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Magic_streak
Regular user
Singapore
195 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 10:20am
Hello there,
I heard there is a new (not too sure abt this) product called Frixion that is apparently only available in Europe. It is basically a pen that writes a type of ink that can be removed using heat. Anyone knows about this and where to get it? Reviews please...similar product recommendations are also welcomed.
Thanks!!
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terrick
New user
Bloomington, IN
75 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 11:18am
Yep, there was a thread about them a while ago: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=213149&forum=15
I've been meaning to pick a couple up, but I just haven't yet. Gotta get them from ebay so I don't have to pay 800 dollars for shipping.
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Nick-V.
Special user
Create and Devastate
694 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 12:55pm
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On 2007-07-09 11:18, terrick wrote:
Gotta get them from ebay so I don't have to pay 800 dollars for shipping.
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HaHa!
Yes, we don't have the luxury of picking these up in our local corner stores.
They are nice pens though and worth grabbing a bundle when you can.
Peace on the Magical Streets
~Nick V.~
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Bill
Veteran user
and Pretty Nice Guy
336 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 1:00pm
I bought one on Ebay for about $6.00 including shipping.
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MarvinSanRemo
Loyal user
Santa Barbara, CA
257 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 1:08pm
I recently bought four pens for $16 through eBay. They were located in CA as well, so there was no big delay on shipping. You can buy them from the UK easliy, but they often charge a lot for shipping. Great pens. No one knows about them.
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Dmann
Inner circle
Crossville, Tennessee
1682 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 1:19pm
They are listed $1.75 from pilot. Anyone come up with some cool tricks for this yet? I have seen a couple of commercial offerings, but I can't seem to remember their names though.
Still Kicking
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bond19
Special user
Blackpool, England
722 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 1:57pm
Did you realize you can make the INK COME BACK AGAIN!!!
Simply place the paper in a freezer for a few hours &the INK RETURNS!!
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Dmann
Inner circle
Crossville, Tennessee
1682 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 2:00pm
It also doesn't need a flame of any kind to make the words disapper. Friction is what makes it work but you can use a flame or heat of some kind.
Still Kicking
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randirain
Inner circle
Fort Worth, TX
1452 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 3:30pm
I have of these that a friend gave me.
He never did anything with it and niether do I.
Because to me, and him, it's obvious that it's a chemical reaction, and not very magical.
The best idea would to be able to get it to vansih without any known source of heat.
But I never came up with any ideas.
Randi
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Christopher Williams
Inner circle
Plymouth, UK
4268 Posts
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Posted: Jul 9, 2007 3:32pm
They are only good if you have the ideas. Mathieu Bich markets the pen with a booklet on some routines. Jon Armstrong has some of the best I have seen with this, and there are a few others who have some work with it whos name is annoying alluding me right now. In the UK you can get these in almost any shop you walk into, and dirt cheap!
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Vinnie Laraway
Inner circle
1273 Posts
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Posted: Oct 29, 2007 6:07pm
Hey guys... I got three of these pens from Ebay for like $10 (shipping included).
I'm having so much fun with them! Only thing is that I have yet to find a pen that looks like the same type of ink.
Does anyone know of a pen that writes similar to the Frixion Pen? (I have Black ink by the way)
Thanks guys!!
-Vinnie
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gounico
New user
8 Posts
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Posted: Oct 31, 2007 6:57am
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On 2007-07-09 15:32, Christopher Williams wrote:
They are only good if you have the ideas. Mathieu Bich markets the pen with a booklet on some routines. Jon Armstrong has some of the best I have seen with this, and there are a few others who have some work with it whos name is annoying alluding me right now. In the UK you can get these in almost any shop you walk into, and dirt cheap!
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IN the same time in france we've done this booklet:
http://www.bdli.fr/product_info.php?products_id=798
23 routines from differents magicians. We have written this booklet in english too.
It was one of the best trick there is two years.
If you have any question : bdli@hotmail.fr
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Vinnie Laraway
Inner circle
1273 Posts
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Posted: Nov 1, 2007 5:53pm
I got my answer via PM from Vince Mendoza.
Just decided to share:
If anyone else had the same question, your answer is the Pilot G2 pen!
The Pilot G2 writes very similar to the Frixion Pen, and the Frixion cartridge also fits inside of the G2 body!
Have fun! =]
-Vinnie
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JeremyM0411
Special user
Moody, Alabama
606 Posts
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Posted: Nov 1, 2007 10:21pm
I have to of these pens. They are awesome! You can put them in the freezer and the writting comes back in around a minute or less.
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Ustaad
Inner circle
INDIA
4046 Posts
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Posted: Nov 1, 2007 11:34pm
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On 2007-10-29 18:07, Vinnie Laraway wrote:
Only thing is that I have yet to find a pen that looks like the same type of ink.
Does anyone know of a pen that writes similar to the Frixion Pen? (I have Black ink by the way)
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On 2007-11-01 17:53, Vinnie Laraway wrote:
The Pilot G2 writes very similar to the Frixion Pen, and the Frixion cartridge also fits inside of the G2 body!
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Thank you for the info.
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MAGIC is a SECRET, without the SECRET, there is no MAGIC.
