Greetings, Fellow Conjurers!

Ah, another week, another batch of magical marvels to dissect. Let’s dive in before I accidentally vanish my own train of thought.

TL;DR

This week: Craig Petty schools us on eye contact (no, not with your date), a $2 bill turns into $20 (taxi drivers, take note), and Daniel Garcia’s One Card is so slick it could moonlight as a spy gadget. Plus, a sock trick that’ll make you rethink your wardrobe.

Videos Reviewed

🎥 Craig Petty on Eye-Level Engagement (penguinmagicshop)
Craig Petty, the bard of British magic, argues that performing at eye level isn’t just polite—it’s theater. By ditching the “magician on a pedestal” vibe, you turn tricks into intimate experiences. Bullet points include “don’t slouch” and “psychology > gimmicks.”

The Unhinged Take:
Finally, a reminder that magic isn’t about towering over punters like a wizard on stilts. Though I’d still pay to see Craig attempt a card trick mid-handstand.

Details here → Craig Petty explains how to elevate your magic and perform at eye level #magic

🎥 Magic J. Arden’s Two Dollar Bill (SaturnMagicShop)
A $2 bill folds into a $20. It’s capitalism in action, baby! Uses the bill’s historical art for misdirection (“Look, the Declaration of Independence!”) and fits in your wallet.

The Unhinged Take:
A cheeky, portable trick that’s perfect for bartenders or anyone who’s ever wanted to feel like a financial wizard. Just don’t try this at an IRS office.

Details here → Saturn Magic - Two Dollar Bill by Magic J. Arden video DOWNLOAD

🎥 Sirus Magic’s D.I.E. (EverythingMagicPro99)
A paper dice forces a card selection. It’s a 30-year-old principle dressed in new clothes, with two gimmicks for repeatability.

The Unhinged Take:
Dice are having a moment—see also: Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts and Las Vegas retirees. This one’s a self-working crowd-pleaser, though I’d still trust a magician with loaded dice over a gambler.

Details here → TLDR on D.I.E by Sirus Magic

🎥 Craig Petty’s 2025 Tricks (magic-tv)
Five upcoming releases teased, including a key-cutting routine and a gaff deck co-created with Lloyd Barnes. Highlights: AirPods that stretch (?!), and a “Savant Deck” that does math.

The Unhinged Take:
Craig’s productivity puts my weekly shower schedule to shame. If 2025’s tricks are half as good as these teasers, we’ll all be too busy to sleep.

Details here → New Craig Petty Tricks Coming In 2025?! | 5x5 With Craig Petty

🎥 Mads Lundbek’s Outside the Box (ellusionist)
Three routines: a ring-on-spoon illusion, a pen vanish, and ungimmicked linking rings. The latter fooled Ellusionist’s team hard.

The Unhinged Take:
If you’re feeling creatively parched, this download’s a raincloud. Just don’t lose the split rings—unlike your keys, they won’t text you back.

Details here → We Finally Said Yes…

🎥 David Alnwick’s Palm Reader (sebastiantoca9208)
A plastic card “reads” a spectator’s palm to reveal a secret thought. No sleight of hand, just cold reading and a 2-hour tutorial.

The Unhinged Take:
Perfect for psychics who want to feel like mentalists—or magicians who’ve ever pretended to read palms at parties.

Details here → Palm Reader by David Alnwick - Mentalism Review

🎥 Daniel Garcia’s One Card (Multiple Channels)
A translucent envelope reveals a freely named card via a 1mm-thick, 16-out index system. Made with Nike-grade materials.

The Unhinged Take:
This isn’t a trick—it’s a Swiss Army knife for miracles. If James Bond were a magician, this’d be in his suit.

Details here → ONE CARD by Daniel Garcia

🎥 Footwear Trick (AlakazamMagicUK)
A selected card appears on a sock. Then vanishes. Then reappears inside the sock. No sleight of hand, just socks.

The Unhinged Take:
The only thing warmer than this trick is my disdain for people who wear socks with sandals.

Details here → I’ve got £30 And I want to buy an EASY Fun Magic Trick! Foot Where is so Good!

🎥 Steve Rowe’s Trick #46 (magicorthodoxy)
A torn card corner vanishes (and gets eaten!) then reappears in an orange. Uses a metal gimmick for duplicates.

The Unhinged Take:
Eating the corner? Bold. Reproducing corners like a magician’s photocopier? Bloody brilliant.

Details here → Magic Review - Trick #46 by Steve Rowe

🎥 Color Sense Tutorial (AMillionCardTricks)
A math-based trick where a spectator’s chosen card color predicts the number of cards in a box. Self-working, with a memorized force.

The Unhinged Take:
Proof that mathletes and magicians are two sides of the same coin. Just don’t let the audience smell the chalk.

Details here → Color Sense - Card Trick Tutorial #magic #tricks #tutorial

Other Videos I Didn’t Have Space For

• Saturn Magic - AirFlight by Mark Bennett
• Saturn Magic - One Card by Daniel Garcia
• One Card by Daniel Garcia

Farewell

A quick shower thought: The best magic often hides in the mundane—a $2 bill, a sock, a palm line. Oh, and if you ever see a magician without socks, run. They’re either a rebel or a menace.

Stay unhinged,
Sleightly Unhinged