r/blackmagicfuckery • u/Calebj27 • Feb 04 '23
Can someone explain how he does this?
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u/Koovies Feb 05 '23
Even seeing that, the way this dude does it, I can't believe it
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u/SomeToxicRivenMain Feb 05 '23
He kept the pants really stiff and wore a longer jacket it works a lot better but costs more money. Man was committed to this one
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u/bigwinw Feb 05 '23 edited Feb 05 '23
Looks like he even put in some mannequin legs into the pants
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u/UnbelievableRose Feb 05 '23
Yeah heās definitely doing something differently- the slant of the calves here is impossible to achieve with the method in that video.
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u/nicksama88 Feb 05 '23
Iām guessing he has a weight in the upper portion of the jeans to act as a counterbalance.
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u/max9275ii Feb 06 '23
And thatās exactly why heās standing right on the field when thereās no one even allowed in the stands. Guys following his dreams!
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u/FkdUp2020 Feb 04 '23
Ya da mvp
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u/Azurebluenomad Feb 04 '23
No you da Man
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u/KnlghtLlghts Feb 05 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
TLDW: Is wearing a long Flannel that's cut in the back so it hangs. Is also wearing /holding a long pair of pants that are cut part way so he can hold them up, and wear them at the knees . He then shifts his entire body to the right so it looks like he's floating but is actually still wearing the pants. The waist area of the pants are stuffed. The Flannel and Pants are blocking the shifted torso.
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u/oldsadgary Feb 05 '23
And here I thought he was just a double amputee holding onto a pair of animatronic legs
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u/Digolden Feb 05 '23
Thanks for the link, I watched it on mute and it felt like the guy was over explaining the trick. Maybe Iām wrong. Nonetheless it was a cool trick. Cheers
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u/Korncakes Feb 05 '23
Dude, watch it with volume and see how long you last. Over explaining the trick is a fucking understatement.
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u/Digolden Feb 05 '23
Mate I tried and youāre right I didnāt pass 30 sec mark! Old mate here says they make BS videos long so get paid from YouTube.
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u/eznahman Feb 05 '23
THey do this so youtube can pay them for the video. Videos must be over 5 minutes long to be considered "quality content". SO he is bullshytting to get monetized. 90% of youtube videos are like this. Over 10 minutes u get the most amount of money.
It will be like "how to plant a plant" and the video will be 11 minutes long...Now u know why. Kudos!
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u/MrDurden32 Feb 05 '23
Yeah it literally only needed the 20 seconds at 3:25. The 'Skip to highlight' comes in really useful for this kind of stuff. I think it's from the sponsor block extension I'm using?
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u/zutt3n Feb 04 '23
I was expecting to get rickrolled
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u/se_raustin Feb 05 '23
Iām disappointed that I wasnāt.
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u/Aggravating_Pea7320 Feb 05 '23
Im sooooo gonna scare the shit out of my kid when I wake her up for school tomorrow.
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u/RaiseMany523 Feb 05 '23
What's wild about the post compared to that is the height. The dude made it look like it really would if you were cut in half.
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u/zdada Feb 05 '23
Jesus Christ this guy has some intense church youth group leader on cocaine energy and I canāt stand it.
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u/mrjharder11 Feb 04 '23
It's a dude walking around in squat mode. The torso is mostly fake as well as the upper legs and waist. I'd imagine it's pretty easy to see from behind this guy, but facing forward it creates a cool illusion.
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u/MrK521 Feb 04 '23
This explains the setup, but itās also edited lol. Play it frame by frame and watch the letters on the background under his shirt.
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u/MisterRound Feb 05 '23
Not seeing what youāre talking about
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u/founderofshoneys Feb 05 '23
I can tell from the pixels and seeing quite a few of these in my time.
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u/bigdbillium Feb 05 '23
i think what your seeing is a symptom of the very fake torso
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u/teb8913 Feb 04 '23
Magnets š§²
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u/ImHereForFreeTacos Feb 05 '23
How do they work
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u/TBCrazy05 Feb 05 '23
Magnetic field, little bit of divine interference, and a whole lot of AMERICAN SPIRIT BABYYYYY WOOOO
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u/kimmer2k Feb 05 '23
whatās this from? i thought the magnet reference was from a Feynman interview.
