Sleightly Unhinged's Review - 09/08/2025

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👋 Ahoy, fellow conjurers and purveyors of the preposterous!
Let’s dive into this week’s magical mishmash—where the gimmicks are sneaky, the reviews are spicy, and the only thing more baffling than the tricks is the fact that someone actually paid for my opinions.

TL;DR

This week: TNT makes tearing cards as futile as my attempts at dieting. Wafer Cube shrinks Rubik’s Cubes like a magician’s version of shrinkflation. Destroyers brings star power to mentalism, while Tony Antoniou spills tea on desert island tricks. For the card-slingers, SNAKEBITE markings and a classic card control tutorial await. Plus, tarot twists, psychic kits, and a review of Marlo’s Magazine—because even legends need a refresher.

🎩 Videos Reviewed

🎩 TNT by Nicholas Lawrence (MurphysMagicSupplies)

A card that laughs in the face of destruction? TNT turns the “tear no tear” trope into a psychological showdown. Spectators huff and puff, but that card’s tougher than a two-pound steak. Dynamo’s endorsement? Blimey, he’s not wrong.

The Unhinged Take:
This isn’t just a trick—it’s a passive-aggressive debate with reality. The gimmick’s so sneaky, even Houdini might’ve used it to escape a papercut. Perfect for walkaround gigs where you want to leave punters questioning their grip strength (or grip on sanity).

Details here → TNT by Nicholas Lawrence

🎩 Destroyers by Troy Hooser, Joshua Jay, and Vanishing Inc. (SaturnMagicShop)

With names like Hooser and Jay attached, this feels like a Michelin-starred meal for mentalists. No details, but if it’s half as sharp as Jay’s suits, it’s worth a gander.

The Unhinged Take:
It’s the magician’s equivalent of a boy band—only here, the harmonies are mind-bending and the egos are (probably) manageable. Buy it, then pretend you invented it.

Details here → Destroyers

🎩 Wafer Cube by Henry Harrius (BAM_magic)

A Rubik’s Cube that shrinks twice? Harrius and Usui are either geniuses or wizards. (Spoiler: They’re both.) Visual magic with the subtlety of a disappearing act at a tax audit.

The Unhinged Take:
If shrinking things visually is your kink, this’ll make your jaw drop faster than a coin in a tipsy spectator’s hand. Just don’t blame me when you accidentally pocket the gimmick and feed it to the washing machine.

Details here → Wafer Cube

🎩 The SNAKEBITE Marking System (DANIELmadison)

Daniel Madison’s latest? A marking system so subtle, it’ll make your deck feel like a spy novel. Exclusive to his MARKED SHARPS cards—because why make life easy for the competition?

The Unhinged Take:
It’s the James Bond of card markings: sleek, deadly, and probably banned in most casinos. Pair it with a poker face, and you’re halfway to a heist-ready routine.

Details here → SNAKEBITE

🎩 Psychic Survival Kit (PigCake)

Peter Turner’s Kickstarter project promises a “survival kit” for psychics. Translation: mentalism tools that’ll make Derren Brown raise an eyebrow. Self-working? Probably. Ethical? Debatable.

The Unhinged Take:
If Uri Geller funded a Kickstarter, this’d be it. Perfect for magicians who want to fake psychic powers with the moral flexibility of a politician.

Details here → Psychic Survival Kit

🎩 Marlo’s Magazine Review (sebastiantoca9208)

Ed Marlo’s wisdom, repackaged for the modern cardician. Sebastian Tocamo’s review is the literary equivalent of finding a rare vinyl—nostalgic, but with enough polish to impress the TikTok crowd.

The Unhinged Take:
It’s like your grandad’s advice column, but with more finger-flicking and fewer existential crises. Buy it, then pretend you’ve read it at parties.

Details here → Marlo’s Magazine

🎩 Tony Antoniou’s Desert Island Tricks (AlakazamMagicUK)

A deep dive into Antoniou’s psyche (and leather-bound magic accessories). His picks? A mix of mentalism, billets, and the Red Hot Mama—a trick so psychologically potent, it’ll make your spectators blush.

The Unhinged Take:
If magic were a therapy session, Antoniou’s tricks would be the Freudian slips. Bonus points for crediting his coffee machine as a muse.

Details here → Desert Island Tricks

🎩 The Unexpected Delivery (RealMagicReview)

Gaz Cross’s “unexpected” twist? Probably involves a parcel, a spectator, and a punchline that’ll make you groan-laugh. Steve Faulkner’s platform gets a plug—free courses, podcasts, and culling tutorials? Bliss.

The Unhinged Take:
It’s the magical equivalent of a mic drop… if the mic was a surprise parcel and the drop was a plot twist.

Details here → The Unexpected Delivery

🎩 TWO Impossible Location Tricks (SankeyMagic)

Jay Sankey’s Escape Proof bundle: two tricks, zero chill. If David Blaine uses it, you know it’s solid. Impossible locations? More like impossible to forget.

The Unhinged Take:
Sankey’s tricks are the Swiss Army knives of magic—compact, lethal, and always ready to save your set.

Details here → Impossible Location

🎩 Tossed Out Tarot (SaturnMagicShop)

Tarot cards meet the tossed-out deck routine. Saturn Magic’s hybrid is like yoga and a Ouija board had a baby—spiritual, but with better misdirection.

The Unhinged Take:
It’s the séance your magic box never knew it needed. Just don’t blame me if your audience starts asking about their “life path.”

Details here → Tossed Out Tarot

🎩 Other videos I didn’t have space for

Farewell

Did you know the first recorded magic trick was an Egyptian street performer making a dove vanish in 2500 BCE? (Spoiler: It was probably just a pigeon thief.) Either way, we’ve come a long way—from doves to Rubik’s Cubes. Stay sharp, stay sneaky, and for the love of Houdini, practice.

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