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David Blaines Shrinking Finger.

Anyone has this effect that like to give some input on it.

Effect - The magician grabs his pinkie finger and visually shrink it. The weird stumpy thing is shown both sides and can even move a little. Then with a pull, the finger stretches back to its normal state. Finger can be examined.

Method - The method is really simple, based on Meir Yedid's Shrinking Finger routine. Takes a little practice to get it down smoothly and make the moves natural

Gimmick - Kind of hard to make, I don't mean to use during performance, what I mean is it's kind of hard to get the gimmick to match your finger.

Angles - the angles are not great, but you have about 120 degrees.

Reactions - The reactions are great, some people freak out and really finds the weird stumpy shrunked finger disturbing. If you perform this smoothly, they won't figure it out.

Overall it's a pretty goos trick, but preparations is a little tricky.

8/10

waste of money!

don't just say that. though your opinions are valid, it would be nice to hear any reasons why you consider it a waste of money? does it not fit your performance style? do you find it hard? is the gimmick expensive to buy/build? you can see where i am coming from here

David The Cryptic wrote:Finger can be examined.

Is it just me who finds that comment slightly amusing?

look i agree with you mate but if you know how its done im pretty sure youd want to spend your money onsomthinh else

ben_rudd1990 wrote:look i agree with you mate but if you know how its done im pretty sure youd want to spend your money onsomthinh else

Surely it is the effect that matters, not how it is done. If you think the outcome is worth it then, so long as the method is doable, you should have complaints about the cost.

ok i get you
but still not a good trick if you new how it was done!!!!
and if you purchased it you WOULD be disapointed

Well. You're looking at it from a method point of view. David said that it gets good reactions - that is what you should be basing its worth on - what your AUDIENCE think of it and not what YOU think of the method.

i know what you mean but what im trieing to say is if you new the method you wouldnt proform the trick even if it does give a GREAT reaction because it can be sussed easy and u would want to spoil you reputation do u kno what i mean?

Yeah I get you. But I guess it all depends on the presentation. In your hands it might not work, but in someone else's it might really take off, just as you might be able to pull off an effect that someone else can't really well.

I guess it's all about finding what works for you, really.

ben_rudd1990 wrote:ok i get you
but still not a good trick if you new how it was done!!!!
and if you purchased it you WOULD be disapointed

How wrong can you be.

seige wrote:

ben_rudd1990 wrote:ok i get you
but still not a good trick if you new how it was done!!!!
and if you purchased it you WOULD be disapointed

How wrong can you be.

is it that good?

i didnt see it on drowned alive, did they cut it or was i just off making a brew at that moment?

Nah, it didn't get shown I don't think.

But how mental was that bit with the girl's tooth?!?!

Now that was crazy, but i might have an idea, an extremely bad one but could be possible.