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Cryptext 2.5 – Haim Goldenberg The Hype: A mind-bending prediction that hides in plain sight. For over two decades, the biggest names in magic and mentalism have been captivating audiences around the world with Haim Goldenberg’s genius creation, “Cryptext”. You’ve seen it on TV shows like The Tonight Show, America's Got Talent and Ellen. Our own Joshua Jay even uses it as part of his “T-Shirt” trick, which is a signature part of his touring show and was featured on The Late Late Show With James Corden. Now, thanks to a special partnership, we’re so thrilled to have the exclusive rights to bring you this powerful, versatile tool from Haim Goldenberg. Endless Uses “Cryptext” is a customized handwriting-style font designed to look either like numbers or words depending on which way it is oriented. This beautifully simple concept offers limitless potential for amazing predictions and revelations. It is your key to providing unforgettable moments everywhere from casual close-up performances to corporate stage galas. For example, after forcing a long number on your audience, you pull out a perfect prediction that leaves them stunned. Before they even have a chance to recover from this impossible moment, you hit them with an extra kicker that will make them fall out of their chairs. The numbers are turned upside down to reveal they now spell the name of the company, the guest of honor, or anything you want. Use any word you like. It’s the ultimate kicker. The ultimate call back. You can even have the word showing for your entire show and then turn it over as part of the finale to reveal it was secretly a number prediction that was in plain view the entire time! “Cryptext” is a unicorn. It is as equally powerful on stage as it is close-up, and fits just as well in a comedy magic show as it does in a serious mentalism piece. Given how it’s also affordable and super easy to do, this is a real gem that any magician or mentalist can benefit from. In addition to the improved “Cryptext 2.5” font (and any future updates), you’ll also get a nearly one-hour download featuring some of the biggest names in magic and mentalism like Lior Suchard, Guy Bavli, Doug McKenzie and Kevin Li sharing their most creative applications and invaluable advice for getting the most impact out of this versatile utility tool. You’ll receive instant access to a font file that can be quickly and easily downloaded to your computer or phone. While it’s best to write your reveals by hand, you can also print out your messages to be traced or even used as the prediction itself. As a SPECIAL BONUS, you’ll also receive access to the “Cryptext Generator” in your Vanishing Inc. account, which allows you to quickly see what a message would look like in “Cryptext” while you’re on-the-go. The original Cryptext 2.0 font is also included. “Cryptext” will be your new closer. Or opener. Honestly, it doesn’t matter where you use it in your show because it is truly that amazing! We’re so excited to be the only magic shop allowed to bring you this remarkable tool. It comes with our highest recommendation.
My Take: I always have enjoyed seeing ambigrams on Facebook. It has fascinated me to see the creativity and cleverness needed to create a great one. They look great in promotion. Dynamo – Impossible Magician has a really nice one. The nice thing is that not everyone is familiar with just what they are. Haim Goldenberg has created a tool that creates ambigrams that can be read as text one way, but flipping it over gives you a number. This is one brilliant piece of work. This is not something he threw together sitting at the dining room table on a slow weekend. It is immediately obvious that a massive amount of thought has gone into this. You don't often see not only a new plot but a whole new way of accomplishing the illusion. The last one I can think of is some of Chris Philpott's work with his 100 monkeys principle. Chris has been having some problems with his technique being co-opted by others and released under their name. I am hoping that the same thing does not happen here. But this is such brilliant thinking, it would not surprise me if this concept is “borrowed”. What you get in your download is an instructional video (which is quite clever and amusing) and two fonts to install on your computer. There is also a link so you can plug in your word to see how it looks. Some of the possibilities are not fantastic so if you get something you don't care for, try picking a different word. A little experimentation should give you something workable. One thing that is suggested is that you practice writing the result out by hand. If you can memorize it. just writing it out in front of your audience gives it a much bigger bang. And if you can manage to memorize the whole alphabet, you will definitely be getting some work. A nice thing about this trick is that it can be done in any size so it is as good on stage as it is for closeup. I was a little leary of this (as it just sounded too good) but Joshua Jay has used it on TV with James Corden and the whole audience went crazy. This is the clip that sold it to me (and if it is good enough for Josh, it is definitely good enough for me.) Magician Joshua Jay Stuns Using a T-Shirt, Duct Tape & a Dollar (youtube.com) One thing you will find once you open the download is you will just want to play with this. Use the link to see what the text will look like both right side up and upside down. You will have to force a number. You get this by typing in the text you want to use and then flipping it to arrive at your force number. Personally, I use the Toxic force which unfortunately does not work on an android phone but there is a free app called Realcalc which does the job quite well. If you do manage to memorize the entire alphabet and you have your phone with you (to accomplish the force), you can be ready to perform a a miracle pretty much anywhere and any time (so long as you can borrow a sharpie and a piece of paper. I have not had this much fun with a magic release in a long time. This is a definite must have. Your audience has never seen anything like this..
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