Price$15.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedMar 14, 2008
Super Clipped
Cosmo Solano
(Based on 2 reviews)
Effect
A small spread of five cards is shown, the black 2's and 3's, along with the Ace of Hearts. The spectator is asked to try and "clip" the only red card, the Ace of Hearts, with a paper clip. They try and try but to no avail!
Finally, to make it easier you separate the Ace from the four black cards, allow them to clip it, THEY CAN SEE THE FACE to be sure! The card WITH THE CLIP STILL ON, is set on the table.
WITH NO MOVES, NO SLEIGHTS NO COUNTS ETC... The clipped card on the table is slowly turned over and shown to now be the 2 of clubs!
Where's the Ace? The real question is "WHICH ACE?" because in your hand are not one, but FOUR Aces of Hearts!
Reviews
(Top ▲)
WHAT YOU GET
You get a packet of five gimmicked cards, a couple paper clips, a small instruction booklet, and a link to a video explanation. Unfortunately, the video link is no longer available… awkward.
WHAT IS COOL
There is a lot that has gone wrong with this release, and, IF you get through the problems described below, here are some positives:
It is a cool little trick that is a big step up from the traditional single page trick where they try to clip the odd card in the middle and they can’t.
This is probably not something for a professional magician or perhaps even a serious amateur magician, but perhaps for a young kid wanting to show something fun to their classmates, it could be fun.
While the video instruction link goes nowhere, I think it would be very helpful to watch the youtube trailer video that IS available. Watching the demonstration of the effect along with the instructions that are missing some key steps, you will more easily understand how it works.
The quality of the cards is actually VERY good.
WHAT ARE THE DOWNSIDES
The ad copy is a bit questionable when it says that there hasn’t been anything this powerful since twisted sisters. Now, that is an opinion statement, not a statement of fact, but I think few people would agree with that statement.
The instruction booklet is missing a key step in performing the effect.
AT A GLANCE
Skill level required: 2 of 5.
Audience management skill required: 3 of 5. You must tell the audience to not look at the cards and the cards are not examinable
Performance angles: 180 degrees
Reset time required: You can reset in front of your audience.
DIY time involved in advance: None.
VERDICT
While the ad copy was a stretch and the instruction booklet was missing a key step, I actually like this product for a couple reasons:
1. If you watch the demonstration of the routine which is still on youtube, in combination with seeing how the cards work, you can likely figure it out without reading the booklet.
2. It is a fun little effect and with the right patter, it might not be a bad routine.
3. The gaffed cards are really good, and if you can pick this trick up, you will have five gaffed cards that will also work for Dan Harlan and Shawn Dunn’s really good routine “Overly Ambitious”.
If you perform Super Clipped, come up with a good routine. Here is an example: “Have you ever been ‘mini hypnotized’? Yeah, it’s something where your mind is not affected, but your eyesight is.” Then, make up a little eye exercise. Hold up a finger, shake your hand left to right and ask “How many fingers”. Just as they answer, you hold up two fingers as they are shaking and stop shaking.
Another suggestion is to get two red Aces from a deck of spare cards and place them, along with the two red aces from the deck, along with the two of clubs on top of the deck. Then, place the five gimmicked cards on top. In performance, you take the five cards form the top of the deck and use them. At the end, you pretend to place the five gimmicked cards on the deck,but you palm them, push the deck over a bit and bring your hands down to your side and put away the gimmicked cards as they reach for the deck. The four red cards will not exactly match the gimmick cards because they will be two hearts and two diamonds, but that doesn’t matter, that is all just part of the “mini hypnotism”.
One more suggestion: The booklet didn't adequately describe what you should do if they get it right either the first or second time. It's not likely they will get it right the first time, but possibly the second time. Just say: "Good, most people don't get it right, and then I have to make it easier for them by simply removing the Ace like this". It is a real pet peeve of mine when creators don't talk about handling things that could go wrong.
Consider these suggestions, and maybe you can make lemonade out of lemons.
You get a packet of five gimmicked cards, a couple paper clips, a small instruction booklet, and a link to a video explanation. Unfortunately, the video link is no longer available… awkward.
WHAT IS COOL
There is a lot that has gone wrong with this release, and, IF you get through the problems described below, here are some positives:
It is a cool little trick that is a big step up from the traditional single page trick where they try to clip the odd card in the middle and they can’t.
