i was watching E last night and David Blain’s Street Magic came on. in this program he performed some difficult tricks with playing card and coins, but what baffles me most is how he levitates in mid day in the middle of a street.
No, but he’s a clever showman. His levitation stunts usually involve artful editing and wires or other hidden supports. He’ll intermix scenes with an audience present, and reacting with scenes taken earlier before there were others watching (when he’d do the mechanical parts of the trick).
I was going to post a “WARNING - DAVID BLAINE WAS ON TV AGAIN LAST NIGHT” thread but forgot.
(btw, I finally watched the street levitation, and while he does the Balducci thing, there is obvious camera trickery that makes it appear he went much higher.)