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So you think you have Free Will

Postby Johnny Bravo » May 10th, '05, 04:48



The Effect
The performer displays 3 wooden discs, each with a different symbol.
A spec is then asked to each of the disks seperatly & they are put into different places.
The performer then points out a prediction which has been in plain view at all times. The prediction of course matches!

Cost
I bought this from ebay for £5.99 + postage. E bay seems to be down at the mo but a search for Free Will will provide lots of links.


Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
1. No sleights, a very small amount (one thing) of memory work


Review
I saw someone perform this at a magic society & had to get it.
What I love about this is it's one of those tricks that can be performed anywhere with anything. You can borrow any three objects, a pen & a scrap of paper for your prediction & your ready.

The discs that came with the trick are not printed particularly well, but with these discs you can do the trick with the symbols face down & only reveal what symbol is where at the end of the trick, not the way I do it but you have that choice.
The best thing about this trick is the method involved.

Overall
Love it, easy to perform, involves no carrying of props (by using just the method), no set up & is a cool little number.
9/10
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Postby Tom Lauten » May 10th, '05, 06:11

Too right!! This has become an absolute classic!

The method may seem obvious to you when you read it...but it is a real fooler...BIG TIME!!!

I may well post some photos of my modified props I have made.

There are also some beautiful subtlties one can employ to make this a knockout routine.

I'd say 10/10 if you like mentalism.

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Postby Johnny Bravo » May 10th, '05, 08:00

Would love to see any extras you have added to the trick Tom & of course any extra subtlties that enhance the trick that you can hint at would be great.

The two "which hand it's in" reveals are pretty foolproof but the other "reveal" isn't too hard to figure given a bit of time & a bit of inclination.

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