Archive for November, 2007

Cloud Busting Secrets Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 26th, 2007

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CLOUDBUSTING

Cloud Busting is the ability to apparently blast clouds from their puffy nature into whisps of nothingness. Doing such things without the aid of futuristic weather-manipulating technologies are actually seemingly possible to do.

Without recalling the jaded lines of ad copy for magic products, IMAGINE, being able to control the skies, IMAGINE, being able to produce, vanish, and manipulate clouds seemingly only with the power of your mind, IMAGINE, doing this on a beach, with no lasers, or stooges, or mirrors, and other stuff, while naked!

Cloud Busting Secrets contains all the detailed information on this *science* along with many different presentation ideas, the use of manipulated clouds as thought revelations, making your performances look real, and how to find practical situations to perform Cloud Busting in the real world and use it as a way to promote your business.

When considering adding Cloud Busting to your repertoire, there are a few things you must consider:

- How good of an actor are you, acting is one of the strongest convincers that will keep your audience engagued during the effect

- Vanishing a cloud typically takes 2-5 minutes; fortunately, we gain insight on the many years of experience from Devin and Jerome on what to do and how to keep the audience in on the effect.

- Cloud Busting isn’t something you can always do on a moment’s notice. The weather conditions must be in your favor.

The many years of development on the epoch of ‘weather magic’ by Devin Knight and Jerome Finley are finally here and ready for the world to expand upon the long list of possibilities with these basic principles.

As far as price point goes, $40 for all this amazing knowledge (including other forms of weather magic), and clear, straightforward writing style of Devin Knight (not to mention all the gigs this will get you), this book is a steal.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can contact Murphy’s Magic Supplies at 916 853 9292 or visit them on the web at www.murphysmagicsupplies.com.

Ascension Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 26th, 2007

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ASCENSION

Ascension, the second product from the topological genius behind the REAL linking card, “Conjuncton”, is here and ready to help you amaze.

The idea that makes this effect work is quite simple once you get it down, however I highly recommend that performers considering this product have some background with cold reading – and if not, than they should read up on it.

You are supplied with the instruction booklet and four little horoscope magazines that look like the kind you’d buy at a grocery store checkout line. Better still, you are supplied with a CD which contains PDF versions of all four booklets which you can print out to make new ones, should any of your supplied magazines wear out, fall apart, get ripped to shreds by an astonished audience member, etc. It’s a time consuming process to make new ones, but the magazines are also supposed to be available for sale from Joshua Quinn.

With Ascension, it is also possible for you to mail away the magazine(s) to a potential client and perform the effect over the phone. Course, if the thought of sending them the magazine and then trying to get it back sounds too cumbersome, for an additional $7 you can gain access to an internet based version of the horoscope magazines which your participant can use instead of the supplied magazines.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can contact Murphy’s Magic Supplies at 916 853 9292 or visit them on the web at www.murphysmagicsupplies.com.

Fresh Mint Reviewed By Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 26th, 2007

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FRESHMINT

Fresh Mint is a simple, straight forward next-in-boxes sequence for restaurant performers. The entire package is self-contained and basically resets as you put it away, ready to go again at the next table.

As it stands, someone’s borrowed bill vanishes and appears within a tic-tac box concealed inside a Altoid tin. Should you decide to take this routine outside of the restaurant performing environment, you could theoretically place the tin inside another box, have it sealed in concrete, eaten by an Elephant, and still have the bill appear inside the tic-tac box.

Once the tic-tac case is made up, it should remain in good condition for a very long time to come; I’d imagine the most likely reason for having to make a new one is someone accidentally stepping on the prepared case. I think we have a worker on our hands here.

Ooh, and how could I forget, this can also be done with playing cards, business cards, billets, and similar items.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can contact Murphy’s Magic Supplies at 916 853 9292 or visit them on the web at www.murphysmagicsupplies.com.

