Criss Angell magic...how does he do it?

[QuettaKid]

What's the deal with walking up the walls?

[LynzM]

1. And through windows?

Dude freaks me the hell out, but it's cool. I'd love to be there to watch him do some stuff in person. Some of his 'sleight-of-hand' type stuff I've come up with possible explanations for, but going through or up walls, getting out of that water tank, noooo idea! And that's why it's so cool!

[Chovexani]

2. The power of extreme hotness

:loveya:

[Beetwasher]

3. First Rule In Watching Magic

Never believe what the magician tells you. He's a professional liar.

Walking up walls is probably an elaborate set that rotates the wall. If there's an audience, it's quite likely they are in on it.

[QuettaKid]

6. uhm, he walks up a wall

that is outside, on a street corner...not any kind of elaborate set.

[Beetwasher]

7. That's What They Want You To Think

It is on TV. He may in fact be on an elaborate set for all you know. How do you know he's not, because he says so?

Maybe it's really magic?

David Copperfield made the statue of liberty dissappear by rotating a giant stage. When the curtain was drawn back a second time, the stage was facing a different direction away from the Statue. The audience was in on it and it was a giant, elaborate set. That is exactly how they do these things, with giant, elaborate sets and devices (well not ALL of them, some tricks are amazingly simple yet effective!).

Angel has his own TV show and a budget that would allow him to essentially get as elaborate as he wishes.

You asked how he did it, I haven't seen it so I can't tell you for sure, but I told you one possible way. There are others.

[purr]

4. Did you see where he takes a quarter, swallows it,

then somehow he gets under his skin on his arm and moves it to his forearm. He then cuts it out and its the same quarter that he swallowed??? WTF??

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

5. If you've got the $$$

you can buy his DVD revelation of the Levitation & 'Quarter through soda can' effects direct from his site.