Re: magic
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"systemoftheuniverse\")</div>
why isn't anyone talking about david blaine?
When they show the side view of a card rising to the top of the deck,.. it really makes me wonder.[/b]
I have studied magic, my family has, I've been to the Magic Castle in Los Angeles plenty of times and have family members who are members of the club. (The Magic Castle is an exclusive club of illusionists including David Copperfield etc.)
David Blaine is I'm sure (though i've not heard any heresay or anything from the horses mouth) an effective illusionist who also happens to know how to market himself incredibly well. Many of the illusions I've seen him perform you can buy in any magic store for about 5 bucks, but he markets himself well.
All magic is a hoax, they're called illusions for a reason and David Blaine is no different than any other.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"maoru\")</div>
david blaine's card tricks aren't what makes him crazy, nor is is so called levitation. he has been doing card tricks since he was 4. he's the best, and he's so quick and slight you can't catch waht he's doing even if you look at his hands, he does it in front of a mirror. he holds his hands low because its about angles.
the crazy tricks he does is reading peoples minds, and making things catch on fire. or he did one to tyra banks once, and she was more freaked out than amused. because he did the classic, tear up the card and its remade. but she was holding the torn pieces tight in her fist when he did it, and she felt it, said it hurt. probably some demonic force. i'm writing a song called 'david blaine is jesus/satan'...[/b]
Father's an illusionst, member of magic castle in LA. The move you're talking about is called a force and it's used requently in illusions. There's no mind reading or demonic forces involved, you simply use slight of hand to prevent someone from taking any other card than what you want. When done well to a person who isn't a trained observer/practicioner it's extremely hard to detect.
As for tyra banks' statement about the illusion.... well i'll just leave it at that.
~~~For anybody who wants to do this kind of stuff just go into a magic shop and aks for a svengali deck or something like that. You'll be amazed at how incredibly simple the stuff is once you learn it. The art is in the hand movement though, not the technical prowess of the design of the tricks. Simple (mostly until you get to advanced stuff) in concept, difficult to carry out.
Re: magic
