SWB

THE BLURB:
With this innovative device, you will be able to create the
most amazing routines. The possibilities are endless. Test
your creativity and accept the challenge to perform an
original and unique act. We will just give you some examples
of how to use it, so you will have an idea of the
possibilities the S.W.B. will offer you once you have it in
your own hands.

Write a prediction on the Self Writing Blackboard, and put
it inside an envelope so nobody sees it. Then, hand the
envelope over to someone in the audience. Ask for two
volunteers to come to the stage and ask each one to say a
number between 1 and 9. This way, a two-digit number will be
formed. You can also ask them if they want to invert the
order of the numbers so it will change the number.

When taking the blackboard out of the envelope (this action
can be performed by the audience), we will find out that the
number formed by the two volunteers is written on the
blackboard.

You will be able to ask someone in the audience to think
about a loved one that is no longer between us and that only
the participant knows. His/her name or nickname will appear
written on the blackboard.

You can go even farther!!! Put the blackboard without
anything written on it and a chalk inside an envelope and
leave it on a table. Now, ask ghosts to show they are
present by writing on the blackboard. Then, you will take it
out of the envelope and read the messages from the other
world!

You can also write the number and suit of a poker card on
the blackboard, then strew the cards facing up on a table
and tell the participant to choose only one. At the same
time, you explain him that he will be mentally induced to
choose the letter written on the blackboard. Once he chooses
the card, you just have to reveal the prediction.

In all the above cases, the blackboard can be checked by the
audience.

Even though it seems crazy, this is really possible with
Self Writing Blackboard. This blackboard created by Anton
Corradin is much simpler to use and much more effective than
any other blackboard existing on the market.

It's perfect for professionals that work in all kind of
places.

It can be used for stand-up magic as well as close-up magic.

These are just a few possibilities with SWB, but using your
imagination and personal style, you can create thousands of
amzing effects of your own with this blackboard.

Comes complete with blackboard, envelopes and instruction
sheet.

Dimensions Approximately 10" x 14" (25.5cm x 35.5cm)

MY COMMENTS:
This could be a real good prop for those who seance work.
Oddly, it reminds me of El Duco's On Board, which has the
same basic presentation but uses a board that looks like a
kid's toy. Well, basically, it is. And my guilty pleasure
is that I like On Board and still use it.

SWM uses a totally different principle and an actual
ungimmicked blackboard, though the effect is still the same.
With this methodology, there are no extra gimmicks. It is
the envelopes which are gimmicked. There's nothing
inherently wrong with that. A major consideration, though,
is that after 40 or 50 performances, according to the
instructions, the envelope will need to be replaced. You
receive five of them, but no instructions on how to make
your own. So, if this is something you want to perform,
you'll have to buy re-fills (or buy the whole product
again).

As to the blackboard, some may think it's outdated and it
should be a whiteboard, but white on black shows up much
better for crowds and white board does tend to glare in
lights. This is Richard Osterlind's argument when people
comment about his Ultra Board, and I agree with him. By the
way, if that means that inevitably someone wants a
comparison of the Ultra Board and SWB, let me just say they
are two entirely different products with very different
uses. Think of this, and this is another reason why it
reminds me of the El Duco product I mentioned earlier, as a
nail writing tool that allows for bigger writing.

The bottom line is that it does what it claims, and if you
have a particular use for it after considering the points
above, then it'll be something worth getting. Refill packs
for the envelopes are available for $50 MSRP ($45 through
this site).