Mindbogglers Volumes 1-4 by Dan Harlan

Now on DVD!

Vol 1
Vol 2
Vol 3
Vol 4

Finally, a complete explanation of the world's best swindles from the only grifter claiming to be a magician, belly dancer, floor gambler, frogwipe salesman, former racecar driver, brain surgeon and denture wearer - Dan Harlan!

Mr. Harlan has spent over 50 of his 35 years of life learning, collecting and creating the cons used by the pros, and now he spills it all!

If you've ever wanted to fleece your friends or pull the wool over some unsuspecting stranger's eyes, then get ready to shepherd the flock straight to the shearer. Everything's here: the most perplexing puzzles, the most outrageous boasts, the most preposterous propositions, the most cunning cons and sneaky scams, all presented in a completely natural, simulated, artificial environment.

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Volume One

On this DVD, Harlan will teach you to drink a shot without touching it, know how much change is in someone's pocket, flip a drink 360 degrees without spilling it, perform trick shots like a pool shark, toss cards like an experienced operator, take money from the bar's cash register

without ever touching it, make a dime land on its edge when dropped, sell money at a profit, and more! Don't believe it's possible? Wanna bet?

Contents include:

• Change Raising
• Squeeze Shot
• Gotcha Covered
• Same As You
• Trapped Shot
• Bottoms Up
• Impossible Bet
• The Mixer
• They Don't Mix
• The Swallower
• Balancing Tension
• Lift Off
• Combo Con
• A Little Scratch
• And So Much More!

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Volume Two

On this DVD, Harlan will teach you to change a one dollar bill into a five, balance a dime on the edge of a dollar, write on someone's face without them knowing it, push a quarter through a dime-size hole, know the date on a hidden quarter, write any color with a pencil, break a pencil with a dollar bill, tie a cigarette in a knot, read a number on a die behind your back, and more! Don't believe it's possible? Wanna bet?

Contents include:

• Robbin Hood's Dollar
• One to Five Strong Buck
• Bottle Neck
• Balancing Bottle Neck
• Balanced Budget
• Ben's Mother
• Croquet Coins
• Thirty-Five Cents
• Mark the Mark
• Two Bit Pusher
• Quickdraw
• Pokin' A Round
• Blind Date
• Any Color You Like
• And So Much More!

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Volume three

On this DVD, Harlan will teach you to win at poker with all the cards face-up or face-down even when your opponent shuffles and deals, know your hand without looking, guarantee a win at a simple color matching game, pull a simple swindle with a classic card trick, thread a dozen strands through the eye of a single needle, remove a bra without moving any other clothing, and more! Don't believe it's possible? Wanna bet?

Contents include:

• Open Poker
• Eighteen Card Poker
• Ten Card Poker
• Hole Card Color Mates
• A Gentleman's Game
• Circus Card Trick
• Cooking the Circus
• Cooking the Cook
• One Finger
• Stringing Along
• And So Much More!

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Volume Four

On this DVD, Harlan will teach you to: drop a paper match so it lands on its edge, make a penny walk out from under a glass, add 3 to 11 and get 2, say 1000 words without using the letter "a," stay under water for 5 minutes, lift a cube of ice with a piece of thread, float steel on water, make an egg jump from one shotglass to another, control your own pulse, and more! Don't believe it's possible? Wanna bet?

Contents include:

• Simple Answer
• Edgy Match Martini
• Zen Martini
• Foxy Boxes
• The Game of Nim
• Cooking Nim
• Five in a Row
• Penny Under Glass
• Moving Day
• Short Stack
• Take Your Time
• No "A"
• How Many?
• And So Much More!

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