5 of 50 Greatest Magic Tricks - Zig Zag Lady

[bootsamou]

I remember seein this on tv at the time. Always drove me mad not knowin how it was done. My favourite illusion of all time.

Google the "Masked Magician Zig Zag Lady" & see how it's done. SOOOO easy !

and he does it without the silly stomach bit (never believed that was her stomach anyway, lol).

All done by just standing sideways ..... how could I not see that? BRILLIANT !

[akabanewtube]

i never see that hot move in withe and black tv 0:44

[theone225]

David Copperfield's flying is 100 times better

[serratop]

@theone225 So many idiots on youtube

[theone225]

@serratop Then go

[matttttar]

This should be #1 NOT 5

[cafiremage2]

where the hell is #6?

[ROGAMAGS]

obviously its more than one person, how can the woman feel her tummy if the girl that went in had a dress on?

[TheReelNeel]

@ROGAMAGS the woman is feeling the fabric on her stomache, since whe is wearing a white dress and the video is in black and white so its hard to see. the lady isn't touching her bare stomache.

[SatanistSin]

I hate tricks like this, cause it's not an actual trick it's just a kind of cool toy box.

[DeadJ0ker27]

the only thing i cant think of is that the women in the box folds herself into the top box.

[stan123blue]

2 women in there.

[kentheman201]

Stupid mugblood pfffff

[narutodeamon]

@kentheman201 its mudblood...

[wymiatacz87]

I wonder what would happen if someone would run from audience and open the box during the performance :D Really imagine that. To stop his trick and reveal the secret! :D

[JeEhaO]

if it was real magic, he would not need that stupid box

[Heistmnky]

Fucking portals, man.

[kevinmartinez723]

Her torso remains in the center hidden behind a mirror that reflects the same pattern of the back curtains. The blades are easily bend by the assistant away from her body.

Her arm is just stretched so she can show her hand and I think the stomach is fake.

The cabinet is much more deeper than it appears when she's ''separated''.

That's my best guess!

[E1Ducko]

@kevinmartinez723

dude wikipedia it, she's a contortionist its as clear cut as it gets

[Viprexion]

lol. 1:18 When she was pushing the box out towards him...she hit her head the edge. awe lol.

[sureshtmg]

google toolbar- Zig Zag Lady Illusion Revealed By Masked Magician. u will b crystal clear like me.

[007HomeBoy]

@sureshtmg watch it and what the hell , so easy

[andrew8907]

this was done in full house :)

with the exact same apparatus

[magicmonkichi]

@andrew8907

this illusion was indeed done on Full House back in the day, but it was not with this exact prop. I'm pretty sure this one is still in the magic Castle's museum.

[starwars3802]

its funny how he says shes not a little girl and he says it wen he looks at the ladies butt hahaha

[narcberry]

GUISE THIS ONE IS REEL MAGIK!

[TenPinProductions]

I can see how the trick is doneee, the space i the box is much larger than it seems due to the black paint on the side, and at :57 you can see that the handle is much larger than the blade and there is space to maneuver away from it, then the middle section is moved to the side, but it once again looks smaller because of the black paint. Essentially, the girl is a contortionist and the "trick" is acually done by her.

[N8SorGel]

Wow. With that explanation I know that you must be a master magician. Oh wait, it's more likely you are a 12 year old boy doing a search on wikipedia. The funny thing about magic is no body cares if you "know" how a trick is done. Only if you can perform it which is obvious that you can't.

[TenPinProductions]

jesus buddy, I'm sorry if i came across as arrogant, but seriously why are you insulting and degrading a "12 year old boy". I'm mean whats more pathetic, some "12 year old boy" who posts a comment on how a trick is done, or a grown man who goes on the internet and insults children? Anyways, I merely said how the trick was done in case someone was wondering. Where i said i think i am a "master magician" i don't know.

[ThomasWadeFraser]

Then how is there a massive gap inbetween her head, her feet, her belly and her foot?

Your explanation holds little weight.

[TenPinProductions]

Because its doesn't actually fully seperate. the black parts are a part of the box.

[ThomasWadeFraser]

And your suggestings her neck/torso is fitting through that middle bit? No. Its FAR too thin and her head/face is too far away from her stomach and hand.

I don't believe in real magic, I am an illusionist myself, but this is NOT how he is doing it.

[TenPinProductions]

Okay O GREAT ILLUSIONIST MASTER, tell me how this trick is done. Seriously, I value your opinion but if you 100% reject another person's idea, saying it's impossible, i think it's only fair that you at least give some form of explanation back.

And yes, I am suggesting the mid part of her body will fit through there.

[ThomasWadeFraser]

Of course I'm not going to reveal the trick, but I will tell you that your explanation is a false one.

[TenPinProductions]

Hey, is "I'm not going to reveal the trick" really code for, "I have no fucking clue how the trick is done"?

Anyways, googling "Zig Zag Lady" shows the first result, which shows that I was was in fact right, and you have no clue what you're talking about, "OH GREAT ILLUSIONIST MASTER".

