This is the cringiest, and most obnoxious infomercial I have ever seen on this channel. And that's comparing it to that god-dammed flora butter one. Good job Mike
That's actually where this one came from. Sat on the floor in my place for a few months nearly getting stepped on until I packed for my trip to England, then I opened my suitcase in Heathrow Terminal 3, put it and several other items in padded mailers, and mailed them to Mike from the post office there. (Overseas mail from the U.S. is now very expensive.)
I have been kicking myself that I sent only three things to Mike and nothing to Stuart -- there was plenty of room in my suitcase. Problem was that I didn't look hard enough for suitable tat once I was sure I'd be in England in June. Fortunately a gadget that I want Mike to try is available from Amazon UK for £7 (used to be a Dollar Tree staple, no longer) though it's only $6 in the U.S., and I can give him one any time I like.
As a former magician I must say. The proper way to do this trick is to tickle a ghosts balls so they hold the object and give the illusion of it levitating.
I had this as a kid...you can imagine the disappointment... Though, if you think about it...this would be an awesome toy if it was metal and used magnets.
No, it doesn't work on strings- it works because your ball tickling helps Casper get his ectoplasmic rocks off. He either makes the saucer fly, or he gives you money for the taxi back home.
Well, at least this one didn't immediately make me think "sex toy". What these informercials for kids' products tell me is that kids are really easily impressed. "A cheap plastic(?) saucer on a bit of really thin string? WOOOOHOOHOOHOO!"
One glance at the infomercial and it was pretty easy to tell that it was just on a string of some kind, but I was honestly surprised to find that the anchor point is apparently intended to be the ear...
My mom got this for my kids, not knowing it was an annoying, multi-stepped thing. We set one up, did it a few times, and tossed it away in frustration. Glad to see I'm not the only one who had issues with the string!
Why does this involve sticking the string behind your ear? Won't that cause the string to likely cut into your ear? The saucer itself also seems very flimsy.
Duh, that’s the trick dear. It looks more floaty if you make it rise and fall between your hands. Can’t do that if it’s tied directly to your hands. It allows other maneuvers as well.
1:23 wait, isn't that the same kid from the happy hot dog man video that said "it's like a toy you can eat"? Wow, being watching too many of your videos Mike.
Wait, it's just string? Well that's fucking lame! That would be the first thing anyone would assume! Actually I take that back, because most people would actually probably assume it's a better trick than that!
Morbuto Whilst most magic is deception (getting someone to look somewhere else while you move things, like Sleight-of-Hand) it is actually pretty lame when a trick like this is controlled just by fine string. I thought it was designed to work by air currents and being a super-light frame, but no. String. Bland.
VenrezvonVyntari You make a good point... this type of magic with hidden strings in the hands of a skilled magician is amazing (and you'd never think it was done using a string) but with this product it will be a big disappointment for the person who gets this.
westly willis is probably rolling in his grave at the lack of recognition for mike jeavons stealing rock and roll mcdonald's catchy beats and tunes truly mike jeavons you are a monster for picking on the disabled dead
Can we get a petition going that commercials for this crap have to have something at the bottom saying it's just a fucking string? I got tricked into buying a wiggly worm when I was eight, and this is an even bigger con. At least Wiggly gave some heads-up by saying it wasn't battery operated. Kids don't understand clever editing (most adults don't, for that matter); if you show someone tossing it like a frisbee to someone else, the implication is it isn't a production number to attach and detach from yourself. Just... they did that on purpose!
What a great product...literally seconds of fun! Seriously though, that thing is lame as hell. Even really little kids are going to get bored looking at that, so it's only value is as a crappy frisbee.
Does not wrapping string around the ear pose a risk of getting it too tight and errrrm chopping off accidents? wonder how much that peice o crap was haha :-D
Got it at Dollar Tree because it was $1. I hadn't seen the commercial -- glad Mike found a copy. Great job of making so much out of relatively little.
Looks like one of those toys that is fun for 10 minutes then sits on a shelf never to be used again.
Wtf? Why is your comment listed as 4 days ago?
tjhill0110 A witch.
tjhill0110 Steam early access.
Morbos1000 This Guy is the Real Magician, He should own a Phantom Saucer.
Morbos1000 A witch killed it with Fire or Water.
I thought from the title that it is a about a tool to make a special sauce.
I bet Ed Wood would have loved this thing!
PULL THE STRING! PULL THE STRING!
Buc Whovian The product should have been called "Plan 9 from Wham-O."
+Buc Whovian This thing makes the Solarbinite look like a child's toy!
This is the cringiest, and most obnoxious infomercial I have ever seen on this channel. And that's comparing it to that god-dammed flora butter one. Good job Mike
It's never too late to master the art of ball tickling.
