Mentalists Translucent Clipboard

The trend of having a see-through clipboard has introduced all kinds of clever products
of late, many of which use old principles that range from waxed paper and graphite
powder to a wide range of other interesting and exciting ideas.
So with this in mind I thought about it and came up with this idea for creating this
simple, effective, practical and inexpensive clipboard.
Requirements
1) A clear plastic clipboard
The clipboard must have absolutely no coloring and can be purchased from your local
office supply store, such as Staples/ Office World
2) A box of white chalk
3) Some white paper
Method
Lie the chalk on its side and thoroughly saturate at lest two-thirds of one surface of the
white paper and ensure that you work the chalk in deep into the paper. You'll end up
with a lot of chalk powder so I recommended that you get a container and collect it as
you can use it later whilst treating other sheets.
The next step is to carefully dust off the back of the paper (this will take some
experimenting) so that when you rub your hand across the chalked surface, you aren't
getting it on your hands. This way, the spectator can fold the slip and place it into an
envelope without noticing its condition.
With the chalk side of the paper place against the clipboard's surface, anything written
on the front side of the sheet will be transferred to the plastic surface but will essentially
go unseen until you lay the board on top of or move it to some kind of dark/black
background or a manila folder etc.
Handling Advice
In my handling of it I leave a manila folder under the folder which is where I remove the
paper from and as I replace the clipboard onto the folder after the paper has been
removed from the clipboard I glimpse the info, and just casually set both the clipboard
and folder aside.
Notes
Clearing the board is super easy, just hold it against your leg or chest and give it a little
rub and it's automatically ready for the next sheet of paper. Also don’t wear black or
real dark colors if you use this cleaning method as it will show!
Believe me this is just one of the best kept secrets there is!!! Use the knowledge well.