Magic Tricks

This is a very good carry around trick but does require a few seconds of "private" fiddling before and immediately after the presentation. This is shown in the sales video so there were no surprises after purchase (kudos to Penguin for showing an uncut real presentation). Once started, you must stay on pace or the user will perceive some funny business. Getting the ending right is absolutely critical or you'll be busted.

Don't get me wrong, it is not hard to do, but if the user starts talking or asks questions you may get off timing. So have your patter down word for word and proceed at your practiced pace. I don't hand out the card at the start of the trick because I may not get it back in time.

It does not require and app which is great, but this also means it is limited in what it can do and may not 100% match your phone's OS look and feel. You are able to customize some of this and get rid of the most noticeable things. As a mobile software developer by day, magician by night and on weekends, all my friends and family are way too savvy and notice a couple of small things that are "off". I suspect 99% of people never will and you'll be fine. The best part is they think it's cool even if they detect it's a "trick" (and most don't).

I wrote a custom app for myself that allows me to go at any pace and perfectly match my OS's look and feel 100% and make it truly "dynamic" with smooth animation. Unfortunately, I don't think Apple would ever approve this app for distribution in their App Store.

The card I received had a ragged cut at the bottom but a little trimming with a razor had it looking great in a few seconds.