The Cloak Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 25th, 2007

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THECLOAK

The Cloak is truly the latest evolution of thread hookups. I believe it greatly surpasses the also popular, Loops, in that you have way more freedom with your hands and can actually put some great distances between you and the magic.

The DVD teaches two different hookups which are specifically designed to be performed with elastic IT; one for sitting down and one for standing up. What’s nice is the DVD comes with some of Yigal Mesika’s elastic IT and wax to start practicing right out of the case.* The biggest challenge is stripping the thread.

Justin is an easy to follow teacher and takes you in depth throughout the effects, teaching them thoroughly with each of the hookups.

All the effects on the DVD taught with the two hookups are essentially rising card and creeping card effects. They are all quite strong in that the deck can be placed quite some distance from the performer and things are handled so naturally compared to other thread hookups. Some of the routines were specifically designed to be performed in a spectator’s own hands! It is recommended that you use some of the popular Black Tiger or even the new Theory11 Guardians to help hide the thread – especially if you plan on performing these miracles in a spectator’s hands.

That said I would also like to have seen effects that transcended moving card effects, expanding out to manipulate and animate other objects.

One other thing I thought the DVD was missing was a look (even just a quick one) on removing the ‘sit-down’ hook up and being able to transport it to another table. I think the ‘sit-down’ setup has some potential even whilest standing and tablehopping; just set it and forget it!

If you are interested in picking up this DVD for yourself, check out www.thecloakdvd.com. *Thread and wax come with the DVD only if you order from the link above.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can contact Murphy’s Magic Supplies at 916 853 9292 or visit them on the web at www.murphysmagicsupplies.com.

Influence U Reviewed By Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 23rd, 2007

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INFLUENCEU

Influence U is a revamped ‘Telephone The Wizard’ effect for the modern era.

While specifically created for impromptu performances in restaurants and cafes, it has the potential for performance in a close up or stand up show, pending you have the standard table placements for a restaurant with you (spoon, fork, knife, plate, cup, napkins, etc.)

As it relates to the method, it is important that the performer (and sometimes the spectator) are able to speak proper and clear English. You’re not going to have to worry about how badly you did in those English classes, just so long as you can pronounce certain elements of your presentation properly.

After reading the description, many people may think this effect uses the P.A.T.E.O. Force; but it doesn’t! The end selection is truly a free choice.

This is definitely one of those special effects you could use to get gigs or close deals (pending you are in a restaurant, coffee shop, etc.)

Influence U is currently available in two versions, one for the U.S. and Canada and most recently, an ‘International Version’ has been produced. NOTE: the answering machine responds in English only. You receive everything you’re going to need to perform this effect including a special ‘aid’ that you can carry around in your pocket to make performing this mental feat with greater ease.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can contact Murphy’s Magic Supplies at 916 853 9292 or visit them on the web at www.murphysmagicsupplies.com.

The System (Special Edition) Reviewed By Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 23rd, 2007

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THESYSTEM

Are you ready to learn The System? [Fake] video testimonials on the DVD show how a selection of self proclaimed low-lives were transformed by learning The Dan and Dave System – including R. Paul Wilson…

Aside from the addition of these videos, and (I think) a revised section teaching the Molecule Cut, (Easter Eggs?), the only difference between The (original) System DVD and the Special Edition release is a partially updated DVD interface.

Now for those of you never exposed to the original System DVD, you’re in for some real taxing finger treats. This stuff is not easy to learn; luckily, you are provided with two different instructional camera angles and variable speeds for watching the interweaving of various packets between fingers.

As much as I like the instructional style of The System DVD, despite how ‘different’ and helpful it is, I actually prefer the teaching done on the Buck Twins’ new DVD series, The Trilogy.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can contact Murphy’s Magic Supplies at 916 853 9292 or visit them on the web at www.murphysmagicsupplies.com.

Repeal Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 23rd, 2007

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REPEAL

Repeal has some some pretty strong pros and cons that will affect your purchasing decision:

Pros:
The bottle can be given away.

