Oh man, this ad for a magic prop came through my social media feed. It’s a power bank that’s decorated like a deck of cards.
That’s it.
In theory you can use it to secretly charge someone’s phone by touching it to a deck of cards. This doesn’t really pass the “walk to the car test”.
The walk to the car test, is if people on their walk to the car try to figure out how the trick works, can they?
I’m thinking that most people would draw a straight line from the deck of card that the phone was set on top of to the charging of the phone.
OK, here’s the demo video:
If you pay attention to the video, you’ll notice that it only charges 1% more than the phone already had! If I had magic and could charge your phone, it wouldn’t be just 1%!
I think it’s a fun idea for a power bank that’s “on brand” for magicians, just like a tie with playing cards on it. However, as an actual trick, it feels like a money grab versus a good idea for a trick.
-Louie