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ok then, not going to go too indepth here...

http://www.paralabs.org/basket/index.php?languageid=2

and i won't be answering any PMs on this either...

so what am i going to tell you?

well, if you click the link above and know the answer all will be revealed (oh, and if you ask what the answer is on here, i'll try and get you banned!)...

i've had mine for a little while, and you get a sharpie marker pen, paper to refill your pad with, a couple of items to help you do something with the pad; and some lovely well thought out handlings for using this pad.

what does it do? well, of itself - it does what lots of other pads and clipboards do - but the subtleties and handling - as well as the materials used all make it much more than the sum of its parts...

it does not use powder, carbon, or anything riggs specific...nor tommy pad style either...

all self contained, easy to 'work', everything you see is nice and clear

works consistently, and the pad itself is of good sturdy quality...

dimensions and so forth in the link...

i rate this as highly as i do riggs' work...

9/10

I saw those items last weekend and they are top quality indeed.
I was also privileged enough to be shown two prototype products that are absolutely brilliant for mentalists. Looking forward!

... and Iain, best greetings to you from Theodore!

Are refills needed for this?

Hello,

thanks Iain and Gunnar for appreciating our pad!


@ Jean Eugene,

yes, your need special refills.
The reason for this is not that we decided to use a special size or cutting (which would be only a commercial argument).
The reason are the characteristics of the paper itself.

Any ink pen (like the Sharpie for example) tend to soak or imbue through a normal sheet of paper.
This causes in the best case that you can spot markings on the flip side of the used sheet;
in the worst case you can see spots of ink on the following page(s) as well.

So we decided to use special coated sheets of paper in our ParaPad so that there are no soakings/imbuings through the sheets and no ink spots on the flip sides!

You can see the writing/drawing through the sheet in frontlighting of course (it's a simple sheet of paper anyway) ...
... but there are no ink spots on the flip sides.

But when we use special paper, it is obvious that an appropriate amount of refill sheets are of benefit for the use of the pad in practice!
So we added this as a standard supplement to the set.

Apart from this you can get additional refills of course.

If there are any questions feel free to ask.
I will try to answer them as clear and understandandable as it is possible to me.
(My limits are obvious I guess, ... )

Cheers
Th.

In case you didnt know that such a beast was around, this weekend I came across the new Sharpie that doesnt bleed.

Its a bit more expensive, but i imagine it could be gaffed.

I also came across the paper. the refill packs are clearly the best way to buy it, as it's expensive in art shops.

Hi,

great to see so many 'paddies' lovin the ParaPad. We have been fortunate to spend lots of time with its creators in the last two years and were wowed when we first saw it..

Headhacking.com are know the UK reseller for the ParaPad and have 15 in stock. We ship worldwide.

It is fresh enough that it will not be on the website for a few days. So if you want one please contact me direct.

Really glad you enjoyed the other Para bits and bobs Gunter.

Best regards,

Anthony

Mine arrived from headhacking yesterday - its bloody excellent!

Cheers!

Wonderful!

If you need any additional support, Ant and Kev will help you for sure but you can contact us via info@paralabs.org as well.

Cheers
Th.

I've ordered mine yesterday, impatient to test it in real situation.

We have just received new stock of both the small Black A7 ParaPad and the Blue A6 ParaPad.

You can find them by following the magicians link here.

http://www.headhacking.com/products

Enjoy

Anthony

Hello all.

Does this look more natural than the Tommy Pad? My presentation is never spot on with mentalism, so people tend to want to examine things at least a little bit, and the Tommy Pad I really don't think is examinable at all. By comparison, when I've used a Brown Hornet, with that too I've had people want to examine it, but I've just handed it out and had no problems. I couldn't have done that with the Tommy.

The answer is easy: No!

If you have trouble with the innocence of the Tommy Pad (which is a wonderful product by the way!) our ParaPad won’t solve your problems as well.

The pad is not made to be “examined”.
It is made to get a peek as fast as possible in the most natural way.
Those were our priorities in constructing the pad.
You can hand it to your participant with no fear, you take it back, you get the peek immediately - done.

If your spectators like to inspect or examine your pad you should modify your handling and/or your presentation.
Because in this case there is to much focus on the pad beforehand – obviously.

It seems to me that you don’t have a problem with the Tommy Pad ...
... but a problem in your presentation.

We (or Ant of Headhacking) would sell you a ParaPad with pleasure of course;
but I’m afraid it wouldn’t solve your problem.

Best
Th.

Alright, thanks for that, but OK, so they can't EXAMINE it, but what if they idly flick through it? Will they find anything glaringly obvious? I found that to be a problem with the Tommy Pad, but I did not have this problem when I used to use a Butterfly Pad.

Chances are that an idle flick through would reveal nothing. However that is definitely not recommended. If they want to burn you that much give them a clean pad to flick through after. This is of course provided with the ParaPad. That said if they want to do that then the presentation probably has not put enough distance between Pad and Reveal.

Check the testimonials regarding the Pad from many of the top mentalists around on our magic products page. That might help.

http://www.headhacking.com/mproducts

Anthony

What they said. I've only played around with mine a couple of times, but what I've learnt is that it's not a trick with a notepad. It's really here where subtext comes into its own.

Get them to think of a name, and then get them to write it down.

Then give them some kind of one in five choice, using muscle reading or facial reading or whatever to identify a thought of ESP symbol.

Then use the same apparent method to identify the name. Try and increase the ability as you go. When identifying the ESP symbol, for instance, hold their wrist and ask them to imagine writing the symbol on a big chalk board. Really sell this - let them do it wrong, apologise for not explaining enough, and get them to really visualise the process. If you get it wrong, it's no real problem. Ask them what symbol they chose, get them to draw it again in their mind as you again hold onto their wrist. As they do this, open your eyes wide and smile - have an "aha!" moment. You just got your baseline.

Then when you come to divine the name, repeat the process but instead of holding their wrist, get them to hold their wrist out. Wait slightly too long before allowing them to start, and stare the hell out of their hands.

If you make the process compelling, and treat the pad with the indifference that it deserves (no offence, Thomas!), it shouldn't be a trick about the pad. And if after all that they still want to examine the pad, then you pull out the clean one. Part of that indifference involves putting it away once you're done with it - this isn't about the pad, so it doesn't need to stay out; selling that it's not about the pad actually helps you along the way to switching it out.