How To Do the Blink Card Trick

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Here's an easy way to impress your friends, without having to know much about card tricks.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A deck of cards
Glue

Step 1: Fold two cards

Fold two cards in half with the faces on the outside

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.

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.

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.

Step 5: Practice flipping the card

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

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

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.

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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[Stillrobert1]

@btopishere you punch him in the face am yell "THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S DONE " !

[twerd4ever10]

step 1: ruin 3 cards!

[Danyelle2345]

i thought this was a trick to make ur friend think the queen/king blinked at them :|

[Lnick45]

Thumbs if u went and seen the king of dimonds!!! :D

[MRDYSE13]

use a two of spades being changed to a two of clubs because then you wont see the wrinkles that easy

[DeathBlade182]

Also known as "How to ruin a perfectly good deck of cards"

[MegaRandompeoplez]

@btopishere Kick him in the groin and run like hell

[bigdish2003]

THUMBS UP IF Mismag822 is better

[KingBonSiu]

@TheOlliekid123 I dunno what you people are complaining about, Just go out and buy a pack of bicycles in bulk. Its like 11$ for a pack of 9. You shouldn't be practising any magic with only a single deck anyways.

[TheCursedBanana]

there is still a crease in the middle and im not fucking up my deck for 2 cards...

[Quocalimar]

is there a way to do this without FUCKING UP YOUR DECK