Quake3World

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 2:18 am**

Been watching it a few times and I know it's all illusions but how is some of it done.

Like how does David Blaine put his arm through glass? And guessing what number people are thinking of or what they drew. Unless it's all scripted..

This is apprently how the levitation thing is done.

The one show I saw a few years ago showed how he did several of his tricks. In the levitation one he does the levitation by pushing up with one foot and keeping his other foot level. The people are placed to his side so that they don't see his pushing foot. Their reaction is recorded and saved for later. Then they attach him to a harness or something and raise him a good foot or two off the ground and splice that footage in with the audience reaction. So to the tv viewer it looks like the audience is reacting to his levitation of several feet when in fact it's just a levitation of a couple inches.

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 2:25 am**

Most of the prediction business is subliminal hints given to the audience member or whoever, and they read the facial nuances or at least pretend to, since they plan out the delivery on the magicians side so that they can get the results they want.

Look up shows and things by Derren Brown, you will be impressed.

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 2:26 am**

Holy crap just found what I was looking for, I'll upload it all in a few minutes with some videos.

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 2:30 am**

What were you looking for?

I still haven't found what I'm looking for*

*shameless u2 insert, even though i dont really like u2

edit: agreeing with riddla.....part of the trick is them tricking you into doubting yourself that its all an illision

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 2:35 am**

I have a bunch of videos but my upload rate is capped so I wont bother with all of them.

Basicly I found a file which explains how most of his tricks are done, uploading it now.

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 2:38 am**

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 2:44 am**

fucking gayvid blaine.... "wwwwwaaaatttttccccchhhhhhhhhhhhh derrrrrrrererderdde deee derrrrr"

Posted: **Tue May 03, 2005 4:05 pm**

Yeah the levitation trick is optical illusion, but Blaine improved it by levitating higher.

Quake3World

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