A new variation on an old trick...

headscratcher4 · 14th June 2006, 07:34 AM

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/...s_Girl_In_Half

Thought this was fun....

macgyver · 15th June 2006, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by headscratcher4

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/...s_Girl_In_Half

Thought this was fun....

Great shock value! Pretty obvious how that was done though...

I'll_buy_that · 15th June 2006, 02:04 PM

woman with prostetic legs?

fuelair · 15th June 2006, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by I'll_buy_that

woman with prostetic legs?

that moved afterr seperation?

macgyver · 15th June 2006, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by fuelair

that moved afterr seperation?

Perhaps I thought it was more obvious than it was?

I think Chris Angel has many sideshow folks in his employ.

Two "little people", or one "little person" and one legless woman...

The diversion would have been choosing "randomly" from the crowd, so the second "individual" wouldn't be looked at too closely...

I hope this isn't considered disclosing a secret...I'm not a magician by any stretch...

It would be more interesting how he would rejoin the "person" and get them away without anybody noticing.

I'll_buy_that · 15th June 2006, 03:07 PM

problem with him is he uses plants all the time. you can't believe that anyone around that bench is a random person. cleanup would be a problem

Brown · 17th June 2006, 10:16 PM

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248499/bio

This is a link to a page about a celebrated individual--and movie star--who performed the cutting-in-half illusion with his twin brother....

See a picture of the twins at http://www.johnnyeckmuseum.com/magic.html.

T'ai Chi · 18th June 2006, 06:12 PM

Yeah, whenever a magician asks a person selected from the crowd 'Do I know you?/Have we ever met?' type of stuff you just gotta groan.

Azrael 5 · 22nd June 2006, 12:07 PM

Kevin James does an illusion with a midget with no legs.Sawn in half I htink then torso runs around theatre! rather weird and unnerving.

The Central Scrutinizer · 25th June 2006, 07:23 PM

It's obvious the lady pulling the top "half" is a plant also. Because once she gets her off the bench, she gently sets her down before freaking out. A normal person would have dropped her, if they had even bothered to pull her the whole way off.

T'ai Chi · 26th June 2006, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

It's obvious the lady pulling the top "half" is a plant also. Because once she gets her off the bench, she gently sets her down before freaking out. A normal person would have dropped her, if they had even bothered to pull her the whole way off.

Kind of like the plants in the episode where Angel walked through a glass window.

Normal people holding the paper near the window instead of going 'oh golly gee that is neat', or whatever they said, would have snuck a look behind the paper, dropped the paper, etc.

Azrael 5 · 28th June 2006, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by T'ai Chi

Kind of like the plants in the episode where Angel walked through a glass window.

Normal people holding the paper near the window instead of going 'oh golly gee that is neat', or whatever they said, would have snuck a look behind the paper, dropped the paper, etc.

LOL.Do all American people scream and run away after seeing a basic trick? If you did the same on a U.K street people would either nod and walk off or thump you until you told them how it works!!

T'ai Chi · 28th June 2006, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Azrael 5

LOL.Do all American people scream and run away after seeing a basic trick? If you did the same on a U.K street people would either nod and walk off or thump you until you told them how it works!!

I don't know about screaming, but I'd expect people to be more curious about tricks, especially ones that walk through 'solid' glass.

Azrael 5 · 29th June 2006, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by T'ai Chi

I don't know about screaming, but I'd expect people to be more curious about tricks, especially ones that walk through 'solid' glass.

I was referring to reactions on Blaine and Angels street magic tricks.

T'ai Chi · 30th June 2006, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Azrael 5

I was referring to reactions on Blaine and Angels street magic tricks.

Oh, gotcha. Yes, I agree. Everyone always goes 'OOooOHH' and covers their mouth or says 'oh s***' or something. LOL.

roger · 30th June 2006, 03:59 PM

I would like to be there when they filmed one of those. I can imagine the crew talking prior to starting: "maybe if we get some really good reactions you'll end up on TV. The last group just kind of stood there and said 'cool' so we need to shoot it again."

I'm just guessing.

Azrael 5 · 30th June 2006, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by roger

I would like to be there when they filmed one of those. I can imagine the crew talking prior to starting: "maybe if we get some really good reactions you'll end up on TV. The last group just kind of stood there and said 'cool' so we need to shoot it again."

I'm just guessing.

Maybe.But some of the reactions on Blaine's shows at least,seem real but yet why would someone scream and runaway just because you guessed their card??! Only in America,I tell you.

ernon · 16th August 2006, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Azrael 5

Maybe.But some of the reactions on Blaine's shows at least,seem real but yet why would someone scream and runaway just because you guessed their card??! Only in America,I tell you.

It's nothing to do with America, it's because screaming on cue is what they got paid to do.

Peter S. · 16th August 2006, 07:49 PM

It used to bother me that the audience reactions for Blain and Angel seemed a bit over the top. Recently, however, I've begun to think differently.

It started this past spring when I was doing magic at a high school graduation party. I noticed that I was getting much bigger reactions to my tricks than I was used to. I believe it's because these kids had all seen Blain and Angel and thought that was how they were supposed to react!

