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Gidrah by Dan Huffman Presented by Patrick RedfordPsychological magic at its FINESTProduct: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/4489Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcB2znCrjQoREVIEWThis is an impromptu mentalism demonstration. By impromptu, I mean it uses regular props and appears impromptu. One of the props is prepared in advance, taking just a few minutes. Don’t confuse impromptu with borrowed objects. You will need a prop that is readily available at any office supply store.It uses an old principle with some very clever thoughts that address some problems with the principle. The principle is described using a very strong routine that involves three people and the revelation of three dreams. There is no fishing and no pre-work.The teaching is very good, and the routine is very well thought out. In the bonus section, I have one comment that I think makes the routine they teach potentially better, and then I have another routine idea.USABILITYThis routine is suitable for close-up, parlor, or stage. It packs very flat, but it is not really suited for on-the-fly reset. If you were performing this close-up, perhaps you could have multiple props ready and you could likely have it set up twice on one prop, one from the front, and one from the back. If you used smallish props, you could have three props ready and get six performances from them. It would take you just a few minutes to reset.BONUSThe routine they teach is really awesome! It is a perfect premise for this method. The routine involves three spectators and three dreams they have had. If you get the effect, I have one suggestion. When he writes on the unfolded sheet of paper, to me that portion of the routine doesn’t make sense. Instead of writing what he does, I would suggest you write three future dreams as a prediction of the future. The routine is all about you seeing past dreams they have had, it makes perfect sense to write, on the sheet that is critical for the method of the effect, a prediction of future dreams.