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Titanas
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Another self working miracle from John Bannon.
This is a great ESP test with two phases and totally self-working. No sleight of hand. No gimmicks. No sticky stuff. Just a brain frying piece of magic that you'll want to perform again and again and again!

More info:
http://www.murphysmagic.com/product.aspx?id=59208

Best regards,
Titanas
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Ben Blau
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Very nice!
John Carey
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Totally brilliant!
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Nice!
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Sorry to spoil the party . figured in 2 minutes.
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Although massive JB fan,(Duplicity best self worker ever) this is so obvious I do agree with avimag51 !!!!
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For ESP trick ill recomand of UNFAZED by Ben Blau . great trick.
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Is this a marked ESP deck, if it is would sell to a much wider audience than the one effect shown in the trailer, it maybe obvious to magicians but I think the effect shown would play well to laymen, this maybe an opening effect into further ESP effects
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On Aug 1, 2017, avimag51 wrote:
For ESP trick ill recomand of UNFAZED by Ben Blau . great trick.


I wouldn't. Far too long and convoluted.

Much prefer this.
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I would imagine most intermediate level magicians would know how to figure this out since it uses basic principles.

I would also imagine most of the general public would enjoy it thoroughly and not have a clue on how it was done.
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How the sign are get arranged there is no problem. The nice thing in this is how the numbers are always working, I don't have it but I guess it is got to do with magic s....., but still it have to work on all directions and combinations and this is the real magic in this trick to get the right number in the right place.
Nice one.
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On Aug 1, 2017, avimag51 wrote:
For ESP trick ill recomand of UNFAZED by Ben Blau . great trick.


I wouldn't. Far too long and convoluted.

Much prefer this.


the fact that its convoluted , make it so good.
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Both numbers and symbols are very easy to work out

I like how it says: ESP By The Numbers (Gimmicks and Online Instructions)

And then the copy says: ESP By The Numbers is totally self-working. No sleight of hand. No gimmicks. No sticky stuff. Just a brain frying piece of magic that you'll want to perform again and again and again!

So you get gimmicks, but it uses no gimmicks

I think Gimmicks up top just means you get the cards

The probalem with the 65 total - is that it's a second phase reveal that feels cheaper, because ESP signs having numbers on doesn't seem 'normal' - so the ESP reveal feels like it could be real... but the numbers adding up takes this to a cheap parlour trick

I know Bannon used to bang on that he wasn't a pro

But if he just had the first phase, and got the spec to change their choice on one of the choices... then maybe this would be an alright ESP trick

I think if the cards didn't have numbers on - he wouldn't be able to sell this trick... as then it would just be a magazine article
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Both numbers and symbols are very easy to work out

I like how it says: ESP By The Numbers (Gimmicks and Online Instructions)

And then the copy says: ESP By The Numbers is totally self-working. No sleight of hand. No gimmicks. No sticky stuff. Just a brain frying piece of magic that you'll want to perform again and again and again!

So you get gimmicks, but it uses no gimmicks

I think Gimmicks up top just means you get the cards

The probalem with the 65 total - is that it's a second phase reveal that feels cheaper, because ESP signs having numbers on doesn't seem 'normal' - so the ESP reveal feels like it could be real... but the numbers adding up takes this to a cheap parlour trick

I know Bannon used to bang on that he wasn't a pro

But if he just had the first phase, and got the spec to change their choice on one of the choices... then maybe this would be an alright ESP trick

I think if the cards didn't have numbers on - he wouldn't be able to sell this trick... as then it would just be a magazine article


Sooo Mr Duster, what do you think? Thumbs up or....
corindaman
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It's not Mentalism, it's a card trick.
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I think a smart layperson might figure out the first part but would have a hard time working out the number total.

Also I guess the total is always the same making this non repeatable.
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It's not Mentalism, it's a card trick.

Yep, this really has no relation to mentalism other than the use of ESP cards.
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Obvious, to us maybe, but I think laymen will enjoy it.... ORDERED!
(If I only purchased effects that fooled me, my repertoire would be limited.)
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Obvious, to us maybe, but I think laymen will enjoy it.... ORDERED!
(If I only purchased effects that fooled me, my repertoire would be limited.)


Very good point indeed. When I watched the demo video, the method seemed completely obvious without even thinking about it. But I do believe it will fly right past laymen / laywomen, and have placed my order!
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On Aug 1, 2017, tomdeg wrote:
Obvious, to us maybe, but I think laymen will enjoy it.... ORDERED!
(If I only purchased effects that fooled me, my repertoire would be limited.)


Very good point indeed. When I watched the demo video, the method seemed completely obvious without even thinking about it. But I do believe it will fly right past laymen / laywomen, and have placed my order!


i already have ESP cards , so I need not to order. the only thing I have to do is to decide if I want to " dirt " the cards by adding nunbers.
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