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The Jumping Gemini Card Trick Step-by-Step

The Jumping Gemini card trick is one in which it appears the same card is continually reappearing. There are several versions done by those that master sleight-of-hand tricks, although the same basic approach remains largely the same. The Jumping Gemini involves several skillful maneuvers that need to be practiced before they can successfully fool the audience. You want to create the appearance that the same card magically surfaces to the top of the deck over and over again.

Things You'll Need

  • 4 cards
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Instructions

    • 1

      Start with four cards. One must be a face card. For this example, let's use a king of hearts. Start with the king of hearts on the bottom.

    • 2

      Reveal to your audience that you have four cards, showing them only the backs. Turn the deck over to reveal the king of hearts on the bottom.

    • 3

      Reveal to the audience that you only have four cards again, taking the first card off the top and placing it on the bottom. Lift the two cards off the bottom, making them look like once card, counting "two" but not placing them any where. Place each one on top, counting "three, four." This sleight-of-hand makes it appear that you simply counted out the four cards again. The king of hearts should now be second from the top.

    • 4

      Complete a double lift, which is taking the top two cards off the deck and making them appear as one card. Reveal the second card, the king of hearts, to the audience.

    • 5

      Take the actual top card, which is the king of spades, and place it on the bottom of the deck. The audience believes it is the king of hearts. Leave a gap in your hand between the card you just put on the bottom and the rest of the deck, but don't allow the audience to see it.

    • 6

      Remove the top card and show the audience that it is the king of hearts. Tell them that once again you are going to put it on the bottom, but instead slip it in between the gap, so it is now the third card.

    • 7

      Compete a triple lift, picking up three cards and making it appear as one. Show the audience the king of hearts again.

    • 8

      Remove the top card and place it on the table. Do a double lift and reveal the king of hearts again. Remove the top card again and place it on the table. Flip the next card over and show the audience the king of hearts again.

    • 9

      Prove to the audience that the whole deck is not full of king of hearts by turning over all of the cards.

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