Mental Block
Revisiting an old staple of magic kits but with upgraded look, and some routining tips by Dan Harlan
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Revisiting an old staple of magic kits but with upgraded look, and some routining tips by Dan Harlan
A fun twist on some balloon magic.
Fun, crazy, family-friendly. Perfect for kid shows, or anyone who loves a good, solid gag.
A fun and surprising close-up card trick that has a lot of potential.
Experienced magicians have an uneasy relationship with magic kits. For whom is this cigar-box sized assortment of magic intended?
The photo suggests a full-sized trunk, suitable for a person. In fact, it’s a 6-by-6-by-10-inch miniature, beautifully 3D printed to look like the real thing and sit on your magic table.
In the black wallet, a packet of cards is printed with various personality attributes. The magician explains that, by spelling various choices offered by the spectator, the spectator’s perfect attribute will be determined.
Atop a sketch pad, two pieces of folded paper are stood upright and a pen is balanced across the top of the papers. Slowly, the papers are removed, one by one, until the pen is seen floating in the air.
It’s not a Monte so much as a magical transposition, using two black threes and a red ace. In this incarnation, Moser is completely successful.
A stack of three cell phones is picked up by the spectator, who evaluates their weight. When the performer removes one phone, the other two become heavier than three!
Two cards are fused into one card that is not simply card-shaped, but slightly off-set, as if the cards are in a spread, creating an impossible magic moment.
A page is freely chosen from a book. A sharp knife stabs the book. The knife is pulled straight down, cutting through every single page, except one!! Impossibly, the page your audience thought of is clearly seen impaled on the knife!