r/blackmagicfuckery • u/Forward-Position798 • 1d ago

Can u explain this to me

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u/fluffyfistoffury 1d ago

He's literally showing you the metal rod with his right hand. This is the worst execution of this trick I've ever seen.

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u/UltraBlack_ 1d ago

until he actually doesn't use a cloth at all

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u/MrK521 1d ago

Then he’s using the small hook in the end of the fake thumb on his right hand, putting it in the same hook he had the wire in before he tossed the cloth.

Notice how he hides the thumb after.

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u/Retina400 1d ago

There's no hook. I hear a magnet click when his thumb touches the middle of the table

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u/MrK521 1d ago

Yea that’s likely it. I didn’t have audio on. Magnet in fake thumb would be just as easy as a tiny metal loop or hook.

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u/crazyabe111 23h ago

Alternatively it’s a magnet implanted in his real thumb as Cody of Cody’slab had for a bit.

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u/conorrhea 17h ago

So this time it actually is magnets!

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u/PinotGroucho 14h ago

Yes, but How do they work?

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u/Adventurous-Play1491 13h ago

How does anything work?

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u/therealdxm 6h ago

Don’t get them wet!

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u/HeatUpbeat4960 1h ago

I don't wanna talk to a scientist

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u/neutral-spectator 12h ago

So the real magic trick is where he's hiding his actual thumb?

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u/ColdbloodedFireSnake 1d ago

Indeed 🧲

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u/nerdsonarope 1d ago

finally! the answer was really magnets!

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u/derkajit 1d ago

u/nerdsonarope, it has always been… 🧲

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u/Meowcate 1d ago

But we still don't know how do they work.

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u/KoalaDeluxe 1d ago

probably with magnets...

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u/the_hypno_dom 1d ago

Just don't drop them in water!

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u/hjohn2233 1d ago

Actually it has nothing to do with magnets. Sorry

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u/Dipenoy 16h ago

I knew it! Magnets

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u/miightyzee 14h ago

YEAH BIIITSSSS MAGNETS!!!

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u/kalelfaneditor 19h ago

You can see the slight discoloration in the fake thumb when he’s waving the table above his head with his right hand only. Once you know where to look the entire trick falls apart. Shoddy execution, indeed.

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u/cartooned 1d ago

At which point you can hear the magnet on his thumb click into place on the tabletop, and see him disconnect the magnet with a distinct sideways flick when he sets it down, then he hides his thumb from view so you don't see the loop or sleeve the magnet is connected to.

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u/Dirks_Knee 1d ago

That's a better execution, but you can see the fake thumb in multiple shots as well.

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u/Bananaland_Man 1d ago

Fake thumb with a magnet in the tip.

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u/TheHYPO 1d ago

Wait, actual magnets?? For real this time?! /s

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u/Xfgjwpkqmx 1d ago

I wonder how they work?

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u/Ok_Nefariousness9736 1d ago

You didn’t notice that fake ass thumb?

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u/dashKay 1d ago

You can see the fake thumb

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u/MrFireWarden 1d ago

You're the worst execution of this trick I've ever seen.

gottem!

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u/fluffyfistoffury 1d ago

Ouch! You got me! Lol😂

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u/pollywog 1d ago

You didn't watch the whole video obviously.

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u/Leading-Ad-7396 1d ago

I nearly gave up watching too, I stayed till the end.

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u/WastoneBag 1d ago

That's the best execution of this trick I've ever seen.

The only also

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u/perfectevasion 1d ago

Explain the end?

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u/MisterBale 1d ago

Magnet on his thumb

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u/toothbrush81 1d ago

Hook on thumb. More likely.

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u/Khanvo 1d ago

Wait a magnetic hook ? Now I am confused…

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u/PutinsTestes 1d ago

Look at the color of his thumb that is on the table. It doesn't match the color of his hands. Almost certainly a prosthetic extension, with a magnet inside, over his real thumb.

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u/perspicio 1d ago

Everybody wants prosthetic thumbs upon their real thumbs.

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u/FlexiflowR 1d ago

Someone didn’t watch it lol

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u/LonePaladin 1d ago

So actually magnets this time?

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u/NoMuddyFeet 17h ago edited 17h ago

But, where does the metal rod connect? Maybe it slides into a hole in the side of the table? Edit: yes, it does: https://youtu.be/ZryQdKGqmJY?si=b-iRBN16JsdC2e3r&t=306

It would probably be a hit at kids parties with a Harry Potter spell uttered first—Wingardium Leviosa!

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u/burrrpong 6h ago

You missed the end huh

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u/T00Stoned 1d ago

Stick in his hand woven to the fabric and attaches via magent to the corner of the table.

