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David Copperfield's Saw Illusion

Another one of David's amazing illusions that will leave you in awe. If you know the true secret to this trick we don't mind you giving us a couple hints in the comments.

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White Disciple : LVL 29: VP 3.8: said:

White Disciple

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1311 days 23 hours ago...

^ WTF, disassociative personality?

This freaked me out first time I saw it.

Ron_Tha_Ripper : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

Ron_Tha_Ripper

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1311 days 23 hours ago...

...WTF HAPPEND TO MY COMMENTS???...5th post

<~~~~~

Ron_Tha_Ripper : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

Ron_Tha_Ripper

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1311 days 23 hours ago...

^...ur still gay....6th post

XQuakeTF07 : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

XQuakeTF07

3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 23 hours ago...

5/5

Uifz : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

Uifz

4 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

His legs are placed inside the table legs, that is why the table is design like that. As for his 'disattach legs' they are robotic fake legs.

Krushr : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

Krushr

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

How the hell did he do that :|

"His legs are placed inside the table legs, that is why the table is design like that. As for his 'disattach legs' they are robotic fake legs."

That's what I was thinking, but how did he get the box to put itself back together?

solodude23 : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

solodude23

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

Wow, very interesting. Anyone have an idea how they do it?

ThePhantom : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

ThePhantom

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

Springs/hydraulics

Biggwilli : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

Biggwilli

-2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

OMG HOW DID HE LIVE?

burunner455 : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

burunner455

-3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

WOW

tomsss : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

tomsss

3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

No, all his body parts are detachable, he's never a human, he's a ROBOTIC FREAK :D

unra : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

unra

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1311 days 22 hours ago...

FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE

Shimano : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

Shimano

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

lol i got no clue maybe something to do with mirrors or something lol

NightShade : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

NightShade

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

notice they dont show you the complete back of his top half

Yoshi® : LVL 16: VP 2.5: said:

Yoshi®

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

whoahhh that was awesome!

Post your Comments : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

Post your Comments

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 22 hours ago...

man, illusions are cool

goonplatoon33 : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

goonplatoon33

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1311 days 22 hours ago...

"FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE"

thank you captain obvious

Chase Windu : LVL 43: VP 5: said:

Chase Windu

21 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

People, STOP saying it's fucking fake. Of course it's fake. That's why they call it a fucking illusion!.

DAMEXICAN : LVL 18: VP 2.7: said:

DAMEXICAN

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

uhmmm . . that was kewl! but i agree wit Uifz!!!

Adam The Person : LVL 8: VP 1.7: said:

Adam The Person

2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

Holy Crap on toast

Jhoon : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

Jhoon

0 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

Hes a robot that explains everything

byakugan : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

byakugan

-3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

its just a luck

ExplictEd : LVL 16: VP 2.5: said:

ExplictEd

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

it was cool i guess, but bored the hell out of me

21stCenturyDigitalBoy : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

21stCenturyDigitalBoy

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

"His legs are placed inside the table legs, that is why the table is design like that."

That's absurd. Look at the part right after he's "sawn in half" and tell me how his legs could possibly feet inside the tiny table legs. And his lower torso for that matter.

th1nkman : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

th1nkman

-4 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

He does it using either magic or science fiction...

bulldogg : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

bulldogg

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

looks like he was just stretching his hams. notice the box came back up before he crawled out of it and the fake legs dropped back down

Joner : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

Joner

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

i don't think his legs are in the legs seeing as they'd ahve to be super skinny and bent the wrong way. It's just a closed set and with a little movie magic you get a trick like this. I saw a magic revealed show that did a trick like this that had a staged audience and everything about it was edited and pieced together digitally.

NINJA CON : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

NINJA CON

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 21 hours ago...

wat ever its still tite i wish i could do that

angelsandairwaves : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

angelsandairwaves

0 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 20 hours ago...

everything was robotic thats how everything was put pack together exactly the same way

Mr. Fusion : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Mr. Fusion

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 19 hours ago...

Some say his legs are in the table legs, but the saw gos right through the table where part of his waste should be becasue his waste can't fit in the table legs and also those table legs look too thin for his legs to fit.

javlin_101 : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

javlin_101

3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 19 hours ago...

