Elevator Card Trick - Card Jump
An entertaining magic trick where the card always returns to the top.
This visual fooler of a trick is often referred to as The Ambitious Card
Effect: The top card of the deck is turned face up to the audience.
The card is once again turned face down and removed from the deck.
The magician now places this card into the middle of the deck and then squares the deck
The magician clicks his fingers and the card returns immediately to the top of the deck
Preparation: You will need a deck of cards.
Method: This trick uses the principle of the double lift When showing the top card actually perform a double lift and show the card that was really second from the top of the pack. Then remove the actual top card and place it into the middle of the deck. |
The already shown card is still on the top of the deck and can be revealed in any way that the magician wishes.
Make sure that the double lift is clean and bend the cards slightly to ensure that they stay together as one.
The video above, is one of the best and clearest on Youtube at explaining the way that David Blaine made his ambitious card routine stand out from the others.
It shows some top tips and convincers to allow you to perform a very convincing trick using the double lift.