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Leslie Melville Special user Blackpool-U.K. 708 Posts 
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I have a plastic gem stick with four stones on each side. On side one, three gems are the same colour with the end one being of a different stone.
On side two, the different (matching) stone is at position three. The effect is that the different stone is manipulated so that it appears to be moving along the line from one end to the other and back again. Can anyone tell me the commercial name of this prop - and is it still available? Thanks in advance for any information supplied. Leslie
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Happy Hank New user Winnemucca, NV 34 Posts
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Sounds like hotrod
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24314 Posts
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No. Hot Rod has six stones on each side.
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Leslie Melville Special user Blackpool-U.K. 708 Posts
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On 2010-08-14 04:35, Happy Hank wrote: I also have Hot Rod and, as Bill says, it has six stones on each side - six different colours which magically change to being all alike. But thanks for the response. Anyone else have an idea? Leslie.
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts
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Leslie:
There were a number of "Jumping Gem" type products. Is the odd colored gem red? Tony |
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Leslie Melville Special user Blackpool-U.K. 708 Posts
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Hi Tony,
Yes, on the prop I am asking about the odd one is red and the other three are yellow/gold. All of the stones are embedded into a white plastic rod, three and three quarter inches long. The stones are centrally placed with just over an inch at either end! There is another trick which I think is actually called 'The Jumping Gems', but that one is made up of two black rods with 'diamond' stones at the ends. The stones jump back and forth between the rods. My reason for asking is that I have a presentation for this trick that works alongside the 'Hot Rod', earlier mentioned and I am thinking of including it in 'Magictales Two'. I need to know what the trick is called and if it is generally available before recommending its purchase! Leslie
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Meshuggina New user 92 Posts
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It certainly sounds like one of the traveling gem variants. With the configuration that you mention it sounds like it would be easy to start the gem on one end, then move it along to the other end. There are various stop light versions of this as well.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24314 Posts
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As I read these entries, I am beginning to recall something like this that I saw in one of the shops. It wasn't part of the original Ken Allen Jumping Gems series, though. I think the concept on this was, as Meshuggina has surmised, a routine in which one of the gems apparently "climbed up the ladder."
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Leslie Melville Special user Blackpool-U.K. 708 Posts
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On 2010-08-14 20:05, Meshuggina wrote: That's exactly what it does - what is it called and is it still on the market? Thanks to everyone for your input. Leslie Posted: Aug 18, 2010 5:29am It has been suggested that it might be a 'Chu' product - perhaps that will trigger further thoughts? Leslie Posted: Aug 18, 2010 6:10am Found it! It was indeed a Chu's Magic product. It is called Cross Light and can be found here: http://www.chusmagic.com/catalog_file/catalogue1.htm Thanks for your interest and PM's Leslie
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Rennie Inner circle I think I have about 1822 Posts
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I had it and as I recall it was called "Crosstown." It only utilized one paddle move as the green gem would start at the bottom and move one step at a time to the top. It was done by holding stick in left hand and turning it once from bottom to top, next move was the same, except it included a paddle move.
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Christopher Rinaldi Veteran user 347 Posts
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Fantasma Magic sells a cheap version of this paddle trick in little magic sets sold at Dollar Tree stores here in the U.S.A. for a dollar.
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Leslie Melville Special user Blackpool-U.K. 708 Posts
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I have created a mildly amusing story presentation that combines 'Cross Lights' (or 'Crosstown'!) with the 'Hot Rod'. The purpose of which was to avoid the dreadfully contrived method of forcing the required Hot Rod stone.
I intend to include the effect in 'Magictales Two', currently in preparation. Before writing up the routine, I needed to know the name of the four stone prop (Cross Lights) and that it was still available, and I very much appreciate the interest shown in this thread that has eventually led me to a result. Thank you one and all! Leslie
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Rennie Inner circle I think I have about 1822 Posts
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On 2010-08-19 18:52, Leslie Melville wrote: Leslie, Crosstown does NOT require a force. Rennie
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts
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Unless someone beat me to it, I have created two different gem stick effects. One begins with 3 gems, all the same color (in the center of the stick). They change one at a time to a second color. No moving parts.
The other begins with a red gem at the end (both sides, of course). It changes to yellow, and then to green, and finally, there are three gems together (red, yellow, and green like a traffic light).
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Leslie Melville Special user Blackpool-U.K. 708 Posts
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Rennie,
Sorry if my posting wasn't clear but if you re-read my comment you will see that I refer to - "the contrived method of forcing of the 'Hot Rod' stone". Leslie
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Rennie Inner circle I think I have about 1822 Posts
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On 2010-08-20 06:14, Leslie Melville wrote: Got it! I just read it too quickly. Rennie
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