POW (Perfect Oil & Water) by Erik Casey & John Michael Hinton

Perfect Oil & Water is what happens when a classic plot gets stripped down to its most beautiful form.

For decades, magicians have relied on sleights, strange counts, and tricky handling to separate red and black cards. Erik Casey had a different idea: make it so clean, so simple, and so visual that it feels like real magic.

No knuckle-busting.
No awkward moves.
No suspicious moments.

Just eye candy your audience will remember.

Here’s what happens:
You display three blue-backed cards with black faces and three red-backed cards with red faces. The cards are openly interlaced in an alternating red–black order and dropped into a glass. With a simple magical gesture, you spread the cards… and they’ve perfectly separated by color.

No funny business.
No cover.
No delay.

They just… sort themselves.

That’s Perfect Oil & Water.

The specially printed gimmicked cards come ready to go right out of the box, and they do almost all the work for you. You’ll also learn:

• A slick in-the-hands version (no glass required)
• The viral handling performed by Jeki Yoo, which lets you show both the faces and backs openly before and after the separation

It’s so easy that if you can spread a small packet of cards, you can perform this.

Why magicians love POW:

• No sleight of hand
• No odd counts
• No split cards
• Ultra-visual color separation
• Works in the hands or with a glass
• Ready to perform out of the box
• Instagram-ready visuals
• Beginner-friendly, pro-approved

This isn’t just another Oil & Water.
It’s a streamlined miracle designed for modern audiences and real-world performance.

If you want a color separation that looks impossible, feels fair, and hits hard every single time, Perfect Oil & Water earns a permanent spot in your working set.

Clean magic.
Bold visuals.
Zero friction.

That’s POW by Erik Casey & John Michael Hinton.

"This is just MAGIC. This oil and water is the most perfect version that exists." - Jeki Yoo

"POW is the best Oil & Water I have ever seen. From the first second I saw it, I knew it would be in my repertoire forever. I love that it’s quick, visual, the magic happens at chest height, it’s easy to do and instantly resets. I mean what’s not to love! This is the perfect opener, the perfect oil and water and most importantly a really amazing trick. I love it!" - Craig Petty

"This is as clean as it gets." - Ryan Schlutz

"I know the feeling well of setting out to figure out a method, not even being sure if there is a solution to be found. Luckily for you, Erik cracked a seemingly impossible code. So when Erik showed me his solution for oil and water, I immediately saw why this is such a special release!" - Kyle Purnell

"POW looks like magic to the audience and the method feels like magic in our hands. This is going to be a great addition to our stage show!" - Chase and Kaileigh (Magic Duo)