Gee, it wasn't for real?

Ed · 3rd September 2003, 01:58 PM

I'm flabbergasted.

Yet many who should (or do) know better tout those frauds in th Phillipenes

"Revealed: The Secret of Blaine's Ear Trick

Madcap magician David Blaine's shocking mutilation stunt was achieved using a lifesize mold of his ear, according to a British make-up expert. The master trickster stunned a London press conference yesterday when he appeared to hack off a piece of his left ear with a penknife, after a journalist asked him if he had any new tricks. But Marcus Whitney, who works on top British TV medical drama Casualty, says Blaine would have attached a false ear - made of alginate - to his head. He believes his actual ear would have been pressed down by a bowl cap. As for the vast quantities of blood, Whitney claims either the mock ear or his hair had been filled with red liquid, the latter activated by the squeeze of a trigger or step on a foot pump. Marcus adds, "All pretty straightforward when you know how - and certainly not magic." "

From the IMDB, today.

Yahweh · 3rd September 2003, 03:06 PM

Wow, he didnt cut off his own ear, I for one am shocked! [/sarcasm]

Pyrrho · 3rd September 2003, 03:37 PM

These days, I wouldn't put it past a publicity addict to publicly cut off parts of their body.

RonSceptic · 4th September 2003, 07:16 AM

Ah, so that's how Evander Holyfield did it. Poor old Iron Mike took the rap for that one.

De_Bunk · 4th September 2003, 07:55 AM

Ed..

Yeh...

Right...

DB

BNiles · 4th September 2003, 10:37 AM

And I was sure he did it for real...Yeah right.

3rd September 2003, 01:58 PM	#1
Ed god Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,691	Gee, it wasn't for real? I'm flabbergasted. Yet many who should (or do) know better tout those frauds in th Phillipenes "Revealed: The Secret of Blaine's Ear Trick Madcap magician David Blaine's shocking mutilation stunt was achieved using a lifesize mold of his ear, according to a British make-up expert. The master trickster stunned a London press conference yesterday when he appeared to hack off a piece of his left ear with a penknife, after a journalist asked him if he had any new tricks. But Marcus Whitney, who works on top British TV medical drama Casualty, says Blaine would have attached a false ear - made of alginate - to his head. He believes his actual ear would have been pressed down by a bowl cap. As for the vast quantities of blood, Whitney claims either the mock ear or his hair had been filled with red liquid, the latter activated by the squeeze of a trigger or step on a foot pump. Marcus adds, "All pretty straightforward when you know how - and certainly not magic." " From the IMDB, today.
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3rd September 2003, 03:06 PM	#2
Yahweh Ayay ashay ayay Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,029	Wow, he didnt cut off his own ear, I for one am shocked! [/sarcasm]
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4th September 2003, 07:16 AM	#4
RonSceptic Muse Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 514	Ah, so that's how Evander Holyfield did it. Poor old Iron Mike took the rap for that one.
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BNiles Critical Thinker Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 284	And I was sure he did it for real...Yeah right.
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