Last Month's Meeting Recap - 'est Content'
- John Hutsebaut
- Jan 25
- 3 min read
President Mike Kamlet led off with a Front Table teach-in on the Non-Working Self-Working Card Trick. After demonstating and explaining the effect, Mike announced that next month's meeting will be Works-In-Progress.
For our -EST program participants were performing tricks whose name ended in -est. Alan Koslow served as our judge.
First up, Asher Stuhlman did The Biggest and the Smallest Trick. He had the world's smallest Hot Rod, as well as a huge one made from a broom and performed the paddle move.
Next, Paco Perez, assisted by his daughter, performed the Fastest Card Trick. Two volunteers selected cards and returned them to the deck. They then cut the deck. Paco not only found the selected cards, he separated the shuffled deck instantly into black cards and red cards!
Kristen Kaniewski performed the Courtliest Trick, which focused on the court cards in the deck.
Craig Reeder did the Dangerest Trick. He set out five Styrofoam cups, face down, on the table. After two spectators selected a cup, he smashed it with his unprotected hand and then showed the dangerous items under the other cups.
Kevin Sowizrol did the Catchiest Trick. He had Martin pick a card. The card was placed back in the deck and placed in a large paper bag. Kevin lowered a mouse trap on a string into the bag and, when he pulled it out, it had "caught" Martin's card!
Next up was the Stretchiest Trick from John Hutsebaut. He wrapped a rubber band around his thumb and pulled it right through the thumb. "I can see some of you are disappointed because that is just an okay rubber band trick, and you wanted to see a BIG rubber band trick! Fortunately, I came prepared." He then pulled out a giant rubber band, wrapped it around his neck, and caused it to penetrate through his neck!
Terrence Hunter took the stage to perform the Milkiest Trick. He had a whole cow-themed routine with a cow lamp. cow cards, an appearing milk glass, and a Styrofoam glass of milk which unwound like a mouth coil!
Alec Schraegle did the Saddest Card Trick. He told the tale of his late Uncle Joe's last card game where he kept insisting he had five Kings. It turned out, he had the five Aces.
Next, Martin Mercy did the Brightest Trick. He said his grandfather was the one who actually invented the light bulb, which he demonstrated. His design was even superior to Edison's light bulb because his didn't need to be screwed in to work.
Dennis O'Neil did the Easiest Card Trick. He had Kristen pick a card from a red-backed deck..It was the "Easiest Card Trick" to find her card because it was the only one with a different colored back!
Finally, Daryl Rogers did the Free-est Trick. He took the Two of Diamonds, wrote "Mike" on the back, and put it in a little prison cell. He then magically removed the center of the card and then restored it.
When the votes were counted Terrence Hunter was the winner with Paco Perez coming in second place.
As an added bonus, Mike also gave a presentation Doctor Lynn's Wonderful Telescope from Quicker than the eye (the retail branch of Potter and Potter).
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