Jason Messina – Tube

The Effect

At a gathering, you casually mention a dream you had about someone a month prior. You jot down a note, fold it, and hand it over, allowing it to be placed in an envelope or suspended from the ceiling. You never touch it again.

You reveal that your dream involved a book. Handing them a completely ordinary book, they can choose any page without any forcing or peeking. As they read aloud, you appear astonished, refusing to let them open the note just yet.

When the note is finally revealed, it contains a link to a YouTube video. You never handle the paper again, ensuring no switches or double writing. Upon visiting your YouTube channel, they find a single video uploaded a month ago, showcasing you waking up from sleep and narrating the scene from the book they just read. The impact is so strong that audiences often scream and plead to stop the video!

Here’s another quick effect: you claim that the spirit of a deceased celebrity has been following you. Ask someone to close their eyes and describe their impressions of the celebrity. After they guess, they can check your YouTube video (the only one uploaded a week ago), where you discuss that same celebrity. You could even present yourself as possessed by the celebrity or watching a related movie.

For a more straightforward approach, have someone think of a card, which you reveal in a video. Again, you write down the YouTube link beforehand, ensuring it’s the only video available, uploaded well before the performance.

With this method, you can replicate drawings, predict future events, read minds, and even create the illusion of time travel effortlessly.

This will be available in booklet form, containing:

• History: Discover how I stumbled upon this clever principle.
• Multiple Methods: Various techniques tailored for different performance scenarios, each thoroughly explained.
• 10 Effects: Ten unique effects achievable with the TUBE system, detailed with complete handling instructions.
• Presentational Ploys: Creative ideas to help you develop your own interactive miracles using the TUBE system.
• Tips/Tricks/Additional Handlings: Essential insights to ensure this becomes a reputation builder, along with extra ideas to ignite your creativity.
• QuickStart Guide: A straightforward guide to jumpstart your use of the TUBE system, even if you’re new to platforms like YouTube. I’ll walk you through setting up an account and uploading a video with ease!
• Bonus Effect: E-Prophecy: This clever handling of the TUBE principle provides a sneaky yet effective way to predict someone’s thoughts via email, all without you ever touching the computer, as your prediction is made prior to their selection.