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| Michael Kras |
A New Idea Without A MethodIf someone could help think of ways to do it, it would be much appreciated! This should get your creative juices flowing.Basically, how would you create the macabre illusion of having a bunch of live bees fly from your mouth? Any good, safe ideas? |
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| BrianMillerMagic |
I would start with a death wish. Oh! Apparently you already have one  Just kidding, I don't have any ideas.
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| Reuben The Great |
Hmmmmm.....this isa tough one. First, im gonna guess that you need some bees . You could them have them in a little bag in your mouth with not very sticky tape at one side, and when distracting them with some smooth gestures you push the bag out of your mouth and pop the back with your teeth? This is the only thing i could come up with, but I havent seen anybody else put any responses .
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| Michael Kras |
Hmm... Maybe this wouldn't be the best idea lol... Who the heck wants angry bees in the mouth?????? | ||
| BrianMillerMagic |
A person with a death wish? Like I said... | ||
| Daniel Steep |
search on youtube for the THEM series. there is one episode where the guy has a bunch of flys (alive) come out of his mouth.. may be camera edited but who knows.
Daniel www.danielsteep.com |
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| Dbaker |
Well, the first thing you need is stingerless bees - yes there is such a thing it's a cross bread.
Other supplies: Clear rubber container Rubber band Renold's Wrap The container would need to be large enough to be secured just behind your teeth. Poke holes in the bottom of the container. Put bees in the container. Cover the opening of the container with renold's wrap - secure with band. In Performance: Hold the container upside down in your left fist. Cough and cover your mouth with your left fist - allowing you to toss the container into your mouth. You could also put a loop on the back of the container to allow your tounge to slide it back into position (less visible from the outside). Catch the container with your teeth, and maneuver it behind them with your tounge. Move your hand away so not to attract attention to it. +++++++ Your coughs now become more violent. Keep your upper body moving to people don't notice the manuvering you're doing in your mouth. +++++++ Strip the rubber band off with your teeth. Now the reynold's wrap is hanging loose. Breath hard into the holes at the bottom. This will 1) piss off the bees making them more interested in leaving the tube and 2) It will blow the reynold's wrap off the end (setting the bees free). Disposal of the tube: 1: Cough more. 2: Remove a bandana/hankerchief from your pocket and start wiping your mouth. 3: Couch once more, and allow the tube to drop into the hank. 4: Wrap it up, and you're done. That's what I came up with on the "fly" - ha ha. Seriously though, specialized cross breed bees will be expensive to buy/maintain/etc. I would suggest using flies. |
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| BrianMillerMagic |
That's a very creative method for achieving the effect. I cannot imagine actually putting it into practice, or why anyone would want to do it in the first place, but hey! Michael wanted to know, not me. Thanks for sharing your idea dbaker.
By the way, I definitely used that rubber band joke in my last show. I don't usually use cliched jokes like that, but it gets big laughs. |
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| Dbaker |
I was working at Mervyn's and asked a customer if he'd found everything he was looking for. He responded, "No, I was looking for a bag with $10,000 in it, but you didn't have one." I answered, "Well we did find a roll of $100 bills wrapped in a rubber band a few days ago." He looked up in asonishment, and I added, "We still have the rubber band if you'd like it back." Back to the trick. . . I wouldn't really want to do it either. I am working on a trick where you produce a live praying mantis, but they aren't quite as creepy as swarming flies and bees. |
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| Michael Kras |
I knew of an old effect in which the magician would cough and a moth would fly out of his mouth... Only thing is, the moth was never in there! | ||
| Dbaker |
Oh, you want to avoid the critters being in your mouth at all?
I can probably whip something up to shoot them out of your sleeves if that's better. Or the neck of your shirt. |
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| Adam Michael |
You need to get a Mouth Condom. Yeah definatly a Mouth Condom. | ||
| BrianMillerMagic |
That's great 
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| KidMagic |
I think Daniel has put up a good point... maybe you should just use flies alot less dangerous. But now that I think of it they are also very dirty. Also if you use bees and it is for a audience they might scare away the audience  !
Magically yours, KidMagic www.kidmagic.ca |
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