Interesting question. A possible answer is that the dvd doesn't come with a gaff, all it does is give you information. Once you have the info you can get rid of the dvd and still do the trick. So, discussions of ethics aside, you could purchase it and offload it and still be able to perform the effect.

On 2010-01-05 16:10, drezmagic wrote:

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Interesting question. A possible answer is that the dvd doesn't come with a gaff, all it does is give you information. Once you have the info you can get rid of the dvd and still do the trick. So, discussions of ethics aside, you could purchase it and offload it and still be able to perform the effect.

Hmm... I like the way this looks and sounds. Do you need to build some sort of gaff? (as in, will I have to take a trip to some store to make this?) or is it barely anything to make at all?

Thanks

On 2010-01-04 07:33, eddierush wrote:
Hello Magi,

Here's my Liquify idea:

I ask a person, "do you believe that words can come alive? Yes? Great! I wanna try a little experiment to see if we can make that come true." I open my bag and take out a few of books (two novels and a notepad). I put the notepad aside and ask them to choose one of the books. I hand them the book and ask them to riffle through the book and tell me how many pages are within. I ask two other spectators to each choose a single digit number. The resulting number is the page the first spectator will turn to. Now I address the first spectator, "Now, let's keep it a little simple this first time. Could you please look at and remember either the first OR last word on that page? Got it? Good! Now close the book and concentrate on that word. As you concentrate on the word you may begin to see the word in places you never thought to see it." If I'm outside, "Take a look at the clouds in the sky. Can you see your word in the clouds? No?" If I'm inside, "Look at the painting(s) over there. Can you see your word rendered in the painting? No?" Either way I then say, "Here, take a look in the water. Can you see your word in the water? No? That's alright. It doesn't always work the first time for most. We may need to use something a bit more concrete."

I look around for something and I find my notepad off to the side. I open the notepad and rip out a blank page. I then rip the paper in half and casually give them one of the halves. I then say, "I'd like to use this piece of paper and this water for our experiment. Because water is life I believe that we can use these two to help make your word come alive." I them instruct them to continue concentrating on the word and slowly place the paper in the water. If I'm inside I find some water and ask them to sprinkle the water on the paper.

I've performed this effect twice already. I'm looking to create a demo video (without revelation) to share with the community. It's definitely a part of my close-up, impromptu street, and parlor routine. I'm trying to reconstruct this routine so I can use it on stage - Using a large flip pad - spectator chooses flip pad page to rip out - light illuminates page from behind - water pistol to spray water onto page. It's still under construction though.

Please let me know what you think. I am always looking for ways to improve.

Thanks

On 2010-01-07 23:23, Gospel Dan wrote:
I was thinking about an idea of using a blank sheet of paper and asking what the person sees. Hopefully they will answer nothing, being that there is nothing on it. I will ask them to examine it to make sure nothing is on it. Are you sure nothing is there? They will reply yes. Then I would say, This is what non believers see when looking at a bible. Even though the bible has words in it, it might as well be blank because they see nothing in it.

But, when we are baptized with water and the Holy Spirit, God removes the veil and we begin to see that there is something. Then the words, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." appear.

This is my rough idea of a gospel presentation for it, I'd had to fine tune it, but would this work using Liquify? Can it be done with several words at once?

On 2010-01-09 10:55, Jack Poulin wrote:
Is it on the market right now?

On 2010-01-08 16:43, Ben Train wrote:
Gospel,

three things.

1. Yes, it would work fine. They could examine the sheet, see NOTHING, and then when you "baptize" the paper.

2. I wonder if it might be more "magical" if you forced something first (a word or object) and then through the pathway to God (baptized) the truth becomes revealed (or an actual biblical/gospel reference). If you don't like that then your idea is great.

3. I wonder if there's some tie in you could do with light and/or fire. Not sure if that trivializes your message...

Ben