"malenarrator:" "MAGIC." "IT HAS A SECRET HISTORY." "IT HAS A SECRET HISTORY." "EVERYCULTUREHASSOMEONE" "EVERYCULTUREHASSOMEONE THAT'S DOING SOMETHING" "THAT'S DOING SOMETHING MIRACULOUS." "MIRACULOUS." "narrator:" "A HISTORYREVEALED narrator:" "A HISTORYREVEALED TO ONLY A CHOSEN FEW..." "TO ONLY A CHOSEN FEW..." "THEREWASAN EVILSPIRIT" "THEREWASAN EVILSPIRIT OR A DEVIL MAN." "OR A DEVIL MAN." "narrator:" "UNTILNOW." "narrator:" "UNTILNOW." "THE TIME HAS COME" "THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE DEEPEST SECRETS OF" "FOR THE DEEPEST SECRETS OF THE UNCANNY AND THE IMPOSSIBLE" "THE UNCANNY AND THE IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SUMMONED." "TO BE SUMMONED." "[gunshot] [gunshot] SUDDENLYHEWASCONVULSING." "SUDDENLYHEWASCONVULSING." "narrator:" "MASTERILLUSIONIST narrator:" "MASTERILLUSIONIST STEVE COHEN RECLAIMS" "STEVE COHEN RECLAIMS THE GREATEST MAGICAL FEATS" "THE GREATEST MAGICAL FEATS OF ALL TIME." "OF ALL TIME." "THE MOST MIND-BOGGLING," "THE MOST MIND-BOGGLING, THE MOST FRIGHTENING..." "THE MOST FRIGHTENING..." "THISISCLEARLY" "THISISCLEARLY A GUY WITH POWER." "A GUY WITH POWER." "narrator:" "THEMOST narrator:" "THEMOST MYSTERIOUS," "MYSTERIOUS, AND THE MOST DEADLY." "AND THE MOST DEADLY." "RANGEISHOT!" "[gunshot] [ominous music] ♪ ♪" "narrator:" "INTHEGOLDENAGE OF MAGIC AT THE TURN OF" "OF MAGIC AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY," "THE 20TH CENTURY, ILLUSIONS WERE PERFORMED" "ILLUSIONS WERE PERFORMED IN PRIVATE HOMES BY PARLOR" "IN PRIVATE HOMES BY PARLOR MAGICIANS." "MAGICIANS." "MODERN DAY ILLUSIONIST" "MODERN DAY ILLUSIONIST STEVE COHEN IS A MASTER AT" "STEVE COHEN IS A MASTER AT REVIVING LOST MAGIC IN HIS OWN" "REVIVING LOST MAGIC IN HIS OWN BRAND OF PARLOR PERFORMANCE." "BRAND OF PARLOR PERFORMANCE." "RARELY DOES AN AUDIENCE TODAY" "RARELY DOES AN AUDIENCE TODAY GET THIS UP CLOSE AND INTIMATE" "GET THIS UP CLOSE AND INTIMATE VIEW OF GREAT MAGIC" "VIEW OF GREAT MAGIC FROM HISTORY." "FROM HISTORY." "GOODEVENING." "GOODEVENING." "GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME." "GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME." "I AM STEVE COHEN." "I AM STEVE COHEN." "I NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF SOMEONE" "I NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF SOMEONE IN THIS AUDIENCE WHO IS" "IN THIS AUDIENCE WHO IS A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL," "A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, EITHER A DOCTOR, NURSE, EMT." "EITHER A DOCTOR, NURSE, EMT." "ANYONE?" "ANYONE?" "YOU SIR?" "YOU SIR?" "PLEASE STAND UP IN YOUR SPOT." "PLEASE STAND UP IN YOUR SPOT." "AND YOUR FIRST NAME, PLEASE?" "AND YOUR FIRST NAME, PLEASE?" "SAL." "SAL." "YOURNAMEIS SAL." "YOURNAMEIS SAL." "SAL, WHAT KIND OF A DOCTOR" "SAL, WHAT KIND OF A DOCTOR ARE YOU?" "ARE YOU?" "IDOSPORTSMEDICINE" "IDOSPORTSMEDICINE AND REHAB." "AND REHAB." "OKAY." "OKAY." "SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN" "SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A DOCTOR?" "A DOCTOR?" "19YEARS." "19YEARS." "19YEARS." "19YEARS." "OKAY, I THINK YOU'RE MORE" "OKAY, I THINK YOU'RE MORE THAN QUALIFIED." "THAN QUALIFIED." "WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THE FRONT" "WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THE FRONT RIGHT NOW." "RIGHT NOW." "LET'S GIVE HIM A NICE HAND" "LET'S GIVE HIM A NICE HAND AS HE JOINS ME." "AS HE JOINS ME." "[applause] [applause] DOCTOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE" "DOCTOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE HOLD THE FORK WITH YOUR LEFT" "HOLD THE FORK WITH YOUR LEFT HAND, BY THE BASE?" "HAND, BY THE BASE?" "WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND NOW," "WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND NOW, DOCTOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE REACH" "DOCTOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE REACH FORWARD AND TAKE MY PULSE?" "FORWARD AND TAKE MY PULSE?" "I SHOULD HAVE ONE." "I SHOULD HAVE ONE." "CAN YOU FEEL THE RHYTHM" "CAN YOU FEEL THE RHYTHM OF MY HEART?" "OF MY HEART?" "YES." "YES." "AND,DOCTOR,IN AMOMENT" "AND,DOCTOR,IN AMOMENT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO RING" "I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO RING A RHYTHM ON THE SIDE" "A RHYTHM ON THE SIDE OF THAT GLASS THAT CORRESPONDS" "OF THAT GLASS THAT CORRESPONDS WITH MY HEARTBEAT." "WITH MY HEARTBEAT." "IF IT SPEEDS UP AS I GO INTO" "IF IT SPEEDS UP AS I GO INTO MY TRANCE, I WANT YOU TO SPEED" "MY TRANCE, I WANT YOU TO SPEED UP YOUR RINGING." "UP YOUR RINGING." "BUT IF IT SLOWS DOWN," "BUT IF IT SLOWS DOWN, SLOW DOWN YOUR RINGING" "SLOW DOWN YOUR RINGING SO ALL THESE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND" "SO ALL THESE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE FEELING" "WHAT YOU'RE FEELING AT ALL TIMES." "AT ALL TIMES." "PLEASE BEGIN NOW." "PLEASE BEGIN NOW." "[glass clinking rhythmically] [glass clinking rhythmically] FOCUS." "FOCUS." "[exhales deeply] [exhales deeply] [clinking slows]" "[clinking stops]" "[mumbling foreign language]" "[glass clinking rhythmically] [applause] [applause] [laughter] [laughter] HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING" "HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE?" "LIKE