
This is a solid psychokinetic effect. What you get is a large 6" nail and 4" piece of rubber tubing. The nail may be examined. With no switching the nail is placed in the rubber tube and then BENT at a 90 degree angle and back again. It is removed from the tube to be found unharmed.
Now, here’s the rub. The tube thing is ok, but I have found a 10 times better routine based on an old spoon bending effect. What you do is display the nail and then WITHOUT putting it in the tube and holding it in full view, you let the nail appear to melt in the center and bend slowly to about 60 degrees in angle. You then take the nail in both hands and bend it back. It can new be set out for examination.
This second routine is not included in the original instructions, but if you ask for it to be included I will send you my FREE BONUS write up of how to do it.
Other products in the category Tricks / Mentalism:
Around the World Mind Reading Coloring Book -- Forward: This is a VERY clever new routine from my friend Rob Stiff. The method is subtle and easy....BUT...it also demands a subtle handling and control of the audience. You must be confident and hide the method in misdirection. I would not generally say this was a trick for beginners, but a beginner could certinly do it.
The Around The World "MIND READING" Coloring Book is a new, fun and easy mental effect good for Children, Adults and mixed audiences. Here is the basic effect:
Hand the book to a spectator and inform them that some images have TEXT and some do not. Say "Let's keep things simple. Pick an image WITHOUT text and make sure that only you can see it. Concentrate, and study it." Wait a few seconds. Ask the spectator to close the book. Take the book and put it aside or give it to another spectator to hold. You concentrate and in the most dramatic manner possible you reveal the object that they are thinking of.
You can repeat the effect this time using an image WITH TEXT next to it , and the results are the same. You can sketch a picture of the object on a pad, etc.
Although this is NOT a beginners item, this is really worth looking at for the performing mentalist or magician. Solid, solid routine and method.
B'wave -- This is Dave's FAVORITE trick! A packet of four cards is shown. You tell the audeince that the cards are the four Queens, and that you have turned one of them face up as sort of a prediction. A spectator names one of the queens. The cards are spread, and the named queen is the ONLY CARD THAT IS FACE UP! Not only that, but it has a different colored back than the rest of the cards. If that is not enough, the other three cards are turned over, and they are TOTALY BLANK! Their named queen is the ONLY queen you have!
This is easy, and totaly amazing!
Cards of Cairo by Docc Hilford -- Docc Hilford's Cards of Cairo is a piece of apparent fortunetelling that's very easy to do and completely baffles any audience. Here's the effect:
The faces of three over-sized cards are shown to the audience. You explain that everyone will now take a mystical journey from the past, through the present and into the future.
You go on to explain that the journey began in the past when you wrote three predictions about a spectator and sealed them under plastic to the backs of each card. A spectator chooses a face-up card and when the card is turned over it reads, "You Will Choose This Card First" and it even goes on to say something about the spectator's future. Of course, everyone thinks it's just a joke and that all the cards say the same thing. But, when the second card chosen is turned over it reads, "This Card Will Be Picked Second!" The final card's prediction prognosticates that it will be the last of the spectator's selections, three for three!
Completely self-contained
Nothing is switched
Predictions really are sealed to the cards
Predictions were written before the show
No forcing-every choice is completely free!
Easy to do
Includes three cards, gimmicks, pen and detailed instructions
Fem Fatal by Docc Hilford -- Docc Hilford's Cassandra Deck is a special deck of cards that made magical history in 1999 when it sold to a very select group of inside professionals for the unprecedented fee of $100! Those few fortunate enough to own one, guarded its secrets closely. Now, you can learn the innermost secrets.
The Cassandra Deck is so much more than a special deck of cards, it's a tool that enables the amateur or professional magician to perform miracles.
This book contains 64 original tricks that are designed to shock both your audiences as well as you with their directness and mystery. You will also be shown what no one has ever known before, exactly how to build your own Cassandra Deck.
