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Author Topic:   "Special Head" Levitates on America's Got Talent
vimesey
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Message 5 of 14 (700966)
06-10-2013 5:51 AM
Reply to: Message 3 by Faith
06-10-2013 4:05 AM


Well, bit of a spoiler alert here, but you can google a reveal fairly easily, so I don't feel too guilty :-)
Notice the long sleeves and long skirt on his robe ? It hides a simple metal structure which goes up his sleeve, down his arm, and under his derriere to sit on.
In the street, his stick (which will have a metal core) will attach into some solid structure. On stage, he'll have collaborated with AGT to have a secured hole on stage, for the stick to fix into.
I've seen a BBC article, video-ing the same trick in India, then showing the Swami demonstrating the metal structure.
The clever bit is the collaboration to deceive - either here with AGT, to prepare the anchoring structure - or on TV, to falsify the image or prepare another concealed anchoring structure.
The guy's delivery is very skilled though - kudos to him :-)

Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?

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vimesey
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Message 6 of 14 (700967)
06-10-2013 6:07 AM
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06-10-2013 5:44 AM


Thanks for the pics Panda.
Whilst we're kind of on the topic, any idea how Dynamo pushes coins through a glass table into the audience's hand ? I'm guessing he palms the coin on top, and throws another coin under the table, into the hand of the audience ?
(I can't see any throwing on TV, but I'm guessing the trajectory is hidden by his arm, or simply edited out of the TV copy ?)

Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?

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vimesey
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Message 8 of 14 (700969)
06-10-2013 6:32 AM
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06-10-2013 6:22 AM


Nice ! :-)
The skill and smoothness of these guys is amazing :-)

Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?

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