A magic trick

[xy mosian]

2010 CCTV Spring Festival Gala Magic Show by Liu Qian......pretty fantastic!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hwVy_2eOfsE#t=78


I cannot think of anything to say

xy

 

[PeterBassett]

1) Magnet in the ring.
2) Two magnetic coins, half height.
3) Round table, sliding glass, hole covered by hand as it pushes the glass section round.

You can easily see that his section of glass is lower than the surrounding sections. He is better when he takes his hand out of the table though, much less obvious.

 

[studders]

Burn Him.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Yes, excellent, isn't it? Believe it or not, all that was done by the Victorians, he's just brought it up to date.
I rather miss the magic. I don't miss going out to Little Johnny's Birthday Party on a Sunday afternoon when I'd rather be sitting doing the crossword, but I do miss the magic itself.

Cheers
Steve
Finalist, Young Magician of the Year, 1975.

 

[Doctor]

when he has just removed his arm from the table, look at his arm on the table and you see the flesh ripple as the hole is pulled across it.

 

[xy mosian]

Finalist, Young Magician of the Year, 1975.

I just knew there was something about all those jigs.

xy

 

[newt]

I had trouble understanding what he said

 

[porker]

Steve, which DVD do I need to make the jig to saw my missus in half?

 

[Tenko]

Yup, I looked at that set of coins 2 yrs ago, they are pretty impressive aren't they.

Mick.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Steve, which DVD do I need to make the jig to saw my missus in half?

Many years ago, early 80s I guess, I made a SALIH illusion that used a Black & Decker jigsaw with a butchers blade in it. It worked very well, using a "volunteer" (yeah, right) from the audience. I don't mean they were a stooge, they were not, but they rarely simply volunteered...

After a few years, I sold it. It has changed hands several times since then, and, apparently, it was used a while back to cut Derek Dickinson (David Dickenson? Some combo?) in half on the telly.

Fame at last.
S

 

[Ironballs]

Steve could you do a version with a 20" table saw blade? You provide the set up, I'll provide the stooge....just need to kidnap Jamie Oliver first

 

[Steve Maskery]

IB
There are some astonishingly realistic sawing illusions on the market, these days. Some don't even use a box of any kind.
Have you seen this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMDpgCXh8Mk

For a more trad version, but brought up to date style-wise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aF9m1S8oE

Enjoy
Steve

 

[miles_hot]

how the heck is the sawing in half thing done - I can't work out where the woman puts the rest of her body and as for the one on the talent show, that's pretty amazing! All I can think of is a chap who doesn't actually have full legs and is on two prosthetic ones!

Miles

 

[Steve Maskery]

how the heck is the sawing in half thing done?

There is a bit you don't see. Before coming on stage, the magician sprinkles woofle dust on the blade. It's dyed to match the colour of the saw blade, so you don't see it. But it's there.

Simples.

S

 

[miles_hot]

how the heck is the sawing in half thing done?

There is a bit you don't see. Before coming on stage, the magician sprinkles woofle dust on the blade. It's dyed to match the colour of the saw blade, so you don't see it. But it's there.

Simples.

S

Ah, I see... NOT

Miles

 

[Benchwayze]

how the heck is the sawing in half thing done?

There is a bit you don't see. Before coming on stage, the magician sprinkles woofle dust on the blade. It's dyed to match the colour of the saw blade, so you don't see it. But it's there.

Simples.

S

Ah, I see... NOT

Miles

Miles,

You're not supposed to see. I just accept I am being fooled, and leave it at that. It's pure entertainment then.

But the 'Gullie-Gullie' men I remember from the Middle East were the best. Fantastic at close-quarters slight of hand. (I can't spell prestidigitation!)
:lol:

John

 

[StevieB]

Penn and Teller did a 'Magic round the world' Programme and covered the Gullie-Gullie Men, looked at their style of slight of hand and showed them some of theirs. The Gullie-Gullie couldn't get the idea of the magic interlocking rings trick at all, just couldn't fathom it. P and T were most impressed by a chinese (IIRC) face mask changer who was blindingly fast at changing the colour of a face mask - even when the slowed the film down it was not possible to see exactly what was done. Really interesting programme once you get over the fact that Penn has to be just about the most annoying person on the planet!

Steve