Mad scientist illusion-Paul Daniels show

French illusionist Al Carthy and assistant craazy,but brilliant act! I respect the art of magic/illusions and as such any comments revealing methods to this effect will not be approved.

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Entertainment

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• Paul
• Daniels
• Magic
• illusion
• Al
• Carthy

[bdf2718]

I'm not surprised you will delete comments explaining how the trick was done. Otherwise everybody over the age of 6 who watched this would post saying how it was done.

[MavisRileyJunior]

@bdf2718 You would think anyone over age of 6 would read and understand "I respect the art of magic/illusions and as such any comments revealing methods to this effect will not be approved." In video info.

Therefore I am suprised you complain.

[bdf2718]

@MavisRileyJunior

I did not complain. I was remarking on the fact that this illusion was so simple there was no need to protect it.

In fact it was so simple I hesitate to label it "illusion" and think "unentertaining performance art" a better description.

[MavisRileyJunior]

@bdf2718 Well Al carthy (the magician in this vid) has entertained for many years doing this trick,it is 30 years old and will stand the test of time ,you are entitled to your opinion but I will still remove "spoilers" as I have done with your recent post.

[d4m4s74]

wow, compliments for the "robot"

the movements were awesome

[MavisRileyJunior]

@d4m4s74 People stop with the "camera tricks" comments. Its silly.There are none.

[davepatthews]

@joshan55555 It looks similar to the technique Michael Jackson (and later Alien Ant Farm) used in the video for "Smooth Criminal" if you care to look up how that is done.

[gibbonduder182]

If I recall the Paul Daniels version, it was done to different music, The bit at the end has a sample saying "Frankensteins Monster" over buzzing and clockwork noises.

[Skreechchannel]

id say top notch performance.. world class illusion.

[DannyJosephMagic]

Haha 10/10 for originality. I really wasn't expecting the final head illusion, that was really really neat.

Just as some constructive criticism (from a fellow magician) I'd rethink the `legs` at around 47 seconds. Plus there was a tiny tiny flash of white. ;)

Other than that. astonishing and amazing!

[carlislesinkeri66pt6]

impressive! love it!

[ALCARTHY]

@jeffab01 LOL!



[LIVINGONTHEDOLE]

@MavisRileyJunior

i'm disapointed that some a-hole (bdf2718) has to go around shouting his mouth off just because hes been shown something- I doubt he'd have the subtley to come up with a trick anything like it himself.

Its a super illusion, and very creative.

[TalesOfKrypton]

WOW!!!

[hoguff]

@jeffab01 Futhermore, if you look at other videos on YT of Al Carthy he starts the act placing the body on the table - directly where this one is edited! ... Still love this act though!

[scampbl]

I don't get it. Where's the illusion? All I see is a robot ripping off a dude's head.

[Sladedestiny]

I remember seeing this actual show and I thought it was brilliant. Too many programmes revealing how illusions are done has ruined the art of illusion completely. So there is nothing to Mystify children or adults. For me that is sad when modern childhood has little thats magical about it. Also isn't video games in fact an illusion often created by a coomputer? Wheres the art in that?