The Effect
The ultimate Staple Gun Roulette
Cost £24.99 (sort of, I'll explain later)
Difficulty
(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)
I'd give this a 2. It's easy to do but you have be a little bit careful in your handling.
Review
This is a simple concept. Four staple guns are shown to be empty. One is loaded. The staple guns are mixed by the performer while the spec is blind-folded/turned away. The performer then uses his powers of persuasion to psychologically force the spec to choose the unloaded guns. Each gun is then fired into the perfomers face (or wherever you like) until one is left. This is then shown to be loaded.
Overall
I've always wanted a russian roulette type effect in my routine, and this is going to be it. Mark Spellman has a staple gun routine on his 'Chapters of Spellman' DVD which he released in 2004. He has stopped using his method and now uses this one. That should give you some indication as to how good this routine is. This is an absolute killer piece of material in my view. It's safe, (well, provided you're not a complete idiot) and any 'risk' has been reduced IMHO to virtually zero. You can relax and simply focus on your presentation, building as much tension as you possibly can.
My only word of warning before you rush out and buy this is that you only get the DVD. It may surprise you to learn that staple guns are bloody expensive bits of kit, and when you want four of the blighters it may make your eyes water. The guns that Tesei uses are made in Sweden and you can get them in the UK for between £17 - £26 EACH, so it will pay to shop around. Basically, if you're looking to get a workable staple gun roulette routine up and running you won't get any change out of £100.00.
This is 10 out 10 for me. I love it, and I can't wait to perform it.
K
