Price$30.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up, Mentalism
Date AddedAug 16, 2013
Polyester
Kivi, Zivi
(Based on 1 review)
"My friend Zivi Kivi has taken technology I've never seen before and customized it for magicians. A truly unique revelation that you can leave with the spectator!"
- Bill Abbott
Here's how they work: You stick them on your smartphone (or the spectator's phone) so that they can "charge up". You hand over the phone to the person in front of you and from that point on, everyone is mesmerized by the screen. What they see is the magician doing sleight of hand both live and through a free application installed on all smartphones. You proceed to allow the spectator to select a card, and then dramatically, you peel off the sticker and reveal that although it was completely clear throughout the entire routine, it has now transformed - a card name has appeared on it. You turn over the actual card selected by the spectator, only to reveal it's exactly the same card indicated by the sticker - a perfect match! You can then place the sticker on your business card and give it to the spectator as an impossible gift that she will surely keep.
- Shape Shifting Stickers
- Easy to use
- VISUAL
- Any Smartphone
- Any deck of cards
- Adaptive and ingenious
- Multiple Routines
Use Polyester by itself, with one of the routines that are explained in the DVD, or integrate it to your own repertoire, it's so flexible you can perform Polyester virtually in any condition.
Routines that are explained in the DVD:
- Polyester Classic - setup a mini stage show on your cell and use the Shape Shifting Stickers to get a round of applause every single time
- Plastic Protector - use the special extra gimmick to create new visual illusions with the spectator's phone
- Double Punch - use two stickers in a routine that proves you have the ability to change nano molecules and that each sticker can actually predict any card. You can even use this routine to empower the spectator and give her the illusion that they are performing the magic too
- Teleport - take the image of a card and transfer it onto the sticker, only to reveal the card has literally changed into a blank card
- Borrowed Phone - a mentalist take on the Polyester Classic that creates an intimate experience between you and the spectator
- 150 stickers in three designs
- 100 BONUS stickers in two additional designs
- 1 extra gimmick
- a DVD - 34 minutes long packed with routines and ideas
- 2 music files that you can load into your cell or mp3 player and perform with (royalties were prepaid to the composer)
Beginners and newbies can perform Polyester very quickly, as all you need to know is very basic sleight of hand. The Shape Shifting Stickers do all the work for you. Experienced Magicians, Workers and Sleight of Hand Close Up miracle men can incorporate Polyester into their day to day set. They have the opportunity to exploit the cunning little stickers and create a situation where the spectators actually enjoy watching them do plenty of sleight of hands - it's much more enjoyable to watch all that show off when using Polyester. As Zivi Kivi says - it's never about the gimmick, it's about the experience.
What other magicians are saying about Polyester:
"Polyester is the kind of trick that sneaks up on you. Yes, it's a card revelation, but you'll never see it coming. It builds intrigue & curiosity and ends with a fun surprise that your volunteer can take home. Plus it weighs nothing so it's easy to carry. What more could you want?"
- Doug Shceer, from Scheer Genius, USA
"Polyester is a very special trick, real eye candy. I was so filled with joy when I saw it for the first time and played around with it. Zivi managed to find something unique and visual. For someone like me, who saw everything everywhere, to see something totally new was such a refreshment and delight. Transforming a mentalism effect to a visual bonanza is not a trivial task. I am definitely going to enjoy using Polyester. Very cool"
- Lior Manor, winner of the Dunninger award 2001
"Polyester is a really neat trick. It's super easy to do, impresses people a lot, it is very clever and new, and most important, its kinda improptu as you have practically zero setup to do and the reactions are awesome!"
- Harel Papo, Close up and Stage magician, Israel
"If you want to lure your audience into a mini-theatre show, with a big surprise in the end , the possibilities of aesthetic displays are endless...Get it today."
- Matan Rosenberg, close up magician, Israel
"I use Polyester everywhere I go. Young people freak out from this, but in a good way, and adults are amazed by it too. I perform Polyester as a warm up of all of my shows, during reception and on close up venues. The amount in the refill kit is enough for half a year, which is exactly the amount of time I want till I am looking for refreshment in my material anyway."
- Zivi Kivi, Winner of second place in Israel Magician Championship 2012
Reviews
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Review of Polyester by Zivi Kivi:
255 gimmicks, 2 audio (music files), 1 other "gimmick", and a 34 minute DVD all for $30 bucks . . . is it gem or is it rubble?
Effect
The effect is simple: Your stickers can read minds. You place a sticker on your iPhone (or some other glass surface). A card is "selected." The sticker is then peeled and re-stuck, and it an image of the selected card is seen to have appeared on the sticker. There is no switch.
Method
Basically a gimmick does all the work for you. You get enough gimmicks to perform this 255 times. Each time, you give away (or throw away) the gimmick. Each gimmick can only be used once. The method is self working. You just need to know how to force a card, and that's it. When you stick the sticker on any glass surface, and the peel the sticker and re-stick it, the image appears. There are 5 possible cards you can reveal. You get 51 stickers for each card you can reveal. With the DVD you get several presentations and ideas for performing this, but ultimately they all use the same method: force a card; stick the sticker on a hard surface; remove the sticker and re-stick it for the reveal.
Included with the DVD is also a small piece of plexi-glass that's about the size of a credit card. You can use this to stick the sticker on during the performance if you have no other surface available. A method and handling for this is taught that I think would be pretty effective.
Ad Copy Integrity
The ad copy is pretty solid, but there is one big claim that is not true. The claim is that you can do this on a business card or a book cover. It will not work on a business card. I tried. Instead, it rips the paper from your business card when you peel the sticker. As for book covers, it depends on the book cover. Basically you need a hard and smooth surface that a sticker can be stuck to and then removed without damaging the sticker or the surface. So anything that's paper will not work unless it's super glossy stock. So if you have a glossy stock business card or a glossy book cover, then this will work. However, it still looks much better on glass surfaces.
The ad copy also claims that this is like a mini stage performance, and this claim is also made on the video. However, nowhere is this explained or taught. On the DVD, Livi claims that this uses the principles of stage illusions, light, staging, etc., but he never explains what that means or how it applies to this.
Product Quality
The stickers are very well constructed and can be examined until the cows come home, and nothing will ever be detected. They are completely self working, and can be given away to the spectator after the effect is over. The DVD is well produced and does a pretty good job of covering everything for the most part. The menu is simple and easy to navigate. Overall, it's a very well made product. Further, you get two download-able music files. For one of the presentations taught, you use a combination of background music, and a free APP that add a little something extra to the performance.
Final Thoughts
My only issue with this product is the peeling and re-sticking of the sticker. There's really no good reason that I can see for doing this. However, that doesn't mean this is a bad product. The appearance is a bit surprising and there is nothing to find or hide. Overall, I think the premise isn't horrible (a mind reading sticker). But there is a very clever idea taught in one of the segments that gives the whole thing credibility that makes perfect sense. It's an excellent presentational premise that I would personally use if I did this effect. However, even that presentation as good as it is (10/10) doesn't justify/explain the peel and re-seal of the sticker.
It's hard to give this a bad review, however, because you're getting a lot for $30 bucks. Solid quality and quantity. Just because I may not see the logic or the justification of the peeling and re-sticking doesn't mean that other won't see that potential. I can only give my final verdict based on how well made the product is and if it does what it claims to do. It's up to you to decide if "what it does" is for you.
Final Verdict:
4 Stars Stone Status of Gem