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Kjellstrom Inner circle Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe 5203 Posts |
Mentalist Key Straightening:
http://themagicwarehouse.com/TA4768/Ment......ing.html Check out video - WOW! How is the creator/maker? Looks like a winning concept: "The magician holds a bent key between his fingers and slowly the key starts to straighten all by itself...it is truly that simple! Each "Super Key Straightening" is completely made of special metals without any gimmicks and certainly easy to show. Just hold the key between your fingers or put Super Key Straightening in the spectator’s palm and it will straighten by itself. The spectator can check it at once and will not believe what they have just seen. You are not hiding anything in your palm, or switching the keys! " |
magicinsight Inner circle 4292 Posts |
Does it need to be kept cold to maintain its bent shape? If so, it is not practical.
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magichoka Regular user 141 Posts |
Yes, it need to keep it cool, and the the key look suspicious....
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Ustaad Inner circle Iindia - States 6157 Posts |
The key could have been made better so as to look more realistic. I believe, price wise, this is the cheapest prop in its category.
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goldeneye007 Inner circle London 2423 Posts |
Agree to this. It IS cheap (compared to "similar" gaffs) but it does not really look like a real key...
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mike storz Inner circle Orange, CT 1353 Posts |
I do agree that I do not like the key. Nice price if the quality of the key was better.
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Steveblackwell New user 99 Posts |
The look of the key doesn't bother me too much. It is not a common style, but there are tons of different styles in keys. It might need some thought to what it is meant to unlock I would think.
If it does use the method the guys above are saying it uses, then there is a lot more involved in the prep. and carrying of the key. That is the trade off for the super clean and easy effect. Personally I really like the concept of straightening a bent key. There is good reason for it. |
Kjellstrom Inner circle Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe 5203 Posts |
And, this is other version; Mentalist Key-Bend!
http://themagicwarehouse.com/TA4767/Mentalist-Key-Bend.html Check out the video, looks very magically... People will freak out when they see this "live". Live self-bending metal - a very rare thing in real life. |
Steveblackwell New user 99 Posts |
A rare thing in real life, but in magic Yves Doumergue might not think so.
He sells PSY Key http://www.daytonamagic.com/products/PSY......YLE.html |
Ustaad Inner circle Iindia - States 6157 Posts |
"Mentalist Key - Straightening" and "Mentalist Key - Bend" is a wonderful combination to have. Even though the keys don't look very realistic, still they are a great props to perform such effects. You first bend the key and then later, with slight misdirection, straighten the key. IMHO, this is sure going to play big.
At less than half the price of Yves' PSY Key, one can buy a pair of Mentalist Keys. Comparing the price of Mentalist Key with Yves' PSY Key, the Mentalist Key is available at a fraction of the cost (20%). I believe the quality of material used in both keys are the same, except that aesthetically the PSY Key looks much better. IMHO, this is worth considering. P.S. Kjellstrom, Thank you for sharing the links!
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