Magics - Discuss - Explain

[Ingolstadt]

From what i read, these are all tricks, illusions. But, HOW?

Well, after the David Blaine heat, I've again catch up with this guy's street magic. Cyril, a Japanese street magician or illusionist.

I guess we could start each trick by trick, and members would attempt to scientifically, logically discuss how the tricks was done. I'm completely blown away by them, and since reading a couple of threads, knowing people here aren't the average Joes, perhaps we might be able to solve a few of these misery misteries?

(Calling our fellow scientists, Matra, Hightower, Kooper..)

1 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=IzJckMU2gnE (Glass)
2 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=7lO7bnSy-Eo (Shadow)
3 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=omGm6hd-ZWQ (Lacoste)
4 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=OsmaLFIlLMA (Spiderman)

How?

[Rockefella]

In the aquarium one, I'm not sure how exactly he got the card through the glass, but in the part where he puts his arm through the glass, there's probably a false section that he slides up to reveal a hole he can fit his arm through.

Going back to the thrown 3 of clubs, he may have staged the trick before hand by using the girl as a witness, telling her to sign the card the same way prior to showing the audience. Then, he could have placed it in the aquarium behind some kind of electromagnetic glass that turns opaque/translucent with the help of current.

[baddabang]

I got the answers to all of them

1. Magic
2. Magic
3. Magic
4. Magic

Your welcome.

[VtecMini]

In the aquarium one, I'm not sure how exactly he got the card through the glass, but in the part where he puts his arm through the glass, there's probably a false section that he slides up to reveal a hole he can fit his arm through.

Going back to the thrown 3 of clubs, he may have staged the trick before hand by using the girl as a witness, telling her to sign the card the same way prior to showing the audience. Then, he could have placed it in the aquarium behind some kind of electromagnetic glass that turns opaque/translucent with the help of current.

Wrong. It's the fish. The fish are in on the act. The fisher are trained forgers. It's pretty obvious.

[Rockefella]

Wrong. It's the fish. The fish are in on the act. The fisher are trained forgers. It's pretty obvious.

Ugh, I'm so stupid. The answer was right under my nose too...

[dydzi]

it's just a damn some kind of tv trick... or maybe he signed a deal with satan?

[zeppelin]

It's always the damn fish.

[Ingolstadt]

what you guys mean? the fish? i dont quite get it.

[Matra et Alpine]

1 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=IzJckMU2gnE (Glass)

Vhekc out at 1:39 he has jsut palemd and passed the card to an assistant.
Whilst everyoen is wathcing the magician his assistant will put the card into a mechaism which will insert the card inside the aquariam and onto the glass ( easiest way would be a complete plate that moves up into place as he flicks the cards )
As stated before the "glass" on the reverse side clearly has a movable hard section and a seperable membrane.
Good illusion, shame about the obvious palming