Perfection

THE BLURB:
Imagine this: you shuffle a regular deck of cards (no
gaffs!) and your spectator takes about half. She shuffles
her half, and you shuffle yours. You both start to deal
cards face-up. She deals a red 5, you deal a red 5. Could
this be a coincidence? She deals a black king, you deal a
black king... she deals, you deal, and every single one of
her cards matches yours, in perfect order. EACH AND EVERY
CARD. ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE DECK.

Perfection is one of those rare routines where spectators
handle the cards and are in total control. They don’t just
witness the impossible, they experience it.

In performance, Perfection has a similar feel to Paul
Curry’s legendary “Out of this World”--the audience gets to
make all the decisions, and as each card is dealt the effect
becomes more and more unexplainable. The difference with
Perfection is that the dealing sequence IS the climax so you
get to the reaction sooner and build from there. Modern
audiences are fully engaged and react with spontaneous
laughter and applause.

    * Instant reset and instantly repeatable!
    * Tons of audience participation!
    * Learn one of the easiest and most convincing false
shuffles in existence! This shuffle is easy to do, very
versatile and truly gives the illusion of a deck being
shuffled.
    * Uses a regular deck of cards--no gimmicks!

As a SPECIAL BONUS, Oz teaches you how to perform Perfection
with ESP cards. The ESP Match Up routine allows you to
demonstrate your mind reading abilities. It can be done
impromptu--at a moment’s notice--by writing ESP symbols on
the back of business cards. This is mentalism that can be
done anywhere, anytime!

Running Time Approximately 51min

MY COMMENTS:
This is a very cool effect that I somehow overlooked when it
first came out. It takes "Out of this World" to a different
level. It's not an improvement, because it's different, but
it has that same power on laymen. It uses a regular deck
cards which needs to be prepared, but it's quite easy to do.
After the effect is over, it does re-set quickly. Or, if
you like, you certainly could use the deck for other
routines. This can also be done with ESP cards and, as the
blurb says, it can be done impromptu using the back of
business cards.

Technically, there are some sleights, but they're not
difficult. One is a false shuffle, which the blurb already
notes. It an easy false shuffle, and a very good one, but
it will take a bit of practice to perform it smoothly. The
other, which hopefully you understand I can't name, is
actually easier to do. If you don't mind doing very strong
demonstrations with playing cards, then this is something
well worth checking out.