Card Bender

An uncle taught me this trick when I was young -- it always amuses children, but can be a cool feat of close-up mentalism for any audience.

In this trick, you place a card flat on the back of your palm. Apparently using only the powers of your mind (look mom -- no hands!) you slowly cause the card to bend right before your audiences eyes.

This is a great close-up trick that requires no prep work.

So what is the secret to this trick? Spit. Before you place the card on top of your hand you need to moisten the back of your hand with a bit of saliva. I suggest pretending to wipe your nose with the back of your hand, covertly licking it in the process.

Tips: The warmth from your hand and the moisture causes the bend... this trick works best in warm, humid weather. Also the warmer your hand and saliva are the faster and more dramatic the bend will be.

Remember -- you are suppose to be using your "mind powers" or "telekineis" or some other BS to bend the card. Look like you are doing so, make some energy flow out of your hands, and use that premise to take breaks, lift the card up and show how it is bending. Do the nose wipe again if you need some more moisture or to blow warm breath onto your hand.

This explaination just covers the basics of how the trick works. You will need to produce your own patter.

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By: wazzawho? - May 14th 2008   This isn't working for me i guess i have the wrong kind of cards By: syd syd - May 11th 2008   WHY WONT IT WORK!!!!!!!!! By: niraj - April 28th 2008   magic By: whitten - April 25th 2008   The card STICKS to the back of my hand but i don't think thats what its supposed to do. By: Matt - March 22nd 2008   i guess it is a pretty cool trick By: Sam - March 02nd 2008   Tight your uncles a genuis By: huh? - February 27th 2008   I think I just wet the card?!?! Why won't it work? By: Jasmeet - February 23rd 2008   I think this trick is pretty cool isn't it!? It depends on what type of cards and how you used them.I love card tricks!! By: rickster2008 - February 18th 2008   i dont get it By: masayo - January 01st 2008   um, i think this also depends on the type of cards as well. I have two different decks of cards, one of them more laminated then the other. The less laminated one works better cuz it absorbs the water

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