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(Effect)
In this puzzling magic trick, the audience is invited to participate in a police line-up and help solve the crime.
A number of suspect cards are shown, illustrating various criminal characters, and one is secretly chosen by a spectator to be the thief.
The cards are mixed up and placed in the magic Profiler, which the magician explains is a space-age computer device used to catch criminals.
The spectator enters some data about the criminal into the magic Profiler which amazingly identifies the correct suspect.
Even more amazingly, it doesn't matter if the spectator lies or tells the truth: the Profiler will catch the thief anyway! The clever props furnished do all the work for you.
(Development Story)
Tomoyuki Shimomura had an idea which allowed a spectator to freely select one card from a group of cards, place the cards into a case, and then tip the case until all of the cards fell out - except for the selected card.
However, this effect is not inherently interesting, so he began to think about the presentation - what kind of cards could they be, and what could the case represent? His first prototype used cards that contained the pictures of various cocktails, and the case had a picture of a cocktail shaker. In this presentation, the spectator would choose a cocktail, and the cards would be placed into the case. The magician then shook the case up, and tipped the cards out. The selected cocktail card remained in the case.
The presentational concept of shaking the case prior to tipping the cards out was amusing, and he was ready to consider this item completed. However, the alcohol-related theme limited this trick to be purchased only by adults, so production of this item was delayed. Shimomura eventually changed the presentation to a "mystery" theme. The performance is now concerned with catching a "criminal" card, which has a more general appeal, allowing us to wrap up the development of this item.
(NOTE)
- Brand-NEW in English package.
- The package is brand new, never opened. However, because this item was originally released from TENYO in 1996, you may see some aging and minor scratch, etc... ONLY on the package. (The product itself is brand-new). Please understand and accept it to purchase.
Sorry, this item has been discontinued and sold out.
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