Each trick is so uniquely different you can do an entire show with The Cassandra Deck and your audience will experience a wide variety of magic and mentalism-not just card tricks!
Absolutely one of the finest pieces of workable mentalism.
A tossed out deck where you name each person's card directly!
A method for learning real contact mindreading!
Poker and Blackjack demonstrations.
A Cards Across where thought of cards fly across the room!
Any Card at Any Number and you predict both the card and the number!
A Card in Cigarette with a thought-of card!
And 57 more ways to learn pocket writing, swami writing, sound reading, pencil reading, plus book tests, billet tests, cold reading effects and more!
Staplebound, 64 pages.
Heirloom -- Want to SEE a DEMONSTRATION OF HEIRLOOM??? Just Click HERE!!!
Brad's Update: Over time I have come to believe that Heirloom is one of the finest tricks ever released. It takes the trick Kolassal Killer and REVS IT UP to OVERDRIVE! Do not over look the Heirloom Wallet that is specially designed and custom made just for this wonderful piece of truly stunning magic. -Brad Burt
Imagine an effect that packs in to your wallet, taking up very little room. An effect that packs such a punch when you perform it that your spectators get goosebumps just thinking about it. Imagine an effect that people talk about for years to come.
'Heirloom' is all of this. It is a 'Mental/Magic' kind of effect, suitable for casual performance, table-hopping, strolling magic and more. It comes with a very strong presentation that will captivate your audience and lead to a shattering climax. It could possibly be the greatest performance piece you ever own!
The 'Heirloom' is a old sepia photograph. Of your Great Uncle Charlie - a superstitious old gambler. The photograph clearly shows a prediction made by the spectator to be 100% correct. And... it can always be examined.
'Heirloom' takes the whole concept right to the very edge; the new ideas introduced will blow your audience away. The presentation, which you are given in full, delivers an emotionally charged moment of astonishment to your spectators and shows no mercy!
This is the first and only time Kenton Knepper has authorized his principle for use in an effect. You will fool magicians who already know this principle with 'Heirloom'! And what's more, just look at the quality of the work involved. It is beautiful.
Heirloom includes high quality props and a full description of the 'Kolossal Killer' principle and a completely scripted presentation for the effect that will absolutely blow your audience away.
Lolita System by Docc Hilford -- Docc Hilford has devised a simple yet highly effective system that can be applied to any borrowed deck of cards in minutes, making the free selection of any card or pair of cards instantly known! Here are just a few of the effects possible:
Two cards and a word are chosen by three spectators. You hypnotize a woman who reveals the names of the cards and the chosen word!
You write three different predictions, each with a spectator's initials on them. The spectators freely select cards and your predictions match the selections!
A spectator secretly chooses two coins from his pocket. Another freely chooses two cards. The values of the coins and cards are added together. You know the total, the values of the coins, the names of both cards and even the date on one of the coins!
This system took years to develop along with the audience-tested routines. Now you can perform miracles without sleight-of-hand or memory techniques.
Precognition Deck -- The magician tosses a deck of cards to any volunteer in the audience and relates that earlier in the day he had a premonition. He asks the volunteer to simply name any card in the deck-he has a completely free choice. The magician continues to explain that after his premonition he removed one card from the pack and placed it in his pocket.
The spectator himself then removes the cards from the case and counts them out, looking at each card's face. He gets all the way through the deck and finds there are only 51 cards, none of which were his named selection! The performer reaches into his pocket and removes one card...the spectator's selection!
No pocket indexes, roughing fluid, adhesives, short cards, deck switches or sleight-of-hand, the ingenious deck does it all for you
The deck is in the spectator's hands before the effect begins and the magician never touches the cards
Any of the 52 cards may be named
Comes complete with the very special deck of cards and fully-illustrated instructions.
