To covertly make ad-hoc marked playing cards while people are watching use:

• NU-CONcept N-Dust (TM) - Invented December 2007

N-Dust is the latest and best version of Juice Dust. It is easier to use and transport than the Juice Dust invented in 2006.

(All NU-CONcept Dust products are generally superior to daubs/pastes on both paper based (Bees, Bicycles, Tally-HO, Aviator, etc) AND 100% plastic cards (KEM, Copag, Gemaco)

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• NU-CONcept Juice Dust (TM) - Invented January 2006

(All NU-CONcept Dust products are generally superior to daubs/pastes on both paper based (Bees, Bicycles, Tally-HO, Aviator, etc) AND 100% plastic cards (KEM, Copag, Gemaco)

OR

• Traditional / old fashioned NU-CONcept Daub / Paste

(Daub/paste products only work on paper based cards (Bees, Bicycles, etc.). "Dust" based products are easier to use and tend to be more deceptive than paste products.)

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(*) - While all daub/paste and dust product are easy to conceal. Juice Dust is slightly harder to conceal because you must conceal a 1.5 inch x 1.5 inch Juice Dust packet. The NU-CONcept manuscript discusses various concealment methods. N-Dust is transported diferently than Juice Dust and it is more flexable because it may be used on a wider variety of playing cards.

(**) - Regular Luminous daub or dust is NOT recommended, except for experienced customers. This is because luminous daub and dust products are applied with your finger and it is difficult to avoid white areas of the card. To compensate for this issue, the luminous marks must be made lighter than the luminous marker. Hence, the marks are harder to read.

(***) - Solutions/inks and daub/paste have the potential to slightly dull the finish of  some playing cards. But, this is easy to repair. Daub/dust products will never alter the finish of your cards.

 If you want to make ad-hoc marked cards, NU-CONcept STRONGLY recommends Juice Dust or N-Dust because it can, and should be, applied to the white portions of  the back design. However, you still need to avoid the white borders.

NOTE: If you want to use a luminous daub/dust, to make ad-hoc marked cards, NU-CONcept recommends using the Ultra-Luminous daub/dust product. It is easy to use because it can not be detected on white areas of playing cards. Ultra-Luminous products may also be used on the white borders of playing cards, unlike other luminous products.

• N-Dust is the newest "Next Generation" Juice Dust (2 years in development by NU-CONcept and Only available through NU-CONcept) - introduced to the market in 2007

(The world's First and Only all purpose Juice Dust (TM))

PROBLEM: Sure you can mark your own deck in the privacy of your home. But, sometimes you may want to use someone else's deck and you do not know know the color of the cards you need to mark OR you do not know if they are using paper or plastic cards ahead of time....

SOLUTION: N-Dust is the "Next generation" of Juice Dust which will work on paper and most 100% plastic playing cards. N-Dust is different than Juice Dust because it may be used on almost any color playing card (i.e. red, blue, green, burgundy, etc.) N-Dust is also packaged and applied differently than Juice Dust and is highly concentrated, so only a few grains may be used to mark an entire deck cards.

Each order will give you a supply which will mark approximately 60 to 100 decks or cards, depending upon the size of your marks and intensity.

N-Dust (Newest Juice technology)

$249 USD

• NU-CONcept Juice Dust (TM)  (Only available through NU-CONcept)

Easy to conceal. Juice dust is packaged in a "sealed" package about 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches square. The packaging is easily attached to your clothing or even parts of your body (hidden by your cloths). Each Juice Dust (TM) packet will mark approximately 30 to 60+ decks or cards depending upon the size of your marks and intensity.

Daub/paste and Juice Dust (TM) should match the color of your cards (available in red, blue, green, burgundy or luminous) So, if you want to mark red and blue decks, you will need 2 Juice Dust (TM) packets. (Custom colors are also available upon request))

Juice Dust

$139 per color

 

• Great for performing magic with a borrowed deck of playing cards

• Dust products have an advantage over a Juice marker's solution. Simply by touching someone else's playing cards with NU-CONcept dust products, you can mark cards right in front of someone, without them knowing that you marked their cards OR you can mark them in the privacy of your own home. For the most deceptive marks you should use Juice Dust (TM) or daub / paste which matches the color deck you are using.

