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jeremy190 New user South Carolina 21 Posts |
I have bought the breakdown coin vanish from magicproshop. I would be glad to show proof of purchase to anyone who has this that would tell me how it works. The review said it uses no magnets, no strings, rubber bands, tape, and NO difficult sleight of hand.
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jeremy190 New user South Carolina 21 Posts |
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kardillusions Special user Calgary, AB 541 Posts |
If you just bought it, why don't you know how it works?
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jeremy190 New user South Carolina 21 Posts |
It is shipping. It hasn't got here yet.
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Daegs Inner circle USA 4291 Posts |
Have a little freaking patience then.
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Nat Special user 566 Posts |
Breakdown: DVD explanation is clear and easy to understand; the ad and demo are forthright;however, the method is somewhat specialized. The method requires the secret arrangement of a special something (easily available)but not always concealed. I know this sounds confusing - sorry, it's difficult to explain without revealing the method.
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marco1 New user 55 Posts |
It sounds like one needs to set up something (arrangement of a special something) in advance. I prefer impromptu effects whenever possible and the ad for this does say impromptu.
Mind you, I always wear an ITR and thus, it still feels impromptu when I float a dollar bill for someone. marco1 |
guitarmagic Elite user Southern Louisiana 425 Posts |
The trick does have great advertisement. How practical, according to those in-the-know, is the trick in walk-around?
Why is it that on one side of the world a person looks at a picture of the Grand Canyon and says, "it looks so real." At the same time on the other side of the world a person looks at the Grand Canyon and says, "it looks like a picture."
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Curtis Kam V.I.P. same as you, plus 3 and enough to make 3498 Posts |
I'm surprised to see it's still for sale. I reviewed this quite a while ago for MUM. If you're not an SAM member, then why not? The product reviews (not just mine) alone are worth it. Here's my (slightly edited) opinion of Mr. Army's "Breakdown":
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: From the back of the box: Picture this. A coin is introduced, and held at the fingertips. Slowly, and inexplicably, the coin is shown to be completely gone. It is nowhere to be found. They can search you until doomsday, and the coin is nowhere to be found… Now, I’m as big a fan of advertising copy as the next guy, but to be even close to accurate the above description really should include the following caveat: Warning: should only be performed within 10 seconds of “doomsday”. In other words, the coin is not exactly “completely gone”. Rather, it is out of sight, just barely and rather tenuously so. While it’s true that your hands are quite empty, and you are, predictably, wearing a T-shirt (required) and jeans (optional) you are hardly prepared to invite a “search” of any duration. Of course, in his previous offering, I believe Mr. Army also claimed that a gaping slit carved in a water bottle would also “never” be detected, even if searched until “doomsday”. So perhaps this young man is merely overly pessimistic about the fate of the world. In the interest of accuracy I should also point out that this DVD provides nothing new with regard to the actual vanish itself. In fact, Mr. Army describes several techniques for effecting the vanish, ranging from poor to mediocre, including the dubious advice that following a false transfer, one should remember to point at the hand that supposedly holds the coin. As to the concealment of the coin or small object, I can say this—it’s related to cuffing, a technique Mr. Army says he learned from J.B. Bobo’s Modern Coin Magic (1952) but which he later states “was popular hundreds of years ago.” Whether the arrangement Mr. Army suggests will appear odd or suspicious, I cannot say for sure. None of the people I’ve seen walking around in Waikiki wear their t-shirts this way, (and none of them were wearing two at the same time) but that’s admittedly unscientific. The idea itself can be explained in one sentence, although quite a few more are used. The remainder of the disc is filled with advice and encouragement from Mr. Army, including, “Don’t think like a magician. Think like a lay person. Present your magic in a way that will get the greatest reactions,” and, “Enjoy it, use it, and make it yours”. Statements like that almost makes one hope he’s right about doomsday. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Is THAT a PALMS OF STEEL 5 Banner I see? YARRRRGH! Please visit The Magic Bakery
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guitarmagic Elite user Southern Louisiana 425 Posts |
Thanks for the review. Much appreciated and venerated. . .
Respectfully Thank you very much for the review Mr. Kam . . .
Why is it that on one side of the world a person looks at a picture of the Grand Canyon and says, "it looks so real." At the same time on the other side of the world a person looks at the Grand Canyon and says, "it looks like a picture."
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KirkG Inner circle 1391 Posts |
So Jeremy,
How do you like it? |
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