The Baffling Phones by TCC & Conan Liu is an old illusion using cell phones. It creates a psychological experiment in which the spectator notices that fewer phones feel heavier. It can be used for comedy, mentalism, hypnosis, bizarre magic, and séances without wires, magnets, electronics, or sleight of hand. The set includes 3 custom-made cell phones and an online instructional video.

A modern take on a classic illusion, inspired by the old Charpentier illusion (the illusion of size and weight).

Effect: You tell your audience that you are about to conduct a psychological experiment using some everyday objects. Three cell phones are placed on the table, stacked on top of each other. You ask a spectator to reach out and pick up three of the cell phones, then two, and then just one. They soon discover that a single cell phone weighs more than all three phones combined. Yes! The fewer they pick up, the heavier it feels.

There are endless presentation possibilities. It can be performed with comedy, mentalism, hypnosis, bizarre magic, and séances. The only skills required are making your routine relevant and supporting it with the right script for your purposes.

Instead of using metal boxes or card holders, which might look as though they were weighted to achieve the necessary weight—creating the illusion that they aren’t quite as deceptive and organic—the cell phone is an everyday object that everyone carries with them. Using cell phones to achieve this effect makes more sense and arouses less suspicion.

Features:

• Uses a natural physical principle! The only trickery happens in your head!
• No wires, magnets, or sticky material
• No electronics
• Instant reset
• Can be performed anytime, anywhere
• No real magic, even though it feels like it

You will receive:

Three (3) custom-made cell phone models specially designed to have the perfect weight for the illusion.
An online instructional video, in which Conan Liu not only shows you how he performs it in his stage show, but also teaches you how to incorporate your audience members’ own cell phones to achieve this effect using the gimmick.