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  2. Book test - Wikipedia

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    James Randi uses the trick as a staple of his impromptu shows, selecting among a wide variety of methods at whim. [8] This new method was first revealed in written form by magician David Hoy and published in his 1963 The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust, [9] the "Bold Book Test" is widely considered a classic and inventive trick. The trick ...

  3. Mentalism - Wikipedia

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    In this way, mentalism may play on the senses and a spectator's perception or understanding of reality in a different way than conjuring techniques utilized in stage magic. [38] [2] Magicians often ask the audience to suspend their disbelief, ignore natural laws, and allow their imagination to play with the various tricks they present.

  4. Nipin Niravath - Wikipedia

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    Nipin Niravath's contributions to the field of mentalism have earned him recognition as one of the foremost mentalists in India. [citation needed].He holds the record for being the youngest magician in Kerala to attempt the 'great fire escape act,' demonstrating his desire in pushing the boundaries of traditional magic.

  5. Billet reading - Wikipedia

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    Billet reading, or the envelope trick, is a mentalist effect in which a performer pretends to use clairvoyance to read messages on folded papers or inside sealed envelopes. It is a widely performed "standard" of the mentalist craft since the middle of the 19th century.

  6. Suhani Shah - Wikipedia

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    Suhani Shah was born on 29 January 1990 in Udaipur, Rajasthan [2] in a Marwadi family. [3] [4] She left her school in class 2 to pursue her passion.She was home-schooled because of her constant tours all over the world.

  7. Swami gimmick - Wikipedia

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    A swami gimmick is a prop used in magic and mentalism. It enables its user to create the illusion of knowing something in advance under impossible conditions (precognition), or of being able to read the thoughts of another person . [1] It is also known as a "nail writer" or "boon writer."

  8. Cold reading - Wikipedia

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    Cold reading is a set of techniques used by mentalists, psychics, fortune-tellers, and mediums. [1] Without prior knowledge, a practiced cold-reader can quickly obtain a great deal of information by analyzing the person's body language, age, clothing or fashion, hairstyle, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, level of education, manner of speech, place of origin, etc. during a line ...

  9. List of magic tricks - Wikipedia

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    This article contains a list of magic tricks. In magic literature, tricks are often called effects . Based on published literature and marketed effects, there are millions of effects; a short performance routine by a single magician may contain dozens of such effects.