THIS BEFORE?" "NO." "NO." "BASICALLY YOUR HEARTBEAT" "BASICALLY YOUR HEARTBEAT JUST STOPPED FOR A MATTER" "JUST STOPPED FOR A MATTER OF ABOUT 15 SECONDS" "OF ABOUT 15 SECONDS OR SOMETHING." "OR SOMETHING." "WELL,THANKSSO MUCH" "WELL,THANKSSO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP." "FOR YOUR HELP." "LET'S GIVE HIM A NICE HAND." "LET'S GIVE HIM A NICE HAND." "THANKS FOR YOUR TIME." "THANKS FOR YOUR TIME." "NICETOMEETYOU ." "NICETOMEETYOU ." "narrator:" "THEASTOUNDING narrator:" "THEASTOUNDING PARISIAN MAGICIAN ALEXANDER" "PARISIAN MAGICIAN ALEXANDER HERMANN SHOCKS AUDIENCES" "HERMANN SHOCKS AUDIENCES WITH HIS PULSE STOPPING TRICK" "WITH HIS PULSE STOPPING TRICK AS EARLY AS 1880." "AS EARLY AS 1880." "HERMANN THE GREAT WAS PART" "HERMANN THE GREAT WAS PART OF A WORLD-RENOWNED MAGIC" "OF A WORLD-RENOWNED MAGIC DYNASTY." "DYNASTY." "THEY DOMINATED VAUDEVILLE STAGES" "THEY DOMINATED VAUDEVILLE STAGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC" "ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC FOR ALMOST A CENTURY." "FOR ALMOST A CENTURY." "RESURRECTING MAGIC LIKE THIS" "RESURRECTING MAGIC LIKE THIS TAKES PERSEVERANCE" "TAKES PERSEVERANCE AND A PASSION FOR DISCOVERING" "AND A PASSION FOR DISCOVERING SECRETS OF THE CONJURING ARTS." "SECRETS OF THE CONJURING ARTS." "STEVECOHENIS DEDICATED" "STEVECOHENIS DEDICATED TO SEEKING OUT HISTORICAL MAGIC" "TO SEEKING OUT HISTORICAL MAGIC EFFECTS, FINDING OUT WHETHER" "EFFECTS, FINDING OUT WHETHER THEY'RE REAL OR FABLES," "THEY'RE REAL OR FABLES, AND THEN REINTERPRETING" "AND THEN REINTERPRETING AND POSSIBLY RESURRECTING" "AND POSSIBLY RESURRECTING THESE GREAT OLD EFFECTS." "THESE GREAT OLD EFFECTS." "narrator:" "STEVEWILLSTRETCH narrator:" "STEVEWILLSTRETCH HIS LIMITS AND THE LIMITS" "HIS LIMITS AND THE LIMITS OF MAGIC, DECODING FOUR" "OF MAGIC, DECODING FOUR OF THE MOST THRILLING ILLUSIONS" "OF THE MOST THRILLING ILLUSIONS IN HISTORY." "IN HISTORY." "THE FIRST OF THE EFFECTS" "THE FIRST OF THE EFFECTS IS KNOWN AS THE MOST BAFFLING" "IS KNOWN AS THE MOST BAFFLING ILLUSION OF ALL TIME." "ILLUSION OF ALL TIME." "IT'S CALLED "THE TURK."" "IT'S CALLED "THE TURK." NO ONE" "NO ONE-- NOT NAPOLEON BONAPARTE," "NOT NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN," "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, NOR EDGAR ALLEN POE" "NOR EDGAR ALLEN POE-- COULD DECODE HOW IT WORKED." "COULD DECODE HOW IT WORKED." "THE STORY OF THE TURK" "THE STORY OF THE TURK BEGINS IN 1769 AT THE DAWN" "BEGINS IN 1769 AT THE DAWN OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION." "OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION." "IN VIENNA, AN INVENTOR NAMED" "IN VIENNA, AN INVENTOR NAMED WOLFGANG VON KEMPELEN" "WOLFGANG VON KEMPELEN UNVEILS FOR THE RULING" "UNVEILS FOR THE RULING HABSBURG EMPRESS" "HABSBURG EMPRESS THE MOST ASTOUNDING" "THE MOST ASTOUNDING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION" "TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN." "THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN." "THAT MAGICAL MOMENT IS DEPICTED" "THAT MAGICAL MOMENT IS DEPICTED IN THIS 1927 SILENT FILM." "IN THIS 1927 SILENT FILM." "VON KEMPELEN ENTERS THE COURT," "VON KEMPELEN ENTERS THE COURT, WHICH IS PACKED WITH NOBLEMEN," "WHICH IS PACKED WITH NOBLEMEN, SCIENTISTS, AND THE UPPER" "SCIENTISTS, AND THE UPPER ECHELON OF VIENNESE SOCIETY." "ECHELON OF VIENNESE SOCIETY." "HE INTRODUCES HIS STRANGE" "HE INTRODUCES HIS STRANGE AND EXOTIC OBJECT." "AND EXOTIC OBJECT." "ITWASAWOODENFIGURE." "ITWASAWOODENFIGURE." "IT WAS DRESSED IN TURKISH GARB," "IT WAS DRESSED IN TURKISH GARB, BECAUSE THAT WAS HOW EUROPEANS" "BECAUSE THAT WAS HOW EUROPEANS THOUGHT CONJURERS OUGHT TO LOOK" "THOUGHT CONJURERS OUGHT TO LOOK AT THE TIME, AND IT SAT," "AT THE TIME, AND IT SAT, ESSENTIALLY, ATTACHED TO" "ESSENTIALLY, ATTACHED TO A WOODEN CHEST WITH A CHESSBOARD" "A WOODEN CHEST WITH A CHESSBOARD ON THE TOP, AND IT COULD ALL BE" "ON THE TOP, AND IT COULD ALL BE WHEELED AROUND IN ONE PIECE." "WHEELED AROUND IN ONE PIECE." "IT HAS CASTERS UNDERNEATH." "IT HAS CASTERS UNDERNEATH." "HETHENPROCEEDEDTOSHOW" "HETHENPROCEEDEDTOSHOW  THAT THE CABINET HAD A VARIETY" "THAT THE CABINET HAD A VARIETY OF DOORS IN IT, AND YOU COULD" "OF DOORS IN IT, AND YOU COULD OPEN THESE IN TURN AND DISPLAY" "OPEN THESE IN TURN AND DISPLAY THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINET," "THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINET, WHERE YOU COULD SEE SOME" "WHERE YOU COULD SEE SOME MECHANISM, BUT OBVIOUSLY NO SIGN" "MECHANISM, BUT OBVIOUSLY NO SIGN OF ANY INDIVIDUAL CONCEALED" "OF ANY INDIVIDUAL CONCEALED INSIDE IT." "INSIDE IT." "narrator:" "VONKEMPELEN narrator:" "VONKEMPELEN ANNOUNCES THAT HIS MECHANICAL" "ANNOUNCES THAT HIS MECHANICAL TURK WILL MAGICALLY DEFEAT" "TURK WILL MAGICALLY DEFEAT ALL COMERS IN A GAME OF CHESS." "ALL COMERS IN A GAME OF CHESS." "HE ASKS FOR THE COURT'S MOST" "HE ASKS FOR THE COURT'S MOST SUPERIOR INTELLECT TO COME" "SUPERIOR INTELLECT TO COME FORWARD TO CHALLENGE THE TURK." "HEGETSAVOLUNTEER FROM THE AUDIENCE," "FROM THE AUDIENCE, A COURTIER CALLED COBENZL." "A COURTIER CALLED COBENZL." "HE PUTS ALL THE CHESS PIECES ON" "HE PUTS ALL THE CHESS PIECES ON THE BOARD." "THE