E.D.A.S.F.A.Q.

Some questions came in about E.D.A.S. #1 which was launched recently to supporters. I wanted to address them here, as they may apply to a number of you.

Is it language-dependent?

No.

There’s some text on the props that is in English, but it’s just a few words. And you don’t need to perform in English and the person you perform for doesn’t need to read English.

To put it another way, if the parts that are in English were in Japanese, I—as a non-Japanese speaker—would have no trouble performing it.

Is it “dirty”?

Because I put out a deck that looks like a dick, and another deck that is a pussy/butt hybrid, some people had this question. No, it’s not. It’s G-rated. It’s designed to look like a game that kids can play.

Those two previous decks were intended as jokes. This is an actual proper trick.

Is it good for walk-around or EDC?

Nope. It requires a table and some performing space. Beyond that, it’s just not really the type of trick you would carry around with you. That’s not really how I envision any of the tricks for the E.D.A.S. line. They’re part of a “collection” of interesting decks you have. If you had a collection of snow globes, would you carry around a snow globe with you? You could, and on rare occasions you might, but more likely you would keep them at your house to show people who visit.

Is shipping really free internationally, too?

Yes.

When does it ship?

Orders are being taken this month. They’ll be manufactured September/October and ship in November, so you should have them before the holidays. This is my first time dealing with multiple manufacturers, and things can always go wrong or get delayed when you’re relying on other people. But I believe I’ve built in enough lead time to account for any screw-ups. I can’t make guarantees, but I have a pretty good history of getting things out when I say they’ll come out, and I’m not anticipating any issues here. But I will be upfront with any delays as they happen.

Will there be any extra units manufactured and available for non-supporters?

No.

Here’s the deal, if I was releasing some kind of “must-have” magic utility that everyone would benefit from, then I might feel the need to make it available widely.

But I’m not. I’m releasing a trick whose appeal is more narrowly focused towards people who already have an appreciation for the type of material I write about. And that audience is already defined for me by the people who feel they get enough value from the site to support it.

Will it ever be re-released?

No.

Do you have more individual releases planned?

I have others in the works. But first, I’m going to see how this release goes. If the feedback is good and people are liking it and using it, then I’ll do other occasional releases.

Do you know the human head weighs eight pounds?

Lipnicki!