Maybe it his hinting Chris' method??lol Or maybe it is making fun of another Torn and Restored that uses a lighter??haha Or maybe it's just there to make you wonder why. Kind of like the movie Bottle Rocket when Owen and Luke Wilson where the tape on their nose.
In the routine that Kenner teaches on the DVD, after you tear the card up, you hand a lighter & the torn pieces to a spectator. You take two pieces from them & have them hold the flame underneath to "heat" up the edges. You then restore them. This is repeated with the 3rd & 4th pieces. The lighter & your spectator holding the torn pieces are COMPLTELY OPTIONAL.
In the routine that Kenner teaches on the DVD, after you tear the card up, you hand a lighter & the torn pieces to a spectator. You take two pieces from them & have them hold the flame underneath to "heat" up the edges. You then restore them. This is repeated with the 3rd & 4th pieces. The lighter & your spectator holding the torn pieces are COMPLTELY OPTIONAL.
I agree! It's a great way to truly involve your spectator in the process of putting the card back together. They HELP make the magic happen... pretty cool!
There's another use for the lighter that Kenner mentions in the DVD besides just using it to provide a better routine. But you'll have to get it to find out
I understand it's optional, but theoretically speaking, could you use something else? Like a flashlight (out of the blue sorry)? Or is a lighter used in a specific way that's important?