GENERAL MAGIC
In this effect by Devin Knight the performer talks of the research being done in Japan with water. He further comments that current research suggests that water can be influenced by our emotions, words and thoughts. In fact a movie based on this is coming out soon, and there are several best selling books on the subject. Many people in your audience will be familiar with all this.
You offer to demonstrate. You show a clear and empty half gallon glass jug and also a pitcher of water. You have a person select a card (NO FORCE) and commit it to memory. You then invite the person to dip their finger into the pitcher of water and move it around so the water itself may pick up her thoughts.
Performer immediately pours the water into the glass jug and then inverts the jug of water and nothing comes out. The water magically remains suspended (there is nothing secretly added to the mouth of the jug)!
You say, "Let's see if the water will react to certain words." You hold the inverted glass jug over the pitcher. You ask the lady to think of her card. You say RED, and nothing happens, this is repeated a few times. You say BLACK and water gushes forth, You yell RED and the water stops completely! Say BLACK again, and the water gushes.
"Let's try the suits," you explain. You name all 4 suits and the water gushes forth when the right suit is named and stops when a wrong suit is name. Finally, you try it with values, and when the correct value of the card (say a 4) is named, the water gushes forth. When wrong it stops.
During this, at no time do your hands move, you simply hold the glass jug upside and the water flows and stops upon correct responses defying all laws of gravity and science.
Finally you call off a random card and nothing happens, then you say the name of the card selected and the water gushes forth until the jug is empty!
Very baffling, this is not a stream of water, the water gushes out and stops depending on the word spoken. It appears uncanny, yet the water seems to be reacting to the spoken word.
Self contained... nothing added or taken away. You get a special clear half-gallon glass jug. Looks like the old glass jugs of yesteryear. No clear Lucite covers used to stop water! Water can freely be poured in and out of jug, yet at anytime turn it upside down and the water defies gravity!
This effect is very topical and one of the most original ways ever developed to reveal a card. The stopping and gushing forth of the water is very baffling to any audience. Strong enough to close a show with.
ITEM # NIS1149 PRICE $59.00
KNIGHT'S TOUR EXCALIBUR TRICK - DEVIN KNIGHT
Now you can do the famed Knight's Tour without any memory work! Do the same effect plus more, as featured by Peter Reveen and Ricky Jay.
Not only that, you can make it entertaining and blow away audiences. Devin Knight has done it again with his new approach to Knight's Tour. You get a whole kit of different versions and methods so you can pick and choose. The best news is that you can master this in 15 minutes after receiving it. Even if you know nothing about chess!
You receive the huge 36" x 36" chess board that can be seen on the largest stages. This is mounted to an upright stand that is included in the price. The chess board has 64 number cards in special pockets that allows for the audience to visibly see and understand what you are doing.
In case you don't know, the object of the Knight's Tour is to move the Knight chess piece so that it goes to each square only once without ever landing on the same square twice. It must be done in 64 moves exactly. A very difficult feat that normally takes months of practice and learning complex formulas.
In the effect you explain the Knight's Tour and move quickly to the audience. You then tell them you will do the Knight's Tour and go to every square on the board without landing on the same square twice. HOWEVER, YOU WILL DO IT IN LESS THAN 3 MINUTES OR FORFEIT YOUR ENTIRE SHOW FEE! Now the audience will be interested. Will you lose your show fee or triumph?
Not only that, you tell them you will memorize an entire deck of cards prior to doing the tour and call them out while doing the tour at the same time! You allow the audience to choose the starting square and place a large cut-out Knight piece at the starting position. You pick up the deck of cards, give them a quick shuffle and apparently memorize them. They are handed to anyone to check as you call them out. The stopwatch is started. Starting from the chosen square you quickly move the Knight to the next square removing the number card and inserting the Knight.
By doing this the audience can see the board being cleared. YOU DO THIS AT LIGHTNING SPEED -- EVEN FASTER THAN A REAL EXPERT! In the meantime you are calling off the memorized deck perfectly! In less than 3 minutes you complete the tour and your paycheck is safe!