WTF!?! time hacks.

Mason_b : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

Mason_b

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 19 hours ago...

Intresting, very intresting

xAgonyxScenex : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

xAgonyxScenex

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 18 hours ago...

I think I saw the same thing Joner. Are you talking about the disappearing elephant?

Pikey : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

Pikey

2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 18 hours ago...

am i the only one who thought the music at the beginning was out of a batman movie?? very cool BTW.

Kintyre : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

Kintyre

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 18 hours ago...

Dunno how he does it, but his torso looks weird when the camera gives a birds eye view. I dont think it is movie magic either, no signs of effects, given that this would have been shot in the 80's. All just smoke an mirrors.

theherder2 : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

theherder2

-2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 18 hours ago...

he basically does a variation of this trick with his "laser illusion" a few years later

peel 05 : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

peel 05

7 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 18 hours ago...

WELL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO STILL DONT GET IT THE ANSWER IS QUITE SIMPLE, HE IS CHUCK NORRIS DRESSED AS DAVID COPPERFEILD.

kown_chma : LVL 10: VP 1.9: said:

kown_chma

-2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 18 hours ago...

How about that one that he flew out of the theater? That was is hard to explain. Anyone got a video of that?

questioneverything : LVL 10: VP 1.9: said:

questioneverything

-2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 18 hours ago...

you guys are all wrong.. it was magic!! yaaayyyy magic!!!

peel 05- chuck norris sleeps with the night light on, not because hes afraid of the dark, but because the dark is afrain of chuck norris!! hahaha

BUFFBOY : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

BUFFBOY

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 17 hours ago...

i get cut in half every day, its easy

exfibit : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

exfibit

-3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 17 hours ago...

pro

leeming : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

leeming

3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 17 hours ago...

this would be so much better if i hadn't of watched a program YEARS ago showing in detail how they did that.. its 2 people oviously, both people are bent around the table just near where the saw goes thru.

L to the iQuId : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

L to the iQuId

-3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 17 hours ago...

This man is lame, all he is is a GIMIC >_> very boring... dramatizing everything with the music and shit trying to be theaturactical and shit lol.. anyway the box is hydrolics, the legs are robotic, and he is a dumbass.. thtas how...

Dennis_aap : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

Dennis_aap

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 16 hours ago...

omg.... this is good realy dont know how he does it ?

callumander : LVL 5: VP 1.4: said:

callumander

3 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 16 hours ago...

look at his feet just before the saw cuts through. his toes are wiggling but he only has two toes per feet.theyre obviously not real

MOnk-NL : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

MOnk-NL

4 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 15 hours ago...

=> Explonation <=
look closely on 2:08/2:09 you will see something changed it on the camara side of the box the front It a quick flash and you will see it possion changed.

boobs : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

boobs

2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 14 hours ago...

That's just a video defect.

Notice how loose his shirt is, and how strangely bulky his upper torso is when he 's sawed in half. He's contorting his legs either up and over the back of his shoulder or down and under his chest.

The legs could be a robotic prop or it could be another actor contorting to fit inside the bottom of the table.

Wazoo : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

Wazoo

0 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 14 hours ago...

I saw a documentary on him where he talked about this trick, he didn't explain how he did it. He did say that the first night he did it some drunk in the crowd yelled for him to move his legs, which he could do since they were robotic legs. From that night forward he planted an actor in the crowd that would ask him to move his legs.

notwithoutmyanus : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

notwithoutmyanus

0 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 13 hours ago...

they could have done a little more movie magic when the saw drops! the blade is clean! thats when i knew it was an illusion ;)

Joarif : LVL 18: VP 2.7: said:

Joarif

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1311 days 13 hours ago...

magic is for homos

Hockeychaoz : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

Hockeychaoz

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 13 hours ago...

Every day, he was gradually cut with a saw, for about 10 years, until his body was used to it, and could seperate on demand. This isnt so much magic, as fine body tuning.

suski : LVL 5: VP 1.4: said:

suski

2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 13 hours ago...

It woulda been sweet if he really got cut in half and blood splatered all over the crowd and he died. Hehehehehehehe!!!

