Price$14.95
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedNov 11, 2004
Bending Credit Card
James Ford
(Based on 2 reviews)
The perfect ice-breaker! After this, you'll have them eating out of your hand!
Picture yourselves a scene; a beautiful unapproachable supermarket cashier is staring at you with a bewildered face, as you channel waves of mental energy into your credit card causing it to slowly bend and unbend to your accord - simply by gazing at it.
All around you, people that were waiting in line, simply forget what they were there for in the first place and become an admiring audience that is convinced you possess supernatural powers!
- Always at hand and ready to perform
- No preparations whatsoever
- Easy to master and even easier to perform
- Clever hidden gimmick
- Credit card may be presented from both sides
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Overview
Being able to take out a normal??? credit card and have it bend in a few different directions at will would be pretty amazing wouldn’t it? Well this one comes a little close but not really. Hopefully you have a very clean, dry hand when you are presenting this, it is paramount. It would also help to have a strong gip. Other than that if you are not too close to your spectator and you have very good angles this is ‘okay'. It would be better if if looked more like one of the prominent cards out there but there are now so many companies that have their own logos on VISA, Mastercard, etc. it will pass. Beware that it cannot be inspected or handed out.Effect
You take a credit Card out of your wallet and show it on both sides. Now, holding the card upright in one hand at your fingertips, the face of the card towards your spectator, it starts bending backwards in the middle of the card and then straightens up. It’s almost like a backwards touching your toes. It then bends backwards again but on a slight again off to the side and then backup again. It bends and unbends under your full control.Method
Being able to take out a normal??? credit card and have it bend in a few different directions at will would be pretty amazing wouldn’t it? Well this one comes a little close but not really. Hopefully you have a very clean, dry hand when you are presenting this, it is paramount. It would also help to have a strong gip. Other than that if you are not too close to your spectator and you have very good angles this is ‘okay'. It would be better if if looked more like one of the prominent cards out there but there are now so many companies that have their own logos on VISA, Mastercard, etc. it will pass. Beware that it cannot be inspected or handed out.Product Quality
The card is made out of plastic so will last a very long time and I did not have any problem with the gimmick breaking and playing with it for about an hour. If it does, there is a quick fix.Ad Copy Integrity
So let’s address the ad points one at a time: Always at hand and ready to perform - yes. No preparations whatsoever - yes. Easy to master and even easier to perform - sort of. If your thumb is clean and dry, yes but if you have any moisture or natural oil on your thumb, no. You would seriously have to make sure that the hand you perform it with moments before you perform this is as mentioned - clean and dry. Clever hidden gimmick - yes. Credit card may be presented from both sides - yes but not too close showing the front of the card. Because most ALL credit cards have the numberers embossed and this one does not may raise some suspicions.Final Thoughts
For the price it is selling for of $12.00 - $14.95 depending on the dealer, I would pass on this one and spend your hard earned money elsewhere. Not highly recommended but still a great idea.(Top ▲)
I think the idea is good. It looked pretty neat when I was practicing and the one time I got to perform it for a layman, but after only a day or two, the gimmick that makes the card bend just BROKE. It just BROKE! I guess I could glue it or something, or buy another one, but I would be afraid that it would break again when I am in front of a paying audience. No Thank You. This was NOT designed for a working performer. Save your money.