I totally agree with you on the sponges Jolly !! I usually will get the darn the sponge ball stuff look at first from some adults but by the time I get to 15 small balls transformed from 2 large balls the looks have changed to jaw dropped amazement. And sponge routines are very economical on ebay etc. Overall I use more sleight than gimmick cause I love to do instant magic and I always carry magic with me. I use a lot of everday items and common borrowed from the crowd items. I think using a borrowed item in the trick gives it more impact on the whole. I sometimes use item I happen to have like a balloon as a wand but now very often . . . .I guess I think your pretty silly myself and the best trick I do without a doubt is making the kinda money I do without a real job!!!! Sorry I couldn't resist. . .My best trick changes often but it's usually a close-up impromptu I have a whole fishing routine I do that takes about 4 minutes and invoves a number of tricks. People absolutely love it. Without revealing to much of the magic (cause I'll probably market it someday). I use a bucket which is gaffed to work like a lotta bowl and keep pouring the water out of it. I also catch and fight a fish in the routine is very comical and the magic is impressive. Unfortunately almost all of it is gimmick stuff so I can't have the audience examine the props.
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