Magic Tricks

I just finished reading T-REX by Ran Pink. Holy crap it's good. How good? Well, the first thing I did was head to VistaPrint to order 500 business cards so I could start performing this thing ASAP. I even got them pre-printed with a line on the back...indicating where spectators should write down their thoughts.

The ripping sequence is flawless. And it's so easy to do. But what really makes T-REX such a hit is all the additional essays and thoughts from Ran and various other contributors. There are SO many...but for me, the most useful insight came from...

Rainer Mees & Thomas HeIne, who write about what NOT to say when doing a center tear

H. Arcana, who writes about the "Inception Principle," which is a clever way to milk one center tear into like 4 different magical moments

Andrew Gerard, who offers the best "justification" of the paper I've ever heard

and ColIn McLeod, who offers a clever subtlety such that your spectator will not even remember that you ever touched the paper.

I can't imagine ever performing my Soul Paper illusion again without utilizing T-REX to start it off. This might be the best thing I've ever gotten on Penguin.