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then takes them on a fun ride and when the card appears inside the bottle you have gone nowhere near it .
He also teaches a way to show the bottle to the spectator so they feel they have examined it . This is all extremely well done and he does a great job going over it all in the download .
You will learn ideas on various ways to put the bottle in various pockets from inside your jacket to your back pocket . He also teaches how to palm a card and how to take a card out of the bottle . I actually had trouble getting it out with my pinky finger like he does but prefer the other method of using tweezers . The nice thing about tweezers emphasizes how hard it is to get the card out of the deck .
The use of the pills makes sense because his presentation is about magic being addictive and magicians are using medication to get control over their magic . It ' s a fun presentation and makes sense to have the bottle of pills in your pocket . I really love this presentation using three jokers and a signed card .
Adrian has a really neat way to do this without palming a card , so if you don ' t want to palm be sure to watch this part of the download because it ' s very clever and while not as clean it still works and the card will easily end up inside the bottle . The presentation disguises the method so will go unnoticed by any audience .
Finally Adrian shares two bonus ideas including using different things in the bottle such as popcorn kernels or coffee beans . The other bonus and some samples are supplied are seals for the bottle . This way the top of the cap can easily be sealed and these can be purchased on-line . This makes it even more impossible from the audiences perspective if the cap is sealed in heat plastic .
This makes a great trick for any kind of magic from walk-around to stage . As with any card to wallet type routine you can play this big . It ' s a terrific card to impossible location and such a strong version . I really love the out of the box thinking .
The other options include switching the gimmick bottle for a regular bottle and smashing the bottle . Of course these are for those really special gigs and not necessary and you would need to contact the company to get more bottles .
I absolutely love this entire routine . It ' s strong , it ' s different and easy to do . I love the thinking , the structure and simplicity of it . It has all the elements of a great product and is very highly recommended .
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MESIKA RING FLIGHT by Yigal Mesika Cost : $ 74.95 Available : All magic dealers Wholesale : www . murphysmagic . com
Just imagine : you borrow a ring and place it in your left hand . You then clearly show your right hand empty , reach into your pocket , pull out your keys , and give them to the spectator as collateral . Now get this : you make the ring vanish and reappear instantly on a short chain connected to the keys your spectator ' s holding in their own hands .
Your audience ' s jaws will drop , and their eyes will pop ! While the Ring Flight ' s been a favorite among magicians for decades , none of the variations have proven practical for real-world , everyday performances .
Originally , the reel rattled around inside a leather key case , and more modern versions hid the mechanism inside a fake , bulky key fob-which created the hassle of carrying around two sets of keys . But Mesika Ring Flight ( a best seller at FISM in Quebec , Canada ) is in a class all its own . Genius inventor Yigal Mesika has forever raised the bar on this classic by building the secret into a lightweight , ordinary-looking car key !
You ' re reading this correctly ; the patented micro-reel hides in plain sight within a very slim car key . Your audiences will never suspect a thing , making this the most practical , powerful Ring Flight ever invented . This game-changing device includes a 20-minute tutorial with three brand-new , high-impact presentations you ' ll perform anytime , anywhere .
Yigal Mesika will teach you to use this James Bond-worthy gimmick and make your audiences scream with excitement like never before . You ' ll learn routines , subtleties , and misdirections that propel your magic to new heights .
MY THOUGHTS : I ' ve been doing ring flight for at least 30 years and have tried so many different versions . There have been a few that have had reels built in to the key fob , and I own them all . What makes this one so unique and stand out for me are the size of the reel inside the key . This has to be the smallest reel ever created so the key itself if extremely light and certainly unsuspecting . The key is blank itself and you could have it cut if you wanted .
This comes with a 24 minute download tutorial where Yigal shares his handling and everything you need to know about the prop .
Because the key is so thin you can add your own fob and a few keys . I actually have my own car fob and house key with this and it is the cleanest looking ring flight I ' ve ever owned . It ' s with me everyday and I ' m always ready to perform .
The other nice thing about this is how quiet and smooth it is . Most ring flights have some type of noise but this one is very quiet and sooth . They uses a black line that won ' t break and the actual hook for the ring means you ' ll never see a ring go flying again .
Yigal teaches several routines including Flight 101 . It ' s a very easy and straight forward ring vanish and appearance on the chain . You can do this without a jacket so it can be done in a casual appearance .
Final Destination is a great handling because the keys are placed in the spectator ' s hand while you continue with the routine then it vanishes and is found on the chain in they have been holding . This is a great way to perform Ring Flight and makes it so much stronger as it happens in their hand .
Finally you will learn a routine using flash paper and again , the ring ends up in their hands on the key chain . This is another powerful routine and something a little different as far as Ring Flight goes .
Out of all Ring Flights I ' ve used this one is my favorite . The technology on this to create such a powerful reel is truly amazing and if I handed you the key you ' d never know it had something built in to it . If you ' ve ever been scared of Ring Flight because of losing a key then this will get rid of those fears . As I said , this is now on me at all times and I ' m ready to perform a miracle .
Extremely recommended