by trooper_trent » Apr 27th, '06, 21:39
I stumbled across this little gem and absolutely love it. This is the most visual coin thru bottle I\'ve seen yet! The coin is seen to slowly, visually, and audibly melt through the glass. The bottle with the coin inside is IMMEDIATELY handed out to the spec for complete examination. The coin and the bottle can both be examined and can both be borrowed. There is very little skilled involved and can be mastered in a short period of time. This is a very creative effect and just jumped up to one of my favorite tricks. It would be a fantastic follow-up to the standard coin in the bottle that all magicians should know. Pros: the coin penetrates slowly and visually, the coin and bottle can be borrowed, the coin in bottle can be handed out to examine or for a souvenier. Cons: It\'s hard to actually think of some cons for this effect. It is slightly (and I mean VERY slightly) angle sensitive but i\'m only saying this because I can\'t think of any cons. The gimmick is very small and easy to make. In fact, even if you were not prepared to perform the effect, you would most likely have access to the materials to make the gimmick and could just go into another room and make one in about a minute or so.