Magic Tricks

As others have mentioned, there is quite a bit of arts and crafts involved in this. That wouldn't be so bad if the directions were detailed and clearly presented but they aren't. The video and lighting are mediocre which makes seeing some of the setup difficult. There are a couple of transparent elements supplied which are difficult to see in real life, let alone on video. The instructor is facing the camera and makes no effort to orient the materials (or change the camera angle) to make the construction easier. I had to take everything apart and reconstruct the gimmicks on more than one occasion. Finally, and this isn't usually a problem for me, but the presenter is heavily accented and I personally had difficulty understanding a lot of what was said. This all extended the already substantial preparation time.

The underlying idea is a good one but this feels like a trick that was way overdeveloped. It almost felt like the creators were so taken with the cleverness of the gimmick that they didn't consider other aspects of the effect. I actually ended up tossing most of the supplied elements and creating my own version of the effect that actually ends clean (both bills can be handed out immediately after. Would be happy to share if you need: joe.martin70@aol.com.