Illusionist help (solved)

[buzzlady]

http://www.zorstec.net/copperfield.htm

This site has a card illusion. It worked everytime we tried it. Can anyone figure out how it figures your card out?

It has been solved. If you want to try it for yourself don't read the response below.

 

[Loubon]

All the cards changed......

 

[Tiggerlover91]

THAT IS WILD!!! I did it twice and both times it was gone!!! WHOA....David Copperfield is good!!!

 

[buzzlady]

Wow Loubon you are very observent. I just went back and sure enough that's it.
Notes to self - I need to be more observent

 

[Tiggerlover91]

Originally posted by Loubon
All the cards changed......

I'm not sure I understand why this is relevant to why the illusion works

 

[Loubon]

When you are looking for your card to be gone, all the others have changed as well. So now there are four different cards that looked similar but in fact you are just focused on your card not being there. Any of the 5 original are no longer there.

Get it?

 

[Melora]

I did it then my hubby did it.... we brought our 8 year old in and right before he did it my hubby guessed how it worked.... probably because I told him what I card I picked and he noticed that it wasnt in the end group!

That was too funny! It really had me going there for minute!!!

 

[Tiggerlover91]

Originally posted by Loubon
When you are looking for your card to be gone, all the others have changed as well. So now there are four different cards that looked similar but in fact you are just focused on your card not being there. Any of the 5 original are no longer there.

Get it?

AH HA!!! I got it....very good Loubon....very good! I went back and did it again and wrote down all the cards, and all five were different, if you focus however on just yours being gone, as I did the first few times, you won't see it.

EXCELLENT OBSERVATION...EXCELLENT!!!

 

[Loubon]

Of course the other possibility is that David was able to see right into your computer and read your mind.......

 

[CdnDisneyNut]

Did it three times
Did not notice that all the cards had changed; just noticed that my card was not there.
Boy do I look dumb