Comments on: Video: The world’s greatest magic trick

By: ïîðíî âèäåî ñîá÷àê

ïîðíî âèäåî ñîá÷àê — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:00:34 +0000

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By: Texas Mike

Texas Mike — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:33:58 +0000

Although there could be two people involved I think there is just one midget being used – probably the same size of the little guy running around avoiding the chain saw. Having one midget running around on the stage shows the magician is working with midgets.

The other doctor – who gets halved by the chainsaw – proablbly has his face built up some which is hidden by the mask to make him look larger. Notice the signals the nurse gives – a big kiss – to alert the guy he is about to be toppled over.

The feet, which have been drawn up are pushed back down into a mini-stilt contraption while they put the two halves on the rolling table. I would have liked to have seen the nurse carry the legs over to the rolling table.

Its an amazing illusion, but I think it is taking advantage somewhat of either a midget or double amputee.

By: Sensei Ern

Sensei Ern — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:10:44 +0000

Hate to spoil it, but I wondered what this guy did after graduation from high school: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/09/27/gallery.martin/content.1.html
Dayton’s Bobby Martin was removed from the football game during halftime for not wearing shoes, thigh guards, nor shin pads.

By: SouthernDem

SouthernDem — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:37:46 +0000

JimC on September 24, 2007 at 10:10 PM

One of us One of us Classic

By: madmonkphotog

madmonkphotog — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:11:13 +0000

Ice rice.

This phrase will replce cool beans.

By: Dr. Gecko

Dr. Gecko — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:09:01 +0000

I wasn’t able to sleep all night. Cris Angel is a fraud?

Oh, the Humanity!!!!!!!!!

Investigative journalism at its finest…

By: bloggless

bloggless — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:02:38 +0000

Maybe he was in an LL Bean Kayacking accident.

By: ScoopPC11

ScoopPC11 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:37:57 +0000

Well, I wouldn’t consider Cris Angel a complete fraud. I realize some of it is camera tricks, but I can testify to standing next to him doing one trick (which to my knowledge has not aired at this point) and couldn’t figure out how he did it.

When he started filming his third season, hubby and I happened to be in Vegas at the Luxor to see Carrot Top (shut up, he’s actually funny), and as we were coming out of the theater we saw Cris Angel filming a trick in front of the theater. It involved three people signing a card and putting it back in the deck. If you’ve ever been in any Las Vegas hotel, you know that they have these electric signs all over the place that tell you about upcoming events, menus for local restaurants and such. Well, he took the deck of cards, slammed it against the sign and let all the cards fall through his fingers. The card with the signatures had mysteriously ended up projected on the sign. Then he pulled it out of the sign.

I was standing right next to that sign. And I could not figure out how he did it.

By: Freelancer

Freelancer — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:25:03 +0000

mikeyboss on September 24, 2007 at 11:14 PM

Blaine’s fast over London is very far from magical, whether illusory or not. I’m acquainted with several men who have sustained a 40 day fast, some on water only, others on fresh juices. There is definitely a preferred method to returning to normal eating habits afterward, since the kidneys and liver shift from processing external nutrients to hunting around the bloodstream for internal material to handle, not to mention stomach shrinkage.

But again, it isn’t supernatural in the magical sense.

By: saint kansas

saint kansas — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:58:34 +0000

Exit question: How?

Plastic surgery. A lot of it.

Oh, I thought you were asking how Sharon Osbourne looks like that.

By: BathTub

BathTub — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:00:51 +0000

I’ve seen this performed live, I was in the front row and I will admit to being a bit creeped out when I realised it was a double amputee. It was a white guy at the time and they put the table top right on the stage, at the front, put up a woman to shake his hand, that’s when he ‘woke up’ and ran around the stage on his hands.

By: RightWinged

RightWinged — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:22:43 +0000

Well, gosh, do you mean he’s not really magic? I’m floored.

reaganaut on September 25, 2007 at 1:58 AM

Hey smart ass, if you’d read the discussion, you’d know we’re talking about how there are illusionists… and people like Criss Angel who use cameras, an editing room, and actors for their “tricks”. I’m not here bragging that I’m exposing a “magician” for not really doing magic. I was explaining to folks what a fraud Angel is, not because his magic isn’t real (no “magician”’s is), but because he can’t even do “tricks” without actors and editing, and sloppily enough that you can see it.

Thanks for dropping by and contributing nothing though.

By: The Race Card

The Race Card — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:51:35 +0000

reaganaut on September 25, 2007 at 1:58 AM
Dr. Gecko on September 25, 2007 at 12:34 AM

You have both clearly missed the point. The people writing these comments are highly sought after pundits. Many mysteries have been solved by this commenting panel of experts.

You scoff, because you don’t understand. Searing criticism and incessant finger-pointing bespeak great wisdom and intelligence.

Buy a vowel. Get a clue.

By: reaganaut

reaganaut — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:58:35 +0000

Dr. Gecko on September 25, 2007 at 12:34 AM

I concur. Although, I've never been a big magic fan, but watching a movie with some of these people must be awful. What with them blurting out how each stunt was done and what CGI was used, etc...

I’m in the process of exposing that hoax Criss Angel.

Well, gosh, do you mean he's not really magic? I'm floored.

By: hadsil

hadsil — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:40:48 +0000

Someone has mastered Sectumsepra.
:)

By: PaisleyCow

PaisleyCow — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:34:22 +0000

Highly advanced Japanese robot. The freaky-deakyness was the tipoff.

By: RightWinged

RightWinged — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:13:03 +0000

I have to raise ya one time with this Omazing video

MrC_5150 on September 25, 2007 at 12:57 AM

That brotha has got to be retarded. Otherwise he’s cracked out beyond belief.

By: ronsfi

ronsfi — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:58:55 +0000

Why all the conspiracy theories? Clearly, he saws the guy in half with a chain saw and staples him back together. DUH!

By: MrC_5150

MrC_5150 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:57:28 +0000

Yeah, well I see your vomiting Swedish game show host, and I raise you this:

(gross out and mild language warning)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-BA0Hk3vT1g&mode=related&search=

RightWinged on September 24, 2007 at 11:49 PM

I have to raise ya one time with this Omazing video

By: Shy Guy

Shy Guy — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:53:17 +0000

This is Rove’s doings.

By: Dr. Gecko

Dr. Gecko — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:34:53 +0000

See – this is all very weird. I just enjoy it for the entertainment it is. I don’t need to figure it out – or rip someone a new hole for not doing the trick well enough.

Good grief – it’s SHOW business. You know – “Fun”?

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:04:41 +0000

A microencephalic dwarf for the bottom, and a midget with very short legs for the top.

Held together by a willing suspension of disbelief.

I find these gimmicks only good for pickpockets to distract the rubes with.

Which is the origin of all “illusion”.

By: mojowire

mojowire — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:50:31 +0000

Ahh. The wee person. The most reliable distraction evah.

Since the camera was so enthralled with the Lilliputian, I couldn’t tell what was going on.