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August 07 2007
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You Must See This Amazing Illusion

I love optical illusions and magical tricks that challenge the boundaries of reality. In this incredible video, magician Kevin James cuts a man in half with a chainsaw, then puts him back together!

I’m still trying to figure out how he did that! 


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jt
[ Joined on 08/07 ] [ Posted on August 30, 2007 ]
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There are actually two actors.  The first is a man with no legs.  He is placed on top of a man who is a contortionist.

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samurai
[ Joined on 04/07 ]  [ Posted on August 30, 2007]
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Is that really how it's done?

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RobCrouse
[ Joined on 03/07 ]  [ Posted on August 30, 2007]
       
   
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  Mercola

Or two midgets?

  
  
Reesacat
[ Joined on 01/07 ] [ Posted on August 6, 2007 ]
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Definitely a cut above the rest...............
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gecin
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The presence of the small/little person in the act is a clue: there's a small person inside the torso with his legs folded up in front of him. The hands are not real; they're "hand-stilts" being held by the small person. This is to make up for a small person's shorter arms. The legs by themselves are not real legs. They're padded stilts that the small person shoves his legs into when lying down. When one of the legs moves early on in the trick, it's just by string or whatever commons means a magician would use for a trick like that. We've all seen those. That's my take on it.

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DRK
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  Mercola

Watch this video carefully another time.  I think you are right, gecin, that is exactly how he did it.

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Ber
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  Mercola

Yeah, I see it.  I noticed the thicker thighs and the thickness on the chest earlier.  Good catch.

  
  
Russ Bianchi
[ Joined on 09/06 ] [ Posted on August 6, 2007 ]
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CRAZY GLUE, it's polymers, not the staples....

;-)

Uncle Russ
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katz
[ Joined on 11/06 ] [ Posted on August 6, 2007 ]
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WOW !!!!!!!!!  How did he do that ? 

He was quick with the chainsaw and I am glad he is not my neighbor or worse.... my husband .. YIKES !
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mmc88121
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Good Illusion, it was on America's got talent a few weeks ago.

Mary
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SueW
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Could be that the subject was a double amputee... the "legs" they attached could have been a prosthesis... notice the magician never showed us that it WASN'T a prosthesis - another explanation?  he could have been a stunt man who can bind up his legs... again, we were not shown any details in order to judge.  The subject was in full costume and nothing showing... for all we know could have been that lady we have seen on Discovery channel in the show, "Half a woman"

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HealingMindN
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I just did a search on a possible explanation and the term "hemicorporectomy" popped up; it seems that there actually is only a half man there, but how does that explain the legs?  Bionic?  A person without a top half?  A mutant who can divide himself?

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Jennifer V.
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looks like the work of the devil
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samurai
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Give me a break, Jennifer.  It's all in fun.  I don't think Satan is involved.

  
  
RFriend
[ Joined on 04/07 ] [ Posted on August 30, 2007 ]
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This user is BELOW novice level and all their comments need to be reviewed with great caution.

This is a really interesting, well-performed illusion.  The show would be even better if they did not have the unintelligent "sexy, bimbo nurse" routine. It's an insult to **real** nurses--well-educated professionals of both genders who do not need to be "sexy" to do their jobs of saving lives well.  

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RobCrouse
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My, aren't we sensitive? What's wrong with being professional AND sexy? Healthy, educated people tend to be that way.

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Pwyll
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someone has an issue----gosh--just a show--has no reference to professionals in any way---. The devil? Wow--what is going on here? IS an illusion--as are all things. Sigh.

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samfunyun
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I agree RFriend i have a friend who is a nurse and she saw this skit and did not like it at all. she was very offended.

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samfunyun
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  Mercola

another thing-THERE IS A TIME TO WORK and A TIME FOR PLAY if they are trying to be sexy at the same time, they are not putting there whole heart into the job.


 
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