Homynomism
Here
is an effect for you that I came up with around
78 or so. It is not very deceptive on its
own, but if utilized amongst some other stuff
and quickly followed by something else it
will blow them away. I will give you one of
the cards and Homynoms, I have a few others
and may share them later, for now, see what
you can come up with, let me know. you will
need to make up a double-sided card with the
following words on each side.
Side one: |
| 1.
Sale |
14.
Rush |
| 2.
Dog |
15.
Monkey |
| 3.
Boat |
16.
Apple |
| 4.
Smell |
17.
Sushi |
| 5.
Duck |
18.
Rite |
| 6.
Baseball |
19.
Cult |
| 7.
Zulu |
20.
Handsome |
| 8.
Type |
21.
Flower |
| 9.
Write |
22.
Whale |
| 10.
Hand |
23.
Tax |
| 11.
Pig |
24.
Sundae |
| 12.
Log |
25.
Letter |
| 13.
Hat |
|
|
Side two reads as follows: |
| 26.
Eight |
39.
Horse |
| 27.
Right |
40.
Pulling |
| 28.
Wrong |
41.
Rain |
| 29.
Blue |
42.
Meal |
| 30.
Spine |
43.
Sick |
| 31.
Found |
44.
Bird |
| 32.
Niagara |
45.
Ripe |
| 33.
Love |
46.
Helicopter |
| 34.
Coaste |
47.
Auto |
| 35.
Airplane |
48.
Castle |
| 36.
Wright |
49.
Seashell |
| 37.
Man |
50.
Train |
| 38.
Sucker |
|
Hand
the card to someone. Explain that there are
50 different words. Ask them to choose a number
from ten to fifty and look at the word at
that number. Then act as if you made a mistake.
"Oops, I should have had you select a number
before I handed you the card to examine, you
may have seen a word you psychologically liked
and chose that number as a result. Tell you
what, to get a word a random. At the two digits
of the number you selected together (in other
words say you selected 50, 5 plus zero equals
5, you would count back five numbers to forty-five)
Look at that word and concentrate upon it.
Now turn the card over a few times so there
is no way I could know what word you are thinking
of and hand me the card. Think of your word."
Mentalist
reveals word. It is easy. If the instructions
are followed as directed they will always
select a number that is a multiple of nine.
In these areas, (all except one) there is
a homonym of the word right.
Notice
that before or after each word there is a
related word to put the homonym of right in
its proper context. Right has wrong by it,
Wright has airplane, rite has cult and write
has type and hand by it.
I was
unable to find homonyms that had five words
so in the last position (45), since there
is only five out of fifty chances they would
choose that word, I placed the word ripe.
Now you have a near miss.
If
anyone knows of a homonym that has five words,
please let me know.
Okay,
after some thought here are a few of my other
words, saves the confusion.
Do,
Due, Dew and Doo and 45 is Duet
Meddle,
Metal, Mettle, Medal and 45 is Middle
Remember
to take the card away from the spectator once
they have the word memorize. This way they
do not have a chance to try out the "what
if I had chosen a different number" theory.
Move on to the next effect.
I used
to perform this in the middle of another effect.
Actually I would start another effect while
they were looking up the word so I could continue
with the other folks as soon as I was done,
or reveal that persons thought immediately
after the second effect was finished, almost
like and afterthought "oh yeah, your word
was Right!"
Banachek
http://www.mentalist.com/
