Max Krause
PREDIC-TORN
$40
THE BLURB:
The magician shows an envelope which he explains has a
prediction inside. The magician then has a spectator think
of a number from 1-16 (free choice) The magician shows a
sheet of paper with several different objects on it. The
magician tears the paper up into 16 pieces and has the
spectator count down to their freely chosen number. That
piece is held on to and the rest of the pieces are set
aside. The magician has the spectator open the prediction
and shows that it matches exactly what the spectator freely
arrived at.
A truly amazing coincidence!
Everything can be examined! Can be repeated immediately with
a totally different result. Comes with enough 8.5" x 11"
full color refills laser printed on 32lb paper to perform 18
times as well as a CD- Rom with PDF files the magician can
have printed for repeat performances. This also comes with 3
nicely laminated full color 5" x 7" prediction cards, 2
manila 6" x 9" prediction envelopes and complete
instructions.
When you order the magician version you will be contacted
for the customization. $50.00
Predic-Torn can also be completely customized to your
preferences as well for only $75.00
MY COMMENTS:
There's nothing here that's new in terms of technique or
plot. It is certainly a version of the classic Koran
Newspaper Tear. However, Krause is using sheets of themed
pictures, which is an intriguing idea. The edition that I
looked at has photos of well-known landmarks. On his
website, he also has animals, art, cartoon characters,
magicians, and movies. If none of these appeal to you, you
can have one custom made to the theme of your choice, though
there is an extra charge.
What I found most useful was the 15 page instructions in PDF
format which used very easy-to-follow instructions in
learning how to do the tear along with the computations.
The package comes with 18 pre-printed sheets to use along
with a CD that contains the PDF instructions, plus PDF of
three different sheets of pictures to use. Everything you
need to get started right out of the box, so to speak, is
included.
There are two ways to approach the Newspaper Tear. One of
my favorite solutions is Docc Hilford's, which is found on
The Vault DVD. That allows any number to be named and no
computations at all. However, the performer must do the
counting. In the classic version, there is some computation
and the participant can do the counting. Both approaches
are fine and which one you do depends on preference.
One other note is the use of sixteen pictures. This is not
as organic as a newspaper or magazine page. Thus many may
feel that this is mental magic. I certainly won't debate
that because, like the different handlings mentioned above,
it's a matter of preference.
If you already know how to do the newspaper tear effect, you
probably don't need this. But if you're looking for a way
to learn it easily and/or an interesting approach to the
newspaper tear, then this is certainly recommended.
The magician shows an envelope which he explains has a
prediction inside. The magician then has a spectator think
of a number from 1-16 (free choice) The magician shows a
sheet of paper with several different objects on it. The
magician tears the paper up into 16 pieces and has the
spectator count down to their freely chosen number. That
piece is held on to and the rest of the pieces are set
aside. The magician has the spectator open the prediction
and shows that it matches exactly what the spectator freely
arrived at.
A truly amazing coincidence!
Everything can be examined! Can be repeated immediately with
a totally different result. Comes with enough 8.5" x 11"
full color refills laser printed on 32lb paper to perform 18
times as well as a CD- Rom with PDF files the magician can
have printed for repeat performances. This also comes with 3
nicely laminated full color 5" x 7" prediction cards, 2
manila 6" x 9" prediction envelopes and complete
instructions.
When you order the magician version you will be contacted
for the customization. $50.00
Predic-Torn can also be completely customized to your
preferences as well for only $75.00
MY COMMENTS:
There's nothing here that's new in terms of technique or
plot. It is certainly a version of the classic Koran
Newspaper Tear. However, Krause is using sheets of themed
pictures, which is an intriguing idea. The edition that I
looked at has photos of well-known landmarks. On his
website, he also has animals, art, cartoon characters,
magicians, and movies. If none of these appeal to you, you
can have one custom made to the theme of your choice, though
there is an extra charge.
What I found most useful was the 15 page instructions in PDF
format which used very easy-to-follow instructions in
learning how to do the tear along with the computations.
The package comes with 18 pre-printed sheets to use along
with a CD that contains the PDF instructions, plus PDF of
three different sheets of pictures to use. Everything you
need to get started right out of the box, so to speak, is
included.
There are two ways to approach the Newspaper Tear. One of
my favorite solutions is Docc Hilford's, which is found on
The Vault DVD. That allows any number to be named and no
computations at all. However, the performer must do the
counting. In the classic version, there is some computation
and the participant can do the counting. Both approaches
are fine and which one you do depends on preference.
One other note is the use of sixteen pictures. This is not
as organic as a newspaper or magazine page. Thus many may
feel that this is mental magic. I certainly won't debate
that because, like the different handlings mentioned above,
it's a matter of preference.
If you already know how to do the newspaper tear effect, you
probably don't need this. But if you're looking for a way
to learn it easily and/or an interesting approach to the
newspaper tear, then this is certainly recommended.
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