Find The Mate by Big Blind Media

Find The Mate: A Detailed Analysis for Magicians

Here’s a breakdown of the “Find The Mate” trick, designed to help you assess its value and potential for your repertoire.

Effect:

The “Find The Mate” trick creates the illusion that a spectator, after selecting a card from a deck, can accurately identify a matching card hidden within the same deck. The core of the effect is a seemingly impossible connection between the chosen card and its “mate,” appearing to defy the randomness of a shuffled deck. The trick relies on a subtle, concealed manipulation of the deck.

Full Details:

This trick centers around the strategic use of a double backer card – two cards bonded together as a single unit. The video highlights seven distinct applications of this tool, primarily focusing on a method that leverages misdirection and a controlled sequence of card movements.

The creator, BigBlindMedia, emphasizes that the double backer is a versatile tool, and the method presented is foundational. He references Professor Darwin’s historical use of similar deceptive techniques, noting that both Houdini and Einstein were fooled by Darwin’s method. The technique involves a series of carefully executed steps:

BigBlindMedia stresses the importance of subtlety and misdirection throughout the performance. He suggests using a full deck of double backers and a single normal card to create more complex effects. The video also briefly touches on using a prediction effect, where the selected card is seemingly pre-determined.

Who Should Consider the Trick:

This trick is well-suited for magicians who enjoy routines that involve spectator interaction and a touch of mystery. It’s particularly appealing to those interested in exploring deceptive card handling techniques and building a repertoire of impressive, seemingly impossible effects. Magicians comfortable with misdirection and subtle movements will find this trick particularly rewarding. The method is considered relatively easy to learn, but mastering the misdirection and smooth execution requires practice.

Information on How Difficult It Is to Perform:

The trick’s difficulty lies primarily in the execution of the subtle movements and the maintenance of misdirection. The “Marlo Tilt” and pinky break require practice to perform smoothly and naturally. The key is to make the movements appear effortless and unintentional.

• Beginner: Understanding the basic principle of the double backer and its function is relatively straightforward. However, mastering the pinky break and the tilt will take time and practice.
• Intermediate: Successfully integrating the trick into a routine, maintaining misdirection, and handling spectator questions will require more experience.
• Advanced: Expanding on the basic method by incorporating additional flourishes and variations will elevate the trick’s presentation and complexity.

Reviewer BigBlindMedia notes that while the double backer is a fundamental tool, it’s not immediately obvious how to use it effectively. He emphasizes the importance of experimentation and creativity in developing unique applications.

What Magicians Say:

• BigBlindMedia: “The double backer is a versatile tool that can be used to create a wide range of magical effects, and that even simple applications can be incredibly deceptive when performed with skill and misdirection.” He highlights the importance of subtlety and misdirection.
• Professor Darwin (referenced): His method, utilizing a similar principle, famously fooled Houdini and Einstein.
• Reviewer Captions: “magicians have all sorts of sneaky tools that help them create Magic and the double backer which is technically two cards stuck together face to face but it's one single card it's not two cards you know exactly what I mean if you are a magician this double backer can be used in order to achieve some really beautiful magical effects so in this video we're going to look at seven ways in which we can use a double backer for a magic trick hey we've actually opened memberships here on YouTube so if you want to become a member of the BBM family and get two tutorials every month make sure to become a BBM Plus member and discover a lot of goodies now that we got that wrapped up let's continue with the tutorials let's get a card selected from the deck let's see for example this one the eight of hearts that is already signed by Yours Truly we place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a pinky break underneath that second card I can push it I turn both and now I have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center Square it in maybe even leave it a little bit in joged over here so that I can retrieve it later and then show that the card has traveled back again this is in case you want to control the card back to the top one of the one of the nice ways would be once you have the card in the center you get a pink you get a thumb break above it so now you have the card over here so when the deck is over there you push down on it so you can get a thumb break above it and now you can get the card back in the center so that you can flip it and have it once more switched out with the double backer that we have over here so this is this is the most basic way in which we can use it inside an effect we use the double backer in order to switch the card out multiple times in front of the spectator so that we can retrieve it later we place it inside of the Marlo tilt we show we flip again we can do it even super slow like this and then it comes like that the way that the professor did it isn't even with a Marlo tilt because I don't think he was using the Marlo tilt he literally just took the two he placed it second from the top he said watch place it second from the top and then from that position he executed a double lift and it was just one card and from this position he executed a double lift again and he said watch I'll take it second from the top just a snap and it's just one card so this is the way that he famously did it he just placed it second from the top in front of the spectator and then he showed it that it kept coming to the top and it was just one single card and even magicians back then now they know the existence of a double backer there were magicians that were not familiar with this so you could actually flip it in front of them and they would think it's a double but then hand it over to them and they would see it's a single so there you go guys the famous ambitious card Effect by the professor using the double backer you get a card selected from the deck let's see for example is this one respective takes a look at it I can take a look at it is not a problem place it somewhere in the center with just a snap out of fingers the card is controlled to the top the first way we can use a double backer is the easiest way to think of and that is as a control we're going to have the double backer on top of the deck somebody's going to select the playing card and we're going to place it face up on top then in the process of placing it face up we're going to get a pinky break underneath the double backer so as you can see we're having a double backer over here we just get a pinky break underneath it so now we have a pinky break underneath their playing card and the double backer and if we just turn these two as one we will instantly have the double backer on top of the deck we can place it somewhere in the center just like this with just a snap we can have the card back on top and there are very many ways in which we can actually use this as part of an effect so this is honestly the most essential way in which you can use a double backer but it's also the most useful way and to many of you which have played with double backers before definitely this is the fundamental way in which you can use a double backer so one more time get a card somewhere from the center just like this I usually at this point get a pinky break turn it face up show the card flip I can even have the spectator place it somewhere in the center and then the card is back on top there is a very old story about the professor divernon fooling both Houdini and Einstein with this very simple trick where he takes a playing card from the deck and he places it second from the top just like this and with a single snap the card is back on top now watch with no funny movements the card goes second from the top which is a snap the card is on top just like this and he repeated this three four five times and every time the professor made sure that they could not figure out how it was done mainly because he was using a double backer the second way in which we can use a double backer is by doing the professor's ambitious card routine which he famously did for Houdini and Einstein if I remember correctly and did it a couple of times and none of them were able to figure out how he did it that's because they did not know the existence of a double backer so The Spectator selects a playing card let's say it's in this case the two of spades we turn it together with the double backer face down so now we have the double backer right on top and we're going to do a Marlo tilt so we get a pinky break underneath the top card we place the card inside side and then with just a snap we're going to show that their card is back on top at this point we can instantly get another break underneath these two Thumb off the double backer place it underneath there's a really nice subtlety over here that you can do you can just tilt the deck like this as if cutting somewhere in the center and then pretend to place it over there as you place it underneath the top card just like that and now we have the two back on top obviously you can repeat the sequence a couple of times but I advise you to change at least the position so let me show you what I mean for example we have the tool of space right I can show The Spectator that the card is really going in the center see I got I get a