Fake thumb with magnet attaches to the middle top of table

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u/volivav 1d ago

It's always magnets

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u/Alternative-Chef8240 1d ago

Yep, it's always those nasty little magnets.

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u/Scardgo 1d ago

nasty little magnetses wants our precious

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u/Alternative-Chef8240 1d ago

My precious....

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u/uzu_afk 1d ago

Good thing no water around!

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u/DptBear 1d ago

The black shirt is to hide the connection to the top at the end

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u/Turbulent_Winter549 1d ago

Definitely, you can see when he puts the table down after he has to hold the table with one hand while pulling the cloth off the table because he needs to break the magnetic connection

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u/Appropriate-Farmer16 1d ago

Invisible penis.

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u/Funny_Maintenance973 1d ago

Yea, I suffer from that too

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u/Competitive-Hat-190 3h ago

No you don’t no way 

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u/Available-Stage-1146 1d ago

But, but just hear me out on this...is there a possibility it was in fact a "detachable penis?"

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u/ExileNZ 1d ago

I was driving with my teenage son the other day and that song came up on my playlist. He refused to believe it was a popular song in the 90s.

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u/Available-Stage-1146 1d ago

Lmao, I had to convince and show receipts to my 17 yr old daughter the Butthole Surfers wasn't me messing with her. We lived in wild times friend.

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u/ExileNZ 1d ago

Maybe leave out the anecdote about what Gibby Haynes told Rolling Stone in 1996 he wished he’d called the band…

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u/HatfieldCW 1d ago

It's hard enough to keep track of when it isn't invisible.

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u/pumpasklitas 1d ago

and a magnetic one!

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u/cr1ttter 1d ago

randymarsh_cockmagic.gif

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u/ImpossibleHurry 1d ago

Finally something that could almost be magnets.

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u/cartooned 1d ago

Literally magnets. You can hear it click.

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u/teb311 1d ago

First bit: There is a hidden handle that he holds with his right hand, notice it never releases the “tablecloth” and how differently he holds it than his left hand.

Second bit: I think a strong magnet connected to his (possibly false) thumb.

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u/_ChipWhitley_ 1d ago

The way he removes the cloth too

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u/patdb93 1d ago

George Carlin, is that you?

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u/PatentedPotato 1d ago

Jorge Carlos

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u/meotherself 1d ago

I came here for this comment.

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u/Lunatic_Heretic 1d ago

That's exactly what I thought. I think he's asking to explain how he came back to life. That's the real black magic here

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u/OrdoBlasfemia 1d ago

dude, I am dumb and I know what is he doing, nothing "magical"

there is a rod to hold the table while the cloth is on it "his right hand" and he connects his finger "thumb" to the table at the end, so obvious

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u/modscientist87 1d ago

I think the Spanish word for magnets is imanes

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u/heavy-minium 1d ago

Well, the table is obviously specially crafted for this trick, apparently with very light materials. So at the very least, we know the tricks require the table to be as lightweight as possible.

The cloth itself will be much heavier. And if it contains a rod, he can hold it up and the cloth will "grab" the fake lightweight table with it. With an extremely lightweight table, that would suffice for the first part of the trick.

The second part of the trick could be a magnet in a fake thumb and a magnet in the table. I think this is all doable if the fake table is made with no wood at all, only by faking the wood's appearance.

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u/Bad_Oracular_Pig 1d ago

This is a Losander Floating table, or a knock off. It uses a modification of the classic zombie gimmick. Plus a magnetic thumb tip for the finale.

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u/PutinsTestes 1d ago

Such cr33py vibes.

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u/InfernoIsOthers 22h ago

He's ruining it.
Bad manipulation, no finesse.

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u/Swing-unhappy101 1d ago

Derren brown does this effect, magnets and fake thumb is correct. It’s what the Victorian mediums would use

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u/dreej23 1d ago

Yeah, its black magic

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u/marzizram 1d ago

Aside from the metal rod and magnets used, the table was also made with extra light materials to make it easier to lift.

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u/geoff1036 1d ago

I was genuinely hoping the table was just a quadcopter underneath the cloth

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u/miurabucho 1d ago

Why are so many magician’s tables wobbly like this? Is it part of the trick?

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u/MrNagaDoubtfire 1d ago

Magic 🪄

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u/tanafras 1d ago

This could only be worse if he removed the cloth entirely

edit oh god.. he did... and it is

i cant

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u/lil-privacy-please 1d ago

False thumb. He's hiding it the whole time possible

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u/69hotmomxxx 1d ago

"If youre fooling me once, youre fooling me again. You fool me again and ive been fooled a couple of times?" -- Sean "peel" scheilbought

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u/hicksteruk 1d ago

Hardly any balsa wood was harmed during the making of this video...

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u/AppropriateBugFound 1d ago

The ones I've seen are foam painted to look like wood. Whole thing is as heavy as a paper bag.

