Any Card at Any Number magic trick - using maths!

Check out the Jane Street podcast: Signals and Threads. My goodness it's nerdy. I love it. https://signalsandthreads.com/

You can watch the original live-stream of the trick here. I actually did it twice! Yeah, now you're convinced, you sceptical bunch you. https://youtu.be/hlsN32dBCHQ

Here is my previous video about perfect bridge deals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9-b-QJZdVA

52-Card Perfect Shuffles on Numberphile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lXsxmBx7E

The Solutions to Elmsley’s Problem by Persi Diaconis & Ron Graham. https://statweb.stanford.edu/~cgates/PERSI/papers/pre-elmsley.pdf

Thanks to Cameron Zach for being the first to send me a valid new solution to Elmsley’s Problem. Here is their code: https://www.dropbox.com/s/na4t1j0ksajaapa/shortest_shuffles.py?dl=0

Maths on the Back of an Envelope by Rob Eastaway. https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/signed-copy-of-maths-on-the-back-of-an-envelope

All the fancy animations are done by William Marler. To see more: check out their Learn With Will channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJg0GwRpaD9W8W9RYB0KeVQ/featured

Thanks to all of my Patreon supporters who made up much of the live audience for the trick. You too can help support me and get advanced warning of other such things! https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS
- None yet: let me know if you spot any mistakes!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Amazing animations by Willian Marler
Other adequate graphics by Matt Parker
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: http://standupmaths.com/
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UK book: https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/humble-pi-signed-paperback

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