BOARD." "COBENZL MAKES HIS MOVE," "COBENZL MAKES HIS MOVE, AND THE TURK STARTS MAKING" "AND THE TURK STARTS MAKING A WHIRRING NOISE, AND ITS ARM" "A WHIRRING NOISE, AND ITS ARM SPRINGS TO LIFE." "SPRINGS TO LIFE." "IT REACHES FORWARD AND MOVES" "IT REACHES FORWARD AND MOVES ITS PIECE." "ITS PIECE." "EVERYONE IS AMAZED." "EVERYONE IS AMAZED." "THEY CRY OUT IN SURPRISE." "THEY CRY OUT IN SURPRISE." "THE TURK GOES ON TO BE A VERY" "THE TURK GOES ON TO BE A VERY FAST AND CAPABLE CHESS PLAYER" "FAST AND CAPABLE CHESS PLAYER AND BEATS COBENZL WITHIN" "AND BEATS COBENZL WITHIN THE SPACE OF A FEW MINUTES." "narrator:" "NEWSOF THECHESS PLAYING THINKING MACHINE" "PLAYING THINKING MACHINE SPREADS FAST, AND THE MOST" "SPREADS FAST, AND THE MOST POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE" "POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING" "IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING BEN FRANKLIN, MATCH WITS WITH" "BEN FRANKLIN, MATCH WITS WITH THE TURK." "THE TURK." "BUT THE TURK'S MOST FAMOUS" "BUT THE TURK'S MOST FAMOUS OPPONENT IS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE." "OPPONENT IS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE." "FRESH FROM CONQUERING EUROPE," "FRESH FROM CONQUERING EUROPE, THE EMPEROR DECIDES TO CHALLENGE" "THE EMPEROR DECIDES TO CHALLENGE THE TURK HEAD ON." "THE TURK HEAD ON." "NAPOLEONTHOUGHTHE WASAN" "NAPOLEONTHOUGHTHE WASAN EXTREMELY GOOD CHESS PLAYER," "EXTREMELY GOOD CHESS PLAYER, AND HE WANTED TO SEE HOW IT" "AND HE WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WOULD RESPOND IF YOU MADE" "WOULD RESPOND IF YOU MADE A FALSE MOVE." "A FALSE MOVE." "narrator:" "NAPOLEON narrator:" "NAPOLEON INTENTIONALLY MAKES AN ILLEGAL" "INTENTIONALLY MAKES AN ILLEGAL MOVE TO HIS ADVANTAGE." "THETURKSWEPTITS ARM  ACROSS THE BOARD AND KNOCKED" "ACROSS THE BOARD AND KNOCKED ALL THE PIECES OFF." "ALL THE PIECES OFF." "narrator:" "THEAUDIENCE narrator:" "THEAUDIENCE RECOILS IN FEAR." "RECOILS IN FEAR." "WHO OR WHAT IS THIS BEING" "WHO OR WHAT IS THIS BEING THAT DARES TO GET ANGRY" "THAT DARES TO GET ANGRY AT THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY" "AT THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY LEADER IN THE WORLD?" "LEADER IN THE WORLD?" "ITHINKTHATITPROBABLY" "ITHINKTHATITPROBABLY SCARED PEOPLE AS MUCH AS IT" "SCARED PEOPLE AS MUCH AS IT ENTERTAINED THEM." "ENTERTAINED THEM." "JUST AS THOUGH IF IT WERE TO" "JUST AS THOUGH IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN TODAY, IF SOMEBODY WERE" "HAPPEN TODAY, IF SOMEBODY WERE TO ANNOUNCE TOMORROW THAT" "TO ANNOUNCE TOMORROW THAT A MACHINE COULD OUTTHINK" "A MACHINE COULD OUTTHINK THE GREATEST SCIENTISTS OR" "THE GREATEST SCIENTISTS OR MATHEMATICIANS IN THE WORLD," "MATHEMATICIANS IN THE WORLD, I THINK PEOPLE WOULD TERRIFIED" "I THINK PEOPLE WOULD TERRIFIED OF IT." "OF IT." "narrator:" "HOWTHEILLUSION narrator:" "HOWTHEILLUSION WORKS BECOMES AN OBSESSION." "WORKS BECOMES AN OBSESSION." "HUNDREDS OF PAMPHLETS AND BOOKS" "HUNDREDS OF PAMPHLETS AND BOOKS CLAIMING TO REVEAL THE TURK'S" "CLAIMING TO REVEAL THE TURK'S METHODS ARE PUBLISHED." "METHODS ARE PUBLISHED." "THEMOSTPOPULARTHEORIES" "THEMOSTPOPULARTHEORIES WERE THOSE THAT SUGGESTED" "WERE THOSE THAT SUGGESTED THERE WAS SOMEONE OR SOMETHING" "THERE WAS SOMEONE OR SOMETHING HIDING INSIDE." "HIDING INSIDE." "SO THERE WAS SAID TO BE" "SO THERE WAS SAID TO BE A CHESS PLAYING MONKEY" "A CHESS PLAYING MONKEY STUCK INSIDE THIS MACHINE." "STUCK INSIDE THIS MACHINE." "ANOTHER THEORY WAS THAT THERE" "ANOTHER THEORY WAS THAT THERE WAS A LEGLESS WAR VETERAN," "WAS A LEGLESS WAR VETERAN, AND THIS EXPLAINED HOW HE WAS" "AND THIS EXPLAINED HOW HE WAS ABLE TO FIT IN SUCH A TINY" "ABLE TO FIT IN SUCH A TINY SPACE, 'CAUSE CLEARLY THERE" "SPACE, 'CAUSE CLEARLY THERE WASN'T MUCH ROOM FOR ANYONE" "WASN'T MUCH ROOM FOR ANYONE TO BE HIDING IN THERE." "TO BE HIDING IN THERE." "narrator:" "EVENEDGARALLAN narrator:" "EVENEDGARALLAN POE PUBLISHES A THEORY OF HOW" "POE PUBLISHES A THEORY OF HOW THE TURK WORKS IN 1836." "THE TURK WORKS IN 1836." "HIS PAMPHLET IS WIDELY REGARDED" "HIS PAMPHLET IS WIDELY REGARDED AS THE PROTOTYPE FOR HIS FIRST" "AS THE PROTOTYPE FOR HIS FIRST DETECTIVE STORY." "DETECTIVE STORY." "BUT BEFORE THE TURK IS EVER" "BUT BEFORE THE TURK IS EVER DECODED, IT IS DESTROYED" "DECODED, IT IS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1854." "BY FIRE IN 1854." "ALONG WITH IT SECRETS," "ALONG WITH IT SECRETS, THE TURK IS LOST TO THE WORLD." "THE TURK IS LOST TO THE WORLD." "PRESENT DAY LOS ANGELES," "PRESENT DAY LOS ANGELES, STEVE IS FOLLOWING UP" "STEVE IS FOLLOWING UP ON A CLUE." "ON A CLUE." "ACCORDING TO MAGIC INSIDERS," "ACCORDING TO MAGIC INSIDERS, SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY" "SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, AN ILLUSIONIST" "OF ANGELS, AN ILLUSIONIST IS SAID TO HAVE BREATHED" "IS SAID TO HAVE BREATHED NEW LIFE INTO THE TURK." "STEVE." "OVER THE YEARS, I ALWAYS" "OVER THE YEARS, I ALWAYS WONDERED, "HOW DID THAT THING" "WONDERED, "HOW DID THAT THING WORK?" "WORK?" "WHAT WAS THE ILLUSION?"" "WHAT WAS THE ILLUSION?" JOHNGAUGHANIS ONEOF" "JOHNGAUGHANIS ONEOF THE FINEST ILLUSION BUILDERS" "THE FINEST ILLUSION BUILDERS WHO HAVE EVER EXISTED." "WHO