Price$40.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedJan 23, 2015
Super-man Coin Bend 2.0
Roy Kueppers
(Based on 1 review)
Effect: The Magician approaches an unknowing spectator and asks, "Do you have a quarter on you today, Ma'am?" The spectator proceeds to look for change in her pocket. The Magician then prompts, "Could you please sign the coin for me before I take it from you." (The coin does not need to be signed, but it adds to the effect's finale.) At this point, the Magician takes the coin, holding it in view of the spec, and says, "I'm going to try something here ... You know what? You may be able to do the same as I do. Do you have another quarter?" The spec reaches into her pocket and retrieves another coin. The Magician, hold the signed, borrowed coin at the fingertips, and begins to rub the coin, saying, "Rub your coin like me. Can you see mine starting to bend?" The Magician finished showing the bent coin, and immediately gives the coin to the spec as a souvenir. The coin can now be fully examined.
The new Super-Man version 2.0 features include:- The gimmicks are now slotted at both ends which serves two purposes.
1) If one end should wear out in time from crazy amounts ( thousands ) of bends, or misuse, the opposite end can be used giving you twice the life.
2) One of the slots is slightly wider than the other, giving many more options for coins that can be bent. The wider slot will now allow for bending thicker coins including various coins in all currencies world wide.
- There are two holes ( one at each end ) for hooking up the Elastic cord to use Gimmicks as pulls if desired.
- Each set now comes with 2 Rubber End caps that are fitted over one of the ends/slots ( end not being used for bending ). Caps can be easily installed and removed over and over as necessary. These caps serve two purposes.
1) The rubber cap will act as a cushion and protect your hand while bending a coin.
2) When not using pulls, the slotted end can be easily identified when retrieving the gimmicks from the pocket for a performance.
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*As a disclaimer, I am good friend of Roy Kueppers and I also wrote the updated version of the instructions for this effect to make them clearer and to update the handling. These two things have absolutely no bearing on the final star rating of this product.
There are as many methods for this on the market as there are versions of this plot. This is yet another one. There are no video instructions for this, only written instructions with photographs.
I have tried a few other coin bends in the past but I have not really found one that suits me, mostly because I am not a huge fan of the coin bend. This one is one of the better ones for a few reasons.
One reason is that the gimmicks can be used out of the pocket or with a certain type of device that most magicians would be familiar with. I cannot really say more without giving it away, suffice it to say that you can use whichever setup suits you best.
Second, the gimmicks have been upgraded to fit a number of coins. The first version of this effect was limited because only a small variety of coins could be accomodated. With the new design, that range has grown a little so now more types of coins can be used with this, though there are still certain limitations. Those limitations are not really an issue because the coins that you cannot bend are ones you would not want to bend anyway (at least most normal performers would not want to bend coins like Eisenhowers or Morgan dollars, etc.)
The effect will definitely take practice to get it down smooth and it may take a little while for you to condition your hands to using these gimmicks. They are ergonomically designed so they work well in that aspect, but the size of your hands and your physicality will determine how easy they are to use specific to you.
The quality of the gimmicks seems to be good, though with just regular practice I have noticed some tiny bits of flaring on the heavily used portions. So far it has not affected the usability of the gimmicks, though it **might** affect it over time. Only time will tell. Thankfully if these ever do wear down over time and require replacements, they will not break the bank.
One nice feature of this version of the coin bend is that you can borrow a coin from someone and have it signed. Their signature, from the time you take it back all the way up until you hand it back to them in its bent condition, never leaves their view. Everything is done right under their nose. There are some angle restrictions with this handling (mostly over the shoulders) and US quarters (or other coins of similar dimensions) provide the best visibility for this. Because your hands are holding the coin at the very fingertips for the bending portion of the effect, that greatly reduces the visibility owing to the small size of the coin, so this is an effect best done for a small group of people standing in front of you. This CAN play for larger crowds, but just because of the small size of the coin, it may lose impact for larger crowds, depending on your presentation.
The price point for this is quite low for what you are getting and when compared to, say, the "average" price for most other coin bends, many of which average over $80/USD. Not all of them are that high, but many of them are.
If you are into metal bending and other similar feats of strength or metal-bending mentalism, and if you do not mind putting in a fair amount of practice to get this down smooth, you may well enjoy this version of the coin bend.
4 stars.
There are as many methods for this on the market as there are versions of this plot. This is yet another one. There are no video instructions for this, only written instructions with photographs.
I have tried a few other coin bends in the past but I have not really found one that suits me, mostly because I am not a huge fan of the coin bend. This one is one of the better ones for a few reasons.
One reason is that the gimmicks can be used out of the pocket or with a certain type of device that most magicians would be familiar with. I cannot really say more without giving it away, suffice it to say that you can use whichever setup suits you best.
Second, the gimmicks have been upgraded to fit a number of coins. The first version of this effect was limited because only a small variety of coins could be accomodated. With the new design, that range has grown a little so now more types of coins can be used with this, though there are still certain limitations. Those limitations are not really an issue because the coins that you cannot bend are ones you would not want to bend anyway (at least most normal performers would not want to bend coins like Eisenhowers or Morgan dollars, etc.)
The effect will definitely take practice to get it down smooth and it may take a little while for you to condition your hands to using these gimmicks. They are ergonomically designed so they work well in that aspect, but the size of your hands and your physicality will determine how easy they are to use specific to you.
The quality of the gimmicks seems to be good, though with just regular practice I have noticed some tiny bits of flaring on the heavily used portions. So far it has not affected the usability of the gimmicks, though it **might** affect it over time. Only time will tell. Thankfully if these ever do wear down over time and require replacements, they will not break the bank.
One nice feature of this version of the coin bend is that you can borrow a coin from someone and have it signed. Their signature, from the time you take it back all the way up until you hand it back to them in its bent condition, never leaves their view. Everything is done right under their nose. There are some angle restrictions with this handling (mostly over the shoulders) and US quarters (or other coins of similar dimensions) provide the best visibility for this. Because your hands are holding the coin at the very fingertips for the bending portion of the effect, that greatly reduces the visibility owing to the small size of the coin, so this is an effect best done for a small group of people standing in front of you. This CAN play for larger crowds, but just because of the small size of the coin, it may lose impact for larger crowds, depending on your presentation.
The price point for this is quite low for what you are getting and when compared to, say, the "average" price for most other coin bends, many of which average over $80/USD. Not all of them are that high, but many of them are.
If you are into metal bending and other similar feats of strength or metal-bending mentalism, and if you do not mind putting in a fair amount of practice to get this down smooth, you may well enjoy this version of the coin bend.
4 stars.