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Michael Peterson
Inner circle
is where I'm trapped, because of my
4070 Posts
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Posted: Nov 2, 2007 12:34am
I love my frixion pen, people always freak out when I do stuff with it. I have a lot of people ask me too show them this one.
Mike
If you can and leave me the hell alone of I'll be forced to report you to the moderators.
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patrick flanagan
Special user
lisle, illinois
927 Posts
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Posted: Nov 2, 2007 1:37am
I"ve put together a nice routine using the pen. It has been getting a fabulous reaction, and the trick end with a very nice give-away. I, like Randirain, am looking for a heat source not so obvious as a lighter. So far, no luck. I am going to see Jon Armstrong lecture 11-2-07, so maybe he has something to share on that subject.
Patrick
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Vinnie Laraway
Inner circle
1273 Posts
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Posted: Nov 2, 2007 5:55pm
Patrick, I'm on the hunt with you!
I think someone mentioned a heating pack for like gloves or something before... Maybe you could attach it to your leg, and while sitting in a chair, place the paper on your leg above the heat source and let it do what it does. =]
All's I know is that my wood burning stove was on the other night, and I took a piece of paper and wrote something on it with the Frixion Pen, and as soon as the paper touched the stove, the letters disappeared within a fraXion of a second. 
Very magical!
-Vinnie
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Bill
Veteran user
and Pretty Nice Guy
336 Posts
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Posted: Nov 2, 2007 6:13pm
If I'm not mistaken, the FRIXION pen is named this because "friction" makes the ink disappear. Just rub it vigorously and the ink will disappear because of the heat.
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Vinnie Laraway
Inner circle
1273 Posts
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Posted: Nov 2, 2007 6:28pm
Bill, you are correct in a sense, but not completely.
The Frixion Pen comes in a body that has one rubber end that creates the friction when rubbed, but rubbing it with something like your fingers vigorously will not get the job done. Besides, rubbing ink with some other object and having it disappear isn't too magical.
-Vinnie
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patrick flanagan
Special user
lisle, illinois
927 Posts
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Posted: Nov 3, 2007 1:57am
I went to the Jon Armstrong lecture, fantastic lecture by the way...highly recommended....and I spoke briefly with him about my routine and my concerns about finding a less obvious heat source. He did mention the heat pack, but, sadly, this wouldn't work with my routine. Oh well, back to the drawing board...actually, I suppose I never left the drawing board....drawing...lol...no pun intended.
Patrick
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spatrick
Elite user
Tom Sawyer let me whitewash these
477 Posts
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Posted: Nov 4, 2007 7:49am
I have always liked the way that you can draw a message with real ink and then draw another message over it with the frixion pen. When heated the top layer vanishes and the real message appears.
I recently did a storytelling routine that culminated with a letter written in Japanese characters, that when heated actually translated into English and revealed a message.
There are so many uses for this.
S. Patrick
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Markymark
Inner circle
1217 Posts
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Posted: Nov 4, 2007 10:50am
There are,yes.All of them too good to give away for free!
''In memory of a once fluid man,crammed and distorted by the classical mess'' -Bruce Lee
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spencerpeterson
Regular user
New York City
186 Posts
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Posted: Feb 17, 2008 8:47pm
I do not own a frixion pen yet, just ordered one from ebay, wont a hot breath work as a heat source?
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The Magic of Spencer Peterson
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Daegs
Inner circle
USA
4266 Posts
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Posted: Feb 17, 2008 11:45pm
If it was that sensitive Spencer, then the ink would disappear in the pen just from you holding it....
I know a friend left his pen in his car during summer, all the ink in the pen vanished(could still write with it, but it came out clear, and putting it in the freezer only got it to come back 50% or so).
The level of heat required must be more than what a pen would normally find in use, or else it would be usable as a pen.
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mmreed
Inner circle
Harrisburg, PA
1431 Posts
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Posted: Apr 9, 2008 1:28pm
Hey all,
For those that were upset that they could not find these in the US, we just obtained a shipment of them from an overseas source. So many people in the US were having a hard time getting these... www.magicvault.net now carries black and red ones!
Mark Reed aka Marc Mayhem
http://www.marcmayhem.com
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ritty360
Veteran user
McKinney, Texas
384 Posts
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Posted: Apr 9, 2008 2:02pm
Does this work on wood?
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mmreed
Inner circle
Harrisburg, PA
1431 Posts
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Posted: Apr 9, 2008 2:32pm
It sure does... just wrote all over my wooden ruler and made it vanish
haha and not that I am suggesting this - but it does work on skin too! hahaha if you can stand the heat... hahah Yes, I let out a cry across the office and had people wondering what I was up to!
ahh the dangers of experimenting!
Mark Reed aka Marc Mayhem
http://www.marcmayhem.com
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ritty360
Veteran user
McKinney, Texas
384 Posts
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Posted: Apr 9, 2008 2:56pm
You could do a killer amazing jumping arrow presentation on a Chick-fil-a coffee stick....
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mmreed
Inner circle
Harrisburg, PA
1431 Posts
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Posted: Apr 9, 2008 4:29pm
Yeah.. and combine this pen with a Spirit pen that APPEARS when heated... hahah not only vanish.. but change into something else... even the old lemon juice print might work....
Mark Reed aka Marc Mayhem
http://www.marcmayhem.com
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