Shin Lim
THINK
$27
Suggested Retail Price $29.95
THE BLURB:
From the mind of Shin Lim comes an extremely clean and
deceptive piece of mentalism.
Effect: You present both a deck of cards and a prediction,
both which YOU WILL NEVER TOUCH in the performance. As a
matter of fact, you can be sitting in the audience while the
spectator is on stage counting the cards. You ask the
spectator to think of a number between 1-52. Once a number
has been chosen, you instruct the spectator to pick up the
deck, and deal down to that number. You then instruct her to
lift up the prediction which has been on the table the
entire time. THE CARD AND PREDICTION MATCH.... EVERY TIME!
POINTS:
The magician DOES NOT touch the deck at any time.
The magician DOES NOT touch the prediction at any time.
NO gimmicks.
NO rough and Smooth.
NO sticky cards (this includes, glues, wax, roughing,
ANYTHING)
NO equivoque
NO stooges
NO switching
NO electronics
NO gimmicks
Instant Reset
Shot in 1080p full HD, Shin goes over 3 variations of this
effect.
Learn from award winner Shin Lim.
-F.I.S.M
-NACM
-I.B.M
-WMS
Running Time Approximately: 33min
MY COMMENTS:
First, this is a very strong playing card effect and
certainly delivers as advertised. Second, and I'm sure it's
a case of independent invention, this is essentially Mike
Rose's THE GRAIL in terms of the basic methodology and plot.
There are differences between the two. The mnemonics and
deck set-up is different. With THINK, there are ten
different rules to remember. THE GRAIL only has eight, but
there are some minor calculations to do. I don't think one
is any easier or more difficult than the other, but one's
style and needs may dictate which one is better.
The biggest difference is that the participant can handle
the cards the entire time. With THE GRAIL, the cards need
to be held by the performer in case a "move" needs to be
made, which is a good percentage of the time. With THINK,
the participant can handle the deck the whole time and the
performer doesn't need to ever touch the cards. In fact, if
the "move" needs to be made, the participant does it and
doesn't realize it at all. It's a very natural action that
the performer asks the participant to do, yet sneakily sets
up the deck.
Here are some general points, which also apply to THE GRAIL.
One deck is used in peformance, though you'll need a couple
of regular matching decks to construct this (or some extra
cards from other matching decks). The deck can be used for
other effects. It can be handled by a participant, but not
closely examined. This effect should not be instantly
repeated, unless you have a second THINK deck.
Also, for those who are ACAAN fans, and like THE GRAIL, this
is not an ANY card at ANY number. The participant doesn't
have a free choice of a card, since that is predicted, but
does have a free choice of the number. The DVD cover
actually, and accurately, calls this "a card at ANY number"
effect.
The package includes the instructional DVD and some extra
cards. As indicated above, you'll need to supply your own
decks of cards. Finally, you may ask which I think is
better. The big advantage to THE GRAIL is that one can
easily make it into a regular examinable deck of cards.
That can be done with THINK, but not as easily. THINK can
be totally hands off and that's a big advantage in my book.
From the mind of Shin Lim comes an extremely clean and
deceptive piece of mentalism.
Effect: You present both a deck of cards and a prediction,
both which YOU WILL NEVER TOUCH in the performance. As a
matter of fact, you can be sitting in the audience while the
spectator is on stage counting the cards. You ask the
spectator to think of a number between 1-52. Once a number
has been chosen, you instruct the spectator to pick up the
deck, and deal down to that number. You then instruct her to
lift up the prediction which has been on the table the
entire time. THE CARD AND PREDICTION MATCH.... EVERY TIME!
POINTS:
The magician DOES NOT touch the deck at any time.
The magician DOES NOT touch the prediction at any time.
NO gimmicks.
NO rough and Smooth.
NO sticky cards (this includes, glues, wax, roughing,
ANYTHING)
NO equivoque
NO stooges
NO switching
NO electronics
NO gimmicks
Instant Reset
Shot in 1080p full HD, Shin goes over 3 variations of this
effect.
Learn from award winner Shin Lim.
-F.I.S.M
-NACM
-I.B.M
-WMS
Running Time Approximately: 33min
MY COMMENTS:
First, this is a very strong playing card effect and
certainly delivers as advertised. Second, and I'm sure it's
a case of independent invention, this is essentially Mike
Rose's THE GRAIL in terms of the basic methodology and plot.
There are differences between the two. The mnemonics and
deck set-up is different. With THINK, there are ten
different rules to remember. THE GRAIL only has eight, but
there are some minor calculations to do. I don't think one
is any easier or more difficult than the other, but one's
style and needs may dictate which one is better.
The biggest difference is that the participant can handle
the cards the entire time. With THE GRAIL, the cards need
to be held by the performer in case a "move" needs to be
made, which is a good percentage of the time. With THINK,
the participant can handle the deck the whole time and the
performer doesn't need to ever touch the cards. In fact, if
the "move" needs to be made, the participant does it and
doesn't realize it at all. It's a very natural action that
the performer asks the participant to do, yet sneakily sets
up the deck.
Here are some general points, which also apply to THE GRAIL.
One deck is used in peformance, though you'll need a couple
of regular matching decks to construct this (or some extra
cards from other matching decks). The deck can be used for
other effects. It can be handled by a participant, but not
closely examined. This effect should not be instantly
repeated, unless you have a second THINK deck.
Also, for those who are ACAAN fans, and like THE GRAIL, this
is not an ANY card at ANY number. The participant doesn't
have a free choice of a card, since that is predicted, but
does have a free choice of the number. The DVD cover
actually, and accurately, calls this "a card at ANY number"
effect.
The package includes the instructional DVD and some extra
cards. As indicated above, you'll need to supply your own
decks of cards. Finally, you may ask which I think is
better. The big advantage to THE GRAIL is that one can
easily make it into a regular examinable deck of cards.
That can be done with THINK, but not as easily. THINK can
be totally hands off and that's a big advantage in my book.
