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Unfortunately I don't have the proper tools for building it currently. My preferred method would be with a nail spiked into the ground securely and a lock for that on the bottom of my shoe that would counter balance my weight with a leg harness that locks into place. It's the concept that I...

Hey everyone! My best friend's wedding is coming up soon and I would really like to perform a matrix levitation at it. Unfortunately I have no idea what is the best matrix levitation nor a credible source where to buy it. Can someone please give me guidance on this? Thanks, -Tyler

What I absolutely love about this effect is that there are some many different ways to pull it off; each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Some prefer to use the mentalism or hypnosis approach which I'm not particularly strong at but love seeing it pulled off successfully. Some...

That is very true. I'm not sure who exactly told the story that became the legend but if it is true, the only two witnesses I believe were Cliff Green and Dai Vernon. Since they were only in their early teens at the most, their memory of the event could be pretty distorted. But in the end...

I agree with you completely on that. To a laymen it doesn't matter what method you use for this sort of effect, they are just looking to be entertained. And as long as you entertain them, then you are succeeding in my opinion. The whole point I was trying to make with this thread is to see if...

Thanks everyone! I watched the Blaine clip a few times last night and have concluded that it was the fairest conditions possible but luck was in Blaine's favor when Hawking said Nine of Diamonds. I think Blaine had the deck in a memorized order and was very fortunate that the nine of diamonds...

Hey thanks for the advice. Your method is actually quite clever of guessing what card they are going to choose. I think what I'm going to do is put all my electrical engineering knowledge to the test and create a gimmick to accomplish this. This is way off into the future if I end up doing...

Derren Brown is definitely skilled at all forms of mentalism and hypnosis. Well magic in general for that matter. At the magic club at my university we are always discussing his performances and trying to analyze how he did it. In the video I shared, I really don't think Stephen Hawking was...

You may be on to something with hypnosis. I think that may be the only way to do it without using any gimmicks. I don't think it's a sure-fire method though. I'm thinking about building a gimmick that will have a sure-fire effect to it but I never touch the deck that's been in sight the whole time.

That's so cool! The thing with this is I want the exact effect to be like what David Blaine did here. I don't even want to touch the deck. I just want it to be as simple as someone names a card, the deck has been in view the entire time, and a spectator pulls off the top card and it is the named...

The magic club at the University of Michigan and I were hanging out at one of our meetings and we were trying to come up with solutions to a complex plot. The plot basically is someone names any card freely, and that card is the only card that is in your pocket or sealed envelope. Legend has...

This is such a great topic. The accomplishment I have been most proud of was having my first creation ever, Doubting Thomas, get published on penguinmagic.com and the feedback that came with it. Everyone that bought the effect has told me that they like it and want to practice it more so they...

Big Patrick Redford (or should I say George Tait) fan right here. He lives in my home state and I've always wanted to meet him. I have him on Facebook and he seems like a pretty cool guy.

Do you have a performance video of it? The description was a little obscure but if I could see it in action I could help craft a name unique to that effect if you would like.

My first "performance" was at a park performing for some kids that my mentor was entertaining by doing a painting (he's into sketchboard art as entertainment). The only thing I remember doing was $5 to some larger amount of money( I think all I could do was $68 at the time) and it going over...

The whole reason I got into magic is because I saw how happy it could make some people and I really wanted to entertain people and make them happy like that. I feel that YouTube is a great platform to reach a massive and distant audience (YouTube > Facebook imo). As long as your videos keep...

In my opinion, not at all. You keep doing you man! I think the general consensus of the community would be happy if you only reveal tricks that you have created or rather not reveal anything at all. But if you are just uploading videos of you practicing, I don't think anyone is going to have...

Hi I would like to clear some things up about "Stay Cool" since I plan on using it in my shows and have used it before. The general production of sunglasses is impromptu as long as you have a pair of sunglasses with you. Tobias Dostal goes over multiple ways of making cool productions of...

That definitely fits a gambler style script but one of the best gamblers out there....Daniel Madison....he had something similar on his instagram but it shocked me with the plot that he used. He did the tale of Antigonish or "The Little Man That Wasn't There". I loved it so much I wrote a short...

Ah was not aware of that! Thank you for answering my question.