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OP-ED: Wanna See a Card Trick?

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Photo by Philippa Willitts / CC BY-NC 2.0

Hey. Wanna see a card trick? Sure you do.

Pick a card, any card.

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You got one? Great.

Look at it, memorize it, don't let me see it.

Okay, now put it back into the deck. Face down, yeah.

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Thank you. Now just watch as I give these cards a shuffle:

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There.

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It's your turn now. Cut the cards anywhere you'd like.

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Complete the cut, please.

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Would you agree that your card is completely lost in the deck? Awesome.

Now, watch carefully as your card magically travels...

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...from wherever it is...

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...all the way...

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...to the top.

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Is this your card?

It isn't? Damn, is it this one?

You're joking, right? No, that's definitely your card.

Really?

Well, shit.

Really?


Alright, office hours are over. Go home, everyone.

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