Glossary of Magic (illusion) - B

B

• Back Palm - to palm in the back of the hand.
• Bevel - to slide the top portion of a deck of cards back so that the back of the deck is at an angle, used in some card tricks.
• Bicycle Deck - Bicycle Playing Cards.
• Black art - the use of a stage fitted with a black velvet curtain background, using assistants and other props that are hidden by black shrouds. Careful lighting helps keep the secret a mystery to the audience.
• Blind Shuffle/Blind Cut - A cut or apparent shuffle in which the cards appear mixed but all of the cards are left completely undisturbed after the shuffle or cut.
• Burn - a subject staring at the magician's hands without averting the gaze, no matter what Misdirection is thrown at a subject.