Mash Pack Author: Thomas, Garrett
Publisher: Hugh Phoric, Inc.
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Category: Close Up
Media Type: One-Trick DVD
Date Added: Aug 10th, 2010
Retail Price: $40.00
Manufacturer's Description: Garrett's Mash Pack is a radical re-invention of our beloved bicycle deck. It's a one-of-a-kind conceptual breakthrough that mashes a pack and it's box into a singularly wondrous magical object.
What they see: You're holding a solid bicycle card case. The case instantly and visibly morphs into 52 single cards! (We use the words "Instantly and Visibly" in their truest, most Instant and Visible sense). As you square these single loose cards they Instantly and Visibly morph back into a solid case!
What you see: You look down and see a solid card case in your hand, just your basic bicycle card case. Your fingers "spread" the card case...and the case automatically transforms into a spread of 52 single cards, No flaps, No moves, Just the rare experience of being the performer and the audience at the same time.
Garrett entertains himself by doing Mash Pack transformations over and over for his smart magician buddies. They always have the same conversation: "Where's the flap?" "There is no flap." Where's the ditch?" "There is no ditch." "Then where does the box go?"... This cycle repeats until his magic buddies are completely mashed and unable to make any more sounds.
- Instantly resets
- A great opener
- No flaps. No extra pieces.
- Completely self-contained
- Very easy to do.
- Includes routines that leave you with a normal ungaffed deck and case.
- Designed for use with a red Rider Back bicycle deck.
WATCH THE DEMO. PREPARE TO BE MASHED!
AND FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY (until they run out) A FREE BONUS DECK! Paul Harris has allowed Garrett to include the PH Box-Back Deck. This free second custom deck is a completely different animal that opens up yet another brave new world of deck and case Astonishments! USPC will not re-print this very special Bicycle Rider Back deck ever again...so get it while you can.
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Reviews
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October 10th, 2010 5:54pm
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Brian Reaves |
This is literally a one-trick pony. You can "vanish" a card box and have the deck appear, then have the box reappear if you'd like. Unfortunately, the deck cannot be used for a trick itself as the sides are marked too much for use. Garrett does a good job of showing how to ditch the deck for one you can move into with your act, but you'll need to be wearing a jacket in order for this to be effective (deck switch only as he shows it...you can do the disappearance of the box without it). It seems a little limiting for a card trick like this.
The follow up using the other included deck isn't much more impressive, though in its defense it is an effect you can slip into your routine as a closer (since the entire deck has the card box's face on it). You could use the deck for any other trick after the "transformation" though, because the backs are identical even if they are different from what the spectator is used to seeing.
There are two things I don't like about this. First, the... [Read More] |
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March 21st, 2011 12:08pm
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Bryce Kuhlman |
I'm reviewing this right after writing my review of Freedom Pack. It's another cards-to-card-box method. As mentioned in my previous review, you need to consider three things when looking at a method for this effect: freedom with the cards, ease of getting the case feke into play and freedom with the cased deck.
I have to say that this is the most clever method I've come across. I really wish I could tell you what it is, but that's not how we roll here at MyLovelyAssistant.
Here's the skinny on the three criteria:
- The deck can be handled fairly... if you're careful. There's some "work" in it that will require you to keep a parts of it away from the audience's gaze.
- The "case" can actually be kept in play during some card routines. If you need to ring it in at a later time, you can do so right in front of the audience (assuming a modicum of skill with cards).
- The cased... [Read More]
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