The Magicanada Project

Michael Kras · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: Little Man by Paul Harris

www.paulharrispresents.com

Any thoughts on this? It sounds phenomenal if the ad copy is as true as it sounds.

Basically, a lump of children's modelling clay is molded into a small man-figurine by the spectator. As the ad copy claims, the magician barely touches the little clay man and his hands are empty at all times. The clay man is stood up on the table on his feet. A few moments of silence go by, then suddenly *MIRACLE OF MIRACLES* its little legs start moving and taking human-like steps!!!! The little inanimate clay man is brought to life and starts walking across the table! Then, the spectator himself reaches down and smushes the man back into a lump of clay and finds nothing.

Thoughts, comments, ideas, etc?

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Ben Train · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 268

I worked out a version of this about a year ago, the idea of animating a man of clay, but never like the ad copy states. In my version there is movement under a cloth and then the man disintegrates into sand.

I look forward to a demo video.

Michael Kras · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:36 pm Post subject:

At $300, I think it's safe to assume this is accomplished by some sort of electronic means. But if the magician's hands are empty the entire time and the spectator molds the man herself, I don't know how any sort of gimmick could be brought into play. There must be a loophole they are leaving out of the ad copy.
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Ben Train · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 268

Obviously there's some loophole- that's how our magic works.

That being said, this whole thing has been handled very poorly. Promise of a demo video then no video after months of waiting?

Obviously this thing doesn't look so good or else someone would have filmed even a poor quality version of the animation and posted-it already.

Really, really silly.