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- Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:59 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday John
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13618
Re: Happy Birthday John
Have a great birthday, John!
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:47 pm
- Forum: Magic Wagon
- Topic: Magic Wagon - Imperial Vase Mystery
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34706
Re: Magic Wagon - Imperial Vase Mystery
Lightning? I didn't see that.... Was there thunder too?
Just kidding, sorry about the dry humor...
A nice presentation Olaf, but this trick still doesn't impress me much. It is very pretty, but to me it seems obvious. There is simply too much space.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:40 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Unpickable lock (not magic related)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4758
Re: Unpickable lock (not magic related)
Yes it was interesting. He really hasn't done anything that hasn't already been tried. Love to have access to those machines. :) As a locksmith you have much more knowledge about these things, so when you say it has been tried before, I have no doubts that's true. I guess it wasn't found commercial...
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:06 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday ØyvindK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16534
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:48 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday ØyvindK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16534
Re: Happy Birthday ØyvindK
Øyvind, Happy Birthday! Or should we say, 1010101010101010101? Now there's a reference I don't really get. I obviously know my number systems, but I need a hint on that one if it has a specific meaning other than being a number with many digits. Happy Birthday d87976696e644b0a !!! That one, however...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:31 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday ØyvindK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16534
Re: Happy Birthday ØyvindK
Thanks, guys! Being a programmer, I tend to count my age in hexadecimal, which means this was just my 30th birthday!
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 3:41 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Unpickable lock (not magic related)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4758
Unpickable lock (not magic related)
On YT there are lots of skilled people, and this guy puts out really interesting stuff. In his latest video he creates a lock that he thinks is more or less unpickable:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7vPNcnYWQ4
I'm quite certain that at least RichardW will find that video interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7vPNcnYWQ4
I'm quite certain that at least RichardW will find that video interesting.
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 3:32 am
- Forum: Magic Wagon
- Topic: Magic Wagon - Imperial Vase Mystery
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34706
Re: Magic Wagon - Imperial Vase Mystery
Looks nice, but handing out basically everything for examination, except the vase, sounds like a bad idea, since it will draw too much attention to the vase itself.
Better not hand out anything, in my opinion.
Better not hand out anything, in my opinion.
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:53 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Faith Hacker by Dr. Cyril Thomas
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5018
Re: Faith Hacker by Dr. Cyril Thomas
Looks amazing on video, but getting into the set-up is of course edited out, so I read the reviews, and found this one: I see all the 5 star reviews and yes it looks nice but in my opinion, very angle sensitive. Would be hard to do in close up. Even getting into set up would be difficult without giv...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:39 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday Richard W
- Replies: 9
- Views: 22791
Re: Happy Birthday Richard W
Happy birthday, Richard! Have a good one!
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:12 am
- Forum: Magic Wagon
- Topic: Magic Wagon - Khamun Ring Mystery
- Replies: 44
- Views: 37498
Re: Magic Wagon - Khamun Ring Mystery
Olaf, that is a huge improvement over your first video. Video quality is loads better, and one can appreciate all the intricate details on the props. The book/stand also makes more sense now.
- Sat May 30, 2020 8:44 am
- Forum: Magic Wagon
- Topic: Magic Wagon - Khamun Ring Mystery
- Replies: 44
- Views: 37498
Re: Magic Wagon - Khamun Ring Mystery
Just watched again after 2 years....I had forgoten this video!!....the way you hide the secret is very clever!! Yes, very clever indeed. I rewatched it again now, and suddenly I realized how he did it, even though I don't own the prop. I once started working on my own version, but due to the need f...
- Fri May 29, 2020 6:56 am
- Forum: Magic Wagon
- Topic: Magic Wagon - Khamun Ring Mystery
- Replies: 44
- Views: 37498
Re: Magic Wagon - Khamun Ring Mystery
Both are good videos, but Madison does something rather clever to avoid the biggest drawback to this kind of trick. Great thinking, but probably best suited for video, where the camera is fixed. Not saying his method can't be used also in front of a live audience, but I'm fairly certain it will be s...
- Thu May 28, 2020 7:34 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday Kirk
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12005
Re: Happy Birthday Kirk
Happy birthday, Kirk. Hope you have a good one!
- Wed May 27, 2020 6:21 pm
- Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
- Topic: This one baffled me...
- Replies: 605
- Views: 4533883
Re: This one baffled me...
Kirk, I don't really know, but I would wager that in this version, only the top two could be removed. Other versions exists where this limitation has been removed (Wellington Enterprises "Mystery of The Pyramids Outdone", for example), which of course makes it a better effect. I don't own any such e...
- Wed May 27, 2020 8:18 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Congrats Øyvind with Hextop!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9329
Re: Congrats Øyvind with Hextop!
There isn't really anything wrong with manufacturing, it's just that it takes a lot of time and effort (it's not just the printing itself). And also, as I mentioned above, step 2 could be solved by coincidence, and that's something I am not really happy about.
- Tue May 26, 2020 5:22 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Congrats Øyvind with Hextop!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9329
Re: Congrats Øyvind with Hextop!
Thanks, Olaf. Designing puzzles like this is fun, although coming up with magic is even better. I have had a request for manufacturing this puzzle actually, but I'm not sure if it'll be worth it.
- Fri May 15, 2020 3:52 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday SimonC
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9384
- Fri May 08, 2020 8:34 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Congrats Øyvind with Hextop!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9329
Re: Congrats Øyvind with Hextop!
Thanks, guys. I actually sent him that puzzle many months ago, but unfortunately (as he also mentioned in the video), the second part of the solution happened by coincidence for him (so he wasn't sure whether he should make a video or not). I knew it could happen, and I had made countermeasures as b...
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:14 am
- Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
- Topic: BLOCKBUSTER!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 170069
Re: BLOCKBUSTER!
I've had a temporary drop in motivation lately, so I haven't really gotten any further on this. I will pick it up again at some point, though.
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:43 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthday Rob
- Replies: 10
- Views: 30127
Re: Happy Birthday Rob
Happy birthday!
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:48 am
- Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
- Topic: BLOCKBUSTER!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 170069
Re: BLOCKBUSTER!
I just had an idea if it is not better to make a slit instead of the round hole for the narrow silk ribbon ... In my opinion this could work even better ... As a wood version this might be more difficult to realize than with a printed version Doing it that way is actually more difficult, I think. I...
- Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:15 am
- Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
- Topic: BLOCKBUSTER!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 170069
Re: BLOCKBUSTER!
No, not a rubber band. It's a narrow silk/satin ribbon.
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
- Topic: BLOCKBUSTER!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 170069
Re: BLOCKBUSTER!
Most likely, yes. At least to people in here, should anyone want it.
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:21 pm
- Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
- Topic: BLOCKBUSTER!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 170069
Re: BLOCKBUSTER!
There is a chance I will make a version, but I am working a bit on and off with it. As I mentioned, getting it to work reliably (as in every time) is a challenge. As far as I could read from other sources, other commercially released versions also can have this issue.