Kannon : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

Kannon

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 12 hours ago...

i know how he did it he toughed it out and went to hospital after to get some stitches.

Tleaf : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

Tleaf

2 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 11 hours ago...

MAGIC !

cp-opi : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

cp-opi

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 11 hours ago...

:]

V4Vendetta : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

V4Vendetta

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 10 hours ago...

Seen this trick before.....i think he probably has his real legs tucked in the table under his chest, it looks quite thick if you notice...he probably had to do a bit of yoga so that his posture looked as natural as possible....and those fake legs are robotically controlled.



johnypcguru : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

johnypcguru

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 10 hours ago...

I think it was a great illusion.. and as for a hollyowood set, he has done this at his live performances also, so the audience isn't jsut paid to react to it...

Very talented guy Mr.Copperfield is.

Kinano99 : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

Kinano99

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 10 hours ago...

Imagine The Ending Suddenly The Saw Unexpectedly Drops On Him...LOL!!! Wondering Will He Able To Patch Himself Back...

gremln005 : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

gremln005

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 10 hours ago...

David Blaine is better. He doesn't need special effects

ICOMEFROMWITHIN : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

ICOMEFROMWITHIN

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 7 hours ago...

Music is from Aliens if I am correct. :)

roscoecapone213 : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

roscoecapone213

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 4 hours ago...

im surprised not a single person knows how the trick is done...thats some good magic

maip23 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

maip23

1 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 4 hours ago...

if u look carefully, when he lifts his chest, it looks as if his shirt is still stuck to the table. QUESTION?

thepowerofhat : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

thepowerofhat

0 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 4 hours ago...

Just amazing.

macvoodoo : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

macvoodoo

0 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 3 hours ago...

I think he is an alien. I have seen his live performance. it was fucking amazing. Watching him do these things right in front of you will just blow you away. I saw him lift his torso off of his waist, and crawl down his own legs! Nobody belives me when I say this. But I swear he did this! Anyone else see that at his live show? So, anyway, Ya he is an alien.

x1ViRuS1x : LVL 9: VP 1.8: said:

x1ViRuS1x

0 votes NegativePositive

1311 days 2 hours ago...

Hm... I was watching as carefully as I could... I saw the table leg twich at one point when it shouldn't have... I think that dude who said that his leg is in the table leg is right.... only problem is the table leg is VERY skinny at the top... so yea, i'm not sure about it... but copperfield is great

kryptin : LVL 41: VP 4.9: said:

kryptin

1 votes NegativePositive

1310 days 22 hours ago...

saw an illusionist do a similar trick with a giant drill in some casino while on a trip in the bahamas back in 1993. The difference was it had lots of blood and lots of girls with there boobs hanging out. Funny thing was I was 12 at the time (my brother was also there and he was 9). The show was advertised on a cheap cruise we were on for family fun entertainment. Luckily my parents weren't the kind of people to have a heart attack over some tits and me and my brother were not the only kids present.

tkamfinch : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

tkamfinch

0 votes NegativePositive

1310 days 21 hours ago...

Fake - Not an illusion! There was a surgeon on the stage!! I see him over there... hiding behind the table... bastard.

Finkle : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

Finkle

0 votes NegativePositive

1310 days 21 hours ago...

You're all wrong. It's his hair. His hair gives him the strength to do anything. Doesn't anyone know that?

razorfane : LVL 16: VP 2.5: said:

razorfane

0 votes NegativePositive

1310 days 18 hours ago...

magicians are so suicidal.....

DrakenZ : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

DrakenZ

0 votes NegativePositive

1310 days 15 hours ago...

That was interesting.... must have taken a very long time to make that illusion work. 5/5 :)

MadManInABox : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

MadManInABox

1 votes NegativePositive

1310 days 14 hours ago...

The table appears to be alot thinner than it actually is!!

Also notice how femanine his feet look......

