Price$19.95
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up, Manipulation
Date AddedMar 04, 2015
Quantum HD
Magic Encarta
(Based on 2 reviews)
The potential for this utility device is limited only by your imagination. It's not just a great looking item, but it's like the Batman's utility device which can do a lot of things and also a conversation starter for your next show all bundled together in a cool white side tuck (the toughest tuck case ever created) stating "Impossible is Nothing" to inspire you every time you pick these to practice and perform. Only 2500 of these bad boys in existence.
Each package comes with 5 Lucite plates for a multitude of effects, cardistry, training and awesomeness. Pick up yours today.
Reviews
(Top ▲)
WHAT YOU GET
You get five thick plexiglass rectangles the size of playing cards… that’s it!
WHAT IS COOL
I’m not really sure. It came with ZERO instructions.
THE GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY
When selling magic, creators must realize that individuals buying their stuff may range from experts to complete novices. I would consider myself somewhere in the expert category, but when it comes to cardistry, I am a complete novice. So, I get this, five pieces of plexiglass with no instructions. I have no idea what to do with them. If I were to go learn some basic cardistry somewhere else, I would think that I would be more likely to display my skills with a regular deck of cards, given they didn’t even bother to tell me why these would be more cool than cards. Without that, I would think that regular cards would be more impressive because someone watching it is likely to be familiar enough with cards to know that what I am doing is not easy. If I perform it with these pieces of plexiglass, they may have no idea if that is difficult or not, impressive or not.
I don’t even know how to rate the quality of the product. Given there were no instructions, I don’t know if the product is great or garbage. Without instructions, I don’t know if they are easier to use than regular cards or much harder. So, I have to say that the quality of the entire product offering is garbage.
Now, on to method… hmm. What do I say? Oh, that one is easy, there is NO method, so I would have to rate the method a zero out of a million stars.
Explanation quality: Zippo, donut hole, zero.
Ad copy integrity: While the ad doesn’t say that it comes with instructions, I think it is a reasonable assumption to make that you should get instructions. So, I feel like the ad copy is deceptive. If the default is instructions, then the ad copy should be specific in saying that it does not come with instructions. Also, the ad copy says that it was a year in the making. The implication is that this is a complicated thing to make that would take a long time. They are five pieces of plexiglass, not a space shuttle (I realize that it takes longer than a year to make a space shuttle, but I’m pretty sure you get the point, that this doesn’t seem like a product that should have taken such a long time to create that they should feel compelled to put that in the first line of the ad copy).
AT A GLANCE
Skill level required: ? of 5. All I know is cardistry looks hard and this product didn’t teach me anything.
Audience management skill required: ? of 5. Again, no clue. Without instructions, I suppose the audience would need performer managements skills in the event that I mistakenly sling one of these plexi-cards at their head.
Performance angles: 360 degrees? OK.
Reset time required: Given I have no clue what to do with these things, I guess the reset is instant. Wait, I take that back. For me, the reset would involve picking them up off the floor.
DIY time involved in advance: None, I guess.
VERDICT
You get five pieces of plexiglass, that’s it! As Jeff Stone would say, it’s pure “rubble”.
You get five thick plexiglass rectangles the size of playing cards… that’s it!
WHAT IS COOL
I’m not really sure. It came with ZERO instructions.
THE GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY
When selling magic, creators must realize that individuals buying their stuff may range from experts to complete novices. I would consider myself somewhere in the expert category, but when it comes to cardistry, I am a complete novice. So, I get this, five pieces of plexiglass with no instructions. I have no idea what to do with them. If I were to go learn some basic cardistry somewhere else, I would think that I would be more likely to display my skills with a regular deck of cards, given they didn’t even bother to tell me why these would be more cool than cards. Without that, I would think that regular cards would be more impressive because someone watching it is likely to be familiar enough with cards to know that what I am doing is not easy. If I perform it with these pieces of plexiglass, they may have no idea if that is difficult or not, impressive or not.
