Don't Blink
The Torn and Restored Newspaper is a classic for a reason. It’s strong, visual magic that always gets a reaction. But isn’t it time for an updated method?
Introducing "Don't Blink," the hyper-visual, easy-to-do evolution of the classic paper tear.
You tear a magazine into eight separate pieces, display the fragments, and with a single, quick shake, they instantly restore. Your audience will actually see the restoration happen before you even unfold the packet. Yvan Garmy's ingenious, custom-made gimmick makes this stunning effect easier than ever. If you can tear a piece of paper, you can perform this trick. "Don't Blink" is perfect for virtually any setting, from close-up to stand-up to stage.
"Don't Blink" is fully customizable in just minutes. Use your audience's favorite magazine or a company's brochure. You can create a magical moment that's perfectly tailored to the event, company, or town you're performing for, guaranteeing maximum impact and a personal touch your audience won't forget.
Here’s what you get:
- A detailed explanation with multiple camera angles on how to perform “Don’t Blink”, handling tips, and how to tailor it to your audience
- A high-quality, custom-made gimmick
- A pre-prepared magazine tear and restore sheet
- Twenty refill sheets to get you started immediately.
As an added bonus, “Don’t Blink” was created with the same artwork as our favorite magazine test Glance, making them work perfectly together!
Add "Don't Blink" to your repertoire now!
Customer reviews for Don't Blink
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I just finished watching the tutorial for Don’t Blink. That’s one of the great features of Vanishing Inc. — they include the tutorial as soon as you purchase the trick, so you can dive right in.
The tutorial itself was very well done. It was clear, detailed, and handled any potential issues that might come up during performance. The effect has the simplicity of Slydini’s classic paper tear combined with the visual impact of Gene Anderson’s newspaper tear — a wonderful blend of elegance and strong visual magic.
I especially like that there’s a version allowing you to end clean and hand out the restored sheet. That’s a really nice touch that adds to the overall strength of the routine.
I’m looking forward to receiving the gimmick and adding Don’t Blink into my show. This looks like a solid, practical piece of magic that I’ll be proud to perform.
On the up side, the method is relatively easy to learn.
And, with almost no newspapers being printed these days, a magazine is more "natural".
The video instruction is very good. Being dyslexic, I especially appreciate the "over the shoulder" view of the handling. The teaching is clear for preparing the materials. The gimmick is provided; and, my guess is that it is "universal" in that it will work with other magazine pages.
The down side of all TaR effects is lots of Arts and Crafts time. Get out your glue sticks and get ready to get knacky with applying the tape. However, to the positive, one can make up materials in advance, if doing multiple shows.
Not sure if this will work with name-brand magazines. Another difficulty with TaR tricks is you've got to obtain multiple copies of one issue -- unless you're willing to tear one set of pages, and restore it as another!
Its a surprisnig and very visual alternative to "No Tears".
I will definitly incorporate "Dont`t blink" into my shows.
Community questions about Don't Blink
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Harry asks: After glancing at the instructions, it looks like if you want to have a different torn section restored , you are going to have to buy 4 similar magazines. At $7 a magazine...looks like that is another outlay of money. If you want to restore the same page, you will have to buy two same magazines (and same as the original page) each time you perform this. Is this true?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:You'll need a new page each time if you want to tear it. You can also have the pieces already torn up and then restore them, which requires no reset. Also, any magazine or newspaper can work, so you can even use junk mail to do this.
Paul asks: How different is this to the Destroyed and Restored John Lovick describes in the Handsome Jack Book, please?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:It's a completely different method.
Marc asks: Can we make the gimmick our self or do we need to buy more to have more gimmicks?
- 1. Yvan responds:In the download, you'll learn how to prepare additional magazine pages. There's no need to buy refills. The gimmick itself can be reused endlessly.
Ian asks: You mentioned it works well with 'Glance'. I am assuming that you wouldnt be taking a page out of this 'book test' magazine to do the tear? The two, although compatible with looks, are seperate effects?
- 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:They are separate effects just the same, in case you want to combine.
Charlie asks: Can this be instantly repeated? i.e. once set up, can it be done over and over until wanting to customise it?
- 1. Yvan responds:No it can’t. Assuming everything has been set up, moving the gimmick from one magazine to the next takes only a few seconds, but you wouldn’t want to do it in front of spectators!
Brian asks: If I master this can I tell people I’m apart of Garmy’s Army?
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Eric asks: Can I take 2 pages out of a magazine attach the gimmick and I'm ready to go?
- 1. Yvan responds:The setup requires a bit more work than that, but you can use any magazine pages.
andrew asks: another question: Can it be done with a tabloid size newspaper?
- 1. Yvan responds:I haven't tried but as long as it's a bi-folded (folded down the middle) it should be fine.
andrew asks: Can the restored page be handed out as a souvenir?
- 1. Yvan responds:No, not with the regular handling. But in the video, there’s an idea for how to end clean.
Rick asks: "Twenty refill sheets to get you started immediately." Does this mean you need to buy more refill sheets when you run out?
- 1. Frank responds:The email said after the refills you can use any magazine.
- 2. ZAP responds:
- 3. Yvan responds:The video teaches you how to make the sheets. The refills are just to get you started
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