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I have the extra bit but have yet to perform Coinvexed using it. I've been practicing in social situations & not bookings. I have been road testing the Coinvexed gimmick & presentation using suggestion & people do actually claim to feel the coins moving in their hands. I think after the "column of warm air" is very real they will believe anything you tell them.

I will report back when i've used the extra bit though.

Russ
www.smartmagic.co.uk

Just want to double check before taking the plunge....

any clothing restrictions at all?

Blapsing_Beard wrote:Just want to double check before taking the plunge....

any clothing restrictions at all?

er... pockets? for the coins/pen. that's about it really?

any clothing restrictions at all?

I found the giant body builder who stands behind you and bends the coins is always a bit of a pain when travelling ?

apart from that your good !

ok after having finally set this up using arldite i took it out and performed this in the real world for the first time yesterday.

The Scene - A spit and sawdust boozer in some backwater of a council estate in Yorkshire (a bit lawless and they still allow smoking in the pub so I won't be naming names)

Anyway soaking up a few beers merrily and messing with a few cards (I actually went prepared to perform a routine or two as is my new philosophy now and learning) paid for the first round with extreme burn which kinda got me noticed. So the cards ploy was to draw attention after that.

Ended up daring to try coinvexxed and boy did it blow peoples minds with the possibilities, I stayed in that pub for 6-7 hours and must have done the trick over 20 times to different people, even the most ardent skinhead wanted a piece of the action and to use their own coins, their own pens, their hands the lot. This gimmick is so fool proof no one will ever spot it even when they are looking for it or at it even.

They were talking about this trick more than any other (I was doing colour changing deck, ACR and a chop cup routine in the main, I was trying to keep the routines strong and not do too much to anyone group) The landlord was keeping the stack of bent coins on the bar for each regular to take a look at and be amazed at this outsiders abilities (I'm no acclompished magician but such is the strength of the routine people do start to believe you are something special)

I noticed only two things maybe "wrong" with the gimmick and these are not faults that put me off in the slighest. As you wouldn't ordinary be sat there hours after first performing it to people, but such was the discussion raised by this effect maybe 100 people got to try and discect what the secret was and scutinsed the coins and they noticed a slight marking on the coin left behind, how do you guys dismiss this?

secondly, one of my special things is narrower than the others which means the coin after having had the magic done to it can get slightly stuck (only happens on the one side, are all sets like this or just a fault with mine?)

Anyway, all I wanted to say this is brilliant, fool proof, a reputation maker for sure and best of all, its easy to do leaving you to sell the effect in performance (that's the hard bit)

I never thought I'd get drinks bought for me in a Yorkshire Pub (I'm a yorkshireman myself) but i was wrong, coinvexxed is a trick that will get you drinks even in a rough ar*e yorkshire boozer. I can't give it a higer praise than that.

Hope no exposure here, please edit if neccessary I won't be offended

Regarding the 100-odd people scrutinising the coins, I think the fact that you performed it so many times in the same setting did not help. Under the circumstances, it's only a matter of time before someone decides to scoop up a handful of bent coins from the bar and have a closer look. Conversely, if you were to perform Coinvexed just once for one or two spectators, they would not have the time or opportunity (or inclination?) to closely examine the coin because they would be too gobsmacked. Just my thoughts. Good to hear your experiences.

replicant,

absolutly agree with you here and the circumstances presented themselves in such a way as to allow this scrutiny and I know the situation is unique. But someone someday is going to ask you right off the bat (you perform to an engineer perhaps) what those markings are. Or they walk away keep the coin and think about it lot and eventually look at the coin closely and see these markings and get in touch with you if you left a business card etc. Either way the markings are there and I just wonder how people deal with them if they are noticed?

It actually wasn't a problem yesterday as there were 20 odd people at anyone time willing to shout down everyone elses theories so it was great fun listening to it all All I know is everyone went away believing in magic and this was the trick that left the most lasting impression.

To be honest, I don't own Coinvexed (yet!) so I'm not in a position to make valid comments about the marks on the coins. Are they really that obvious? Would be interesting to hear from others and what their experiences are in the real world.

they're not that obvious I don't think, and as mentioned it doesn't put me off one little iota as people are truely blown away.

I'm also interested in peoples views

They're only obvious when you have a few bent coins to compare. On most coins there are scratches & markings just from the general wear & tear. It doesn't cause any problems. Only a close inspection of more than one coin would anyone notice the markings.

Russ
www.smartmagic.co.uk

Next time say "That was were your nails must have dug in, you really held that tight didn't you!"

Truth is, any comment or thought can be reframed if you know how.

James Brown

James

Cheers and brilliant.

Anyone got any comments on the slight difference in size of my gimmicks (i.e. coin getting a bit stuck on one side only?) I might just email the store

slight marking on the coin left behind,

markings, shut ur jibba jabba! mine doesnt leave no markings so I dont no what ur doing wrong!

thats why the bend is so nice, cos it doesnt leave anything, just beautiful bent coin! I do belive you to be being to forceful perhaps with your coinvexed young squire, show it respect and it shall respect you lol

I agree - mine also leavess no markings on the coin whatsoever. I'm wondering if you're putting too much of a bend into the coin?

having played around with it today once I got home from work i think maybe that one of the gimmicks is a little narrower than the other and it is this one which is leaving a very small marking during the bend

I also got the missus to give it a go and although she can barely bend a coin it too left a little marking