Everything you ever wanted to know about how to levitate. It is really easy. This is known as the Balducci Levitation after Ed Balducci. He didn't invent it, but did explain it. This is a staple of most magicians. Takes a minute to learn, but fools people. You can find youtube videos of David Blaine doing this and laughably collapsing in exhaustion after draining himself physically. Absolute nonsense. He did it on one of his television specials, but really faked it. He goes up high in the air and the people viewing react with astonishment. First, you don't see his whole body when he goes up in the air. He's being lifted up. And the people watching are not reacting properly. Obviously, there have been edits, and not very good edits. Have fun, and amaze your friends.
The Balducci Levitation
By admin in how to magic tricks
Feb
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I hope you try out the effect.
Interesting!
But, on a better note, some photographers/reporters/editors have been fired for using manipulated images. It’s still the policy of most newspapers (not tabloids) to inform when an image has been manipulated. However, it is an increasing problem.
Today they are working everywhere with tricks. Also in TV and newscast etc. Many pictures are wrong ore manipulated. How greater the technical possibilitys so more is all the stuff manipulated by bad hands!
This TV and Video-Magicians are the last increase of the “going gagga” of the viewer and the audience. How can i ask “How can he do this?” when i see a before manipulable video? So i can also ask: “How was Luke Skywalker flying above the forest moon of Endor?”
You’re right. When you see David Blaine “float” up high off the ground, you never see his entire body, because he’s being lifted up. Although, some responses might just be to his doing a Balducci Levitation and then edited into the later shot where he’s lifted high off the ground. Total fake.
But i’ve seen videos when the magician was flying 2 meters above the ground. How? I think in many cases the used people and the audience are payed actors!
Easy to fool people. Human eyes see on only one plane at a time: either horizontal or vertical. If a magician does a vertical movement while moving their hand horizontally, you can’t see it. Do something horizontally while moving the hand vertically and it’s impossible to see. Physically impossible for the human eye to see two planes at once. However, not true with flies. So, don’t do magic tricks in front of flies and expect them to pay for it. They won’t be fooled.
Nice soft g. My name is popular in south america, though my parents thought that they made it up. It is a mix between my father george and my mother elaine. Awesome!
Thanks, Gerlaine. Never met a Gerlaine before. Nice name. Hard “G” (grrrrr) or soft “G” (gee whiz)?
cool levy video
^_^ I love this method it’s funny
Another method for Yogi’s and the lotus position. Be suspicious if they are sitting on a rug and levitate. There’s a riser under the rug that can be controlled to go up or down. The test: Ask a yogi (or anyone) to sit directly in front of you on concrete, no robes, legs uncovered, and then levitate and allow you to pass a stick under them. I guarantee they’ll demur.
Kris Angel uses the King Rising Levitation. He takes off one shoe which is attached to the other with magnets, so both feet appear off the ground, but he’s still standing on his barefoot. More likely to be found out, unless you’re on a stage and at a distance. Balducci is better and more foolproof. Remember, it all depends on being at the correct angle.
You can do this in the Lotus position, too. Sit against a wall, in the Lotus position and put the foot that’s on the ground under your rear end and raise up. Looks like you’re floating. Ask someone who is levitating in the Lotus position to do it away from the wall. If they have a long robe on look for the hidden “Lotus Chair”. One arm is usually out because it’s on an armrest under a sleeve. Same theory as when a person is stretched out leaning on a broom. There’s a hidden platform.
I have an old high school friend who is one of the top lieutenants of the Maharishi (Trancendental Meditation) in Fairfield, Iowa. You may remember some years back that they were levitating for world peace, but viewing their methods, it seemed more like they were sitting in a lotus position and bouncing on a trampoline. I have never discussed this with my friend, but if he believes it works, more power to him.
There are so many tricks that can be done on the spur of the moment that depend on no devices to perform. A lot more that just use ordinary objects.
good video!
Magicians used MORE THAN THE EYE concept (i.e. double/duplicate, unseen mechanism, speed etc) to survive!
These tricks even fool the audience but launch the career!
waw! nice vid