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The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), the Hoax Forum, and the Top 100 April Fools' Day Hoaxes.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.Prankplace.com
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Quick Change Artists
Status: Magic Trick
A lot of sites have been linking to this video of a pair of quick-change artists performing on NBC's America's Got Talent. The video is fun to watch if you haven't seen them performing before. The pair are magicians David & Dania, who were recently profiled in this Slate.com article. Apparently the duo have become the most popular act during NBA half-time shows. So how is the trick done? Slate.com reports that:
the trick dates back to the 19th century, and the first English-language manual to describe the art was published in 1911. Back then, magicians connected the various layers via hook-and-eye fasteners; today, the literature describes no fewer than 15 different methods of pulling off the trick, using such devices as Velcro, magnets, and "fish bone pull fasteners."
In other words, it relies on special clothing and a lot of practice. If you watch the video closely, the moment when she has the hoop around her and changes from a green into a purple dress is the one time you can almost see the costume change occurring. I have no idea how she pulls off the trick at the end in which she changes clothes as glitter falls around her.
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I love the look on the black girl's face(the one from the jury, I don't know who she is)...
They're good...they're really good.
T.
Posted by DukeLeto in Bucharest on Sun Jul 16, 2006 at 04:50 PMThey're good...they're really good.
T.
I think that some of the trick is cloth that is very thin, and can be underneath and folded without giving much bulk, as well as as the quick-release fastenings. A couple of the dresses seem to have similar structure to them but are different colors; maybe they're reversible.
At any rate, a great show.
Posted by cvirtue on Sun Jul 16, 2006 at 05:16 PMAt any rate, a great show.
I've seen them live. They are great. Even if we knew the trick, it still has to be hard to pull it off.
Posted by Mickyfinn on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 05:42 AMIf the dresses are reversible, like maybe they close in front then she flips them to the back that could explain it. However, at the beginning of the skit she looks larger, like she is wearing a lot of clothes, then at the end she looks thinner. So I am wondering where did the dresses go?
The one I liked was the change where he had to hook(?) the dress to the hoop for her. It looked almost like she did nothing at all (and he was very quick) and her dress changed by itself. Way cool.
Posted by thephrog on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 07:25 AMThe one I liked was the change where he had to hook(?) the dress to the hoop for her. It looked almost like she did nothing at all (and he was very quick) and her dress changed by itself. Way cool.
That girl is Brandy, she used to be a singer and was on a tv show called Moisha on WB or UPN I don't remember which.
As far as the act goes all I can say is; DAMN!
Posted by Lonewatchman on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 08:45 AMAs far as the act goes all I can say is; DAMN!
I liked that her hair changes color from dark to blonde.
As for where the clothes go, notice that every cylinder is flipped right after its dropped and she walks away - the audience is too wowed by the change to notice he flips the rim over, hiding any clothes left behind.
On the green-to-purple transition, as thephrog noticed, he does something behind her back. You also can see the dress unfolding during the transition. Looks almost spring-loaded!
Posted by OriginalSim on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 09:46 AMAs for where the clothes go, notice that every cylinder is flipped right after its dropped and she walks away - the audience is too wowed by the change to notice he flips the rim over, hiding any clothes left behind.
On the green-to-purple transition, as thephrog noticed, he does something behind her back. You also can see the dress unfolding during the transition. Looks almost spring-loaded!
All i can say is WOW. This is an exceptional performance/trick.
But now, did they win the competition that night?? I would have voted for them... but then again, i didn't see any of the other performances.
Gonna have to tune into this show sometime. but what's up with the judge selections? Brandy and David Hasselhoff? c'mon
Posted by Grain in Bay Area, CA on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 10:47 AMBut now, did they win the competition that night?? I would have voted for them... but then again, i didn't see any of the other performances.
Gonna have to tune into this show sometime. but what's up with the judge selections? Brandy and David Hasselhoff? c'mon
I've seen them up close and in person several times at the Palace in Detroit (actually Auburn Hills). I've been within 15 feet of them during their performances and the illusion is almost as good that close. I'm pretty sure she wears all of the clothes and the flip down/off with snaps and velcro. If you're close you can see a bit of bulk to the clothing, but not enough to ruin the illusion.
