“Impossible” This is what your audience will exclaim after witnessing this mind-boggling effect.
“Unbelievable.” This is what you’ll think when you discover the secret behind it.
PICK-ME by Mickael Chatelain
“Check out this 100% accurate description! PICK-ME is hands down the most astonishing creation I’ve come up with in ages.” - Mickael Chatelain
Effect:
Whip out a deck of cards, a marker, and some stickers from your jacket pocket.
Invite a spectator to sign a sticker using the marker.
Next, present the deck, showing both sides like a magician who’s got nothing to hide. This is a completely ordinary deck with all different cards.
So far, so good!
Let your spectator freely select a card from the deck. They can change their mind—there’s no forcing here (we’re not monsters)!
Once they’ve picked their card, they sign it with the marker.
The signed card is then lost in the deck—nobody knows where it is! Not even you!
Without any funny business, the entire deck is popped back in its case and sealed tight!
Hand the spectator their signed sticker and let them seal the case themselves. It’s all above board!
Now, give the case a shake (don’t be shy) and ask if the sticker genuinely seals it. They verify it—everything’s squeaky clean!
Slip the sealed case into your jacket pocket and casually ask your spectator how much time they think it would take for you to get their card out, put the deck back, seal it up, and maybe grab a cuppa (it’s a tall order, right?).
Show your empty hand...
Slowly inch it towards your pocket...
Ask your spectator to count down and then swiftly plunge your hand into your pocket.
Before they’ve even finished counting, your hand emerges holding a single card between your thumb and index finger!
Trust us; you need to see it to believe it!
Ask for the name of their chosen card as you turn it over.
IMPOSSIBLE! It’s their card, complete with their signature! How on earth did you manage to find it in less than a second?
But wait, there’s more...
Retrieve the case from your pocket and pass it back to your spectator!
It’s UNBELIEVABLE—the case is still sealed, and their signed sticker is intact! Shake it again; the deck is still inside!
Tear off the sticker, open the case, and voilà—one card is missing, their signed one!
How did you pull off such a miracle in less than a second?
An unfathomable mystery! Completely IMPOSSIBLE!
Your spectator won't forget this effect in a hurry, and I can assure you, neither will you—it's that brilliant!
The deck is examinable; it’s an ordinary deck... yours, in fact!
Here’s the juicy stuff you need to remember:
No forcing involved!
The spectator signs their own card! No swaps or funny business!
No sleight of hand! It seems impossible, yet the trick works AUTOMATICALLY!
The case is genuinely sealed with the spectator's sticker; everything is above board!
Your hand goes into your pocket and comes out instantly with their card! It’s bonkers, but true!
Reset is instantaneous! No prep needed!
The gimmick—yes, there’s a gimmick—is devilishly clever! You’ll be scratching your head!
The gimmick is beautifully crafted! Completely invisible!