HAVE EVER EXISTED." "AND BASED IN LOS ANGELES," "AND BASED IN LOS ANGELES, HE HAS RE-CREATED AND DEVISED" "HE HAS RE-CREATED AND DEVISED SOME WONDERFUL PIECES" "SOME WONDERFUL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT." "OF EQUIPMENT." "INMYROOMHERE,IHAVEMANY" "INMYROOMHERE,IHAVEMANY PIECES OF AUTOMATA" "PIECES OF AUTOMATA AND AUTOMATA-LIKE EFFECTS" "AND AUTOMATA-LIKE EFFECTS THAT I'VE GOTTEN OVER THE YEARS," "THAT I'VE GOTTEN OVER THE YEARS, AND I STARTED OFF BY REPAIRING" "AND I STARTED OFF BY REPAIRING THESE FOR MAGICIANS," "THESE FOR MAGICIANS, AND YOU COULD SEE HOW CLEVER" "AND YOU COULD SEE HOW CLEVER THEY WERE MADE." "THEY WERE MADE." "IT'S FASCINATING TO SEE" "IT'S FASCINATING TO SEE THE MAN WHO MADE IT," "THE MAN WHO MADE IT, TO TRY TO GET INTO HIS HEAD" "TO TRY TO GET INTO HIS HEAD TO WHAT HE WAS DOING." "TO WHAT HE WAS DOING." "THAT'SWHATACTUALLY" "THAT'SWHATACTUALLY FASCINATES ME IS," "FASCINATES ME IS, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU'RE" "IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU'RE ALMOST LIKE A MIND READER." "ALMOST LIKE A MIND READER." "LIKE, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT" "LIKE, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW OTHER MAGICIANS OR BUILDERS" "HOW OTHER MAGICIANS OR BUILDERS WOULD HAVE THOUGHT." "WOULD HAVE THOUGHT." "SOMEOFTHEMOTORSAND" "SOMEOFTHEMOTORSAND THE MECHANISMS ARE VERY CRUDE," "THE MECHANISMS ARE VERY CRUDE, BUT THE IDEAS ARE GREAT." "BUT THE IDEAS ARE GREAT." "AND SO YOU TRY NOT TO COMPROMISE" "AND SO YOU TRY NOT TO COMPROMISE THE ORIGINAL BUILDER'S IDEAS" "THE ORIGINAL BUILDER'S IDEAS BY PUTTING YOUR OWN IN THERE." "BY PUTTING YOUR OWN IN THERE." "YOU WANT TO KEEP IT AS ORIGINAL" "YOU WANT TO KEEP IT AS ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE." "AS POSSIBLE." "narrator:" "JOHNGAUGHAN'S narrator:" "JOHNGAUGHAN'S GREATEST PASSION HAS BEEN" "GREATEST PASSION HAS BEEN DECODING VON KEMPELEN'S DESIGN" "DECODING VON KEMPELEN'S DESIGN OF THE TURK." "OF THE TURK." "IHADMADEMOCK-UPS" "IHADMADEMOCK-UPS OF THE CHESS PLAYER," "OF THE CHESS PLAYER, AND AS MY SKILLS AS A BUILDER" "AND AS MY SKILLS AS A BUILDER OF ILLUSIONS PROGRESSED," "OF ILLUSIONS PROGRESSED, I TRIED TO USE THEM ON THE TURK" "I TRIED TO USE THEM ON THE TURK AND THAT CABINET, AND SURE" "AND THAT CABINET, AND SURE ENOUGH THINGS CAME TO LIGHT." "ENOUGH THINGS CAME TO LIGHT." "SOMEOFTHEEARLYPICTURES" "SOMEOFTHEEARLYPICTURES OF THE TURK WERE PROBABLY DRAWN" "OF THE TURK WERE PROBABLY DRAWN BY KEMPELEN HIMSELF," "BY KEMPELEN HIMSELF, SO YOU CAN USE THEM AS PRETTY" "SO YOU CAN USE THEM AS PRETTY ACCURATE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS." "ACCURATE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS." "ITTURNSOUTTHAT" "ITTURNSOUTTHAT VON KEMPELEN WAS A VERY CLEVER" "VON KEMPELEN WAS A VERY CLEVER PERSON, AND THERE ARE PRINCIPLES" "PERSON, AND THERE ARE PRINCIPLES OF ILLUSION INSIDE THAT CABINET" "OF ILLUSION INSIDE THAT CABINET THAT WE THOUGHT WERE INVENTED," "THAT WE THOUGHT WERE INVENTED, LET'S SAY, 100 YEARS LATER." "LET'S SAY, 100 YEARS LATER." "narrator:" "JOHNGAUGHANHAS  narrator:" "JOHNGAUGHANHAS  DEMONSTRATED HIS REPLICA" "DEMONSTRATED HIS REPLICA OF THE TURK BEFORE, BUT IT HAS" "OF THE TURK BEFORE, BUT IT HAS NEVER PLAYED A LIVE CHESS MATCH" "NEVER PLAYED A LIVE CHESS MATCH IN THE UNITED STATES" "IN THE UNITED STATES-- UNTIL NOW." "[eerie music] ALMOST 200 YEARS SINCE DEFEATING" "ALMOST 200 YEARS SINCE DEFEATING SOME OF THE GREATEST MINDS" "SOME OF THE GREATEST MINDS IN THE WORLD, THE TURK HAS A NEW" "IN THE WORLD, THE TURK HAS A NEW CHALLENGER:" "GRAND CHESS MASTER" "CHALLENGER:" "GRAND CHESS MASTER ANDRANIK MATIKOZYAN." "ANDRANIK MATIKOZYAN." "I'MA PROFESSIONALCHESS" "I'MA PROFESSIONALCHESS PLAYER AND PROFESSIONAL" "PLAYER AND PROFESSIONAL CHESS COACH." "CHESS COACH." "narrator:" "HEIS THE narrator:" "HEIS THE THREE-TIME SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA" "THREE-TIME SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHESS CHAMPION." "CHESS CHAMPION." "WHATYOU'REABOUTTOWITNESS" "WHATYOU'REABOUTTOWITNESS IS A CHESS MATCH," "IS A CHESS MATCH, A CHESS MATCH BETWEEN A MAN" "A CHESS MATCH BETWEEN A MAN AND A MACHINE." "AND A MACHINE." "LADIESANDGENTLEMEN," "LADIESANDGENTLEMEN, THE TURK." "♪ ♪" "WE START BY OPENING THIS DOOR." "AS YOU CAN SEE, BEAUTIFUL" "AS YOU CAN SEE, BEAUTIFUL MACHINERY IN THERE," "MACHINERY IN THERE, THE PIN BARRELS." "THE PIN BARRELS." "narrator:" "FOLLOWINGTHE narrator:" "FOLLOWINGTHE ORIGINAL UNVEILING BY" "ORIGINAL UNVEILING BY VON KEMPELEN, JOHN GAUGHAN" "VON KEMPELEN, JOHN GAUGHAN EXPOSES THE TURK'S MACHINERY" "EXPOSES THE TURK'S MACHINERY TO THE AUDIENCE." "TO THE AUDIENCE." "ALLTHEWAYTHROUGH," "ALLTHEWAYTHROUGH, ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK AGAIN." "ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK AGAIN." "NOW LET ME ROTATE THIS" "NOW LET ME ROTATE THIS ALL AROUND." "I WILL SHOW YOU THE DOORS BACK HER, UNDER HIS CLOAK." "BACK HER, UNDER HIS CLOAK." "narrator:" "GAUGHANOPENS narrator:" "GAUGHANOPENS ALL THE CABINET DOORS TO SHOW" "ALL THE CABINET DOORS TO SHOW THAT THERE COULD BE" "THAT THERE COULD BE NO ONE INSIDE." "NO ONE INSIDE." "ANDAGAIN,NOTHINGBUT" "ANDAGAIN,NOTHINGBUT  MACHINERY." "MACHINERY." "narrator:" "CHESSIS