This is probably not something for a professional magician or perhaps even a serious amateur magician, but perhaps for a young kid wanting to show something fun to their classmates, it could be fun.
While the video instruction link goes nowhere, I think it would be very helpful to watch the youtube trailer video that IS available. Watching the demonstration of the effect along with the instructions that are missing some key steps, you will more easily understand how it works.
The quality of the cards is actually VERY good.
WHAT ARE THE DOWNSIDES
The ad copy is a bit questionable when it says that there hasn’t been anything this powerful since twisted sisters. Now, that is an opinion statement, not a statement of fact, but I think few people would agree with that statement.
The instruction booklet is missing a key step in performing the effect.
AT A GLANCE
Skill level required: 2 of 5.
Audience management skill required: 3 of 5. You must tell the audience to not look at the cards and the cards are not examinable
Performance angles: 180 degrees
Reset time required: You can reset in front of your audience.
DIY time involved in advance: None.
VERDICT
While the ad copy was a stretch and the instruction booklet was missing a key step, I actually like this product for a couple reasons:
1. If you watch the demonstration of the routine which is still on youtube, in combination with seeing how the cards work, you can likely figure it out without reading the booklet.
2. It is a fun little effect and with the right patter, it might not be a bad routine.
3. The gaffed cards are really good, and if you can pick this trick up, you will have five gaffed cards that will also work for Dan Harlan and Shawn Dunn’s really good routine “Overly Ambitious”.
Suggestions
If you do pick this up, you really should check out Dan Harlan and Shawn Dunn’s “Overly Ambitious”, and you will have some extra cards.If you perform Super Clipped, come up with a good routine. Here is an example: “Have you ever been ‘mini hypnotized’? Yeah, it’s something where your mind is not affected, but your eyesight is.” Then, make up a little eye exercise. Hold up a finger, shake your hand left to right and ask “How many fingers”. Just as they answer, you hold up two fingers as they are shaking and stop shaking.
Another suggestion is to get two red Aces from a deck of spare cards and place them, along with the two red aces from the deck, along with the two of clubs on top of the deck. Then, place the five gimmicked cards on top. In performance, you take the five cards form the top of the deck and use them. At the end, you pretend to place the five gimmicked cards on the deck,but you palm them, push the deck over a bit and bring your hands down to your side and put away the gimmicked cards as they reach for the deck. The four red cards will not exactly match the gimmick cards because they will be two hearts and two diamonds, but that doesn’t matter, that is all just part of the “mini hypnotism”.
One more suggestion: The booklet didn't adequately describe what you should do if they get it right either the first or second time. It's not likely they will get it right the first time, but possibly the second time. Just say: "Good, most people don't get it right, and then I have to make it easier for them by simply removing the Ace like this". It is a real pet peeve of mine when creators don't talk about handling things that could go wrong.
Consider these suggestions, and maybe you can make lemonade out of lemons.
(Top ▲)
That's from the ad copy, and it's a load of crap! First of all, Twisted Sister... c'mon. Do you guys really think this effect is as good as Twisted Sister?! No way. This effect is way overratted. It's not bad, but not as amazing as the ad copy would lead you to believe.
With the package you get 5 gimmicked cards a paper clip and a relatively decent little booklet of instructions. The suggested handling for the routine is a bit awkward and the instructions leave out a couple of things such that if you follow them to the letter, you'll actually miss a couple of parts of the routine.
It didn't take much to figure out what they left out, but it was still a bit annoying. Also, they did have a cool idea... the booklet came with a username and password for a website that had a video explanation posted. That is a really cool idea. Too bad it's only an idea... I went to the website all excited to log on and watch the teaching video, and the site is non-existent. True bummer.
The cards are well made and look nice. Although one of the gimmicked cards was, according to the instructions, constructed a certain way to allow for a particular part of the routine to work a certain way. However, the gimmick falls short of its claim... much like just about every aspect of this product... the hype of it's impact, the dead website and the gimmick construction...
I did learn a cool little "trick" or "stunt" that I was previously unaware of, so for that, it was at least worth my time to read it. Overall, unless you're really hurting for a packet trick using 5 gimmicked cards and a paperclip, I'd pass on this one.