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[[Ultimate Rip-off]] is [[Paul Harris]]' version of [[Torn and Restored Card]] published in [[Art of Astonishment]] (originally published in [[Supermagic]]). Significant in that it only used one card.
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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. See also '''Ultimate Rip-off - Dancing with the Last Piece''' in Art of Astonishment for restoring the last piece.
  
See also in AoA, "Ultimate Rip-off - Dancing with the Last Piece" for restoring the last piece.
 
  
 
== Variations ==
 
== Variations ==
 
* [[Tommy Wonder]]'s '''Post-Ultimate Rip-Off''' in [[The Books of Wonder]] - Volume 1  
 
* [[Tommy Wonder]]'s '''Post-Ultimate Rip-Off''' in [[The Books of Wonder]] - Volume 1  
 
* [[David Acer]]'s '''R.I.P.''' in [[Natural Selections, Volume II]] (1999), which is performed with a business card and features a piece-by-piece restoration.
 
* [[David Acer]]'s '''R.I.P.''' in [[Natural Selections, Volume II]] (1999), which is performed with a business card and features a piece-by-piece restoration.
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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.
  
 
[[Category:Card Routines]]
 
[[Category:Card Routines]]

Revision as of 17:06, 16 July 2008

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. See also Ultimate Rip-off - Dancing with the Last Piece in Art of Astonishment for restoring the last piece.


Variations