AGAME narrator:" "CHESSIS AGAME OF STRATEGY." "OF STRATEGY." "ONE OF THE BIGGEST TESTS OF" "ONE OF THE BIGGEST TESTS OF SKILL IS TO START A GAME" "SKILL IS TO START A GAME IN THE MIDDLE WITH A SITUATION" "IN THE MIDDLE WITH A SITUATION ALREADY IN PLACE." "ALREADY IN PLACE." "THIS IS CALLED AN ENDGAME." "THIS IS CALLED AN ENDGAME." "JOHN GAUGHAN ASKS THE MASTER" "JOHN GAUGHAN ASKS THE MASTER TO CHOOSE HIS ENDGAME" "TO CHOOSE HIS ENDGAME FROM A BOOK OF 250 OPTIONS." "FROM A BOOK OF 250 OPTIONS." "MATIKOZYAN CHOOSE HIS CHALLENGE" "MATIKOZYAN CHOOSE HIS CHALLENGE AND SETS THE BOARD." "AND SETS THE BOARD." "OKAY." "OKAY." "narrator:" "HEWILLBERED,  narrator:" "HEWILLBERED,  AND THE TURK WILL BE WHITE." "♪ ♪ WITH A TURN OF THE CRANK," "WITH A TURN OF THE CRANK, JOHN GAUGHAN GIVES LIFE" "JOHN GAUGHAN GIVES LIFE TO THE TURK." "narrator:" "INLOSTMAGIC DECODED,MAGICIANSTEVECOHEN" "DECODED,MAGICIANSTEVECOHEN IS TRACKING DOWN FOUR OF THE" "IS TRACKING DOWN FOUR OF THE MOST AMAZING ILLUSIONS IN" "MOST AMAZING ILLUSIONS IN HISTORY, DECODING THEM," "HISTORY, DECODING THEM, AND ATTEMPTING TO BRING THEM" "AND ATTEMPTING TO BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE." "BACK TO LIFE." "IN THE 18TH CENTURY," "IN THE 18TH CENTURY, AT THE DAWN OF THE INDUSTRIAL" "AT THE DAWN OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THERE IS ONE MAGIC" "REVOLUTION, THERE IS ONE MAGIC EFFECT THAT STANDS ABOVE ALL" "EFFECT THAT STANDS ABOVE ALL THE REST:" "THE TURK," "THE REST:" "THE TURK, A MECHANICAL MAN THAT CAN PLAY" "A MECHANICAL MAN THAT CAN PLAY CHESS AGAINST A HUMAN OPPONENT" "CHESS AGAINST A HUMAN OPPONENT AND WIN." "AND WIN." "MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN HAS FOUND" "MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN HAS FOUND AN ILLUSIONIST IN MODERN DAY" "AN ILLUSIONIST IN MODERN DAY LOS ANGELES WHO'S BUILT" "LOS ANGELES WHO'S BUILT AN ASTONISHING REPLICA" "AN ASTONISHING REPLICA OF THE TURK." "OF THE TURK." "HIS NAME IS JOHN GAUGHAN," "HIS NAME IS JOHN GAUGHAN, AND HE'S INVITED AN AUDIENCE" "AND HE'S INVITED AN AUDIENCE OF 20 TO HIS STUDIO" "OF 20 TO HIS STUDIO FOR THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL MATCH" "FOR THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL MATCH BETWEEN THE TURK AND A CHESS" "BETWEEN THE TURK AND A CHESS MASTER SINCE 1838." "[dramatic music] ♪ ♪" "[gears clicking] TOSEETHETURKACTUALLYCOME" "TOSEETHETURKACTUALLYCOME TO LIFE FOR THE FIRST TIME" "TO LIFE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HUNDREDS OF YEARS," "IN HUNDREDS OF YEARS, I KNOW THAT THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE," "I KNOW THAT THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE, ALONG WITH MYSELF," "ALONG WITH MYSELF, WAS READY TO JUST GASP" "WAS READY TO JUST GASP AS THE HAND LIFTED UP," "AS THE HAND LIFTED UP, GRABBED ONE OF THE PIECES," "GRABBED ONE OF THE PIECES, AND THEN MOVED IT" "AND THEN MOVED IT TO THE RIGHT PLACE." "TO THE RIGHT PLACE." "narrator:" "THETURKHAS MADE narrator:" "THETURKHAS MADE HIS OPENING MOVE WITH HIS" "HIS OPENING MOVE WITH HIS KNIGHT." "KNIGHT." "HE INVITES THE MASTER" "HE INVITES THE MASTER TO JOIN THE MATCH." "TO JOIN THE MATCH." "THE MASTER QUICKLY TAKES" "THE MASTER QUICKLY TAKES THE TURK'S QUEEN WITH HIS ROOK." "THE TURK'S QUEEN WITH HIS ROOK." "THE TURK COUNTERATTACKS" "THE TURK COUNTERATTACKS BY SNATCHING THE MASTER'S ROOK" "BY SNATCHING THE MASTER'S ROOK AND PUTTING IT IN CHECK." "THE MASTER IS ON THE RUN." "HE MOVES HIS KING OUT OF CHECK." "HE MOVES HIS KING OUT OF CHECK." "THE TURK CONSIDERS HIS OPTIONS." "THE TURK CONSIDERS HIS OPTIONS." "HE PUTS THE MASTER IN CHECK" "HE PUTS THE MASTER IN CHECK AGAIN WITH HIS KNIGHT." "AGAIN WITH HIS KNIGHT." "ANDCHECK." "narrator:" "THEMASTERAVOIDS DEFEAT, BUT THE TURK CORNERS HIM" "DEFEAT, BUT THE TURK CORNERS HIM ONCE AGAIN WITH HIS KNIGHT" "ONCE AGAIN WITH HIS KNIGHT AND HIS ROOK." "AND HIS ROOK." "THAT'SYOURONLYMOVE." "narrator:" "BUTTHEMASTER ISN'T FINISHED YET," "ISN'T FINISHED YET, AND HIS BISHOP TAKES" "AND HIS BISHOP TAKES THE TURK'S ROOK." "THE TURK'S ROOK." "♪ ♪" "♪ ♪ WITH JUST TWO OF HIS PIECES" "WITH JUST TWO OF HIS PIECES LEFT ON THE BOARD," "LEFT ON THE BOARD, THE TURK BRILLIANTLY TRAPS" "THE TURK BRILLIANTLY TRAPS THE MASTER'S KING." "THE MASTER'S KING." "ANDTHATIS CHECKMATE." "ANDTHATIS CHECKMATE." "CHECKMATE." "CHECKMATE." "[applause]" "SO IT WAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL CHECKMATE AT THE END." "CHECKMATE AT THE END." "THE TURK SACRIFICED A QUEEN" "THE TURK SACRIFICED A QUEEN AND THEN ROOK." "AND THEN ROOK." "LOOKS LIKE A STRONG GRAND MASTER" "LOOKS LIKE A STRONG GRAND MASTER PLAYING." "PLAYING." "IT'S REALLY A MYSTERY TO ME." "IT'S REALLY A MYSTERY TO ME." "THE TURK IS A STRONG PLAYER." "THE TURK IS A STRONG PLAYER." "ISAWWITHMYOWNEYES" "ISAWWITHMYOWNEYES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING INSIDE," "THAT THERE WAS NOTHING INSIDE, THE MACHINE WORKED, AND IT WAS" "THE MACHINE WORKED, AND IT WAS ABLE TO BEAT A HUMAN BEING." "ABLE TO BEAT A HUMAN BEING." "HUNDREDSOFYEARSAGO ," "HUNDREDSOFYEARSAGO , ANYONE SEEING THIS WOULD THINK" "ANYONE SEEING THIS WOULD THINK IT WAS PURE MAGIC, IF NOT" "IT WAS PURE MAGIC, IF NOT WITCHCRAFT, 'CAUSE WHAT'S" "WITCHCRAFT, 'CAUSE WHAT'S THE