by catweasel » Feb 6th, '07, 21:43
Prohibition - Ultimate cap in bottle - featuring the cap trap effect.
by Charlie Justice / Jeff Pierce Magic
Price -£16.99
Difficulty - 3
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
They say -
Here's the deal: you borrow a normal beer or soda bottle from someone—anybody—at a bar, restaurant, party, or whatever. You grab a couple caps off the bar and give them to the participants to examine; one that will end up inside the bottle and one to cap the bottle with to keep the bottle secured.
You hold the bottle in your hand, snap the cap on the bottom once, twice, and bang! It is inside.
As simple as that!
You immediately hand the bottle back to the person you were working with to be examined; you are totally and unequivocally clean. Believe it. It is that quick. Lighting fast.
Prohibition can be done totally impromptu, completely surrounded, and it is totally visual! Seriously, watch the demo and see if you can catch it; they sure won't. They'll just sit there and look at you with their mouths wide open—totally "gob smacked" as the Scots say.
Review -
I quite like bottle penetration effects and this is my new favourite, no band snapping to worry about and more impromptu and cleaner than Passing thru by Kevin Parker (though not completely gimmickless)
though the method is similar to another method many may know - the cap trap effect gives it a really clean finish with superb misdirection - it happens right in front of their eyes and is such a simple but I think cool move - just wish I had thought of it before ( as usual! ).
the production of the video is excellent and Charlie Justice does an excellent job of teaching every little bit if info you could think of to make sure there are no problems.
the gimmick needed is within the arsenal of most people, and Charlie even teaches how to make various discrete versions, so I think most people will be able to get their hands on the necessary item.
though a simple concept this does look easier than it actually is to do confidently and cleanly, but after a couple of minutes practice you should be able to get the basic move off, so you can smile knowing that you dont feel liike you just wasted your hard earned cash!
i like this a lot and the price isnt too bad, so i think this is reasonable value for money!