Official Reviewer
Apr 25, 2024
Overview
This is essentially Pen thru Bill with a crayon and a twist. The magician takes a crayon and draws on a post-it-note, then pushes the crayon through the center of the paper. You can now show the post-it on both sides with the crayon protruding through it. Now pull or slide the crayon off the paper leaving no hole, the paper has amazingly been restored. It is very easy to do and resets instantly.
Effect
Gustavo Raley allows you to push a crayon through a post-note note, a borrowed bill or even a playing card. You then remove it to show that no damage has been done. The effect with the playing card can be taken just a bit further. Once the crayon has penetrated the card, the crayon can be moved from end to end across the card showing both the top and bottom of the crayon moving. For the finale, the crayon is moved to the opposite end of the card to where it was first ‘punctured’ and then taken out of the card leaving a hole it it’s wake. You have visually moved a hole in the card from one end to the other.Method
You will receive everything you need to create the three aforementioned minor miracles of magic. There are a few essential angles to be guarded especially if you want to hand out the crayon afterwards for examination. Reset is immediate.
Product Quality
You will receive a real Crayola crayon as well a true gimmicked one. It is extremely realistic looking and the essential working part of the gimmicked one is very strong. You will also receive a few pieces of post-it-note paper as well as a playing card that has been altered. The video is just over 6 minutes with no talking, all the presentations and teaching are very visually well done, camera angles both front and back are explicit enough that no verbal instructions are needed.Ad Copy Integrity
What you see is what you get, all is accurate in the advertising.Final Thoughts
Obviously this is a very visual effect with a punch if you are aware of this concept using a different but also well recognized writing implement. I have made my own playing card making the hole a little rougher looking as if is were really punctured. I have also added the card to my deck and after performing a few effects, I have casually removed it to perform Crash On. Nice, clean and visual effect that can be immediately added to you close-up and strolling shows.