Posted by Trace on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 10:56 AMNotice when they do the glitter pink-to-white trick at the end of the show, when the glitter falls and she is then in white, look at the glitter, you can see pink. Trust me, it is there, I saw it when I watched the show on TV. But still, even if she was wearing all the clothes beneath others, she went from long dress to short dress, back to long dress, and the like. The only way I can think she would be able to pull it off it she had the bottoms folded up.
Either way, this is a fairly simple trick, but yet people are amazed by it because they don't know what's going to happen, so they don't look for it.
Posted by RedNeckOreo on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 02:00 PMEither way, this is a fairly simple trick, but yet people are amazed by it because they don't know what's going to happen, so they don't look for it.
"Either way, this is a fairly simple trick"
Dude, no offense, but no friggin' way this is a fairly simple trick. I bet if you practiced it yourself for weeks, (even with the right props) you would not be able to perform it as well as this couple does. The premise of trick may be simple with the right equipment, but the way these two perform this trick takes talent, skill, and a ton of practice. And even with those, there are probably a lot professional dancers and magicians who cannot perform it as well as these two...
Posted by Grain in Bay Area, CA on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 02:07 PMDude, no offense, but no friggin' way this is a fairly simple trick. I bet if you practiced it yourself for weeks, (even with the right props) you would not be able to perform it as well as this couple does. The premise of trick may be simple with the right equipment, but the way these two perform this trick takes talent, skill, and a ton of practice. And even with those, there are probably a lot professional dancers and magicians who cannot perform it as well as these two...
I agree with Grain. The principle is simple, just as the principle of juggling nine flaming hatchets in the air is simple, but these performers are incredibly skilled at their tricks. That doesn't come without a lot of hard work.
Posted by Big Gary in Jefferson, Texas on Mon Jul 17, 2006 at 06:59 PMI have seen this act live 3 or 4 times at the Orlando Arena. It is spectacular and they perform the act with viewers on all sides.
Posted by gcason in Mickey Mouse Land on Tue Jul 18, 2006 at 05:08 AMI meant simple principle, you just pull off your clothes quickly and try to hide them, but, yes, I know it is a hard trick to actually do. Sorry for confusion.
Posted by RedNeckOreo on Tue Jul 18, 2006 at 07:30 AMcome on that looks so easy! mr. man who runs this website just made it sound like its hard. i do it all the time.
Posted by Phil McBaggypants in Wonderopolis City, Wonderopolis on Tue Jul 18, 2006 at 07:59 AMya, I used frame step on media player classic and I saw a green piece of cloth being pulled off revealing a purple dress underneath. it looked VERY thin, I think they could possibly be used to hold parts of the outfits, like the skirt, to fall out when ripped. You can definately see similar shapes to the dresses as well.
I could send in a showing what I said, If you REALLY wanna see....
Posted by Adam Dovick on Wed Jul 19, 2006 at 10:36 PMI could send in a showing what I said, If you REALLY wanna see....
Its clear that there is trick clothing that involes being covered while the clothes are either removed or flipped..However I have a theory for the glitter. He makes sure the glitter gets dumped on her, not thrown in front of her as a curtain. I think the red dress and the final dress are the same dress on the fabric is some kind of color change fabric the glliter appears to be held in a plastic bag would would help keep it "cold" while under the lights....
Posted by Gutgut in Bay Area SF on Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 08:55 AMIf you watch her right before the glitter falls, she positions both hands on the straps of the dress near her hands. I think she releases hooks right as the glitter falls. The timing would have to be perfect, but it would explain how she does it!
Posted by Shawn on Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 10:45 AMShawn is right.. as the glitter falls so does the dress, my bad, still that must take ALOT of practice to pull of as seemlessly as they did, I would bet they have a ton of video of themselves messing up..
she looks ALOT thicker at the beginning than the end...
Posted by Gutgut in Bay Area SF on Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 02:39 PMshe looks ALOT thicker at the beginning than the end...
There is another version of it on youtube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mawr4O6mBmo&search=t.h.e.m
Posted by samemo in australian on Sun Jul 30, 2006 at 12:01 AMhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=mawr4O6mBmo&search=t.h.e.m
They do perform this act very well. But Piers Morgan, the British judge, was dead on with his criticism of the fact that each time, it was the same act. Great as part of a Vegas show, but you gotta have more than a 90 second magic act to win the prize. Many Vegas shows have one of these acts, and amazing as it is the first time you see it, one trick, no matter how well played, does not a professional magic act make.
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