If IKEA made magic tricks

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If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by Chris Wahlers » Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:49 am

I think this just about passes as magic, but either way, I love it. I find myself strangely drawn to overly elaborate methods for simple effects, so this ticks that box for me!

https://www.facebook.com/61202989/video ... 971971703/

Matt Pritchard, the creator, has a nice website here: https://www.sciencemagicshows.co.uk as well as a Facebook group called Perspectricks which has lots more interesting ideas.

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by PeterW » Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:59 am

😄 Love the brilliant thinking behind this effect! Thanks for posting, I’ve put a request in to join his Facebook group!

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by Rob Rand » Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:17 pm

What a lovely crazy idea! Reminds me a bit of origami folding ...

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by Olaf S » Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:42 am


Thanks for sharing - it was fun to watch - very clever

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by Roberto B. » Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:13 am

Very surprising method!!

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by Chris Wahlers » Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:27 am

Matt’s back with another fooler.

I have zero clue as to what’s going on here, but I love it:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/perspec ... 981928198/

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by Roberto B. » Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:42 am

his Instagram is: @sciencemagician

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by David DeTenyo » Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:00 pm

Chris Wahlers wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:27 am
Matt’s back with another fooler.

I have zero clue as to what’s going on here, but I love it:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/perspec ... 981928198/
I have no idea where it went!

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by PeterW » Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:21 am

Chris Wahlers wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:27 am
Matt’s back with another fooler.

I have zero clue as to what’s going on here, but I love it:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/perspec ... 981928198/
Matt and I spoke about this creation, it’s very clever what’s really going on, and I love how most magicians will think they know what’s happening durning the first camera angle, and then instantly become confused when shown the second camera angle. A very fun effect!

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by Ralf R » Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:59 am

Chris Wahlers wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:27 am
Matt’s back with another fooler.

I have zero clue as to what’s going on here, but I love it:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/perspec ... 981928198/
Wow, that's a great trick and fun to watch :) - I'm baffled.

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by David DeTenyo » Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:05 am

It sais it's an 'optical illusion', so I wonder this can be performed in real life?

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Re: If IKEA made magic tricks

Post by PeterW » Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:30 pm

Hi David, I think with a very specific setup, this could be performed on stage in front of an audience, but it really isn’t a magic effect in the real sense, and would be very tough to perform on stage, it would require a complicated setup.

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