The Art of Misdirection
Theatrical pickpocket Apollo Robbins shares the foundation of his tricks – “attention is a limited resource” – and backs it up with another suave display. The fun starts at 4:45. Be sure to catch his last trick.
Theatrical pickpocket Apollo Robbins shares the foundation of his tricks – “attention is a limited resource” – and backs it up with another suave display. The fun starts at 4:45. Be sure to catch his last trick.
With a little help from UK illusionist Scott Penrose (and a few extras), BlinkBox pranks shoppers with the transporter effect from Star Trek to help promote the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness on their streaming service.
Stuart Edge loves using tricks to get closer to women. Here he takes things to another level with a simple but amazing card trick. Hit up YouTuber Mismag822 if you want to know how the trick works.
Vine user JehReh uses a mirror, a door and a smartphone to pull off three crazy magic tricks in just six seconds. The video’s looping format should help you figure out how his disappearing act works.
Stuntman Steve Truglia is also a magician and an expert on gambling cheaters. Here, he does a burn and a card trick to symbolize the pressure that cheaters feel. The trick isn’t great, but we certainly couldn’t do better while on fire.
We can’t imagine how magician Andy Gross manages to contort his body to pull off his Split Man illusion, but he does a great job scaring the crap out of bystanders with it. Nice sandbox faceplant there.
A unique glass made in Germany designed to be spun on a smooth surface. While it won’t spin ’round forever, it’s the perfect drinking glass for those the can’t stop fiddling around. Wonder if they could combine it with this.
Here’s some vintage TV footage of a little kid named Murray being show a card trick. But you can’t fool Murray. His keen powers of observation help him spot a cheap trick a mile away. Murray, Murray, Murray.
Magicians make it rain in the second trailer for Now You See Me. The movie is about a mysterious group that pulls off seemingly impossible bank heists only to give away the money they get to their audiences.
Stuart Edge figured out another way to get people to kiss him (and each other). He used the power of Christmas before, but this time he’s relying on his own two hands… and the famous goodwill of BYU students.
Street magician Cyril Takayama messes with the heads of bystanders as he orders up some burgers in the most unorthodox of ways. Who wants to order that one with the bite taken out of it already?
A neat mirror that reflects whatever is in front of it as it really is, as opposed to showing a mirror image. It’s actually made of two normal mirrors placed at right angles. Cheaper version here.
Bystanders watch vehicles drive through the foamy floodwaters in Queensland, Australia when a car seemingly materializes out of nowhere. We’d like to see David Copperfield do that. (Thanks Dion!)
Taiwanese rap artist and honorary magician Loya manages to pull a cat out of thin air to help promote animal adoption. It’s a good cause, and the Internet needs more cats.
Like the great Bob Arno, Apollo Robbins makes a living as a theatrical pickpocket, stealing items from audiences for show. In this video he shows The New Yorker some of his tricks.
Steve Carrell, Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey and Alan Arkin star in this madcap comedy about a Vegas magic act who tries to amp up their aging stage act. We’ll see it just for the hairdos.
An incredible bit of trickery pulled off by magician Yann Frisch at the 2012 Beijing International Magic Convention. Our heads nearly exploded when that fourth ball just appeared out of nowhere.
We’ve seen lots of fun magic, but we like the looks of this: The Four Horsemen pull off a series of heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances in Louis Leterrier’s Now You See Me.
Taiwan’s Yif Magic continues to astound us with his unique brand of close-up magic, which shows off his penchant for food (and overly dramatic music) yet again. Turn on captions for English subtitles.
An impressive display of cardistry from Singapore card-manipulating trio The Virts, as they twirl Virtuoso’s elegant playing cards with style, grace and a little magic. (Thanks Huron!)
Taiwan’s Yif Magic messes with our heads once again, with a variety of close-up illusions (and an unforgettable breakfast) that we can’t for the life of us figure out. Turn captions on for English subtitles.
Jason Latimer has dazzled us with lasers, but he can also do the same with low tech props. Here he does the old cups and balls trick using clear cups and what seem to be teleporting balls.
Halloween may already be over, but a creepy illusion is never out of season. Magician Rich Ferguson shows off his impressive skills by taking his head off. Those kids are now afraid of sneezing.
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