How to Do the Waterfall Card Flourish
Grab the bottom edge of the deck with your thumb., Use three fingers, close together, to grab the top edge of the deck., Squeeze the deck towards your palm to create "air pockets.", Position the deck sideways, with the face of the deck showing to...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Grab the bottom edge of the deck with your thumb.
On the bottom, grab the deck with your thumb at your first knuckle.
The top edge of the deck fits into the crease.
The tip of your thumb should overhang just a bit below the deck. -
Step 2: Use three fingers
On top, grab the deck with your first, middle, and ring fingers wt your first joint (the joint right after your palm).
Your fingers will drape over the deck.
Bring them close together so that you can pinch the deck firmly, bending it back into your palm. , You'll get a hill-shaped deck, with little pockets of air between the cards as they bend upwards.
Having air pockets creates space in the deck that allows the cards to fall one by one, instead of in chunks. , Turn the deck so that the bottom card is exposed and your longer edge of the deck is on top. , This is the only part that could take some practice.
You want your hand to open up even and straight.
Your thumb and fingers should slide apart at the same rate, though it will takes some practice to figure out just how fast this is.
Note:
This trick cannot really be performed slowly.
It looks best with a quick but fluid motion. -
Step 3: close together
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Step 4: to grab the top edge of the deck.
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Step 5: Squeeze the deck towards your palm to create "air pockets."
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Step 6: Position the deck sideways
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Step 7: with the face of the deck showing to your viewer.
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Step 8: Open your fingers back up
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Step 9: like an opening clamp
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Step 10: to let them waterfall.
Detailed Guide
On the bottom, grab the deck with your thumb at your first knuckle.
The top edge of the deck fits into the crease.
The tip of your thumb should overhang just a bit below the deck.
On top, grab the deck with your first, middle, and ring fingers wt your first joint (the joint right after your palm).
Your fingers will drape over the deck.
Bring them close together so that you can pinch the deck firmly, bending it back into your palm. , You'll get a hill-shaped deck, with little pockets of air between the cards as they bend upwards.
Having air pockets creates space in the deck that allows the cards to fall one by one, instead of in chunks. , Turn the deck so that the bottom card is exposed and your longer edge of the deck is on top. , This is the only part that could take some practice.
You want your hand to open up even and straight.
Your thumb and fingers should slide apart at the same rate, though it will takes some practice to figure out just how fast this is.
Note:
This trick cannot really be performed slowly.
It looks best with a quick but fluid motion.
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