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Monday, February 06, 2006

Playing Card and Poker Chip Tricks

Nick Momrik has a fun site with tutorials to do all those fun sleight-of-hand tricks with poker chips and playing tricks. He even has videos for the poker chip tricks.

I just finished watching all the videos, and with a few viewings, most people with a minimum of coordination and a bit of patience could perform them. Many poker chip tricks are simply modified versions of coin tricks that were popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

One positive reason for performing them is that acupuncture points in your hand get massaged, bringing you a number of health-related benefits. This is actually one of the reasons that activities such as juggling and even writing (with a pen or pencil, not typing) can be so soothing and relaxing.

Links: Nick Momrik - Poker Chip Tricks - Videos, Card Tricks.

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