Product description : Tired of all those card tricks ? Well, this may be for you ! How about being able to produce a red glow light inside your closed fist and being able to show it empty afterward ? But using it just like that may be a little bit akward, use it to enhance a transformation, a bending routine or something like that.
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $60 and you can find it in nearly every Murphy's magic « partner » shop !
What you get : You get a small cardboard box with the gimmick inside, it's a gimmick most of us know but it was completely customised to be able to perform Magma. I do this lasting a long time and since it's USB rechargeable (the USB cable comes with it), no need to buy batteries ! I do like the gimmick, it's well made. You also get a link to watch the online instructions, they're really well shot and you get to learn everything about this little gimmick. I can imagine the time and the cost it was to develop this idea. Not disappointed by the gimmick at all.
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 :
My major con with it is that I don't think this is an effect by itself. And considering the size and the type of the gimmick, it's hard to use the hand in which the gimmick is.
Electronics can die prematurely, so you must be careful with the gimmick.
The color of the gimmick may not match for you, I don't think it's an issue because, like a TT, this should be invisible anyway.
THE PROS :
It's rather easy to do, I was quite happy by the result when I first took it in my hand, it looks cool.
It's like smoke in your hands, this is the kind of effect you use to enhance something else. I've been very surprised by the reactions this gets ! People are not expecting at all that you will be producing a red glow of light in your hands.
I do think it will add something to your existing routine. Because, for a coin bend for example, there is no visual clue that something is happening. With the red light, people will maybe think your hand is getting hot or something like that, I really like the fact you can this as another step of the comprehension and the visual of an effect.
It's really well made and should last a long time. The USB cable which come with it didn't work but since the plug is an universal one, you should have a cable at home.
The light is quite strong, even in day light, you can still see the red coming out from your hand. I do think that it's better when the light is less strong, because you can really focus and see that the fingers are glowing.
Overall rating : If you like what you see, that you don't mind having a gimmick in your hand, this is good ! It's not a bad product but not something I would use often, 3/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, it's almost self working but you have to master a little bit the gimmick, shouldn't take that long, 2/5 stars.
Similar products : Well, as for a glow of light in your hand, this is the first product I know which will allow you to do that ! You have plenty of smoke gimmicks out there if you want to combine light and smoke.
Thanks to Murphy's for sending me this product !