November 28, 2008
Criss Angel elephant vanish
A commentor on one of my posts asked how Criss Angel made an elephant vanish. I haven’t seen that particular episode of Mindfreak, but it is well known that Angel uses the old “inflatable elephant” gimmick. With a slightly over-inflated elephant, the prick of a pin is all it takes to explosively decompress the “animal,” which can then be quickly removed from sight or hidden beneath a nearby curtain or assistant.
Brian said,
November 29, 2008 @ 8:00 am
I watched a clip on You Tube of Paul Daniels disappearing an elephant. (http://www.google.com.au/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=vanishing+an+elephant&meta=&btnG=Google+Search) The elephant walked into a tent in a big field. Before it disappeared it (the elephant) had a girl sitting on it. The sides of the tent were put up. Then Daniels fired a cannon. The sides of the tent were let down and the elephant was no longer there while the girl was. Now the inflatable elephant ruse would not have worked here because this elephant walked and stuff like that. I immediately thought that the girl had eaten the elephant but this would have been impossible in the time allowed. Any ideas, Presto?