Reviews of products by Regardt Laubscher
1 ★★★★★ reviews
1 ★★★★★ reviews
Water and Oil
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by David Walker (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 16 April, 2026)
For $5, the method taught here is indeed clever—it is in my opinion more like a 16-card 'Packet Out of This World' presented as an Oil and Water routine. It is 'easy to perform' once you understand the moves, but getting there is a struggle.
The Pros: The 'Double Separation' move is a very smart way to sort cards. It plays much larger than a standard 8-card Oil and Water.
The Cons: Audio Quality: The vocal track is extremely low and buried under jarringly loud music transitions. Between the volume and the creator’s accent, the 'thorough explanation' mentioned in the ad was almost impossible to follow.
Technical Handling: I had to visually decode the Elmsley Count and Double Lift sections because the audio was so poor.
Misleading Title: This is much more of an OTW effect than a traditional Oil and Water.
If you are an experienced card worker who can learn by watching hands, it's worth the $5. If you are a beginner who needs clear audio to learn, look elsewhere.
Balloon Comedy and Magic
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by jordan Byrd (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 14 February, 2025)
Well written, a nice little addition to any ballon worker's book shelf.
Impossible Ball in Jar
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by David Nethery (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 19 October, 2023)
This caught my attention because I was looking for a method to pass a ball into a jar or bottle, so on an impulse I took a chance on this trick. It turns out to have some weaknesses. I'm sort of embarrassed that I didn't watch the video several times and more carefully consider those weaknesses before I paid $10 for this single trick (there are whole books with dozens of tricks on Lybrary.com for $10 ... I should have stuck with buying a book). The biggest weakness is that you are required to use a draped table and a hat (although an alternative handling using a change bag is given. If you don't have objections to using a change bag, it is ok.) The author says he has done it just using a suitcase table instead of a draped table.
I can't recommend this trick.