Great illusion tho :)

OveR- : LVL 4: VP 1.3: said:

OveR-

0 votes NegativePositive

1310 days 11 hours ago...

hmm, i wonder.. but probably fake and the audience was in on it so they could do it digitally. once i saw how he made a plane disappear around people holding their hands around it, later i heard that the people were in on it and didnt mention that they pulled out the plane .. thats why u only see it on TV

princhr791 : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

princhr791

0 votes NegativePositive

1309 days 7 hours ago...

great magician. inovator in his field. this is one of the easier ones to explain though. Posistion of his feet gives it all away. they are at an angle so just picture some one bent over the edge of the table hiddn by mirrors under the table. Once covered he pulls his feet out, and the other person puts his leg and feet in. Vice versa at the end. Now that chick out there that impails herslef on the rotating metal screw? that was cool, no cut away shots, no covering this or that. Very intense and can not figure it out.

sphearion : LVL 16: VP 2.5: said:

sphearion

0 votes NegativePositive

1307 days 20 hours ago...

there are definately mirrors under the table its not that thick and the blade never penetrates it, do the math...

joselmo1989 : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

joselmo1989

0 votes NegativePositive

1304 days ago...

notice when he was preparing for the illusion, he actually lifted up his torso. HOWEVER, the shirt stuck to the table, dere was like something pushing it down. i guess those were his legs. anyway, the robotic legs look quite fake too...

iclash : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

iclash

0 votes NegativePositive

1303 days 7 hours ago...

I like that he used the music from Aliens in the background.

TragicAngel79 : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

TragicAngel79

0 votes NegativePositive

1303 days 7 hours ago...

I think his legs are crossed "indian style" inside his shirt. Notice as he's being put back together he's fiddling around lot with his arms. If I can fold myself in half like that I'm sure he can too.

gorgor : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

gorgor

0 votes NegativePositive

1302 days 22 hours ago...

I saw him perform this live, still dunno whats up. I think its just magic, nothing special.

BadFeetOdour : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

BadFeetOdour

0 votes NegativePositive

1278 days 4 hours ago...

Well, he totally deserved it. Ha ha. He knows what he can do and hopefully he wont die on a live stage. My first thought was that there wasn't any blood when he got that saw on him.
A fiver from me. 5/5

LightYear : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

LightYear

0 votes NegativePositive

1271 days 19 hours ago...

LOL @ "byakugan" for being a retard..

KingCrimson : LVL 5: VP 1.4: said:

KingCrimson

0 votes NegativePositive

1266 days ago...

i agree with the theory that he curled his legs up either underneath or beside his upper body, because if you look at his upper body he looks like the hunchback of notre fuckin dame. he must be very good at yoga.

0-L-< : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

0-L-<

0 votes NegativePositive

1262 days 7 hours ago...

easily, hes a fucking robot or he was trained by Chuck Norris

rubaan : LVL 5: VP 1.4: said:

rubaan

0 votes NegativePositive

1261 days 3 hours ago...

i know the secret...........

Ra91 : LVL 18: VP 2.7: said:

Ra91

0 votes NegativePositive

1257 days 14 hours ago...

Guys.... it is a trick/illusion, entertainment for masses nothing magical about it. Not to mention amount of blood he would lose & dieng from the chock allmost instantly.

thelastone46 : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

thelastone46

0 votes NegativePositive

1220 days 22 hours ago...

thats cool

marvolous : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

marvolous

0 votes NegativePositive

1214 days 2 hours ago...

but how?

vinceroadie : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

vinceroadie

0 votes NegativePositive

834 days 11 hours ago...

Well, if you look very closely at the possition David is laying in it gives the game away.

David is laying on his front with his legs underneath him, he could always be sat crossed legs and just laying forward. His legs are hidden in the base which is manufactured to look thin when in reality its quite deep.

Now this illustion doesnt use robots or fake limbs, the effect is very easy. because david is only taking up half the space that leaves the other side of base and table free. Which meens that there is an other peformer hidden in the other half, He is simply laying on his back with his legs up and over himself.

All david and the extra have to do is keep lifting and lowering there legs.

the box always opens and closes fully before the end reveal and beginning sequences, there is always a pause, which gives both performers time and enough hidden room to manouve in and out of possitions. also the saw blade never passes through the box untill both performers are in there own box sections.

the box opens and closes on hydrolics

very simple but awsome illusion!

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