This wasn't prerecorded with superimposed tattoos and pictures. The ocean was prerecorded and then projected into a green screen on the back wall. The water is a little pool they made.Anyone notice how the breaking waves don't seem to make it to the area of water that the guy was standing in?As for how they get off platform I am not sure. You can see the curtain get pulled quickly back behind the stage so at least the curtain is hooked to cables because there is no way it would naturally get sucked that fast clear off back stage. Whether or not they were in that curtain I can't tell. If youdo watch after the curtain is pulled off you can see a guy squatting down next to where the curtain went and he crawls toward the stage.
The most obvious flaw in the act that was pointed out by someone else earlier is that there is no time delay on his satellite feed. There is a significant 2~3 second delay on a satellite feed.Also the failure to talk about his initial tattoo and what is on the Polaroid.Another flaw that I don't think anyone pointed out was the son's acting. While he goes through the motions it just doesn't seem genuine. The look on his face when he first sees his father and the stutter step embrace just seem too stale. The music helps to gloss it over though... it's catchy music all inspiring...
I have seen him perform this trick live in Las Vegas and it is exactly the same as when I saw it. At the exact same spot in "Hawaii" with a very similar story but with 2 different actors. It's magic people...none of it is real.
yornJul 23, 2006
It's obvious once you've been to one of the tour stops. Read my comment below for how it was done.
steveluckyJul 23, 2006
not true. in fact he very clearly says that it is an illusion. he says, "this is not about intelligence, it's about illusion."
eemeltonivJul 23, 2006
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yahoofromJul 23, 2006
How did he reappear in the middle of audience?
thatboxJul 23, 2006
Yeah, I thought this was going to be an Arrested Development dig ;__;
octavius8Jul 23, 2006
You actually think that he teleported to Hawaii? I mean even after he tells you that it is an illusion and all...
cykaosJul 24, 2006
This wasn't prerecorded with superimposed tattoos and pictures. The ocean was prerecorded and then projected into a green screen on the back wall. The water is a little pool they made.Anyone notice how the breaking waves don't seem to make it to the area of water that the guy was standing in?As for how they get off platform I am not sure. You can see the curtain get pulled quickly back behind the stage so at least the curtain is hooked to cables because there is no way it would naturally get sucked that fast clear off back stage. Whether or not they were in that curtain I can't tell. If youdo watch after the curtain is pulled off you can see a guy squatting down next to where the curtain went and he crawls toward the stage.
gdoubleodJul 24, 2006
The most obvious flaw in the act that was pointed out by someone else earlier is that there is no time delay on his satellite feed. There is a significant 2~3 second delay on a satellite feed.Also the failure to talk about his initial tattoo and what is on the Polaroid.Another flaw that I don't think anyone pointed out was the son's acting. While he goes through the motions it just doesn't seem genuine. The look on his face when he first sees his father and the stutter step embrace just seem too stale. The music helps to gloss it over though... it's catchy music all inspiring...
jackdoyleJul 24, 2006
I saw him perform this trick in Las Vegas. Very cool.
en1xJul 25, 2006
I have seen him perform this trick live in Las Vegas and it is exactly the same as when I saw it. At the exact same spot in "Hawaii" with a very similar story but with 2 different actors. It's magic people...none of it is real.
Closed AccountJul 25, 2006
Is this the kind of crap yanks watch on TV? Damn!
chicagodsAug 9, 2006
Anti-christ :P ?most of everyones comments were brilliant :)
eli10Dec 29, 2006
U WANA KNOW HOW HE DO IT-here is a websit that expline:<a class="user" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041022091420/www.copperfield.ru/?r=2&p=1&a=tof-13">http://web.archive.org/web/20041022091420/www.copperfield.ru/?r=2&p=1&a=tof-13</a>JUST RUSSEN TRASLETION NEEDED...ANYONE KNOW RUSSEN?