Hi, this is my first official post and so it happens that yesterday arrived "Cubism" in my mailbox.
The Effect Although it comes with a basic chop cup routine, cubism is not an effect but a worker' s prop
Cost£49.99
DificultyDepens on your routine, the basic routine I would say it's 2/5
ReviewWhy I bought it? I remember reading somewhere that Dave put out the instruction video in his website
http://www.full52.com/cubism.htm for free, and with all the magic spam, pipedreams and trailers of gangster hipster magic around, "cubism" stands out for it's honesty and quality
This isn't the holy grail of chop cups or anything, it's just a chop cup and some dice. But I must tell you that from all the props I have ever bought this one gets the Quality trophy.
The balance of the gimmick, the presentation box, everything is just beautiful and looks like it's supposed to look.
I had the same problem that Dave (and many) had: a metal cup and a ball are common objects, but are they? really? I do have a chopped cup with a paul fox look, but it's a rare cup, at leat in this side of the globe. It's like a medieval cup or something, great for renaissance acts though... in my country this cup and a die inside is something normal, a metal cup with a ball inside it's not.
In the box:the leatherbound cup
2 normal dice
2 g****d dice
2 tiny dice
1 blank die
1 black dice with blank spots slightly larger than the normal die
1 red jumbo die
1 10mm diameter pad
OverallIf you need a chop cup, this is best I've come accross and seen, I almost bought one from rnt2. Perhaps rnt2 last forever, but this will last me a long time and it sure looks better. I'm very happy with my purchase and it's something I will use.
Fruits are the best final loads, I believe. Many times I had the problem of not having a fruit for my final load because of the time, traveling and/or space issues. And I've never liked baseball or billiard balls. Now with the jumbo die I only don't have to worry about that but also it makes sense.
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p.s.: I perform Dan Tong's routine and this set fits perfectly.