When the spectator becomes the prediction master On the hunt for something modern, impactful, and downright interactive? Code is your ticket.
Innovation award winner at the International Create Illusion
"F**K, I like to do this!" - Juan Colás
Effect While the first spectator is busy becoming a pixel Picasso, the magician turns to a second audience member and shows off some snazzy photos of famous landmarks (you know, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Colosseum—no big deal). They ask this lucky soul to pick a monument, keeping it under wraps. Once that’s sorted, the magician returns to the first spectator, who has now crafted their QR code, and asks them to whip out their phone. The chosen monument? The Colosseum. The QR code gets scanned, and boom—a web page pops up: the Wikipedia entry for the Colosseum!
Imagine if that page linked to your social media... just like that, you’ve pulled everyone at the table into your online world. A brilliant way to garner followers without having to buy them (not that we’re judging).
But here’s the kicker: Code isn’t just another trick; it’s a principle. With the method included, you can adapt it to fit your style—swap out monuments for celebs, artwork, tunes, places, and all sorts of other fun stuff. The potential here is as vast as your imagination (or at least bigger than your last relationship).
A few important points:
There are no stooges—promise.
Everything can be examined, and the magician keeps their mitts off the QR code (no sleight of hand nonsense).
The QR code reader app is just your run-of-the-mill app; the magician doesn’t touch the spectator’s phone.
The spectator is genuinely free to go wild with their sticker placements.
With this trick, you’ll snag a link to the explanation, a stash of black and white stickers, 5 photos of iconic monuments, and large-format printed QR codes on card stock so you can dive right in. Once you’ve got the method down, sourcing your own materials will be a piece of cake.