I don’t even know how to rate the quality of the product. Given there were no instructions, I don’t know if the product is great or garbage. Without instructions, I don’t know if they are easier to use than regular cards or much harder. So, I have to say that the quality of the entire product offering is garbage.
Now, on to method… hmm. What do I say? Oh, that one is easy, there is NO method, so I would have to rate the method a zero out of a million stars.
Explanation quality: Zippo, donut hole, zero.
Ad copy integrity: While the ad doesn’t say that it comes with instructions, I think it is a reasonable assumption to make that you should get instructions. So, I feel like the ad copy is deceptive. If the default is instructions, then the ad copy should be specific in saying that it does not come with instructions. Also, the ad copy says that it was a year in the making. The implication is that this is a complicated thing to make that would take a long time. They are five pieces of plexiglass, not a space shuttle (I realize that it takes longer than a year to make a space shuttle, but I’m pretty sure you get the point, that this doesn’t seem like a product that should have taken such a long time to create that they should feel compelled to put that in the first line of the ad copy).
AT A GLANCE
Skill level required: ? of 5. All I know is cardistry looks hard and this product didn’t teach me anything.
Audience management skill required: ? of 5. Again, no clue. Without instructions, I suppose the audience would need performer managements skills in the event that I mistakenly sling one of these plexi-cards at their head.
Performance angles: 360 degrees? OK.
Reset time required: Given I have no clue what to do with these things, I guess the reset is instant. Wait, I take that back. For me, the reset would involve picking them up off the floor.
DIY time involved in advance: None, I guess.
VERDICT
You get five pieces of plexiglass, that’s it! As Jeff Stone would say, it’s pure “rubble”.
Suggestions
This is not magic. This is five pieces of overpriced plexiglass. Go buy something else.(Top ▲)
Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: Breaking The Law (covered) by Stryper
Magic Encarta: Quantum HD Review
Five red plastic things and $20 bucks. Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.
Effect/Method
I'm not sure what to say here. There really isn't an effect or a method.
Ad Copy Integrity
I'm not sure if the ad copy is accurate or not. However, I am pretty sure that this is nothing like Batman's utility belt as they claim.
Product Quality
From what I can gather from the ad trailer, you can use these red plastic things to practice various cardistry moves, so I'll try to base my product quality assessment on that. The 5 plastic things do not come with any instructions, written or otherwise. However, I contacted the creator and he gave me a 4 ish minute video that walked through (silently) 3 or 4 cardistry things you can do with the plastic things.
The video was well shot, etc. I'm not sure how effect the teaching is. It's very difficult to learn something as advanced as Sybil in two minutes. As for the plastic things themselves, they're just hard plastic. They kind of tend to static cling to each other. I found them to be a bit awkward to manipulate. Also, I can do a handful of flourishy cuts/shuffles, etc. I could not do a single one of them with these plastic thingies.
Final Thoughts
This is the weirdest review I've ever done. I'm really not sure how to rate this thing. You're only supplied with the plastic thingies and nothing else. There are no instructions on what to do with them or how to do it. But just because I don't see the potential with them doesn't mean there isn't potential. There's nothing inherently wrong with them per se. Yet I'm still unclear what to do with them.
There is, of course, the issue that they tend to stick together (statically). The creator seemed to be very cooperative and willing to answer questions. When I asked what they were for, his response was, "Hi Jeff, these can be used for a lot of things. Primarily used to practice cardistry as well as moves such as the pass, can be used as a substitute for the Omni deck if you will, and even use 2 of these plates with a rubberband (sic) to protect your deck." That may be enough for you to decide.
Watch the trailer. If you think that they look interesting and you would want to use them, then get them. But due to the ambiguity of the product and the lack of anything other than 5 plastic thingies, I kind of have to go middle of the road here.
Final Verdict:
2.5 Stars with a Stone Status of Grubble?