I perform for children and use balloons in my show. Can I do this routine, but have a fruit, animal, etc be identified for a match? i.e. brown, hairy, four legs, big teeth....etc.

Yes. As long as a small piece of paper is "inside" of the balloon, it can be anything.

Hi, do we need to purchase replacement balloons, or will any balloons suffice?

Black balloons will be the best but you can use another balloons.

Balloon Oracle

Trick by HJ, Ochiu and Henry Harrius

Balloon Oracle

Trick by HJ, Ochiu and Henry Harrius

£95.25exc VAT

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An ingenious prediction system from 2022 FISM-winner HJ.

“Balloon Oracle” by HJ, in collaboration with Henry Harrius, is a marvelous piece of mentalism that effortlessly blends audience engagement with side-splitting humor and sheer astonishment. It’s strong, direct and easy to perform.

The routine begins with a lively and interactive game that gets many different audience members actively involved. You invite them to join you in a delightful rendition of “musical hot potato” that uses a balloon. All they have to do is keep passing the balloon along until the music stops.

Every time the music stops, the person holding the balloon gets to make a totally free choice as they help construct a randomly-generated playing card. Starting first with the color, then the suit, then the value. If you don’t want to use playing cards, “Balloon Oracle” can also be used with names, star signs or pretty much anything else you want to predict (even confabulation routines).

The last person holding the balloon is then invited on stage. When they shake the balloon, they’ll be stunned to discover that something has been hiding in plain sight inside the balloon the entire time.

You’d love to show them, but you have a slight phobia when it comes to popping balloons with your hand. So, you instead take out a magic wand and explain how you’ll make the balloon “vanish” in a magical way. As you say this, the cap on the wand is revealed to show a hidden sharp end that you can use to pop the balloon. A funny moment filled with natural humor.

As the balloon pops, a playing card (or a piece of paper) flutters to the ground. It is then fairly picked up to reveal a perfect prediction. This is a truly stunning moment that will leave everyone’s jaws on the floor.

HJ and Henry Harrius teamed up with manufacturing wizard Ochiu (the creative mind behind “Jumbo Coin Dropper”” and “Sponge Ball Dropper”) to create this masterful gimmick.

“Balloon Oracle” is a powerful and entertaining routine that both magicians and mentalists alike will love, and your audiences will love it too!

”Balloon Oracle” by HJ Key Details

Engaging and interactive routine with tons of built-in humor
Plays to audiences of any size
Easy and extremely fast loading
Operate it independently or use an assistant for even more possibilities
Custom-crafted 52-slot index included
Fully customizable (playing cards, billets, lottery tickets, confabulations, etc.)

##Comes With

Precision-made wand gimmick and holder
52-slot index
Pack of balloons (20 pieces)
Complete tutorial

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Customer reviews for Balloon Oracle

Greg

This is a good product. The props are well made and well thought out. Yes the wand is a little bulky, but is easily justified by anyone but the most "serious" performer. You can also use more than just playing cards with a little imagination.

Jeffrey

This is a “good” release it’s really not practical for ease of use, but it does deliver on what they have advertised.

It’s a lot over pricing sh You be in the 69.99 area

Sigurd

Balloon Oracle is one of those effects that immediately stands out because it feels different from most magic people are used to seeing. The combination of a balloon and a prediction creates a very unexpected moment, which makes the reveal much stronger than I first expected. What I really like is that the effect looks clean and impossible from the audience’s point of view, and the final reaction is genuinely strong because people do not expect something so simple-looking to end in such a powerful way.

Another thing that impressed me is how practical the trick actually is once you understand the handling. The method is clever, and it is clear that a lot of thought went into making it workable for real performance rather than just for video. The teaching is also very well done, making it easier to understand the details and timing that help sell the effect properly.

I also appreciate that Balloon Oracle feels modern. It has a visual quality that works very well for live audiences but could also play strongly in social media clips if presented well. The props are made nicely, and the whole routine feels professional. Overall, this is a creative and memorable effect that gives a unique moment in performance, and I would definitely recommend it to magicians looking for something strong ta add ti their reportoare

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Michael asks: Can this be performed without an assistant?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:Yes it can.
David asks: I perform for children and use balloons in my show. Can I do this routine, but have a fruit, animal, etc be identified for a match? i.e. brown, hairy, four legs, big teeth....etc.
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:Yes. As long as a small piece of paper is "inside" of the balloon, it can be anything.
Einar Aron asks: Is anything battery powered?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:No batteries needed!
Yee-Lin asks: Hi, do we need to purchase replacement balloons, or will any balloons suffice?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:Black balloons will be the best but you can use another balloons.

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