Pretty clever method for getting the duplicate cap into the bottle.

This is a flat cap in bottle, meaning that the cap that is inside the bottle is flat and NOT bent like most other beer bottle style cap in bottle products.

Cons:
You must approach your audience prepared (read: expecting) to perform this; everything is set up in your hands and you’re just holding it, waiting for someone to ask you to perform (if at a party). If performing this in a stand up situation, it would be possible to pick up the prepared bottle from inside a brief case and get everything into position in seconds.

It is possible to perform with the bottle you’re drinking from, but you’ve first got to do the prep work and then you have to worry about hiding it inside the bottle till you’re ready to perform.

The DVD says you can prepare this on the fly – if by ‘on the fly’ you mean a few minutes on your own in a bathroom stall with all the required tools. Otherwise, preparation can be done at home in just a few minutes.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can contact Murphy’s Magic Supplies at 916 853 9292 or visit them on the web at www.murphysmagicsupplies.com.

Bootlegs and B-Sides Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 23rd, 2007

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BOOTLEGSBSIDES

Right now we’re going to take a look at the brand new DVD from Sean Fields, Bootlegs and B-Sides.

The DVD in question contains six new effects taught in the style of an XCM DVD – in other words, without, uh, words.

It should be noted that this DVD is not for beginners as noted on the cover, “Newbs, Don’t waste your time.” Hey, at least he’s honest. Not all the effects presented here will destroy your hands, but most of the slights used in said effects are not explained; this is to maintain the fluidity of the teaching style without breaking to teach moves like the double lift.

Digging into the effects, we get a simple twisting the aces routine with an easy to do, Asher Twist-inspired climax, and a simplified, impromptu Out of This World Routine with plenty of spectator involvement. But of all the items on DVD, it was the ambitious card climax that really got my attention. Ambition Impossible has definitely earned it’s spot on this DVD, unfortunately, my hand is still feeling the burn.

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Bill Shift Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 22nd, 2007

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BILLSHIFT

Bill Shift is a creative use of the PK Ring, can you say bill switch? It’s nice to see a branch out from penetration and PK effects with this popular magicians utility (you’ll get more of this good creative stuff throughout this series).

That said, Bill Shift has some distinct disadvantages that are common amongst standard TT Bill Switches. For example, Bill Shift is not best suited for borrowed bills (although it could be done). Furthermore, the switch does not accommodate magicians wanting to switch the bill back.

You can, however, change your own bill and pass it out for examination in the end and that is good enough for some people. Plus, I’ve never been a big fan of the ‘I need to switch it back because this is illegal’ line.

I’d also like to give props to Randi Rain for the entertaining video opener and creative way of incorporating the Bill Shift performance on this themed DVD.

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Factory Sealed Reviewed by Will Swanson

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 22nd, 2007
FACTORYSEALED

FACTORY SEALED
Nick Verna
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Factory Sealed is just the most bizarre looking trick. It is as impromptu as Bullet, and should take no more or less time doing the uber-quick set-up, if you even want to call it a set-up.

INTRO:

This great video opens with the same teaser from the Ellusionst website a little while back. There is also a montage of the penetrations, and reactions, just like in Bullet. Well put together, too!

Performances:

You can obviously tell just by watching the performances that Factory Sealed makes a permanent impact on the way the spectators see reality.

The first one is with the same 2 kids from the teaser. He uses version 2 for this performance. You might be wondering why the bottom of that bottle looked weird in the teaser. It’s because one of the kid’s tried to push the coin through the bottom, and it made the bottom of the bottle push in like that.

Next, Justin performs the penetration that Nick Verna (burn this genius’ name into your mind) performed in the trailer. Justin gets a great reaction with it. It is the first version. The spectator takes quite a while staring at the bottle in shock.

