T-159 TWISTER

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09 Superior
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08 Excellent
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07 Very Good
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T-159 TWISTER

Post by SimonC » Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:47 am

Name: TWISTER

T-Number: T-159

Inventor: Shigeru Sugawara

Year: 1993





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T-159 TWISTER on PLANET TENYO
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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by Elliot W. » Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:28 am

This one is a clever little zig zag trick.

The way I like to do this one is to do the initial twist breaking the pencil and leave it like that.
Invariably the spectators with guess that the pencil is hidden in the space next to the windows.
I will tell them they are indeed correct and applaud them for figuring it out.
I will then ask them how they knew it was it was in that space and not the opposite spaces next to the windows as I turn the middle all the way around to the opposite side. :)

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by VictorS » Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:13 am

Totally agree with you Elliot and nice presentation idea too :)
I love every part of this prop. The idea, the mechanism, the principal, the construction on the prop and the design. It is very original and looks like a mini illusion. The weakness of this prop that we are not be able to replace the object with another one, not so flexible like the Zig Zag Cig. I`m not sure if someone has tried to make some modification. And the other weakness, it cannot be handed out for examination. But for me still one of the best and I rate it 9 out of 10 because of the weakness.

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by David DeTenyo » Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:03 am

Good idea Elliot! I think this is one heck of a great trick, I could not for the life of me figure out how it was done before I got it in my hands, and that only happens on a few occasions let me tell you that. The secret is diabolical clever. It's easy to do and you can casually show the whole apparatus without fear of anyone discovering anything.
This gets a big 9/10 for me (not examinable so -1), a 100% must have for every magic collector.

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by SimonC » Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:30 am

I only have the Milton Bradley version, is there a marked difference between that and the tenyo one? I love the working of this trick but my MB one is a little sticky sadly so I dont perform it much as it gives me the 'shaky hands' (when I'm performing a trick that I know has a good chance of going wrong my hands wobble! I never end up performing these ones)
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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by VictorS » Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:32 am

SimonC wrote:I only have the Milton Bradley version, is there a marked difference between that and the tenyo one? I love the working of this trick but my MB one is a little sticky sadly so I dont perform it much as it gives me the 'shaky hands' (when I'm performing a trick that I know has a good chance of going wrong my hands wobble! I never end up performing these ones)
Any chance to see the pics of Twister MB version Simon ? :) I believe, it would be interesting to see other version for same trick. Thanks in advance Simon ! :)

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by gazpratley » Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:42 am

I love this great trick for me it is one of tenyo"s finest, great gimmick,nice prop, and very baffling, I too could not figure this one out either until I owned it. mb games released a green version called twisted pencil, they also released it in a brown colour, I think I prefer the original twister by Tenyo if iam honest.

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by Roberto B. » Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:27 pm

One of Tenyo's best!

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by JohnM » Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:29 pm

I think this was also referred to as Pencilla.

I can post MB Picts when I get home.

I will have an entire section dedicated to Milton Bradley Magic Works on the sister website hopefully sooner than later.

This will be valuable especially since I believe there is no MBMW in the Tenyo Book due out soon.

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by AlexBrazil » Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:44 pm

My interest in buying MBMW is growing. But, starting two collections at the same time? That is crazy!

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by SimonC » Sun Jul 19, 2015 5:02 pm

why I do is collect tenyo first, and if an MB effect becomes available that I do t have the tenyo version of I get it, with an aim to replace it in the long term with the tenyo one. that way even if I don't I still have the effect to play with :)
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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by Brett H » Sun Jul 19, 2015 6:40 pm

Yes! A MB section!
Where's my colon?!

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by JohnM » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:32 am

AlexBrazil wrote:My interest in buying MBMW is growing. But, starting two collections at the same time? That is crazy!
You will be able to make a MBMW rather quickly. There are not that many and they are very often sold in large lots.

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by Christian Supa » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:02 pm

think TWISTER also very good, clearly structured, inexplicable .... clear fast effect
Lieben Gruß

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by NathanF » Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:36 pm

Just wondering, can the pencil be handed out to be examined? If so, I would be very tempted to buy one.

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by MadisonPresents » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:15 pm

NathanF wrote:
Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:36 pm
Just wondering, can the pencil be handed out to be examined? If so, I would be very tempted to buy one.
Yea indeed the pencil can be examined. It is totally ungimmicked.

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Re: T-159 TWISTER

Post by NathanF » Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:40 pm

Excellent, thank you very much for letting me know!

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