This first came to my attention when I read about it in magic Magazine a couple of months ago.
The Effect
This is the blurb from the box.
Sol Stone is known for his quick, direct and visual magic. On this DVD he performs and teaches the real work to one of his favorites. Sol has been performing the Radical Dice Routine for more than 50 years. he has fooled and entertained thousands of magicians and lay people with it. This is the routine he has ben holding back - until now!
The routine is simple to follow and strong in impact. You explain that the opposite sides of a die total to seven. once the audience understands the properties of a die the impossible magic starts to happen - spots begin to appear, disappear and move around the die.
includes the special stuff that make all of the impossible magic possible. once you master this routine you will never leave home without it - just like Sol you will have a small miracle in your pocket that can be used whenever you have to impress.
Grab a look at Sol performing it here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96RKbY0PefI
Cost
I bought mine from Mike Danata and it was around the £25 mark - post free (I bought other bits so can't remember the price exactly).
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)
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Review
Ibought this on the review and without seeing the video clip above as I didn't have an internet connection at the time. It's sat in the pile of DVD's to watch for a few weeks until I finally got around to opening this one up earlier today.
I began by watching the performance (part of the above clip) and was blown away. The routine itself looks so slick and you get everything you need to begin performing almost immediately. I sort of worked out how part of the routine worked as I perform something similar with a different object that some of you may already have
but this didn't detract one bit from my enthusiasm.
Once you hear Sol's explanation, routine and patter then everything slips into place and you're off!. I was performing this within 15 minutes of having watched the DVD and to the lay person it's difficult to get anything stronger than this. It knocked their socks off and I'm chuffed to bits.
Overall
10/10 for this simple yet stunning routine and they say that the simple things in life are the best. If you're working restaurants (Moodini
) then this will be right up your street. This does
EXACTLY what it says on the box!
Can't wait until I next play Monopoly
Member of the Magic Circle & The 2009 British Isles Close-Up Magician of the Year
It's not really an optical illusion - it just looks like one!