The next performance is the second version again. The guys at the end keep trying over and over to make the coin go inside just like Justin did. You can hear one of them say, “he’s my hero”.

For the next performance, Justin performs version 2 again. He does encounter a heckler here, though, but he quiets down with foolery after a little bit.

Next up is version 2 again. For some reason Justin says, “you can see the coin through the glass. Now how the bottle like a piece of steel”. No offense, just wondering why you tell the spectator’s to hold it like a piece of steel. Anyways, it is another perfect performance.

And, here’s yet another great performance of version 2.

TEACHING:

Well, here is the teaching, finally. Justin explains how this is his favorite coin in bottle ever. Pretty impressive, huh? It is a great trick.

Version one is up first – it’s the one where you rub the coin against the side of the bottle, and it melts right through. Justin teaches quite a few great variations for this. Justin says this works best with Arrowhead bottles, so you might want to stock up on those. This will work with any bottle though, even glass. This penetration is just beautiful. The teaching is extremely good for this one, along with some great sleights.

The second version is extremely visual, as there is no cover whatsoever. The spectator gets to hold the cap. This is the cleanest coin in bottle ever. You end completely clean for one of the versions for this.

For the other version of this, the spectator can even see the coin as you lay the bottle on top of the coin. This is obviously the one Justin performs the most.

Now, he teaches how to make the bottle seem factory sealed. The spectator cannot open it themselves, but the illusion is audibly perfect.

He now teaches a move to show the bottle completely empty. It can be used for any of the 2 effects.

He now tells you (tells, not teaches) how to get a larger coin inside the bottle that wouldn’t normally fit.

I just have to say, this is extremely practical. Also, this is only scratching the surface to the real underground work of Nick’s effect. You do also get to see some of Justin’s bloopers and whatnot during the credits. Buy Factory Sealed now!

If you are interested in picking up this product, you can check out www.ellusionist.com.

Bullet Reviewed by Will Swanson

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 22nd, 2007

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BULLET

BULLET
Matthew Mello
Nick Verna
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This is the best impromptu coin in bottle I have ever even seen. I am so glad Justin teaches this, he is a great performer, a great teacher, and a great magician overall.

INTRO:
This is basically the titles and such. It is very well put together, and edited very nicely. There is a montage of the coin penetrating the bottle, followed by a montage of the great reactions. Just by watching this, you can tell you’re in for a great DVD/download!

PERFORMANCES:

The first performance is of the first and easiest version of Bullet. It is the one where the spectator’s think there is a hole in the bottom from the trailer. Then you get to see them trying to pop the coin through the bottom of the bottle, but keep dropping the coin.

The next one is the same as above, but the date is noted. The 2 women he performs it for start giggling once they examine the bottle.

The next performance is the first version again, but they completely cut the penetration part out of the video.

The one after that is again another performance of the first version.

Next is the 2-phase version called Airborne using a coin signed on both sides.

Here is another great performance of the Airborne 2 phase routine using a signed coin.

This next one if the first version of Bullet, but done with a signed coin, and a borrowed bottle. Justin goes up to a guy with a bottle full of liquid, it is dumped out, and he immediately performed Bullet. The spectator says Justin basically has special powers.

That is it for the performances for Bullet but there will be flashbacks in the teaching section showing when he does a certain move.

TEACHING:

First off, Justin performs Bullet for the camera (the best I’ve seen him do it so far), and then immediately tells the basic ingenious method behind Bullet. He says, “any sports bottle will work”, but in fact, ANY bottle will work. You could do this with a glass bottle, soda bottle, pill bottle, or whatever your want. He now talks about displaying the bottle, and showing it completely empty. His teaching is incredibly in depth, as this trick is incredible. He teaches the basic sleight used for the penetration very well. This is so easy; someone with arthritis could do this and fool people. The second after you penetrate the coin inside the bottle, you can hand it out immediately. You could even slap the coin again the bottom of the bottle, popping the coin into the bottle, while knocking it right into the spectator’s hands. The penetration looks absolutely devastating. This version cannot be done with the signed coin, but the set-up literally is 3 seconds or less. Also, just to let you know, you don’t even need the cap to do this. You could do this version and all the others with a drinking glass. This is definitely the easiest, and one of the most practical (anything more practical would be a different method for Bullet) coin in bottles you will ever see. You can tell a lot of brainstorming was put into this. I really appreciate this being released to the magic community! Now, on with the other versions.

