M&M&Max&Raj
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Back in
1993, Raj Madhok used a wonderful principle
in an effect he published in the PEA's
publication called Vibrations. The effect
involved a prescription bottle with
the following on the label: |
FOR THE NEXT FOURTEEN
DAYS. TAKE ONE
PINK CAPSULE DAILY.
You either
covered the 'TEEN' up with your thumb to show
that the person should take a capsule for the
next four days, or let them read the whole directions
to inform them to take a capsule for the next
two weeks (fourteen days.) A wonderful principle.
Then
came Lee Earle's SYZYGY vol 1 number 2 Max Maven
had a wonderful effect called POSITIVE NEGATIVE.
I saw a way to enhance the prediction by rewording
it. Guess I better explain.
The effect
involved writing a prediction then asking a
spectator to pick up one of five coins. That
coin was tossed in the air and noted if it was
heads or tails. You had predicted which coin
and if it had landed heads or tails. The coin
was selected via the old magicians choice and
the heads or tails used a very clever two way
out much like Raj's. You had a prediction which
read as follows:
No!
The quarter
will Land
Heads up!
Now either
covered up the No as you showed it to the spectator
or let them see the No! To me this did not read
well at all so I changed the wording to:
You will choose
the quarter
which will
not be flipped heads.
Now if
the quarter was flipped heads you simply covered
the word not with your finger as you held the
card. And if it was flipped tails. You said
"Ah, it is flipped tails! It was not flipped
heads." Then had them turn over the card to
read the prediction themselves. A great impromptu
effect. I love anywhere anytime effects.
Then
in Vol 2 #16 issue 34 There was an effect again
by Raj Madhok. It used Five different colored
M&M's they selected one then you asked if
it was with or without a nut. The original used
a double written prediction on a post it note
that could be opened two ways to show with or
without nuts. The selection was again with the
magicians choice, so why not write out the prediction
as one prediction by wording it as follows.
"out"
Now you
either cover up the out, or not cover it, depending
upon their response. Also, if you are going
to force the red then place it either in the
imaginary second or fourth position (Second
from either end) it gives it more chance of
being selected first.
This
gives you a great variation if you perform the
coin one time then someone else asks to repeat
the coin prediction thingy. Tell them you would
rather try something else and perform the M&M
thingy instead. You might want to reread the
SYZYGY presentations as the M&M thing was
quite good (They and you, got to eat imaginary
M&M's)
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