[ThomasWadeFraser]

Do you know what faking is? Darren Brown does it alot.

Look it up. ;)

[TenPinProductions]

Did you even look up what a told you to?

Type into Google "Zig Zag Lady Illusion Revealed By Masked Magician" and click on the first thing.

[ThomasWadeFraser]

I did not need to look it up. I know the sollution... and now you do too.... ruining the magic of it.

Do you know what faking is?

[TenPinProductions]

The solution I found, was the same thing I SAID, so I didn't "ruin" the magic of it. And since you said my solution was sooo wrong, then you must be thinking of something else. Seriously, if you want to bullshit people, it might be a good idea to have it make sense.

[jasminjade]

just checked out your solution.dont dee how it would work on the above trick cos her stomach moves too not just the hand.

[Isanion]

you asume that that is her stomach. It could be any area of skin (e.g her forearm) since the window is only a few cm across.

[LiMaoTang]

@Isanion ... i understand how the trick works (she sucks in her tummy, shuffles to the extreme left, etc, and the trick is done)... but how can that be her arm?? it covers too much area...... that's the only piece that confuses me

[LiMaoTang]

@Isanion @Isanion ... i understand how the trick works (she sucks in her tummy, shuffles to the extreme left, etc, and the trick is done)... but how can that be her arm?? it covers too much area...... that's the only piece that confuses me

AND.... the opening is too close to her hand to be her forearm

[n1pod]

what's the difference about this one and the #1 david copperfield's? i mean.....the only difference is prolly showing the body and not showing the body....however this one also shows the body parts moving, and it's 1965!!!

[farc300]

my only guess is tht she is squished all up at the top. He starts at the botttom with the dividers so she can use it to sort of climb up there. Her hand isnt actually her hand. Not sure about tht part.

[Bucket1Head3]

I wonder if its just me, but i dont care how they do it. i just like that sense of wonder i get when i see it. when people tell me how they do a magic trick i get so mad. it like ruining the end of a very good mystery novel

[NekoBazu]

You're not the only one...

[acooldude0]

Well there isn't many possible ways it can be done, it just looks pretty cool how they do it here.

[acooldude0]

I can figure out most tricks.  This one kind of stumps me a bit, lol.

[livedandletdie]

eerhm how to explain it well errm he put girl in box. inserted those metal plates pulled the midsection and someone checked it out. It's gimmicked not very difficult to understand I believe there is a certain catch to see what is the real deal.

[Boogerface]

explain how he pulls her apart

[MissCutie1796]

HOW THE HECK DOES HE DO THAT??

[Arthur5041975]

The masked magician explanation doesn't explain the version appeared in this video.

[retroherb]

To the people searching google for how this is done:

The Masked Magician was employed by the Magic Circle to tell people the wrong method of these tricks. None of the methods are true. The reason they did that was so people like you, who want to ruin it, will 'find out' then watch it being performed and realise that that cannot be right.

[atomicpenguin12]

I'm fairly certain that can't possibly be true, because the masked magician reveals the secrets to a lot of the tricks on this list and if what you say is true then they made a mistake because, while there are a few tricks like this that still cannot be explained, there are a great deal more that simply aren't (floating table for example)

[farc300]

tht might be true for everyone but criss angel. Every trick he mimicks of criss angel matches perfectly

[PaQuit]

sweeet! did  they have so hot girls in 1965? She was sexy(girl in the box)

[TMAGICT]

im performing this in about 2 weeks any sugestions

thanks

[aboveyourself]

don't mess up

[SassyTheWhiteMaltese]

from the begining of the responses, someone said to google "zig zag lady trick"

the first response is the trick revealed. be warned, once you see it, you'll go, oooh yeah, and then poof, the magic is gone. i kinda regret seeing it because this one has amazed me for years. oh well.

[orangepeal22]

Thanks! I've been wondering how she does that. Now i just need to find out how she appears at the begginng.

[SlaveToNoOne]

Does "God" reveal himself through magicians?

[s3xypoobum]

note there IS a thick black column going down the box in all 3 sections, contributes in the trick i think, but nonetheless greatest trick of the time possibly

[degauss69]

haha this trick is so easy, i do it with stripers all the time... though they do always end up dead...hmmmmm

[utubehatesmyusername]

I have a theory on this one.

SPOILER WARNING!!!!

when she gets in the box she lifts her feet off the ground they then add the bottom divider.

she kneels in the top 2 boxes.

when they slide the middle box out she is sucking in her gut in that very little space thats left between the middle box and the top box, aswell as 1 of her hands which of course is seen.

when the person is touching her "stomach" that is actualy her but/thy. seriously who could tell the difference?

Thats my explanation.

[utubehatesmyusername]

forgot to mention she is also sucking in her gut / in the kneeling position when the second divider is added. and u can clearly see there is enough space for her to do that

[fake2]

but you are wrong.  :-)

[Burnokkk]

I know how it's done.

