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During the later phases of the performance, two hoops are used simultaneously, which aids the deception as the hoops do not come into contact with the wires. Instead, each ring is brought flush to the wires before being twisted under Copperfield.
Dorothy Dietrich (in white) performing her version of the illusion in 1981. The bullet catch is a stage magic illusion in which a magician appears to catch a bullet fired directly at them — often in the mouth, sometimes in the hand or sometimes caught with other items such as a dinner plate.
Copperfield then descends into a glass box, which is covered with a lid, and continues to float inside it. The method was created by John Gaughan, [6] [7] who described how the trick works in US Patent #5,354,238. [6] [7] The illusion utilises a series of wires controlled by a complex computer-controlled rig above the stage. In the glass box ...
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David Phelps Abbott (September 22, 1863 – June 12, 1934) was an American magician, author and inventor known for creating effects such as the floating ball, as well as for his publications exposing mediums.
Zaleski places the ball in the cup and caps it with the lid before picking it up and shaking it around, slyly removing the ball while the cup is out of of the orangutan's field of vision. When he ...
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Another of Kaps' most renowned tricks throughout the world was the Dancing & Floating Cork, which he performed at extremely close quarters, allowing his audience to be really close-up to view the illusion. A small cufflink box was shown, then opened to find a wine bottle cork resting inside.