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Jay Sankey's Metamorph


A penny melts into the fibers of a matchbook. Highly visual, easy to perform, and fully inspectable.
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The performer hands out a book of matches for close examination. A penny is then borrowed and the date on the coin is noted. Commenting that, "You can create a little static electricity between almost any two things," the magician rubs the coin on his sleeve, places the penny on the matchbook and tips the book on its side.

Unfortunately, the penny slides off. "Let's try that one more time," says the performer as he again rubs the coin on the matchbook. This time, when the book is tipped, not only does the penny stick, the coin MELTS INTO THE FIBERS OF THE MATCHBOOK!!! The book of matches is immediately handed out for examination and the date is verified! This easy-to-do, very visual, heart-stopping effect comes complete with three different handlings and three matchbooks.

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Metamorph disspointing Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 1st, 2004
I have many of Jay's tricks, and really love his stuff. And after I saw the demo for this trick, Jay's performance really sells it (of course). BUT, this trick was very disappointing when I began performing it. The handling can be awkward and revealing, and the penny on the matchbook is not well made. - This is disappointing since most of Jay's gimmicks are primo stuff. The penny doesn't look real at all, and doesn't seem to fool anyone - at least not in the conditions I've performed it in. You would need really low light to make it work I think.
It's a good concept, but considering the problems mentioned above, it's definitely not worth the money.
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Looks Horribly fake Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 21st, 2004
I'm sorry, but I don't know what these other reviews see out of this trick. I personally think the gimmik looks horribly fake. There's one thing about this trick that I think nobody can argue aginst me about though. The price too high by about 7 or 8 bucks. One other thing I would like to mention. The discussion boards have a poll in them and 66% or something like that say that they think this trick stinks.
DONT BUY IT!!!!!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 7th, 2010
This was very disappointing, especially from the genius mind of Jay Sankey. The idea is really cool, but the translation of the idea into what you get here just doesn't fly. The matchbook coin illustrations don't look all that real. For something like this where the effect is a feat of impossibility that is a really important fact. I wanted to like this but just couldn't do it. This went into my drawer of magical mistakes.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 5th, 2010
This seems like a good trick but people aren't usually impressed with this one. I find that the revelation of the penny stuck to the match packet really disappointing. Don't buy this expecting to freak people out. Might work on little kids but not adults.
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Penny Arcade should just call this “free matches” Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 14th, 2024
There’s no video or any explanation of how this gimmick was intended to be performed, and the quality of the gimmick is poor enough that it would be embarrassing to allow examination. Usually with 3d objects printed on paper you want to move fast because the illusion falls apart upon extended viewing, even when the gimmick is relatively high quality, which this is not.

If you show people a penny and a match book and then claim to have melded them together you can’t just flash the impossible object at them and run off, they will want to hold it and examine it- just beware, because when you do they WILL pity you for agreeing to the inspection.

I tried googling to find the original video demonstration of this effect and found that Sankey has used the MetaMorph name for an entirely different effect now, a bill swap that would almost certainly have to be better than this. It’s the equivalent of your parents giving your younger sibling the same name as you, because you were too disappointing to be allowed to carry the name uncontested. Sankey’s mind has created a seemingly endless pile of sometimes great stuff, and sometimes it’s just janky as hell. File this one firmly in the latter column… but if you find yourself in need of starting a fire, you could do worse than picking this thing up in the Penny Arcade as a cheap book of matches. Just do the world a favor and never, ever perform it for other human beings.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 19th, 2004
This trick is is really good I suggest you buy it, it will take a little bit of practice, but it's worth it, cuase the reaction you get towards the trick makes it so worth while, its so amazing yet so simple, you have to buy it!!!!!
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hey hey great!!!!! Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 2nd, 2004
wassup everyone I just wanted to tell you guys that this is the best!!!!Jay Sankey always gets some crazy tricks well jay you\'re the best.
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