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Brown Hornet
Impression Board!
NOW BETTER THAN EVER
with a new finishing method, the surface is more durable and realistic!
The unique features of this board make it perfect for professional use. The features are:
· It EXACTLY resembles an ordinary brown Masonite clipboard such as we’ve seen all of our lives.
· The clip is attached to the board; no more piece-of-plastic-with-a-bulldog-clip devices!
· You can peek the information in less than a second.
· Nothing is added or taken away.
· I’ve eliminated the "Visible Panty Line" bulging or wrinkling of the surface that occurs with every other board by recessing the impression area.
· An ultra-sensitive impression is obtained due to the impression area pressing against the paper by magnetism.
· Extremely durable under real performing conditions.
The manufacture of the Brown Hornet represents several hours of time and very
specialized materials, skills and procedures.
The Board
is a 6" x 9" Masonite clipboard. I retrofit an existing clipboard with an impression-capturing technology that I devised more than a decade ago that involves magnetic vinyl and Magic Slate.
The Impression Surface
Is a sensitive Magic Slate material split to an ultra-thinness, that covers the entire inner surface. Therefore, the entire surface of the board is hot. Due to the construction of the board, there is no "visible panty line" to give anyone a clue that it is anything other than an ordinary clipboard.
Applications:
The Brown Hornet can be used for pre-show information gathering or for real time, during the show. During showtime, you have quite a bit more control over the audience volunteers and don’t have to worry about someone trying to peel away the front of the board.
To peek the secret impression, lift up the bottom edge of the front. It will peel upward, revealing the impression area. Drop the flap and it re-attaches itself because it’s magnetic. To perform the Brown Hornet peek during real time, you hand the board with a piece of paper attached to an audience participant, asking him or her to write or draw a piece of information. Ask the participant to remove the paper and fold it into fourths. They must place the clipboard down to do this, which plays right into our hands, as you’ll see in a minute.
Approach the participant and hand him or her an envelope in which to seal the folded paper. As you do this, casually pick up the Hornet and place it in your briefcase. You can now open the flap and leave it open -- I don’t suggest you peek the info yet; the moment is bad. Keep all your attention on the audience participant as you put away the clipboard. Later, as you go back to your case to get a pen, pad, etc. you peek the info in a flash -- AFTER the audience has forgotten about the clipboard.
If you don’t work from a briefcase there are lots of other ways to get the goods. Other ways to peek the info involve using a book, pad, or another piece of paper to screen the action as you peel back the flap and read the info right under the audience’s noses! You could also peek while you turn your back as the participant is sealing the folded paper in the envelope. Just take a good look at your show and you’ll find a myriad of opportunities to quietly peek the information. It all happens in less than a second!
Plus, if you wanted to, you could peek one audience member’s info, reset the Magic Slate, and clipboard a second audience member. Since I usually restrict the writing to a name, word or drawing, the Magic Slate works well for me.
That’s it. Price is $100, postpaid. I accept Paypal, checks, money orders, barter, etc. If you're ordering from the UK or Europe, PLEASE ADD $15.00 for Airmail overseas postage!
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If you have any questions e-mail me.
John Riggs