Clarrus,
Just FYI, Abyss uses something from a traditonal concept.
You can get them just about anywhere, but they cost extra $$$ and require refills, not to mention that they are not compatiable for every bottle.
It's good, but not ideal for you can't rely on the sealed effect without them.
How do you define "traditional concept"?
I have Abyss and I think the concept is great. If I'm not wrong it's the first CTB to use that concept.
For Sealed & Stuck, you don't have to worry about the cost of the gimmick. And it works for any bottles.
Andy,
I'll have to strongly to disagree about better reactions by doing a longer set up.For ONE: when you do something on the spot with THEIR bottle or a bottle right out of a vending machine, the "impromptuness" conditions play a huge factor in reactions.
Plus, As long as the spectator believes in a penetration with a bottle that has never been opened, THAT is what they remember.
Yes, Sealed & Stuck requires set up.
But it is possible to make it appear impromptu.
I can "appear" to go inside a store, buy the bottle and do the effect.
That makes the effect look impromptu. If you combined that with other killer elements like real factory sealed bottle, big signed coin etc, you will get insane reactions.
Furthermore, you CANNOT do Factory Sealed with a borrowed bottle and do the set up in front of them. You have to do the set up when they are not looking, or under the table if you got the guts.
There are so many other posts in totaly agreeance to this but I don't want to clutter this thread just merely point out some things I've researched from experienced pro working magicians.
Why turn the trick into a puzzle and over emphasize the sealed aspect?
You don't go up to a person and say "look I have a REGULAR deck of cards, do you? I hope not.
In any case, to limit yourself on over emphasizes a conceivable subtlety by doing a lot of pre show work that is not necessary only cripples your performance value in real world situations.
You won't be able to properly perform the sealed version without the pre show in Sealed n Stuck.
I will continue to emphasis on the factory sealed part.
That is the reason why the trick is called "Sealed & Stuck".
Watch the demo video, look at the girl's reaction when she felt and saw that the seal is unbroken. Look at the reactions of the people around. One guy was laughing and the other guy covered his mouth in disbelieve.
As a perfectionist, I want them to open and inspect the seal. To me, that is more convincing.
And most importantly, I would like them to take the factory sealed bottle back home. Whenever they look at the bottle, they will remember the miracle they had witnessed.
Of course, the audio confirmation used in Factory Sealed could work too. But I really prefer the audience to feel and break the seal themselves.
Of course, you can choose to disagree.
Let's just agree to disagree shall we?
