A Fatal Bullet Catch

[xsvdudex]

He said fake barrel of the gun! Could that be the secret...?

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

I don't understand the Houdini quotation - how is escaping from a strait jacket underwater as safe as sitting on my couch eating cheetos in my living room?

[IoEstasCedonta]

...Houdini's rule didn't work out for him, did it?

From what I've heard of the accident, it could happen to anyone on the receiving end of a stage blank; the powder from the blank shot off a bit of the gun. (Which must have helped the police, since it wasn't a proper bullet that killed the magician.)

[Bojoe777NaBl]

wow fuck you crackle!!!

[tenkins]

I wonder if the person who shot the gun could be charged with a crime? I know that if it were me and my friends fucking around doing magic tricks in the back yard and someone got shot in the face, someone would get arrested for something

[rabidchevy]

i remember the story but cant remember what went wrong with the trick to kill him?

[Watcher3223]

@MartianAviator

Sorry to respond to such an old post but:

And just as the worst of some people is brought out in losing, the same is said when the same people win.

Whether winners or losers, some people are just plain bad and use anything as an excuse to be a jerk to others.

[FlyntStormhammer]

Fuck!!!! I want my five minutes back you twat!!!

[Grayhatt]

WTF? Seriously what a waste of my time.

[JoeDeceiver]

How do some comments get all '-20' thumbs and shit when I can't click the dislike button or even see the comments after they're only '-5' or so...??

[JoeDeceiver]

He got shot in the chest, but lets not mince bullets here.

[pennsays]

@JoeDeceiver Minced bullets, a wonderful culinary treat.

[JoeDeceiver]

But in no way more miserable than me, and believe me, I am POOR. I stole the computer I'm typing this on off of a homeless, handicapable, unwed Mexican bisexual teen mother.

[topshonuff]

Fucking funny Joedeceiver.. Yes this was a long 5 mins. to get to the point, but he does tell some stories about some of their magic tricks.. Wrap it up B!!

[Gray963]

That was the greatest ending point to a 5 minute blog I've ever seen. XD

[CiscoNast]

OK OK OK HE SAW HIM DIE. you said that like 5 times. sorry to be 'insensitive' but ur boring the viewer

[lineikatabs]

epic!

[andyrexik]

i actually think something is up with youtube, Ive been getting a lot of "reposts" but it isnt just pennsays

[dylantuzyk]

Yeah same.

[dechha1981]

It's a good trick. I actually like the way you guys make a big deal about preaching to the audience about various safety rules with guns, and then proceed to shoot eachother right in the face.

[GeneralSeptem]

Haha, yeah I'm sure a multimillionaire with millions of followers and his own invention on the market really gives a fuck about your advice.

[spareaxe]

Quit your cheerleading for a loser!!!

[GeneralSeptem]

Loser my ass, the guy is world famous and could fuck just about any chick he wants. If it wasn't a viable career as you claim, then Penn's comfortable lifestyle and fame would not even be possible.

Just because you could never make it in show business doesn't make it a job for losers, it makes you the fucking loser.

[ketenol]

Where's the fun in that?

[dothebedn]

The Penn and Teller stuff isn't a real job? If you're making money by doing something then that is a real job. He makes a lot of money too.

[marker853]

This is America!!! he can do what he wants !!!!

[dechha1981]

Um... he's a world famous magician who currantly works in Las Vagas. He has a job.

[Eroo5]

"get a real job", are you fucking retarded?

[grassvalleystudios]

He's a very famous, Comedian, Magician,

Illusionist, Juggler and author who's has millions of dollars, mansions, And works and lives in las vegas. He has more of job than you'll ever have.

[dylantuzyk]

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[mudbuck]

Perhaps you should replace the bullet trick with something as lethal and fast but not commonly held by people, like an arrow.

[ervin2]

I imagine an arrow would require a completely different trick.

[jimmah13]

I like that story, You sir are a great storyteller, I geuss thats why you do it for a living, haha.

[d5gdf56gdfg]

I want to go to a penn and teller show.

[pointmanzero]

I did, it was cool.

Got autographs and everything.

[Geoshi]

Cool story, small world when you think of it =P

[EuchridEucrow1]

Actually, it was 1918 that Chung Ling Soo died.

