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//-->POSTOFFICE lOX 144 • FREEHOLD. NEW JERSEY 07721TH£miGHTOrTH£n£PHILImtiltUlT~Re'.eLtL6(,I1&'PelC£iCIf?e(Jlz~i~u.efM1ltiJu(,cler:tILetu~1ee1.'lI)tJ/Ild,81.·1111(201) 431-2429POST OFFICE BOX 144 • FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 07728Themight or Thenephili~W19htNephilim(Heb.):by AI Mann Exclusives (1984)A biblical race of demigods.Webster's Int. DictionaryFFFECT:The Mentalist walks on stage after being introduced and says thathe will try some tests in 'Thought Transference.' For this he needs the fullcooperation of five or more persons. The test is most difficult, he says, andis not sure that he can succeed unless he gets full cooperation.Mentalist then passes out five or more slips of paper and asks thatquestions be written secretly and the papers folded. Mentalist then collectsthe folded slips on his tablet and never touches them with his fingers and walksback to stage or platform, the slips in sight at all times and dumps all theslips into a fire bowl and sets fire to them. Mentalist then proceeds to answerall the questions directly!No previous contact with the audience is needed. The Mentalistwalks in cold into any audience and does the effect.THE SECRET: This introduces a most practical 'Mindreader'sHoldout,' that is a catch-all for five or more billets. It is ofsimple construction and inexpensive.The gimmick switches one bunch of billets for another bunch ofdummies which are burned or otherwise vanished AND IT DOES IT AUTO-MATICALLY!!! And without any visible apparatus.The gimmick attracks little attention since it is an innocentlooking writing tablet.The catch-all is a sheet of clear-viewlaminating plastic, that is cemented to one of the sheets of thewriting tablet gum-side-up! So that any billet (or card) that isdropped on the tablet becomes fixed to the glue of the laminatingsheet!The switch is made by having some dummy billets tuckedunder the top sheet so that they will fallout when the tablet istipped over a fire bowl or a water bowl, while the real billetsremain behind and out of sight!CONSTRUCTING THE 'NEPHILIM' TABLET:From your local stationery store get a writing tablet withcover and back-board measuring8~by 11 inches. The pages may beblank or have lines but they must be of smooth white paper.Also get a sheet or two of plastic clear-view laminatingsheets which come in a 10 by 12 inch size. These sheets are mountedon a wax sheet.You may also wish to buy some paper pads size2~by 3 inches, white, to be used as billets.flj/nk/frCOVER: Gllgamesh with lion cub. From a drawing by Leo and Diane DillonIITHE MIGHT OF THE NEPHILIMCONSTRUCTING THE NEPHILIM TABLETcont.I2AN AL MANN EXCLUSIVE..A1. Open the writing tablet to the second sheetfrom the top and cover the top surface of it withrubber cement.2.while the rubber cement is still wet,attach the laminating sheet (without separatingit from the wax back sheet) plastic-side-downto the top of the second sheet of the tablet.Align the laminating sheet to the tablet andthen trim it to size. Save the trimmings.Fig.1represents the writing tablet.A. is the coverFig. 1.B. is the first sheetC. is the top surface of the second sheet upon whichthe laminating plastic sheet is attached.After you have cemented the laminating sheet to the secondsheet, what you see at C-arrow is the back of the wax sheet thatis attached to the plastic laminating sheet.Next, cover the visible wax sheet, C-arrow in Fig. 1, withrubber cement and then lower the first blank sheet of the tabletover the cement so that it becomes attached to the wax sheet.What you have now is that the plastic laminating sheet iscemented&/sandwiched between the first and second sheet of thetablet.Next: Separate the wax sheet from the laminating plastic sheet.What you have now is: Refer to Fig. 1.:A. is the coverB. is the first sheet with the wax sheet cemented under-neath it.C. is the second sheet with the plastic laminating sheetcemented to it, gum side up.Fig. 2After the wax sheet is separatedfrom the laminating plastic sheet, thecover and first sheet of the tabletI~is tucked under it and the tablet looksnormal as shown in Fig. 2, but the gum-side of the laminating sheet is now exposedon the top side of the second sheet and is ready to catch andhold any billet that is dropped on it! There Gentlemen is yourcatch-all! It will not only hold several billets but also cards,envelopes, bills, etc.The best use for the gimmick is with billet work and the ques-tion-answering act. It is best to work with from five to ten billetswhich is enough for an evening's show.