TENYO Match-Sticks Close up Trick Deconstructed - How it Works Magic

[@TrinityX]

Great upload and reconstruction but how do you know off the cuff which one to rotate or maybe both? Is there some king of formula? like with dice which both sides add to seven. 👍😊👍

[@totallymagic]

Great question, I originally just remembered which 2 numbers were on each block, Then while filming the presentation a few days later it dawned on me that the red sticks followed in sequence, so if a No.1 was on the back (facing me) then a 2 was on the bottom, If a No.2 was on the back then a 3 would be on the bottom. However, the black sticks share either odd or even values.If a black stick had a No.1 facing me (on the back) then it has a 3 on the bottom, If a No.2 is on the back then the bottom number would be 4 etc... Hope that makes sense. It made it easier for me to remember. Thanks for asking, I'll pin this comment to the top in case it helps anyone else.

[@TrinityX]

@@totallymagic Thanks that helps a lot. 👍😊👍

[@BossHossOlli]

@@totallymagic genau. auf den weißen ist immer: 4-3, 3-2, 2-1 & 1-4 und die schwarzen sind: 1-3, 3-1, 2-4 & 4-2 :-) alles leicht zu merken :-)

[@Berzerkules]

I just wanted to acknowledge the incredible work you do in deconstructing magic tricks and helping others think like magicians. Your patience and attention to detail are truly remarkable, and your ability to inspire others to create their own routines is truly a gift. I appreciate the art and skill involved in creating and performing magic. Your dedication to sharing your knowledge and expertise is helping to keep the magic alive and inspire future generations of magicians. Thank you for all that you do, and keep up the amazing work!

[@totallymagic]

Thank you

[@mikmop]

I've actually evolved this effect to the next level. I created a duplicate set of ungimmicked blocks that I hand out for examination. And I then place them in a magicians change bag to ostensibly jumble them up. And I then switch them for the gimmicked blocks which I take out one at at time, making sure to remove them in the correct orientation so the numbers don't flash.

[@Danny451]

When you showed that Tenyo set, I realized that I bought one of those from an auction years ago. I'm going to go and dig around for it in one of my boxes from years ago.

[@bugoobiga]

I found mine and it comes in a red snap-shut carrying case

[@RynkuViceroy]

great tutorial ... !!! you are amazing.... care to share the dimension of the block?

[@SimonPhoenix1985]

Father, this was great. You are very smart and attentive to details. Thanks

[@sieveman]

Love this type of video. I came to same conclusion. Keep producing videos. Love what you do. I wish you had an assistant to "draw a card" or "pick a number".

[@totallymagic]

LoL, yes me too. Most people I know don't want to appear on KZbin!!!! Maybe one day I'll find a glamorous assistant to help out!

[@rhook88]

I have this effect and you are completely correct with your explanation of the method. Great videos as always 😊

[@totallymagic]

Thanks! 😃, good to hear I got this one right for once, LoL

[@deejay6869]

This is one of the best magic presentation/tutorials you have ever done.. Because you taught me, not how to do a magic trick, but, to think magically. How magic think tricks are contributed. Or, in this case deconstructed. I was actually on the right track right off the bat. Once you determined that the numbers could not be manipulated mechanically, then I knew they had to be manipulated "sleight-anically" and I was just thinking: Isn't there an effect using dice that uses this manipulation to show this side with the desired number? You know the one I'm talking about? Let the real question I want to ask you is... Can I borrow your 3D printer? Just kidding. Would you please consider gifting your handmade "Matchsticks" in a giveaway contest?

[@johnrutherford4042]

I think your spot on with the method because looking on his performance i could see his fingers slightly turning but yes your spot on good video by the way good effort 👍 well done 👏

[@totallymagic]

Cool, thanks!

[@davidgermeyer4412]

I also made the missing piece trick that you showed.. Really cool. Everyone liked the trick.

[@TAROTAI]

Brilliant! That is your forté - investigative mind & great eye - Cheers!

[@totallymagic]

Thank you kindly!

[@daz41262010]

this is a fantastic effect but a little expensive to buy :) great working printing your own :)

[@davidgermeyer4412]

Thanks for the solution of the sticks.. I don't have 3D printer. I ordered square pvc tubing 4" apart and used a colored marker. Look great.

[@android1617]

I love old school Tenyo. It's a shame their older tricks are becoming collector's items and thus expensive.

[@totallymagic]

I agree. I wish they would re-issue some of the classics from years ago.

[@MasonSintateeyakorn]

I have some good news cus they've just re-released the crystal pyramid!

[@robjacks2748]

This is brilliant. I love most of the Tenyo tricks. They are so clever and this is no exception. I might make a wooden set myself and play around with them. Will you put out a pdf with a template of where the numbers go. You're just so much smarter than me. When you said at one point that you understood how the trick worked I was still completely in the dark. Well done. This now makes me want to invest in a 3d printer.

