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Which activity uses the "Elmsley count" and the "Hamman count"?

Question #151701. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Sep 26 2024.
Originally posted Sep 01 2024 8:22 PM.

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Elmsley count is a magician's sleight of hand to make it appear like the magician is counting the number of cards. The reality is the magician had set the deck before the trick even started. The Hamman Count on the other hand is a method of making it appear that the magician counted a different number of cards than they did, so more or less.

So the activity in question is deceiving viewers as to cards being counted fairly or accurately.

link https://conjuror.community/the-elmsley-count/
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hamman

Sep 01 2024, 8:30 PM
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If you want to impress your friends, here's a tutorial for the Elmsley count

link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZTvL38tJhw

and one for the Hamman count

link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLPM5475lJU


Sep 26 2024, 3:01 PM
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