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Washers as coins

KeenanO

KeenanO

Mar 12, 2010
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Tucson
I created a coin routine that is done with washers. It's kind of a coins across trick featuring Alvo Stockman's brain washer vanish. I think it's pretty cool, but what I want to know is what do you guys think about using washers instead of coins.

Thanks
Keenan O.


"Anyone can do a card trick, but not everyone can be a magician."
 
keenasaur said:
I created a coin routine that is done with washers. It's kind of a coins across trick featuring Alvo Stockman's brain washer vanish. I think it's pretty cool, but what I want to know is what do you guys think about using washers instead of coins.

Thanks
Keenan O.


"Anyone can do a card trick, but not everyone can be a magician."
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mm...what is a washer?

sorry english it´s not my native language...just asking
 
its what you put between a screw and other materials so the screw doesnt get loose on its own.
plain-washer.jpg
 
I think it's a great substitution. I would have a reason to use them though. People would just wonder why you don't use coins.
 
Arguably, people won't even bother questioning why you aren't using washer. You just have to present/state it as you are getting into the effect. I can see people just taking your statement at face value and "cool, stuff with washer."

Since you use washers, my only question is how is the edge? I presumed them to be rather slippery compared to coins, but can you intervene on that?
 
Well, I've found them to be quite workable actually. They are a little slippery, but A good magician should be able to do a coin routine with a rough rock in my opinion, so if I can do it with something harder than coins, coins should be a snap when I pick them up again.
 
Anything that's shaped like a coin (or close) can be used for coin magic. Not that I'm great at coin magic but it just seems to make strange sense.
 
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