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I don't see a review for Chaos by Brad Addams. Here is the marketing piece:
Chaos by Brad Addams (DVD + Deck) Learn this devastating skill and pluck a chosen card out of a pack. Nothing to hide - YOU REALLY DO IT. NOW SHIPPING. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Catch a selected card from the deck with no controls, sleights or moves, no thread, no magnets, no external gimmicks or hook-ups. Perform the effect completely surrounded and with zero reset. There have been card catch effects in the past involving tricky sleight of hand or various hook-ups, with Chaos you can eliminate the difficulty and set-up. Everything is completely self contained, so as long as your chaos deck is in your pocket, you’re set to go and create this devastating demonstration of skill. •Comes COMPLETE with a DVD and a custom Bicycle deck. •Perform Surrounded. •Instant Reset. •Easy to do. •You could perform most of, if not all of your other card effects with the chaos deck. •Comes with a bonus effect. •DVD contains live performances, a studio performance, to-cam performances and step by step expert tuition with multiple angles and close ups. Brad Addams has brought to life one of the most faked skills in a magicians repertoire: PLUCKING a card out of a dribbling pack: Demonstrate your undeniable ninja-like skill by reaching into an entire pack of cards AS THEY FALL and plucking a chosen card out. The beauty of this pack? It can be used for your other other card tricks until you’re ready for the big finish. “To say this thing blew my nuts off would be an understatement.” -Alan Rorrison (creator of “Smoke”) Insane demonstrations of skill make PERFECT finales. True street performers use opportunities like this to BUILD the suspense during their entire act. After each trick, talking it up a little more. The end result? A nearly fool-proof standing ovation. “When I was first showed this it completly stumped me! so effective but so easy!” -Chris Webb (Gumslinger, Prime) I couldn’t stop smiling a big Cheshire Cat grin when I got my copy. My favorite part is the undeniability of it all. You’re going in with an empty hand (in short sleeves if you like) and coming out victoriously holding a single card. Visual to the max. Magic + REAL, Raw skill + EASY TO DO = Perfect. |
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Here is my review:
It is a good effect, but IMO, it should not have been released as a single effect. Without giving away the secret, this is a gaffed deck that most magicians, amateur or pro, likely already have. It is also important to note that only the first several cards of the riffled deck can be seen by the spectators and the trick cannot be repeated unless you do a deck switch to another gaffed deck. It is simple, and it could be powerful, but beware of the limitations described above. |
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One more item. The marketing says "You could perform most of, if not all of your other card effects with the chaos deck". I disagree with that statement. To me, it implies that the deck is pretty similar to a regular deck. IMO, it is very different from a normal deck. Let's just say that you definitively cannot have the deck examined.
Having said all that, this effect is on sale at Penguin for $4.95 today. This is probably not a bad price for this gaffed deck that you can use for this effect and probably a variety of other effects as well. If you get it, you will instantly understand what is going on by looking at the deck, and IMO, the video is really not necessary. |
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