Have you ever wished you could walk through walls? I know that after you saw Harry Potter you did. Well sorry to be a dream killer but unfortunately, it isn’t possible and never will be. So, if you saw a magician walk through a wall, then you can safely assume he was up to no good! You were probably wondering how in the world did he make that happen.
Well magicians, like us, are human. There’s a pretty clever explanation for how they manage to pull this off without a trip to the hospital and a body cast. So if it’s not actually possible to go through walls, then how do they pull this off?
Making Ice From Water
Magicians try and convince you that they can make water disappear into thin air and then all of a sudden, turn into an ice cube. And their skilled trickery persuades audience members into believing this. But, we know better, and you should too by this point!
The trick goes like this: The magician pours water into a cup and then in an instant, it turns into ice. Well, low and behold, you can’t actually turn water into ice that fast. But, there is a very simple trick you can do to make this happen. Even you can perform this trick. Keep reading to find out how.
Secret Behind The Ice Trick
Can you think of an everyday item that absorbs water? Clue- it’s found in your kitchen. If you guessed sponge then ding ding ding, you’re correct! In order to successfully perform this trick, you need a sponge.
Similar to other tricks, the ice doesn’t appear out of thin air. It’s actually hiding there the entire time. The magician places a sponge in a cup, then ice, and then he pours water over that. The sponge quickly absorbs the water and the audience sees only the ice. That is, if the magician chooses a sponge and cup of the same color. If not, then he pretty much bombs the trick and ends up the one who’s a fool!
The Secret Behind The Wall Trick
So are you ready to find out the answer? Can we get a drum roll, please? The answer is… under. The magician doesn’t actually go through the wall but under it! There is a tunnel built into the wall that stretches from one side to the other. Although it may appear to the audience that the magician is dashing through the wall, he is really just ducking under the wall into a tunnel and coming out on the other side.
Hence, the reason why there are sheets covering everything during this trick.
The Statue of Liberty Disappearing
This is definitely a trick that you can’t try at home. Magician David Copperfield blew everyone’s mind in 1983 when he made the 310-foot tall Statue of Liberty disappear.
The trick was broadcast on television as a live special and also took place in front of a live audience. Leaving people around the world wondering, so how did he do it?