Magic Video - POW (Perfect Oil & Water) by Erik Casey & John Michael Hinton (Digital Download)

Experience the Perfect Oil & Water Effect

For decades, magicians have tirelessly crafted intricate sleights and sequences to achieve the classic 'Oil & Water' effect. Now, Erik Casey, with John Michael Hinton, presents POW (Perfect Oil & Water)—a revelation so elegantly simple, it's been lauded by magic's elite. Jeki Yoo proclaims it 'just MAGIC. The most perfect version that exists.' Craig Petty calls it 'the best Oil & Water I have ever seen,' emphasizing its quickness, visual impact, ease of execution, and instant reset. Ryan Schlutz simply states, 'This is as clean as it gets.' Prepare to add a truly impossible-looking miracle to your repertoire that astonishes both laymen and fellow magicians.

Witness True Visual Magic Unfold

Here's the impossible visual you'll deliver: You display three blue cards with black faces and three red cards with red faces. These are openly and fairly placed into a glass, alternating red then black, creating a mixed stack. With a simple, magical gesture – no fumbling, no difficult moves – the cards are spread, revealing an astonishing separation. All the red cards are now perfectly grouped together, and all the black cards have similarly separated. It's pure, captivating eye-candy that instantly grabs attention and leaves audiences utterly bewildered. This isn't just a trick; it's a moment of pure, inexplicable wonder, happening right before their eyes.

Effortless Mastery & Instant Reset

What truly sets POW apart is its incredible accessibility combined with maximum impact. Forget the endless hours of practice associated with traditional 'Oil & Water' routines. If you can merely spread a handful of cards, you can perform this powerful effect with confidence. The custom-designed, gimmicked cards come pre-prepared, ready to go right out of the box, allowing you to perform almost immediately. Your purchase includes comprehensive instructions for the classic glass routine, a compelling in-the-hands version that requires no external props, and even the mega-viral handling performed by Jeki Yoo on Instagram. This advanced version allows you to openly show the faces and backs of the cards both before and after the color separation, amplifying the impossibility. POW resets instantly, making it an ideal opener or a perfect routine for walk-around, close-up, and even stage performances. Smack your audiences with an incredible miracle when you perform POW, Perfect Oil & Water by Erik Casey & John Michael Hinton.

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"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)

In a world where masters of sleight of hand have spent decades coming up with beautiful sleights and sequences to separate red and black cards, only one man had the vision to create a color separation so beautifully simple that magicians around the globe have called it perfect. No sleights. No odd counts. No split cards. It is the kind of eye candy that gives your brain a sweet tooth for magic. Add a little POW to your magic with Perfect Oil & Water by Erik Casey.

Here’s what happens:

Three blue cards with black faces and three red cards with red faces are shown to the audience. These are openly placed into a glass in alternating red-black order. A magical gesture is made, and then the cards are spread to show the red and black cards have perfectly separated.

POW is the perfect Oil and Water effect. The gimmicked cards come ready to go right out of the box. You also receive instructions on how to do a great in-the-hands routine that doesn’t need a glass. In addition, you will be taught the version that Jeki Yoo performed on Instagram and went mega-viral. This version allows you to show the faces and the backs of the card completely openly before and after the color separation occurs. POW is ridiculously easy to do. If you can spread a handful of cards, you can do this trick. Smack your audiences with an incredible miracle when you perform POW, Perfect Oil & Water by Erik Casey & John Michael Hinton.