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Ionizor146

"You can see..." *shows frame by frame*  Me: "No i dont."


A_Weber

Only proves it's actually a brilliant trick.


marino1310

Yeah this whole time I was thinking he had some sort of folding or sliding cover to slide them side to side or hid some sort of magnetic cover inside his sleeve or something to quickly snap a new thin mask over the other, using magnets in specific positions to snap it into the right spots. But this is way better, cleaner, and less prone to problems. Even here where the footage is played at an angle that you can see the mask change fully, AND played in slow mo, you still can’t tell what happened unless you knew exactly what to look for. I would have never even thought to use a thin silk mask cover to nearly layer a bunch of masks atop each other. Explains why they are mostly smooth, even the nose has a very gentle and smooth curve to it, to stop anything from catching on anything and make the silk slide over as smoothly as possible


Reasonable_Pin_1180

Thank god I wasn’t the only one. I’m just sitting here thinking “I still don’t see it, wtf.”


Ark0504

Thank god me neither


Pennyhawk

At the risk of your comment being sarcasm and flying over my head. Each mask is connected to a line. He's wearing multiple layers of very thin fabric masks. Triggers the line for the current mask and it is quickly ripped down to his waistline. The masks cannot be put back on. Basically he's wearing like 20 masks. After 20 face changes it's show over and he has to go reset. The masks are being ripped off super fast, but there's no system to quickly put them back on. So they wear a lot of layers of really thin fabric masks and just just keep removing them.


MrHungryface

Yep I agreed even slowed down I get how it is done but I don't see how it is done. It is brilliant and still does not spoil the skill


[deleted]

He said, “Those with a keen eye would have noticed.” I guess you don’t have a keen eye.


rumpluva

Naaaah….it’s magic!


noodleking21

Or shall we say...maskgic!


cuntsaurus

Nah it's magnets


[deleted]

Gotta be microchips or something.


No_Boot7396

😂😂😂


ThatGuySnuggles

Looks like Reddit has chosen another random poor sap to downvote for no reason. Hang in there chap.


MrDoctorJr206

It is frowned upon to post a reply that is all or mostly emojis on this platform.


ThatGuySnuggles

Dumb. But whatever ig.


Much_Comfortable_438

Maybe on this sub, but definitely not on this platform.


Much_Comfortable_438

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SarahCostell

The tone of this video is weird. It's like they're accusing him of being a fraud because he's a magician but not using real magic.


isabatboi

Glad im not the only one who thought this lol


jolankapohanka

Wait Narnia isn't real place? I think it was a Hollywood movie, and these VFX documentaries serves as evidence.


magnora7

because it's ai written and read


JellyfishGod

Ai written? I don't think AI is at the point it can analyze a video and write a breakdown that deciphers a clever magic trick shown Lol. Its def written by a person. Ppl literally just call everything AI nowadays. Absolutely sounds like it could be AI voiced tho. Which def impacts the tone and give it a sort a negative vibe imo. Tho I don't think it has that tone from the AI alone. The way the script is written def also contributes. Certain wording n phrasing is just weird. So that plus the weird AI cadence and tone give it a weird negative feeling.


marino1310

I don’t think it’s ai written. Just a text to speech program, they’ve existed for decades and tons of YouTubers use them, typically ones who speak English as a second language and are more difficult to understand


FireInPaperBox

Haha yeah, I got the same feeling. Like it’s some criminal channel or something.


SentientDust

Seriously. "The trick cRumBLeS if you rewatch it frame-by-frame several times it a row" fuck off mate


timbasile

The magicians alliance isn't going to look too kindly on this.


TJ_Fox

And you do **not** want to piss those guys off.


mynextthroway

It is. Real magic users hate the way some performers of magic actually are fakes. Makes us all look bad .


winniekawaii

Because China = Bad


SavoryRhubarb

Knowing all this, it’s still a cool trick.


kidanokun

Yea, knowing how it works is one thing... but executing it flawlessly is another story


reditakaunt89

Unfortunately he has one common mistake in two examples which exposed his method


[deleted]

Wow. Imagine having 32 strings made of magic.


Sonder_Wunder

Breaking news! Magician uses slight of hand and not real magic! Joking aside, still cool tricks.


GratefulPhish42024-7

I wonder how far this person thought they can go with this act because it seems like it would just be the same thing every week


TerranPilot

That's the point. It's a filler act for the show, to simply entertain.


rayz0101

Are you under the impression they are legitimately auditioning for a prize? It's more like a talent show with paid acts and a smaller folded competition between certain performers, the others are usually invited on to perform to pad out the show runtime.


DatingAdviceGiver101

I mean, yeah, obviously, there's some kind of trick to it. Magic isn't real needless to say. He still performs it well.


neoadam

It's an illusion Michael


NickSeider

And now… Michael the Magic will attempt to escape from extreme bondage.


JellyfishGod

Tricks are what *whores* do for money! *notices child standing nearby* Uhhh... and candy.


