Super Lemon by Alex Ng
Super Lemon by Alex Ng
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Super Lemon by Henry Harrius is a signature routine that Alex Ng has been performing for over nine years. Based on an original concept from Florian Severin’s book (“What Lies Inside” published by Vanishing Inc.), Super Lemon creates a mind-bending experience for your audience.
You first casually ask your spectator to name a random fruit. Regardless of what they say, you proceed to take out a lemon and perform a lemon trick. With just a lemon and a knife, you invite everyone in the room to participate in a game of imagination.
Within the entire process, everyone is convinced and swears you are holding a lemon and a knife. But as the routine continues, it is revealed that the knife and the fruit have magically morphed into a fork and a yellow paper ball, causing the spectators to question what they just witnessed.
As the kicker-ending, you open the paper ball, and what's written inside, is the SPECTATOR’S RANDOMLY-NAMED FRUIT. A shocking ending for a visual mentalism opener!
“of all the items in my book, the "imagination is a lemon" is my favourite opening effect.alas, many readers of "what lies inside" were scared of the involved switch. now with Alex Ng's version, these fears belong to the past!the first time i watched Alex perform his version, i didn't even see his switch!so, get "super lemon", and get rid of your fears!i created many different and highly complicated versions for the knife that turns into a fork.but none was as simple, direct and efficent as the "super lemon"'s gimmick. man, i wish i would have had come up with this idea!the gimmick does not only feature the most straight forward method, it is also flawlessly fabricated. a stunning beauty! it is a joy to toy around with. i instantly imagine many other routines that use this gimmick.but alex and henry did not only improve the underlying switches and perfected the gimmick: alex also added a whole new twist at the end of the routine, adding an extra miracle kicker that pushes the entire performance another step forward. and, of course, they also give you everything you need for this special ending.if you want a reliable opener for your show that instantly classifies you as a master of minds, stop searching. you have found it.if i wouldn't already be performing this effect, now i would.shhh-shhh, please, don't tell anyone, but i am not using my method anymore, but alex's "super lemon". ” - Florian Severin
“a superb opening routine for any mentalism performance. quick, snappy and with multiple revelations along the way. i love it!” - Michael Murray
"super lemon is a clever adaptation of a florian severin's imagination is a lemon. my mouth is watering over the possibilities." - Patrick G. Redford
“this is a fantastic twist on a psychological game that will fit perfectly mentalists and magicians. the props that comes in the package will make it a joy to perform!” - Luca Volpe
community questions about super lemon
Q: What is included?
- Specially designed gimmick knife
- Artificial Lemon
- Other Secret tools
- A pdf. File with a complete script
- A solid audience-tested routine
- Full video instructions
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Brand: Henry Harrius
Creator: Alex Ng
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Customer Reviews
This is so much fun - a terrific mix of mentalism and magic. The special gimmick is beautiful - very shiny, not sharp and a sensible size - not too big so the crucial move can be accomplished with ease and without detection. You get cards (and a printable pdf) that provide you with two different forcing methods, pre-show or in-show. (The cards are very nice.) I agree with Alex Ng and Henry Harrius that pre-show is much better if you have the opportunity. However, as Nique Tan suggests in his review on YouTube, you might consider performing this without the extra reveal of the spectator’s chosen fruit. I’m not sure that is necessarily an anticlimax, but the surprise factor when the audience sees a fork and a paper ball when they imagined they were seeing a knife and a lemon is a very strong effect by itself. You get an artificial lemon which is beautiful and realistic but probably more realistic if you are buying lemons in Hong Kong! (When I lived in Kenya, lemons looked like limes!) In the UK, lemons are usually very yellow with green on them and no leaves attached. This doesn’t matter at all. I think the artificial lemon would fly by any audience and it is useful to keep handy in case you run out of time to do some shopping. You can use a real lemon or (as Henry Harrius points out) you can use a latex lemon that squashes flat in your pocket if your clothing means that would be better. This trick is not at all difficult to do. The instruction video is about 38 minutes and is very clear and thorough without being burdensome. Switches and ditches are very clearly demonstrated by Alex Ng in slow motion and full speed from several angles. Alex has a strong accent but he is not difficult to understand and, if I remember correctly, there are English subtitles anyway. I think it is important to position this effect in the right place in your set. Nique Tan says that it doesn’t work well as an opener in the environments in which he performs (corporate events) but I think it would work as an opener in a stage or parlour show. Although the trick is easy to accomplish, the impact of the effect relies heavily on the presentation, especially using words and actions that draw the audience into your journey of the imagination. You are provided with a pdf of Alex’s script. Most of that provides a good framework and makes sense. However, there is room for improvement and adaptation to your style and personality. Alex begins by describing magic with a swear word. I think that is totally inappropriate and unnecessary. I think there is a much more sophisticated way of presenting, this focussing on the power of words to create a sense of reality, e.g. what great writers do in novels, plays and poems to make us believe we are in the scene, seeing, feeling and hearing the things being described. Highly recommended nevertheless. Price: reasonable for what you get.
Quality gimmicks and great routine would highly recommend
I used the scripting and clubbed it with a 'number' prediction to close my show and it was 'well-applauded' by the audience. The gimmick is well made, the underlying switches are simple & direct and the 'prediction possibilities' are endless. Can be used as an Opener or a Closer (as I did) and creates a strong moment of magic.
