Yeah, it's a bit from the "MindFreak" magic show, but a good one.
(just a guess here, but I'm willing to bet that no laws of physics were broken in the performance of this illusion. Kinda makes you wonder what the magician could get people to believe had he a religious bent)
It *had* to be totally staged, then the video re-edited professionally to show that kind of illusion.
And if anybody says that it wasn't, then I'd like for them to have that guy do his 'trick' again, but this time, _they_ do the videotaping, and NOT let that magician's film crew edit the tape at all.
<_<
I'd like to see James Randi and his organization investigate this.
Search his name on youtube... there's a lot of his illusions there... one of them he walks across a swimming pool in Vegas with people swimming all around and under him...
Damn. That was too friggin funny. I bout died laughing watching the scared "half girl" crawling away like that. I have no idea how he did it, but it was a good trick.
Damn. That was too friggin funny. I bout died laughing watching the scared "half girl" crawling away like that. I have no idea how he did it, but it was a good trick.
All stage-magic is based on misdirection.
You're paying attention to what has no bearing on the trick,
and ignoring what's critically important.
Watch it again-and note how he makes an elaborate show of
supposedly picking someone at random out of the crowd.
He refused the first person after picking them-because they were
the "wrong height". But that can't be the reason-
she was standing when he saw her, so he knew her height.
She was only picked so he could refuse her and "randomly"
pick someone else.
Do you still need help, or can you figure it out now?
I'd rather not really spell everything out for you.
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GarthP2000
Uh huh. ........ Yah!
I was taught the "Servant, servant, king, servant, servant. All servants bow!" account of the origin of that esteemed salute.
Update! I looked it up on Snopes, and Nope, it ain't true. So 'pluck yew'!
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dmiller
Aww -- Garth -- My heartstring just went *twang*!!
(It was SUCH a good stow-ry though!) ;)
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WordWolf
If you knew a bit more about archery, you'd know this couldn't be correct.
(I've never arched an arrow, but I'm familiar with it intellectually.)
First of all, a bow with a strong pull needs more than one finger to pull.
Typically, IIRC, the European draw-which is the draw used in this story-
is done with a sort-of claw of the first 2 fingers drawing back the bow.
(That's tough on the fingers, so the first 3 might be used, or an
archery glove-thing worn.)
Second,
the Mongolian draw works just as well.
That's an actual "plucking" of the bowstring,
where the index finger and thumb pinch the string and draw.
I gave this thought because Robert Wuhl told this story on a comedy
special fairly recently.
He ends it with the words "Is it true? Doesn't matter..."
and explains why he thinks it doesn't matter.
Of course, as soon as he admitted he didn't know, I snickered
and let it slide.
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Well, speaking of snopes, have any of you seen this posting?
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/oed...partgirlwmv.flv
Yeah, it's a bit from the "MindFreak" magic show, but a good one.
(just a guess here, but I'm willing to bet that no laws of physics were broken in the performance of this illusion. Kinda makes you wonder what the magician could get people to believe had he a religious bent)
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It *had* to be totally staged, then the video re-edited professionally to show that kind of illusion.
And if anybody says that it wasn't, then I'd like for them to have that guy do his 'trick' again, but this time, _they_ do the videotaping, and NOT let that magician's film crew edit the tape at all.
<_<
I'd like to see James Randi and his organization investigate this.
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Tom Strange
Is that Criss Angel ?
There are a bunch of his videos on youtube... he is pretty a pretty good illusionist...
...and his name is Angel so he couldn't be bad...
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vickles
Ha, Tom,
That allusion was a good one though...George where do you find these things?
David, it gave me a good chuckle...... I do like to give the finger when it is very warranted......
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Search his name on youtube... there's a lot of his illusions there... one of them he walks across a swimming pool in Vegas with people swimming all around and under him...
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dmiller
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/oed...partgirlwmv.flv
That's one way to split a twig!
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Damn. That was too friggin funny. I bout died laughing watching the scared "half girl" crawling away like that. I have no idea how he did it, but it was a good trick.
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Tom Strange
check this one out...
hmmm...
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WordWolf
All stage-magic is based on misdirection.
You're paying attention to what has no bearing on the trick,
and ignoring what's critically important.
Watch it again-and note how he makes an elaborate show of
supposedly picking someone at random out of the crowd.
He refused the first person after picking them-because they were
the "wrong height". But that can't be the reason-
she was standing when he saw her, so he knew her height.
She was only picked so he could refuse her and "randomly"
pick someone else.
Do you still need help, or can you figure it out now?
I'd rather not really spell everything out for you.
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Tom Strange
b-b-b-but they pulled her apart!
...I think here we see an example of the spirit of cartoon...
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WordWolf
No, they did not.
The illusion was that she was pulled apart.
She was NOT harmed or reduced in any way during this trick...
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Tom Strange
well... she had to walk with her hands... I've always found that harder to do...
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dmiller
Hmm. Maybe one midget sitting on another's shoulder's?
Or trick photography??
The latter seems more plausible. :)
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WordWolf
To 'walk' with your hands at a walking pace TAKES YEARS OF PRACTICE.
Interesting how he does his stunts over concrete,
and this one was done over a lawn,
where it would be comfortable to walk on your hands or barefoot.
No-you saw what the bystanders saw.
And no "midget" was involved.
That woman had adult-sized body-parts--you saw that.
And who said a SECOND midget would have been used anyway?
Her supposed upper half was active.
NOBODY was looking at the lower half.
Which was in a SKIRT.
Not pants.
Only person in a full-length skirt in the area.
She was not wearing trousers.
They're tricky to get into if you've hurt your foot, for example.
NOW do you get it?
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Tom Strange
I could've sworn that I saw her feet still moving when it went back to show the lower half... oh well.. good illusion!
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vickles
So she only had half a body? No legs?
But her feet were moving. How could that be?
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oilfieldmedic
Now I was taught Fornicate Under the Consent of the King
As far as the middle finger goes though...I still have both of mine...wanna see?
Oh stop it medic, behave
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dmiller
Well shucks! Now I've got a coupla other ideas,
but danged if I'm gonna trot 'em out here anee-more! :D
I saw the feet move as well, and what was Mr magic man doing
when his hands were pressing on her stomach???
It's *supposed*, yet that is where the attention was drawn?
Well -- I'm not a New Yorker raised wary of any and all things.
Mah Hoosier upbringing never included that *lesson in life*.
I've always been fooled by the *pea under the nutshell* trick.
I confess -- I'm not getting it. :(
He he he!! Wordworlf -- this is starting to sound like ---
"Keeds! Don't take my word for it! Search the illusion for yourselves!"
We should nominate you for MOG --- Magician Of GreaseSpot!
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Tom Strange
I've heard that on as well medic... also the old "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"...
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dmiller
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge???
See SNOPES.COM
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Aw shucks -- the *filters* here, shut down the link. :(
Hmmmm. Go to http://www.snopes.com -- click language, then acronyms, and see which one shows up first. :D
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