Important Points
Audience Knight Bingo - In this version you perform it just like Bingo and give the audience small cards with the numbers and pencils. After a starting square is freely selected, you proceed to stare at a small chessboard and quickly start calling off the numbers for the audience to mark off. Just like Bingo, this keeps their attention and allows each person to know you are doing this amazing feat. They see it in their own hands. You can have your name imprinted on the cards and the audience goes home with your advertising piece.
You Choose the Tour Effect - Magician explains that chess players and math experts have devised all kinds of chess tours. These include Rook's Tour, Knight's Tour, King's Tour, and the Queen's Tour. Magician shows a small bag full of chess symbols and says he will do a chess tour with the chosen piece. Someone from the audience chooses one of the pieces, and you immediately explain the rules of that chess tour and proceed to do it at lightning speed.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are one of those performers who has memorized all the charts and patterns you will love this outfit. You can use it for the most visual way possible of doing the effect for real without any trickery. This design makes it easier for the audience to follow the movement of the Knight. No more confusing lines being drawn all over a numbered board with an erasable marker. This is the modern way to showcase your real skills. If you don't have the real skills then this outfit gives you the perfect way to cheat!
You receive a 36" x 36" folding chessboard, a 6 foot folding stand to display large chessboard, a 20" x 20" chessboard for use in other variations, templates for the close-up and audience Bingo versions, 36 special chess symbols to use in the free choice effect, 2 sets of 64 number cards for the large stage versions. You also receive a large flat Knight chess symbol that moves along the large board, plus some special star cards to mark the starting point. Special carrying case to hold all of the above is also included. You get Devin Knight's full routines, methods, and secret gimmicks. You will be able to do this trick within 15 minutes after you receive it.
ITEM # NIS1162 PRICE $400.00
The performer recites... "I would like to share a story with you. A story about... creation!!" He displays a chain of four small silks and continues. "In the beginning there was nothing but darkness (shows black silk), a void of emptiness and utter chaos. Yet from chaos the Maker formed order and sense. First the elements were brought together in union. First there was water (blue silk), then there was land (green silk), then fire (orange silk), and last but not least there was air!"
The performer gathers up all the silks in his hand and gently blows a puff of air upon them. The four small silks instantly transform into a large "sunburst" style silk made up of the four colors, and resembling the Planet Earth. "And so... from darkness and the elements was formed the Earth, and life!"
Product Dimensions - Big Silk: Approximately 32" x 32" - Small Silks: Approximately 11.5" x 11.5"
ITEM # NIS1163 PRICE $40.00
"Single Color Changing Rose" Created by David Evangelista
Effect #1: Magician is seen holding a full sized white rose. He places some glitter on the rose and passes his hand in front of the rose, and it changes into a red rose.
Effect #2: Magician is seen holding a full sized white rose. He takes the head of the rose and breaks it off. Now he takes a fan and starts to fan the rose head that is in his hand as it turns into thousands of tiny white snowflakes floating up into the air. The magician takes a glass and pours wine into the glass. He takes the broken rose stem and dips it down into the glass and swirls it around. He removes the rose stem only to reveal a brilliant red rose has appeared on the end of the stem.
Effect #2 is possible with white snowstorm papers and the "ULTI-DRY GLASS"
ITEM # V 002B PRICE $50.00
MIS-MADE DOLLAR BILL (JAMES LEWIS)
Imagine borrowing a one-dollar-bill and with just a few simple folds transforming it into an impossible condition - a Mis-Made Dollar Bill with the corners in the center and the center in the corners. The spectators may thoroughly examine the bill - frozen in this impossible state - as there is no glue, tape, or other adhesive. This strange Mis-Made Dollar Bill is genuine, 100% U.S. Currency. This is the original, genuine, and only Authorized Version of the Mis-Made Dollar Bill.
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This is the original James Lewis Mis-Made Dollar Bill.
ITEM # NIS1170 PRICE $15.00
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