I laugh my ass off every time I see him go "You wanna catch this, kids? You wanna catch this? Ooooh, bollocks."
From the preview image and how it looked, I thought it was some sort of weird kitchen product too.
We were selling these at Dollar Tree for a few months recently, and this is the first time I've actually seen what it does.
That's actually where this one came from. Sat on the floor in my place for a few months nearly getting stepped on until I packed for my trip to England, then I opened my suitcase in Heathrow Terminal 3, put it and several other items in padded mailers, and mailed them to Mike from the post office there. (Overseas mail from the U.S. is now very expensive.)
markiangooley Tell me about it! It cost me 12 dollars to send a small package of cookies to Ashens.
ZOSO900 Nice submission, though. It's cool to hear from the person who actually sent it in.
I have been kicking myself that I sent only three things to Mike and nothing to Stuart -- there was plenty of room in my suitcase. Problem was that I didn't look hard enough for suitable tat once I was sure I'd be in England in June. Fortunately a gadget that I want Mike to try is available from Amazon UK for £7 (used to be a Dollar Tree staple, no longer) though it's only $6 in the U.S., and I can give him one any time I like.
Wouldn't it just be easier to buy a mini drone? :D
*****
If by easier you mean 99.99x more expensive, then yes I guess?
***** Exactly my thoughts too.
SketchAndEtch
You can get them for ten quid dude!
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Point me in the righteous direction then, my fair guru for I am not fammiliar with that fact
***** No.
Obligatory: "Put your will in it!" and "But does it work on cheese????"
As a former magician I must say. The proper way to do this trick is to tickle a ghosts balls so they hold the object and give the illusion of it levitating.
I had this as a kid...you can imagine the disappointment...
Though, if you think about it...this would be an awesome toy if it was metal and used magnets.
No, it doesn't work on strings- it works because your ball tickling helps Casper get his ectoplasmic rocks off.
He either makes the saucer fly, or he gives you money for the taxi back home.
Yes, yes! Infomercialism!
Happy!
Put some Veggetti on the saucer!
I had that thing, let's just say that it didn't get played with more than once.
String? Yeah right. Just admit you're a telekinetic, Mike. That's obviously the only way this is possible.
Pfft, mutants.
lvl 0 magician.
oh come on even a mage of that level could pull of better tricks than the one we just saw.
Sir Moustachington The III only able to use cantrips.
Prestidigitation
You just lost EXP.
That's one saucy little phantom.
3:54 - "Use the Schwartz, Mike!" :D
Better than those 90s "easy magician" toys
Well, at least this one didn't immediately make me think "sex toy".
What these informercials for kids' products tell me is that kids are really easily impressed. "A cheap plastic(?) saucer on a bit of really thin string? WOOOOHOOHOOHOO!"
Mike you look like a really good mime when getting the string out
One glance at the infomercial and it was pretty easy to tell that it was just on a string of some kind, but I was honestly surprised to find that the anchor point is apparently intended to be the ear...
People Mike has made me imagine to tickle my balls:
- A way too excited looking magician
- 10 year old girl
- Mike himself
So it's a disc and stage thread?
all together now:
ooooOOOOOoooo
My mom got this for my kids, not knowing it was an annoying, multi-stepped thing. We set one up, did it a few times, and tossed it away in frustration. Glad to see I'm not the only one who had issues with the string!
Thats an awesome shirt Mike
I think I've seen knockoff versions, made with cardboard instead of cheap plastic, of those in a dollar store where I used to work.
IT'S AMAZING, IT'S MAGIC!!!
Awww yisss, more Infomercialism!!!
The twist is that there is no string and that Mike secretly has telekinetic powers.
At least you always have the means to practice your form.
Whenever you play this outro music, I always expect to hear Wesley Willis start singing about fellating animals.
You know at the beginning ball-tickling guy looks a bit... possessed. Does the Phantom Saucer have the side effect of demonic possession?
Now we need the uncensored version where you tickle your balls while you are flying this saucer.
I tried it but I failed badly so I tied the string to a marker and the marker made it work so why didn't work for me
Oh yes because a toy made of thin, sharp metal sheets is perfect for throwing at people!
Don't worry, it might as well be aluminum foil warped around a cardboard ring
For maximum insanity, watch Mike's video with the audio turned off.
Why does this involve sticking the string behind your ear? Won't that cause the string to likely cut into your ear? The saucer itself also seems very flimsy.
Dawn Darrell Samaitha The string is so thin that it will probably break first.
Pehmokettu I suppose it might.
Although there are certain types of string that are very thin, but are still really strong. So there's a concern there.
Duh, that’s the trick dear. It looks more floaty if you make it rise and fall between your hands. Can’t do that if it’s tied directly to your hands. It allows other maneuvers as well.
I'm not a kid, so I guess I won't love it. Fuck.
I guess so.
