Magic Video - Fracture by Joe Rindfleisch

Joe Rindfleisch's "Fracture" is a groundbreaking, impromptu magic routine that requires absolutely no props – just your own hands. Prepare to stun audiences as you seemingly defy human anatomy, twisting and contorting your fingers into truly impossible, even painful, positions. This isn't just a trick; it's a visceral experience that deeply engages onlookers, making it a standout piece in any close-up or street magic repertoire.

"Fracture" delivers a potent four-phase routine, each designed to elicit gasps and screams. Each phase can be performed as a standalone marvel, or combined for a devastating, cumulative effect.

Windup

Witness your fingers eerily spin like the hands of a clock, a truly disorienting visual that sets the stage for what's to come, leaving your audience questioning what they just saw.

Limber

Your thumb bends to an utterly impossible angle, appearing to 'break' with a shocking visual, before miraculously restoring itself, ready for the next impossible feat. This phase alone is a powerful piece of anatomical illusion.

Break

Your index finger takes on an unnatural, sharp right-angle bend, a contortion that looks genuinely uncomfortable and defies all logical understanding of finger joints.

Tip Twist

In the most extreme phase, you grasp the tip of your index finger and bend it to such an unimaginable degree that spectators will undoubtedly recoil and squirm, convinced they are witnessing something truly painful and impossible.

The true power of "Fracture" lies in its ability to tap into common human understanding of the body's limitations. When audiences see these impossible contortions live, they don't just observe; they feel it. The routine evokes a strong emotional response, often discomfort or genuine shock, making it an incredibly memorable piece of magic. Master "Fracture" in approximately 30 minutes of dedicated learning, and add a truly unique and unforgettable impromptu illusion to your repertoire.

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Joe Rindfleisch has created an amazing impromptu routine that uses no props. Using your fingers alone you can perform an impossible looking routine that will make your audiences scream as they see your fingers spin and twist into impossible and painful contortions.

The four phase routine is devastating as a routine but each phase can also be performed as a separate piece to fry and entertain your friends and onlookers.

Windup: In phase one, each of your fingers appear to spin like the hands of a clock.

Limber: In phase two, your thumb is bent to an impossible position until it breaks. You then fix it so it can be used for the rest of the routine.

Break: In phase three, your index finger is turned into right angles.

Tip Twist: In phase four, you grab the tip of your index finger and bend it to such an extreme position your audience will scream and squirm.

These routines are very special. Since your audiences know the limitations of what a hand can do they get emotionally involved when they see this and can almost feel the pain. It is very uncomfortable to watch live and becomes a very memorable piece of magic.
A Meir Yedid Magic product. Original release date: March 2011.

Running time: Approximately 30 minutes.