Product description: The Hydrostatic trick, whether it’s used with a bottle or a glass, it’s really really old. Propdog took this idea and upgraded it to their usual standards: quality, reliable and affordable. You can find the Hydrostatic Glass in a few different variations, a Champagne glass, a Highball glass (the one I have), 2 kinds of shot glass and of course the Pint one which looks gorgeous. All of them work on the same principle, some of them have an extra feature (shot, pint and highball) which allows you to make the water falls without shaking the glass. It’s cheap but is it good ? Let’s find out !
Price and where to buy it: This is sold at £21.98 (the Highball version) and you can find it on Propdog website. You can go on this page to check out the price of the other variations: https://www.propdog.co.uk/index.php?route=product/search&search=hydro.
What you get: You get a cardboard box, with inside a link for you to watch the explanation video. It’s quick and to the point, there is no need for an one hour video in order to understand how this trick works. But the most important in the box is the glass itself, it’s made out of polycarbonate, a transparent plastic which looks like glass but very durable and strong, you can hit your glass with a hammer and nothing would happen. So you can easily throw it in you close up case without worrying for your prop to be damaged in any shape or form. You also get the other gimmick which is very well made, and fits perfectly the glass. You can tell this has been worked from the beginning, nothing was left, it’s simply perfect. If you like what you see in the video, you won’t be disappointed with what you receive.
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:
You need to carry this glass and the gimmick in order to do the trick. You may be able to fit the gimmick on another glass but it will be harder.
You have to be careful at the end when the water falls, the gimmick will fall so you may either lose it or people may see it, so use a dark container.
THE PROS:
This is the best quality item I’ve seen in a long time. Propdog took a simple idea and made it 100% better, which you can actually use.
It’s very easy to use, simply put any cover on the glass, put it upside down and you’re ready to amaze people.
I really like the fact they added the extra feature to be able to make the water falls without shaking the glass or doing any movement at all. I think it adds to the deceptiveness of the whole thing.
The quality of the glass is amazing, you can just drop it without worrying, and it will still look perfect. The range of variations available is also very cool, so you can adapt the glass you will use to your location and audience.
It’s incredibly cheap, they could have set the price at £40 or £50 without any problem, so it’s possible to get one of each model so you’re ready to go. The champagne glass is amazing especially for wedding!
Even if the glass has the extra feature as I said, it is still completely examinable before and after the routine, so there is no suspicion possible from your audience.
Overall rating: This is the definitive answer to the Hydrostatic Glass, no more, no less, if you want to do this routine, you have to buy this ! 4/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, it’s almost self working, you really have nothing to do, 1/5 stars.
Similar products: Bazar de Magia Hydrostatic glass is way too cheap and fragile, I told you, Propdog one is the only you should consider buying. Waterworks by Paul Harris is very interesting if you want to use a bottle rather than a glass.