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[Bulsajo]

Magic act puts Snopes on the hot seat!
Can they uphold their truthseeking and truthtelling reputation without risking a Job-esque boycott by the Magician's Union?
And how the heck did that guy do that?
http://www.snopes.com/photos/people/window.asp

[The Cube]

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[Swiss James]

that's nothing, once I saw this guy saw a lady in half


magicians are lame

[khyber]

It's NOT a trick; it's an illusion.
Tricks are something prostitutes do for money.

[laogaiguk]

[merlot]

Many years ago I was at a David Copperfield show in Abilene, Texas. My girlfriend had really good seats--like the third row in an orchestra style auditorium.

When we sat down I noticed an X laid out on the floor directly in front of my seat with black electrical tape. I immediately suspected something was up and switched places with my girlfriend's six-year-old son.

Well, I was right. The final illusion was a glass container suspended from the ceiling with David in it. Suddenly curtains were drawn around it. Next, the curtains fell and David was nowhere to be seen and the glass container had a tiger in it.

At just that moment, when everyone was glued with amazement to the scene, David does this amazing squat-waddle down our isle and...flash--the spotlight shines on the X-marked spot chair. David stands up on the arm rests; the crowd goes wild.

[mindmetoo]

Why does he take his boots off? You'll notice his confederate goes into the office first, the magician follows but at the last second pops back out to take his boots off. The camera and the audience focus on him taking his boots off. The confederate sets up the trick in the office. The film is sped up but it's pretty clear he's taking a lot of time to remove his boots.

[Demonicat]

to make you focus on the boots. I haven;t watched the tape to see the technique, but the number one tool in a magican's toolbox is misdirection.

[EFLtrainer]

The Cube,

I cannot even begin to explain why, but I find that avatar amazingly hot.

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

But can he levitate?

http://psychedelickimchi.blogspot.com/2005/11/magic-hour.html

Sparkles*_*

[mole]

[mindmetoo]

[chiaa]

He's the devil. That's how.

[mindmetoo]

Criss Angel was on the Penn Jillette radio show and I thought of this thread. Criss Angel is a clever illusionist but for some reason there are people who are trying to claim he actually has powers. Criss Angel denies he's doing anything other than clever illusions... but some people need to believe. (He notes if he really had magical powers, he wouldn't be lighting himself on fire. He'd be working with scientist to lock up the Nobel prize and using them to cure cancer or fight terrorism. Penn, who is working in Vegas, likes to note why are there so many psychics working in Vegas, working in little strip mall shops when they're a block away from a slot machine with a million dollar pay out?)

Here's a great video showing how he does a levitation trick. It's so simple, yet deadly clever.

http://www.shoutfile.com/media/1142848945/Criss_Angel_Reveals_His_Secrets_

As Jillette notes you can show a person how a trick is done but few people can actually do it. That's where the real skill comes in. Being able to move your body and misdirect people. Would you be able to really pull off the levitation trick if you had his pair of pants?

[Hollywoodaction]