• One of N-Dust's major advantages is that it is Juice that, you can use to mark almost any color card without having to worry about matching colors.

APPLYING DAUBs, JUICE DUST (TM) or N-DUST  in the privacy of your own home is VERY EASY !

ON THE OTHER HAND, APPLYING DAUBs, JUICE DUST (TM) or N-DUST  SECRETLY, WHILE PEOPLE ARE WATCHING, REQUIRES SOME PRACTICE WHEN MAKING "AD-HOC" JUICED CARDS. THIS IS BECAUSE YOU DO NOT WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE TOUCHING THE CARDS IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS OBVIOUS, SO PRACTICE BEFORE APPLYING DAUB OR JUICE DUST (TM) TO A CARD, IN FRONT OF A SPECTATOR.

• Easily make, tintwork or juice style marks which do not require pre-gimmicked sunglasses to read the marks

• NU-CONcept solutions in a marker/pen and Juice Dust (TM)  are permanent or very long lasting vs. daub / paste products which tend to wear off as cards are used over time.

• IMPORTANT: NU-CONcept Dust products will not damage/dull the finish of playing cards. Daub/paste products may dull the finish due to the natural dulling property of pastes. But, some "old-timers" prefer paste style products because that is what they learned with.

• NU-CONcept "no-mess" Juice marker/pen applicator leaves permanent marks (tested with over 1,000 shuffles and many days of use). NU-CONcept Juice Dust (TM) was also tested with over 700 shuffles to verify permanence of the Juice Dust (TM) or N-Dust marks.

Conversly, NU-CONcept daub/past is not as long lasting as the Juice Dust (TM)or N-Dust.

• If you want to mark BOTH paper (i.e. Bees, Bicycles, etc.) AND most 100% plastic cards (Copag, KEM, Gemaco, etc.), NU-CONcept suggests using N-Dust or Juice Dust (TM).

• All the other features are the same as the permanently marked cards using the NU-CON cept Marking Solution, which can be  found on NU-CON cept Luminous Shade feature page or on the NU-CONcept Juice web pages.

JUICE DUST (TM) Mark a borrowed deck - Click here for a 17.9 MB WMV (Windows Media Video)

(The above is a large video, so please allow 2 minutes to download on a cable modem.)

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Will you be able to read Juice marks with practice ?

Without giving away secrets of how to un-focus your eyes "at will" to read Juice solution, Juice dust or N-Dust marks. Reading Juice is similar to seeing some optical illusions. But, different because regular playing cards are used with special chemicals to create a similar optical effect. The following pictures will show you why crossing your eyes and squinting does not work.

In the first picture, you will notice that the center circle looks unfocused, almost looks like it is floating and shimmers and moves as your eyes and head move. If you can see this movement in the circle of this still picture, then you are on your way to reading juice.

NOTE: In reality the dots in the grid below are not moving. If you see them vibrating, it is because if am optical illusion releated to the scientific principal behind reading Juice marks.

The second example, which is not as easy as the image above, is designed so you see is a person's face. Stare at the vertical lines and throw your eyes out of focus. Sometimes looking at the picture from a different angle helps too. With very little practice, you should be able to see the face in the image instantly.

A third, slightly more difficult example is to see if you can un-focus your eyes and see the shadowy face of a woman in the "dots" below. The woman's face may suddenly appear and then vanish. This is normal.

If you can see the woman's face in the dots above, you are on your way to being able to read Juice marks on playing cards. But, I will stop here because I do not want to give away secrets. If I gave away all the tips, then the secret behind reading Juice would become common knowledge and people who are using the secret would not be happy.

The purpose behind showing the optical illusions above to to give the reader an idea of what Juice marks look like (i.e.. shadowy images) vs. Juice marks which are sometimes shown in Hollywood movies, like the movie "Shade", which is an exaggeration of how Juice marks are read and what they look like. (Movie clip from the movie "Shade"  Juice from Shade.mov . Full movie trailer may be found on http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808413759/info .)