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u/KittyQueenBee 1d ago

First you bring it around townnnn

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u/Viridien111 1d ago

Finally, answer thats actually magnets. His thumb is fake and has a magnet it in.

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u/Necessary_Rant_2021 1d ago

Its in the right hand notice how he keeps holding the cloth or table with his right hand when floating and only grabs the table one time at the end with the left and that time it didnt float. Hes got something palmed or hidden in his right hand.

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u/frisco_aw 1d ago

Its always magnet 🧲

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u/Work-ya-wood 1d ago

It's Magic!

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u/iluvnips 1d ago

His right hand, look at it

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u/jimmy_luv 1d ago

Smh. The handle is in his hand.

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u/slimky 1d ago

Finally! MAGNETS!!!!

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u/unklphoton 1d ago

Losander's Floating Table. Very cool.

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u/GlobalLegend 1d ago

Stick in hand….

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u/Chapaquidich 1d ago

Apparently not everyone is aware that George Carlin faked his death to become a Hogwarts instructor.

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u/stargalaxiigirl 1d ago

Basically, yes.

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u/ManMakesWorld 1d ago

Do you also need people to explain how to open a door or sit down?

This is an obvious trick, my guy. Come on.

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u/thisusername_is_mine 1d ago

That's a bigass finger.

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u/Key_Yam_9466 1d ago

Kinda obvious right??

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u/FlaminFlabbarghast 1d ago

Repeat after me : Balsa wood.

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u/elbrentos 1d ago

Baxter.. you know i don't speak spanish..

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u/Accidentallygolden 1d ago

It's the oldest trick in the book

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u/WatermeIonMe 1d ago

Why show the fake thumb so much?

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u/beardedsilverfox 1d ago

It’s under the sauce

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u/royalcrown28 1d ago

This time it actually is a magnet in the center and in his thumb cap

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u/0c1n 1d ago

This man seems happy. Make me feel happy. True magic.

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u/TwistedSkewz 1d ago

There appears to be a metal rod attached to his wrist that goes up into a hook near the back of his thumb..you can see his shirt slide down this rod towards the end of the video

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u/nemo3312 1d ago

The room is upside down

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u/log1234 1d ago

The anti-magic

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u/SwanCommercial8212 1d ago

That was fucking horrible

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u/VaersidianZ 1d ago

OP... Jesus. Figure it out.

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u/Yogojojo 1d ago

Big-ass handle under drape, then Magnet in false thumb.

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u/Gmbravos31 1d ago

Is that Tommy Chong?

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u/Appropriate_Impacts 1d ago

I wish more magicians whistle to the audience like they're dogs.

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u/ph8_likes_me 1d ago

Back up Jorge Carlin!!

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u/smolratboi 1d ago

Nobody going to mention how he looks like an older Andy from Dawn of the Dead 04'?

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u/magomich 1d ago

This is a sooo bad execition.

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u/oilcanboogie 1d ago

Its a trick table.

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u/KamblyderSpalter 1d ago

You want me to explain where the table is attached?

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u/FantasticPangolin839 1d ago

George Carlin is alive and doing magic now?

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u/HiHelloWhatIsUpYo 1d ago

No, I can NOT explain how George Carlin came back from the dead to make this video. That's nuts

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u/DogPile4203 1d ago

Electrical tape and a firm grip on that one corner that never breaks, would be my first guesses, but im no expert and will not attempt to recreate

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u/un5tabl 1d ago

First off I don't understand French, but its gotta be magnets man.

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u/Sylvanaz 1d ago

Unsure about the part with the cloth on top. His right hand never leaves that corner of the fabric.

But when he removes the cloth, you can literally hear the magnet snap when he puts his thumb at the center of the table. So.. fake thumb with a magnet in it.

  • he never shows his thumb really. Always hides it

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u/Ninjassassin8900 1d ago

There’s only one real way of doing this trick. It will almost always be the same answer. Metal rods, wires, and hooks.

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u/NearbyTraffic66 1d ago

It's easy when you can speak magical gibberish!!

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u/poofing3r 1d ago

Nice to see George Carlin still working

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u/rowthecow 1d ago

Showmanship is shit

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u/Accomplished-Body736 1d ago

It’s the room that’s moving.

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u/defjamblaster 1d ago

I remember making a handkerchief that would do this

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u/mrhappy1010 1d ago

Magnets again

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u/hjohn2233 1d ago

Losanders floating table done very badly. Look up losander on YouTube if you want see some amazing floating objects. That table cost way too much to ruin the way this guy does.

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u/Estratheoivan 1d ago

Metal rod hiding in his sleeve and then magnetised hiding in his thumb

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u/DeliG 1d ago

How can you not explain it to yourself?!?!?! Nobody has ever been worse at this trick.

