Magic Video - Jumping to Conclusions by Harapan Ong (Digital Download)
Description & Effect
Unleash Pure Mentalism with 'Jumping to Conclusions'
Prepare to baffle and astound with 'Jumping to Conclusions,' Harapan Ong's brilliant and incredibly fair interpretation of Max Maven's classic 'Drawing Conclusions' effect. This digital download offers you the secret to a high-impact, easy-to-perform piece of mentalism that delivers a truly unforgettable revelation. Imagine an effect where your participant makes all the choices, yet you seemingly know their every thought, culminating in an impossible, visual spelling of their selection.
The Audacious Premise
The journey begins with a deck of abstract image cards. Your volunteer takes full control, mixing the cards as much as they desire, even cutting the pack repeatedly. With your back turned, you begin dealing cards one by one. At any moment, they freely call 'Stop,' a decision they can even change. They then secretly view their chosen image—let's say 'door'—and shuffle it back into the pack, ensuring its location is completely lost to you. There's no possible way for you to know which image they picked or where it resides, making the challenge seemingly insurmountable.
The Deceptive Elimination & Shocking Reveal
Despite the impossible odds, you confidently turn back and begin the process of deduction. You start eliminating several image cards, setting them aside. The tension builds as your volunteer remains silent, confirming nothing. You narrow down the possibilities further, and with just a few cards left, you finally inquire if you're on the right track. Their response is a resounding 'no,' because, to their mind, you've already discarded their chosen image. This is where the magic truly ignites. Without any suspicious moves, switches, or sleights, you cleanly rearrange the remaining 'eliminated' abstract images. To their utter disbelief, these seemingly random cards now spell out the exact word of their freely chosen image—'D.O.O.R.' This clean, direct, and impossible revelation proves you knew their selection all along, leaving them utterly speechless.
Why Harapan Ong's Version Stands Out
Harapan Ong's meticulous handling elevates this classic to new heights of fairness and impact. Every choice made by your helper is genuinely free, ensuring that the outcome is unique with each performance. 'Jumping to Conclusions' is designed to be super easy to learn and perform, allowing you to focus on presentation and audience engagement rather than complex sleights. It's a powerful digital download that equips you with a truly fooling effect, perfect for close-up settings or even larger audiences. Master a baffling piece of mentalism that will make onlookers truly 'jump to conclusions' about your incredible abilities!
Original Specs
A super easy-to-do, fooling effect from Harapan Ong with a stunning ending they’ll never see coming.
“Jumping to Conclusions” is Harapan’s take on Max Maven’s classic “Drawing Conclusions” effect (released with his permission). Harpan’s modified handling makes the concept fairer than ever. Your helper makes genuinely free choices and the result is different each time.
A pack of abstract images is given a quick mix. Your volunteer can even cut it as many times as they want before you turn your head away and start dealing cards to the table. Whenever they want, they tell you to stop. It’s a totally free choice and they can even change their mind.
With your head still turned, they look at their image and then shuffle it back amongst the other cards (let’s say they chose the “door). There is seemingly no way you could know what image they chose, or where it’s located in the pack. Despite these impossible odds, you start searching through the cards as you attempt to pluck the thought from their brain. Without them saying anything, you remove a few possibilities and line them up on the table. They still don’t say a word as you start eliminating some of these cards.
With just a few possibilities remaining, you finally ask if you’re on the right track. Shockingly, they say “no” because you’ve already eliminated their image…or so they think.
Without any switches or weird moves, you prove that you knew which image they chose all along. You cleanly rearrange the remaining abstract images to show that they’re not as random as they seem. They actually spell out the word “door” (or whichever image they chose).
