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Killed_CZ Regular user Czech republic, Prague 173 Posts 
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About seven years ago, I guess, I was thinking about how the David Copperfield made the steam / fog in his hands when putting together the baseball card in his TV special
 On one czech "magic shop" I found something that was described as :
You put little on your thumb and when you wish you simply heat that with other finger by little pressure and then magicaly apears SMOKE. It sounds cool and amazing .. it was small tube, about 3$ price and that great efect ... well .. in fact ... when opened ... it was horibble stink. No mather .. magician must get over then I pressed fingers and .... they were fixed together little bit ... one more press .. another ... another .. both of my fingers get black and dirt ...
I called the Magic Studio (the shop) and I was told that ... when .. press and release .. press and release ... then some fibres will be done and while waving the hand it will look like a SMOKE
Worst think I have never bought .. no mather money .. but ... it was so impractical and only to bee seen from few inches 
By the way .. does anybody know how to do fog or smoke without using the big apparatus or cigaret  ? ( also don't tell me wait till winter and try to exhale hot air from your mouth as one my friend told me )
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Whit Haydn V.I.P. 5449 Posts
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The spirit gum trick "smoke trick" you are speaking of is one of the first I ever learned. It actually looks pretty good when done right.
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Vandy Grift Inner circle Milwaukee 3504 Posts
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The worst trick I ever bought is a great trick. It's the worst one I ever bought because I never perform it, and probably never will. It's not right for the places I do magic or the type of magic I do. So in that sense it was a waste of money.
You can actually get a decent illusion from "mystic smoke", but the stuff is messy.
"Get a life dude." -some guy in a magic forum
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Killed_CZ Regular user Czech republic, Prague 173 Posts
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Well .. so it must be "after expiration date" tube in my case
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Geraldo78 New user Netherlands 16 Posts
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On 2004-04-24 00:14, Fraser Gould wrote: Thank you for this post, Fraser Gold!! Has consider to buy this cardfountain, because can use it into my hand. And its cheaper as the other cardfountains. But, now I will not buy this trash. |
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Dale New user 29 Posts
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I know this is an old topic but it sure is informative....and funny! Funny because we're all suckered (to varying degrees) by an avalanche of these "incredible" new releases daily.
I am no exception. I purchased Protocol 153.51 off the net thinking it was going to be the greatest thing in history. Flushing my money down the toilet would have given me greater pleasure! IMHO it is impractical, unreliable and not at all user friendly (especially not to the spectator). Another poor decision was to purchase Impossible Devination. Did this effect really get by every magician and journalist who ever saw it, as the ad says? Maybe it's just me........but I seriously doubt it. On a positive note, I did attempt to purchase Braco's Floating Ball a number of years ago (which would not have been a wise decision, according to soooo many members on this thread!). I had met a reasonably famous magician/internet magic proprietor at a convention and contacted him about the purchase. To his credit, as I had already placed the order and given my credit details, he contacted me to say that he couldn't and wouldn't sell this "monstrosity" to me (his word). I owe him a huge debt of thanks. To put this topic into perspective, I wish these duds weren't inflicted upon us, but I guess they're all a part of the learning curve. |
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Guardian452 Loyal user Los Angeles 235 Posts
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I have to say Gutbuster is my worst buy
the gimmick is too big and bulky (in my opinion) and only fits a certain number of people Ill be making my own smaller gimmick so I can perform this
Been a busker since I was 14 from San Diego; Don Driver was my mentor along with many others like Jimmy Talksalot, Sleeveless (Stephen Sloan), Bob Elliott.
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CAROLINI Special user 607 Posts
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There is one very obvious point being made in this thread. We have all made purchasing mistakes over the years. My question is "what should we do with those items"? We could attempt to sell them on e-bay, but if we didn't like them maybe no one else likes them either. We wouldn't want to deceive another buyer. We could give them away to another performer or a local club for performers. We could just package them up and sell them for a pittance to one of the few organizations that buy used magic. Or we could just throw them in the garbage and forget about it. I have done all of the above except e-bay. The others all worked to a certain degree. Personally I am at the stage now where I would feel deceitful trying to sell my mistakes. I realize that one man's junk could be another's treasure but for my own peace of mind I'm tired of looking at the stuff and the last stop will be the garbage man. I have enough effects to last me the rest of my life. Of course, I'll be tempted by all the latest advertisements but that's what got me into trouble to begin with. There will be no more purchases of the latest miracles for me. Thank you.
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Lash Regular user Lansing, MI 161 Posts
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Years ago I purchased a stupid gimmick to produce cards from thin air. Definately worth learning the sleights instead of using this dumb piece of junk. Also I got this rising wand once. It wasn't worth it either.
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CAROLINI Special user 607 Posts
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A very interesting website http://www.25offmagic.com. They tell you what's bad and why and what's good and why. Yes, it is just one opinion but well worth considering.
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Bertrand Thornley Loyal user Tampa, FL 278 Posts
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The worst trick I bought was the Hover Grandmother. Not only did the ad fail to tell me the grandmother wasn't included; mine had just died merely a week previously. Not only did I feel ripped off but also sad, but more ripped off. Double wammy! Dealers suck.
"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business." Tom Robbins
Personal Revelation: I'm not a hippopotamus |
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Mumblemore Inner circle 1429 Posts
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Lounghran's Elevator was terrible. I've heard he produces good illusions, but this one was a dog. . .
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evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts
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On 2007-08-31 02:49, Bertrand Thornley wrote: What about grandpa's Hover?
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in - Wayne Gretzky
My favorite part is putting the gaffs in the spectators hands...it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside! - Bob Kohler |
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gardini Regular user Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 158 Posts
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Cris angel's masterminds vol 2. Just bad effect way over priced. Must be the second worst thing I got. The first thing was from mondo magic a dealer on ebay sold close up tricks buy the lot claiming that they were professional quailtiy, but unfortantly they were all cheap plastic rip offs of tricks I ended up giving them to my kids to play around with.
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evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts
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On 2007-08-28 11:56, CAROLINI wrote: The website link does not work..
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in - Wayne Gretzky
My favorite part is putting the gaffs in the spectators hands...it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside! - Bob Kohler |
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dpe666 Inner circle 2895 Posts
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On 2007-07-01 13:31, Guardian452 wrote: If it was such a bad buy, why are you taking the time making a smaller gimmick so you can still perform this illusion?  |
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ghostpianist Loyal user 274 Posts
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When I first started with magic I used to buy a lot of single effects from Penguin and Elusionist. The tricks aren't all that bad but later turned out to be not worth the money. With the same amount of money you can probably buy some nice books with 10 times as many tricks.
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MagicianDM Loyal user 213 Posts
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On 2004-08-01 18:59, DrNorth wrote: Eclipse is the best gimmicked trick I know! It's genius and the audience have 0% of figuring this out! And it's well made, will last a life time! And it's visual! And it's made of good type of plastic, it wont break.
The ultimate, most visual and practical ambitious card routine finisher - HERE!
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts
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On 2007-10-06 11:56, evolve629 wrote: http://www.25offmagic.com/ SEEMS TO WORK NOW ...
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Andy the cardician Inner circle A street named after my dad 3362 Posts
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On 2007-10-30 02:30, ghostpianist wrote: well said. You might want to read this as well . . . http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......um=41&29 Andy
Cards never lie
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