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sharkman23 New user 4 Posts |
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Get a regular reel and invest in some good teaching material like John Leclair's "Who's afraid of invisible thread" DVD or the Michael Ammar set on invisible thread. By then the hysteria of a new product will be over and there will be reviews as to whether its a worker or not. That is great advice takeachance, thankyou! |
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Thomas Kwon Veteran user 333 Posts |
Its avaialbe for around $50 in wizard headquaters
edit: nvm went out of stock, and price went back up |
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PatrickGregoire Inner circle 2239 Posts |
It's not a TT. Just watch the demo again and you'll see where it's hidden. I still have no clue how it works though.
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goldeneye007 Inner circle London 2423 Posts |
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On 2009-02-22 20:02, PatrickGregoire wrote: Same for me... I guess however that you have to break the t****d at the end of the routine... so it means buying quite a lot of refills, no? But maybe I'm wrong. |
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PatrickGregoire Inner circle 2239 Posts |
That`s what I was thinking as well, which is what really puts me off about Tarantula. If you can keep using it over and over again and the only reason you`d have to refill is because you either accidentally broke the thread or the spool is empty, then it`d be great.
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magicmind Inner circle My fence has 20, 3218 Posts |
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On 2009-02-22 13:06, Christopher Kavanagh wrote: Plunge taken.....waiting 2 weeks for hocus to stock it(pre-order) |
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kissdadookie Inner circle 4275 Posts |
You don't break the thread at the end since you use your own ring. It's not shown on the video but I'm sure that you removed the ring off the spec's finger after the levitation. There's also a reason for using your own ring, you need a ring that's a bit bigger than the size that the spectator would wear or else you won't have a clean landing on to the spec's finger (this is also the reason you choose a female spec). As to the actual gimmick, I doubt it's in a TT.
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davidpeters Loyal user 213 Posts |
I can confirm that the Tarantula is NOT a TT.
David Peters
Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc. www.murphysmagic.com[url] www.youtube.com/murphysmagic www.myspace.com/murphysmagic www.twitter.com/murphysmagic |
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Review King Eternal Order 14446 Posts |
I don''t thi8nk it matters what the Tarantula is. TT, fake ear lobe, nose tip...
It just has to work as advertised.
"Of all words of tongue and pen,
the saddest are, "It might have been" ..........John Greenleaf Whittier |
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goldeneye007 Inner circle London 2423 Posts |
True, you're completely right there. But the fact that it demands a lot of refills or not somehow matters a little (IF the refills are expensive). Otherwise I sure don't care.
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king2262 Regular user 179 Posts |
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On 2009-02-23 14:33, Christopher Kavanagh wrote: There are many gimmicks that work as advertised, but don't necessarily suit each individual dew to the nature of the gimmick !. So personally I think it does matter . Martin |
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pkg Inner circle The City of Ithobaal I son of Hiram I 1356 Posts |
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On 2009-02-23 14:33, Christopher Kavanagh wrote: right on! the end justifies the means!(or the gimmick)
Double posters should be shot!
No really!! |
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davidpeters Loyal user 213 Posts |
You are so right King, I am working on an ITR built into a toe tip. You can use it in sandals! I like the ear lobe and nose tip idea too Chris. ;-)
I will mention again, If you are one to use the spider pen or other ITR type device then you will like this. I have not seen the DVD instructions yet, just written instructions that came with the sample. The thread refills are the same as the spider pen refills. So you will get 25 feet for around $10 retail price. You can use the Tarantula without having to break the thread each time but that depends on what you do with it. The method for the finger ring Yigal says to break it but if it is your ring you can just put it back on your finger if you want. I don’t think this will replace everything you may use for levitating or floating objects but will go nicely in your arsenal of tricks.
David Peters
Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc. www.murphysmagic.com[url] www.youtube.com/murphysmagic www.myspace.com/murphysmagic www.twitter.com/murphysmagic |
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PatrickGregoire Inner circle 2239 Posts |
Sure if you use your ring you don't have to snap the thread once it falls on their finger, but the very fact that you're dropping it on their finger is a gesture of giving it to be examined. Why would you make it drop on their finger and then take it back? Seems very counter-intuitive.
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Douglas Lippert Inner circle E Pluribus Unum 2343 Posts |
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On 2009-02-23 22:57, PatrickGregoire wrote: You'd take it back so they don't feel the thread. I only imagine. Best, Doug L.
Douglas Lippert
Former I.B.M. Ring #8 Secretary |
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Xiqual Inner circle Upper left quadrant 4935 Posts |
I'll have mine in a few weeks. I'll let you all know, hehe.
James
Still with the Chinese circus
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nikola paris New user Paris 72 Posts |
Of course, as all floating effects, especially those which involve thread, it wil not be easy to perform ! Hopefully ! Mr Mesika just give us some new tools in order to give us new ways to explore...
I'm a little bit despointed when I read some posts where we can unederstand between the lines : "OOoooh I'am sure it won't be so easy as it seems to be on the video (!), and I'm sure that I'll have some troubles before doing it...the right way" What do you expect ? Receive the box, open it and make the trick perfectly immediatly ? Hopefully for reel magicians, magic will NEVER be something like that ! Thank you Mr Mesika for all what you do for the magic community and for the wonderful tools you gave, give and will in order we can do real miracles ! (for those who feel cumfortable with the word "Work") |
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Mind Melter Regular user Australia 179 Posts |
IMO the visual aspect of the spinning ring brings the levitation principle to a whole new level.
I'm absolutely fried. I hope that this doesn't need a billion refills if you want to keep repeating it. Because that would make it very impractical for quite a few people... I'd really like to know more about the tarantula before I drop any money on it. I've wasted lots of money on IT reels and I feel most don't suit me. At present I just stick to using IT without the use of a reel. The tarantula looks to be pretty cool though |
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PatrickGregoire Inner circle 2239 Posts |
Doug, that's not what I meant. I understand the magician's motivation for taking it back. What I mean is why would you land it on their finger if you're just going to take it right back after and not let them examine it? Seems illogical to put it on their finger if you don't want them touching it.
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Mind Melter Regular user Australia 179 Posts |
I fully agree Patrick.
The specs would want to examine the ring for any trickery. It's a natural instinct. |
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