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Mixxa

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The easiest yet most visual version of the classic 'Oil and Water' magic effect ever!Three black cards and three red cards are removed from a deck. They are turned face down and interweaved, mixing the colours. The cards are given a little shake and instantly they split into two groups, the reds and the blacks. To prove to the skeptics that the cards really do mix, they are mixed FACE-UP. Despite the fact that the cards are clearly mixed, you can square them up and INSTANTLY respread the... [more...]


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