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from “Directions for Using My Slow-Mo Button” by Jamie Allen, via Eyeshot: As you probably know, the My Slo-Mo Button was created to give its user the exquisite (and now retro) effect of personal slow motion whenever they wanted it. When production ceased and the toy recalled after two months (due to various legal entanglements), it became an artifact of its time. For this reason, I believe it deserves to have a user willing to pay homage to the sensibilities of that era, when style was king and the secret to “cool” – like Fonzie’s magic rap on the jukebox – was never revealed. In that spirit, when using the product it is suggested that you do not forecast your intentions. For instance, don’t hold it in one hand in front of you, waiting for the right moment, and then push down deliberately with your opposite-hand finger. People will obviously know something’s coming. Instead, conceal the My Slo-Mo Button in a jacket pocket or in a hand at your side. Pick your moment, push with stealth. As any magician knows, secrecy is style. When observers see you suddenly slip into slow motion, they will react with innocent awe and happiness, like children surprised again by a favorite magic trick. 

from “Directions for Using My Slow-Mo Button” by Jamie Allen, via Eyeshot:

As you probably know, the My Slo-Mo Button was created to give its user the exquisite (and now retro) effect of personal slow motion whenever they wanted it. When production ceased and the toy recalled after two months (due to various legal entanglements), it became an artifact of its time. For this reason, I believe it deserves to have a user willing to pay homage to the sensibilities of that era, when style was king and the secret to “cool” – like Fonzie’s magic rap on the jukebox – was never revealed. In that spirit, when using the product it is suggested that you do not forecast your intentions. For instance, don’t hold it in one hand in front of you, waiting for the right moment, and then push down deliberately with your opposite-hand finger. People will obviously know something’s coming. Instead, conceal the My Slo-Mo Button in a jacket pocket or in a hand at your side. Pick your moment, push with stealth. As any magician knows, secrecy is style. When observers see you suddenly slip into slow motion, they will react with innocent awe and happiness, like children surprised again by a favorite magic trick. 

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