I first saw this trick when Penguin sent me an e-mail because it was on sale for I think $5 or
something. Sometimes I can figure out how the tricks work but this one I couldn't. I had my thoughts
of course but still couldn't quite place it. I figured what the heck and paid the $5.
UPS:
1) Visual when it works.
2) Easy enough to do with little to no practice.
3) You can
always make more than one gimmick for different pants.
DOWNS:
1) You can't hand out the
clip
2) Better performed at nighttime or in darker areas.
UP AND DOWN:
1) You CAN
use a borrowed key but you'll have to do a swap and make sure they get their key back. Like Dr
Sloggie said: "...in the promo vid he states that you borrow a key from your spectators but that
would or could make this effect difficult (not all keys are the same)."
All that being said
it's a fairly cool effect. I like starting off with no key on the ring and then making one "pop"
onto it. The idea of starting with one key and then taking it off seems a little lame. How many
people do you know carry around a single key on a carabiner?