Its been a long time since I bought something I like very much.

Tenyo 2008

The balloon illusion effect is not new but the props makes the effect a breeze to perform. You can see a demo here.

For those who knows how the old version work, you'll definitely be happy with this. In the old version, you have to do make a move under misdirection in order to penetrate the balloon with a stick/ chopstick.

In the Tenyo's version, you can let the spec check the tube, the mini swords and the balloon. After inflating the balloon, the spec can even put the balloon into the tube themselves.

Forget about complicated mechanism as there is none inside. In fact, there are no moving parts in it. So this prop will last you a long time. The whole design of the tube is so clever and easy to use.

The best part, after penetrating the balloon, you can show the "inside" of the balloon that the balloon is "indeed" pierced by the mini swords.

This would be a very nice addition to balloon twisters as they can add a little magic in their balloon twisting.

Highly recommended for balloon twisters.

I'll be getting mine real soon and from the looks and sounds of it, I am pretty sure I'll be very happy with this item. I'll review this item if there's a need to say more than what Bernard has. Cheers!

I've got it, practiced it and performed it for my family. The reaction is great. The illusion is very good. I love this stuff. I used the "I hate David Copperfield" plot and this trick works like a charm. They can check everything, they wont be able to find anything!!! You don't find such prop around so often. This is highly recommended.

To be honest, I've always liked Tenyo products and this is definitely another cute little gem of theirs because it's so simple yet diabolical :lol: I don't carry this but I'd sincerely recommend this effect. Absolutely!

Tenyo stuff are always given much thought. I do own the illusion and i love it. The method is so simple that I wonder why I never thought of it myself. It is just a wonderful product.

I am currently waiting for a discontinued item by tenyo: Mirror Mate. so excited by their stuff!

Adrian