OTHER POSSIBILITY?" "THE OTHER POSSIBILITY?" "WHATI LOVEABOUTTHE TURK" "WHATI LOVEABOUTTHE TURK IS THAT IT INSPIRES SOME" "IS THAT IT INSPIRES SOME VERY, VERY DIFFERENT INVENTIONS." "VERY, VERY DIFFERENT INVENTIONS." "THE TURK PLAYED AGAINST" "THE TURK PLAYED AGAINST CHARLES BABBAGE IN LONDON" "CHARLES BABBAGE IN LONDON IN 1819, AND BABBAGE WAS" "IN 1819, AND BABBAGE WAS A MATHEMATICIAN, AND IT GETS" "A MATHEMATICIAN, AND IT GETS BABBAGE THINKING ABOUT" "BABBAGE THINKING ABOUT MECHANICAL COMPUTERS," "MECHANICAL COMPUTERS, AND THEY'RE THEN THE ANCESTORS" "AND THEY'RE THEN THE ANCESTORS OF TODAY'S COMPUTERS." "OF TODAY'S COMPUTERS." "AND THEN THERE'S EVEN" "AND THEN THERE'S EVEN A BRITISH ENGINEER CALLED" "A BRITISH ENGINEER CALLED CARTWRIGHT." "CARTWRIGHT." "HE DOESN'T EVEN SEE THE TURK," "HE DOESN'T EVEN SEE THE TURK, BUT HE HEARS ABOUT IT," "BUT HE HEARS ABOUT IT, AND HE THINKS, "WELL, IF YOU CAN" "AND HE THINKS, "WELL, IF YOU CAN BUILD A MACHINE TO PLAY CHESS," "BUILD A MACHINE TO PLAY CHESS, IT MUST BE PRETTY EASY" "IT MUST BE PRETTY EASY TO BUILD A MACHINE TO AUTOMATE" "TO BUILD A MACHINE TO AUTOMATE WEAVING."" "WEAVING." AND SO THE TURK HAS THESE" "AND SO THE TURK HAS THESE AMAZING TECHNOLOGICAL OFFSPRING." "AMAZING TECHNOLOGICAL OFFSPRING." "INA WAY,IT 'SSOMEWHAT" "INA WAY,IT 'SSOMEWHAT PETRIFYING TO THINK THAT LIFE" "PETRIFYING TO THINK THAT LIFE CAN BE GIVEN, OR APPARENT LIFE" "CAN BE GIVEN, OR APPARENT LIFE CAN BE GIVEN, TO AN OBJECT." "CAN BE GIVEN, TO AN OBJECT." "INTHEMOVIE2001," "INTHEMOVIE2001, THERE'S A COMPUTER CALLED HAL," "THERE'S A COMPUTER CALLED HAL, AND HAL PLAYS CHESS," "AND HAL PLAYS CHESS, AND THIS AN AMAZING CONNECTION" "AND THIS AN AMAZING CONNECTION WITH THE TURK." "WITH THE TURK." "WE WILL BUILD MACHINES," "WE WILL BUILD MACHINES, AND THEY WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME" "AND THEY WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME MORE POWERFUL THAN US," "MORE POWERFUL THAN US, AND WE WILL LIVE TO REGRET IT." "AND WE WILL LIVE TO REGRET IT." "AND THAT STORY HAS JUST BEEN" "AND THAT STORY HAS JUST BEEN TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN," "TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUTWITTED" "THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUTWITTED BY THEIR OWN MACHINES." "BY THEIR OWN MACHINES." "narrator:" "ASFORTHE SECRETS narrator:" "ASFORTHE SECRETS OF HOW THE TURK WORKS," "OF HOW THE TURK WORKS, ONLY ONE MAN REALLY KNOWS." "ONLY ONE MAN REALLY KNOWS." "ISPENT35 YEARSTRYING" "ISPENT35 YEARSTRYING TO FIND IT OUT, AND I'M NOT" "TO FIND IT OUT, AND I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU TODAY." "narrator:" "MAGICIANSTEVE COHEN'S SIGNATURE ILLUSION" "COHEN'S SIGNATURE ILLUSION IN HIS PARLOR PERFORMANCE" "IN HIS PARLOR PERFORMANCE SUGGESTS ANOTHER OBJECT" "SUGGESTS ANOTHER OBJECT THAT CAN THINK FOR ITSELF." "WHATYOU'REABOUTTOWITNESS IS A DEMONSTRATION KNOWN" "IS A DEMONSTRATION KNOWN AS "THINK A DRINK."" "AS "THINK A DRINK." IT USES THIS, A MYSTIC TEAPOT;" "IT USES THIS, A MYSTIC TEAPOT;" "A TEAPOT WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN." "A TEAPOT WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN." "AND JUST SO IT'S VERY, VERY" "AND JUST SO IT'S VERY, VERY CLEAR FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE" "CLEAR FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING, I'VE NOT ARRANGED THIS" "WATCHING, I'VE NOT ARRANGED THIS WITH ANY OF YOU." "WITH ANY OF YOU." "I WANT YOU TO THINK OF YOUR" "I WANT YOU TO THINK OF YOUR FAVORITE DRINK." "FAVORITE DRINK." "OKAY, SIR, GO AHEAD AND TELL US" "OKAY, SIR, GO AHEAD AND TELL US YOURS." "YOURS." "WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DRINK?" "WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DRINK?" "TEQUILA." "TEQUILA." "TEQUILA." "EXCUSE ME, PLEASE." "FOR THE GENTLEMAN." "FOR THE GENTLEMAN." "PLEASE HAVE A TASTE AND LET US" "PLEASE HAVE A TASTE AND LET US KNOW IF IT IS INDEED" "KNOW IF IT IS INDEED A GLASS OF TEQUILA." "TEQUILA?" "ABSOLUTELY." "ABSOLUTELY." "[applause] [applause] OKAY,TELLUS YOURDRINK," "OKAY,TELLUS YOURDRINK, MISS." "MISS." "MOJITO." "MOJITO." "MOJITO." "MOJITO." "NOW, I NEED TO REMEMBER" "NOW, I NEED TO REMEMBER THE INGREDIENTS OF A MOJITO." "THE INGREDIENTS OF A MOJITO." "A MOJITO HAS MINT, LIME JUICE." "A MOJITO HAS MINT, LIME JUICE." "WHAT ELSE?" "WHAT ELSE?" "YOU CAN TELL ME THE INGREDIENTS." "YOU CAN TELL ME THE INGREDIENTS." "SUGAR." "SUGAR." "RUM,THAT'SRIGHT." "RUM,THAT'SRIGHT." "HERE'S A MOJITO." "[laughter] THAT'SSOCRAZY." "THAT'SSOCRAZY." "IFORGOTTHELIMEJUICE." "IFORGOTTHELIMEJUICE." "HOLD ON." "HOLD ON." "[laughter] [laughter] A MOJITO FOR THE LADY." "A MOJITO FOR THE LADY." "IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME," "IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, THAT IS FOR YOU, MY DEAR." "THAT IS FOR YOU, MY DEAR." "HAVE A TASTE AND LET US KNOW IF" "HAVE A TASTE AND LET US KNOW IF IT IS INDEED A MOJITO." "IT IS INDEED A MOJITO." "YES?" "YES?" "OH,YEAH." "OH,YEAH." "[applause] [applause] WOULD YOU PLEASE COME AND STAND" "WOULD YOU PLEASE COME AND STAND RIGHT OVER HERE BEHIND" "RIGHT OVER HERE BEHIND THE TABLE?" "THE TABLE?" "THIS TIME, I'M NOT GOING" "THIS TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO POUR IT." "TO POUR