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I have mixed feelings about this trick. From a magician's perspective I like the idea, from a spectator's perspective the illusion is surprising but not necessarily magical. The handkerchief isn't examinable and can't even be shown on both sides. This means the effectiveness of this method relies on how convincing the card force is (where the spectator truly believes the selection to be random) and a casual uncaring handling of the handkerchief (to keep the spectators from focusing too much on it). When I opened the box to 'Ghost Camera' it felt strange when all that was contained in the box is a medium sized handkerchief and the instruction sheet. I'm just used to Tenyo magic tricks most of the time having various pieces or extra props as well. For the price that's what you're getting, a gimmicked handkerchief. I think Tenyo could have included a duplicate ungimmicked handkerchief so after putting the gimmicked handkerchief away could be removed if and handed for inspection, if requested. That alone could have made this illusion a 5 star brain scratcher. The secret isn't anything new by any means but has never been used in this capacity.
It may seem I don't like this trick but I do. I give it a strong 4-stars and would have rated it higher if more would have been provided (ungimmicked duplicate Tenyo?) They seem to have put this trick out as a novelty and not so much a carry with you real world prop.
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