The Floating Diamond

Type: close-up, walk-around

Skill Level:

Retail Price: $15

Effect: A card is selected by a spectator. The card (Ace of Diamonds) is placed face down on the deck. The magician turns the card over to show the face. As he does so, the pip floats off the surface of the card.

Performance Time: Variable time depending on routine

Reset Time: 10 - 30 seconds

Angles:

Quality: This product is manufactured by Mark's Mystical Magic. It is well made, however the gimmick is delicate. Material to fix the gaffed card is supplied.

Dr. Mitch: This one made me look twice. The gimmick is SO invisible I had to touch it to prove it was there. That dang diamond looks like it floats right off the face of the card. BUY THIS !!! My only complaint was the admitted lack of routine and patter in the instructions. No big deal I made my own. Though a comedy routine is in the works now, it uses 3-D glasses. Cant wait to see it. I love this effect...great "in your face" magic !!

Mike Maione: Do you like the Floating Match? Well here's a neat new twist on one of my favorite little gems.

Here's what I like about it. The gimmick is clean. If you know Floating Match then you know how this trick works and you know why Bee cards are used to make the gaffed cards that float the match...to hide the gimmick. Not necessary here. The gimmick is truly invisible. In fact, I almost want to tell you not to buy this trick to save Mark's eyes. I know he's going to go blind making these.

Here's what I don't like about it. The documentation....there isn't a good routine with clever patter provided. Mark made a nice gimmick. Now, he needs a good presentation to accompany it.

Also, Mark suggests having the spectator sign the card. While this will add to the effect, it will also add the cost of a deck of Bicycle cards to each of your presentations. There aren't that many guys I know who will want to kill a perfectly good deck every time they perform a close-up trick.

I also don't care for the fact that Mark recommends using several classic sleights in the instructions, but he doesn't tell you how to do them. Rather he refers you to books. Well, that's fine for those of us who have been addicted to this craft for a while and know something about cards, but newbies will be real disappointed when he suggests you perform a double lift or palm off the gimmick without even a hint at how to do that. Heck, there must be a dozen ways to do a double lift...which method works best with this gimmick?

Well even though I haven't figured how I will incorporate this into my close-up work, I think it has great potential and I can recommend it.

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