Jon Allen
FLEXION
$50
Suggested Retail Price $55
THE BLURB:
Flexion bring metal bending to the masses.
Two keys are initialled and held by someone in their closed,
cupped hands. They concentrate all their energies onto one
of them. Upon opening their hands they find their chosen key
is now bent and can be kept as a souvenir of a very personal
experience.
Employing a gimmick hidden in plain sight, you can bend keys
at anytime. No need for a jacket, long sleeves or pockets.
There is nothing to ditch or conceal.
The instructional DVD also contains a second powerful
routine created by Jon Allen and Gregory Wilson... and a
devastating yet impromptu short-term method for bending a
key using no gimmicks whatsoever!
Come complete with precision-made gimmick, Sharpie pen, DVD
and practice keys.
MY COMMENTS:
The first thing one notices is the extremely elegant
packaging that this comes in. It's very similar to the
packaging of Jon Allen's THE PAIN GAME. Everything comes in
a felt-covered jewelry-type box, approximately 6" square and
1" deep, with a wrap-around cover. When one opens the box,
you see the DVD on top. Underneath is a Sharpie pen, the
gimmick, and some keys for practice.
As some of you may suspect, the gimmick and working are
similar to David Penn's COINVEXED - SHARPIE EDITION. I
can't go into detail here, but if you're familiar with that,
then I will confirm that it is the same basic idea, but the
design and the working of the gimmick are different.
FLEXION is easier to use (though COINFLEXED is by no means
difficult), but not quite as versatile. COINVEXED can bend
coins and keys; FLEXION can only bend keys. FLEXION,
though, is about a third of the price of COINVEXED.
I've think I've said more than enough and, unfortunately, I
cannot go into more detail than that without specifically
tipping the method. I will say that, in performance, all
you'll need is the Sharpie marker to mark the keys as well
as the keys. That's it. There is nothing extra. Plus, the
marker is quite useable and is an ordinary Sharpie marker
that can be replaced easily, when the need arises. Also,
there are no switches that ring in gimmicks.
Obviously, the routine that Jon Allen presents is a basic
routine and one doesn't need to use it. It involves putting
the initials of someone the participant hates on one key and
the initials of someone the participant loves on another.
The two keys are held in the hand of the participant, who is
instructed to think about taking their anger out on the
hated person. The hand is opened and that key is bent.
There are a few considerations to this product. First, most
mentalists know that certain keys themselves act as a solid
gimmick. And, second, it's easier to borrow coins to bend,
than keys. For that reason, the mentalist must keep spare
keys with them in order to do this. However, these
considerations apply to any key bending gimmick and routine
and not to this one specifically.
The one consideration specific to this is that the keys must
be a certain size. The blade (the part of the key that is
inserted to the lock) must not be too big that the gimmick
will be unable to fit it.
Aside from that, this gorgeously-made package and
well-produced prop is certainly very practical, affordable,
and easy to do. In fact, I'd probably have to say that, at
the time of this writing, this is one of the best key
bending gimmick I've seen.
Flexion bring metal bending to the masses.
Two keys are initialled and held by someone in their closed,
cupped hands. They concentrate all their energies onto one
of them. Upon opening their hands they find their chosen key
is now bent and can be kept as a souvenir of a very personal
experience.
Employing a gimmick hidden in plain sight, you can bend keys
at anytime. No need for a jacket, long sleeves or pockets.
There is nothing to ditch or conceal.
The instructional DVD also contains a second powerful
routine created by Jon Allen and Gregory Wilson... and a
devastating yet impromptu short-term method for bending a
key using no gimmicks whatsoever!
Come complete with precision-made gimmick, Sharpie pen, DVD
and practice keys.
MY COMMENTS:
The first thing one notices is the extremely elegant
packaging that this comes in. It's very similar to the
packaging of Jon Allen's THE PAIN GAME. Everything comes in
a felt-covered jewelry-type box, approximately 6" square and
1" deep, with a wrap-around cover. When one opens the box,
you see the DVD on top. Underneath is a Sharpie pen, the
gimmick, and some keys for practice.
As some of you may suspect, the gimmick and working are
similar to David Penn's COINVEXED - SHARPIE EDITION. I
can't go into detail here, but if you're familiar with that,
then I will confirm that it is the same basic idea, but the
design and the working of the gimmick are different.
FLEXION is easier to use (though COINFLEXED is by no means
difficult), but not quite as versatile. COINVEXED can bend
coins and keys; FLEXION can only bend keys. FLEXION,
though, is about a third of the price of COINVEXED.
I've think I've said more than enough and, unfortunately, I
cannot go into more detail than that without specifically
tipping the method. I will say that, in performance, all
you'll need is the Sharpie marker to mark the keys as well
as the keys. That's it. There is nothing extra. Plus, the
marker is quite useable and is an ordinary Sharpie marker
that can be replaced easily, when the need arises. Also,
there are no switches that ring in gimmicks.
Obviously, the routine that Jon Allen presents is a basic
routine and one doesn't need to use it. It involves putting
the initials of someone the participant hates on one key and
the initials of someone the participant loves on another.
The two keys are held in the hand of the participant, who is
instructed to think about taking their anger out on the
hated person. The hand is opened and that key is bent.
There are a few considerations to this product. First, most
mentalists know that certain keys themselves act as a solid
gimmick. And, second, it's easier to borrow coins to bend,
than keys. For that reason, the mentalist must keep spare
keys with them in order to do this. However, these
considerations apply to any key bending gimmick and routine
and not to this one specifically.
The one consideration specific to this is that the keys must
be a certain size. The blade (the part of the key that is
inserted to the lock) must not be too big that the gimmick
will be unable to fit it.
Aside from that, this gorgeously-made package and
well-produced prop is certainly very practical, affordable,
and easy to do. In fact, I'd probably have to say that, at
the time of this writing, this is one of the best key
bending gimmick I've seen.