IT." "YOU ARE." "YOU ARE." "WILL YOU PLEASE FOCUS ON YOUR" "WILL YOU PLEASE FOCUS ON YOUR DRINK IN YOUR MIND" "DRINK IN YOUR MIND AND THINK OF IT." "AND THINK OF IT." "READY." "READY." "SET." "SET." "POUR." "POUR." "AS YOU'RE POURING, TELL US" "AS YOU'RE POURING, TELL US WHAT YOU'RE THINKING." "WHAT YOU'RE THINKING." "AWHITERUSSIAN." "AWHITERUSSIAN." "OH." "OH." "[laughter] [laughter] NO." "NO." "VERYNICELYDONETHERE,SIR." "VERYNICELYDONETHERE,SIR." "PLEASE PUT THE POT DOWN." "PLEASE PUT THE POT DOWN." "SMELL IT." "SMELL IT." "DOES IT SMELL LIKE" "DOES IT SMELL LIKE A WHITE RUSSIAN?" "A WHITE RUSSIAN?" "ITIS." "ITIS." "HAVEA TASTE,PLEASE." "HAVEA TASTE,PLEASE." "A WHITE RUSSIAN?" "A WHITE RUSSIAN?" "VERYGOOD." "VERYGOOD." "AWHITERUSSIAN,INDEED." "AWHITERUSSIAN,INDEED." "[applause]" "narrator:" "COMINGUP , STEVE COHEN WILL TRACK DOWN," "STEVE COHEN WILL TRACK DOWN, DECODE, AND BRING TO LIFE" "DECODE, AND BRING TO LIFE THREE MORE OF THE MOST STUNNING" "THREE MORE OF THE MOST STUNNING ILLUSIONS IN THE HISTORY" "ILLUSIONS IN THE HISTORY OF MAGIC:" "OF MAGIC:" "THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST;" "THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST;" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK;" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK;" "AND THE MOST DANGEROUS" "AND THE MOST DANGEROUS MAGIC EFFECT OF ALL," "MAGIC EFFECT OF ALL, THE BULLET CATCH." "narrator:" "MAGICIANSHAVE SPECIAL POWERS." "SPECIAL POWERS." "THEY CAN APPEAR TO DEFY" "THEY CAN APPEAR TO DEFY THE LAWS OF NATURE," "THE LAWS OF NATURE, TO HAVE CONTROL OVER UNSEEN" "TO HAVE CONTROL OVER UNSEEN FORCES." "FORCES." "THEY CAN COMMAND THE WORLD" "THEY CAN COMMAND THE WORLD TO OBEY THEM." "TO OBEY THEM." "BEINGA MAGICIANMEANS" "BEINGA MAGICIANMEANS YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR" "YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR ENVIRONMENT, YOU CAN CONTROL" "ENVIRONMENT, YOU CAN CONTROL NATURE, BUT THE BIGGEST" "NATURE, BUT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS CONTROLLING" "CHALLENGE IS CONTROLLING THE MINDS OF YOUR AUDIENCE." "THE MINDS OF YOUR AUDIENCE." "narrator:" "MAGICIANSTEVE narrator:" "MAGICIANSTEVE COHEN'S PARLOR PERFORMANCES" "COHEN'S PARLOR PERFORMANCES ARE AN HOMAGE TO THE WAY" "ARE AN HOMAGE TO THE WAY MAGIC WAS PERFORMED" "MAGIC WAS PERFORMED 100 YEARS AGO." "100 YEARS AGO." "HE CHANNELS THE ENERGY" "HE CHANNELS THE ENERGY OF HIS ENTIRE AUDIENCE," "OF HIS ENTIRE AUDIENCE, BENDING IT TO HIS WILL." "BENDING IT TO HIS WILL." "UNDERNEATHYOURCHAIRS" "UNDERNEATHYOURCHAIRS YOU'LL FIND A PIECE" "YOU'LL FIND A PIECE OF RED YARN." "OF RED YARN." "ALSO YOU'LL FIND A KEY." "ALSO YOU'LL FIND A KEY." "THERE ARE INVISIBLE FORCES" "THERE ARE INVISIBLE FORCES IN THE UNIVERSE," "IN THE UNIVERSE, ONES THAT SURROUND US EVERY DAY" "ONES THAT SURROUND US EVERY DAY THAT REALLY AFFECT US," "THAT REALLY AFFECT US, ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T SEE THEM" "ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T SEE THEM-- FORCES LIKE GRAVITY," "FORCES LIKE GRAVITY, ELECTRICITY, AND MAGNETISM." "ELECTRICITY, AND MAGNETISM." "BUT THERE'S ONE MORE FORCE," "BUT THERE'S ONE MORE FORCE, A VERY MYSTERIOUS ONE," "A VERY MYSTERIOUS ONE, THAT YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF:" "THAT YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF:" "THE POWER OF YOUR THOUGHTS." "THE POWER OF YOUR THOUGHTS." "I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN" "I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN CONTROL THIS USING YOUR MIND" "CONTROL THIS USING YOUR MIND ONLY." "ONLY." "THAT'S RIGHT." "THAT'S RIGHT." "PLEASE TIE THE STRING" "PLEASE TIE THE STRING ONTO THE KEY THROUGH" "ONTO THE KEY THROUGH THE CENTER HOLE" "THE CENTER HOLE SO YOU CREATE A PENDULUM" "SO YOU CREATE A PENDULUM LIKE YOU'D FIND ON" "LIKE YOU'D FIND ON A GRANDFATHER CLOCK." "A GRANDFATHER CLOCK." "ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT IN PLACE," "ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT IN PLACE, HOLD IT UP HIGH JUST SO WE CAN" "HOLD IT UP HIGH JUST SO WE CAN SEE EVERYONE HAS A KEY" "SEE EVERYONE HAS A KEY DANGLING FROM YOUR STRING." "DANGLING FROM YOUR STRING." "BUT PLACE THE STRING" "BUT PLACE THE STRING INTO THAT PINCH, LIKE SO," "INTO THAT PINCH, LIKE SO, AND THEN HOLD IT UP" "AND THEN HOLD IT UP NICE AND HIGH LIKE THIS." "NICE AND HIGH LIKE THIS." "NOW PLEASE STEADY IT WITH YOUR" "NOW PLEASE STEADY IT WITH YOUR OTHER HAND, SO IT'S STAYING" "OTHER HAND, SO IT'S STAYING IN ONE PERFECT SPOT." "IN ONE PERFECT SPOT." "AND LOOK AT MY FINGER." "AND LOOK AT MY FINGER." "LOOK AT THE METRONOME-LIKE" "LOOK AT THE METRONOME-LIKE MOVEMENT OF MY FINGER," "MOVEMENT OF MY FINGER, AS IT TICKS BACK AND FORTH," "AS IT TICKS BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH." "BACK AND FORTH." "AS YOU SEE IT MOVING BACK AND" "AS YOU SEE IT MOVING BACK AND FORTH, YOU'LL BEGIN TO FEEL" "FORTH, YOU'LL BEGIN TO FEEL YOUR KEY MOVING BACK AND FORTH." "YOUR KEY MOVING BACK AND FORTH." "IN FACT, LOOK AT YOUR KEY NOW." "IN FACT, LOOK AT YOUR KEY NOW." "YOU SEE IT'S STARTING TO MOVE" "YOU SEE IT'S STARTING TO MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT." "LEFT AND RIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT." "EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT