I used to do close up magic
And though I didn't do many card tricks I did one very intricate one at a dinner party that started with somebody selecting a card straight out of a sealed pack from a riffle. The trick was in doctoring the card to make it slightly shorter, then meticulously resealing the pack. I then tore the corner off the card, put the remainder in an envelope and burned it. About an hour later somebody peeled an orange and found the 'same' card compete with the matching torn corner in the middle of an orange. I thought they would be impressed but the party just descended into a huge argument, so a lot of effort for nothing and I didn't do that one again.
(, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 10:59, Reply)