forklift card rise by John T. sheets
what the box says
A spectator is directed to remove any four of a kind from an unprepared deck of cards. She is asked to impress upon her mind her favorite card suit. The four selected cards are mixed and placed into the card box. The spectator is directed to command her favorite card to rise from the box. Slowly the selected card rises until it protrudes more than halfway out of the box. The Spectator plucks the card from the box and all may be inspected.
pros
the deck may be borrowed
almost any brand of boxed cards may be used
magician has complete control over the speed
the card not only goes up, but you can make it stop, make it go down, then back up, and down, up, and down, you get my point
all cards may be examined
the box may be examined
the gimmick never wears out
no threads
no springs
no wires
no rubber bands
no reels
no body hook ups
no magnets
no difficult sleights
no prepared cards
no fingers hidden out of sight
no stooges
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my thoughts
when i first recieved this trick, i opened it up, pulled out the gimmick and thought, wow, i have no clue how this is going to make a card rise. the gimmick itself is oddly shaped, and conveniently flesh colored. when i finally read the instructions i realized just how ingenious this little piece of metal was. unfortunately, i also realized how rediculous the idea behind it was. everything the package states is 100% true, but setting up the trick is a little obvious to do if your borrowing a deck. the more i looked at this item, the more impractical it became. it is something that is a blast to play with, but nothing i will ever really perform in public. simple machines just arent my thing. i will give it a 2 out of ten for practicality, but a 9 out of 10 for fun-ness
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