Price$20.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedDec 08, 2006
Blindsight
Devin Knight
(Based on 3 reviews)
The very latest from Devin Knight's Psychic-Sight series. The first was Farsight and was a runaway hit. Now comes Blindsight.
Effect
Performer patters that Blindsight is the apparent ability to see colors and shapes which cannot be seen. You offer a simple experiment. You introduce 4 ungimmicked colored cards: Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. These in turn are sealed into 4 opaque envelopes and mixed so that the spectator doesn't know which color is in which envelope. You ask him to point to any envelope. Free choice, no magician's force of any kind. You hold it up and ask him what color he thinks is inside. Assume he says Blue. You write "Blue" on the envelope. This is repeated 3 more times with the person freely pointing to any of the remaining envelopes. Each time he states the color he thinks is inside and the performer writes it on the envelope.
Performer fans the envelopes out allowing the person to see the names written on each envelope. Magician states he only needs three envelopes for the first part and for the person to remove one envelope and place it off to the side. Let's assume he discards the envelope with the word Yellow written on it.
The other three envelopes are opened one at a time, the spectator has correctly guess what colors were in each envelope. This is pretty amazing in itself but the kicker is still to come.
Magician says nobody could have known what envelope the spectator would discard off to the side. The spectator, NOT THE MAGICIAN, picks up this envelope and opens it. Of course the correct color card is in it, but wait; there is a slip of paper in it and it reads: "THE YELLOW ENVELOPE WILL BE THE ONE YOU DISCARD!"
The magician can then show the other envelopes are empty, in fact all the envelopes can be examined.
Here are the facts:
- NO Two-Sided color cards
- NO Nail writers or Boon writers
- NO Secret Writing
- NO Switches
- NO Sleights of any kind
- NO One Ahead or One Behind Methods
- NO Gimmicked Envelopes
- NO Magnets
- NOTHING SECRETLY ADDED OR TAKEN AWAY
- Color Cards are not gimmicked in anyway
- Only 4 Cards are used.
The choices are completely free. As clean as it gets. The handling is designed in such a way that spectators and magicians will be unable to backtrack and discover the method.
Another reputation maker that is priced way too low. Complete with color cards, envelopes, marker and all needed gimmicks to make this work.
Reviews
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It's a nice bit of mental magic but I would disagree that the description is accurate. There are videos of people performing this on Youtube which you may wish to watch. As a magician you'll notice that you do not get to write all 4 colours openly. What you've written on some of them is hidden for a while and some people may ask "what did you just write?". Yes there is some subtlety to throw them off but it's not perfect.
However the seemingly inexplicable kicker ending pretty much makes up for that and they should still be reeling by the end.
However the seemingly inexplicable kicker ending pretty much makes up for that and they should still be reeling by the end.
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Lets keep this one simple, you need this, you want this, you should have this. I'll be honest I didn't expect much, so it was awesome to be so purely pleased. Think about all the times you've been eager for something only to be disappointed. Well,...this is the 'anti'-that. You don't spend much and you get a really great effect that you WILL want to use. Best thing is that it consists of the most simple of materials (and easy enough to re-acquire if you wear yours out), plus...once you know the method you can apply it many different ways ( Ive created a version using ESP symbols rather than colors,...and Ive also created a 'pocket' version that fits in a standard JOL card wallet and its with me at all times). This is worth every penny.
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The description you read above is very accurate. It is a very clean routine, with no weird handling, no hiding of gimmicks, etc.
I have performed this 3 times, and each time the spectator stood there, running through the workings in their mind, and no one came close.
Devin has included very thorough (multiple pages) instructions, and covers every details that CAN happen with this routine.
You cannot repeat this for the same audience or group of people, but there is nothing added or taken away. The outcome may simply be different from time to time.
I like this a lot, and will continue using it until something falls apart or wears out (envelopes, magic marker). The good thing: you can get everything you need to make another for about $2.00 and a quick trip to the office supply store. I would go so far as to say that you already have everything you need in your house to make this, but the thorough instructions alone are worth the $15 price.
I think you will like the simplicity of this routine. Simple for the spectators, and very simple for the performer.
I have performed this 3 times, and each time the spectator stood there, running through the workings in their mind, and no one came close.
Devin has included very thorough (multiple pages) instructions, and covers every details that CAN happen with this routine.
You cannot repeat this for the same audience or group of people, but there is nothing added or taken away. The outcome may simply be different from time to time.
I like this a lot, and will continue using it until something falls apart or wears out (envelopes, magic marker). The good thing: you can get everything you need to make another for about $2.00 and a quick trip to the office supply store. I would go so far as to say that you already have everything you need in your house to make this, but the thorough instructions alone are worth the $15 price.
I think you will like the simplicity of this routine. Simple for the spectators, and very simple for the performer.