Trick Review: Disjointed

If you’ve ever seen or performed Shinko’s “Classic Arm Twist,” you know the amazing reactions that the effect gets from spectators. David Blaine used it in his first TV special and David Copperfield showcased it on the Tonight Shoe. Now, magician Joe Russell presents a new version that is just as easy to perform, if not easier, and takes the effect in a new direction.

As the ads state, Disjointed gives you a freakish talent to twist your arm 360 degrees around with bone crunching sound. You kneel down and place your hand on the ground and then twist your hand completely around. And beyond twisting your hand using a method that resembles the classic way, you appear to break your elbow at the joint, dislocate your shoulder, twist your arm and shoulder 360 degrees and ultimately snap your bones back into place.