A great audience participation effect. Ideal for corporate shows and parties.
EFFECT: Several spectators are asked to think of an unusual job that they have held during their career. Another spectator thinks of an unusual occupation that he or she has never held.
The spectators write their jobs on any paper. They place their folded billets in a bowl or basket in plain sight.
The performer then reveals the strange but true occupations and identifies which of them is the false one, as well! A solid 4-6 minutes of mental fun for any act. Plays big, packs small. The gimmick (yes there is one) is actually fun to make and does the dirty work in plain sight.
No forces
No palming
No sleights
No nail-writers
No impressions
No one-ahead
No codes
No angles
No mirrors
No switches
No assistants
No envelopes
No fake billets
No mnemonics
No center-tears
No guess-work
No electronics
No confederates
Nothing to reset