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>>> WELCOME BACK TONIGHT IS AN EXCITING NIGHT.
EXCITING NIGHT. WE ARE GETTING TO KNOW ONE OF
THE TOP CARDISTS AND HE IS
GETTING READY TO GRADUATE FROM
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY THIS
WEEKEND . THIS IS SEAN OH MY
GOSH AND HE FELL HIM ON
INSTAGRAM -- HAS THAT ALWAYS
BEEN YOUR NICKNAME?
>> WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT THEY
ARE LIKE HOW DO I SAY THIS.
>> YOU ARE AMERICA'S TOP
CARDIST?
CARDIST?
CARDIST? WHAT EXACTLY IS A CARDIST?
>> IT IS SOMEONE WHO PRACTICES
THE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING ART
OF SHOVELING AND PLAYING CARDS.
IT'S NOT REALLY CONNECTED TO
MAGIC IS JUST KIND OF MOVING
THE CARDS AROUND IN A COOL
LOOKING FASHION.
LOOKING FASHION. >> THIS IS NOT A MAJOR AT PSU
AND I THAT'S THE FIRST THING I
THOUGHT.
THOUGHT.
THOUGHT. YOU ARE MAJORING IN FILM WHICH
EXPLAINS WHY ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS
OF YOU DOING THIS LOOKS SO
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> OH MY GOSH.
LOOK AT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD ASSUME
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>> -- >> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> YES ON MY HANDS IT WAS VERY
PAINFUL.
PAINFUL.
PAINFUL. >> I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANY MORE
WORDS TO SAY.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO GET
GOOD AT THIS?
>> I STARTED AS A MAGICIAN AND
I'M STILL A MAGICIAN BUT MOST
START AS A MAGICIAN WITH CARDS.
I WAS EIGHT AND AN ONLY CHILD
SO I HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
>> WE'VE SEEN HOW AMAZING SEAN
IS IN THESE VIDEOS AND I WENT
OUTSIDE EARLIER BECAUSE I
THOUGHT I HAVE SHUFFLED CARDS
BEFORE JUST -- YOU KNOW THE
SIMPLE PART IS EASY THEN I TRY
TO DO THE FANCY TRICKS THAT YOU
DID SO YEAH.
I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF SLOW-
MOTION EFFECTS SO NO PLANES OR
ANYTHING -- YES.
THEN -- YEAH YOU JUST DID THAT
IN TWO SECONDS BUT WHEN I TRIED
IT OUTSIDE I STARTED DROPPING
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> --
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>> -- >> I TRIED A LOT OF TIMES TRIED
KICKING IT -- DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
I HAVE ANY POTENTIAL AS A
CARDIST?
CARDIST?
CARDIST? >> SURE YES.
>> HE SAID THAT QUICKLY AND
THERE WAS NO PAUSE.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU THINK YOU
CAN ATTEMPT TO TEACH ME THIS
TIME?
TIME?
TIME? I
TIME? I WILL PUT THIS DOWN BECAUSE I
WILL DEFTLY BE AT A
DISADVANTAGE.
DISADVANTAGE. >> I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO CUT
THE CARDS ONE-HANDED.
HOLD THE CARDS LIKE THIS AND
TAKE HER PINKY AND INDEX FINGER
HERE PRETTY CLOSE --
>> THERE WE GO.
>> USE YOUR THUMB TO LIFT UP
HALF THAT BOTTOM HALF FALL AND
THEN YOU TAKE YOUR INDEX FINGER
AND YOU WILL PUT IT UNDER ALL
OF THE CARDS LIKE THIS AND YOU
PUSH UP THAT BOTTOM ONE, KEEP
PUSHING I WILL SPOT YOU AND
THIS WILL FALL RIGHT UNDER.
THEN YOU WILL CLOSE THAT TOP
HAND OVER THE TOP.
YOU ARE JUST CUTTING THEM WITH
ONE HAND.
ONE HAND.
ONE HAND. >> WAIT.
>> WAIT.
>> WAIT. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE
OKAY. WE STARTED LIKE THAT AND WE LET
THE BOTTOM FALL AND --
>> RIGHT THERE THAT IS IT.
>> THERE ARE NO CARDS ON THE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. DO YOU EVER STILL DROP CARDS.
>> I NEVER DROP CARDS.
NEVER.
NEVER.
NEVER. >>
NEVER. >> CAN WE SLOW MOW THAT?
WHAT IS NEXT YOU ARE
GRADUATING?
GRADUATING? >> -- I THINK I WILL PROBABLY
JUST DO IT A LOT MORE.
I LIKE TO MAKE VIDEOS FOR THE
INTERNET AND I WILL JUST KEEP
MAKING NEW FRIENDS TO THE
INTERNET WITH CARDS.
>> WHERE CAN PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU
IF THEY WANT TO SEE MORE OF
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> ON INSTAGRAM.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL JUST KEEP PRACTICING, I
AM SO FOCUSED.
DO SOMETHING EXTRA COOL WHILE
WE GO TO A COMMERCIAL BREAK.
OH MY