PSI Sharpie is a totally different effect than Super Sharpie. Psi Sharpie is a Sharpie that spins around in a clock like fashio for a PK effect. Super Sharpie is a device similar to a swami gimmick to achieve various effects involving predictions.

PSI Sharpie is electronic.

Correct. And it uses a RC.

I want to be sure of something. Many are calling this and other pens PK pens. But the ads say no M@g#@t#

Doesn't the magic community usually refer to things as "PK" if it uses the PK principle? That is, until that product came out, most did not call item "PK" if it did not use that method.

Thanks for clarifying.
Honestly I do not know what to think about these reviews.
Some get it to spin some do not. Some like it better some don't. Only one I think stated it took over 1 minute to work.

Sorry but I agree, in a SHOW setting that is a tad long. I have telekinetic Timber which MINE can take over one minute and that is a long time to chatter when you do not know if it will go or if it is just "a slow day" for it if you know what I mean.
So do ya'll have any input on how long it takes for your pens to do their thing? Does it vary from pen to pen or is the variation due to factors like the Timber. (Temp)

Cesaral Pen can be set to fall in 15 seconds or 30-40 seconds.

You really have to time your patter to the pen.

PK stands for "Psycho-Kinetic" very roughly translated that means "Mind Movement"...the ability to move or effect a physical object with the power of the mind. It is a the physical manifestation of psychic energy...supposedly. It is a type of visual effect NOT a method. The objects you mentioned, "M*****S", are just one way of achieving as are IT, IET, static, air etc. etc. etc.

Thanks. Didn't the use of the term "PK" seem to surface in magic effects when PK FACTOR came out, yes?

So what would you say is your best format for presenting a PK pen effect? For example, do you tell an errie story or test the power of your guest, or take door number 3 ?

TIA, - Nicodemus

Very good point.
Speaking of which: does anyone know of methods other (such as IT etc.) than the one used in Banachek's "PK Touches" effect that achieve similar effects as "PK Touches"?

Jeez...How long is a piece of string!?

Well, I usually don't try this sort of effect unless the mood is serious and the subject of PK comes up or seems a natural tangent.

Sometimes I suggest an experiment after doing other effects which involved writing with the pen. I introduce the pen as the subject simply because it is at hand. Make its choice almost an after thought or concession.

It can work if you are discussing ghosts or poltergeists and do a mini seance setting the pen down casually in front of everyone but to the side. This uses the pens' timing to good effect and can get a real jump.

You can also introduce it as an effect the spectator "can do themselves" after you do a similar effect in PK using a different method. It works under the guise of having got channels of energy open and the spectators mind set just right for "any possibilities!"...etc. etc.

Thanks Tom, I appreciate your patience and detailed answers.

Thought I'd bring this post back to life,we do seem to have an affinity for PK pens on this forum.

I have the Cesaral Pen which I feel is the Rolls Royce of tip pens.
Can tip multible times without a reset and is clear so you can see the ink tube inside the pen.

That said,I went and picked up the Perplexing Pen to see what the kids on the other side of the tracks were
doing.( I'm jokeing,trust me )

After working with the pen for awhile I found the right position to get the pen to do "the move".

I don't use a glass I use the edge of a table or shelve.

Well...The pen sits there and after several moments it
POPS over onto its clip which is rather startleing.After a few more moments it falls.

It does take some time to get the feel for the exact placement of the pen for the effect but it is consistent.

I like it alot.

The Cesaral pen is far less touchy when it comes to placement of the pen.

#1. Cesaral Pen
#2. Perplexing Pen

Waiting in the wings (hopefully before 2005)is the Psi
Sharpie.

That puppy should spin off a glass and keep spinning when it lands on the table,and probably cause a few heart attacks!

Rick