~,:;;,3THE MIGHT OF THE NEPHILIMTHE FINE POINTS:AN AL MANN EXCLUSIVEAWith the trimmings that you saved, make twotabs. Place one tab on the edge of the firstsheet and another on the second sheet. These areshown in Fig. 3 at 'A.' These tabs will make iteasy for you to open and close the tablet.That is why the wax sheet has been cemented tothe underside of the first sheet. You can closeFig.and open the tablet easily as the wax sheet willnot become permanently fixed to the laminating3sheet.Next, cement a piece of white paperDJto the spot shown in Fig. 3 'B. Th!s is for youto place your thumb on while performing.Next, cut out a piece as shown in'c'Fig. 3, from the laminating plastic and the secondsheet.Prepare your dummy billets with slips of paper measuring2~by 3 inches folding them twice and tucking them under thesecond sheet as shown by the dotted lines at 'D,' Fig. 3.MAKING THE SWITCH: After the real billets have been foldedby your audience and you have collected them on the tablet asyou hold it as shown in Fig. 3, while holding the thumb of yourright hand at 'B,' which holds the dummy billets in place and outof sight, walk back to the vlatform and move your right thumb frompostion B' to position'c,and turn over the tablet over thefire bowl (turning the tablet towards you and away from the audience)the dummy billets will them fallout so that all can see and thenclose your tablet and place it aside. The SWITCH HAS BEEN MADE!When you shifted your thumb to position C, the pressure onthe dummy billets was released so that they fallout easily.When you close the tablet, the cover and top sheet coverthe billets and all looks normal.THE PRESENTATION: Your tablet should be laying on the tablein an open position as shown in Fig. 2, as you are introduced,you come out and give a short lecture telling the audience whatyou propose to do.Pass out the slips, as many as you havehidden dummies, (actually the number need not be exact as the humaneye can not follow the action that close, it can vary by one or twobillets!) and instruct the audience to write out straight questionsand to sign their names and to fold the billets.When all is ready, you collect the billets, using the tabletas a tray. You should hold the tablet flat and horizontally withthe floor in order not to spill any of the dummy billets. If youhold your thumb at position 'B' Fig. 3, you will be able to keepthe billets hidden in place as there is enought pressure on thebillets to hold them there. After all the billets are collected,hold the tablet high so all can see that nothing tricky is done4THE MIGHT OF THE NEPHILIMTHE PRESENTATIONCONT. ••AN AL MANN EXCLUSIVEand return to the platform where you have placed a fire bowl orwater bowl. Then turn the tablet away from the audience and whatthey will see is a bunch of billets being dumped into the bowl.The illusion is perfect. You do not touch any of the billets so noone can question the action. Straight away, close the tablet andplace it aside. Then strike a match to light the fire or, if youare using dissolving paper and the billets have been dumped intoa water bowl, have someone come' forward and stir the water witha wand, etc. The dissolving of the billets is a mystery in itself!Many persons do not know about paper that dissolves in water.Then you proceed to answer the questions!One good way to start is to pick someone in the audience whomyou know and callout his initials and ask who has those initials.You do that after you have picked up the tablet and opened it toTHE FIRST PAGE WHICH SHOWS BLANK. You write the initials on thepage and turn the tablet around for the audience to see the initialsand at the same time telling them psychologically that the tabletis otherwise most innocent! When your friend says that those arehis initials you proceed to give him a cold reading,--"Thank you!I must compliment you for you surely have strong powers of con-centration. I received your vibs quite well. I believe you have asmall problem relating to business. Something that you have in mindthat will shortly present itself for a transaction. I want to reassureyou. With your perseverance and my mental support, your project willbe most successful. Please dismiss the thought from your mind asI am receiving more vibs from another section"While you were 'reading' the first person, you have managedto open the tablet and also one of the folded billets so that nowyou are ready to answer the next question.NOTE: The performer need not resort to answering a fake ques-tion as above. He can just open the tablet and figit with it in thepretense of getting impressions which he pretends to write down andall the time opening out some billets!A little practice will teach the reader the fine points of thismethod. Only one billet must be opened at one time since they be-come fixed in the open position. Some of the billets will surelyfall upside down, but the performer will have little trouble indecerning the message.NOTE: The tabs shown in Fig. 3 A, must be very short otherwisethey will resemble a billet sticking out of the edge of the tablet.If some of the billets handled by the audience have beenrolled or wadded, do not let it worry you. As I said before, whenthe billets drop (the dummies), the human eye can not follow tooclosely. Soon after they are destroyed anyway.Dissolving paper is sold by some Magic Dealers. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]