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vanilla192 New user Ottawa, Canada 94 Posts |
I hear people talking about the m5 system, what is it and what does it do?
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Muddy Elite user 449 Posts |
Have a look here: http://www.ellusionist.com
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ellisd Veteran user Sacramento 329 Posts |
Be careful if you buy it. I ruined a $300 TV just by walking by it!
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Carlos Lacuna Regular user 109 Posts |
My opinion: Impractical for impromptu, wonderful for premeditated Pk effects. Better off on a different appendage than the one performed on ellusionist's video demo (bulky, cumbersome, and risk factor to sensitive objects)
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Loual4 Special user Montreal, Canada 670 Posts |
Sounds a little bit like a "Raven", or "the bat", Right???
On the web page, they say it is similar, but better. Is it really? Did any body get a chance to compare? Louis |
Carlos Lacuna Regular user 109 Posts |
Loual... same principle, completely different gimmick though. I have both. Like I said in my previous post, I find the M5 awkward. I will utilize it when the moment is right, but you won't find me using it often.
If you want to doin visual coin and other shim vanishes - raven If you want to do PK effects (unexplainable movement of objects, ability to discern information, i.e. which container has a secret item) - M5 |
Loual4 Special user Montreal, Canada 670 Posts |
Thanks Lacuna!
Louis |
ClouDsss Inner circle 1799 Posts |
I don thk the M5 is good.
my friend bought it and found it to be kinda impractical to use in close up performances (i mean having to hide the gimmick and having to make the sleight look natural - pple who have the gimmick shld know wat I mean) well its not really a sleight but a movement and yes you have the tendency to destroy not only TVs if you are not careful lol cheerios
Think outside the box, cos people are all thinking inside now!! - ClouDsss
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magicsarge New user Northamptonshire, Great Britain 79 Posts |
I have an M5 and do use it. Yes I think it is bulky and difficult to hide, but it can produce some good strong effects.
My favourite is to make a coin flip over in the spectators hand, or the movement of an item under a glass is effective. I have done several watch stops with it the is really strong, but you do run the risk of killing the spectators watch! Keep it well away from your computer! |
pkg Inner circle The City of Ithobaal I son of Hiram I 1356 Posts |
I do use the m5, and almost never leave home without it! yes it is bulky, yes it does take some practice (just like ANYTHING) and for the reactions I get,it is well worth it! and remember nothing is perfect!
Double posters should be shot!
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SOHartist Loyal user Ft. Myers, Florida 211 Posts |
The main reason I don't use it is that I know that I will subconciensly walk by some electronics and ruin it. I don't want to think about where I'm walking 24 hours a day.
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WhiteAngel Loyal user West Virginia, USA 269 Posts |
I use it, I Love it. It can work wonders. Yes, it is bulky, but if used right, it won't get in the way. It can work wonders, and I wouldn't take anything for it. Yes, there are some pros and cons, but the pros will win. pm me if you wnat the info.
True illusionists strive to decieve the eye AND the mind.....
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Rob Johnston Inner circle Utah 2060 Posts |
The bulkiness of the item makes it very hard to wield. That is just one aspect to consider.
"Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable." - Margot Fonteyn
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Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts |
Quote:
On 2005-01-16 13:08, SOHartist wrote: :fyi: Just as a safety list, here are the items that can be damaged by an M5:
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Pure Effect 2 New user Plymouth, England 60 Posts |
The m5 is easy to hide and use with a little practice, I payed £65 and use it a lot thier are so many effects to do and me and a lot of other I know would recomend it.
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ClouDsss Inner circle 1799 Posts |
Mystician:
thanks for the list .....all those items can be found practically everywhere so we have to be extra careful as to where we go to when having an m5 on board cheerios
Think outside the box, cos people are all thinking inside now!! - ClouDsss
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Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts |
You're welcome
As an aside, a lot of people don't realize that audio speakers contain magnets - in smaller speakers, the "bookshelf" variety, this is usually neglible, but in larger speakers, the field can be fairly strong. People sometimes plop their VCR tapes on top of the speaker, or right next to the speaker, then wonder why the video looks bad next time they go to play it. So then they start running one of those horrid dry, abrasive VCR cleaning tapes through the VCR and chew up their heads, then they need new heads or a new VCR .. you get the picture -anti-pun not intended .. I wonder if an M5 would break a microwave oven if you sat it on top of one ? Microwave ovens utilize a device called a magnetron, which creates the actual microwaves. I'm not going to experiment, that's for sure !
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Mike Brezler Inner circle Waynesboro, Pa. 1114 Posts |
I have one, but I haven't used it because it was bigger and bulkier than I thought it was going to be. It would be great if you could get a gadget to hold it underneath a table. Then you wouldn't need to strap it on your leg.
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Joe Mauro Inner circle 1133 Posts |
The Raven and Bat seem better geared twoards this type of magic. I use them both and like the outcome.
~Joe
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