Comments on: Hey, Rocky!

Hey, Rocky!

littlegreenlights — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 20:01:57 -0800

Penguin Magic is a magicians' supply vendor with a nice bonus: almost all the tricks/props/gimmicks have videos of professional (well, competent, at the very least) magicians performing the tricks/props/gimmicks in question. (This is quite well done.) Everything is categorized--street tricks, close-up tricks, levitation, et cetera--and apprently this magic thing is serious business. The feats are slick, the instructions are largely on DVD, and the community does not expose any secrets . . . but that's what keeps you looking, right?

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 21:41:50 -0800

Nifty, but I think it would be more effective if they didn't have cuts in the videos. Neat link, though--thanks.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 22:35:55 -0800

I liked it. Thanks much.

By: suprfli

suprfli — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:31:28 -0800

love this. it's great. i think i'm going to buy a few of the instant downloads and give them a shot.

By: ODiV

ODiV — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:07:14 -0800

This should keep my girlfriend and I stocked with gifts for her father for quite awhile now. Of course this also means his routine will get longer.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 07:57:09 -0800

I love magic. I do. Even when I know how to do a trick, it's always impressive to watch someone really good at it.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 11:14:49 -0800

Brilliant! I've always found the guys behind the counter of magic stores lazily doing card or coin tricks sell a lot more than fancy boxes with pretty pictures on them. I also love the fact that they are so confident in their products that they'd risk having people play the videos back over and over again to discover the trick. I love sleight-of-hand close-up card tricks like this or this. These are some of the best card flourishes I've ever seen. By the way, if anyone's interested in knowing the secret behind this trick, I'd be happy to risk the ire of the Magician Mob and tell you. It's a real classic.

By: jasper411

jasper411 — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 12:05:59 -0800

Here's another good site for magic tricks with lots of fun videos