Vanishing Ball Illusion

[IanLeoTV]

You just kept it in your hand, but still very nice! :D

[MicaelaUSA]

all you do is through the ball up and down then you have to hold it in your palm it takes practice though very good trick

[AmineDadsMe]

-.- gay

[RetardsOnWheels99]

thumbs up on both hands and maby ull see the ball

(good trick, but make it less obvious next time)

[bedsidecreeper]

thumbs up if u noticed the first comment have spelled 'second' wrong

[bedsidecreeper]

thumbs up if u dont see a secnd 'top rated comment'

[halo2party]

How is this so good?

[LaLaLaflobble]

It's really a very smart little trick. It works on the basis of false memory. The brain sees the ball going up twice (the magician tracks it with hias eyes and this is a cue for you to do the same). The brain then sub-conciously assumes that the ball will continue to do so. Therefore, on the third throw, you briefly create a false image/memory of the ball going up.. as your eyes realise it's not there it, simply vanishes! You never think to simply check the hands until it's over.

[irresistablejewel]

@LaLaLaflobble According to a BBC Horizon documentry "Is seeing believing?" Your eyes are not fooled by the illusion; the brain over-rides the visual data in processing the information (People were wired up to an eye tracking device)

It seems the brain spends a lot of time predicting the future. This is not a flaw in humans; rather an efficient survival tactic

If you think you might have seen a tiger in the bushes and run away, you have lost nothing if you are wrong

You see what you believe

[LaLaLaflobble]

@irresistablejewel Yes, That is exactly what I said. It's very curious isn't it, the survival mechanisms we developed.

[manxy007]

Ok, most of us know what happened and for some of us, it could have been done better. There are some (I would imagine) who were a little stumped and I presume that it was meant for them and the title seems to confirm that by not trusting everthing you see. Wise words really and good luck to him.

[XBoSnIaNxX]

this isnt his trick.. ive seen it on other websites.. but yea i think he slips the ball to his elbow joint and locks it there but the head going up and ur eyes following it fools u..

[bladesypher]

I worked it out straight away lol. But I wont post it since you probably dont want your trick revealed.

[eddhatesyou]

How do u do this??? and yay first comment:)