Justin also talks about performing this where the date of the coin is noted, popped into the bottles, and immediately given to the spectators to keep.

The next one is the 2-phase routine called Airborne. First, the coin is tossed into the air, and the bottle strikes down on the coin, penetrating it right in. You can stop there if you want, a hand out the bottle. Here is the next phase. You lay the coin on the palm of your hand, and just smack the bottle on the coin without moving your hand, the coin pops right through. No Strike Vanish here. This is a very visual well thought out routine. This one does need a label on the bottle, but using one sleight taught in Factory Sealed, you don’t need a label at all. The first penetration is the closest thing to Matthew’s penetration shown in the trailer.

Next, is the borrowed bottle version of the 2 phase Airborne with a signed coin. Justin doesn’t exactly teach it. Instead, they show the performance and writing appears on the screen that tells you what he’s doing and when. I wish he did actually teach this, because there is an awkward move in there that I would really like to see explained. He also performs the move facing away from the camera. By the way that old picture from the first page on the long Bullet and Factory Sealed thread on the Café was talked from that performance.

Now, Justin teaches how to do Airborne with a signed coin. The spectator actually sees without a doubt their signed coin. Then you just penetrate it right into the bottle. They can still see the signed coin! Same thing with the rest of the routine. It is incredibly easy to do both phases with the signed coin.

In the next section, Justin teaches how to do Bullet without sleights. he teaches a few versions with gimmicks, but I don’t think I should get into that. One of the gimmicks can be used for many other things, and will be sold be Ellusionist.

Well that’s all there is to Bullet. There is a bunch of stuff in here I didn’t talk about, because I want to leave it as a surprise, or it could lead to exposure. In the credits, you get to see some bloopers, and also a blooper during performance. This also works great with other objects, too. Justin does not teach in here how to do this with a coin larger than the neck, but it can be done. Just buy Factory Sealed along with this, and you will find out how. The angles are a lot better than you think at first. You just have to try in front of a mirror. Well I hoped you like my review, now go buy Bullet!

If you are interested in picking up this product, you can check out www.ellusionist.com.

Boxing Match Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 22nd, 2007

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IMAGE

I showed this effect to a magician and a layman at the same time – both were astonished, but more so in the case of the magician; my guess is the magician didn’t see the force and was amazed by the fact that he didn’t notice anything odd about the card case.

This routine takes full advantage of the specially constructed deck and case. Boxing Match simple enough to understand and perform, but one move in particular will take a certain knack that seems easy but must be mastered before anyone should consider performing this.

Personally, I would not use this effect for walk around magic because of the amount of table space required and I just wouldn’t want to risk getting the included pieces wet.

Because this entire deck is specially constructed for this one effect, it should be performed later on in a show as a single card effect before putting away the deck and doing something other than a card trick. However, if it is absolutely necessary, there are some effects which could be performed with this deck.

I was a bit nervous about the quality of the gimmicked case, so I put mine through a few rigorous tests to establish its durability and was pleasantly surprised buy how well it stood up to my roughhousing.

Neither the deck nor the case can be inspected, but if you perform the effect as described in the instructions you should be fine and things will look as they should. Only a very astute magician may find something a little odd.

For those creative types out there, the case can be used for other changes, however it is best suited for visual switches as opposed to secretly switching one flat object for another.

Very nice price point on this one for the quality of the build.

