Discover the Impossible with Forksaken by Mark Elsdon

Prepare to astound your audiences with 'Forksaken,' a revolutionary impossible card stab from the brilliant mind of Mark Elsdon. This digital download isn't just another magic trick; it's a meticulously crafted experience that combines Elsdon's love for puzzles with his knack for creating practical, high-impact magic. Perfect for close-up and stand-up performers, 'Forksaken' culminates in an astonishing piece of magic that leaves your spectator with an impossible object they'll cherish forever.

The Jaw-Dropping Routine

Imagine this: a spectator freely selects a card, which is then unmistakably shuffled back into the deck. You introduce a simple brown paper bag and a common fork. The cards are dropped into the bag, given a shake, and the fork follows. With a moment of focused concentration, you slowly withdraw the fork, and there, impossibly impaled on its tines, is a single, face-down playing card. The remaining cards are spilled from the bag, face up, as you ask if they can spot their selection. As the realization dawns that their card is nowhere to be found, you dramatically turn over the fork – revealing their chosen card, pierced clean through. The sheer impossibility of the moment is palpable, guaranteed to leave your audience gasping.

The Ultimate Souvenir: An Impossible Object

But the magic doesn't end there. For a truly unforgettable kicker ending, you invite your spectator to examine the impaled card. They'll quickly discover that they're holding an impossible object. The fork is inextricably entwined with the card in a way that defies explanation; it's impossible to remove the card without destroying it. There are no tears, no folds, no misprints – just a regular card and a regular fork fused together in an inexplicable manner. This impossible souvenir can be immediately given away, serving as a permanent reminder of the unbelievable magic they just witnessed. Your spectators won't just remember the trick; they'll take a piece of the mystery home with them.

What's Included in Your Digital Download

Your 'Forksaken' digital download provides everything you need to master and perform this incredible routine right away. You'll receive comprehensive video instruction from Mark Elsdon himself, guiding you through every detail of the full routine. Learn the secret to easily creating the impossible 'card and fork' object, a method that's surprisingly simple once revealed. All necessary props are supplied, allowing you to perform immediately with your own deck. Additionally, the video includes bonus handlings, such as a versatile torn corner version perfect for parlour, close-up, and walkaround situations. Elevate your magic repertoire with 'Forksaken' – a truly unique and powerful effect.

Original Specs

orksaken is the new impossible card stab from Mark Elson, perfect for close-up and stand-up - one in which not only is an astonishing piece of magic, but one that leaves your spectator with an impossible object as a souvenir!

Combining his love of puzzles with his knack for creating powerful and practical magic, Mark has devised an incredible piece of close-up and stand-up card magic.

You have your spectator look at a card in the deck, which is then clearly shuffled. You then proceed to show a brown paper bag and a fork. The cards are dropped inside the brown paper bag and given a shake. The fork is then also placed into the bag as you appear to be fishing for something inside the bag. You then slowly remove the form and a face-down card can clearly be seen on its end. The fork has pierced one playing card. All of the other cards are tipped out of the bag and spread out face up while you ask if the spectator can see their card anywhere. As they soon realise they cannot, you turn over the fork and the card is seen to be their selection.

But there's more! As a kicker ending, you ask the spectator to examine the impaled card. It is soon apparent that what they are looking at is an impossible object. The way in which the fork is entwined with the card seems impossible, and indeed the spectator will be unable to remove the card without destroying it. You can then allow them to keep the card and fork as a souvenir. There are no tears, folds or misprints - it is a regular card and a regular fork, and the impossible object can be immediately given away.

Use a bag (supplied) or jacket pocket
Very easy to do
Easy to make impossible souvenir

All the necessary props are provided to learn and perform this immediately with your own deck and the video instruction includes the full method of how to make the impossible 'card and fork' object (which is easy once you know the secret), as well as all the details of the full routine, plus bonus handlings including a torn corner version for parlour, close-up and walkaround.

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