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Hypno Heat Pellets

We are pleased to be able to offer our customers this amazing effect, a small piece of tin foil is folded into a small packet and placed into your victims hand. After a few magical passes, or some hypnotic suggestion the foil begins to get warm, then hot...so hot your victim is unable to keep hold of it! May be repeated immediately. Do anywhere, anytime. Used by leading professionals the world over. SOLD TO ADULTS ONLY!

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Mystery Chain by Mikame

Mystery Chain by Mikame

Perfection straight from Mikame. Each item is hand-crafted by Mr. Mikame himself and are coveted by magicians world-wide! This gem will fool you badly! You display several pieces of broken gold chain along with a empty clear vial. Have the spectator put these necklace pieces into the vial, and the top is put on to seal the vial.You give the vial a shake or two, remove the top and pour out a RESTORED necklace! Its no longer damaged in pieces! The vial is shown empty again! You are Left 100% Clean!

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Quarter Through Pen

Quarter Through Pen

A small hollow block of wood is examined, and a normal pen placed through the hole. A Quarter (or 10p) is dropped in one side and magically falls out the other end. Apparently the coin has penetrated through the pen. Can be repeated, showing the hands to be empty at all times. Easy to perform and nicely made in wood

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Splat ! By John Kennedy

Splat ! By John Kennedy

This is a great effect using a pen. The ink splatters out of a pen like magic, leaving behind an invisible ink cartridge that exerts a strange gravitational force, whilst in the spectator’s hands. Can be fully examined.

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C.A.N.N.A.B.I.S Card Trick

C.A.N.N.A.B.I.S Card Trick

If you could simply imagine a card routine and have it become real, the Cannabis effect would be it.
Any card, any number has long been the Holy Grail of magicians but this effect takes it to an entirely new level.
Cannabis stands for "Card At Named Number Amongst Blanks Is Selected and thats exactly what happens. The only card in the entire deck with a printed back and face is their thought of a card and their thought of a number. Easy to do, ingenious method, with quick re-set version included for working situations this will instantly become a reputation making addition to your repertoire.
The Cannabis effect, its hot and it rocks!
Comes with Bicycle deck gimmick, decorative tin container and instructional DVD.

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Final Fusion (w/DVD) by Jay Sankey - Trick

Final Fusion (w/DVD) by Jay Sankey - Trick

"This is one of my all-time favorite routines to finish almost any series of card effects! It's a total mindf*uck!" -Jay Sankey

After "warming up" a selected card and the card case (with the wave of a lighter or a quick rub on the performer's sleeves) the card and the case are brought together for just a moment and, inexplicably, the card VISIBLY FUSES ONTO THE CASE! Everybody freaks out and immediately want to examine the case - and THEY CAN!!!

An inspired combination of very cool gimmicks and extremely practical sleight-of-hand, FINAL FUSION is the kind of stunning magic effect you will always carry with you!

Includes TWO specially designed, custom printed Bicycle brand card cases and an exciting instructional DVD featuring a killer collection of handlings including 'The Drop Fuse,' 'Wraparound Fuse,' 'Bare Back Fuse,' 'Displaced Face,' 'Twice Burnt,' 'Close Encounter,' and the totally awe-inspiring 'Flash Fuse.'

Jay even teaches you the real work behind FIVE of his favorite card forces!

And as a KICK ASS BONUS, the DVD also features "The Defused Handling," the mind-warping follow-up effect to "Final Fusion" Jay performs in his stand-up shows!

Two custom printed cases, nine different handlings, and five card forces.

Running Time Approximately 55min


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Paperclipped Special Edition by Jay Sankey - DVD

Paperclipped Special Edition by Jay Sankey - DVD

As performed by Keith Barry on the Ellen Degeneres Show! Experience the mind-blowing modern classic like you've never seen it before! Featuring TONS OF BRAND NEW MATERIAL including:

"SHROUD" - The signed card is discovered folded, paperclipped and WRAPPED IN MASKING TAPE!

"PAPERCLIPPED PREMONITION" - The completely impromptu handling! You fold the prediction in front of the audience, fry them with the classic PC routine, and then astound them with a BRAND NEW BONUS CLIMAX!

"FULL LOTUS"- Paperclipped as a mind-bending transposition!

"CLOSING TIME" - Jay's killer "nest of boxes" paperclipped handling!

"GIFTED" - Paperclipped meets hardcore mentalism! The spectator's date of birth appears on the face of the folded card they've been holding from the very beginning!

And as a SPECIAL ADDED BONUS Jay has included 2 incredible "switchless versions" plus 5 handlings of the folded prediction MAGICALLY APPEARING in the paperclip.

Jay even teaches you the two card routines he ALWAYS performs as a lead-up to Paperclipped!

Jay also teaches you:

The psychology and misdirection behind the all-important key lines of script with the classic PC handling.

Trouble-shooting your Mercury Card Fold.
The value of having the selection signed by several spectators.

Performing PC in a variety of settings including on stage for hundreds of people, at a children's party, close-up (with and without a table) and even when you are completely surrounded!

A one-handed version of the Mercury Card Fold (complete with the ideal misdirection.)

12 Keys to Incredible Audience Reaction!

Considering that PAPERCLIPPED:SPECIAL EDITION is OVER TWO AND A HALF HOURS LONG it may well be one of the most detailed and comprehensive analysis of a single effect in the history of magic!