Pro P.K. Kit -- Again, this is one of those items that is a pleasure to advertise and recommend. If you are not yet hip to the use of magnets to make things move, stick together, levitate, etc. then I guess I just gave it away!
What the Pro P.K. Kit consists of is everything you could need to do the BEST magnetic P.K. work possible.
First, you get what I consider the smallest and BEST P.K. magnet (and I’ve seen dozens!) on the market. It measures 2" by 2" and is 1/2" thick. It is SUPER POWERFUL and will do pretty much what you want it to.
But, that’s just the beginning. You also get Straps to attach the magnet to forearm, etc. You get shimmed matches and steel rings and a Booklet with tricks, set ups, etc.
But, you get MORE. You also get a Hollow Deck of Bicycle cards to hide your new magnet in and shim material to make your OWN gimmicks! By the way the hollow deck is one of my ‘personal’ favorite things.
Years ago I hollowed out a deck with an Exacto knife and it was a nightmare. The deck that comes with the Kit is a custom made die cut deck that sells for $25.00 just by itself! The magnet sold alone is $45.00. This is a superior deal of well balanced materials and information.
Psi-Con Ruse by Phil Goldstein -- Effect: A spectator is asked to freely shuffle a deck of cards. The mentalist displays a book on divination, explaining that he has been studying Cartomancy-the ancient system of telling fortunes with playing cards.
An envelope is then given to the participant to hold and the performer says, "Even though we've never met before, inside this envelope is a Cartomantic reading that I've prepared just for you. Let's see if the system works!"
The top five cards of the shuffled pack are taken and displayed by being inserted into the edge of the book. The spectator is told to choose any of the five cards. The selected card is, for example, the four of clubs. The four unchosen cards are shown to be all different. When the fortune message is removed from the envelope, it reads:
"You have a compassionate nature and strong leadership potential. Your sense of humor is admired by others. Your lucky card is the four of clubs!"
Includes detailed, 8-page booklet written by Phil Goldstein and fully-illustrated by Tony Dunn and the five specially-printed cards on Bicycle stock that make this effect possible.
Super Sight -- One of the best 'Mental' magic tricks now available. Easy, fun and VERY, VERY mysterious! Here is the effect. You display a small solid brass canister with a cap. You also have five small discs each of a different color. A spectator may FREELY select any one of the discs and place it into the brass canister and place the top on....all this while you have your back turned or are out of the room. They may now HIDE the remaining discs in a pocket.
You now turn around, concentrate for a moment and then tell your audience WHAT color disc is in the canister!!! All can be examined. I love this trick!
The Cassandra Deck by Docc Hilford -- In 1999 magic history was made. Less than 50 professional mentalists were invited to own a new special deck and for this honor they each paid $100! After the 50 decks were gone, many pros tried to get one of these wonderful decks, but were turned away. The secret was to be kept exclusive for four years. Now that time is up and you can own the same deck for much, much less!
The Cassandra Deck is unlike anything you've seen before. Here are just two of the many effects possible:
You write a prediction on a slip of paper and place it aside. The deck is slowly shown to a spectator. She sees that every card is different. It is riffled toward her again and this time she silently remembers any card she sees. You're able to tell her exactly which card she mentally chose! And better yet, written on the slip of paper is the name of the same card!
A deck of cards is shown to contain all different cards, then wrapped with a rubberband and tossed into the audience. Any number of people can peek at cards and you identify each person's card! Not all the cards at once, but each card one at a time!
Important Features
The deck can be ribbon spread on a table to show what seems to be 52 different cards.
There are no specially printed cards, nothing added or taken away.
Each card can be chosen by hand or examined by the spectator.
You know exactly where any thought-of card is in the deck.
The deck can be cut and shuffled repeatedly.
The spectator never has to write anything.
The effects can be repeated with different cards mentally chosen each time.
Very easy to do! No memorization or difficult sleight-of-hand required.
Comes with a Cassandra Deck on Bicycle stock and detailed instructions.
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