I have spent over 10000 on 400 plus tricks with Penguin over 20 years and it’s time to start
speaking up when disappointed and saving other customers money. This is fingers down (hands down)the
most unreal and overpriced gimmick I have purchased. Penguin should be embarrassed to even sell it.
You get wonderful instructions on how to make the gimmick look more natural ,but No matter how much
you try to make it look real,Unless done in darkness with no angles forget it . It’s a cute idea and
a variation on another trick but a waist of money . I am tired of spending big $ and not getting
value or a misleading video thst gets me to buy it. Penguin I’m angry ,tired of being misled by a
video that misrepresents a product. Buyers need to know before spending money on certain higher
priced tricks . I have made plenty of bad purchases ,but when i am misled by a video or description
it’s time to speak out. Too many other better tricks for this price.
31 of 32 magicians found this helpful.
It is an awesome mini illusion! But… it is meant for “hands with small thin fingers. It would have
been helpful if they would have specified the “size of the diameter of the tube, so we can know if
it would work on our finger.
14 of 14 magicians found this helpful.
Well well well...Great illusion of course, a couple of must cover before you purchase. You will
probably have to stain your Gimmick But...they cover how to. I promise you that most will not use
the routine tought because there is alot of grab and palming going on. I made my own routines where
all they want to inspect is my finger. THE PRICE...I'm afraid that Tenyo is going to make this same
Trick b but of course it will be half the price.kids and small handed ppl beware might not be for
you
8 of 9 magicians found this helpful.
This is a great illusion. Although i dont think the gimmick looks very realistic at all but they do
explain how to modify it to make it look better. They give you a few handlings to work with although
to let the spectator inspect the props the routine requires allot of palming so i made a routine
where i dont have to palm and its only inspectable at the beginning. I feel like the method is
fairly obvious but I really like the visual when detaching the finger in the open palm version. If
you perform the penetration from the front and back it does seem to confuse the spectator because it
cancels out the method. I had a little trouble with sliding the blades in at first but its alot
smoother now just have to make sure you push the gimmick all the way up. I was worried about the
angles but it works very well in person. Practice is important of course. Video is well shot Javier
is doing the tutorial. He is one of my favorite because him and Nick Lacapo are so very thorough.
Props are well made of course and i think you can get alot of mileage out of this trick. Highly
recommend especially for halloween. I performed this for a few kids and looked utterly disgusted
lol. Even stumped older people. Great trick
6 of 6 magicians found this helpful.
I couldn't even use this as I have large fingers. Something to consider before buying.
5 of 5 magicians found this helpful.
Is anyone old enough to remember Zoran Horror Finger? This is less gory, but just as shocking. I
read someone say this good for beginners. I disagree. You may be able to modify and perform a
truncated version, but to do the sequence that is initially taught, requires great timing and
misdirection. There’s also palming involved. Everything is explained in detail, but this is really
something you should invest a little time in. It will then be worth the cost.
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
I have yet to see anyone else perform this effect properly or smoothly as there is so much handling
to make this look real. This is not beginner or intermediate level, it is advanced. Great video
instructions and handling ideas but I dont see it happening. Gimmick may need some fingernail help
that an esthetician could help with. Im sticking with Demi Deck.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
Ok. so i titled this rookies because in truth there is a lot more handling than expected, however,
you must realize that to create the illusion correctly, effectively and convincingly you need to
work the principle. I would not say this is an easy to learn beginner effect. Like most good
magic/illusions there is a considerable amount of practice, structure and presentation. If you're
willing to commit to the prior recommendations then this will become an absolute reputation builder.
Price is right and props are sturdy. Rock on rookies.
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This one is tough for me because I have long fingers, but also it’s hard for my last two fingers to
bend independently of each other. I would say the handling is pretty advanced and requires a lot of
finger dexterity. For me, this one is pretty much unusable.