[MAGIC\ILLUSION] Someone please explain these to me.....

You don't know how to do it?

Jesus man. Use your head. It's simple.


Sell your soul to Satan.

 

Some people say Cris Angel/Mindfreak is of the occult. I think he is part of the supernatural. Have you seen his show? There are some crazier things he does, like walk through glass and such.

 

I've seen his show. He makes David Blain look like an amateur. Which is why I made my Satanic comment. He really is spooky.

 

You're not serious, are you?

 

You don't believe some people have special powers?

 

I see a D&D coming on.....

Thats some crazy **** though.....

 

I don't believe that there is anything supernatural about "Cris Angel", and I'm surprised you do (or anybody else for that matter).

Come on, dude. That's all wires and effects. Do you really believe he's using supernatural powers?

 

The walk through glass is bullsh*t which confirms that the rest of it is also.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/people/window.asp

 

Mulder? you of all people should believe!

Anyways that link you provided says its inconclusive at best.

"is yet another entry in the list of images difficult to classify with simple "true" or "false" ratings"

"He does not actually walk through a solid glass window; he's performing what is commonly known as a "magic trick." -- then why don't they explain how the "magic trick" was done instead of just calling it a magic trick.

 

It's just a magic trick. It's not supernatural.

 

It uses a sliding pane of glass with a pre-cut hole that looks like it is thoroughly set into the frame. You cover the glass with paper (like Chris did) and slide the glass pane without anyone noticing. You then pass through the glass, piercing a hole in the paper, then slide the glass back to its original position to conceal the existing hole.

That conclusive enough for you?

 

They said why...they don't divulge how magic tricks are done, apparently. But they said the information should be easily available. So if anyone really cares, I'm sure they can find out how on the internet.

 

Sometimes you should just enjoy the show and not try to figure it out. It's just better that way.

 

To elaborate...

What's the purpose of the paper? To disguise the sliding pane.

Notice that the paper extends to the bottom of the window frame? That's 'cause the thing slides down into the wall below the window.

Would you like to buy some beachfront property in Oklahoma? There's this spot where, on a hot and dry day, if you look at the horizon, you can see water. I'll sell it to you really cheap.

 

The second one is easy. You just need a brace in your pants that hinges at the knee and extends from the ankle to the butt. The hinge stops at a 90 degree angle.

The first and third illusions look like they are done with wires.

 

David Blaine does the Baldelli levitation, a trick that is about audience angle more than anything and is quite easy to do.

 

Here's one simple way of doing it. Pardon the crude drawings, but I'm not gonna bust my butt making better illustrations.



I really can't believe that people would actually think there's anything supernatural about this stuff. To me, that's the truly amazing part.