Magic Tricks

This is a good blindfold with a clever gimmick. The spectator can put the blindfold up to their year and be shown that you cannot see through either side of it. Then the performer puts it on and you can see pretty good through it. I will say that I was unable to discern markings on ESP cards or a marked deck of playing cards with any real consistency; so if you need to see small or subtle things, such as markings on cards, this may not be for you. But it’s designed very cleverly. I gave it four stars instead of five because it seems maybe the blindfold had sat for months or years somewhere, as it smelled pretty strongly of mildew when it arrived. I have used fabric sanitizer that is supposed to kill bacteria that causes foul smells, and I’ve cleaned it with a garment steamer. After multiple times of doing those things over a period of many days, the mildew smell still remains, (though at about half of the strength it originally was). So it works well for general blindfold use, but isn’t a pleasant smell to have on my face. There are instructions in the box for how to engage the gimmick, but no information on whether a machine wash would be safe for the item. I’d like to order another one of these, but I fear I’ll get a second mildewy one. I think it’s worth noting that the straps are made of a satin material, which could affect how well a knot would hold when it’s tied on. I’d have liked the straps to be just a little longer.