Magic Tricks

Impossible! is a magic collection for anyone who wants some easy, hard-hitting, practical magic. If you are a business person wanting to make a strong impression on colleagues, someone wanting to fool family and friends, or an experienced magician wanting some new everyday carry magic, this is for you. This contains material I actually USE.

After receiving Impossible!, Teller said "Impossible! is a jewel box of closeup magic with sophisticated (not difficult, but cunning and ingenious) handlings for grownups who want to try their hands at the art of mystery."

The collection is packaged with a thorough, illustrated, concise instruction booklet. It also has an instruction video produced by my colleagues Nick and Gali Locapo.

The booklet starts off with 12 valuable pieces of advice under the section "Suggestions."

Then there are seven main effects and nine bonus effects:

Vanishing Cloth - I always thought the vanishing silk was a great trick that was overlooked by magicians. But if you see Alexander De Cova, Losander, Gaetan Bloom, or Stephan Kirschbaum do it, you will be fooled. I had the idea to make the silk look like a lens cleaning cloth. I also changed the vanish so it wasn't a flurry of vanish and productions. The vanish taught is reminiscent of that used to vanish a bird cage, with participants putting their hands over and under yours to create a single challenge vanish. Included is a secret I previously held back about modifying your thumb tip (hint: if you do the $100 Bill Switch try this).

Flying Coins - This is a routine I have used for years. It uses a simple, nondescript black cap so that all your friends remember is four examined coins traveling from your hand to underneath a coffee cup several feet away. It fits currencies from many countries. If you want to do one of the strongest coin effects possible with literally no sleight of hand, try this routine.

Cord Through Arm - You will carry this with you all of the time. Imagine the classic handkerchief through mic stand but done with a simple cord and no reel. With no cover, you place a cord against someone's arm or finger and visibly pull it through. The new gimmick is in plain sight but invisible.

Blistering Thoughts - I released an effect titled "Branded." It became popular and was used by a number of performers. You can do Blistering Thoughts anytime, anywhere as no playing cards are used. If you liked Branded, you will love this.

Mutilated & Healed Money - Remove a pen from among several others in a pen jar or your pocket. One of the pens is used to poke through the bill, tear it, and further mutilate it. The mutilated bill is held by your participant in a glass and swirled around until it restores.

Remote Viewing - Use remote viewing to see a die in another room. This, of course, is the classic Crazy Cube trick. The containers provided are all black so do not look like a magic prop. The glimpse is easy and invisible. This plays big!

You will also find: a version of the Age Cards that will become your new EDC, a bending coin, a PK effect with a pen cap, a coin vanish, an impossible object you can put out for display, a couple of self-working card tricks with any borrowed deck, and more.

After spending some time with the collection Andrew Gerard contacted me and said, "It's re-ignited that feeling I had when I was a kid."

I am very proud of this collection. I hope you get as much out of it as I have. Thanks to Penguin Magic for producing Impossible!