Price$29.95
Media TypeOne-Trick DVD, Utility Props
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedJul 15, 2012
The Drift
Thomas Sike
Mystique Factory
(Based on 1 review)
This is an extremely visual time bending effect. Everything is examinable at the beginning and end. There is no set up, no threads, no magnets, no wires, no loops and no special weights. Instant Reset. You can use a selected card (with no force) or borrowed objects.
Using a special gimmick never seen in magic history it is easy to do and easy to perform after you have mastered the secret.
With Drift the only limit is your imagination so sit back, take a deep breath and let the time DRIFT!
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Damn you, Eugene!
That's Eugene Burger, in case you're wondering. Let me explain...
We were talking a few weeks ago and he mentioned this new thing he saw in Europe called The Drift that he wanted to play with. I checked the demo video (see our product description). Yes, it looked really cool. My wife and I were planning our annual trip to see him in Chicago, so I ordered one and took it with me.
Let me start by saying that if it weren't for the fact that I think the gimmick has potential, I would have given this the lowest score possible.
The demo video looks great. Unfortunately, the video on the DVD is just the opposite. We very quickly began to believe that the film crew spent most of their time setting up the exact angles for the camera shoot.
The performances and explanations on the DVD really made us wonder if there was any real-world situation in which this could be performed.
Let me be clear... this thing is far from angle-proof, regardless of what it looks like in the video. What's worse is that what might be a good angle at the beginning of the “drift” could turn out to expose everything by the time the object hits the table. In fact, I'm almost convinced most items can't be allowed to hit the table without exposing what's going on.
Eugene and I easily spent an hour messing around with this thing. We tried almost everything on his desk. We never got it to look as good as the video.
Keep in mind, this was us really trying to get it to look good without any concern for the constraints we would see when performing in the real world. We were just trying to get it to work... at all!
I do suspect that someone, with enough time and the right material and control over angles, could turn this into a miracle. That person just isn't Eugene or myself or, most likely, you dear reader.
That's Eugene Burger, in case you're wondering. Let me explain...
We were talking a few weeks ago and he mentioned this new thing he saw in Europe called The Drift that he wanted to play with. I checked the demo video (see our product description). Yes, it looked really cool. My wife and I were planning our annual trip to see him in Chicago, so I ordered one and took it with me.
Let me start by saying that if it weren't for the fact that I think the gimmick has potential, I would have given this the lowest score possible.
The demo video looks great. Unfortunately, the video on the DVD is just the opposite. We very quickly began to believe that the film crew spent most of their time setting up the exact angles for the camera shoot.
The performances and explanations on the DVD really made us wonder if there was any real-world situation in which this could be performed.
Let me be clear... this thing is far from angle-proof, regardless of what it looks like in the video. What's worse is that what might be a good angle at the beginning of the “drift” could turn out to expose everything by the time the object hits the table. In fact, I'm almost convinced most items can't be allowed to hit the table without exposing what's going on.
Eugene and I easily spent an hour messing around with this thing. We tried almost everything on his desk. We never got it to look as good as the video.
Keep in mind, this was us really trying to get it to look good without any concern for the constraints we would see when performing in the real world. We were just trying to get it to work... at all!
I do suspect that someone, with enough time and the right material and control over angles, could turn this into a miracle. That person just isn't Eugene or myself or, most likely, you dear reader.