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Crazy Sam's Mind by Hanson Chien and Sam Huang (Trick)


Destroy a potato chip in your spectator's hand using the power of your mind!
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Price: $29.95

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"I believe Crazy Sam’s Mind deserves the title of Trick of the Year, for its feat of crushing a potato chip on the audience's hand, almost as if you possess telekinetic abilities. The only downside? It requires practice. But mastering it transforms you into a modern wizard." - Hanson Chien

BASIC EFFECT

You start by putting a playing card in your hand and flicking it from a distance with just your finger. Next, you place a pair of glasses on the table and, with your hands beside them, they suddenly spring up. Finally, you ask an audience member to put a potato chip in their hand, and using telekinesis, you crush it from a distance.

ABOUT PROPS

The props we include, with their size, as well as their color, appear the most invisible. We tried many different materials and are confident they are the best props for this trick.

NEW METHOD

In the past, telekinetic effects mainly relied on threads or magnets for object manipulation. However, neither method could achieve the distant crushing of a potato chip. Crazy Sam's Mind now offers fresh avenues for these effects, sure to delight telekinetic enthusiasts.

IT'S A SYSTEM

This trick isn't just one effect; it's an invisible force applicable to many magic tricks. It lets you instantly create an unseen impact in the air. Sam will guide you through this system from basics to advanced techniques, including various applications like transforming and making items disappear. The possibilities are endless!

FEATURES

- Setup is quick.
- Potato chips are edible.
- Audience will be amazed by you.
- No worries about lighting conditions.
- What you see on the trailer is how it looks LIVE.
- Product includes instructions and necessary props.

VIDEO INFORMATION

- Running time: 58 mins
- HD video shot in Taiwan
- Language: English, Chinese
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese

PACKAGE INFORMATION

- Size: 8.2 x 8.2 x 2 cm
- Weight: 20g ±1g

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 30th, 2024
You will never be able to do the set up unless you completely turn around, and even then it looks suspicious. It is not practical at all and very over priced. Another great looking Trick on the trailer but not good for real life.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 28th, 2024
Unless you have a tiny hand,don't even consider this one- way over priced for the small gimmick that is sized for a 12 yr old child - 30 bucks lost, lesson learned
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 30th, 2024
First, the demo video is not completely open. You have 3 people, 2 of which are mostly in the video. What is done out of frame would have been very interesting to see. Unfortunately, you don't get to see that until you buy the trick.
I watched the instructions and tried to follow them. They are very clear but it will not work in my hands. Maybe if my hands were normal size, but the gimmick is way too small for me.
With the setup required I can see why the video was shot as it was, it would give too much away.
Nope. Nice thoughts but I will never use it.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 27th, 2024
ok so i have loved all of sams released material and purchased most. IMO this is a very clever and good effect, however, i feel it is way overpriced. Could have been a $12 download and let us get our own supplies. I say get it as it will be a lifetime keeper for the technique.
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It looks great, too bad everything else about it is awful. Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 5th, 2024
I have been a member of penguin magic for many years. I believe this is my first review. This is the first time I have been so disappointed in something that I needed to warn others.

To be clear i have had other MEH tricks or "Straight to the sock drawer" items. Its fine I am only a Semi-Pro magician doing a couple shows a yearish. I like to collect and I like to understand things to see if they will work in my shows or if it i something I can play off of with my unique patter.

This is none of those... Practicing this can physically affect you.

Sadly to get this to work as well as the video you need to practice a lot. This is common for really great effects. However as this one can literally hurt you while practicing you have to keep your practice time to a minimal. I can't practice it more than maybe 10 minutes a day if that before it is a problem.

The video ALSO is a dubbed translation to english. So it is like watching a bad tiktok voice over and doesn't do justice to the effect.

It is definitely not worth the money in its current state. I think it can be great for certain folks, and maybe the practice will not affect you the same as it does me.

All in all it is the most disappointing product I have ever purchased on penguin.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 4th, 2024
Still finding it difficult to get a pencil to move or to get glasses to move, also band keeps being visible at the front of the hand where it goes to the little finger
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Too small! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 11th, 2024
I agree with the other reviews that the product is way too small for adult hands. It’s too bad because the concept is cool, but it’s not possible to do with the small product provided.
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Meh. Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 7th, 2024
I was disappointed with the quality of the instruction dialogue and especially with the "gimmick" considering the price point.The trick itself has some interesting applications. It takes some practice and maybe can be applied in other ways.
The fake Morgan Freeman voiceover in the promo video should have alerted me to the quality of this.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 18th, 2024
I have normal size hands, and despite the video warning you the effect can cause hand pain, it really did cause me hand pain, after just 10 mins… you have to wear something to conceal the gimmick, and really it’s going to be visible from many angles….
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 2nd, 2024
Don't get me wrong here, it's a good trick, but was it worth the money I paid? Not even remotely. The "gimmick" could be picked up for pennies at many shops. The method is good but it could've been sold as a download with advice on how to source the materials needed.

It's a good trick, as I've already said, but getting people to part with that amount of money for something that costs next to nothing under other circumstances is an even better trick.
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