带铜条的预言箱The Future Perfect Prediction Chest

魔术师展示一个古董木箱，3×5×8英寸，用硬木和黄铜五金手工制作，并用贯穿箱子的黄铜条锁住，还用一根丝带系着。盒子的面板是无缝的木板。表演者一开始就把它交给观众席上的主宾，并要求他在演出期间检查和看管它。

在表演结束以后，请观众把它带回舞台，放在桌子上。“我不碰它”，魔术师指示观众。观众拿起剪刀剪断丝带，用一把小钥匙打开挂锁。然后掀开盖子。魔术师让他看里面。在那里，他会发现一个托盘，像一个珠宝托盘，在盒子里。托盘顶部是一个马尼拉硬币信封，里面有一张4×6英寸的纸，折叠成小方块“打开它，”魔术师告诉观众，“看看它说什么。”

这张纸上描述了一周前这个盒子里的东西是如何被锁上的，并记录了魔术师的几次预言。它指示观众提起托盘，找到预言信。观众照做。托盘正下方是另一个硬币信封，大小如扑克牌，里面有一张4×6英寸的折叠纸。报纸上有一系列的预测，包括对刚刚播出的节目的完整描述：助阵的观众的名字，他们穿着什么，他们选了什么牌，他们做了什么选择。每个观众都确信预言是不可能的；他们中的许多人会惊讶地看到他们的反应被预言。

当然，也可以用传统的方式来使用这个箱子，由一个团体保管一周或更长时间，然后揭发当天报纸的头条新闻。魔术师手上什么都没有，身上什么都没有。他的手总是空的，毫无准备。没有假钥匙或假锁来传递预测。最后的预测出现在一张标准的4×6的纸上，密封在一个信封里。它不会以任何其他方式卷曲或折叠。最令人惊讶的是，表演者几乎是以“不插手”的方式进行：观众检查盒子，打开盒子，拿出第一个信封，取出托盘，拿出第二个信封，然后阅读内容。没有助手进行操作。没有戏法桌子，没有戏法椅子。没有涉及一个弹簧、锁扣、滑动或铰链板。没有电池或电子设备。一个优雅，巧妙的程序和一个简单的机制相结合，以完成这个魔术…完美。

现在，让我告诉你，这是怎么做的：信不信由你，当表演者用手指把盒子滑过桌面三英寸时，它就完成了。信封悄悄地就装好了在每个人的眼皮子底下，任何东西都不可能看到，从任何角度，甚至是上面。它可以在任何一张牌桌、书桌或餐桌上，在舞台上，办公室或家里进行表演。

我们为您提供一切所需要的：古董预测箱，内托盘，锁和钥匙，样品信封和一个特殊的有机玻璃托盘，所有的小道具，加上完整的说明。你会惊叹于它的秘密。它取代了其它所有的预测箱。

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The Future Perfect Prediction Chest

The mentalist or magician displays an antiqued wooden chest, 3 by 5 by 8 inches, handmade in beautiful hardwoods and brass hardware and locked with a brass bar which runs through the chest. It is also tied with a ribbon. The panels of the box are seamless panels of wood. The performer begins his act by handing it to the guest of honor in the audience, with the request that he examine it and guard it during the show.

At the end of the act, the spectator is invited to bring it back to the stage and place it on a table. "I don't want to touch it," the magician instructs him. The spectator takes a scissors and cuts the ribbon. The spectator unlocks the padlock with a small key. He slides the bar from the chest then lifts the lid. The magician has him look inside. There he finds a tray, like a jewelry tray, within the box. Atop the tray is a manila coin envelope containing a 4 by 6 inch sheet of paper, folded into quarters. "Open it up," the magician tells him, "and read what it says."

The paper describes how the contents of this box were locked one week ago, with a record of several predictions made by the magician. The paper instructs the spectator to lift the tray and find the prediction envelope. The spectator does. Immediately beneath the tray is another coin envelope, the size of a playing card, containing a folded 4 by 6 inch sheet of paper. On the paper are a series of predictions, including a full description of the show that just transpired: the names of the spectators who assisted, what they were wearing, what cards they picked, what choices they made. Every person in the audience is assured of the impossibility of the prediction; many of them will be astonished to see their responses foretold.

Of course, the chest can be used in the traditional way, having been held by a committee for a week or longer, then revealing the newspaper headlines of the day's papers. There is nothing palmed by the magician, nothing concealed on his body. His hands are always empty and unprepared. There is no fake key or lock to deliver the prediction. The final prediction appears on a standard 4 by 6 paper, folded in quarters, sealed in an envelope. It is not rolled or pleated in any other way. Most astonishing of all, the performer conducts it in a virtually "hands off" manner: the spectator examines the box, opens the box, lifts out the first envelope, removes the tray, lifts out the second envelope and reads the contents. No confederates responsible for the operation of the chest. No trick tables, no trick chairs. Not a single spring, catch, sliding or hinging panel involved. No batteries or electronics. An elegant, ingenious routine and a simple mechanism combine to accomplish the trick...perfectly.

And now, let me l tell you how it's done: Believe it or not, it's accomplished when the performer slides the box three inches across the tabletop with his finger. The envelope is silently loaded as everyone watches, and it's impossible for anything to be seen, from virtually any angle, even straight above. It's not a tricked table or tablecloth; the effect can be performed on a card table, desk or dining table—on a stage, in an office or a home.

You are supplied with everything: The antiqued prediction chest, inner tray, lock and key, sample envelopes and a special plexiglas tray which holds all the small props, plus full instructions . You'll marvel at the elegant secret of Future Perfect. It replaces any other Prediction Chest.

Demo:

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