http://216.71.52.125/Video2.avi
This is a buddy of mine…
He sent me this, and hes done it infront of people… Everyone believes him.
Is it possible?
Without even looking at the video, I would wager a guess that a feat which defies the laws of physics is much more likely to be accomplished by sleight of hand than actual violation of natural law. Seeing how “levitation” is a feat performed by magicians every day, color me unimpressed.
David Blaine does this.
You can’t see the toes on his right foot. It’s just standing on your tippie toes at an angle which hides the fact.
You might want to be more clear on the antecedent of “it.” The clip shows someone briefly standing on his toes which is entirely possible. Even a fat boy like me can do it. I’ve yet to see any evidence that levitation is possible.
if you copy and paste it to a new browser, you wont have to download anything. I don think.
David Blaine goes up about a feet and a half. I don’t know how big your tippie toes are, but…
David Blaine also cheats. His videos show people’s reactions to one trick, while he performs another for the camera. I’ve seen him do it both ways - one with wires and one with tippie toes.
Yeah, looks like the “Balducci Levitation” like David Blaine does, where he’s actually on the toes of his right foot. Pretty good trick still, IMO. Looks good until you know what to look for. Like most tricks, I guess.
If your freind can do true levitation - not touching the ground at all for extended periods of time - send him on over to www.randi.org and sign him up for the James Randi’s million dollar challenge.
As to whether levitation is possible… I can’t answer that.
Most folks who appear to be levitating are actually performing the Balducci levitation… which really isn’t levitation at all.
Spoilers ahead (and a few not nice things being said about David Blaine, which I don’t necessarily support): http://www.magiclearn.50megs.com/photo2.html
Just a note:
There are other versions… One of which allows you to do it SURROUNDED.
(You still only go up about 4 inches, tho)
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You don’t want big ones though. Just simple sleight-of-hand, card tricks, things like that.
I’m betting that levitation is possible, provided you’re actually from the planet Krypton . But I believe P.T. Barnum summed it up pretty well with his famous “There’s a sucker born every minute”.
Say, you buddy would’nt happen to be a mild mannered reporter? . . .
Your friend is merely standing on tiptoes, but you can’t see his toes properly because they are hidden by the camera angle (and it’s a poor quality image); if both his feet were leaving the floor then we should be able to see the floor below him lighten as he is illuminated from behind (actually from in front of where he’s facing, but you get the idea).
Tell him to arrange the lighting so that the main light source is, say, a foot directly below the camera lens next time.
Funny, I can’t see anything even slightly unusual about the clip. It looks like a guy standing on his tiptoes for a second or two.
I guess I’m a skeptic or something.
Levitation is possible, though. You just have to be a helicopter or a mag-lev train. Works like a charm.
If your friend is claiming he can REALLY levitate he is (most likely) a liar.
If he really wants to convince everyone he can really do this, tell him you want a demonstration where you have an observer in front of him, on each side, and behind him.
If he is really levitating his trick will still work. If he is faking it, it will be obvious or he will mysteriously be unable to get off the ground with all the “bad vibes” around.
If he levitates with people watching from all four corners, send him to Florida. This would definitely qualify for $1,000,000 from James Randi.