Russian Roulette was never a sad game with some cups.

My thoughts on the "Russian Roulette DVD" that's just come out...

So Eric James and Alan Nooneseverheardofme have got together to crank out a cheapo version of the "big nail under a styrofoam cup trick".

Penguin magic have a demo on their site...

http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=1402

A number of things annoy me about this. First of all, Russian roulette is played with a fucking gun. It is not played by slamming your hand on some paper cups and trying to dodge the pointy thing.

Secondly this super "I'm so broke I use beer mats and shit" might look like everyday objects but it also leaves people thinking "well he just marked one of them mats" or "he just bent of them". I'm not saying that's how it works, I've not seen the dvd and nor do I plan to - but that probably is the method and anyone with half a brain will guess that.

Remember it doesn't matter if thats not the method, if someone thinks it is because the possibility was not ruled out, they go away with a way it could have been done and to them - it's not magic.

And finally...

(Other "safe" methods are taught where there is no need for a nail or any dangerous item)

Well why the fuck bother? The only reason this trick is vaguely entertaining to people too dumb to guess the method is that there is apparently the slight risk that Eric James might actually stab his hand and the little shit actually gets what he deserves. And lets face it - it probably wouldn't be the first time he'd had a prick in his hand would it?

MW.