Obviously, the 3 black and white pictures above are not playing cards and the tips given in the NU-CONcept manuscript are more specific, detailed and deal with reading Juice or N-Dust marks on playing cards. But, you will notice that squinting and crossing your eyes do not help to see the woman's face or read Juiced cards.

This is what the woman's face should look like in the picture above: (Her ghostly face should be easier to see in the smaller image. She looks like Marylyn Monroe (blond hair and closed eyes).)

NOTE: NU-CONcept does sell optional, but not required,  "Juice Enhancing Sunglasses" which makes reading Juice marks easier. For more details...please click here.

For those people who do not want to practice reading Juice marks, you should know that un-focusing of your eyes is not required to read regular luminous or Ultra-Luminous marked cards because the filtered sunglasses or contact lenses do 99% of the work for you. Hence, luminous technology is the easiest to use and read ! However, Juice is the best alternative for people who do not want to use filters and are willing to practice to un-focus their eyes at will.

 

• NU-CONcept daub / paste

Easy to conceal. Each can of NU - CON cept daub / Paste is approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter (round) and about 1/4 inch deep - supply will mark 150+ decks of cards.

Daub / paste will ONLY work on paper based playing cards (Bee, Bicycle, Tally-Ho, Hoyle, Aviator, etc.)

Note: Daub / Paste is only recommended for people who MUST mark cards while in front of spectators. If you can switch the borrowed deck for your own pre-mark cards, I suggest using the solutions or a NU-CONcept Dust product because daub/paste may dull the finish of cards and are not as "long lasting" as dusts or solutions. NU-CONcept only continues to sell daub for "old timers" who do not want to upgrade to new technology.

• When buying daub ask yourself "How will I be using the daub or Juice Dust (TM) ?":

1. Do I want the daub to rub off easily?  For some magic effects, cheap "copy-cat" daub products are good because they can be rubbed off very easily, just with a wipe of the finger. In this way, the evidence of marking the spectators selected card is erased in a second once it is found. NU-CONcept daub / paste and Juice Dust (TM) is designed to be long lasting for those magic effects which need the marks to last for several hours of heavy use. (Note: Juice Dust (TM) tends to be permanent and much longer lasting than NU-CONcept daub / paste.)

2. How deceptive (dark) do I want the marks ? For some magic effects, dark marks made by cheap daubs are great since the mark is easy to see and the risk of exposure is limited because you can easily wipe off the daub with a swipe of your finger as soon as you find the spectator's card. NU-CONcept daubs  and Juice Dust (TM) are much more subtle and deceptive than less expensive daubs. It needs to be, because NU-CONcept daub / past or Juice Dust (TM) marks will last for a long time. If NU-CONcept left dark marks they will be noticed by your audience quickly.

 

• Secretly, touch or gently rub your finger to the NU-CONcept (daub / paste), or Juice Dust (TM) or N-Dust (TM). A small amount will adhere to your finger.

• When you know a card's value (i.e. Ace, 2, 3, etc.) you touch the back of the card with your finger with the dust or daub/paste. (The location of the mark is encoded by you.)

• You have control of weather you want to use "juice style" marks or "tintwork" style marking patterns. The choice is yours, depending upon your experience level and back design of the playing card.

• For example:

Ace             King

           

Actual photo of  NU-CONcept daub / paste can

(I did not include a photo of the NU-CONcept Juice Dust (TM) or N-Dust (TM) packaging because I want to preserve the secret and investment of my customers)

 

 

• NU-CONcept does not recommend luminous daub or luminous Juice Dust (TM) for beginners or intermediate users. While luminous solution in the NU-CONcept marker is easy to use for everyone, the luminous daub/paste or dust should only be used by an experienced professional. This is because the daub/paste and dust products must be applied by using your finger. The NU-CONcept permanent luminous marker/pen can apply solution with pinpoint accuracy. Therefore, keeping luminous solution on the red printed areas of the back design is easy. Conversely, applying the luminous elements with your finger can accidentally allow the daub or dust to hit the white areas of the card. Luminous daub or dust is designed to be used on red ink and may be seen on the white areas of a card. Hence, NU-CONcept only recommends luminous daub or dust for experienced customers.

