This is actually a good trick. I did not think so for the first few months I had it. Once you learn
the sequence of showing how solid and then how flexible the pen is, it is almost a joy to perform.
But there are other reasons to embrace this effect into your repertoire.
1) It is
resettable and examinable (before and after the effect)
2) It can be integrated into other
Bic Pen routines such as PH's Breaking Point, a great impromptu but overlooked effect from his
earlier books.
3)You can use it in conjunction with Apollo's Pen Routine (Channel One,
12/00) or Gregory Wilson's RE-CAP routine from Volume One of Paul Harris's "Art of Astonishment" and
Wilson's video tapes. Or you can use it with any ungaffed pen routine.
4)It is, for all
practical purposes, angle proof.
5) The patter possiblities are endless. You can go "xxx"
all the way down to "G"
6) The heft of the pen is such that...well...you like to hold it.
And the heft makes the wand vanish a tad easier. You may opt for this pen simply because it is
easier to manipulate than the usual Bic Pen which has less mass.
7) We all have too many
card and coin tricks. This is a pleasant change in medium and is easy to store in a breast pocket.
You can't beat the price.
