Bizzaro - 'Overstuft'. Is it worth it

[Tower of Lunatic Meat]

I'm venturing outwards to more prop magic and I stumbled upon this little wonder.

For anyone that has 'Overstuft', is it worth it? Do the props handle well? Are they durable? Fragile? Angle issues?

It looks neat, but I want to make sure I make the best educated decision before I make the leap.

 

[Josh Burch]

My personal thought is that it is a magical effect with a transparent method. I don't use it for that reason.

 

[Maxcode]

No it is very gimmicky obvious to many spectators no hate in buzzaro but it is extremely impractical I mean you carry around two oreos with you just my opinion

Max

 

[Tower of Lunatic Meat]

I appreciate the input, gentlemen!

The big thing is that, at the moment, I am only able to see myself performing for kids. 'Overstuft' looks like it would appeal right into their alley. But after some more gear grinding and oil provided by you two, there are a couple factors that I don't believe is best suited for a hospital environment.

Thanks again. And the search continues...

 

[Lyle Borders]

No it is very gimmicky obvious to many spectators no hate in buzzaro but it is extremely impractical I mean you carry around two oreos with you just my opinion

Max

Not really designed to be a carry around effect. It is designed to be something more impulsive-feeling. Sitting around with friends, having a good time, doing a magic trick with the items around you. Or, where the objects are familiar and frequently found. Nobody is going to question a pack of Oreos at a kids party or when you are hanging out with friends, though they may not be a normal sight at a hospital or on the street.

Overstuft is very simple. Anyone who has experience in magic will see the method. That said, if you have the gimmicks on hand and you end up somewhere that has Oreos you can do some very cool, natural feeling magic.

For a hospital environment it might be something you could do to bring Oreos (pending approval of doctors I am sure) as a little treat for the spectators. Eat a cookie with the patient as you brighten up their day, and then Overstuft falls into a perfect place as you go for a second (and third) cookie.

// L

 

[Tower of Lunatic Meat]

To be honest with the intent of what I'm trying to do, I am trying to make a sort of pantomime set using food based tricks for the children's hospital playroom.
This would be really the only time in which I would utilize SOME tricks in which the kids would NOT have contact with. Most of what I am selecting and purchasing so far is based on their ability to contact something within the trick and make the magic happen in their hands in some way, shape, or form.

'Overstuft' would be a massive exception. But if I use it in a dedicated set where they wouldn't have contact, I feel that doing a small 'food' routine would be appropriate.

It's just the construction of 'Overstuft' that made me a bit leery about bring those types of tricks inside a hospital (sanitization and possibility of quickly ruining the trick).

I'm just worried about it bringing germs home--as well as spending money on a trick that would get ruined rather quickly. Let me put it this way, ALL 3 packet tricks I have and want to use are DOUBLE protected by each card being in Ultrapro card sleeves, and each card then being placed inside a hard plastic Top-loader. They don't exactly 'play from the pocket' anymore. But it's mainly for ease of sanitization and easier for kids to grip.

I'm trying to play this EXTREMELY safe, it's crazy.

I could be overtly paranoid about the sanitization issue, seeing that I haven't performed in a hospital (yet!) and I'm trying to take every measure conceivable to avert any potential problems in the hospital or bringing unwanted germs to my own family.