Serious professionals may want to consider "Ultra-Luminous" dust/daub or solution which may even be used on the white borders of cards with some practice.

• NU-CONcept recommends that most beginners and intermediate customers use one of the NU-CONcept Dust products or (daub / paste) which is close to the color of the back design of the cards which are being used. (i.e. Red for red cards, blue for blue cards, green for green cards). N-Dust may be used on almost any color playing card. If beginners or intermediate customers want to use luminous, NU-CONcept suggests using the luminous marker/pen on paper based playing cards (ie. Bees, Bicycles, Aviators, Tally-HO, etc.) or upgrade to Ultra-Luminous technology.

(Note: If you want luminous marked cards, luminous daub & luminous Juice Dust (TM) is available, but NU-CONcept only recommends luminous solution in the permanent marker/pen applicator for beginner and intermediate customers. Bear in mind that you must use the marker/pen applicator in the privacy of you own home. Conversely, the red, blue and green Juice Dust (TM) and daubs are just as easy to use for beginners, as well as for the most experienced professionals. It is just the luminous daub or luminous Juice Dust (TM) which takes practice and experience.)

• The "shade" left on the playing cards by the daub (red for red cards and blue for blue cards) is so subtle, it cannot be easily photographed. But it can be seen by the naked eye, if you know it is there and what you are looking for. Juice Dust may be applied like traditional daub using "tintwork" marking patterns or by using traditional "juice style" marking patterns (all described with color photographs in the NU-CONcept manuscript).

Please download the NU-CONcept Juice Dust (TM) video clip (18MB) to gain insight regarding how "Juice Dust (TM)" or permanent Juice solutions (11MB) will look on playing cards.

• Red and/or blue Juice Dust (TM) or daub are ideally suited if you MUST use a borrowed deck of playing cards AND you do not want to wear sunglasses. However, if you can use your  own cards or of you can switch decks, the NU-CONcept permanent solutions are the preferred card marking technology.

• Reminder: N-Dust may be used on red, blue, burgundy, green and most other color playing cards.

Note: I can also provide daub to make ad-hoc "glimmer" decks using silver / reflective daub. However, I only sell this "by request" because I feel that a "glimmer" effect is easily noticed by a spectator, if and when a light hit's the cards the wrong way. However, if you want "Glimmer daub" please inquire via eMail.

General pricing and ordering information for all products

 

Audio and video clips

(same clips as on the NU-CONcept home page)

 

Juice Dust (TM) audio clip: (Note: Clips are large and may take a few minutes to download, please be patient. It may be faster to <right click> your mouse as "save target as..." Save MP3, AVI or WMV file on your hard disk and "double click" file to plat at your own convenience. Estimate 10 seconds to download 500KB on a cable modem vs. 1-2 minutes on a 56KB telephone dial-up line)

• Click Here for Flash audio   (If you don't see a "GRAY ARROW" then you do not have ActiveX enabled in your browser which is required for "Flash audio") OR
• Download MP3 audio (500 KB) - less than 2 Minute play time. Video demonstrations may be viewed below.

Note: It is recommended that you use a high speed cable modem or DSL line to download the video clips below in 1 -2 minutes. If you are using a 56 KB line, NU-CONcept advises that you use the mouse  "right click....save as..." option and be prepared to wait 45 minutes to an hour for the download to complete.

 

N-Dust (Newest Juice technology)

$249 USD

Juice Dust

$139 per color

General Pricing and ordering information for all products

Jeff Spiller; 3280 Sunrise Highway, suite 227, Wantagh, NY 11793

NU-CONcept Solutions

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(It is illegal and immoral to use marked cards while gambling in private or casino games)