Paul Harris' Las Vegas Leaper -- an excellent effect as everything happens in the spectator's hands with them even counting the cards before anything happens. Wayne Houchin's Indecent -- when placed well in a routine is great. Leaves an awesome souvenir and is completely examinable. Shoot Ogawa's An...

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Here's an old gem from the Flash Cards podcasts.

Maybe waste of time is a bit too negative.

I do not believe there's an advantage in sitting there faro shuffling the deck and slowly adding powder with each faro shuffle. Only time that would be good, is in a quick fix scenario where you can't use the bag method.

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Completely unoriginal, everyday, trite, old-fashioned, run-of-the-mill non magical card manipulation:

The bag method is easiest and uses the least amount of powder. Pour your cards into a plastic/paper bag, add some fanning powder, shake the bag up, and voila all the cards are powdered. The only time you need to individually wipe the cards with a cotton pad is if its a very fragile deck or keeping i...