The magician shows a deck of cards and asks an spectator to select a card and to remember it. Then he puts the card back into the deck. While the spectator shuffles the deck, the magician takes off his tie, announcing that he will use it as a sword to stab the chosen card. The magician takes the deck and fans the cards. He whips the tie over the fan. And, very cleanly, a card is seen to be stabbed at the end of the tie. And it's the chosen card! The spectator himself removes the card from the tie, and all can be handed to be examined. An unbelievable effect!