August 5, 2008
Angel Ages a Child
Finally I’ve received another question! My dear new friend Jordan writes:
how does criss angel turns a little 8 year old to a 20 year old?
I have not personally seen Angel perform this effect, but the secret is well known to television magicians. The secret is simple: an eight-year-old child is selected and filmed. Then the camera is turned off and not turned on again for twelve years. After that period of time, the child is filmed again.
When the resulting film is played, the child seems to instantly age. You see, viewers assume that no time has passed when the camera is not recording, in the same way that a child will assume that you cannot see him when he has his eyes covered and cannot see you. It’s a simple psychological fact.
Don’t believe me? Watch Angel perform the effect again when you have a chance. Notice how his skin tone deteriorates slightly just as the girl ages “instantly”? It’s because a dozen years have passed.
Simple!
Justin said,
August 6, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
Consider my mind officially f#$%ed
Criss Angel said,
November 28, 2008 @ 11:39 pm
You sir are a silly person…twelve years? Seriously? Are you stupid? I simply got some kid who looks like me…you silly person…bloody hell…also what about the girl? And the playground? Would it look exactly the same for 12 years? And what about the camera? Someone leaves it there for 12 years without anyone messing with it? This is only possible with the time turner I recieved from Mcgonnagal…YOU SIR NEED TO TAKE YOUR ASS BACK TO DURMSTRANG AND LEARN YOUR MAGICS…FUCK…
Mr. Sinister said,
November 14, 2009 @ 11:54 pm
I’m sorry, but he’s right. I was actually aware of this particular event, and as I was patiently waiting, after 8 long years I cracked. The producers and “insiders,” along with (well-)paid off law inforcement, I was sent to an undisclosed mental institution. Don’t believe me? Good. That only means I get to keep my meds.
In addition, 8 plus itself indeed will never equal 20, hence my “unstable” “sense” of “the world” around “me” and “unquestionable” overuse of “quotation” marks.
Thank you for your time and patience, as well as your thyme and patients.