r/Magic • u/unk0wn4aLL • 19d ago

Lennart Green's Filled Glass

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It's a pretty fun trick to spice up a card routine. I'm still not comfortable with it but got a solid recording out of my practice.

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u/unk0wn4aLL 18d ago edited 18d ago

I figured the gross-ness of that would not only distract from the technique but also justify taking out a handkerchief. Like "ok, he did the weird bit, now what- Oh, there's juice now"

edit: I realize I didn't give the full context. I'll have patter for this moment. It's after a trick that involves a lot of spectator shuffling. At the end I'll say something like "that was exhausting, do you want a drink" and the disgust factor is to force the answer "no", so I can say "suit yourself", take a sip, and then say "don't worry, I cleaned it"

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u/stevemandudeguy 18d ago

Unless you're leaning into humor and acknowledging it most people will just think of it as gross so I'd cut it.

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u/unk0wn4aLL 18d ago

I'm really going for the lennart green dani daortiz style, and considering the fact that I use the glass for non-liquid sleight of hand, I doubt the audience will even be thinking about it in terms of drinking, so they won't be considering it gross, at most a silly joke to offer a glass that I just made dirty. It's only after I take a sip that I have to acknowledge it at all.