A new exhibit, "A.K.A. Houdini," opened Wednesday at the Outagamie Museum, revealing how Houdini, handcuffed inside a sack and locked in a trunk, somehow managed to switch places with an assistant on the outside.
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Among other things, the trunk has a side panel that allows someone inside to sneak out.
Houdinis secrets arent that special.
in the book "the life and many deaths of Harry Houdini" they talk a lot about how he used to just exaggerate shit = and that fooled the public.
Now just remember he lived in an age where peopel were less educated (for the most part) there was no access to TVs and magazines or such for information.
All he used to do was stick a really big padlock on and peopel thought it must be REALLY hard to get out just because the padlock was BIG (which actually makes it EASIER to get out)
ppl were just more stupid and gullible back then.
My ex is a successful magician here in Oz I used to assist him - I got offered a job to work with Silver grand Magic as the assistant and I can tell you the 3 most basic principles of magic:
Black on black is invisible
smoke puffs are your best friend
there's no obstacle a set of felixible identical twins cant fix
Originally posted by JFK like it says in the article, you may know the mechanics of the trick its still a neat thing to see it in practice, and have it done right
Originally posted by sweet7 not to mention, having it done in 3 seconds!
still impressive
yup it is and Thanks Kitty..........You know they have these behind the scenes shows , and they had them on magic. I still watch some shows even thought the "secret" is known . Its still entertaining if done right
Originally posted by JFK yup it is and Thanks Kitty..........You know they have these behind the scenes shows , and they had them on magic. I still watch some shows even thought the "secret" is known . Its still entertaining if done right
hell yeah you know as a kid I think it's fun if you think it's magic
as an adult i think it's more fun if you DO know and you can watch to see how well the magician pulls the trick off
Originally posted by sweet7 not to mention, having it done in 3 seconds!
still impressive
The trick really isn't done in "3 seconds"
IT's all going on while they are "preparing."
ONce the lid is shut on the box or whatever the magician is placed in he's already working on getting out of the shackles while they secure the box on the outside.
As soon as that's complete he's already ready to get out of the trunk...while she stands on top of the trunk she's adjusting the curtain he's out you just can't see him...She pulls up the curtain NOW YOU CAN START COUNTING THE SO CALLED 3 SECONDS.
During that time is when they make the switch....now while they try to unshackle the box she's inside putting the cuffs/shackles on herself.
Originally posted by JFK yup it is and Thanks Kitty..........You know they have these behind the scenes shows , and they had them on magic. I still watch some shows even thought the "secret" is known . Its still entertaining if done right
hell yeah you know as a kid I think it's fun if you think it's magic
as an adult i think it's more fun if you DO know and you can watch to see how well the magician pulls the trick off
thats just my opinion
for me its at to a point where I can just watch a trick and know who's its done without being told because most tricks follow standard formats
so I REALLY enjoy it when I see a really clever new trick.,. but of course 5 minutes later it annoys the shit out of me trying to work it out
Originally posted by eroswebmaster The trick really isn't done in "3 seconds"
IT's all going on while they are "preparing."
ONce the lid is shut on the box or whatever the magician is placed in he's already working on getting out of the shackles while they secure the box on the outside.
As soon as that's complete he's already ready to get out of the trunk...while she stands on top of the trunk she's adjusting the curtain he's out you just can't see him...She pulls up the curtain NOW YOU CAN START COUNTING THE SO CALLED 3 SECONDS.
During that time is when they make the switch....now while they try to unshackle the box she's inside putting the cuffs/shackles on herself.
You just had to spoil it didnt you ...................
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