On Mar 19, 2024, LankyHobo wrote:

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On Mar 2, 2024, ChadRees wrote:
I'm curiose why you would want to to buy this over just learning a memdeck. From what I saw in the trailer, you could perform all the same effects with a memdeck.

True for some effects. But a mem deck doesn't let you have 4 different spectators each cutting the deck, noting the card, and replacing the cards and then you can know each of their selections and more all while your back is turned.

On Mar 2, 2024, ChadRees wrote:
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I’m puzzled as to why it seems all the magic scales seem to be advertised and revolve around utilizing a deck of cards?

I mean seriously, if you created one of these before anyone else had would the first use that came to your mind be “this is so cool, I can now have a spectator cut the deck and be able to know exactly how many cards had been cut!”

On Mar 21, 2024, ChristianM wrote:

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On Mar 19, 2024, LankyHobo wrote:

True for some effects. But a mem deck doesn't let you have 4 different spectators each cutting the deck, noting the card, and replacing the cards and then you can know each of their selections and more all while your back is turned.

Yes, you cannot do this specific effect with a memdeck, but I know a memdeck and there are so many interesting effets you can do with a memdeck, that I will not spend $ 400 just for other effects with cards.

On Mar 2, 2024, videoman wrote:

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On Mar 2, 2024, ChadRees wrote:
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I’m puzzled as to why it seems all the magic scales seem to be advertised and revolve around utilizing a deck of cards?

I mean seriously, if you created one of these before anyone else had would the first use that came to your mind be “this is so cool, I can now have a spectator cut the deck and be able to know exactly how many cards had been cut!”

This! So many interesting things you can do with these scale, but I'm not sure if cards is one of them.
That's also way I don't really like them being inside card boxes.

On Dec 22, 2023, Mercury52 wrote:
I don't have DragonScale, nor have I watched the tutorial, but I can reply regarding the weights of specific cards, because that's an area where I've done some experimentation.

Being able to weigh each individual card to detect suit & value from a shuffled deck would be a near-impossible task. Especially for a device that's meant to be portable and go out into the real world. IE, you could not weigh each card individually at home to program the scale & app, and then expect consistent results when you're out performing somewhere. The calibration levels required to maintain accuracy at such minute weights will be HEAVILY affected by a lot of environmental factors. Even a slight breeze could give an inaccurate reading.

In my testing, on average, a King weighs about seven THOUSANDTHS of a gram more than an Ace. However, there would be no discernable difference between say the King of Clubs and the King of Spades.

Cards pick up dirt, grime, oils from our hands, moisture from the air, etc. More than enough factors to make distinguishing one specific card from another pretty much impossible at a practical level.

I'd say that there might be a slight possibility of a scale being able to detect a High vs a Low card, but that's about it. Being able to distinguish between the 12 court cards, for example, would be a no-go for anything outside of a laboratory.

On May 8, 2024, David Burke wrote:
How does this compare to SoulMate, they're close to the same price. Maybe the difference is in the App?

On May 9, 2024, Magic KL wrote:
Is SoulMate a knockoff of Soul?

https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S36197

On May 25, 2024, dc5x5 wrote:
Can a Dragonscale or other scale user tell me if a jar of coins with mixed denominations be "read" by the differing weights to total the coin value in dollars and cents either left remaining in a jar or total coins removed? Obviously, the jar (or bowl) has to be accounted for and Dragonscale is just a card box cover, so maybe another scale. Does this effect exist?