Illusion or real??

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:25 am

Levitating man

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/video/20 ... tworkfront

sigma-7 · Post by **sigma-7** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:08 pm

The stick he is holding onto [for me] proves its a fake

Good find though

Temujin · Post by **Temujin** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:47 pm

fake

I can do the David Blaine levitation trick (without all the OTT showmanship of course).
I totally freaks people out

UBT - mickyb69 · Post by **UBT - mickyb69** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:21 pm

Bet he had a rocket pack built into his socks

:oops:

Sir Cracked of the Mind · Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:25 pm

Saw it explained on TV, not impressed now....

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:55 pm

What about this from blaine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxWeaevzc9o

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:15 pm

Gary wrote:What about this from blaine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxWeaevzc9o

This is the one where they film it twice - first "real" showing the real audience and their amazement and wonder at him lifting his heels by about 2 inches....and you can't see him going onto his toes (well the toes of one foot) thereby lifting his heels and seeming to levitate...

Then they cut to the scene from behind the "girl" (except she's a plant), using a "lifting mechanism" above DB - you can spot that they got the clothing NEARLY right - spot the creases and the white top being smooth down the RHS of the "real" girl (showing her face), but strangely, the white top bulges outwards a little on the "plant" (and you can't see her face...only her similar clothing....). Then they cut back again...! And so forth.

Sorry to dispel the myth, but NO ONE can levitate for real...!

So called "magic" is purely an entertainment...once you know how they do it (and some tricks are really quite impressive and very expensive to do), then the fun comes with figuring it out...a bit like Jonathan Creek....!

regards

Tim

UBT - mickyb69 · Post by **UBT - mickyb69** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:31 pm

What about santa ? is he real ?

:P :P :bigsmurf: :bigsmurf: :bigsmurf:

melter65 · Post by **melter65** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:42 am

You mean David Copperfield didn't make the Statue of Liberty disappear?

:(

Mickyb, Santa is real and he's a thief! He empties my bank account once a year, usually towards the end of December, damn his eyes!!

UBT - Knightlight · Post by **UBT - Knightlight** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:03 pm

sigma-7 wrote:The stick he is holding onto [for me] proves its a fake

Good find though

The stick is to stop him floating away.

Sir Cracked of the Mind · Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:25 pm

What? is it a sticky stick!

Post by **UBT - Timbo** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:11 pm

Knightlight wrote:The stick is to stop him floating away.

I thought he was fixed and the stick is to stop the world floating away into outer space....!

regards

Tim

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:41 pm

Perhaps he stopped the world with his stick and Jedi mind tricked us into believing he was floating !