I have been using the foregoing location kink and have found it an excellent method, the one hand detail making it appear very fair. I’ve always liked effects that reversed the usual form of procedure and here is one which is made very easy by using The Fan Location. Explain that all magicians have a card selected from a face down deck and then find it after spreading the cards face up. You will, however, have a card chosen from the deck while face up. Fan the deck face up, and have one removed. Tell the spectator to note it carefully and then return it.

In the meantime you have made a fan, and the card is returned face up to the face up deck and is crimped as described. The spectator now shuffles the cards and you take note so that when taking the deck back you can have the crimped end towards you without making an unnecessary move. Spread them face down from left to right on the table. Say that because of having the card selected face up you find it face down, and without hesitation turn that very card face up on the table. By spreading the deck from left to right, the crimped corner is covered but easily spotted by you as it is humped up and stands out strong. In picking it up, it is taken at this corner and in the act of throwing it down face up, the corner is straightened. I’ve found this a cute stunt and because of its oddness, one they remember.