The magician approaches a card table and asks the players if they know anything about card spinning. Most of them reply in the affirmative, and the performer decides to demonstrate his talents with the interested crowd. He holds one hand above the scattered playing cards on the table, and mysteriously-- one card starts to spin so rapidly it actually levitates to the magician's awaiting hand! The magician winks at the astonished spectators, sharing a quiet smile. He tosses the card toward the table, spinning it through the air... but instead of falling, the card hovers above the table top and subtly dances through the air between the performer's hands! He flicks the card away with one hand, and it proceeds to spin 360 degrees around his entire body, falling upon the scattered cards on the green felt in front of him. The dim bar lights focus on the single card as the poker players jump to examine it. When they look up to the magician for answers, he's already gone.
The Product
The Hummer Whirling Card is undoubtedly a modern classic in the magic fraternity. Even after fifty years, the sight of watching a card fly around the magician and dance between his hands still remains a very graceful and elegant illusion not seen by many lay audiences. Jon Jensen now offers this effect through a detailed, illustrated manuscript with all the essential gimmicks and props needed to perform this miracle literally thousands of times.
The manuscript opens with some historic information of the effect. Bob Hummer is praised for his vast creativity as a magician, and Jensen shares how he even utilized the Whirling Card as a primary source for income in misfortunate times of poverty. This single page of history really solidifies how awesome of an effect The Whirling Card truly is.
Jon Jensen clearly illustrates the effect through a series of simple drawings and detailed instructions. The written instruction are deliberately straight-forward, making it easier than ever to learn how to correctly perform the effect. Nothing is left out at all. Jensen shares how to prepare the illusion; how to set-up; and even offers how to correctly and incorrectly spin the card to achieve maximum results! In addition to this valuable information, he also reveals several maneuvers the magician can perform to disprove any theories of threads or magnets.
