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Coin unique (I use a £2 and a 50p) can be done in the hand in under 10 seconds and will freak people out! I know this because I perform it.

K

kevmundo wrote:Coin unique (I use a £2 and a 50p) can be done in the hand in under 10 seconds and will freak people out! I know this because I perform it.

K

Absolutely! Exactly the kind of thing i meant. Lovely trick this.

I have a few concerns about the OP, based on the reaction to my comments, which actually were meant to be helpful. The reaction was rather aggressive and came across as agitated (red text, large fonts sizes, apparent incredulity that someone dares not to do exactly what was requested).

In view of my concerns, I have decided not to post a full response to your points. I will just explain that my reference to sleights was to highlight that almost any trick that is done with a sleight (vanishing a small object, making one appear, using something like the Spellbound change to effect a transformation) qualifies. You must, of course, separate this out from sleights that just do things as part of bigger tricks.

In the past, I have vanished someone's ring and made it reappear on my own finger and producing a sponge ball is a highly visual quick trick (and a good start to a larger routine). There are many ways of doing the latter, including sleights. Vanishing a silk handkerchief is another fast effect that gets good reactions, especially if you are't doing it with a TT (I think this is more because of the time taken, than because of exposure of that gimmick). Paul Daniels amazed me as a kid doing this on his TV show and a couple of years later, I learned how to do it from his own range of magic tricks.

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I'm tempted to lock this thread and be done with it but that would mean all the other contributors and readers will lose out. Instead can we just make the point (for about the 1 millionth time!) that the written word is no substitute for speech and loses a lot of the subtleties and inflections which enrich debate. On that basis general remarks or specific responses should never be taken personally or classed as an derogatory in any way unless there is 100% evidence. In any case, the first port of call in any such cases would be a PM to any of The Mods rather than taking issue in writing on the thread in question. It's the job of the Mods to sort out such matters.

Now can we carry on in a pleasant and helpful manner please?

bag for life would work and could lead on to another trick.
same with flash paper to notes
karate coin
why not float a balled up £5 note then vanish it in a flash of fire (flash notes).
David blane did a nice coffee to coins trick in under 10 seconds.


10 seconds can be a long time, shoot otagawa has a whole dvd for noisy clubs devoted to quick tricks with impact actually 3 if memory serves.