The Eccentric Tear

Ray Hyman presents his exceptional creation, the Eccentric Tear. This innovative center tear technique allows for two distinct readings from the paper: an immediate read and a subsequent delayed read.

Excitingly, this method is incredibly simple to master—no special skill required. It performs seamlessly with various types of paper and hand moisture. Additionally, it offers fully justified readings and clean-ups, enabling you to gather information and conclude your performance smoothly, while also simplifying routines in ways previously thought impossible.

This manuscript includes multiple routines, most of which are impromptu and executed in a single motion:

• The Telephone Drama: Designed specifically for this routine, the Eccentric Tear allows you to reveal a name and a complete ten-digit phone number effortlessly. If you’ve ever wished to use Annemann’s presentation, this is your chance. It’s the most straightforward way to perform this effect.

• The Lazy Man’s Name and Place (Nestor Dee): This is the simplest version of Bob Cassidy’s renowned Name and Place routine. Your audience will never suspect you took the easy route!

• The Triple Telephone Drama (Nestor Dee): Experience a full mini act with a triple billet test, featuring a back-to-back drawing duplication of a billet that remains unopened—things only get better from there!

• The Hanussen Affair (Nestor Dee): Create a captivating drama by recreating Erik Jan Hanussen’s famous trial, revealing a participant’s memory and transcending the boundaries of time and space!

• The Double Billet (Nestor Dee): A fresh take on a Barrie Richardson routine where the performer reads a participant’s mind and, impressed, suggests an impromptu drawing duplication as an encore!

• And more, including a variant that allows you to read a full question!

This manuscript pays tribute to Ray Hyman and his significant impact on mentalism. If you’ve ever desired an instant-read center tear, sought to enhance your existing reveals, or are intrigued by any of the routines mentioned, you’ll discover valuable insights here.

“I’ve been using the T-Rex extensively for years, and the Eccentric might just become my new go-to center tear! The amount of mileage you can get from this thing is incredible. Having both an instant read and a delayed one is an absolute game-changer!” — Julien Losa

“Beyond a doubt, Ray Hyman’s Eccentric Tear is one of the best if not the best of the Tear & Read methods. It is simple as all good art should be and most easy to do. A child can do it!” — Al Mann

“As I recall it, Ray was once near a famous psychic, so he dropped by for a visit. She was very cagey, insisting she was the real thing. Finally, Ray did his center tear for her, and she immediately blurted out, ‘how much do you want for that?’” — Loren Pankratz

“I cannot think of a more direct and almost fool-proof method for the telephone drama than the one that I have described here. But, then, Annemann, writing back in 1935, believed that he, too, had come up with the last word on how to achieve this effect.” — Ray Hyman