First of all Wow. Second of all Wow. 3rd of all you are probably wondering if it's a sarcastic, mean, new school Wow or a positive leave it to beaver days Wow? Well it is wow as in Excellent and bravo. I had 3 concerns going in. ,1. Is it overpriced to where trick is on me? 2. Is it overly complicated or requiring Michelangelo like fingers to which bull in China shop me will have the white flag and 3. Will it reveal as so simple that fear of the novice figuring it out will cause me to retire it early? In short, No, No and No which again is Good, Good, Good. A little more detail. 1. The somewhat steep price for us on a budget is justified and maybe even higher as we don't want this trick to go the way of the vase and balls magic trick that is found at 5 Below or Target or in every variety pack to where most 9 year olds know it. I for one plan to heavily guard this ingenious secret. As an aside I feel a bittersweet sense of being let into the enlightened club, yet im slightly ashamed that I could not figure it out. Nice touch, pun intended, that he demonstrates by touching with finger sternly. This is subtle yet great misdirection as a wild mind like mine starts to think must be mechanical and have something to do with that. Trigger action perhaps. Now quickly #2 it is so simple that a 3rd grader could do it. I did it without reading the directions. #3 The reaction that I had seems certain to happen years on out so no fear of the demonstration not transferring to the product that you receive in the mail. That's it. I was sleepy, but made a point of letting fellow Magicians know that this one is definitely a keeper.

2018-05-22

Slate of Mind Wooden (watch video)