14th June 2006, 07:34 AM	#1
headscratcher4 Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 6,424	A new variation on an old trick... http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/...s_Girl_In_Half Thought this was fun....
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15th June 2006, 12:26 PM	#2
macgyver Bacontologist Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada Posts: 317	Originally Posted by headscratcher4 http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/...s_Girl_In_Half Thought this was fun.... Great shock value! Pretty obvious how that was done though...
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15th June 2006, 02:04 PM	#3
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15th June 2006, 02:09 PM	#4
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15th June 2006, 02:19 PM	#5
macgyver Bacontologist Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sooke, BC, Canada Posts: 317	Originally Posted by fuelair that moved afterr seperation? Perhaps I thought it was more obvious than it was? I think Chris Angel has many sideshow folks in his employ. Two "little people", or one "little person" and one legless woman... The diversion would have been choosing "randomly" from the crowd, so the second "individual" wouldn't be looked at too closely... I hope this isn't considered disclosing a secret...I'm not a magician by any stretch... It would be more interesting how he would rejoin the "person" and get them away without anybody noticing.
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15th June 2006, 03:07 PM	#6
I'll_buy_that Critical Thinker Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 362	problem with him is he uses plants all the time. you can't believe that anyone around that bench is a random person. cleanup would be a problem
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18th June 2006, 06:12 PM	#8
T'ai Chi Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11,233	Yeah, whenever a magician asks a person selected from the crowd 'Do I know you?/Have we ever met?' type of stuff you just gotta groan.
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Azrael 5 Illuminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Yorkshire,Uk Posts: 4,220	Kevin James does an illusion with a midget with no legs.Sawn in half I htink then torso runs around theatre! rather weird and unnerving.
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25th June 2006, 07:23 PM	#10
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 21,723	It's obvious the lady pulling the top "half" is a plant also. Because once she gets her off the bench, she gently sets her down before freaking out. A normal person would have dropped her, if they had even bothered to pull her the whole way off.
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26th June 2006, 10:43 AM	#11
T'ai Chi Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11,233	Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer It's obvious the lady pulling the top "half" is a plant also. Because once she gets her off the bench, she gently sets her down before freaking out. A normal person would have dropped her, if they had even bothered to pull her the whole way off. Kind of like the plants in the episode where Angel walked through a glass window. Normal people holding the paper near the window instead of going 'oh golly gee that is neat', or whatever they said, would have snuck a look behind the paper, dropped the paper, etc.
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28th June 2006, 04:59 PM	#12
Azrael 5 Illuminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Yorkshire,Uk Posts: 4,220	Originally Posted by T'ai Chi Kind of like the plants in the episode where Angel walked through a glass window. Normal people holding the paper near the window instead of going 'oh golly gee that is neat', or whatever they said, would have snuck a look behind the paper, dropped the paper, etc. LOL.Do all American people scream and run away after seeing a basic trick? If you did the same on a U.K street people would either nod and walk off or thump you until you told them how it works!!
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28th June 2006, 08:39 PM	#13
T'ai Chi Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11,233	Originally Posted by Azrael 5 LOL.Do all American people scream and run away after seeing a basic trick? If you did the same on a U.K street people would either nod and walk off or thump you until you told them how it works!! I don't know about screaming, but I'd expect people to be more curious about tricks, especially ones that walk through 'solid' glass.
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29th June 2006, 03:24 PM	#14
Azrael 5 Illuminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Yorkshire,Uk Posts: 4,220	Originally Posted by T'ai Chi I don't know about screaming, but I'd expect people to be more curious about tricks, especially ones that walk through 'solid' glass. I was referring to reactions on Blaine and Angels street magic tricks.
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30th June 2006, 03:31 PM	#15
T'ai Chi Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11,233	Originally Posted by Azrael 5 I was referring to reactions on Blaine and Angels street magic tricks. Oh, gotcha. Yes, I agree. Everyone always goes 'OOooOHH' and covers their mouth or says 'oh s***' or something. LOL.
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30th June 2006, 03:59 PM	#16
roger Philosopher Join Date: May 2002 Location: Golden CO, USA Posts: 7,875	I would like to be there when they filmed one of those. I can imagine the crew talking prior to starting: "maybe if we get some really good reactions you'll end up on TV. The last group just kind of stood there and said 'cool' so we need to shoot it again." I'm just guessing.

30th June 2006, 04:06 PM	#17
Azrael 5 Illuminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Yorkshire,Uk Posts: 4,220	Originally Posted by roger I would like to be there when they filmed one of those. I can imagine the crew talking prior to starting: "maybe if we get some really good reactions you'll end up on TV. The last group just kind of stood there and said 'cool' so we need to shoot it again." I'm just guessing. Maybe.But some of the reactions on Blaine's shows at least,seem real but yet why would someone scream and runaway just because you guessed their card??! Only in America,I tell you.
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16th August 2006, 05:42 PM	#18
ernon Scholar Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 109	Originally Posted by Azrael 5 Maybe.But some of the reactions on Blaine's shows at least,seem real but yet why would someone scream and runaway just because you guessed their card??! Only in America,I tell you. It's nothing to do with America, it's because screaming on cue is what they got paid to do.
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16th August 2006, 07:49 PM	#19
Peter S. Magician Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 847	It used to bother me that the audience reactions for Blain and Angel seemed a bit over the top. Recently, however, I've begun to think differently. It started this past spring when I was doing magic at a high school graduation party. I noticed that I was getting much bigger reactions to my tricks than I was used to. I believe it's because these kids had all seen Blain and Angel and thought that was how they were supposed to react!
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