How To Do the Blink Card Trick

  • November 3, 2009
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Here’s an easy way to impress your friends, without having to know much about card tricks.

You Will Need

  • A deck of cards
  • Glue
How To Do the Blink Card Trick: Fold two cards

Step 1: Fold two cards

Fold two cards in half with the faces on the outside

How To Do the Blink Card Trick: Glue the cards together

Step 2: Glue the cards together

Apply glue to half of the back of each card, and then glue the halves together so the faces of the cards form two right angles and the backs unfold to look like one complete card back.

How To Do the Blink Card Trick: Stick another card on the back

Step 3: Stick another card on the back

Apply glue to the front of another card and stick that card to the back of the two cards you’ve put together. This will hide the line formed by the connection of the cards.

How To Do the Blink Card Trick: Loosen the flap

Step 4: Loosen the flap

Bend the flap formed from the two card halves glued together back and forth to loosen the fold. This will make the trick easier to perform.

How To Do the Blink Card Trick: Practice flipping the card

Step 5: Practice flipping the card

Practice flipping the piece back and forth to reveal different card faces.

Try to flip the card face as fast as you can without showing the flap

How To Do the Blink Card Trick: Perform basic trick

Step 6: Perform basic trick

Hold the gimmick card in one hand, and use your other hand to wave over it. When you wave over the card, flip the piece quickly with your fingers making sure to hide the flap.

How To Do the Blink Card Trick: Incorporate card into tricks

Step 7: Incorporate card into tricks

Learn to incorporate the Blink Trick into other tricks. The special gimmick card you’ve made can be used in several different tricks, so experiment and see which illusions you can create.

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Comments (1)

SpringHasYetToCome

Dumb! I mean now 3 cards are ruined! but werid trick

10 months ago by SpringHasYetToCome

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