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I cant seem to find a review of this trick so I thought I'd give it a review.

I purchased Slow Burn about six months ago and to be honest it's never left my pocket since. This is a fantastic effect which always gives the wow factor.

If you aren't familiar with Slow Burn it's an effect where you take 4 currency notes and transform them with a pass of the hand to a different set of 4 notes.

The DVD instructions make this a very easy trick to set up as you simply copy what he does on screen (using pause often). Now be warned, there are some awful jokes and ad libbing on this DVD but at the end of the day you learn how to make the gimmick and simply feel sorry for his sense of humour, hoping that it will return to him - one day!

That said Richard has made the whole vid in a live fashion so you really do see the step by step process of assembling the gimmick from start to finish. Theres no "heres one I made earlier" here!!

By the end of the DVD that's it, you're ready to go and you have a fantastic effect ready to blow people away.

With reagrds the 2 currencies to use I chose to go with US$1 bills and Canadian $5 bills but this was after a long period of deliberation with my currency exchange cashier at the travel agents. To avoid awkward questioning I made a gimmick using 2 similar but very different flyers. I then told them what I was looking for and showed them the trick so they understood. This not only broke the ice but they were also very eager to help as they wanted to see the finished effect with real money. So after looking at loads and loads of different currencies I chsoe US and Canadian out of personal preference.

By using currencies from 2 adjoining countries I use a patter about travelling from one country and crossing the border. Realising I only had the previous countires currency I transformed my money into the local currency. On my return to the border and return crossing I found myself in the reverse situation and so I transformed my money again and went about my business.

I give Richard Sanders - Slow Burn 9 out of 10. I would give 10 but the fact you cant hand EVERYTHING (you can hand out some bills) out for examination is the only drawback.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I cant see this leaving my pocket any time soon as it is so perfect for every situation.

PS: I got mine from here for £16.99 http://www.magictricks.co.uk/prodlist.asp

When you show your travel agent the trick I do mean only the effect, not the secret. My TA's kept guessing all the way thru trying to find the right currencies how the actual effect worked but they conceded defeat guessing only that it must be in the way they are folded.

Hi Everyone,

I was interested in buying Slow Burn and was wondering, how long will it take me to master the effect itself?
Is the r***** c***** the only thing required to make the gimmick?
Thanks.

(Edited by Mods to preserve the 'secret')

sorry for delay replying. I've been really busy and without internet access.

Once you have made the gimmick it shoulkd take no longer than 5 minutes to fully master it.

Enjoy

Hi - nice to see you back again!

Hi Mandrake,

Thanks for your welcome. I will be back in full effect soon enough, busy moving house, changing woman, and now finally buying some more magic so look out for those killer reviews flying back at y'all soon enough.

Damn this English Summer, you'd think it was almost winter if you looked outside!!!

I got this DVD off Ebay for just £4.

However, I am trying to get away from using such obvious gimmicks. Once the gimmick is made, it is really obvious you have more than the expected notes in your hand (it's too thick).

Plus I am trying to move towards tricks where the spectator/s can inspect the props afterwards which is certainly not the case here.

For £4 it was ok, but I would have been pretty gutted to pay full price for it.

interesting that Richard Sanders does not credit the originator of the effect - thought I should mention that PATRICK PAGE created this wonderful effect years and years ago....
Martin