Astounding Impromptu Card Trick You Can't Mess Up!

To me, the most amazing thing of all, is that someone figured out that counting out the letters of any card in the deck will always move the 3rd card to the 5th position in a stack of nine. Like, what the hell was that person working on when they made that connection?

Here's how that 3rd to 5th transformation works. The spectator card starts in the third position of a 9-card deck: - - X - - - - - - Let's follow it. All card values have at least three letters, so after the first move the spectator card must be third from bottom: - - - - - - X - - "of" will simply move two cards from the top to the bottom, making the spectator card fifth from bottom: - - - - X - - f o Since there are 9 cards that means it's also the 5th position from the top. This symmetry is crucial for the next step. The final move only works because all suit names have at least 5 letters. This move takes the top 5, 6, or 8 top cards and makes them the bottom cards in reverse order. Since at least 5 cards get reversed, the 5th from top card will always become the 5th card from the bottom. In other words, the spectator card doesn't move. - - - - X - - - - This symmetry and coincidence of English word lengths is why the trick requires 9 cards and not some other number.

MLT: “You can’t mess it up” Me: Messes it up

I’ve done this trick a couple times now, and I have a personalization I use. When touching the cards, I touch the middle card first. If the spectator chooses to remove their selection, I flip it over, showing that they chose their selection again. If they choose the other card, I continue as normal. It’s always mind boggling for them when it is their choice that reveals the card

Nice trick. I would love to see more of no sleight of hand tricks

As a note, I worked 3 variances into this that I feel make it much cleaner and neater and still easy to perform. 1) When they pic thier card, I have them select a pile, then I pick up that pile and ask them to pic one of the three I am holding. Then when they are done memorizing it, I ask them to place their card onto the top of one of remaining 2 piles, then smoothly place the remaining 2 cards I am still holding on top of that pile, then that all on top of last. This is the same ordering as before, but this throws them off the better as asking it to be on bottom is suspicious. 2) When placing down cards onto 3x3 grid, I will change up the order I place them, like I may make the 5th card end up in a corner then fill it in, but memorise which ended up #5. This is a little more effort, but keeps thier card out of obvious middle. 3) My first 2 cards I pick to eliminate one will be their selection (#5) and another card. If they chose their own card, I just reveal it then as an extra neat effect, otherwise I continue as normal and never include their card in my pics again. Regardless, this is a great beginner's trick and works great!

I like your channel, cause it's pretty straightforward. You show clear instructions on your card tricks, and it's very easy to follow. May you have many more subscribers in the near future!

One of the best impromptu tricks I've seen. Easy to remember. Involves the spectator. Many ways to end. Thank You MLT

I love how you explain the movements in detail, keep making videos!

Love how quick you get to the point! Good luck everyone.

I like how well you explain your hand movements so beginners can easily follow along

Dang, dude! That was amazing! The moment the trick ended and you revealed the last "selection," I knew this was gonna become one of my all-time favorite tricks. I also really appreciate how you show the trick and then explain it, WITHOUT so much annoying intro and self-promotion that a lot of other guys do. New to the channel, but I'm fully sold! Keep up the good work! :)

This trick is so cool! My dude, you have the best tutorials. So easy to follow and very well explained. Thank you for making these videos.

I absolutely love your videos and learned so much from them! My family and friends loved the tricks I learned from this channel, so thank you so much for teaching them to us :)

one thing I love about this channel is that most of the tricks that you show on this channel are impromptu and can be done anytime anywhere anyplace!!!

Love learning your card tricks. You make it seem very easy.

I love you and the way your card tricks are because u always get to the point

Love how well you explain the trick.

I love this trick! Thank you so much for teaching me it! I just started doing magic and this is one of my favourite tricks so far!

I really like how easy your card tricks are to do! They're really awesome!