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kartoffelngeist wrote:It's Luke Jermay's dangerous opener. Not sure which came first, but Luke has the same effect. He uses a slightly different presentation, but a brick and a father would work just as well.
Also has the very specific wording you mentioned.
Beautiful method.
kevmundo wrote:Nevermind - just discovered it was in Coral Fang. I was lucky enough to find a copy as it's out of print. Expected delivery in 3 days. Hopefully it's as good as the TM reviews from way back in 2006!!!!!
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kevmundo wrote:Not sure I'll get any takers on this one but since this is TM I'll give it a shot!
I can't sleep. I mean I literally can't sleep because of this brick in a bag effect.
A spectator sits at a table and two bags are in front of him. The performer is very specific and states, 'pick a bag, and to be clear, whichever bag you choose will be the one I open, turn upside down and let the contents drop on your hand.' The spec picks the one on the right, it's turned upside down and a feather comes out. The other is turned upside down and a brick comes out.
Now, I have woken up in the middle of the night twice now dreaming about this effect, or I should say, having nightmares about it. It can't be equivoque since the performer is so specific. It must (I have convinced myself) be a mxxxxxe oxt. But what possible oxt could it be. I have thought of several oxts but they are all total c*** (not the best) and for the life of me I cannot think of a natural ending that would look clean. I'm findng it difficult to focus on anything else at the minute.
I'm not asking for anyone to tip any commercial methods since the oxt is never revealed. I'm not aware of it being commercially available? (If it is, please tell me and I'll buy it!). So, if you have an active imagination and you genuiely want to prevent me going on a killing spree, would you be kind enough to PM me if you have any ideas for a decent mxxxxxxe oxt for this effect. I can tell you all my many ideas, but I can assure you, they aren't any good!
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kartoffelngeist wrote:Aaah, just wait til Coral Fang comes in...
You'll love it almost as much as you'll hate it for being so simple and elegant...
And you can do it without the ambiguous wording often found in equivoque. Just like in the video
kevmundo wrote:I'm assuming you haven't seen Max perform it? Forgive me if I'm wrong. There is no way on earth that this effect is achieved using equivoque. Max states quite clearly "There are two bags in front of you. Select one of them and whichever one you select I will empty the contents of that bag onto your hand." He emphasises that the choice is free and the selected bag will be emptied on his hand. Eugene Burger picks a bag. It has a feather in it. The other has a brick.
As I've said previously, my opinion is that the effect isn't an effect at all and Max was just lucky. It's just a genuine choice. The trick to it is there isn't a trick.
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