No, not the international symbol of badassery referred to by mortal men as "sunglasses", I mean the almost as badass Aviator Playing Cards first introduced to the public in 1927 (can't wait for that 100-year anniversary).
I've spent 9 years doing magic, mostly card magic, and have only ever used bikes, aside from the occasional e-deck or t-deck. Shocker. I've recently attempted to rectify this, so once a month I buy a brick of classics that I've never used before. Bees. Tally-Hos. And now Aviators.
I've been handling the Aviators for a few days now and they are by far my favourite cards of all time:
Brb, I'm gonna go check if they're waterproof
I've spent 9 years doing magic, mostly card magic, and have only ever used bikes, aside from the occasional e-deck or t-deck. Shocker. I've recently attempted to rectify this, so once a month I buy a brick of classics that I've never used before. Bees. Tally-Hos. And now Aviators.
I've been handling the Aviators for a few days now and they are by far my favourite cards of all time:
- -They're smooth like butter
- -They stay smooth like butter
- -even after being handled for days, and dropped on the floor ad nauseam
- -They feel plastic, but like in a good way
- -I wonder if they're waterproof
- -I work in a bar and sometimes keep a deck of cards on me, but one splash from the sink is all it takes to ruin my cards
- -and my day
- -The plastic-y feel makes the card really stiff
- -which is the only time years of hand-strength training is properly rewarded
- -They are slightly harder to tear than regular cards
- -Also the stiffness prevents that annoying corner-bend you sometimes get when palming one card
- -In fact, it almost entirely eliminates any visible bend caused by palming
- -There's just something I like about them
- -Plus the box is cool
Brb, I'm gonna go check if they're waterproof
