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

droxford, i'm with you. chris angel IS NOT supernatural. it's just that he's doing magic that isn't your typical slight of hand card trick, or old repitoire of stage acts. it's stuff that just hasn't been figured out yet.

people need to see the wood chipper one. it's great!
http://www.youtube.com/w/Criss-Angel---Wood-Chipper-Illusion?v=jhx4irdj5B8&search=criss%20angel


drox, your drawing is CLASSIC!

 

I don't believe in GHOSTS. I believe in your soul and mine, but NOTHING supernatural exists. It's what you believe that exists that makes it believable... MAGIC? Illusion is the better word. Nice thread title, by the way.

When he says: "Do one consecutive shot" it should stay on the same spot, without ZOOMING into the window. It should NOT zoom into the window. That's when they slide it in. I don't believe none of this stuff...

On the levitations, have you noticed how none of his levitations are in the open, where there are NO OTHER BUILDINGS, and there are always buildings and structures around him?

 

How about if he were to strip down to a pair of shorts and levitate (or walk up the building). You won't see that, will you? Can't hide the harness he wears under his clothes.

(you got awefully quiet, Mr. Brightside. You doin' okay?)

 

I like his twin better.

 

Lol, i'm still here. I'm just laughing at you non-believers. You must all be scientist-wanna be's.

 

Personally, I like that one magician posted here a while back (Cyril, the one that did the underwater card tricks). I checked out some more tricks from him, and they're even better IMO. Here's one similar to the levitation trick than Cris did:
http://www.youtube.com/w/Cyril-Magic-Leavitation?v=DN0RgNeCrLM&search=Cyril

Some other favorites of mine:
http://www.youtube.com/w/Cyril-Magic-Water?v=aUaF_RxmN0E&search=Cyril (water bottle refill trick)

http://www.youtube.com/w/Cyril-Magic-Trick-Burger?v=virOwkV8adc&search=Cyril (magic trick with a burger)

http://www.youtube.com/w/Cyril-Takayama-Stunning-Illusions?v=uO2SGNyHPdo&search=Cyril (a "stunning" illusion)

http://www.youtube.com/w/Japanese-Magician-(Cyril)---Teleport?v=P3bq8Vsk1xw&search=Cyril (a teleport trick)

Check out more at youtube by searching under his name. FWIW, I don't believe it is actual magic, but whatever these guys are doing, they're VERY good at it.

 

Ha ha, this coming from Mr. Religion-is-a-farce.

 

leavitation - What trader jorge does in threads where he is getting pounded by the truth.

 

They're called illusions droxford. Tricks are something whores do for money.

 

That looked pretty self explanatory..... Escape underneath the wood chipper and then jump into the truck with the sawdust..... duh.

 

If you'll notice they say in his show that "THIS IS ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT" but they change views and angles constantly, they show just his torso and such and then zoom to other views... it is all an illusion and doing it on camera makes it even EASIER! I like David Blane's street magic because he does tricks that has people actually reacting doing tricks that aren't so elaborate but just as (if not more) mind blowing.

 

No crap, they don't even show the bottom half of the chipper the entire time the coffin is moving.

 

Okay that cheeseburger one was hillarious.

 

How the hell did the guy inside of that office not notice that its a sliding pane window..he owns that space. Was he part of the crew or paid off?

 

I've read up alot on magic oriented forums and it is in agreement that most of these tricks have people in the audience who are in on it. Even stuff that is done live in front of a street audience is exaggerated.
For example, David Blaine might use a hollow shoe to make it look like he levitates 5-6 inches off the ground. This in itself would look pretty awesome and the crowd of course reacts accordingly. Then, at a later date, he records himself floating 5-6 FEET off the ground (via invisible cables) and then they edit it in with the original audience reaction.
And yeah, the other trick is done with very carefully cut glass. The guy on the inside is definitely in on the trick.

 

Shoot!! He needs to teach the hungry homeless that trick

 

fake.

 

it isn't bullsh*t it's an illusion

FYI... the glass trick is a large scale "penetration frame" trick. a very good one but also a very old trick.

 

Most acts like this take the help of a person that you are made to believe is just a normal person but he is in on it. That gives the viewer a sense of trust and just believing that they are normal everyday people. But there is always someone in on it. The whole point is to make you believe he is not in on it.