The (Not So Secret) Secrets Behind Magic Tricks

Oh, She Floats

This trick requires a standing frame, similar to the STTB trick, but the magician needs to stand in front of it to obstruct the posts from the audience. The assistant lays on the platform, and the magician will run a hoop over them to show that there is “nothing” holding them up. The secret behind this is an s-shaped fitting that the magician can run the hoop through to make it look like the assistant is floating.

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