Ender's Review: Magic Compass (Magic Makers)

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Magic Compass (Magic Makers)

Baffling to watch, even when you perform it yourself!

Overview

The Magic Compass is a very baffling effect, which can even confuse the magician as he performs it. A simple optical illusion shows a double-sided compass to be pointing a multitude of different ways at each turn of the compass.

Contents

With this effect you get a plastic, double sided ‘compass’, with fixed on painted arrows. Also included is some instructions, as well as a link which enables you to watch how to perform this effect.



Effect

This is a great little effect which is quite different from regular magic tricks, so it sparks the audience's interest. It seems utterly impossible for the compass to continue to switch directions, and yet it does so. In fact, when I first got this and started trying it out, I myself got confused and baffled at how it was working.

Here's a video showing what the effect looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyQisV56ahQ

Want to see more?  Check out another demo of the effect here.  Some magicians even use an over-sized version in stage shows, such as Jeb Brack, seen performing with his giant version here, and giving instructions here.  So despite its simplicity, don't dismiss this effect too quickly - the fact that it's even used by professionals in performance, shows that it can be a good visual fooler.

Recommendation

This is a very easy to learn trick and is especially great for beginner magicians, young and older, and it is also seeming so impossible that it baffles the audience and will likely baffle you too! This would make a great gift to any younger magicians who want to start magic, or even a special gift for yourself!  It's cheap too - it typically sells online for around $5.



Want to learn more?  See:
- Publisher's page: http://www.magicmakersinc.com/p-776-magic-compass-now-shipping.aspx
- Amazon: http://amazon.com/dp/B06XFLNZ8W/?tag=endersreviews-20