The Cards And Mirror In this trick three cards are selected and are shuffled into the pack, which the performer throws against a mirror. All the cards fall to the floor with the exception of the three selected ones, which remain attached to the glass. Previous to the performance the conjurer takes duplicates of the cards that are will be forced. After placing one of them, say the Queen of Diamonds, on top of the other card, which we will suppose to be the Five of Spades, the conjurer passes a fine thread through the lower left hand corner of both cards. Above and below the cards a knot is made in the thread, which thus practically forms a rivet. The Five of Spades is now pushed over towards the right and the remaining card, (say the Three of Clubs), is placed on the Queen of Diamonds and is secured by means of a second thread rivet to the lower right corner. To each of the upper corners of the Queen of Diamonds, a fine white thread or hair is then attached and connected with the Five of Spades and Three of Clubs so arranged as to hold the two end cards in a slanting position; suspended from the middle card the Queen of Diamonds. To the back of the Queen, a pellet of adhesive wax is then attached. The three prepared cards are then hidden somewhere in the conjurers clothes. Three similar cards are now forced and are shuffled into the pack by the spectators. While they are occupied with this, the conjurer secretly obtains possession of the prepared cards, palming them. Upon receiving the pack, the conjurer secretly adds to it the three duplicates. The conjurer then throws the pack, waxed side of the prepared card foremost, squarely against the mirror. The Queen of Diamonds thereby becomes attached and the two cards fastened to its lower corners immediately arranging themselves upon either side of it, falling at an angle and being held by the hair attached to their upper corners. Home | Card Tricks | Card Trick Skills | The Pass | The Force | Changes False Shuffling | The Glimpse | Card Palm | Card Sleights Copyright © 2003-2006 HowToDoCardTricks.com. All rights reserved worldwide.   You can quickly get a copy of every trick on this web site in a downloadable PDF book. That's over 40 classic card tricks to amaze and astound your friends, all stored on your computer to refer to at any time! Just click the link below to get your own copy today for just $5.