Listen to the video wearing headphones. When the curtain "accidentally" drops all the way down (it's pretty obvious that he's holding some slack in the line so that it'll drop when he hands it to the guy), a moment after it drops you hear a distinct, wooden-sounding thump. So obviously something was opened or closed in those few seconds :-)
Hand with ring is not Debbie's it's a person under the floor with arm up through chair leg.debbie drops through trap door when curtain ' accidentally ' falls, cough . Notice how Debbie's hand on chair is lower when goes through curtain
I've only seen Paul Daniels perform via internet... Hats off to Mavis for uploading this clip, and allowing me to see a wonderful illusion performed by a wonderful showman!
The reason why the front chair legs are so thick is because a person under the stage is reaching up through inside chair leg making out to be Debbie's hand
look at the height ftom the floor of the hand when the trick starts to wheree it is towards the end, it drops a good few inches, despite being supposedly strapped
Irritating at times, but no one can deny his talent. For years, the staple diet of anybody in on a Saturday night was the Paul Daniels Magic Show, and this illusion was typical of the qulaity on it. Unsurpassed in 25 years (apart from some of David Copperfield's stuff).
im a London black cab driver,whatever people think of him i have to tell you having picked the guy up hes a good bloke,very easy to spot the wheat from the chaff in my game.
Brilliant illusion. My only explanation is that there is a large, Debbie sized pocket on the inside of the curtain. She climbs inside and lies down snugly in it. Then is lifted up. The front bit looks a bit weighty when they tip it over.
Part 2 at 3:49-50 the hand moves,this is after Debbie has supposedly gone thu floor! There is a metal sheet beneath chair at this point so where is the person whose hand it is?
There was 2 secs when the curtain was down,I wouldnt fancy getting off a stool ,out of restraints,climbing under a narrow chair an through a trapdoor in that time.
I think the pulley thing is nothing. It could be attached to something else, someone else could be pulling on it, whatever. It is clear to me that she went through the floor. She had to go somewhere, and I don't think she went around the back, you know, with all the people in the audience and all. The hand is a mystery, though! Awesome trick.
The hand never lets go of ring from moment it grabs it. Its a second person now is it? So two people manage to vanish thorugh the floor in a second,amazing!
Yes, but is the man holding the ring a planted assistant? I'm only guessing, and I could be wrong, but notice how his body hides Debbie's hand from view during the brief time when the curtain is fully down. Very convenient!
OH NO!!!
Worth noting that the orchestra is playing "It's Impossible" in the background.
1)Solid studio floor
2)Hand was still there being held
3)who was operating pulley?
Listen to the video wearing headphones. When the curtain "accidentally" drops all the way down (it's pretty obvious that he's holding some slack in the line so that it'll drop when he hands it to the guy), a moment after it drops you hear a distinct, wooden-sounding thump. So obviously something was opened or closed in those few seconds :-)
Hand with ring is not Debbie's it's a person under the floor with arm up through chair leg.debbie drops through trap door when curtain ' accidentally ' falls, cough . Notice how Debbie's hand on chair is lower when goes through curtain
I've only seen Paul Daniels perform via internet... Hats off to Mavis for uploading this clip, and allowing me to see a wonderful illusion performed by a wonderful showman!
The reason why the front chair legs are so thick is because a person under the stage is reaching up through inside chair leg making out to be Debbie's hand
look at the height ftom the floor of the hand when the trick starts to wheree it is towards the end, it drops a good few inches, despite being supposedly strapped
a lot of thought went into this illusion. I'd enjoy performing it
Irritating at times, but no one can deny his talent. For years, the staple diet of anybody in on a Saturday night was the Paul Daniels Magic Show, and this illusion was typical of the qulaity on it. Unsurpassed in 25 years (apart from some of David Copperfield's stuff).
im a London black cab driver,whatever people think of him i have to tell you having picked the guy up hes a good bloke,very easy to spot the wheat from the chaff in my game.
@yochobba WHat planet are you on? Climbs onto front curtain! And at 4:24 is so small she is hiding in folds! Dumbass.
She ends up in the base of the chair somehow (don't ask me how). You never see it clearly in the shot.
That is one very long arm to reach from below stage up an up a chair leg :0
It looks like a planned assistnat but isnt,Paul lets go of rope handle as he hands it to him.Watch closely.
No need for a planned assistant!
I like his distractions... he keeps saying: "That's debbie's hand." though, by that time, it probably wasn't her hand at all.
Brilliant illusion. My only explanation is that there is a large, Debbie sized pocket on the inside of the curtain. She climbs inside and lies down snugly in it. Then is lifted up. The front bit looks a bit weighty when they tip it over.
DOubtful.Person pulling her hand would have to be a plant too.
The man doesn't move his position from when he is given ring to end of trick.
That was a real hand no doubt,curtain never went down either after that. Your theories are way off,I know the secret!
Part 2 at 3:49-50 the hand moves,this is after Debbie has supposedly gone thu floor! There is a metal sheet beneath chair at this point so where is the person whose hand it is?
somthing fishy happened wen the curtain went down. if u wanna no ho0w its dun messege me coz i thijnk i no. im nt sure tho
WHERE the HECK did DEBBIE GO! Love it.
There was 2 secs when the curtain was down,I wouldnt fancy getting off a stool ,out of restraints,climbing under a narrow chair an through a trapdoor in that time.
I think the pulley thing is nothing. It could be attached to something else, someone else could be pulling on it, whatever.
It is clear to me that she went through the floor. She had to go somewhere, and I don't think she went around the back, you know, with all the people in the audience and all.
The hand is a mystery, though! Awesome trick.
Like I said you are wrong. It is so much more complex. MAgic biggest secrets revealed hahaha.
If you had got it right I would have removed all your comments! As it states no spoilers/
Of course she disappeared when the curtain was down, but why people allways want to know how it is done?
Thanks for info,I did not know this.Nor do I know how its done lol.
The hand is there and flexing around the ring at 3:50 after the fact also. Enough now.
It's a little naive to think it has to go all the way to the top of the leg?
@dazlovesboyo I shall check but dont htink so.
If I come across it I will let upload it.
So you have a computer to post that you have no computer?
its the curtain wire, holding the curtain up lol
The hand never lets go of ring from moment it grabs it. Its a second person now is it? So two people manage to vanish thorugh the floor in a second,amazing!
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Who is the girl on 1:52? She's gorgeous!
Oh right, Debbie Mcgee, sorry
amazing
But why can't it just be a nice entertaining bit of magic?
Yes, but is the man holding the ring a planted assistant? I'm only guessing, and I could be wrong, but notice how his body hides Debbie's hand from view during the brief time when the curtain is fully down. Very convenient!
@MavisRileyJunior hahaha!!
Don't want to give too much away but I imagine the trick is similar to Penn and Teller's Blast Off! illusion.