

The job of a magician is to take something mundane, such as a potato stuck on the end of a fork then make it look like the potato is floating. The disadvantage of this half-baked method is not feasible since the performer is unable to talk, and therefore unable to misdirect. In this way, the spectator sees only a levitating potato-a potato floating several inches in front of the performer’s face. The magician may “levitate” the potato by gripping the handle of the fork in his mouth, while facing the spectator. The real question the skeptical spectator should be asking is, “How is the illusionist rendering the wire, cable, magnet, lift, platform, or counter-balancing weight, invisible?”īecause people and objects do not levitate! Is Levitation Real?

The goal of the illusionist is to imbue in the spectator’s mind, “How is he/it floating?”


A hidden platform or hidden wires may be used to levitate a performer or assistant, or standing on tiptoe in a way that hides the foot that is hitting the ground in smaller-scale illusions. To create such levitation illusions, a number of techniques are employed. This has an effect on what spectators see because when light reflects off the objects surface, it creates the an illusion of being higher off the ground. You probably noticed the magician makes the person or object he is trying to float in a bowl of water, and then uses some other device such as a mirror or “bell jar” to reflect light to it. If you've ever seen the levitation trick performed, you've probably noticed something fishy. Levitation illusion magic tricks levitation Illusion illusion trick illusions illusions levitation levitate levitating levitating illusion levitating trick levitation levitation illusion levitation illusions levitation trick trick illusion illusion trick illusions illusions levitation levitate levitating levitating illusion levitating trick levitation levitation illusion levitation illusions levitation trick trick illusion illusion trick illusions illusions levitation levitate levitating levitating illusion levitating trick levitation levitation illusion levitation illusions levitation trick trick hummer card levitating woman levitation illusions stage illusions magicians magic tricks magic trick street magic shin lim mentalism balducci levitation mirrors wizard david copperfield teller penn and teller deck david blaine card trick toys toy force ghost card magic levitate levitates levitations levitating levitation magnets masked magician magicians optical illusions eye smoke magnetic cigarette closeup prop gravity light bulb zombie ball magic wand asrah levitation reel thumb hummer card levitating woman levitation illusions stage illusions magicians magic tricks magic trick street magic shin lim mentalism balducci levitation mirrors wizard david copperfield teller penn and teller deck david blaine card trick toys toy force ghost hummer card levitating woman levitation illusions stage illusions magicians magic tricks magic trick street magic shin lim mentalism balducci levitation mirrors wizard david copperfield teller penn and teller deck david blaine card trick toys toy force ghost magic magician floating levitate performer tricks box visual air audience to levitate show ground close table magicians step self performed david man perform object.