I'm wondering what Penn thinks of the Houdini book that came out in 2007, THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI: THE MAKING OF AMERICA'S FIRST SUPERHERO? There's a passing reference to this story and even a brief biography of Soo in it.

[magicmike323]

Penn interviewed the authors of that book on his old radio show Penn Radio. You can probably find it online.

[tinsnanna]

hey penn people think i look like u thats great but Iam a women lol

[d5gdf56gdfg]

Growl.

[stevenodd]

Every morning, I wake up, and I have to apologize to everyone. It's remarkably similar, I have to tell everyone that I'm sorry that I did not blow my brains out.

[CiphersSon]

says hotel plug.sony plug. bla bla bla hover blogtv HOCAS POCAS airloom of fools ..ew mystery theaterA ..nice you didnt die . any ways smoke and mirrors slite of hand. please start windows media center now and make it work with itunes  that be real magic lol love you cats even the 1 who dose not talk

[CharlesLazaruz]

great story

[iamdemom1]

well - i will have second thoughts to being called onto stage NOW... after your story - but - i am very glad you have never blown your head out... you both are wonderful and the world would miss alot if you were gone

hugs

<3 iam

[TheClassicalLiberal]

I remember reading about that trick in The God Delusion.

[enigmatically]

talk about biting a bullet

[MagnusIan]

The bullet catch is a great trick. I won't even dare to try and figure out how Penn & Teller do it. I'm guessing it was designed to be that way. XD

That, and I don't mind not knowing how it's done because P&T are always very clear that it's a trick, which we can all respect.

And please, please don't shoot each other onstage, Penn. I haven't gone to one of your shows yet. : / Why does Vegas have to be on the other side of the country?! XD

[imbroglio74]

Why does Vegas have to be on the other side of the world.. :(

[alixinthemiddle]

a better question is why are you on the other side of the world of Las Vegas? XD

[ArtinEmil]

Penn, the bullet catch is my favorite trick you do. I first seen it as a little boy and I still have no idea how you do it. It looks so real and so great.

By the way please do not blow your brains out, I love you too much, Penn.

[MysteryManoLove]

Awesome!

[irock58]

LOL!!

[Friikki111]

I just love your laugh <3

[Konicava]

i like penn and teller just because of that.

they sell a lie.

but they reconize its a lie.

and just admit it.

[JerkyChid]

I could see Penn and Teller faking their deaths on stage to get away from being celebrities

[t0kt0k]

Which I try to watch your video: Harvard (cock), I get the error: "This video is not available in your country. "

I'm in Canada. What's with that?

[CASPRPres]

I'm addicted to your videos....and I have man love for Penn.

Does that make me gay?

[kryptoknightmare]

Yeah.

[TheAtheistPaladin]

Yes, next question.

[CASPRPres]

My girlfriend is gonna be pissed.....

[Surathan]

My question TAP:

Do you now realize the word you were supposed to use was SMOTE?

[TheAtheistPaladin]

Loaded question.

[Surathan]

pfft.

[chubchaser69]

we all have man love for penn... it's okay, your bromance will not affect your social standing. I have decreed it. I love Penn too, but it's because he's a cute semi-chub with beautiful long hair. But my social standing is okay too.

[ajr5086]

That's a way to go, brains splatting across an audience that paid to watch you. It's up there with fighting a lion in a metal suit and riding a nuclear bomb from a plane down to it's target.

Someone really needs to make a list for these things.

[bahremon2170]

lol houdinis rule didnt work so well for himself

[Cellsplitter]

That sure would've made an awesome story for your grandkids lol. Oh well :) Live on Penn (& teller)

[ShingoEX]

I'm not sure about the accuracy of that, as wiki claims he was shot in the chest and not the face.

[Hazard590]

yes because nobody can change the wiki articles

[valhala56]

LOL

[toplessfunn]

you should fake your death on stage in some sort of failed trick. drop dead blood and all. then drop the curtin and do it all again the next show

[Brine49]

gah

[Napstrpsx]

Brine49:

here's a thought - people like you should actually watch the video they're on and post something constructive instead of attention-whoring.

[ThatGuy1116]

and people like you need to learn to fucking relax once in awhile. its not youll ever meet these people in person, so why take internet postings so seriously?

[IdleBystander1]

Way better than first.

[nickolasweishampel]

good one