Question about the Ben Blau "Unfazed" card trick

Question about the Ben Blau "Unfazed" card trick

I've been watching this and practicing it with numbered playing cards to try and figure out how it works out. I've been using 2-6 in black and 2-6 in red instead of symbols. I get everything so far except the final decision point with the two stacks of two cards. Following the routine along (I think) exactly, I keep getting screwed up at the end trying to mimic the last choice.

At 7:45, he makes a move with the cards in his hand but I can't quite understand what he's doing with it. It looks like he takes the top two and puts them below the bottom two but I can't quite make it out. However, I'm not sure that matters because in Eugene Burger's version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmsiaV1TeHE) he doesn't do that (4:15 mark).

I'm also trying to understand the configuration the cards are supposed to be in in the two pairs at the end. In both Blau and Burger's videos, the spectator swapped one side and then the top two cards are the match. So if the expected configuration of the piles is XY and YX, that makes sense.

I'm wondering if the choice the spectator makes drives how you pick up the last two cards. Assume XY YX are the two piles...if they swap one side you take the top card. If they pick top or bottom you end up with YY XX so you just take either side pile.

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u/DatBoi247 — 6 days ago

Vampire Hunters and Bloodshed are on sale on PSN

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but I decided to pick these two up on sale on PSN cause they looked cool. I'm not the biggest fan of the roguelite / survivors genre outside of Balatro and Dead Cells, but my goodness are these games fun.

Highly recommended. Vampire Hunters just consumed my entire weekend in a flash

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u/DatBoi247 — 1 month ago

You’re supposed to destroy the totems in the Mohg fight….right?

I’ve yet to clear this boss in 5 or 6 attempts with randoms because they just keep fighting Mohg after he raises the totems. I thought you were supposed to clear out a section of them and wait there so you don’t get nihil’ed to death by them.

Am I wrong or something because nobody else seems to do what I’m doing

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u/DatBoi247 — 3 months ago

It’s one thing to just be a lazy AI ad that’s likely hiding some scam product or service, but what’s worse is it starts with a really bad expletive out of nowhere.

Does YouTube not screen ads for offensive language? I can’t believe something like this is allowed.

u/DatBoi247 — 4 months ago