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NinoL New user 19 Posts 
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On Sep 17, 2018, mikenewman wrote: Ignore them, it's just as common in the UK and Europe. I remember when I was a teenager some 'boys' would think it was 'for girls' but these are the same boys that thought washing your face in the morning was for girls or brushing your teeth twice a day. Bleeding lips are not fun, or cool. Anyone over the age of 15 will realise this is a common product for both men and women. It might not be as used - the winters are not as cold in the UK after all, but I always have one and generally a Carmex or something at home. You want proof that it's a common product? Go in any supermarket, petrol station or shop and see the number of chapsticks by the checkout. Someone's buying it guys, or else they wouldn't sell it 
I like the look of this trick. I think it'll fool people and is much more natural than using a pen IMO, especially in a street situation. Not for everyone, and maybe an unnecessary addition, but in that case don't buy it! |
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Griflex New user North Wales UK 89 Posts
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So is it 100% correct that there is no switch invlolved here??? and that the one chapstick used can be examined as soon as its pulled out of the bill?
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MR Effecto Inner circle 2835 Posts
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Ya mine shipped today
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tomdeg Veteran user 303 Posts
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On Sep 18, 2018, MR Effecto wrote: Mine too!! |
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Xcath1 Inner circle 3065 Posts
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To Griiflex, it can look as clean as the demo. No cleaner. There is no switch. That is a true but incomplete statement
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samdan Special user 519 Posts
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Xcath—do you like the effect? Thx
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Oscar999 Elite user 401 Posts
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Sure it looks magical ... and yes, I guess you can justify carrying it around.
But why would you ever push a "chapstick" through a dollar bill? For me, this is a trick in search of motivation ... Oscar |
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pegasus Eternal Order United Kingdom 10537 Posts
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On Sep 20, 2018, Oscar999 wrote: Err because you’re a magician and you can. |
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Xcath1 Inner circle 3065 Posts
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Honestly, saw it at Magic Live, bought during shopping fever and have not played with it since. Been busy. It’s nice visuall effect and doesn’t take a lot of pocket space. I think it ias an effect it is much closer than cig throw coin than pen through bill
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RNK Inner circle 7527 Posts
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On Sep 20, 2018, pegasus wrote: Exactly! After reading some of the comments posted here I wonder if some of these people actually perform magic.
Check out Bafflingbob.com
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MR Effecto Inner circle 2835 Posts
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Your so right RNK....................
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Oscar999 Elite user 401 Posts
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On Sep 20, 2018, RNK wrote: In my opinion, "because you're a magician and you can" is the justification for the lowest common denominator. Some effects are just plain silly and pointless. Oscar |
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RNK Inner circle 7527 Posts
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There is nothing silly about this effect whatsoever. Visually it looks freaking awesome!
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Oscar999 Elite user 401 Posts
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On Sep 20, 2018, RNK wrote: Agreed, there is a nice visual element to it. Oscar |
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videoman Inner circle 6748 Posts
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Nothing wrong with simply performing some eye candy every once in a while.
No need for justification any more than cig thru quarter or a myriad of other very popular effects. But obviously no effect is going to be well-suited for everyone. To each their own. I think rather than making a blanket statement that a trick is silly or pointless or whatever, people should get in the habit of simply saying that the trick is not for them. That I can easily understand and accept. Saying it is pointless I cannot. (Although it really is literally pointless which brings us back around to a Chapstick couldn't really penetrate a bill, blah, blah, blah.) 
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SleepyMagic Inner circle Hopefully I'll pass my exams with 1646 Posts
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On the topic of justification...I don't think spectators give a flying !@#$ on why you put a Chapstick through a bill or why his card came flying out of a deck, they are there to be entertained and they are being entertained with this effect!
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Oscar999 Elite user 401 Posts
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Defend this trick all you want.
Frankly, I think it's pointless. But that's just my opinion ... and I'm not apt to change it based on any arguments I've seen here. Oscar |
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JohnD New user 14 Posts
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I personally much prefer the effect ignition which uses a key rather than using a chapstick for a similar result . Each to their own of course 🙂
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pegasus Eternal Order United Kingdom 10537 Posts
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On Sep 20, 2018, JohnD wrote: Does the key slowly melt through? If not it’s not similar. |
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Senor Fabuloso Inner circle 1243 Posts
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I still think the pens on the market make more sense and cost so much less, that this is unnecessary and a waste of money. Just my opinion.
No matter how many times you say the wrong thing, it will NEVER be right.
If I'm not responding to you? It's because you're a TROLL! |
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