Price$22.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedFeb 14, 2017
MR LIFTO
Schlutz, Ryan
Big Blind Media
(Based on 1 review)
Then you place your hand on top of the stack of cards, and slowly, incredibly as you lift your hand upwards, THE CARDS ARE STUCK TO YOUR HAND!
There is no visible means of support - yet the cards are stuck.
Suddenly the cards drop to the table. All except one. Their selection.
Powerful, visual magic that is super easy to perform.
Comes with special gimmicks included. Just a grab a deck and you're ready to go! Simple setup that can remain in place all day, waiting for a chance to perform No I.T. or complex setup Super easy to perform
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WHAT YOU GET
You get all the props you need to perform the effect and DVD instructions.
WHAT IS COOL
This is a VERY commercial effect. And yet, it is also a great effect for casual performing.
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
This is an incredibly visual effect that just amazes people. It checks all the boxes, including really good participant involvement, visual magic, and a revelation that feels like you are reaching into flying cards and pulling out their card. This is not just a professional gig routine, it is also great for casual performances with friends. It uses a few gimmicks, one of which is built into a regular bicycle card, your choice of red or blue. If your gimmick wears out, you can probably build a new one without too much trouble. However, I would suggest that you keep this gimmick in a deck that you dedicate to this effect and perhaps a few others so that the gimmick card wears the same as the rest of the deck.
My gimmick was a three of diamonds. I suspect they are all different random cards from an ordinary deck. AT the end of the routine, if you have just one joker in your deck, you could pull out the gimmick and the joker and say you are going to remove the two jokers for your next routine.
Product Quality: Excellent. It mainly uses a gimmick made from a regular bicycle deck card, so it looks just like what it is, a regular card.
Method: Excellent. The method isn’t just good, it is excellent. Why? Because many magicians would have stopped at the effect where you appear to lift all the cards via static electricity, but not Ryan. He built into the trick a card selection and an ending where you flip the cards over that are stuck to your hand, they all go flying down to the table and you snatch one of them right out of the pile. You literally do snatch their card out of the pile and he teaches the technique to do so very easily. When their card goes into the pile of cards, it can’t be seen when you turn over the pile of cards. About a half dozen or so cards are visible, none of them is their card. So, when you flip the cards over and somehow you have snatched their card from the pile, that is a real miracle!
Explanation quality: Also excellent. Ryan has thought through this routine thoroughly. It is obvious that this is one of his “worker” routines. He also has thought through the explanation thoroughly and explains every step of the way. I should note that the routine involves a peek of their card. He suggests that you could use his “Pivotal Peek”, but that is sold separate. However, he demonstrates a super easy, super effective alternative peek. I should say that I have purchased his pivotal peek and learned it, and it is, IMO, one of the best peeks out there, super easy, and super deceptive.
Ad copy integrity: The ad copy is very accurate.
AT A GLANCE
Skill level required: 2 of 5.
Audience management skill required: 2 of 5.
Performance angles: 360 degrees
Reset time required: You can reset in front of your audience.
DIY time involved in advance: Around 1 minute
VERDICT
This is an excellent product and a killer routine. It combines several magic moments and really good audience interaction. First, you somehow include their card in what appears to be a random selection of cards. Next, you interact with your participants to create static electricity so that all the cards on the table are attracted to your hand and you lift them all. You then turn over all the cards in your hand and they can see around half a dozen card faces, none of which is theirs. You then flip your hand over and are able to snatch their card out of the pile. I find this last segment to be even better than a card stabbed from a tossed deck for a couple reasons: First, it is just as impossible looking, and second, the rest of the cards end up face down on the table, not scattered on the floor.
You get all the props you need to perform the effect and DVD instructions.
WHAT IS COOL
This is a VERY commercial effect. And yet, it is also a great effect for casual performing.
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
This is an incredibly visual effect that just amazes people. It checks all the boxes, including really good participant involvement, visual magic, and a revelation that feels like you are reaching into flying cards and pulling out their card. This is not just a professional gig routine, it is also great for casual performances with friends. It uses a few gimmicks, one of which is built into a regular bicycle card, your choice of red or blue. If your gimmick wears out, you can probably build a new one without too much trouble. However, I would suggest that you keep this gimmick in a deck that you dedicate to this effect and perhaps a few others so that the gimmick card wears the same as the rest of the deck.
My gimmick was a three of diamonds. I suspect they are all different random cards from an ordinary deck. AT the end of the routine, if you have just one joker in your deck, you could pull out the gimmick and the joker and say you are going to remove the two jokers for your next routine.
Product Quality: Excellent. It mainly uses a gimmick made from a regular bicycle deck card, so it looks just like what it is, a regular card.
Method: Excellent. The method isn’t just good, it is excellent. Why? Because many magicians would have stopped at the effect where you appear to lift all the cards via static electricity, but not Ryan. He built into the trick a card selection and an ending where you flip the cards over that are stuck to your hand, they all go flying down to the table and you snatch one of them right out of the pile. You literally do snatch their card out of the pile and he teaches the technique to do so very easily. When their card goes into the pile of cards, it can’t be seen when you turn over the pile of cards. About a half dozen or so cards are visible, none of them is their card. So, when you flip the cards over and somehow you have snatched their card from the pile, that is a real miracle!
Explanation quality: Also excellent. Ryan has thought through this routine thoroughly. It is obvious that this is one of his “worker” routines. He also has thought through the explanation thoroughly and explains every step of the way. I should note that the routine involves a peek of their card. He suggests that you could use his “Pivotal Peek”, but that is sold separate. However, he demonstrates a super easy, super effective alternative peek. I should say that I have purchased his pivotal peek and learned it, and it is, IMO, one of the best peeks out there, super easy, and super deceptive.
Ad copy integrity: The ad copy is very accurate.
AT A GLANCE
Skill level required: 2 of 5.
Audience management skill required: 2 of 5.
Performance angles: 360 degrees
Reset time required: You can reset in front of your audience.
DIY time involved in advance: Around 1 minute
VERDICT
This is an excellent product and a killer routine. It combines several magic moments and really good audience interaction. First, you somehow include their card in what appears to be a random selection of cards. Next, you interact with your participants to create static electricity so that all the cards on the table are attracted to your hand and you lift them all. You then turn over all the cards in your hand and they can see around half a dozen card faces, none of which is theirs. You then flip your hand over and are able to snatch their card out of the pile. I find this last segment to be even better than a card stabbed from a tossed deck for a couple reasons: First, it is just as impossible looking, and second, the rest of the cards end up face down on the table, not scattered on the floor.