Much more than just an inspired analysis of a modern classic of card magic, PAPERCLIPPED:SPECIAL EDITION is a fascinating discussion of the art of sleight-of-hand in general including:

Managing spheres of audience focus, suspicious spectators and spectators who "burn" your hands.

Making the most of each "magic moment."

Switching without thinking and sleight-of-hand without tension.

Developing both a macro and micro perpective when practicing.

Framing the audience's interpretation.

The philosophy of practice Jay calls "focusing and forgetting."

Jay even includes the complete handling for his acclaimed SIGNED CARD IN EGG effect!

Add one of the brilliant new handlings of this world-wide hit to your own repertoire TODAY!

Running Time Approximately 2hr 55min

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Sleight Of Hand With Cards by Jay Sankey - DVD

Sleight Of Hand With Cards by Jay Sankey - DVD

Learn the sleight-of-hand secrets of professional magicians!

Featuring 18 FULL ROUTINES and 40 SLEIGHTS, this is the ultimate introduction to performing astounding sleight-of-hand magic with just an ordinary pack of cards!

Learn the secrets behind many of Jay Sankey's all-time favorite card miracles including dozens of changes, controls, forces, counts and vanishes! And as a very special added bonus, Jay has included TWO BONUS SECTIONS!

If you are just starting out in sleight-of-hand magic, this is the perfect DVD for you!

TRICKS TAUGHT:
  • Two Card Transposition
  • Forgery
  • In Hands Triumph
  • Twirl Change
  • Fragile Harbor
  • Touch-A-Card Force
  • Lost & Found Aces
  • Carbon Paper
  • Selective Memory
  • Card On Ceiling
  • Double Lift Force
  • Just Joking
  • Dr.Daley's Last Card Trick
  • Please Don't Feed The Playing Cards
  • Torn & Restored Card
  • Deviant Behavior
  • Culling
  • The Ambitious Card
  • Card Case Surprise
  • Smuggler Aces
  • Impossible Transformation
  • Karate Card

SLEIGHTS TAUGHT:

  • Slip False Shuffle
  • Second Dealing
  • Top Stock False Shuffle
  • Rise Rise Rise
  • Illogical Cut
  • One Hand Cut
  • One Hand Shuffle
  • Two Handed Palm
  • Spread Control
  • Riffle Shuffle
  • Top Card Turnover
  • Twirl Change
  • Riffle Force
  • Double Lift Force
  • Touch-A-Card Force
  • Pinky Break
  • Biddle Steal
  • 2/4 False Count
  • 2/3 False Count
  • Rubaway Vanish
  • Tent Vanish
  • Half Pass
  • Turnover Pass
  • Culling
  • Erdnase-Houdini Color Change
  • Flustration Count
  • Double Lift
  • Tilt
  • Hindu Multiple Control
  • Hindu Shuffle
  • Double-Cut False Cut
  • Double-Cut Control
  • KM Move
  • Bluff Pass
  • Slip Cut
  • Vernon's Ambitious Bend
  • Topper

BONUS SECTION 1: FLOURISHES

Five professional sleight-of-hand flourishes (so you can look like you have been handling a deck of cards for years!)

  • RIFFLE SHUFFLE
  • ONE HAND CUT
  • TOP CARD TURNOVER
  • ILLOGICAL CUT
  • ONE HAND SHUFFLE

BONUS SECTION 2: SECRET POKER TECHNIQUES

Five super-secret poker techniques including false shuffles, cuts and deals!

  • SLIP FALSE SHUFFLE
  • TOP STOCK FALSE SHUFFLE
  • FALSE CUT 1
  • FALSE CUT 2
  • SECOND DEALING

Running Time Approximately 100min

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Sleight Of Hand With Coins by Jay Sankey - DVD

Sleight Of Hand With Coins by Jay Sankey - DVD

Learn the sleight-of-hand secrets of professional magicians!

Featuring 17 incredible effects and 24 killer sleights, this is the ultimate introduction to performing eye-popping sleight-of-hand magic with just a few borrowed coins!

Learn the secrets behind many of Jay Sankey's all-time favorite manishes, productions,  transpositions and routines! And as a very special added bonus, Jay has included
TWO BONUS SECTIONS!

BONUS 1: COIN FLOURISHES
Learn two of the most popular flourishes in the history of coin magic and look like a TOTAL PRO!

BONUS 2: THE SECRET ART OF LAPPING
A collection of powerful techniques you can use to ASTOUND people any time you are seated at a table!

This exciting DVD was filmed with broadcast quality cameras and many of the instructional segments feature extreme close-ups taped from the performer's point-of-view to insure the MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LEARNING!

If you are just starting out in sleight-of-hand magic, this is the perfect DVD for you!

Running Time Approximately 1hr 16min

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TENYO BALLOON ILLUSION T-232 (2008)

TENYO BALLOON ILLUSION T-232 (2008)

An inflated balloon is pushed into the tube, and is pierced with two solid spikes. The balloon does not "pop" but remains inflated! You are able to show the inside of the tube, and your audience can see two spikes penetrating through the centre of the balloon!! The spikes are removed, and the balloon is completely unharmed. Truly the ultimate version of the balloon penetration effect. This one is absolutely amazing! No preparation needed. Everything can be examined.Comes complete with everything needed to perform this incredible effect! (20 260Q Balloons, Tube, 2 Spikes, Pump and detailed instructions) The tube is approximately 5 inches tall.

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