The Effect In the basement of a seedy Las Vegas hotel, Daniel Garcia slowly touched two pieces of torn playing card together. Achingly slowly, with no cover. And then he let go of one piece, and—it was restored!
Paul Harris shook his head and softly muttered, “If this kid’s not using some kind of sticky stuff, he owns me.” Daniel restored the third and fourth pieces in equally miraculous, just-touch-it-and-oh-my-god-it’s-restored ways, and handed Paul the card.
NO STICKY STUFF.
In lieu of Paul’s mortal soul, Daniel agreed to let Paul get Torn out to the world. It really is the next great leap forward in the piece-by-piece restoration; it's totally practical and even more magical than the original TV-only version.
With this DVD and a little work you’ll have a breathtaking magical effect you can do anywhere with any freely selected signed card.
Torn didn't just astonish Paul Harris -- Daniel has owned just about every magician and for sure every laymen he’s shown his creation to. Daniel Garcia's "Torn" is a must for anyone who wants to perform a truly miraculous piece-by-piece restoration.
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This is amazingly visual. Torn is definitely what you see is what you get. However, you won't be performing this anytime soon. This is hard. It will take time to get everything down smoothly. If you hit one little snag the illusion is broken. Also there are angle issues, but really your spectator needs to be right in front of you anyway if they want to see anything. You won't be disappointed with this dvd, but you will have some work ahead of you before you can skillfully perform Torn.
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Torn
by christurchinski from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 04/06/2010 02:55:09
Daniel Garcia has put his own little spin on a classic trick. This method is similar to a lot of other methods out there but it looks a little bit better. Personally I don't think this is the best one though. It takes a lot of work (like all torn and restored effects) and I don't like this one as much because it is very angle sensitive. Props to Daniel though for creating a nearly impromptu torn and restored effect.
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A lot of work to get down, but Great trick
by Dan from Manhattan Beach, CA on 04/03/2010 00:41:38
Daniel Garcia does it again! A great trick, very well taught. Does take a fair amount of practice to get down smoothly. Daniel really puts a lot of effort and material on this DVD to exaplin everything. Very powerful trick!
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AMAZING!
by Matthew Jones from Surrey, BC, Canada on 04/02/2010 23:03:47
I absolutely love this effect but you have to remember that it is a somewhat dificult effect to perform and the angles are not that big so you have to be aware at all times where you are. Other than that the effect really hits hard and has some great moments in it.
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tough, but worth the effort
by Jonathan Sywulka from Whittier, CA on 04/02/2010 21:23:18
The only thing I have against this T + R is that it isn't angle-proof. And for bigger audiences, I would personally do another T+R, but this still is a wonderful trick, well thought out, and practically almost impromptu.
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