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− | '''The Ultimate Rip-off''' is [[Paul Harris]]' approach to the [[Torn and Restored Card]] plot first published in [[Supermagic]] (1977), then later reprinted in [[Art of Astonishment]], Book 1 (1996). Significant in that it uses only one card and no extra pieces | + | '''The Ultimate Rip-off''' is [[Paul Harris]]' approach to the [[Torn and Restored Card]] plot first published in [[Supermagic]] (1977), then later reprinted in [[Art of Astonishment]], Book 1 (1996). Significant in that it uses only one card and no extra pieces. |
+ | See also '''Ultimate Rip-off - Dancing with the Last Piece''' in [[Art of Astonishment]] for restoring the last piece. | ||
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* [[Bill Duncan]]'s '''Billy the Vampire Slayer''', published in [[Tubthumping]] (Duncan, 2003). This is a presentation for Harris's original handling that motivates the fact that the final piece is left unrestored. | * [[Bill Duncan]]'s '''Billy the Vampire Slayer''', published in [[Tubthumping]] (Duncan, 2003). This is a presentation for Harris's original handling that motivates the fact that the final piece is left unrestored. | ||
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[[Category:Card Routines]] | [[Category:Card Routines]] |
Latest revision as of 14:19, 11 September 2009
The Ultimate Rip-off is Paul Harris' approach to the Torn and Restored Card plot first published in Supermagic (1977), then later reprinted in Art of Astonishment, Book 1 (1996). Significant in that it uses only one card and no extra pieces.
See also Ultimate Rip-off - Dancing with the Last Piece in Art of Astonishment for restoring the last piece.
Variations
- Tommy Wonder's Post-Ultimate Rip-Off in The Books of Wonder - Vol. 1, written by Stephen Minch (1996)
- David Acer's R.I.P. in Natural Selections, Volume II (1999). Performed with a business card, features a piece-by-piece restoration, and is framed in a presentation that justifies the fact that the final piece is left unrestored.
- Bill Duncan's Billy the Vampire Slayer, published in Tubthumping (Duncan, 2003). This is a presentation for Harris's original handling that motivates the fact that the final piece is left unrestored.