The old "saw in half" magic trick
done kinda well.
kinda holy-shit-well.
(, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 1:36, Reply)
I have watched this repeatedly over the last 6 months
I still cant work out how its done. Other than the bloke being sawn in half has no legs in real life and some amazing false legs that seem to defy modern technology.
Anyone else got any ideas?
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 3:47,
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This^^^^
I thought that maybe the case, until he jumped up....
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 4:44,
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Loads of explanations at
tinyurl.com/39hzkg
christ knows which ones right???
notice at the end though how the guy goes of stage sideways, so you cant see the back.
(, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 6:23, Reply)
i am going with the Hemicorporectomy idea
from the page.. (although he has misspelt it)
see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemicorporectomy
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Avast is still alive!!!!, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 7:08,
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I like this explanation:
"there is 2 black men, one little person and one normal. the reason he chose a black men is because they are hard to tell apart from the dark stage lights and the face mask makes it even harder to differentiate them."
Lolracism.
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IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 9:30,
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The live version
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-qFu6i08f9w
is not as good, probably just good camera angles
(, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 6:12, Reply)
This explains it ^^
The America's Got Talent version is editted, in the live version the top half of the body and the legs are wheeled off stage and a double is returned - note the victim is wearing a surgical mask and sunglasses to avoid the audience realising that the person brought back on is not the same.
I think there's someone in the original table (why is it 12" deep?) working the (fake) legs that remain upright. The original victim is obviously someone with no legs or lower torso. It's a pretty simple illusion made to look incredible by the editting.
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Grindstaff, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 8:28,
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On top of that, it's a midget.
The hands are fake. They're stilts, really. Notice how they never move. And when he stands on them and does the little jiggle, he looks like he has two elbows on each arm.
(, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 11:51, Reply)
woah
fuck that is awesome. i don't have a clue how this is done. (sorry turkey boy and redsushi...) I read somewhere how magic confuses people cos it is irrational and doesn't fit their logical, rational view of how things should work.
i would guess at mirrors and animatronics but when they put they guy on the wheeled table and move him about... wtf?
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Avast is still alive!!!!, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 6:16,
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I was lucky enough
to work with Kevin James when he premiered this effect at a magic convention in Blackpool. Three and a half thousand magicians left the theatre in silence, not sure of what they'd seen.
Brilliant effect and a really nice guy as well.
(, Mon 12 Jan 2009, 7:37, Reply)