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Ben Harris
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wowbound.com
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 4:47am
Doug,
The "powers at hand" reek havoc amok the digital domain. We are battling like demons to wrestle this from the hands of the "special powers unit" (SPU). Declassification is in process. Your bounty of crypton is safe.
Benny
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 11:56am
Huh???
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Charlie Justice
Inner circle
Mount Dora, Florida
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 11:59am
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On 2010-08-12 04:47, Ben Harris wrote:
Doug,
The "powers at hand" reek havoc amok the digital domain. We are battling like demons to wrestle this from the hands of the "special powers unit" (SPU). Declassification is in process. Your bounty of crypton is safe.
Benny
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FINALLY...some clarification.
peace, charlie
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 12:23pm
But I'm still confused!
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Blindside785
Inner circle
Olympia, Washington
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 12:57pm
On ben's blog it's an x-ray deck that he's been working on since 08 with Steve
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 1:35pm
What's an x-ray deck?
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pegasus
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(UK) Airborne Forces
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 3:05pm
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On 2010-08-12 13:35, daffydoug wrote:
What's an x-ray deck?
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Dunno, but I hope Wilhelm Rontgen gets a mention in the credits.
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 4:03pm
LOL!! I doubt it will be that technologically advanced!
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Bernardo Rodriguez
Loyal user
217 Posts
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 5:58pm
Wow the blog definatly caught my eye... Sounds great as usual Ben!
Bernardo Rodriguez
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Ben Harris
V.I.P.
wowbound.com
2034 Posts
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 11:04pm
"...Not only did I immediately absorb every last detail and nuance employed in the development of the XRAY routine, I was blown away by the number of well known and respected names I encountered that had a collaborative role in its construction.
"...XRAY is an extremely powerful and entertaining effect. Watching Steve Shufton and Ben Harris concoct a recipe for a satisfying and delicious mental effect is as sweet as the frosting on my cake.
"...Do I like it? You bet I do. Highly recommended...."
-- Larry Becker
www.wowbound.com/xray001.html
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Prager
Inner circle
eMentalism.com
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 11:44pm
I am interested Ben.
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OliverI
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Posted: Aug 13, 2010 12:44am
Out 11th September...so why start this discussion now when there are no details being released by the creators - only riddles?!
Sounds like another attempt at viral marketing to hype a product and boost pre-sale revenue me thinks...I fell for this last time...never again.
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 13, 2010 2:05am
I'll probably be one that falls, then.
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joseph
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Posted: Aug 13, 2010 6:54am
The 2nd clue will appear on page 20 of this thread..  ...
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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Chad Sanborn
Inner circle
my fingers hurt from typing,
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Posted: Aug 13, 2010 7:52am
I released an effect once where someone could freely choose a card while you were out of the room and place it in their pocket sight unseen. No one new what the card was. You came back into the room donned your XRay specs and looked into their pocket. You revealed the card with 100% accuracy.
Audiences loved it! I did too but the gimmicks were a pain in the butt to make. So I eventually dropped it.
Wonder if this routine will be similar? Hopefully they came up with a better method than I did.
Modern Magic...Classic Style
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 13, 2010 9:25am
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On 2010-08-13 06:54, joseph wrote:
The 2nd clue will appear on page 20 of this thread.. ...
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I have a creeping feeling you are right.
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 9:44am
OK. The link is now live. And as we may have guessed it's a tease. Coming Sep 10.
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Ben Harris
V.I.P.
wowbound.com
2034 Posts
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Posted: Aug 13, 2010 10:53pm
The XRAY DECK
Steve Shufton & Ben Harris
"A wonderfully clear cut plot. This is very powerful and appears
utterly impossible." -- Marc Paul
When I was young, my uncle Peter fooled me badly with a simple X-Ray Vision stunt. It played serious havoc with my developing mind. Pete had been using his X-Ray Vision to “see through” the table top in order to identify how many fingers I was holding aloft. He hit it time and time again. I was later crushed, when dad explained that he’d simply been coding the information, to my uncle, via surreptitious foot tapping. In due course it was I who was performing the demonstration, and I’ve been fascinated with the X-Ray Vision plot ever since. My one man show, HELLucinations, is my core act— the one I fall back upon for all of my highly paid professional work. Purporting to replicate the demonstrations of the legendary Dr. Elmer William Bishop, the show commences with some direct and perplexing “card reading” and then quickly moves through a series of unbelievable-looking demonstrations of supposed X-Ray Vision. These, among other demonstrations, include “seeing through” a heavy iron box to reveal which card a spectator has reversed in the deck, AND IT’S EXACT POSITION in said deck. It is a demonstration repeated over and over, the conditions becoming more stringent every time. The show, presented in all seriousness, can play for thirty minutes or an hour and a half. It leaves the audience completely convinced that I have the powers of X-Ray Vision—even with a full disclaimer. This, my friends, is real bread and butter stuff. Secretly, I have always wanted a “casual” demonstration of these supposed powers—something that could be performed with any deck of cards, at any time!
