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Kanpai

Ginjiro

(Based on 1 review)
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KANPAI means "Cheers" in Japanese.

Effect

How about a drink after a long stand-up act? Make a glass of wine appear out of nowhere to replenish your thirst after a hard days work. Great way to end your performance. Easy and Effective.
  • No extra step or hassle for the lid.
  • After it appears, nothing remains in your hand afterwards.
  • You can produce a glass of water or wine at the end of a long stand-up act.
  • Ready to drink at once.
A glass, special holder and instruction 8cm DVD (Can't play by slot type player) is included.

Reviews

Bryce Kuhlman

Official Reviewer

May 13, 2008

Japanese engineering meets the wine glass production.

Since this is an item from overseas, let's start with the instructions. Everything is provided on a mini-DVD. I'm guessing most of you will have a DVD player or computer that can handle the small format. If not, there's an online version for you to watch.

The motions are acted out with a voiceover giving directions. The narrator isn't a native English speaker, but you shouldn't have any problems understanding what he's saying. If you do, go back to college and bone up on your own English skills...

The quality of the props is excellent! You even have the option of modifying a piece of the holder to meet your own specifications regarding safety and speed of production.

You should note that the glass must remain vertical once it's filled with liquid and inserted into the holder. The seal isn't good enough to keep it from leaking if the glass is laid on its side. This is what you trade for the smoothness of the production.

The one thing I really like is that everything except the glass stays in the coat. There's no need to steal the glass and then steal the cap off under cover of a handkerchief.

The DVD covers several productions, both bare-handed and with a handkerchief.

The setup does take a few seconds. If you're doing this in a strolling situation, you'd need to duck into the back room between performances.
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