Normally I do coin magic, but I watched the Detach video and it looked fantastic, so I thought I would expand my repertoire. Watch the video, it's spectacular! Guess what? The video is exactly what is advertised! You probably could perform this after about a half hour of practice.

However, being normally a coin magician, I know practice makes perfect, so I practiced this effect for about two weeks off and on. Now I can do the effect in my sleep and do it very smoothly.

I performed it twice now, once in front of friends and again at an Easter party. I was surprised! I got the same results both times, their jaws just dropped! I knew the effect was good, but you should have seen their faces, they were totally blown away!! I get very good results with my coin magic, but none any better than Detach.

When the trick is over they can't believe the balloon is still in one piece. I also performed the bonus trick at the Easter party, which also blew their minds. The tricks are easy, but I recommend you practice them for a while, so as to perform them smoothly including some killer subleties.

The video is very professional and all you need is the video and a normal balloon. I love Rick lax, he is real cool and explains the effect brilliantly. When I purchased it I was saying to myself it can't be as good as the video, but I was wrong, very wrong! What you see is what you get.

I will still be doing my beloved coin magic, but for some variety I will always be carrying around a balloon or maybe 6 or 7 balloons to do the bonus trick. Excellent job Rick lax, worth much more than the price, when you see your audience's jaws drop! Keep up the good work!! I will have to check out your other tricks.....

I agree 100% with Filip's review - clean, normal balloon, but don't let you think that the magic will be minimized because of that. Rick has thought this out VERY well and it is an amazing effect. This is easily a $30 trick - he even underpriced this one in my opinion (not that I am complaining!). At the end of the DVD he even said that he thanks us for spending the money on his trick because he know how expensive this stuff can get - how nice! But the trick is amazing and I will practice this one. It's not hard to do either - I think Rick will be releasing a lot more very good stuff - top quality - don't let the low price fool you.

The dvd is easy to follow but it does require a lot of practice to get down smoothly as with any magic effect.
This is a very crafty illusion in your hands.
I am not much of a balloon working performer but this is a really cool little trick to have in your collection.

I'm usually wary of products that ship just as a DVD without a gimmick -- I've found the tricks are usually very difficult to do, or don't work.

Detach, on the other hand, actually works and is easy to do. I was up and running within an hour of finishing the DVD, doing it fairly well in front of a mirror. (And I'm very untalented with manual dexterity and sleight-of-hand -- hence my rich history of gimmick purchases from Penguin :) -- so you could probably be doing it within an hour as well, or less if your dexterity is good!)

I do this regularly as part of my wandering act, since all you need to carry is a balloon.

Great job Rick Lax.

This is such an easy, pull off anywhere at anytime, start and end clean trick that it's worth the money easily. The supplies you need (balloons.....shocker!) are inexpensive and everyone I've performed this for has loved this regardless of age. There is another trick included on the DVD that gets people going too! I use it to open my balloon trick, and end with Detach.

Let me first admit that I do not perform any effects with balloons. However, Ricks effect is so nice that it is hard to resist. Nothing is added, nothing is taken away. It is just an excellent effect with a balloon. If a "Torn and Restored" balloon appeals to you in the slightest, you will be pleased. I bought this so I would be prepared to amaze should I happen be around some balloons. This is my first exposure to Rick's thinking and I look forward to more of his routines and ideas. Well done Rick!

INCREDIBLE CLEAN...FANTASTIC IMPROMPTU AND EASY...GOOD JOB RICK

First off, I wanna say that this is the best trick I have ever bought off penguin magic. It is so easy, I was performing it to my family in ten minutes. There was so much thought and effort put into this and the DVD. The teaching is amazing as well as the idea behind it. Also, this trick gets amazing reactions and when you add the bonus effect, wow, it makes it ten times better. If your deciding on this trick, don't hesitate. There's no gimmicks, you start and end clean, it's completely examinable, and the sleight/move is very easy to learn and do. You have to get this. It is very underpriced, this is an easy $35 trick. BUY NOW!!!!!!!!

To me, this is one of the best ice breaker to meet people on the party. If you have situation to meet new friends on the party, and just in case you don't have cards, but you can find few balloons nearby, this is the best trick to introduce yourself to other people. Very easy to do, fully impromptu.

If you already order it, then enjoy it!

I just have to say that this is awesome, great and astonishing trick. the best is that you start clean and end up clean. great. add to cart it is worth it.