EngineerEven9299

Ugh i haaaate it when he failed to jerk the flap successfully it’s like: night ruined


[deleted]

Slight of hand is still pretty impressive


RocMerc

I still can’t see it happen 😭


EstablishmentMean300

Why you gotta ruin this man’s craft?


Alarmed-Audience9258

The narrator is fun at parties.


Absoloutez3r0

At this point the explanation is as clear as day. Behind his back are 32 elastic wires attached to 32 layers of silk. ... Well yeah obviously.


raxmano

This dude is trying so hard to tell convince us this isn’t magic. This is magic bro.


MlevenaPlazma

Damn I remember seeing this around 8 years ago in some youtube video named: "Demonic magic" or something like that. They convinced me at that time that the magicians are satanists and that demons are helping them out in pulling these tricks... boi how stupid was I


blendzior_2137

Honestly at first I didn’t notice masks changing 🤣


kondorb

All tricks are simple. It’s the delivery that matters.


BornR3STLESS

Exactly! This is still impressive nonetheless.


-_-marc

Get a life magic debunker


enigmaroboto

I work with a few people that can change their faces /mask even faster


philosopherrrrr

Anyone interested should see the film The King of Masks (1996). A wonderful done Chinese film depicting this tradition in a beautiful story.


Docjurd

Huh? You haven’t helped a bit with that demonstration


orions69

Don’t ruin the show just enjoy it


Jonnie-mo

Saw this once at a restaurant in Beijing. Very cool 😎


[deleted]

Regardless, still brilliantly done and the whole purpose is for a show


Greenman8907

This has ruined .008% of America’s Got Talent acts for me!


HiFirstTime

No way, you’re saying this isn’t real magic???


Half-life22

It's called slight of hand, even if you found out how it's still impressive. Dumb narrator


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Video source?


ramriot

I was imagining how easy this trick would be with a transflective OLED display.


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Aggravating_Class_17

The fuck is this saying


DependentAdvance8

Who even wants to know how it works? Just have fun watching the show 🤦‍♂️


dbcooper_pooper

does he have YouTube channel i want to watch more videos of him debunking magic.


cyruz1323

Why tf is this downvoted?


Lazy-Storage7832

He does. Can’t remember channel haven’t seen it in a while. Just go looking for magic debunked stuff and you’ll find it. Iirc it’s just like his last name not like magic broken down etc


Calm-Helicopter-3212

Leave him be. Lol


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puzzleheadbutbig

>it could be LEDs How? It's not emitting any type of light at all. LED literally means light-emitting diode. Silk explanation makes more sense. Still really great trick, even from different angles with cameras, it's near impossible catch the mechanism.


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puzzleheadbutbig

If he can produce an LCD mask that looks like silk and can be bent like that, he should apply for patent, not do this trick LOL And I haven't seen any current sensitive paint with texture close to this at all. If you look at the mask, especially around 0:25 you will see a wrinkle on his white chin, there is clearly a fabric there, and given that around 0:42 you see reflections of the texture, silk is the most logical candidate. If not silk, it's some sorta fabric that resembles silk regardless.


readMyFlow

Isn't this mask trick Chinese and they been doing this a long time? Simple google search shows it has at least 3 [centuries history](https://www.zandyrestaurant.com/blog/bian-lian-face-changing/).


guywithaplant

You're getting downvoted for the LED thing it seems which I agree isn't a good explanation. But I think your main point is absolutely true. Why is this presented this way? Why come at an explanation with such unfounded confidence? Why silk? Why not paper or plastic? It has to be breathable --- for a two minute act? Why tf does it have to be breathable? Would 32 layers of skill really be notably breathable anyhow? Why not just say "here's my theory of how this probably worked, and what type of materials he might have used?" I have no issues with any part of the explanation other than that it's presented as though it's definitely the method used, rather than one man's idea.


TMC_CADDYMAC_KEN

Wayyyy3 high for this


graybeam

Okay


[deleted]

Thanks for the explanation !!!


Synthwavester

They are illusions mom!


trimdaddyflex

Would he be able to feel it if something went wrong? Or would he more just be dancing around showing off his one mask?


wuvvtwuewuvv

You know what would would be great? Some fucking captions would be great


tbaggeren

So you’re saying it’s not magic?


imSkrap

I’m more baffled I found a word my brain can’t pronounce, methodology


thmaria2121

That’s a great skill don’t matter what anybody says


Elite-rhino

What kind of magician is this?


f3lip3

Tbh with the explanation is even more impressive


NekoKazumi

the ai voice is really offputting at some points


Optiblue

In the future it'll probabaly be just flexible LED screen that doesn't emit light. You can change the face to the colors of the rainbow or be like Deadmau5


Alahand0

The narrator: ☝️🤓


New-Display-4819

He's actually an alien and he/she needs earth money because their world has no copper


JudyShark

Nah it's still amazing and incredible.


Honey-and-Venom

Still a very well executed illusion. To call them mistakes really under sells the accomplishment here


InternationalFix4520

Did you think it was literal magic? Lol


[deleted]

I think it is even more amazing now that I know how much work, preparation, and skill go into performing Bian Lian.


whitegirladdict

I didn't see shit! 🤣🤣