Bending the Real by Jay Sankey (DVD + Gimmicks) [Estate Sale]

This item comes from an estate sale. It has been opened and is in very good condition.

A revolutionary approach to “real magic” from one of magic’s most creative thinkers.

Bending the Real is not about traditional tricks—it’s about creating surreal, dreamlike moments using ordinary objects and everyday situations. Jay Sankey teaches how to generate unforgettable “does not compute” experiences through visual, tactile, audio, and psychological deceptions that feel impossible and organic.

Using borrowed bills, straws, magazines, spoons, soda cans, gum, tea bags, Sharpies, and other common items, you’ll learn 25 powerful reality bends designed for real-world environments like coffee shops, parties, schools, restaurants, and workplaces.

Featured effects include:

• Reattaching a snapped soda can tab
  
• Making a Sharpie visibly vanish with sleeves rolled up
  
• Suspending borrowed objects impossibly in midair
  
• Causing objects to penetrate sealed containers
  
• Visual and conceptual bends designed to shock, amuse, flirt, and completely disarm spectators

Included gimmicks and featured routines:

• Zero Gravity – Suspend borrowed objects impossibly
  
• Descendent – A stunning visual mystery perfect for casual performance
  
• Hijacked – A lingering optical illusion using just four cards
  
• Vanishink – A highly visual marker vanish with no complicated handling

The project blends practical magic, psychology, social interaction, and theatrical thinking into a unique style of close-up impossibility unlike almost anything else on the market.