Product description : Ok guys, take the ring off someone, visually stretch it then get it back to normal and then, squash it into your hands. Anytime, anywhere, no need to wear a jacket, perfect strolling magic, visual at its best. Really, it sounds like the best description ever but will the trick be as good as the add copy, let's find out !
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $39.95 and you can find it in nearly every Murphy's partner shop !
What you get : You get a very nice box with inside a little card with the link for a downloadable video as well as multiple gimmicks. You get the stretching one, the squashed one and a silver ring, size 11 so you can perform this right out of the box. The video is really well produced (as with every Murphys product) and you get to learn nearly everything you have to learn but more about that in a minute.
The pros and the cons : Here is the core of my review, let's begin with the cons, as I will usually be doing, I prefer to keep the good things for the end.
THE CONS :
I wish they explained how to actually make the gimmick, since you will have to do a little bit of work. Nothing hard at all but I wish they included it. (I made my gimmick anyway but still, it would have been better to see Greg makes it at the same time on the video)
THE PROS :
Impromptu ! This is a key word for me, when you're hooked up, you're ready to go anytime, anywhere ! And there is no stronger magic than impromptu one.
You don't have to wear a jacket which is a nice subtelty since you're more used to (in my case) wear tee-shirt rather than jackets or shirts. There is no particular clothing requirement, unfortunately, you can't do this naked (or you're very strong and you have to tell me how !)
The gimmicks are professionally made, they look gorgeous ! They feel sturdy enough to last a lifetime (except one part which you may have to replace once a year but it costs less than $1 and you will have enough for the rest of your life).
The way the gimmick is made allows you to perform both with silver AND gold rings and this is very clever. If you saw in the trailer the girl actually touching the « stretched » ring, it feels as it should, solid metal and I think this really sells everything, allowing people to actually touch the stretched ring.
You're borrowing a ring off to someone which instantly make them emotionally engaged and seeing a distortion of reality with THEIR personnal object is definately very strong.
They also included a ring so you can perform it right out of the box which is a very nice attention. The ring is quite big but people won't notice it doesn't fit you, they just want to see magic !
Overall rating : Maybe I'm going overexcited about this but it's one of the strongest product I've reviewed in 2015 ! It ticks all the boxes, visual, fast, eye popping, easy to do, no clothing requirement, do it with their own ring.. 4/4 hearts and a must have for me !
As for the difficulty level, it's not hard at all, just have to feel the knack for it, 2/5 stars.
Similar products : The stretching coin is a very old trick but, as Gregory says in the video, it only streches for like a few millimeters while with bandwidth, the stretch is 4/5 centimeters long ! (oh and a ring is more personnal than a coin so it's « better » in my opinion).
Thanks to Murphys Magic for sending me this product !