ONCE UPON A TIME there was a Book Test that ticked every box. That time is now.
Facsimile
(from Latin fac simile, "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of
an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical
value that is as true to the original source as possible.
By Dictionary Definition, Michael Daniels has created a book test so genuine, it's as close to 'real' as you'll ever get.
The world famous book; The Hound of the Baskervilles has been so meticulously and deviously reproduced your audience will truly believe it is an original copy.
Facsimile
is quite simply the book test with a real book. You have the
opportunity to perform MULTIPLE word revelations on ANY Page of the
book. This is as close to 'fair' and 'random' as it gets.
The basic three-word effect is as follows:
Flick
through the book and get them to say STOP anywhere they like and
instruct them to remember a word on the page. Without any fishing or
memory work, you will know the word they have in their mind and reveal
it however you wish.
Just in case your audience suspect you did
something funny as you were holding the book, hand it to them and let
them choose ANY page they like. Instruct them to remember a word on the
page. Once again, you know the exact word they are thinking of.
And,
if that's not all, you can even divine a THIRD word on the same or
different page. You'll know instantly the word they are thinking of.
During
phase two or three, you can even predict their chosen word using an
envelope that has been in play before they have even opened the book.