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u/Fruitboots Feb 04 '23
Serious uneducated answer: Likely a frame that he sits in, and the top half of the pants are weighted to counterbalance his torso. That's why he kind of waddles around. Probably doesn't look too convincing from behind.
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u/OneMoistMan Feb 05 '23
You over complicated it. All you need is scissors and clothes that are too large. Someone posted the explanation vid above
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u/lemmefixdat4u Feb 04 '23
This is what happens when you volunteer for being sawn in two, then in the middle of the act the magician has a heart attack
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u/billwoo Feb 04 '23
Can someone explain WHY he does this?
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u/ImBruceWayne69 Feb 05 '23
There are a lot of really good health benefits of sawing yourself in half.
Source: I have a PhD in sawology
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u/DippyTheDingus Feb 05 '23
He is crouched over, from any other angle the trick doesn't work. His legs wobble rather than walk because he can only move his legs below the knees without breaking the illusion. Imagine bending your butt out as far back as possible while keeping your torso at the same spot as your feet. The shirt dangles from his torso to make it look like it is him standing flat
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u/stevemandudeguy Feb 05 '23
Ask Steve Fearson. He invented that illusion and David Copperfield used it on one of his specials.
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u/EfficientAsk3 Feb 05 '23
Kittle looked at him likeā¦ āIs the acid still going?ā¦ noā¦ waitā¦ noā
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u/OdysseyZen Feb 05 '23
Sprinkle salt on the bottom half and they won't be able to reconnect themselves.
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u/worm254 Feb 05 '23
*Expert opinion-Dudes got to be short and one legged. * watched YouTube how to video
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u/-LinuxGuy2020- Feb 05 '23 edited Feb 05 '23
First thing I noticed is that he is leaning while performing this which indicates that he is having to shift the center of gravity over his feet so he doesn't fall over. Second thing I noticed is that the ankles don't move normally so that tells me those legs are fake. Third thing I notice is that the hands never move at all which indicate that the torso is just a shell cover for his real body. Fourth thing I notice is that his neck looks like a turtles neck coming out of its shell which indicates he is most likely sitting on his knees with his neck leaning forward. Conclusion is that he is sitting on his knees on a double wide "chair" with him sitting on his knees on one side of the "chair" and the chairs legs are miniature stilts that are attached to the other side of the "chair". In order to not fall over he had to make the whole thing lean to shift the center of gravity over the fake feet and stop from falling over uncontrollably. But the thing I cant figure out is what his real arms and hands are doing behind the fake torso shell to keep his balance. The camera man was part of the illusion because he had to keep down far enough to not see him sitting behind it.
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u/ActivatedComplex Feb 05 '23
This sub is dead.
Good Lord.
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u/WontArnett Feb 05 '23
He built some sort of metal support seat that heās able to sit in and walk.
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u/razimus Feb 05 '23
Right leg is real, left leg is fake, real left leg tucked or maybe he doesnāt have a left leg š¦µ
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u/JacksonSpike Feb 05 '23
It is mainly an illusion. You have a fake waist attached to your knees and a fake stomacher attached to your torso. You do have to be pretty flexible and constantly be leaning over to one side, and standing up straight he appears to have his torso and legs jutting out in front. Very simple but very effective.
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u/epired Feb 05 '23
Look at his pose, always at an angle, same with the feet, barely moves his knees as well while having a wide torso. He's obviously crouching at an angle
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u/MateoElJefe Feb 05 '23
You just have to get to a place where no amount of attention is ever enough. Most of us cannot get there.
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u/Sxwrd Feb 05 '23
Itās all in the angle. Thereās absolutely nothing special about this illusion. What youāre thinking he can possibly do is exactly what heās doing.
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u/tchattam Feb 04 '23
He cut his legs off, then picked them up to hold onto with his torso.