BTW your profile pic is amazing!
Got to love that standing up makes Mike breathe hard.
"It's so FINE!"
i was hoping it would use some sort of cool static cling trick or something to float. but no tis actually just attached to a string.
1:23 wait, isn't that the same kid from the happy hot dog man video that said "it's like a toy you can eat"?
Wow, being watching too many of your videos Mike.
And this is how you fuck up a good magic trick by turning it into a ghost dish.
"Tickling balls motion" lol.
For a brief few seconds it did look kinda cool
Oh Mike, you are the best magician ever.
Your Informercialism title screen should really move the pound symbol to the F and a Euro for the E
it looked weird when you were unravel the string
i have a really weird phobia of super fine wire slicing my fingers so this completely irks me out.
So kids will love it, but will squids? Will it?
Your move, infomercial...
Oooooh!
Does it work with cheese?
oh, it has string.... I thought it was like one of those ones that like hover, that you can get anywhere....
Not great for tricks, but it looks like it'd made a great cheese grater!
Wait, it's just string? Well that's fucking lame! That would be the first thing anyone would assume! Actually I take that back, because most people would actually probably assume it's a better trick than that!
superchief86 That's pretty much how magic works... You assume the trick has to be more clever than it is ;)
Morbuto Whilst most magic is deception (getting someone to look somewhere else while you move things, like Sleight-of-Hand) it is actually pretty lame when a trick like this is controlled just by fine string. I thought it was designed to work by air currents and being a super-light frame, but no. String. Bland.
VenrezvonVyntari You make a good point... this type of magic with hidden strings in the hands of a skilled magician is amazing (and you'd never think it was done using a string) but with this product it will be a big disappointment for the person who gets this.
I saw the string in the ad
It looks like a cool sports car!
This used to be done with a standard playing card. Interesting repackaging.
My sister bought be one of these for Christmas, and we weren't impressed by it. Never even used it.
its just 2 hub caps glued together
but the real question is.
...........Can it Grate Cheese?
for some reason from the title i thought it was a kitchen another product
I am sure putting the string behind your ear would probably cut after a while. Also, it would suck if you wore glasses while doing it.
this guy looks like a plot villan
But can you trick cheese with it?
westly willis is probably rolling in his grave at the lack of recognition for mike jeavons stealing rock and roll mcdonald's catchy beats and tunes truly mike jeavons you are a monster for picking on the disabled dead
Mike, you're not supposed to start a magic trick by telling and showing us how it works. Even if we all already know how it works.
That's some fine-ass string ya got there.
Can we get a petition going that commercials for this crap have to have something at the bottom saying it's just a fucking string? I got tricked into buying a wiggly worm when I was eight, and this is an even bigger con. At least Wiggly gave some heads-up by saying it wasn't battery operated. Kids don't understand clever editing (most adults don't, for that matter); if you show someone tossing it like a frisbee to someone else, the implication is it isn't a production number to attach and detach from yourself. Just... they did that on purpose!
such magic
very phantom
much saucer
wow
cancerous dead meme
Why do you have to hate? You're the cancer of this community, not me.
Chaos Games101 You are literally the only person who believes that.
Sagiri I would give a shit, why...?
I wanted that when I was a kid 😂
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
Type 0 would be insulted!
not being able to see the string is kinda the point :p
I'm starting to wonder if you guys get more of this infomercial crap in the UK than we do here in the US.
Mouse Trap I don't think it's that common over here.
I wouldn't be suprised if they recall it cause of strangulation and amputation...
So it's pretty much something you can make at home. Wow.
dank comedy mike
Ball Fondlers? Ball Fondlers!
They never said in the infomercial that it was just a string >:( lol
5:00 I was dead what a plonker.
What if some excited kid rips it from your hands? It'll cut your ear off.
K0nna13 It would probably rip first. The string, not the ear.
Ohhh its floating in mid air it's magic lol
And now to make 6 minutes disappear!
put your malcolm in it.
I think a basic yoyo is better than the phantom saucer.
I have it I have 4
I really doubt young kids can actually get it to work... I agree they'll probably just chuck it around like a Frisbee into the bin after a few goes...
You seem quite fond of ball-tickling, Mike.
What a great product...literally seconds of fun! Seriously though, that thing is lame as hell. Even really little kids are going to get bored looking at that, so it's only value is as a crappy frisbee.
Paul Dennett You know kids that still play with toys that do not have a screen? I always wondered where they did go.
Rock over London
Tickle them shits bruh!
Under 301 club
You're doing it wrong. You're not supposed to tell people the secret.
Does not wrapping string around the ear pose a risk of getting it too tight and errrrm chopping off accidents? wonder how much that peice o crap was haha :-D
steve64464 The thin string breaks before anything else.
Oh well thats probably good then :-)
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