Hi everyone, I'm really interested in David Blaine's needle through hand effect the one he performed to a couple of celebrities. Does anyone have any idea where I can learn this effect ? Thank you in advance
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Where to learn David Blaine tricks ?
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Hey Ghannooomm,
To be completely honest with you, what David did is not an effect...in other words, there is no trick.
Could you learn to do it? Sure, but I would not recommend it.
|| Steven
To be completely honest with you, what David did is not an effect...in other words, there is no trick.
Could you learn to do it? Sure, but I would not recommend it.
|| Steven
In the end I don't think I will have the guts to try it, but I sure am curious to see how he did what he did, is there a place where I can learn the method ? Thank you
I couldn't give you any sources right off the top of my head, however, even if I could recommend a place to start I wouldn't be comfortable giving out that information. Attempting to do such a thing could have serious implications such as permanently damaging your hand(s) and that's not a great outcome in general, let alone for a magician.
|| Steven
|| Steven
The "effect" is an old fakir effect. Dan Hauss released a method to do this on DVD called "Through and Through". Brian Brushwood performs a version of the trick as well. I believe Dan Hauss taught Blaine how to do it. Dan's DVD has been pulled off the shelves because it is too dangerous and I can't recommend performing it.
A safer version of a similar effect would be Harry Anderson's needle through arm.