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tracilicious · 08-13-2006, 03:18 PM

Alex Stroup shed some scientific light on that please! That was so freaky!

On a side note, if I were dismembered, I would be crawling towards my legs, not away. And then I would sue.

ETA: Oh yes, video editing! Haha, of course!

Capt Jack · 08-13-2006, 03:26 PM

*snicker* that was too cool.

innerSpaceman · 08-13-2006, 04:02 PM

No, that was just silly.

(but i bet the short lady was glad she was just a red herring)

CoasterMatt · 08-13-2006, 04:40 PM

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Alex · 08-13-2006, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tracilicious

Alex Stroup shed some scientific light on that please! That was so freaky!

On a side note, if I were dismembered, I would be crawling towards my legs, not away. And then I would sue.

I'm no expert on how magic tricks are done. But the second woman was obviously a plant (if not the entire crowd) and her skirt conveniently hid the area underneath the bench.

It also causes me to wonder how much a double amputee makes being used in a magic show.

If it was done in front of a mostly unstaged crowd, I would be interested to see how the reattchment was handled.

flippyshark · 08-13-2006, 06:48 PM

The use of amputees in magic goes back way before vaudeville. This seems like a great opportunity to tell anyone who hasn't done so to check out Tod Browning's classic movie FREAKS. (related by only the faintest of tangents, I know, but damn I love tha tmovie.)

innerSpaceman · 08-13-2006, 06:56 PM

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Ghoulish Delight · 08-13-2006, 11:21 PM

FYI, the magician's name is Chris Angel.

Stan4dSteph · 08-14-2006, 06:27 AM

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FYI, the magician's name is Chris Angel.

He actually spells it Criss.

mousepod · 08-14-2006, 06:32 AM

As far as I know, Angel's tv shows are almost never shot in front of non-actors. I'd go as far as saying that I believe that there's some major editing while they switch the woman who walks up to the bench with the women who are split in two. Still a neat effect on video, though.

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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	The use of amputees in magic goes back way before vaudeville. This seems like a great opportunity to tell anyone who hasn't done so to check out Tod Browning's classic movie FREAKS. (related by only the faintest of tangents, I know, but damn I love tha tmovie.) Last edited by flippyshark : 08-13-2006 at 06:53 PM.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Gabba-gabba, we accept you, we accept you, one of us.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	As far as I know, Angel's tv shows are almost never shot in front of non-actors. I'd go as far as saying that I believe that there's some major editing while they switch the woman who walks up to the bench with the women who are split in two. Still a neat effect on video, though. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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