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RachelMilano
 Post subject: Top 5 Close-Up tricks of all time
PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:27 am 
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What, in your opinion are the top 5 close-up tricks of all time? Gimmicked, gaffed, or otherwise. Could be a specialty trick from a dvd. Anything like that. The top 5.


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Pauldela
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Cups and Balls routines
Cards effects
Coin effects
Sponge ball effects
Gimmicked items, e.g Haunted key.


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IMHO

Color Monte
silk vanish
spongeballs
Hot rod
Untouched
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The classic Cups & Balls has gotta take the number one spot ...
... then I'd say Scotch & Soda ...
... ACR ...
... (Folding) Coin in Bottle ...
... The TT

... all time tested classics and are basic staples to this day. :)
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TomBaer
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TT
Elusive lifesavers
No tear newspaper
vanishing coke bottle
Astor mental
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Sweepingreaper4
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Now, are we saying actual tricks like, Sam the Bellhop? Because I agree with the TT, but it isn't an actual trick.
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This is based off the reactions I get:

5. Prohibition
4. Changing a lit cigarette into a quarter
3. Triumph
2. Invisible deck
1. Spongeballs
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1. Raven
2. Invisible Deck
3. Paperclipped
4. Triumph
5. Coin through Bottle
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These are in no particular order and they are subject to change based on my mood and/or frequency of use. However, ALL of these are in the "never leave home without them" category:

1. The Hot Rod
2. Richard Osterlind's Torn & Restored Sweetener Packet (uses a TT; so you can insert basically ANY TT effect here).
3. Gregory Wilson's "FreaKey."
4. The Invisible Deck (or a Brainwave Deck)
5. Sankey's Holy Moly
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DerZauberer
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This answer is different for everyone based on performance style and skill level.

Here are five from my regular close-up routine:

• Ashes to Arm
• Vox Box
• Ring Leader
• Haunted Key
• Fork Bending

Sponge Balls, Freakey, Hot Rod, Coin Matrix, Gemini Pouch and 3 Card Monte are also strong considerations.
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shteig613
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whats vox box?
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jonen94
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Vox box is an box thats able to make anything vanish or appear ^^ 8)
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shteig613 wrote:
whats vox box?


http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=221
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amcworth
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Location: Burleson , Texas , stop buying every new trick and Read some bloody books
In no order
    chocolate coin
John Carney's transplant
    impromtu Nightshades
solid deception
    Nun
    these are the effects I do most of the time , 4 out of 5 of them are from books


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shteig613
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inthanks for posting a link frijid and to me that vox box demo just looks like slight of hand besides the rattling in the box!
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