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Anastasia Chavez explains the 21-card trick

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How can you use math to astonish your friends and family? Try the 21-card trick. Filmed for Numberphile, UC Davis Department of Mathematics Postdoc Anastasia Chavez demonstrates step-by-step how this trick works with the help of some simple math.

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21 card trick
And if you like that one, try this slightly more complex 27 card variation, as demonstrated by mathematician Matt Parker:



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