | + | * '''The Rhumba Count''', by [[Jean-Pierre Vallarino]]. An elegant alternative to the Flushtration Count wherein the packet begins face up in dealing position (rather than face down), then is grasped and revolved by the opposite hand as the count is executed in a flourishy manner. First published in [[Gary Ouellet|Gary Ouellet's]] '''Fulminations''' column ([[Genii]], month, year). |
| + | * '''Rotating Flushtration Count''', by ??? | ||
| + | * [[Kiss Count]], by [[Boris Wild]] | ||
== Effects == | == Effects == | ||
| − | * ''list your favorite flushtration count routine here'' | + | |
| + | * ''list your favorite flushtration-count routine here'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* [[Ibidem]], No. 1, June 1955. | * [[Ibidem]], No. 1, June 1955. | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Secrets of Brother John Hamman|The Secrets of Brother John Hamman]], by [[Richard Kaufman]], 1989 |
[[Category:False Counts]] | [[Category:False Counts]] | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 15 July 2009
The Flushtration Count, also known as the Back Count, is a method for showing that all the cards in a small packet are identical when in fact they can all be different. It was popularized by Brother John Hamman in his trick, Flushtration, marketed by Abbott's Magic in 1969, and as such is commonly attributed to him, but Canada's Norman Houghton published the count nearly 15 years before in Ibidem, No. 1, June 1955.
History
The principle is of undiscovered origin, as noted by Norm Houghton in Ibidem, No. 1, June 1955.
Handling and Variations
- The Rhumba Count, by Jean-Pierre Vallarino. An elegant alternative to the Flushtration Count wherein the packet begins face up in dealing position (rather than face down), then is grasped and revolved by the opposite hand as the count is executed in a flourishy manner. First published in Gary Ouellet's Fulminations column (Genii, month, year).
- Rotating Flushtration Count, by ???
- Kiss Count, by Boris Wild
Effects
- list your favorite flushtration-count routine here
References
- Ibidem, No. 1, June 1955.
- The Secrets of Brother John Hamman, by Richard Kaufman, 1989
