Discover the Mental Stunner by Dai Vernon

On his journey, Dai Vernon introduced a remarkable effect that remains relatively obscure even today. Shortly after, he began promoting this trick for sale.

From the inventive mind of Mr. Dai Vernon comes a MENTAL STUNNER! Picture the effect and the IMPACT IT HAS ON YOUR AUDIENCE!

The magician reveals several cards face up, randomly placing them on the table, some face up and others face down. He then hands a spectator an imaginary die, asking them to examine it and roll it. Since only the spectator can “see” the die, they must announce the number they rolled. Before this, the performer writes a prediction.

At last, the number is disclosed. THE PERFORMER HAS ACCURATELY PREDICTED THE CARD AT THE MENTALLY CHOSEN NUMBER!

No tricks with the prediction. No sleight of hand. No duplicate cards. Just a pure impossibility! Available for only $2.00 postpaid.

Considering inflation, $2 in 1963 is about $17 today. That was a significant amount then and remains so for a single effect. Now, Bob Farmer has uncovered the secret and its history, providing an in-depth analysis and exploration of the effect in his new manuscript.

• Introduction
• Vernon’s Mental Die: History
• Are You Lucky?
• Presentation & Effect
• Method
• Performance
• The Prediction/Bet
• The Envelope or The Wallet
• Four-Card Red Card
• Vernon-Trost Combination With Six Cards
• Vernon-Trost Combination With Eight Cards
• Thatcher’s Eight-Card Routine
• References
• Acknowledgements
• The Red-Card Brainwave: Bonus Effect
• Effect
• Method
• Notes and References
• The Rumba Count