The Balducci Levitation

Everything you ever wanted to know about how to levitate. It is really easy.

This is known as the Balducci Levitation after Ed Balducci. He didn't invent it, but did explain it.

This is a staple of most magicians. Takes a minute to learn, but fools people. You can find YouTube videos of David Blaine doing this and laughably collapsing in exhaustion after draining himself physically. Absolute nonsense. He did it on one of his television specials, but really faked it. He goes up high in the air and the people viewing react with astonishment. First, you don't see his whole body when he goes up in the air. He's being lifted up. And the people watching are not reacting properly. Obviously, there have been edits, and not very good edits.

Have fun, and amaze your friends.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• levitation
• floating
• Balducci
• levitate
• float
• David
• Blaine
• Copperfield

[Zauindro]

How can you have copyright of this trick?

[yvettegr]

@Zauindro I don't have a copyright to the trick. No one does. You can't copyright an idea. I have a copyright to the video since I made it. If I were to write a small book describing the Balducci levitation, I could copyright the book. You could also write a book about it (as long as it doesn't take phrases from my book). If the trick required a device, the device can be patented, but it doesn't. It's just an idea how to do something.

[SnazzyGuy123]

if all you need is your feet then why do they sell it at magic shops

[yvettegr]

@SnazzyGuy123 What they sell you at Magic Shops/online is a sheet of paper with the instructions on it detailing exactly what I show in this video. If you would like I'll gladly write out the instructions, put some magic designs on it and sell it to you for $50. I've had the Balducci Levitation Instructions (one sheet of paper) thrown in as a freebie at the professional magic shop I usually go to after I've spent several hundred dollars buy lots of "perfectly ordinary decks".

[SnazzyGuy123]

@yvettegr no thanks because i have other ways of levitation that i use

but i appreciate the offer

:)

[yvettegr]

That's right. Magicians have known about it. And, of course David Blaine popularized it, but with a lot of faking, such as how far he's lifted off the ground, and the fake reaction shots.

[TheRealEmskiHelp]

But years ago, It was only introduced to the public on a wide scale...

[yvettegr]

This trick has been around over 75 years.

[TheRealEmskiHelp]

Damn. This trick is old loool I used to do the exact trick when I was like 14 - 15. Now 18.

[yvettegr]

I hope you try out the effect.