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Though with practice this effect looks amazing, I know Mario Lopez's method and this Tenyo enhancement does make it easier. A better method however, I'm not sure. Mario's version uses nothing extra except coins and a tweezer. Tenyo's 'Magic Tweezers' uses a gimmick to accomplish the feat without much slight of hand needed, note the word 'much'. The method here still requires practice and angles must be kept in mind.
The tweezer is metal, the gimmick is mostly metal with a plastic housing. As far as longevity goes, it should last a long time. It does require assembly and bending on your part to get it adjusted properly. The plate with the hole I must admit I'm disappointed. The tape used to hold the 3D texture on the plastic is visible though the image and not attractive.
In summary, this version of Mario's creation is interesting and certainly reduces sleight of hand, but considering the necessary assembly of this and the fact sleight of hand is still required in a different way, I can't say it's more practical than Mario's raw, organic method. And, that ugly 3D plate sure doesn't help. I would have liked an extra tweezer to show in the beginning and switched out in a pocket with the gimmicked one.
4 - Stars for a beautiful illusion that's lessened by an unattractive 3D plate and somewhat cumbersome handling.
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