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by **fiftytwo** » Oct 3rd, '13, 10:44

The Effect

During the card performance a coffee jar sized Perspex labeled "emergency use" box is visible with a folded card in. Visible from before a spectator signs a card. Later, perhaps quite later, when their card has failed to appear the performer decides to open the box and visibly tips the card out, leaving the box clearly empty. Unfolded, it is their card.

Cost

£60

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)

3 ish. If you can't do a Mercury Fold there's an alternative handling on the DVD. But owning this will make you want to practice your MF.

Review

Like any number of people I received the promo emails about this, and watched the trailer in slow motion to catch the moves. I couldn't. A couple of weeks passed and I came back to this while thinking about having a multiple revelation routine I could use.

So, how is it? You get the box, two gimmicks (one blank) with stickers to customise, and a DVD. It's ready to go immediately, with supposedly no assembly required.

Halfway through the video I was laughing at the marvellousness of it all, and started trying it out. That was when I hit my first hitch - the lid fits the bow too tightly so the gimmick kinda wedges it closed. Struggling to open it can trip the gimmick. A little work with a file seems to have alleviated that though.

It is such fun to use! Making the contents of the Impossible Location visible is a brilliant twist. I could (and doubtless will, and perhaps should) hours practicing the emptying in front of the mirror.

It is, as everyone mentions, not angle proof. This can be ameliorated by having it below eye level, but you won't want people standing behind it.

And it's possible to trip the gimmick with boisterous handling, or tilting, so pockets and table hopping are perhaps out too.

But it is a lovely piece of kit that really gets the imagination fired as to uses.

Overall

9

by **mr invisible** » Oct 3rd, '13, 13:51

I was looking at this yesterday, just can't get my head around the fact its just a plastic clear box.. Is this worth the price tag??

by **fiftytwo** » Oct 3rd, '13, 14:13

How much of a price is the product, how much the secret?

It's a heavy box. Ultimately one has to draw a line, yes - but it is built to last and it's not a box I could source / make even knowing how it is used. Unlike say "The Thing" where the box is cheap, looks cheap.

by **mr invisible** » Oct 3rd, '13, 18:51

Hmmm!! A friend of mine has just recently got himself one and will be bringing along to the magic club on Saturday.. So will have a good look and see this in action.. May even buy one myself ????

by **Lee Smith** » Oct 4th, '13, 10:40

Clarity box is great.

This is also coming soon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S583V-t7 ... e=youtu.be

This is awesome. I also think Clarity box is awesome.

by **mr invisible** » Oct 4th, '13, 13:02

Looks good Lee

Who ? When ? Price ? Please.

by **Lee Smith** » Oct 4th, '13, 17:25

mr invisible wrote:Looks good Lee Who ? When ? Price ? Please.

I have spoken to Mark,

Have started a new thread - ftopic50964.php

This must thread on topic as Clarity Box is an amazing product.

by **mr invisible** » Oct 5th, '13, 08:11

Lee Smith wrote:
mr invisible wrote:Looks good Lee Who ? When ? Price ? Please.

I have spoken to Mark,

Have started a new thread - ftopic50964.php" target="_blank

This must thread on topic as Clarity Box is an amazing product.

Sadly thread will not let me link.?

by **Mandrake** » Oct 5th, '13, 10:40

Looks like the thread has been removed and the YT link is now private viewing only.

by **Lee Smith** » Oct 6th, '13, 19:06

Mandrake wrote:Looks like the thread has been removed and the YT link is now private viewing only.

Sorry guys had to remove the thread from here and the cafe due to some details that was not yet confirmed. Mark said he will let me know soon as I can re post.

by **Mandrake** » Oct 6th, '13, 20:03

Thanks Lee, always good to know why something has disappeared, please let us know more as and when its OK to do so.

by **fiftytwo** » Oct 7th, '13, 16:41

Used it on Saturday at a party, was worried I'd not practised with it enough. Needless worry...

People were very baffled, and it started a heated debate about how I could have loaded the box without them seeing it. On Sunday I received an email from one of the guys congratulating me on the trick(s) I showed him.

I can see how I'd draw more attention to it - I'd balance the pen that signs the card on top so that when I come to open it I remove that first.

It is a lovely item, and I foresee myself using it quite a lot! I'll be changing the sign from "emergency use" to a question mark, I think.