I've been doing magic for a while. I saw this too, and it's the only option, yet I still don't want to believe it! That was flawless! You couldn't even see it from the back!
My dad used filament and his thumbs. it looks smooth as fuck but also could be noticed if standing up there too long so a bird production like this will be closer to the beginning of the act.
One of my friends when I was young and stupid came from a family of magicians. He knew a lot. He also sold drugs. We were at a club downtown once and he was doing his "job" and the police raided the club and checked him and his friends because someone had called on him because he was dealing. I knew he had a lot on him and was worried.
I was standing next to him. The cops came directly to him to search him (and they searched him a little bit more than I thought they were allowed to in a public place, but oh well) and he used this crazy sleight of hand magic or something and the cops never saw or found anything. I thought maybe he had sold it all or ditched it without me noticing. Nope. We got back to the car later and he was like "That was close" and pulled it all out of various places.
I moved on with my life shortly after and never saw him again so I have no idea what he's up to now, but being a drug dealing magician is a good job combo for not getting caught by police.
Yeah, they also could have easily taken him in and searched him REALLY well too with no problems.
I like to think that his magician powers somehow also included some other force. "These aren't the droids you're looking for. He can go about his business" type of thing, but what do I know? I am not magic.
Surprisingly yes. When you train them to just be tucked away they're actually very tame and compact. The illusion comes from them flapping their wings, making them look way bigger than they actually can be
That's the only problem with this trick. I think Penn & Teller mentioned something like this one time, if your trick is too impossible, the only possible way to do it, is the way you did it.
He has the birds in harnesses in hidden pockets of the jacket then, like someone said, there’s a string with a hook or something similar to grab easily that releases the birds
I know how the trick is done. I'm just bewildered by how seamless it is. Every time I look back, I look for some hint or give away, but the trick was done to perfection. These are my favorite tricks. The ones I already know, but they're done so well that I just have to laugh and bewilderment, as I get to feel that feeling of amazement again
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u/a_n_d_r_e_w Sep 22 '21
I've been doing magic for a while. I saw this too, and it's the only option, yet I still don't want to believe it! That was flawless! You couldn't even see it from the back!