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The Thirty Card Trick is a magical classic that can be done on stage as well as close up. It is entertaining to all types of audiences. The classic method (Magicians' Tricks by Hatton and Plate) used sleight of hand and math chicanery. Zens used envelopes. Crandall used roughing fluid. You should find this method one of the best because instead of making the passing of three cards an arbitrary choice it offers a logical reason for using three. Also, there is very strong misdirection. Each step is clearly explained along with the reasoning.
The moves are well covered by misdirection and by having unbalanced piles you have a logical reason for passing 3 across. As the cards are being passed invisibly you can impress your helpers with the statement that you never touch the cards. Later they think you never touched the cards at any time.
