The House (aka "No Strings Attached") by Ray Cooper - You'll have the freedom to float a borrowed object at a moment's notice. This is the first truly spontaneous levitation ever invented.
"I've got "the house" set up in my office. I go months without giving it a thought, and even the cleaning people don't disrupt it. When a visitor walks into my office and hands me a business card, I stand up, shake his/her hand, and before we even sit down the new business card starts floating. That's my kind of first impression!" - Maxwell Murphy, Penguin Magic
"If you've ever spent half an hour setting up for a levitation effect and thought to yourself, 'I wish I could save this setup for next time,' The House is for you." - Acar Altinsel, Penguin Magic
"Magic is like comedy. It's all about timing. Being ready to float an object the moment it occurs to you makes all the difference." - Jonathan Evans, Penguin Magic
The Effect You borrow a lightweight object from a spectator. Just ask for anything they have in their pocket… (paper works best...). They pull out something... it could be a dollar bill, business card, gum wrapper, parking ticket, napkin, tissue, receipt, report card, postage stamp, to-do list, piece of aluminum foil, love-letter, post-it note, coupon, crumpled up phone number... it really doesn’t matter what they pull out... as long as it’s lightweight and you can fold it.
You give it a fold in half. You can fold object either the long way or the short way... you can even crumple it up if you wish. Next, you set the object in your hand with your palm face-up. The object hasn’t started floating yet... but gradually it starts to appear lighter... it’s as though gravity is relaxing away... or maybe the wind is catching it just right...
As you continue to concentrate on the object it begins to float. At first it floats for just a fraction of a second. You touch the object from the top with your index finger. As you’re pointing down at the object you remove your other hand from underneath completely.
The object follows your finger back and forth through the air. Soon you remove your hands from the object completely. You wave your hands on the top, bottom, and both sides of the object. You even form your fingers into a circle and run them around the object.
The Grand Finale
In one of the cleanest (and most-fun to perform) finishes in all of magic you unfold/un-crumple the object right before your spectator’s eyes. With no funny moves, (no swallowing, ditching, switching, breaking, reeling, or de-waxing) you hand the borrowed object back to your spectator and perfectly enunciate the magic words... “No Strings Attached”! (It’s very difficult not to smile at this moment… so go ahead and smile).
Your spectators can immediately grab and search for strings... they can hug and kiss you, cook your dinner, buy you presents... but they’ll never find a thing. They can take out a search warrant if they like... you’ll float that too! You’re already set-up for next time!
Manufacturer Says (The name "No Strings Attached" is the final line in the suggested patter for this effect. A special type of advanced invisible thread is used.) The thread is easy to set-up and comes already stripped and ready for immediate use.
The only restriction with this effect is that it must be performed in the area that it has been set-up. It is excellent for use at home, on the streets, at work, at school, on stage, during speaking engagements, at parties, etc., but it is not ideal for table hopping/strolling magicians.
Many restaurant workers use The House, but in a central part of the restaurant and not at each table individually.
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In the right environment and the right conditions this hook-up works very well. If you perform on a stage or some sort of platform then I imagine this would be perfect for you. I however do walkaround magic and it doesn't suit my style at all- that said though the gimmick and the tutorial are done to a very high standard, it all depends on your performing style and environment I guess.
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It's Great
[Verified buyer] by Pim Verhoeven from Den Bosch on 04/03/2009 07:30:28
I just got this trick today. I was blown away by the secret. Im still thinking of more affects i can do with this. The good thing about this os that there is no way that the aduince is ganna figure out the secret. One thing that is dosent show it the preview that i think it should is that you can walk away from the bill wile its floating. It also has a great way to make the bill appear. ADD TO CART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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the best trick ever!
[Verified buyer] by Frankie. M. from California on 06/02/2008 06:19:21
i think this is the very most best illusion trick, because when you have it, its like your having the power of levitation, its very good tho, its helps a lot when i performed this trick in public, and i recommend you to buy this trick... buy it! ADD TO CART! ... if you want to have fun like me! ...
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