“Name any two-digit number.”
Moments later, that exact number appears—cut out in light—through holes permanently drilled in solid acrylic plates. No screens. No electronics. No explanation.
Then the plates are handed out.
This is Light Year.
Eight black acrylic tiles are introduced, each riddled with holes in seemingly random places. A participant thinks of a two-digit number and mentally traces it across the tiles. The tiles are mixed, fairly dealt into two piles, and placed on a phone screen or held up to the sky.
When the tiles are squared…
Light pours through the only holes that align, forming the exact number the participant was merely thinking of.
Nothing moves. Nothing changes. And no other number can be made.
Created by Kyle Purnell, 2021 Penguin Magic Creator of the Year, Light Year is a precision-engineered miracle. There are no moving parts, no magnets, no flaps, no switches, and nothing to ditch. The system is elegant, deceptive, and shockingly easy to perform once you understand the logic behind it.
Even better—it’s immediately repeatable with a completely different number.
This fries magicians.
Lay audiences don’t stand a chance.
Clean. Impossible. Unforgettable.
Once you experience Light Year, you’ll never leave home without it.
"Light year is unlike anything you’ve seen before. It’s as beautiful as it is baffling and a perfect example of Kyle’s incredible thinking." - Roddy McGhie
“A brilliant solution that hides the impossible in plain sight.“ - Apollo Robbins
“An enlightened revelation of a thought of number. Loved it!!!” - John Born
"Lightyear is absolutely stunning. Kyle is one of the best creators of magic in the business and his creations are always clever, workable and pack a huge punch. Well he has outdone himself this time. This is absolutely next level. Everything about this trick is perfect and not only that it’s really easy to do. Every few years a truly unique trick will be released to the community. This is one of those tricks. I predict everyone will be performing this. I have no idea how Kyle will top this one but if anyone can do it he will." - Craig Petty
“Lightyear is a perfect example of Kyle’s amazing creativity combined with hard work and experience to produce a strong and memorable effect.” - Karl Hein
"Kyle Purnell's Lightyear is not only a mind blowing and beautiful piece of intriguing magic but the method behind it is equally as devilish." - Patrick Redford
"This is really great! Kyle's obsession allowed him to crack the code for creating an amazing, unexpected alignment that reveals a surprising prediction through a very cool use of your phone. Everything is examinable, it has a nice presentational hook, and people are really fooled." - Michael Ammar