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00:00 I'm Eric Ross and this is Election.
00:18 Election is a simple card effect that takes place in two separate spectators' hands with
00:22 an unbelievable twisted climax.
00:32 Who wants to use blue?
00:33 Who wants to use red?
00:34 I'm going to use blue.
00:36 Right now go behind your back with the decks.
00:39 Go behind your back.
00:40 All this happens behind your back.
00:44 Reach in to the deck in the middle, anywhere you want.
00:47 Pull out one card and flip it face up on top of the deck.
00:50 Got it?
00:54 Now cut the deck and complete the cut.
00:55 So you should have one card face up in the center of the deck.
00:59 Fair enough?
01:00 Alright, come back, bring them back, complete the cut.
01:06 Come down here so the camera can see.
01:07 Spread through slowly.
01:08 Oh man!
01:09 Wait, there's more.
01:10 There's more.
01:11 Watch this.
01:12 Look.
01:13 Look at that.
01:21 Wait, there's more.
01:27 Could you just, uh, look, not in my hand.
01:30 Watch.
01:31 This is what's crazy about this effect.
01:32 Oh, that was sweet.
01:33 That card trick was sweet.
01:34 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:35 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:36 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:37 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:38 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:39 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:40 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:41 Oh, you guys are so funny.
01:42 Oh, that was sweet.
01:43 Oh, that was sweet as ****.
01:44 This is the explanation for Election.
01:45 Election is a card effect I came up with about a year ago.
01:46 I took a bunch of different concepts, blended them together, and came up with the biggest
01:47 part of my repertoire.
01:48 I love this effect.
01:49 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
01:50 the card trick.
01:51 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
01:52 the card trick.
01:53 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
01:54 the card trick.
01:55 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
01:56 the card trick.
01:57 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
01:58 the card trick.
01:59 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:18 the card trick.
02:19 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:20 the card trick.
02:21 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:22 the card trick.
02:23 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:24 the card trick.
02:25 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:26 the card trick.
02:27 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:28 the card trick.
02:29 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:30 the card trick.
02:31 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:32 the card trick.
02:33 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:34 the card trick.
02:35 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:36 the card trick.
02:37 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:38 the card trick.
02:39 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:40 the card trick.
02:41 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
02:42 the card trick.
02:43 I designed it to be a magician fool originally, but I find it plays a really cool role in
03:09 the card trick.
03:17 the deck.
03:18 You can do the same thing with the other deck.
03:19 Pick out whatever card you want to use.
03:20 In this case, I used a joker to get a piece of double stick tape.
03:21 It's going to go right in the center.
03:22 That's it.
03:23 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:24 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:25 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:26 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:27 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:28 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:29 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:30 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:31 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
03:51 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
04:14 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
04:39 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
05:06 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
05:34 I'm going to put a piece of double stick tape right in the center.
06:03 there is a little
06:06 crevice in the palm there.
06:09 The double stick doesn't even touch the palm at all.
06:13 These are in the spectators hands. They go behind their back.
06:17 This is what happens behind their back. You tell them,
06:21 you know, you tell them stay behind the back. Pull any card out of the center
06:26 of the deck. Flip it face up on top of the deck.
06:30 Do that now. So they go through, they pull out any card from the center
06:34 and flip it face up. Now you tell them to cut the deck.
06:39 So they cut it. We got a four of spades here.
06:43 And we have
06:46 a three of diamonds here.
06:50 Now, because of the double stick
06:54 and our reverse cards, when they come back
06:59 to do the spread, they could spread in their hand, spread on the table.
07:02 When they come back to do the spread, it's gonna look
07:07 like the seven is the one they flipped over.
07:10 Same with this deck over here. It's gonna look like the seven
07:16 is the one that flipped. This is where you get your reaction. You get a clap. You get a,
07:22 "Oh my god, how'd you do that?"
07:24 This ain't even the climax.
07:27 This, they think it's over at this point. Do whatever magical gesture you want to do.
07:32 You say, "Wait, it isn't over." Because look,
07:37 that kills them even harder.
07:40 I fooled magicians with this, laymen. It's a great effect
07:45 based on a double stick principle.
07:49 That's election.
07:50 The election concept
07:57 is not my concept. The double stick concept has been around
08:04 for many years. I was inspired by this effect
08:08 and creating my own way of doing it by Tony Girard's
08:11 "Back to Back," which can be found in his book "Card Attack."
08:16 "Card Attack" by Tony Girard, a lot of great stuff in there.
08:20 I took a lot of his ideas,
08:23 incorporated them, and this is what I came up with for my own handling of
08:27 a nice effect.
08:32 Do you know the mechanics grip just like this?
08:35 Yeah.
08:36 Just like that, perfect.
08:39 Use red.
08:44 You can see you have choices.
08:47 After this effect, a lot of people
08:51 don't think they have choices.
08:54 Mechanics grip, just like this for me.
08:57 Can I get everybody to come over here? I don't want anybody influencing them.
09:01 Come over here. Do you want to see this?
09:03 Shoulder to shoulder.
09:05 Stare at us. Come back here.
09:08 I'll be right here.
09:10 Right now, go behind your back with the dots.
09:13 Go behind your back.
09:14 All this happens behind your back.
09:17 Reach in to the deck in the middle, anywhere you want.
09:21 Pull out one card and flip it face up on top of the deck.
09:26 Got it?
09:27 Got it.
09:28 Face up?
09:29 Face up on top of the deck.
09:30 Now cut the deck.
09:32 Boom, baby.
09:33 Now put your hand on top like this.
09:36 Look at each other.
09:39 Concentrate.
09:42 Slowly spread through.
09:44 Come down here so the camera can see you.
09:46 Spread through slowly.
09:56 There's more.
09:57 There's more. Watch this.
09:58 Look.
09:59 Look at that.
10:00 Oh!
10:03 [Bleep]
10:04 [Laughter]
10:06 Oh, [bleep]
10:08 That was sweet.
10:09 Oh, he loves me.
10:10 [Bleep]
10:11 [Music]
10:24 Bonjour.