You know that round here at Phatus Magic we are all about saving you more time in your creations. From printing 6 gaffs at once to easier methods of creation. Here is one more spice on the rack to assist you should you share that same philosophy. A full set of 52 Playing card scans so you will never have to waste anymore time trying to scan in your cards for gaffs. The following are 2.5″x3.5″ scans at 200 dpi.
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We are now releasing a public re-distributable copy of our Gaff Card Creation Guide (aka PGCGC) in PDF format. This guide is much more extensive and detailed than any of our current public projects regarding gaff card creation. There is even a chapter involving an experimental method of applying a new finish to your gaff should you use loose the old finish in the blanking process. It also includes a section at the end that we will use to append information and advancements obtained from the community. This will be an on going, updated document with more future releases to come. Please feel free to re-distribute this document as much as you like. We only ask that you credit the Phatus Magic Community if you do.
If you would like to add information and experiments to this project, please feel free to email us or post something in the forums.
These things have been around for years, but I wonder if anyone has tried to implement this genius device into some magic routines. For those that are not familiar with the device, its basically a universal remote control with only one button. When pressed the device rapidly cycles through all of the different remote control codes sending the power signal for each code. There is actually an opensource project for this little gadget at Ladyada.net providing you with everything one would need to make one of these bad boys. There are schematics, opensource firmware for the microprocessor, and even a kit you can buy for $20. Or you can even just buy the pcb for $5 and obtain all of the parts on your own.
Now for the magic part.
I saw an old post at Makezine.com’s blog pointing to one of their magazine articles which involved secretly concealing one in a baseball cap (Instructable here). Wouldn’t it be cool to to freak people out in department stores if you could somehow time this device perfectly allowing you to pop off TVs on command with a simple magical gesture? Or even better, If one could find a way to aim this device, you could have a spectator, choose a TV and ask them to stare at it and imagine it turning off, giving you plenty of distraction to work your magic. This would kill at parties.
Once timed, one could easily develop a specifically timed routine (much like in the way the Iphone tricks are) that would enable you to perform awesome feats of magic especially seeing as how the device can take out TVs from 40 yards away and the light is invisible to the eye.
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This is an old video and some may have seen this one already but for those who have not this is a clever little trick thats sure to win you some free drinks. The following vid is by flork @ metacafe. BTW Don’t Smoke!
Also….
Impress your friends or even better, the hot bartender girl while you are out with this awesome zippo trick I saw a while back. You take the flame with your fingers and then magically make it re-appear. I am not sure of the tricks originator or I would give credit. If anyone knows please post in the comments or email us. The video is by InstuctablesTV @ youtube. Check It out.
I just love technology and magic. Check out these Iphone Magic trick links.
To really get a good idea of the possibilities here check out Imunchies below.
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Here is a link to a video file you can use for a card through window err uhhh iphone routine. Also there is a tutorial page that teaches the timing of it.
Magicmagazine.com has a kinda neat Ipod video for download that will give you coffee, xray vision, and even an electric shaver. They also have a video here where cards fall behind the screen and you stab a card with your pen and pull it out from behind the screen
Also check out these great iphone links sent in to us by GaffCards.
http://itricks.com/iphone/ - A website by Andrew Mayne which has several iPhone tricks and pranks on it, all image based.
http://itricks.com/magiczine/ - This website has several tricks on them posted by their original authors.
I imagine that these kind of videos would be quite easy to make. If anyone finds any more or would like to attempt to create one, please post in the comments section or email us and dependeding on the reaction we get, I would be willing to create a page just for this.
Have fun!
How To Make Gaff Cards
(By Phatus Magic)
