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See-Thru-Blindfold
http://www.themagicgadget.co.uk/See-Thr ... r-318.html

Price - £6

Difficulty - 1
(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)
Having a head and being able to tie a knot…large ears might be a slight hinderance…

Review
I've read up a bit on how to handle and use kosher blindfolds, but as this was a rather friendly 6 quid - I thought I'd try it out. And to be honest, I was rather impressed….

It's a simple looking blindfold, a very sneaky method to make it 'see-thru' and can be kind of examined by an audience member. Well, the usual kind of thing, you can easily hold it up to their eyes and say "can you see anything at all through this?" and they won't see a thing….

I like the simple look of it, great value for money, and there's no hard parts to it or anything. It really does look like a real blindfold…plus it covers quite a lot of your face, which if you're shy you could wear this whilst out shopping too...


Overall
It does mention in the sheet of A4 you get with it that its more suitable for outside feats…but I've found so far in some test runs that it works fine with just a little lamp light too…

In a few little tests ive done with it so far, it does convince people, as it is just cloth, there's no hard parts to it or anything like that…and how to make it see-thru is a genius idea, though again, not got that much experience so far in the whole blindfold thing….yet.

You don't get any sample routines, but it's hardly difficult to come up with something that suits you is it…Delivery time: 24 hours, first time I used the site and it seems ok….

For me, a lovely 8.5 out of 10….

Very nice review. I have never hought about getting one because I have never thought I would have a use for it but for £6 it got me thinking and I thought I may get one just to have a play with, you never know, it may inspire me!

..yeah, there's lot of experiments you can do...holding out a playing card and getting someone to place some coins on top, and you can 'sense' what they put there by the weight...or even get them to pick the card and you name the whole lot...

a slow stab - give them a plastic knife and ask someone to slowly move the knife towards you, stopping intermittently and you can then grab their wrist after a few stops...you could even say when they stop...

depends how you dress it up too, if you said you were so confident of your powers of suggestion you don't even need to seem them do anything...

...i suppose the key to it all is to act as naturally and as blindfolded as possible, well worth making the odd stumble or grasping out a little...especially if there's an attractive lady nearby...

abraxus wrote:...especially if there's an attractive lady nearby...

Well as I am a lady I would prefer an attractive bloke but yes I totally agree well worth the £6 just to experiment with

Alex

..you could do a fake emasculation then! Ask the audience to point to a 'victim' with a knife, and you can sense the intent via the blade...

...perhaps a bobbit-toppit?

One of the biggest problems with most every blindfold act is the fact that the performer can't sell the point that he/she cannot see using their normal sight. With the See-Thru Blindfolds or Hoods this becomes a bigger problem.

I'd say that 90% of your audience is going to suspect that you have some means of seeing through that blindfold no matter what it may be made of. They can't readily explain it, but they "know" you can see through in some way. One reason for this is the fact that so many poor actors (a.k.a. Magicians) have presented this stunt in their shows and done so poorly. Proof as to how old this problem is can be seen in the antics of the great Carl Ballentine who deliberately does a parody of the blindfold act so as to mock all the lousy magicians out there trying such... this is an act he's been doing since the 1950s so think about it.

I think the best thing you can do for yourself IF you are serious about doing blindfold work, is to learn methods & routines that can be done with a legit blindfold arrangment. Learn to walk around and interact with life, totally robbed of your normal sight for several hours of the day... study people who are genuinely blind and learn how to mimmick those actions (without over-acting). The other rule of hand, is to keep things simple; all these masks, bags, etc. create reason for suspicion (believe it or not)... just keep it simple.

Now if you want to have a load of fun, use a "difficult" blindfold and make a huge mess in the process, check out the old mauscript by Eddie Joseph entitled INTUITIONAL SIGHT...

Would you be able to do a blind drive with it?

..apparently so, it says so in the instructions at least...

You can ride a motor bike and do anything with the good ones.

i would want to place this over someone's eyes first, and maybe get someone to prod them in the belly or touch them to set the idea that this blindfold is kosher first...

...as i said, im just at the experiment stage and having ideas at the moment...i think Docc Hilford has a book out...

oooh lookey-hear (yes that was deliberate)

http://www.surrealentertainment.netfirm ... parlor.htm

I only typed in "INTUITIONAL SIGHT" into google and Mr. Browning appears...was that some kind of psychological seeding i wonder...

abraxus wrote:oooh lookey-hear (yes that was deliberate)

http://www.surrealentertainment.netfirm ... parlor.htm

I only typed in "INTUITIONAL SIGHT" into google and Mr. Browning appears...was that some kind of psychological seeding i wonder...

Ooo... old old web site... it should be down by now, I've not paid them a posting fee in years

For many years it was said that I held the record for the longest Blindfold drive... we did it in 1989 I believe, driving from San Jose to Golden Gate Park for Dean Hankey's old "San Jose You're O.K." Tv show. I used the traditional coins, eye-pads, medical tape and two borrowed hanks tied over my face... (we cheated our butts off on the whole thing... gesh!)

People have played Miniature Golf (Putt Putt), gone Bowling, Player a Real Golf Game, Chess, all sorts of odds & ends blindfolded. In my new book (coming out next month in fact) you will find my INTUITIONAL SIGHT routine (in part... I'm not giving the full script) and how it was booked as a promotional draw to shopping malls. If you did nothing but this single stunt as I have it outlined, you would make an exceptionally living for yourself as well as generate a potent media article collection. The book is known as the Compiled & Completed Psychic Technologies Marketing System... I'd suggest you get on the mailing list at http://www.mevproshop.com/newsletter.html if you want to save a couple of pennies (this collection will retail for around $130.00 but early release price will be closer to $75.00)

DO NOTE: This is not like other "Marketing" programs on the market. It is more akin to approaches and techniques I and other WORKING performers use and have used for years, in order to keep the money flowing. I'm not promising you great fortunes, only the ability to work in your field and earn a living without having to do extensive traveling or even dedicate yourself to a full-time sense of obligation... it is literally "Back Yard Marketing" and market building.

How did you cheat your butt off if you had coins and medical tape over your eyes as well as the blindfold? you couldn't fake that unless they had tiny holes in the coins and tape

Misanthropy wrote:How did you cheat your butt off if you had coins and medical tape over your eyes as well as the blindfold? you couldn't fake that unless they had tiny holes in the coins and tape

I'll not go into it, but we did more than use "holy coins"... Probably one of the best uses for a known Harary principle ever seen in Mentalism.

stephenmagic wrote:You can ride a motor bike and do anything with the good ones.

Thats brilliant. I can't ride one at the moment, so all I need is one of these blindfolds.

My thinking is that it could make a good routine into a bad one.

Unless you are 100% convincing, they could just go away thinking that you just used a fake blindfold, rather than being impressed with what you achieved. My opinion anyway.

For £6 though, if you buy it and can convince people, you are laughing.

I can just imagine people when they are practising in front of the mirror, wearing their blindfolds.