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There is a big metal spike under one of the cups. After we both blindly shuffled the cups, he asked me to pick two random cups… and he crushed them with my hand. You can see the video at minute 14:50

Other photos from TED.

8 responses to “TED Magic Show”

  1. How could you put your hands at such risk!!! Those hands, I mean, those hands, you know! A materpiece of human anatomy and there he goes almost making them a bunch of holes! =)

  2. Maybe only idiots take those risks?

    He had people on stage for various tricks, but interestingly, he asked for a male volunteer before starting this one…. I wondered if women are less likely to go along with the trick, or if the audience reaction would be different (for me, the audience was cheering him on…. =)

  3. this is really advanturous!!!

  4. Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Magic and Meaning – The Art of Magic, and we’d love to have your photo added to the group.

  5. Finally, the TED video is out; you can skip to this scene, called"The Spike", in large screen mode.

  6. *Oh, i think it’s a good moment tonight to see the video*…
    (clicking the link…)

    😯

    oh my… that was freaking!!! Chris was evil!!! 😀 I’ve seen the hole set, wow, that guy does some very interesting stuff…

    (btw, my first comment is 46 months old. jeez. and i remember it just right. time flies.)

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