A cool trick

[OZCUBAN]

A crazy trick - must see !!!!!

According to French scientist 'Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier' :

"Nothing gets lost, nothing gets created, everything is transformed."

So, how can this trick be explained?

If you can explain, please let me know.

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=40360

[MIKA27]

WTF!?

Hope you don't mind Steve, I thought I'd post the video here.

[Phillys]

You don't see the camera fade? also notice that some of the squares are longer than they should be at times. Not really magic.

[OZCUBAN]

No that's ok still had me f&@ked though I think it's the angles on the cuts

[Jnaube]

Euhhh?

[Natedog]

Slight of hand. Would love for him to stand so we can see the extra tiles fall of his lap!

[marty922]

Not slight of hand. it's a mathematical thing. Best explained by this video

[Jeremy Festa]

Not slight of hand. it's a mathematical thing. Best explained by this video

Science rulz!

[canadianbeaver]

Not slight of hand. it's a mathematical thing. Best explained by this video

This one makes a square puzzle into a bigger rectangle and adds a square. Not like the OP's puzzle, which keeps the puzzle exactly the same in in the frame with 3 leftover pieces. I have found the exact solution, with the OP's puzzle included.

Not too big investigating here. It was on the page of youtube when the video above ended.

[Phillys]

called it

[canadianbeaver]

called it

Not that the illusion is any less entertaining. I have been enjoying some great books lately about magic, including one called "Fooling Houdini". It was so interesting. It basically divided magicians into a few categories, and the more modern guys don't even care if you know how the trick is done. It does not mean you can do it and they will change it on you anyway.

[Phillys]

It is entertaining, but what is the point of "magic" is it is just about camera fades, I see no talent whatsoever here. Now I have seen magicians or card guys (light speed card swaps) with outstanding talent. If this guy could do the trick with me in front of him and I do not notice, that is talent, this guy is just a hack with no talent doing camera fades.

[canadianbeaver]

It is entertaining, but what is the point of "magic" is it is just about camera fades, I see no talent whatsoever here. Now I have seen magicians or card guys (light speed card swaps) with outstanding talent. If this guy could do the trick with me in front of him and I do not notice, that is talent, this guy is just a hack with no talent doing camera fades.

Good point.

[Chris7]

Not sure how many redditors there are here but this was on reddit recently, although everyone was doing it with chocolate hahaha. Theres a thread somewhere that has a picture someone drew in CAD showing what actually happens.

[Jeremy Festa]

Not sure how many redditors there are here but this was on reddit recently, although everyone was doing it with chocolate hahaha. Theres a thread somewhere that has a picture someone drew in CAD showing what actually happens.

True. Saw it a while ago. This is not slight of hand. It is a mathematical paradox.

Obviously the camera fade is used, because he replaces the centre piece with a larger version, which allows him to perform the so called "illusion" three times!

Science rulz.

Magic is OK.

[Deodato]

Shame if that was done with camera tricks. I had assumed it worked like these triangles.

When the pieces from the top triangle have been shuffled around, where does the hole in the bottom triangle come from?