Cardini Style Tonguing

[Seth]

Hey there guys, i'm not a smoker so i don't know my way around cigarettes, so i just wanted to get some expert advice on cardini style tonguing (non-lit cigarettes).

Is there any particular brand of cigs that are better suited to this?

I've tried one from my friend but i can't seem to get a normal size cigarette all the way in. Thanks.

[Steve Bryant]

John Rogers makes fantastic wooden cigars and cigarettes that look real (and lit!). Check him out at woodencigars.com.

[Guest]

If you must use the real thing, try unfiltered, which are that much shorter. I believe there's a (hey, I asked for a cigarette and somebody throws me a) Camel unfiltered available, for instance.

[Seth]

Thanks Steve, but i have a john rogers cig, except i rather stupidly bought the extra long ones. D'oh

Thanks Shane, i'll have to buy some camels unfiltered and have a go.

[Pete Biro]

Just roll up some pieces of paper to practice with.

[Guest]

The Cardini tonguing was never done with a whole cig. Read the cigarette chapter in Henry Hay's Amateur Magician's Handbook.

Recently I have acquired Keith Clark's Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks in a library purchase from a friend, but I haven't have a chance to read it yet. You might try to find that.

Jon

[Steve V]

Are y'all talking about the flipping a cig back into the mouth then flipping it out? I never tried it when I smoked but I went to bootcamp with a guy who could do it lighting quick. Use to do it when the DI's came by.
Steve V

[Richard Hatch]

Those thin straight pretzels are fun to practice the move with if you can handle the calories...

[Seth]

Really Jon? I'll have to look it up in the hay book.

Isn't it done with a full cigarette in the Mullica book?