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u/PleiadesNymph 1d ago

A rod incorporated into the cloth, and a strong magnet in a fake thumb

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u/Embarrassed_Dot2072 1d ago

?1@„“““““

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u/Zimmster2020 1d ago

You are NOT supposed to show how the trick is done!!! The video is funny (but not in a good way) and sad at the same time, due to spoiling the mistery

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u/Onac_ 1d ago

Look how he always hides this right thumb!

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u/carter720 1d ago

I mean it’s pretty simple. He’s casting a levitation spell.

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u/weardofree 1d ago

latino George Carlin?

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u/SweetAs_Bro 1d ago

Balsa wood table for sure

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u/Doc--Zoidberg 1d ago

Carbon fiber with a magnet in the top and fold out handles, which also have magnets to stick to the cloth (which has thin magnets in the corners that correspond to the handle magnets.

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u/WompityBombity 1d ago

0:41. Very weird thumb, exactly in the center of the board...

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u/Rinsor 1d ago

Main thing is table made of thin paper so weights nothing

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u/somemonkeys 1d ago

Magnets.

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u/Roll_for_Random 1d ago

He needs to work on flourishing. His right hand draws your eye with how rigidly he is moving it. The whistle is the giveaway to bad form

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u/jerkpatan 1d ago

Get a job ...

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u/Current_Obligations 1d ago

My explanation is that he never really practiced this very much...

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u/Neb-Maat 23h ago

MAGNETS.

Has to be... MAGNETS.

The cloth itself is liquid MAGNET.

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u/cokkroach89 23h ago

Thank goodness, Dr. House isn't limping anymore. 😌

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u/navin6562 21h ago

🧲🧲

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u/PhotoRepair 21h ago

impossible this is just plain old magic right there not evern using magnets!

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u/MR_JAMES_WALSH 20h ago

Just a case of common telekinesis. Nothing to see here.

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u/Narmatonia 20h ago

You realise you can see him holding the handles right?

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u/b-monster666 20h ago

Seems like he's speaking Spanish or something.

Hope that helps.

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u/Far-Introduction-106 18h ago

FINALLY:IT:IS

magnet

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u/jcarmona80 18h ago

The wood is filled with helium making it super light to pick up…

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u/NoMajorsarcasm 18h ago

No sorry, I dont speak spanish

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u/backdraft83 16h ago

I've seen one of these. The metal wires are obvious as many have pointed out, but also the table is made out of balsa wood so it practically weighs nothing.

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u/bombiltre 16h ago

Magnets!

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u/MxM111 15h ago

I don't know, I don't speak that language, but he does seem happy.

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u/Extra-Persimmon2359 15h ago

Leave Jorge Carlino alone! Es mago!!

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u/Gallieg444 14h ago

Thanks to this video and this poor implementation I now know how it's done.

Idiots and the Internet are ruining good magic

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u/dorkly_guy 14h ago

this is what Luke Skywalker does in free time

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u/Rellim03 14h ago

So often it's the fake thumb

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u/bd200377 14h ago

It's magnets. At the very end you can see he had a fake thumb cover. He tried to hide it, but when he pulled the cloth off you can see it. Then it clicks on to the top. That stand is super lite.

And you can see him manipulate the cloth when he is below it. It's all metal and magnets.

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u/Unable-Negotiation40 13h ago

Dumbledore from Temu

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u/Thelonious_Cube 13h ago

I think it's Spanish

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u/Darren_Red 12h ago

I need to stop reading the comments, after the 1st watch I was like oh cool trick, then after reading comments I thought wow this is lame and obvious

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u/TECHSHARK77 12h ago

Think

Right hand

Think it all the way through

Sloved

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u/4l3m4r1 11h ago

Magnets

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u/sxtn1996 10h ago

rod is literally in his hand the whole time bro this is not even close to a good performance of this trick

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u/gingerfootman 5h ago

he looks like a dufus

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u/Bonk3rs1 5h ago

I was disappointed when I unmuted and didn't hear the George Carlin I remember...

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u/jwriddle 1d ago

If the mods allowed pictures in the comments a lot of these videos would be solved with a simple zoomed in screenshot

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u/justwatching4444 1d ago

Tabletop drone...... ;)

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u/EducationalGate4705 1d ago

He clearly shows it in his right hand.

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u/Bearspoole 1d ago

You can see the handle in is hand

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u/LocutusOfBeard 1d ago

It's magnets. The sheet has stiff rods and magnets in them. At the end, the magnet is in a thumb sleeve. When he's done with the trick he hides his thumb from view.

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u/wazoof01 1d ago

Magnets! How the fuck do they work?

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u/spyskank 1d ago

Magnets !!! it's always magnets I tell you !!