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I stopped my dads watch in front of his eyes yesterday, ive been doing it with other peoples watches at school, i just hope it dosnt brake any of them , anyway got any tips for getting the certain summut onto the watch secretly, cos i have to say summut like "one second" while quickly going under the table lol

Cooldudedan wrote:anyway got any tips for getting the certain summut onto the watch secretly

Um... I think you use a different technique to me... I'll be interested to see the replies to this one...

I've been toying with the idea of doing a "stopping watch" effect using my own version of the M5 system. Now Ellusionist openly admit what the M5 is prior to purchase, as it may not be suitable for everyone due to health reasons. But, keeping in with the ethics code of this site, I won't. However, I will say that I'm worried about damaging watches too. I tried it on my own watch, and it stopped and started ok but I'm not sure about trying it on other peoples.

It works without physically touching the watch, but even at that distance, if your 'magic' is strong enough, could I damage the workings? - even from a distance?

Thanks!

Cooldudedan - if you perform this the same way, you don't need to physically get the 'magic' onto the watch - just somewhere near it - if it is 'magically powerful' enough !!!

And if it it is 'magical' enough sometimes the watch won't restart ever again

If you do it in front of their eyes why does it go under the table?

As for 'stopping watches' please be careful as even disclosure is an easy thing to be a part of and if it interferes with pacemakers and such I would avoid it - this especially applies to small strategic nuclear devices which may be detectable even to the most casual of observers!

HTH,

Vic

I've been toying with the idea of doing a "stopping watch" effect using my own version of the M5 system. Now Ellusionist openly admit what the M5 is prior to purchase, as it may not be suitable for everyone due to health reasons. But, keeping in with the ethics code of this site, I won't. However, I will say that I'm worried about damaging watches too. I tried it on my own watch, and it stopped and started ok but I'm not sure about trying it on other peoples.

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You probably shouldn't be revealing to many secrets so openly on here guys...

You definitely shouldn't be revealing secrets here at all!

I know I'm repeating myself but the posts here (not including bizarre multiple postings) are not only non sequitor but they are flying too close to the wind.

Please exercise caution when discussing things, the aim is to share and to learn, not to show how good (or perhaps in the light of some of the postings - how bad) you are!

Thanks,

Vic

Z & V above are quite right - discussion doesn't automatically need to include disclosure. However I can certainly reveal that the most positive way of stopping a watch, be it analogue or digital, cheap or expensive, is a good, shark thwack with a 5lb lump hammer.

a good, shark thwack with a 5lb lump hammer.

I don't quite understand this. Do you mean hit the watch with a hammer head shark that weighs 5lb ?
If so where do you get one from ? All my usual suppliers only seem to have aardvarks.

I plead old age and lack of little pink pills. Change shark to sharp or increase weight allowance to average aardvark weight. As long as the timepiece ceases to function, by all means adapt and improvise !

I'm sorry, but I seem to be missing the point here As magicians, isn't what we do supposed to be undetectable I don't see that hitting a watch with a hammer is undetectable, although I do agree that in the main it will actualy have the desired effect and stop it.

I have found that it is much more effective, and undetectable, to excuse yourself after borrowing the watch and retire to the toilet. Once there yank out the winder with an easily concealed pair of pliers and squirt liberal doses of superglue into the hole before pushing back in the winder.

When you return to the spectator and return their watch it will have stopped and they will have no clue as to why, unlike the version where you hit the watch with a hammer

Please note: Its not advisible to put the watch in your pocket after you have superglued the winder in place. Twice now I have had to leave the pub after removing my trousers so that the spectator could have their watch back.

If they don't see the hammer then the trick is virtually undetectable! I cough violently every time I hit the watch and nobody has noticed it yet! Mind you hiding the hammer in the trousers has caused some of the female audience to follow me home

I am experimenting with a small piece of PE4 plastic explosive as an alternative as I have a 'no aardvark' policy where I live!

I have also tried freezing a fish and using that, which seems to work for the hard of herring (I don't use a loop ),

Vic

It does my heart good to know that there are several other members here on TM who are completely and utterly barking mad !

I now have rather disturbing visions of Tenko visiting the loo to 'yank his winder out' and vic's congregation greeting him with the words, 'Great sermon today Vic, er, is that a hammer in your pocket or are you just pleased to see us?'. Priceless!

Tenko wrote:Its not advisible to put the watch in your pocket after you have superglued the winder in place. Twice now I have had to leave the pub after removing my trousers so that the spectator could have their watch back.

And there my Lord, the counsel for the defence rests its case!

Vic, thank you so much for offering to be my defence council, now perhaps you can assist me on this other little matter I'm accused of. Honestly Guv, it was accidental exposure. I had no idea that after I'd tied two silks together that my trousers would appear between them It was also very surprising for the young lady that found me accidentally holding my trousers while taking a shortcut through her bedroom looking for a way home

OK, yes I admit it, I do accidentally take my trousers off occasionally but it never did Brian Rix any harm Now everyone under 40 will be saying 'Who's Brian Rix'

And my thanks also go to Mike Harding who helped considerably with my sense of humour After all, There's no place on Earth like the Strangeways Hotel Hula Hula

Nurse, its time for my medication