LINKHOLE is a striking visual creation by Mickael Chatelain in which two playing cards are connected in an impossible way.

You take two cards out of your pocket, one with a blue back and one with a red back. There is a large hole in the corner of both cards, even larger than a €2 coin. You can show the front and back of the cards up close.

Next, bring the two cards together. Immediately, they seem to actually lock into each other, as if they were two links of a chain. The cards can be shown up close again while connected.

The powerful moment comes when you let a spectator draw the paired cards. This allows the spectator to experience for themselves that the two cards actually appear to be connected and are not simply being held separately.

Then you take back the linked cards and blow on them. The cards are suddenly separated again and look intact once more.

The specially developed gimmick does the most important work. According to the creator, this is not an optical illusion to simulate the connection; the cards are actually locked together during the effect.

Moreover, LINKHOLE features an instant reset, allowing the routine to be performed again quickly. An interesting choice for close-up performers who love direct, visual magic with an impossible object as the central effect.