3.3M views · Jun 10, 2007 · 2:53 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2015–2023
A three-minute clip of magician Ricky Jay performing a card manipulation routine, including table faro shuffles. The routine builds in intensity and ends with a surprising finish.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN people share it as a classic example of sleight-of-hand mastery whose ending is mind-blowing.
“The manipulations are pretty amazing and then at the end it's mindblowing.”HN comment, 2023
“was just floored, the whole thing just builds and builds and builds.”
Card routine that builds and builds
I didn't know who Ricky Jay was but ages ago i ran across this youtube video and was just floored, the whole thing just builds and builds and builds. this video
“The manipulations are pretty amazing and then at the end it's mindblowing.”
Card manipulation that ends mindblowingly
I am not 100% convinced that this isn't just actual magic. The manipulations are pretty amazing and then at the end it's mindblowing. this video
“(Table faro shuffles are arguably what Ricky Jay is doing at the start of this classic”
Classic Ricky Jay card manipulation clip
52Kards on YouTube has many free tutorials at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels: link Although I just dabble I think they're mostly very good. They're definitely easier to grasp than the books I remember as a kid. Recently he's moved to doing non-free material: link In my limited experience YouTube has almost everything. Search for, I don't know, "table faro shuffle", and you'll find a few meh results and one gem. (Table faro shuffles are arguably what Ricky Jay is doing at the start of this classic, if you don't believe it's just a camera edit: this video )