It's a classic, really.

Fairly simple.

Although Google spoils this trick, I found it out myself and I was right.

[bdavis6214]

her foot is at the bottom the entire time

[kproduction]

i love this trick

[Eternalfire92]

I know it; He has three midgets in the back of the box! Amazing trick

[Mokper]

lol ur funny

[lephare09]

I don't want to know how it was done. I'm just happy to enjoy it. But I mean...wow

[ChaosKnight572]

Someone with a brain for once~

[nothere413]

This trick is simple to do. All you need is some magic powder and a magic potion.

[MALCOLMNIKSU]

hahah yeah :D

[ChaosKnight572]

xD Nice there.

[GoHoosiers12]

How about you just don't post em? that will solve everyone's problems!

[gb389]

except for the people who actually want to know how it's done, they'll still have problems,

[GoHoosiers12]

thats why there's the internet...they can go and look it up if they really truly want to know...

[IIIerosIII]

...where are we right now?  the internet.

[iashish2]

'haha u my bitch '

showed ur character right there!!

[GoHoosiers12]

who the fuck are you and why are u joining in a discussion that took place a long time ago? good one...

[iashish2]

Nah!

U don't impress me much !!

[ChaosKnight572]

-Responds to old conversation- :3 ~?

...Sup

[JandPproductions]

Just how!

[Cashback13]

So How do you explain when he puts the two sliding bits in then and that there is a big gap in the middle plus the woman in in a dress that doesn't allow her to be very flexible! Where has the middle part of her body? her left arm is near her head which always faces forward so how could she put her body in the place you claim in is?

[Ryausub]

the two blades he slides in go to the right of her stomach that is turned and pushed against the left side of the box (viewers' right and left)

I don't get how having her left had held up makes it any harder to turn your body sideways.

There is a very good reveal showing exactly how it looks (with the middle part of the box open while the trick is done), just google 'zig zag lady trick' and the first link should be it "masked magician reveals tricks"

[Ryausub]

The only part I can't fully explain is the 'stomach' patch of skin on the part of the box that moves over.

It is most likely just fake skin perhaps with a simple device behind it to make it 'breath'

[TomcatBlackAce]

Search Zig Zag Lady on Wikipedia, I think it tells you how they do it, and there's a picture describing it.

[SLYGARR]

This man invented it .What have you invented?

[Ryausub]

What?... how would me not having invented anything be relevant to... well anything?

[GoHoosiers12]

you're just a sorry sport that these men and women can amaze ppl and you can't do a single thing about it and you have to try and use your words in order to spoil everyone elses fun...

[Ryausub]

I put a spoiler tag before I stated how it was done...

And what else are people going to say in the comments section? If you don't want to know how it was done, don't look at the comments of a magic video, especially the comments that have "*SPOILER DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW IT WAS DONE*" at the top of them...

And personally, I find the methodology behind magic just as, if not more fascinating than the illusion itself.

[GoHoosiers12]

its cool that you want to know how it's done but you don't have to spoil it for everyone else...by making those comments all you're doing is being an self-conceited asshole who really doesn't give a shit about others.

[Ryausub]

You don't think anyone other than me would like to know how it was done?

How about the guy I was responding to who asked "Just how!"?

I put a spoiler tag on it so that anyone who didn't want to know could simply not read it... If I didn't care about others I wouldn't have wasted my time putting that there.

You're one of the people that searches for "magic tricks revealed", watches the videos, then complains that they spoiled it aren't you?

Get over yourself and just don't read/watch reveals..

[GoHoosiers12]

does this video have the tag "magic trick revealed"? no. That is why I watched it and hated that a fool like yourself would ruin a video that isn't a spoiler. Sure I watch the "revealed" videos too but I don't get mad. I only get mad at ppl like yourself who spoils an "unspoiler" video...like the other 49 videos in this series...

[Ryausub]

So you read my reply that had

"*SPOILER, DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW IT WAS DONE*"

at the top of it and got angry because I wasn't lying?

You could have, I don't know, not read it?

[GoHoosiers12]

no. i just noticed that on every single one of these videos that you were ruining every single trick...sometimes people don't want to know how it's done...that's why there are seperate videos for those that want to know...we don't need you ruining the videos with your "mister know-it-all" comments...

[Ryausub]

"sometimes people don't want to know how it's done"

Which is why I put the *SPOILER* tag on my posts...

If you want to know how it was done (or sometimes just how I think it may have been done), read them, if you don't want to know, just don't read them...

Are my posts really so irresistible that your eyes can't look anywhere else?

[TheFMP]

were do you read of how you do it? i really wana know how

[hpathbp25]

No you don't, you only think you do because you can't understand it.  You're not really looking for the secret, you want to be fooled. If you really wanted to know, you would look it up in a magic store. Don't spoil the magic for yourself, just let it amaze you.

[sirg85]

woooooooooooooooooow

[dazzif]

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