Behind the Magic
Posted on Mar 17, 2009 by Steven Lin | Filed under: Shanzhai
Spoiler alert: Magic secrets revealed, some material may not be suitable for those who want to maintain that miracle-and-wonder thing.
A Youku user who looks very shy, very (deliberately?) amateurish, and very shanzhai uploaded a video which revealed the secrets behind some mind-blowing magic tricks performed by Liu Qian, the fabulous Taiwanese magician.
While some magic tricks heavily rely on the magicians’ superior misdirection and manipulation skills, some other tricks simply work through gimmicks. The objects used in the magic tricks which you can see in the above video are modified in some way to guarantee a successful outcome.
After watching this video, you may find it’s not that difficult to play David Copperfield in front of your colleagues, if only you know where to buy the right props.
Though there are some nice comments on the video page like “Thanks to this kid, who made me feel that the magic is not so mystic”, other people were annoyed by the provocative behavior of leaking the very secrets which might help Chinese magicians survive the economic downturn: “As a magician, I curse you tens of thousands of times!”
March 18th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
funny
March 18th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
There’s actually a magic school on the 6th floor or Cloud 9 in Zhongshan Park (shanghai). It’s always empty but I am sure they sell magic props if you want to buy them.
March 18th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
well,it is getting hot now,any idea of making some youku buzz Tshirt? honestly, i missed the oppertunity to get the youku mugs.
March 19th, 2009 at 2:27 am
Dude, I love your blog! I just spent the last 2 hours on it … I will be back!
March 20th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
@techi Well… You just reminded us that it’s time to make some f$%king cool Youku Buzz tees. Stay tuned!!!!
March 21st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Roger that, this time i won’t miss the tees. i know u very good at designing, haha ,the tees gonna be fraking awesome!!!
April 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
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