Awesome Magic

Professional magician Jamie Raven got into Britain’s Got Talent with some Inception-level trickery. Jamie started off with a couple off sleight of hand party tricks, but his final treat is so good it’s spooky. Skip to 1:40.

For his latest drive-thru prank, magician Rahat Hossain messes with McDonald’s workers by making the food he orders disappear before their eyes. We thought he did it with a false bottom, but when he hands the bag over, it’s really empty.

Quirkology is back with another perspective–based trick. Watch as he makes a flame float from one candle to another. It’s very easy to replicate, though you won’t be able to do it live. Unless your ninja sidekick is top notch.

Nah, this isn’t a parody of a The Orb song. It’s just a simple magic trick that Weird Al Yankovic recently learned. You can pull it off too. All you need is a shirt and a trip to the kitchen.

(NSFW: Language) New York cops caught magician Steven Brundage speeding. When they found out what he does for a living, they asked for an impromptu performance. Steven obliged and the cops let him off. This should be the DUI test.

Pyro is a remote-controlled and wrist-mounted flash gun – a prop used by magicians and theater performers to shoot fire using nitrocellulose. It can be controlled from up to 30ft. away and can shoot up to four small fireballs per charge.

Willie Nelson tells his sister and bandmate Bobbie a story about a poor but slick porter using a classic card trick. The Three of Spades was like, if you’ve got the money honey, I’ve got the time.

Justin Flom from Wizard Wars and Blake Vogt are taking it to the diner and doing a magnificent and mystifying card trick in this vid; seriously, we’ve watched this multiple times and just get lost right after 1:50. How did they do that?

Magician Doug McKenzie loves to use everyday objects in his tricks. With modern technology increasingly becoming a part of our daily life, Doug has also incorporated gadgets such as cellphones into his performances.

Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini performs sleight of hand tricks in Las Vegas. He’s also on the current season of America’s Got Talent. You can figure out his first few tricks if you replay the video enough times, but he’s smooth all right.

An Honest Liar is a biographical film about James Randi, the retired magician who made it his life’s mission to expose paranormal and occult claims. But it seems as if Randi himself may have perpetrated a grand hoax.

Illusionist Darcy Oake joined this year’s Britain’s Got Talent to showcase his award-winning skills. Watch him make doves appear out of thin air. And then some. We wonder what’s in his right jacket pocket. Skip to 1:22.

Like Zach King, Thai comedian Bie The Ska loves to share short clips of illusions that involve visual effects and camera tricks. The difference is that Bie is insanely pleased with himself. WHOOOOAAAAA

Swedish magician Charlie Caper promotes his country’s capital through card tricks. Stockholm – the fastest growing source of clean water for all kinds of Internet-connected couples. Also 5,6,7,8 and 9 are not coincidences.

Magician Jose Ahonen tricks dogs by making a tasty treat disappear in front of their eyes. It seems like Sälli and Torsti are not fond of wizards. Here’s a similar prank from a Japanese show.

Richard Turner calls himself a “card mechanic” but at the end of the day, he’s an master of sleight of hand who can move cards around the deck to suit his whim without the benefit of sight. And yes, he has a son named “Ace of Spades.”