Outside The Box

There's nothing quite like watching someone's confidence turn into wide-eyed disbelief.

Your audience member names any card. You predict its exact position in the deck. And the most surprising part? Your prediction has been sitting in front of them the entire time—printed on the card box.

No gimmicked cards. No complicated sleights. Just an ordinary, examinable deck and an extraordinary prediction.

"Outside the box" by Thomas Badar, resets instantly and requires no calculations, memorization, or sleight of hand. The participant can examine the cards, and the trick is easy to perform, almost self-working.

• Use any regular deck of cards, with 52 different cards and no duplicates.
• The deck is examinable and can be used for the rest of your card repertoire.
• No memorization, calculations, mathematics, or sleight of hand are required.
• No table is needed.
• Can be performed on stage.
• Includes three routines.
• Resets automatically.
• The deck is not included. You will need a regular deck of cards. Recommended deck: Bicycle Standard Playing Cards.

Outside the box is a practical tool: if you have the box, you have the trick. After performing it, you can continue with the same deck because it remains completely normal. Like the Invisible Deck, it can also be used as an out for another trick. If the participant doesn’t choose the card as planned, you can have this prediction effect ready in your pocket.

In addition to the basic performance, the trick includes two special presentations. In one, the audience member presents the effect in an entertaining way using an iPhone or iPad and an accompanying presentation. The other is designed for situations where you want to perform a trick quickly. The digital version uses no app and includes a special Keynote presentation. The iPad version can turn the effect into a stage trick.

Outside the box is part of Thomas Badar’s solo shows and gives you a practical, easy-to-perform prediction effect to add to your repertoire.

Enjoy the trick.