Dec 3 2008Look, I'm A Magician!: Levitating Water
Levitating water isn't actually levitating at all. In fact, the shit's just falling. Like rocks. Rocks of water. Did that just blow your mind? It only LOOKS like it's levitating due to sorcery and, quite possibly, a little witchcraft as well. Fine, strobe lights. Regardless, it's still pretty damn cool, and I would definitely drink from it. I'd drink it dry! Like a desert. No oasis here folks, just a guy spooning a camel. And speaking of Camels: Joe. Who else had a crush on him?
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Thanks to Melissa, who thinks levitation is weak sauce because she can fly. I just want X-ray vision.
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Reader Comments
1. GladtoSay - December 3, 2008 7:21 PM
First and I want one!
2. crazy - December 3, 2008 7:21 PM
first
3. GRAMMARNAZI - December 3, 2008 7:23 PM
Better than first!!!
4. GRAMMARNAZI - December 3, 2008 7:28 PM
All I want to know is whether or not I can fill this thing with Gin.
5. PLEEEZE! - December 3, 2008 7:29 PM
Just go to the exploratorium in san francisco and you'll see an exhibit which does the same thing. It also makes a snake like shape as well. Lame on ya!
6. Daisy - December 3, 2008 7:45 PM
FAAAKKKEE!!!!
This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell it's a fake because the shadows are all wrong.
This is a recap from this summers hit movie, Never Back Down - when everyone left the theater after the previews for free bacon flavored ice cream from Del Taco you cute little rubber duckie.
7. Moose Knuckle - December 3, 2008 7:48 PM
Ooooh, magic water! Even if it is merely an illusion, it's still a great way to get yourself burned as a WITCH!! SATAN WORSHIPPING HEATHEN. NO REPENTING FOR YOU IT'S STRAIGHT TO THE BONFIRE FOR YOU!!!
And Criss Angel, f*** that douche.
8. Moose Knuckle - December 3, 2008 7:51 PM
It's levi-OH-sa, not levio-SAH...
9. Pew³ - December 3, 2008 7:52 PM
Criss Angel isn't a douche, he's a Turd Sandwich.
Come on, who's with me.
Vote for Chriss Angel as a Turd Sandwich!
10. Daisy (TRO) - December 3, 2008 7:53 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is an obvious photoshopjob. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like the scene in the movie Never Back Down where Frank Cadillac stopped a casino robery an a murder, but ended up the subject of a police manhunt.
11. Pew³ - December 3, 2008 7:55 PM
BTW I did this in Jr. High with an adjustable strobe light from Radio Shack® in my own bathroom shower. You can't really see the strobe affect on video but it's there.
Pew Pew Pew
12. Oregoneagle - December 3, 2008 7:58 PM
Quote from Albert Einstein.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
So Cool. Sorcery just blows my mind.
13. Spoonman - December 3, 2008 8:19 PM
That is f***ing awesome, and where do I buy one?
14. GRAMMARNAZI - December 3, 2008 8:36 PM
Does the water come with it?
15. big brown - December 3, 2008 8:37 PM
holy jesus saint mary jose of guadalupe saint cristo! thats crazy! its cool!
16. GRAMMARNAZI - December 3, 2008 8:41 PM
I hope this is not like that "printer cartridge scam" where you have to buy their water in order for it to work. Cuz hat would piss me off greatly!!
17. blp - December 3, 2008 8:47 PM
@11. I have one of those and will do that later! Hadn't though of that one but have thought of strobe on the ceiling fan so it looks like the blades aren't moving, then you get someone you hate to touch it. Don't try it with metal blades though unless you want to see flying fingers!
18. GRAMMARNAZI - December 3, 2008 8:58 PM
Coool, i want to know more about "flying finger mode".
19. me - December 3, 2008 10:50 PM
you're all retarded. hasn't anyone here ever taken a strobe shower?!
20. Hotrod - December 3, 2008 11:36 PM
Daisy TRO, funny as hell.
21. Peter - December 4, 2008 12:04 AM
I strobe lighted my cum shot one time and its freakin awesome man.
Holy macaroni!
22. dennis - December 4, 2008 2:02 AM
cool i saw this once in a science expo
23. Highphy - December 4, 2008 1:10 PM
HOLY SHIT, so im not alone in that Joe Camel thing? Lol, he is so phallic.
24. Blopit - December 4, 2008 8:05 PM
hmm... i used the same technique to float people. Yes its true im better than david copperfeild I once made my teacher 'dissapear' for failing me on my english test. not only was i a magician but i was hired for season 1 of mythbusters later that day i got fired and everyone else had to get 'recasted' (i normally find it stupid to point out puns and beleive i could've wasted my time more wisely than telling you that i had made 2 puns so im not going to). I also worked at the police station so now they have new hiring laws. I also sent my resume to the fire department and apparently your not suppose to put pyromaniac on yur resume. Well back on topic, @21 dont take macaroni's name in vein!
25. sir_bliss - December 8, 2008 7:41 PM
Hey, Nate True built a small version of this a while ago, and sells kits and has a detailed instruction on how to do it...
26. louis vuitton - September 28, 2009 12:01 AM
This is exactly like the scene in the movie Never Back Down where Frank Cadillac stopped a casino robery an a murder, but ended up the subject of a police manhunt.