*The first batch of the Thing Diamond Edition has sold out! All pre-orders made now for the next batch will ship between December 1-31st, 2024. The exact shipping date will be communicated when we can confirm it with our manufacturers. This second batch will also be limited in number and any batches beyond this will not be shipped until 2025.
The Thing Diamond Edition
The reputation-making, one-man levitation that can be performed anywhere: in a living room, on a large theater stage, or in broad daylight on the street is back. Bill Abbott's The Thing Diamond Edition can float in any performing situation with your audience viewing from any angle. No matter how close the spectators are, whether they're behind, on top, or underneath you, they will not see how this Thing works!
The New Invisible Gimmick & Gold Box
The Thing Diamond Edition features an innovative invisible gimmick that ensures the magic remains a mystery, complimented by the return of the original solid clear view box, now enhanced with striking gold metal trim for an elegant look.
Bill's New Instant Airborne Production in Mid-Air!
Learn Bill’s innovative new handling and you can now produce objects while they are floating in mid-air! From fruit, toys, candy, lightbulbs, and more, this new technique opens up a world of possibilities.
Hand Crafted Elegance
Our exclusive Thing Diamond Edition handkerchief design, meticulously hand-sewn in Canada by designer Angela Gauthier, is crafted from 100% pure silk. Each piece mirrors the elegance of a gentleman’s pocket square, making it a stylish addition to any show.
Points To Consider
The Thing uses no threads, no magnets, no assistants, no special clothing. There is no reset so you can perform it over and over again without any lighting or staging considerations. Included handling shows how you can even pass out the cloth & the box afterwards, leaving the skeptics speechless.
Possibilities Are Endless
Whether your specialty is bizarre magic, kid shows, mentalism, comedy magic, or stage illusions, The Thing Diamond Edition has the versatility of playing in any style that you want it to.
Included With The Diamond Edition
Clear view box with gold metal trim, ungimmicked cloth, hand-crafted gimmicked cloth, and over 2 hours of downloadable video instruction with multiple live performances on the street, a resort family show and two formal performances at Bill’s Magic Hideaway, St. Augustine Florida. Bill Abbott conducts a new intensive training session unlike any other, to accomplish one goal - for you to perfect the routine! Whether you perform The Thing on stage or up close, the training sequences have been designed to straighten the learning curve so you can perform the world's most practical levitation with confidence and to perfection. With intensive instruction of the original routine and the new instant airborne production handling, every move and nuance to help you master this amazing effect is shown in detail. Dozens of production items are explored as ideas to incorporate The Thing as a special effect into your existing routines.
The Wildbaum Sessions
Clown, mime and cirque artist Paul Wildbaum passed away in 2020 but left us a gift of his teachings on video. Absorb Paul’s genius as he takes The Thing in new directions during studio sessions that cover the illusion of emptiness, body isolation, point fix, resistance, breathing, stage movement, character development and motivation. Then sit down with Bill and Paul for an in-depth examination of the real secrets of how to connect with any audience. The Wildbaum Sessions will provide you with the tools you need to take your Thing routine to the next level.
The Thing Routine
You show a box made of clear plastic completely empty. The box is handed to a spectator to hold, the lid is opened, and an empty cloth handkerchief is draped over the open box. Mysteriously, a form rises slowly from out of the box under the cloth continuing up until it is hovering, suspended in mid-air.
The audience can have a clear view of the levitation from any angle and can see there is no support of any kind. You then lift a corner of the cloth up and over the levitating object only to have it suddenly disappear, leaving the cloth hanging empty in your fingers!
By draping the cloth over the invisible object it slowly makes its reappearance in an unbelievably magical fashion. The object can then float up and out of your fingers, shoot in a horizontal plane away from you, or out above the heads of the audience. Finally you push the cloth-covered object back down into the box, dramatically close the lid, and bow to thunderous applause!
