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Hey guys, I have been working on this for a while, but I have finally come up with a nearly impromptu version of Penn and Teller's shadow rose effect.

It's not totally impromptu, because of course you need a vase of flowers and a strong light to project the shadow. But this can be done with nearly any type of flower (Anything that has smallish petals, this will not work for the likes of tulips). The flowers require hardly any setup, so you should be able to preform it using someone else's vase. Obviously this will only be suitable for dinner parties and the like. I commonly preform it by putting the vase on a table near the wall and tilting a lamp towards it.

One of the major restrictions with my version is it will not work if the lamp uses those new energy saving bulbs (The ones where the glass is kinda coiled) you need to use one of the older ones (Which most people have anyway)

I don't think I will be able to sell this effect as it is a Penn and Teller item obviously, but I am more than willing to share the method with any talkmagic members of good standing (IE anyone that has been around for a while)

If you have not seen the effect, Penn and Tellers version is HERE : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un1pNtmYguA

My version is here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI (As you can see there are one or two kinks that need to be ironed out, but I have a couple of ideas)

I've given this some thought over time as well and while I think you're handling is pretty darn good I've a few tips that might help you be even more imprumptu and able to perform this in far more siutations.


Rather than expose here I'll PM you my thoughts

That is a very nice version of what I consider to be one of the greatest effects I've seen

Very rarely does this medium produce what I would consider to be true art

(As you can see there are one or two kinks that need to be ironed out.....)

There certainly are, I clicked the link and got Rick Astley performing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' !

Mandrake wrote:

(As you can see there are one or two kinks that need to be ironed out.....)

There certainly are, I clicked the link and got Rick Astley performing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' !

Haha, me too.

The guy in the penn and teller vid is right the effect is kinda gory and creepy.
You seem to have maxed on the creepy and left out the poetic.

That's only the intro!

rick astley for me tooo............i think weve been april fooled

spudgun wrote:rick astley for me tooo............i think weve been april fooled

Could be and if so you really got me there and here are a couple more kinks which might need sorting out.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvyDWGF290M

wow, i bet you put a lot of time into coming up with such a genius april fools prank.

*slow sarcastic clap*

I personally think the effect was overdone and needed more rehearsing. Get out of the forum and come back when you've got something better.

Don't tell me none of you guys have heard of rickrolling? Google the term.

oeb wrote:Don't tell me none of you guys have heard of rickrolling? Google the term.

I have to say this one got me. I have been rickrolled many a time, but never expected it to follow me to a UK magic forum.

That song was, and now will be, stuck in my head for weeks.

hey ian would you please talk me through this trick thanks

Illusionistaaron1, are you an atheist? That's the first step to doing this trick.