Magic Video - Light Year by Kyle Purnell (Digital Download)
Description & Effect
The Impossible Alignment
Prepare to absolutely disintegrate the minds of anyone you encounter with Kyle Purnell's 'Light Year,' a truly groundbreaking magic effect that defies explanation. Imagine this: a spectator merely thinks of any two-digit number. You introduce a set of eight sleek black acrylic tiles, seemingly randomly drilled with various holes. After a moment of concentration, as they mentally 'connect the dots' of their thought-of number across the tiles, you fairly deal the tiles into two piles. Placed against the glow of a phone screen or even held up to the sky, an impossible alignment occurs. Light dramatically shines through only those specific holes, revealing the spectator's secretly chosen two-digit number. The astonishment doesn't end there; the tiles are instantly handed out for examination, and despite their best efforts, no one can replicate the alignment or discover how it was done.
The Genius Behind the Light
Kyle Purnell, acclaimed as the 2021 Penguin Magic Creator of the Year, has meticulously crafted 'Light Year' over years of secret development. This isn't just a trick; it's a meticulously engineered system designed to display any named two-digit number with pure light. What makes this effect truly exceptional is its devilishly clever yet shockingly simple method. Forget complex sleight-of-hand, magnets, flaps, or switches. 'Light Year' relies on precision-engineered gimmicks that work seamlessly, making the performance smooth and flawless. The comprehensive tutorial provided by Kyle Purnell breaks down the entire system, ensuring you master this miracle with ease, regardless of your experience level. It's a method so ingenious, it would excite the engineers at NASA!
Why 'Light Year' Will Be Your Go-To Miracle
The impact of 'Light Year' is immediate and profound. It leaves both seasoned magicians and everyday audiences utterly bewildered, earning rave reviews from top industry professionals like Roddy McGhie, Apollo Robbins, and Michael Ammar, who praise its beauty, ingenuity, and baffling nature. One of its most powerful features is its immediate repeatability; you can perform 'Light Year' again and again with a completely different number, maintaining the illusion's strength. This is more than a trick; it's a reputation maker, a piece of magic so strong and practical that you'll undoubtedly want to carry it everywhere. Get ready to make your mark on the universe with 'Light Year' by Kyle Purnell.
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"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
When Kyle Purnell wants to disintegrate the minds of magicians at any magic convention, he asks a simple question, “Name any two-digit number.” He then immediately displays that named number in holes that have been permanently drilled through solid acrylic plates. Just when the magicians think they have it figured out, he hands the plates out for examination, and then he watches their brains dissolve into madness. Lay people don’t even stand a chance. This closely guarded secret is now available for you to make your mark on the universe. This is Light Year by Kyle Purnell.
Here’s what happens:
The magician has a two-digit number secretly written down. Eight black acrylic tiles are introduced, each with holes randomly drilled all over their surface. The tiles are mixed and then shown to the spectator, who is asked to play a mental game of connect the dots, tracing their number over the holes with their eyes. The tiles are then fairly dealt into two piles and placed on a white phone screen or held up to the sky. When the tiles are squared, light shines through the only holes that align, and the light forms the image of the two-digit number the spectators were merely thinking of. The tiles can then be handed out, and no one is able to line the holes up to produce any other number.
The 2021 Penguin Magic Creator of the year, Kyle Purnell, has been working in secret to create a system to display any named two-digit number with light. This fries magicians and lay people alike. The tutorial explains the system in play to code the numbers into the tiles, and it’s shockingly easy to perform. There are no moving parts, no flaps, magnets, or extra tiles. There is nothing to switch or ditch. These precision-engineered gimmicks make this an absolute miracle. The method is something that would excite the engineers at NASA. The best part is that it’s immediately repeatable with a completely different number. You will never leave home without Light Year by Kyle Purnell.
