Hipster Excalibur

Card on sword with a signed business card

Julio Montoro adapts the classic to four folded business cards and a Chupa Chups. A spectator signs a card; after apparent mixing and a toss, the magician seems to catch it on the candy's stick. At the end the participant can remove and open the card, recognize the signature and keep the souvenir.

This depends on specific preparation and handling, not physically hitting a randomly selected card in flight. The lesson covers retention of the signed card, its placement and the cover integrating the switch into the toss.

Materials and construction

You need four business cards, a signing marker, two Chupa Chups of the same flavour, malleable wax, adhesive tape and scissors or a craft knife. One candy is used to prepare the prop; the other is kept for the final presentation. Julio shows the paper-stick construction and tape adjustments preventing parts from shifting.

Wax is part of the temporary assembly. Magician's wax is mentioned, and orthodontic wax is explicitly usable for this construction and used in the example. No finished commercial magic trick is required. The cut candy-and-stick part is a prop and must not be eaten, as the explanation states.

The cards are folded and the signed one prepared. Hole placement and opening allow signing while the prepared areas stay covered. The genuine signature remains on the card recognized at the end.

Signature and apparent mixing

Julio explains holding the prepared card, hiding its holes during signing and closing it. During apparent mixing, the signed card is retained in finger palm while the participant receives the others between their hands. Instructions and conversation provide the moment to prepare the candy; not all four cards are freely mixed or the assembly freely inspected beforehand.

Load, toss and finish

Marker actions, hand changes and pocket searches cover placing the card and prop. More than one coordination of that placement is shown. The toss action and turn create the image of the pierced card.

Cleanup removes the extra piece before handing out the assembly. Examination and souvenir conditions belong to this clean finish, when the participant can remove the signed card.

Practice and scope

Construction and sequence are taught, but cover, finger retention and spectator coordination need rehearsal. Julio notes the handling can still be refined. A chewing-gum predecessor is mentioned, not taught as another complete version or required purchase.