And, that's exactly what we have here, in THE XRAY DECK. Steve has done a wonderful job, completely solving the problem—creating a practical, perform anywhere solution for the effect. He’s then gone on to clearly and concisely detail every nuance of his clever and direct method. Once you fully understand Steve’s approach, you’ll be able to perform The X-Ray Deck anywhere.
Here's what some professional mentalists and scholars have said about THE XRAY DECK:
"Great idea, great routine and great thinking! Another winner!" -- Greg Arce
"Waaa?!?! That is ****ing AWESOME!" -- Jeremy Weiss
"X-RAY is one of the most fantastic effects I have come across. I like simple, easy-to-perform effects that require subtlety and sleight of mind rather than sleight of hand. This is an effect that Al Koran would have been proud to have invented. I can not wait to perform it and I know it is going to become a magical classic." -- Martin Breese
"A wonderfully clear cut plot. This is very powerful and appears utterly impossible." -- Marc Paul
"X-RAY is an amazing effect that also ENTERTAINS the audience. I know the professional performers, with dynamic personalities, will love X-RAY. However, I know X-ray will be a miracle, even when performed by average magicians, just for their friends." -- Steve Dusheck
"Not only did I immediately absorb every last detail and nuance employed in the development of the X-RAY routine, I was blown away by the number of well known and respected names I encountered that had a collaborative role in its construction. X-RAY is an extremely powerful and entertaining effect. Watching Steve Shufton and Ben Harris concoct a recipe for a satisfying and delicious mental effect is as sweet as the frosting on my cake. Do I like it? You bet I do. Highly recommended." -- Larry Becker
Take advantage of the pre-publication offer:
Order NOW for just $16.95
Receive Instant Download Teaser with Introduction & Forword. Final file delivered Sept 10.
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Did we have some fun?
Benny
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KyleMacNeill
Inner circle
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Posted: Aug 14, 2010 12:29am
Sounds Great!
Kyle
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 14, 2010 11:09am
Benny, you're our hero, man! We're not worthy! We're not worthy!!
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Ben Harris
V.I.P.
wowbound.com
2034 Posts
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Posted: Aug 15, 2010 4:48pm
Daffy,
You are my hero.
Benny
(a free set of Xray Specs have not been sent to ya!)
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Shufton
Regular user
California
129 Posts
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Posted: Aug 15, 2010 4:53pm
Clark Kent has nothing on this baby!
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 15, 2010 5:45pm
Don't tease us. Tell us more details!
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Bernardo Rodriguez
Loyal user
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Posted: Aug 15, 2010 7:12pm
Wow I don't know what's betetr the effect, the price, or the fact that you get to put those kool Xray specs on your avatar picture... Hmm
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Shufton
Regular user
California
129 Posts
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Posted: Aug 15, 2010 7:13pm
Imagine:
A REGULAR deck is removed from the case and shuffled - it is verified that all 52 cards are there - all different. The performer leaves the room (or turns his/her back). Spectator inverts a card in the deck, and seals the deck back in the un-gimmicked box. Performer returns, and NEVER touches the deck. Performer uses X-Ray vision to determine which card is inverted! Still, not EVER touching the deck, the performer delves a little deeper with special X-Ray powers and finally names the position of the card in the deck! The SPECTATOR opens the deck and counts down - and lo and behold, there is the card. Brain cells start to melt from the ears!
Any deck - can even be borrowed! No stooges or confederates. No electronics, mirrors, magnets. The deck and the box are ungimmicked and REAL. No duplicates. No memorized stacks or card stacking systems. Can be done anywhere at anytime!
Best of all, this is a real killer - your spectators will be stunned and have no possible explanation! Highly touted by some of the best names in the business - and so very reasonably priced - even better with the pre-order.
I'm very proud of this one. It has been my little pet for well over a year. I'm so glad that we can finally release it to YOU.
Emergency Cash, 3D Paradox, X-Ray, The Portal, Ultimate Floating Match, Miracle Premonition... and more!
www.shufton.com
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KyleMacNeill
Inner circle
2762 Posts
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 12:58am
Sounds SO good!
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Prager
Inner circle
eMentalism.com
1621 Posts
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 1:41am
Great!
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 10:06am
Wow! Thanks Steve! This is the post we have all been waiting for! Of course, you are going to bombed with orders, but when is the release date and the price?
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Shufton
Regular user
California
129 Posts
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 10:43am
Release date is September 10th. You can save a few dollars if you preorder:
www.wowbound.com
Just $19.95 but even better with the preorder! Only $16.95!
Emergency Cash, 3D Paradox, X-Ray, The Portal, Ultimate Floating Match, Miracle Premonition... and more!
www.shufton.com
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 10:56am
You just won an order!
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daffydoug
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 1:40pm
I took the plunge. Ok, Steve and Bennie! Do me! Give me X Ray vision! Bring it on, man!
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