Unravel The Classic Magic Trick “Vanishing The Statue Of Liberty” On Live Broadcast
In just a few minutes, the famous magician David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear and put it back in its original position. How did david copperfield make the statue of liberty disappear?
We all know that the purpose of magicians is to entertain audience, making them laugh, creating thrills and chills for the spectators. With their own talent, many magicians, including David Copperfield, have won countless hearts of viewers with unbelievable performances. And one of the magic shows that brought great resonance to Copperfield was the disappearance of the Statue of Liberty.
Vanishing the Statue of Liberty - David Copperfield's classic magic trick
In 1983, right on live broadcast and in front of the audience present, David Copperfield performed a trick to make the Statue of Liberty disappear.
He stretched a gigantic curtain over the statue and then, when the curtain fell, to the amazement of the crowd, the statue completely disappeared.
Just a few minutes later, he "placed" the statue back to its original position as if nothing had happened.
The "shocking" point in the performance of David Copperfield is that he even used lights and radar to search for the statue. But it completely disappeared without leaving any trace.
Uncover the secret behind
Immediately after the act was performed, experts and researchers jumped in to find the explanation. It may sound hard to believe but they have finally come up with a pretty simple one.
First, Copperfield erected two towers on both sides of the stage, making a dome to stretch the curtain to cover the Statue of Liberty.
The scene that caught the eyes of the audience, whether they were witnessing with their own eyes in front of the stage or through their television with live broad cast, at that moment, was the scene behind the artificial dome.
When the curtain fell, the magician would began to speak in front of the crowd - who had both excitement and thrill of witnessing an interesting performance.
And while everyone was listening intently to Copperfield talking a blue streak, nobody would even notice that the magician had the platform slowly rotated for a few degrees. The magician even distracted his audience with loud music, apart from his general showmanship.
When the curtain was lifted, the Statue of Liberty had vanished. However, in fact, at that time, the view of the spectators was obscured by one of the two towers.
Furthermore, all lighting fixtures for the statue were turned off, except for the headlights that shone up from the base of the statue. This created the illusion that there was an alternative space for the statue's position.
And then, the headlights suddenly turned on, temporarily "blinding" the audience. Right now, the cloth covering the statue would be pulled down, but because the audience was still dazzled by the lights, they couldn’t see that moment.
Thus, the Statue of Liberty reappeared as if nothing had happened.
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