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Subject: balducci levitation

Author:
kyle

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Date Posted: 17:22:21 09/14/02 Sat

The Balducci Levitation
The Balducci Levitation is an illusion that can be performed almost anywhere, anytime.
This is a highly restrictive, angle-sensitive trick. You have to practice your angles over and over again to get used to them. One bad one and the illusion is blown!
It is easy to get a bad angle - even more so when you're performing for several people.
Stand about 8 feet away from the audience (or quite close if with just one person) at a 45� angle as shown. You pause ... and then slowly start to float. You rise 2 to 3 inches off of the ground before you suddenly "crash" back down to the ground.
When performed correctly, this is about as close to "real" magic as you'd ever get.

How It's Done

All you do is stand on your right toes, which are hidden by your left foot and ankle. You might only rise 3 or 5 inches off of the ground, but it's all in the presentation! You will want to slowly rise off of the ground . . . wait just one second and then drop fast. Stay up too long and they will probably figure it out.
An interesting psychological thing is that after you have performed the trick, you may have only gone up 2 or 3 inches. However, if you ask them "How high did I go? About this high?" holding your hands about a foot apart, and they will remember you going up a foot. This enhances the illusion, and may even stop the smarter ones figuring it out later

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