[@totallymagic]

Thank you. The 3D printer I'm still learning to use, but does come in handy to make prototypes. I guess the way this trick works reminded me of my days of working with computer servers and hard drive storage, look up RAID 5 and it'll make sense!!! LoL.

[@jacksonsmagic]

Thank you for this explanation. I've been looking to buy these sticks for sometime but hard to get, on eBay recently they were £80+ now I can do my own DIY thanks to you.

[@davidhaughton3213]

Excellent deconstruction, really enjoyable to watch, thank you.

[@HOMERTINKLE]

Here’s an idea: This trick could very well be changed to a card effect, by using double face cards inside envelopes. The envelopes would have to be sleeves with no flap.

[@ramonhamm3885]

Brilliant deductions! That was interesting.

[@binnsbrian]

I really find the reconstruction videos interesting. They teach me a different way to think. I read the comments and noticed that you will make the available. When you make the 3d pattern available where would I look for it.

[@totallymagic]

I'll post link here

[@davidgermeyer4412]

I would like to know when available too

[@donaldgann82]

One other problem with doing this trick in person is if the spectator gets wise and just grabs the stick to see if there are more numbers on it than 1.

[@bigboxerable]

Yeah, they do that all the time. I need bullet-proof tricks.

[@RobertBallMagician]

Mark very nice break down on this trick 😊👍😊👍

[@timbaldwinmagic]

Super interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@Uniquettt]

Just found my old wooden set great to be reminded how good the effect is as it was when i first seen

[@totallymagic]

Wow, you have the wooden set, you are lucky. I love this effect and can't stop performing it at the moment, can't believe I overlooked how good this prediction effect really is.

[@darrenhadden1037]

Really cool trick thanks for the reveal! I love Tenyo tricks and wow how cool is a 3d printer!

[@balasubramanianravikumar5233]

This is one of your best!

[@kevcard1599]

Excellent stuff

[@Uniquettt]

Just looked on eBay and one original set went for $225.00 plus postage this is why it is always worth keeping original packaging or in my case eight bits of wood lol

[@benlevy6732]

That was an excellent video and great explanation. Thank you. Is there a way I can pm you?

[@AndyMossMetta]

Hi Mark. This is an interesting little effect. I have already fashioned my own set made of wood. Whilst i can always get all the number pairs to match there does not seem to be a way of guaranteeing that the pairs do not contain more than one pair of a particular number. Since we are showing two separate sets of 1-4 at the start this will obviously not make sense to the spectator. Am i doing something wrong in the handling? My two sets are as follows. Set one 1/3 2/4 3/1 4/2 Set two 1/2 2/3 3/4 4/1 It is a shame that we can not always make a single pair of every number 1-4 or can we? .

[@AndyMossMetta]

O.k Mark i think i have worked it out for myself. As per your own presentation we can start the routine by matching just the one pair before starting again to build upon this through the match of the two pairs. So far so good. But if we then choose to go yet further to match three pairs we can only gesture by inference that the remaining pair MUST be the remaining number n. We cannot actually show it. On reflection this should be no problem as this missing number will very likely have already been paired up and importantly been seen to be a pair somewhere in the lead up to the three pair-off stage of the routine. Therefore there will be no heat on the last two remaining. All in all a lovely little effect.

[@duncansloggie]

Andy you can always show 4matches no matter what ....if you look at your set of numbers set one - 1/3 will match with the other set as each contains a 1 or a 3 ....2/4 will match each of the others because each has a 2 or 4 and the other 2 are the same with the numbers reversed

[@davidgermeyer4412]

Can you make me a set on your 3D machine. And a copy of the PDF instructions. I can't find them to buy. I would like to purchase a set off you?

[@Willie.McBride]

Great! Thank you!

[@daveydumpling]

Brilliant

[@richardwhiting8807]

Can you share the 3-d printing pattern?

[@totallymagic]

I'll keep you informed, I will make them available soon.

[@mikeyw1702]

Yes please !

[@magic_opi]

I am interested in it, too.

[@Aeternus-q3w]

Great! 👍👍👍

[@NickvonZ]

FUN!!! "MEOW!" to L&L! 😺❤😺

[@donaldgann82]

The main problem I see with this trick is that it is much more complicated than the other Tenyo tricks I have had. It would be very hard for me to remember which blocks and which way to turn them with my memory. Seems to be fading as I age. And I am only 63.

[@BossHossOlli]

Welche Größe haben die Sticks ?

[@BossHossOlli]

echt cool :-) kannst Du die Druckdatei für den 3D-Drucker bereitstellen. Kann ich Dir meine Mail irgendwie senden ?

[@binnsbrian]

I assume that the mixing of blocks is not important to the trick and only done to confuse the participant and appear to make it totally fare.

[@totallymagic]

That's correct, mixing is not the secret