Controlled Quantum Levitation on a Wipe'Out Track

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[HYBRIID]

Piranha Won against Feisar thats all that matters.

[HaxR3]

@NoWayWait Na, smoke doesn't teleport forward 5cm and clip through the track, there's another video highlighting the specific bit where you can see. Plus it so obviously LOOKS like CGI too. I know quantum levitation works but there are several reasons that the tracks are straight or completely circular.

[waynemv]

This video deliberately make false claims, which many reasonable people are likely to believe, for the intention of stirring up interest in a commercial product. I realize they are not misrepresenting the actual product being advertised. But they are certainly intentionally deceiving the public for commercial gain. This particular style of false advertising is morally wrong and should not be socially acceptable. Because of this, I am not going to be buying any Sony products for a long time.

[tuschman168]

@waynemv That's true. The revelation had to be at the end of the video. Whoa, easy there. I just finished reading your comment. Let's not go there, okay? Anyway, they used a tactic that is questionable, yet widespread nowadays. That's not an excuse but I was still impressed that they came out and made a "Making of" at all. If they had made it right at the end of the original video, everybody could just claim to have known all along. So I kinda!!! see where they're coming from. KINDA!!!

[waynemv]

@tuschman168 If the demonstration was to teach people a lesson, the time to reveal the trick and give the lesson is before the audience leaves (like Randi does). The video's producers showed no intent to reveal their deception. They were simply using people's curiosity for financial gain (video is a viral ad for the Wipe Out game.) Justifying lying because the victim shouldn't be gullible, is like justifying sexual assault because of how a woman dresses. It's wrong to blame the victim.

[tuschman168]

My friend was adamant that this video was real. Incidentally my friend needs glasses but rarely wears them ;p

But seriousely, why can only a percentage of the people on youtube tell that this is cgi? Must be bad eyesight! I actually wear my glasses and so I can tell easily.

[tuschman168]

@waynemv The difference being that faith healers never come out and say that they are fooling you. They want to keep you gullible and dumb for a profit. In contrast these people want to teach you not to believe anything you're shown by first fooling you and then showing you, how gullible you were. Sure it hurts to learn that lesson. But you're better of afterwards. This is very James Randi-esque.

[tuschman168]

@cuttellhell That is so cool. Thanks for the link. I knew it was possible. Doesn't change the fakt that this video is fake though.

[KingofSenf]

1:13 the steam is going thru the track.. :(

[snowdevil002]

@Soulgage smoke is clipping through the board

[Lesuey07]

@HYBRIID And that's the sole reason why I say this video is fake!

[cuttellhell]

@HaxR3 you might wanna watch this video: (watch?v=6lmtbLu5nxw&feature=r­elated)