Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man

2000
Written by David Britland
Work of Chan Canasta
111 pages (Hardcover), published by Martin Breese
No illustrations
Language: English
39 entries
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David Britland Introduction
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David Britland A Remarkable Man "A brief account of Chan Canasta's magical career"
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David Britland The Amazing Mr Canasta overview and brief analysis of Canasta's first television appearance in 1953
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David Britland Chan Canasta is a Remarkable Man on Canasta's TV-Show on BBC from the 23rd March 1960
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Chan Canasta An Experiment in Memory several people select a bunch of cards each, all cards are divined
Related toVariations 38
Chan Canasta Transmission of Thought spectator takes a card unseen in his pocket, other spectator selects same card from second deck
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Chan Canasta An Impossible Choice spectator selects three cards and only thinks of one of them, second spectator choses one of four card from second deck and they match
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Chan Canasta An Experiment in Remote Control spectator cuts the deck behind his back and puts two cards unseen in two different pockets, performer divines cards and spectator can chose in which pocket which card sholud be
Related toVariations 57
Chan Canasta The Analysis spectator selects three cards and then decides on one, it happens to be the same card as other spectator has chosen before
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Chan Canasta The Experiment with Books spectators chose a page, line and number, performer divines word on that position
Related toVariations 67
David Britland The Parkinson Show 1971 analysis on the TV-Show with Michael Parkinson
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Chan Canasta Forcing Cards forcing same card twice on spectator
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Chan Canasta Audience Involvement psychological riffle force
Variations 75
Chan Canasta Three Cards spectator selects three cards and only thinks of one of them, second spectator choses same card from second deck
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Chan Canasta An Experiment in Memory several people select a bunch of cards each, all cards are divined
Related to 79
Chan Canasta How Do You Do It? spectator remembers bottom four cards of shuffled deck, second spectator selects same cards
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Chan Canasta Here 's Where I Fail spectators chose a page, line and number, performer divines word on that position, out when trick failed
Related to 84
David Britland More Canasta Experiments
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Chan Canasta Riffle Force Variations spectator glimpses at one card, it is the same as previously selected, two slightly different reports
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Chan Canasta Psychological Riffle Force and Classic Force Combination two spectators select the same card
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Chan Canasta Alphabet Cards forcing ABC cards
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Chan Canasta Demonstration of Forcing several spectators select a card from a different pack, the are all the same
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Chan Canasta Cards in Pockets report of divination by Canasta, similar to "An Experiment in Remote Control", "Do you want to change your mind?"
Related toVariations 91
Chan Canasta More Cards in Pockets further report of divination by Canasta, similar to "An Experiment in Remote Control"
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Chan Canasta Card at Any Number number up to ten
Related to 93
Chan Canasta Cross-Cut Force used in TV, with outside broadcast, cards match
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Chan Canasta Name Spelling name is spelled and on last card, selection is found, brief
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Chan Canasta Three Card Coincidence and Spelling Trick brief report of a Canasta trick, coincidence and spelling combined
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Chan Canasta Book-Test Repeat based on "The Experiment with Books"
Related to 96
Chan Canasta Double Book-Test based on "The Experiment with Books", report
Related to 97
Chan Canasta Books and Letters Test letters are named and a word is constructed, it matches the word in selected position in a book
Variations 98
Chan Canasta Books, Letters and Cards letters are named and a word is constructed, it matches the word in selected position in a book
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Chan Canasta The Great Book Trick remote book test, journalist in distant library
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Chan Canasta Blindfolds and Blackboards two spectators are blindfolded and select same cards, TV
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Chan Canasta Psychological Perception psychological forces from lists, reports
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Chan Canasta More Psychological Perception
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Chan Canasta What's in the Box? ABC cards are selected and a word is formed, object found in a box
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Chan Canasta Experiment in Concerted Motion two people make the same movements
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David Britland The Book of Oopses
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, August 2019.