If you are interested in picking up this product, you can check out the international list of dealers carrying Masuda’s products at a location nearest you: www.masudas-atto.com.

Spreadwave Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 22nd, 2007

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SPREADWAVE

Mathieu Bich’s Spreadwave won the 2006 FISM Invention Award so I’m going to be very critical on this one since it already comes to you with such high acclaim.

The supplied deck is quite interesting once you learn how to manipulate and reorder the stack of the cards to reveal the name of the selected card. The video-CD instruction is quite clear but may get a little confusing if you are trying to reverse the actions to perform the effect left handed – I recommend just trying to learn it as shown on the video.

The actual performance of the effect requires the magician to cut the deck in packets and casually rotate them around in a certain pattern down onto the new stack on the table. It is these actions which, combined with the specially printed deck, that allows the spelling revelation at the end. With practice, this can be done quite casually and can be mostly overshadowed with an engaging patter.

It is possible to reveal the name of any selected card save for the Aces. There is a way around this to cover yourself in performance, however Mathieu also mentions a way to modify the deck to get the cards to also spell out the word ‘Ace’.

The ‘code’ that makes this work is, for the most part, quite simple, but remembering to do everything in the proper sequence will take practice.

One of the nice features of the printed deck is that each card has special markings on it to help the magician reorder the deck after a performance, or if the deck is accidentally dropped. I should also note that this effect is not best suited for table hopping as the reset takes too long and is not something that should be done in front of an audience. Nevertheless, this effect has many real world applications in which it can be performed.

If you are interested in picking up this product, you can check out at www.spreadwave.com.

Panic Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 22nd, 2007

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PANIC

I’d been curious about whether Theory11′s products could deliver on their promise to be awesome, engaging, clear, and something you’d actually use. So, how did Panic do? Read on…

The deck vanish is, I must say, quite pleasing. It is very simple, fairly easy to do, and the illusion is surprisingly good.

Is Panic something you’d use? If I wanted to perform a vanishing deck, yes… and no – because Panic isn’t entirely a deck vanish, it is really framed as a transposition between four kings in your rear pocket and the rest of the deck in your hands. Still, I can see a lot more people using this than a vanish using some clunky bit of apparatus or one of those paper frames you slide over the case to vanish the deck.

For table hoppers, it would be possible to reset this effect as you were putting things away and walk to the next table. Where you place this effect in a stand up set (or even in a one stop performing arena) is going to take a little strategic effort – it’s best NOT to perform a card effect before going into Panic (save for the one taught on the DVD) because the deck that vanishes is not going to be the one you just performed performed with.

As far as Magic DVDs go, Panic is probably the best I’ve seen to date, as far as production values and having an engaging teacher who I genuinely felt was speaking to me. It was like having a video chat with Aaron Fisher going through everything I would need to know to perform this effect in the real world.

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360 Reviewed by Derek Merdinyan

Posted by DerekMerdinyan on November 22nd, 2007

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360

360 is a modernized version of the head-twisting illusion using something that *almost* doesn’t look like a prop. Instead of using a box to apparently get rid of your assistant’s neck pain, 360 accomplishes the same thing with a motorcycle helmet.

Now you may be thinking ‘Great!’, finally something that looks natural. Well, it would, if it weren’t for the cloth drape attached inside of the helmet to help hide the method. Now that’s not to say this should be a bother to everyone, but keep in mind that you may look a little odd – on the other hand, I think using a motorcycle helmet makes more sense than a red and yellow box with dragons painted on it.

You receive a simple instruction booklet teaching how to modify a motorcycle helmet to perform this all-in-one, self contained illusion. This is a fairly involved project requiring more than your basic set of tools, however, it’s not like you’re building a deceptive base; you won’t need a full workshop to do this (think power drill, screwdriver, riveter, etc.)

Once it’s made, this baby is ready to go.

If you are a magic dealer and are interested in carrying this product, you can pick it up at http://www.laportamagica.it.

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