TRYING" "EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO DO SO, YOU'LL SEE IT START" "TO DO SO, YOU'LL SEE IT START TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH." "TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH." "LOOK AT THIS LADY HERE." "LOOK AT THIS LADY HERE." "IT'S MOVING WILDLY." "IT'S MOVING WILDLY." "YOU CAN SEE THIS HAPPENING." "YOU CAN SEE THIS HAPPENING." "THE ENERGY IN THIS ROOM IS" "THE ENERGY IN THIS ROOM IS PALPABLE." "PALPABLE." "PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN." "PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN." "I WANT TO HAVE EVERYONE FEEL" "I WANT TO HAVE EVERYONE FEEL THIS." "THIS." "PLEASE, ONCE AGAIN, PINCH" "PLEASE, ONCE AGAIN, PINCH THE STRING AT THE TOP, MAKE IT" "THE STRING AT THE TOP, MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THIS TIME" "A LITTLE BIT LONGER THIS TIME SO YOU HAVE MORE ROOM" "SO YOU HAVE MORE ROOM TO WORK WITH." "TO WORK WITH." "VERY GOOD." "VERY GOOD." "HOLD IT UP NICE AND HIGH" "HOLD IT UP NICE AND HIGH LIKE SO." "LIKE SO." "AND NOW I WANT YOU TO THINK" "AND NOW I WANT YOU TO THINK OF NOT A METRONOME MOVEMENT." "OF NOT A METRONOME MOVEMENT." "I WANT YOU TO THINK OF A BALL," "I WANT YOU TO THINK OF A BALL, A BALL ROLLING DOWN A HILL." "A BALL ROLLING DOWN A HILL." "IT STARTS OUT AS A SMALL" "IT STARTS OUT AS A SMALL GOLF BALL, BUT IT'S GETTING" "GOLF BALL, BUT IT'S GETTING LARGER AND LARGER AS IT ROLLS." "LARGER AND LARGER AS IT ROLLS." "IT'S GETTING LARGER AND LARGER" "IT'S GETTING LARGER AND LARGER AS IT TURNS INTO A TENNIS BALL." "AS IT TURNS INTO A TENNIS BALL." "A TENNIS BALL TURNS INTO" "A TENNIS BALL TURNS INTO A BEACH BALL." "A BEACH BALL." "IF YOU'RE BEGINNING TO FEEL" "IF YOU'RE BEGINNING TO FEEL THAT MOVEMENT NOW OF THE KEY" "THAT MOVEMENT NOW OF THE KEY MOVING, YOUR PENDULUM SWINGING" "MOVING, YOUR PENDULUM SWINGING IN A CIRCLE." "IN A CIRCLE." "LOOK AT THIS." "LOOK AT THIS." "SHE CAN SEE IT'S SWINGING" "SHE CAN SEE IT'S SWINGING WILDLY." "WILDLY." "LOOK AT THE ONE OVER HERE." "LOOK AT THE ONE OVER HERE." "IT'S SWINGING WILDLY." "IT'S SWINGING WILDLY." "YOURS OVER THERE, WILDLY." "YOURS OVER THERE, WILDLY." "AND PLEASE STOP." "AND PLEASE STOP." "YOU WERE DOING AN AMAZING JOB" "YOU WERE DOING AN AMAZING JOB CONTROLLING IT WITH YOUR MIND." "CONTROLLING IT WITH YOUR MIND." "MAY I HAVE THAT FROM YOU PLEASE?" "MAY I HAVE THAT FROM YOU PLEASE?" "AND PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT" "AND PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT RIGHT NOW, AND PLEASE TELL US," "RIGHT NOW, AND PLEASE TELL US, ARE YOU LEFT-HANDED OR" "ARE YOU LEFT-HANDED OR ARE YOU RIGHT-HANDED?" "ARE YOU RIGHT-HANDED?" "RIGHT." "RIGHT." "PUTOUTYOURRIGHTHAND ." "PUTOUTYOURRIGHTHAND ." "I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK" "I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK WITH--IT WON'T WORK WITH MY KEY." "WITH--IT WON'T WORK WITH MY KEY." "WE'LL TRY IT WITH YOUR KEY." "WE'LL TRY IT WITH YOUR KEY." "PLEASE PLACE IT INTO YOUR HAND." "PLEASE PLACE IT INTO YOUR HAND." "CLOSE IT INTO A FIST." "CLOSE IT INTO A FIST." "HOLD IT RIGHT HERE." "HOLD IT RIGHT HERE." "EVERYONE, PLEASE, HOLD YOUR" "EVERYONE, PLEASE, HOLD YOUR PENDULUM UP LIKE SO," "PENDULUM UP LIKE SO, JUST LIKE BEFORE." "JUST LIKE BEFORE." "I WANT YOU TO PLEASE NOW FOCUS" "I WANT YOU TO PLEASE NOW FOCUS YOUR THOUGHTS TO YOUR PENDULUM," "YOUR THOUGHTS TO YOUR PENDULUM, BUT DON'T LET IT MOVE." "BUT DON'T LET IT MOVE." "I WANT YOU NOW TO IMAGINE" "I WANT YOU NOW TO IMAGINE YOUR PENDULUM IS A LENS" "YOUR PENDULUM IS A LENS AND YOUR THOUGHTS ARE GOING TO" "AND YOUR THOUGHTS ARE GOING TO MAGNIFY TOWARDS THIS YOUNG" "MAGNIFY TOWARDS THIS YOUNG LADY'S HAND, TOWARDS HER KEY." "LADY'S HAND, TOWARDS HER KEY." "YOUR ENERGY HAS TO GO SOMEPLACE." "YOUR ENERGY HAS TO GO SOMEPLACE." "THIS IS VERY GOOD." "THIS IS VERY GOOD." "DO YOU FEEL SOMETHING GETTING" "DO YOU FEEL SOMETHING GETTING WARMER INSIDE YOUR FIST?" "WARMER INSIDE YOUR FIST?" "YES." "YES." "YOUCANFEELSOMETHING" "YOUCANFEELSOMETHING STRANGE OR UNUSUAL." "STRANGE OR UNUSUAL." "YES." "YES." "YOU'RENOTJUSTSAYINGTHIS ." "YOU'RENOTJUSTSAYINGTHIS ." "IT'S REALLY HAPPENING." "IT'S REALLY HAPPENING." "NO,YES." "NO,YES." "LOOKATTHIS." "LOOKATTHIS." "YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE," "YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE, SOMETIMES THERE'S SOME" "SOMETIMES THERE'S SOME ANCILLARY EFFECTS." "ANCILLARY EFFECTS." "LOOK, THIS MAN'S OVER HERE." "LOOK, THIS MAN'S OVER HERE." "CAN YOU SEE THIS?" "CAN YOU SEE THIS?" "THERE'S SOME SMALL WARPING" "THERE'S SOME SMALL WARPING OR BENDING." "OR BENDING." "CAN YOU SEE THAT AT THE END" "CAN YOU SEE THAT AT THE END THERE, THE EDGE?" "THERE, THE EDGE?" "IT MAY ACTUALLY BE EVEN MORE" "IT MAY ACTUALLY BE EVEN MORE STRONG INSIDE OF YOUR HAND." "STRONG INSIDE OF YOUR HAND." "OPEN UP YOUR HAND NOW" "OPEN UP YOUR HAND NOW AND TAKE A LOOK." "AND TAKE A LOOK." "[excited chatter] [excited chatter] YOUR KEY HAS BENT," "YOUR KEY HAS BENT, AND IT'S STILL BENDING." "AND IT'S STILL BENDING." "OH,WOW." "OH,WOW." "WOW." "AGIFTFORYOU OF THE POWER OF THE HUMAN MIND." "THE POWER OF THE HUMAN MIND." "[applause] [applause] narrator:" "STEVECOHEN'SBRAND narrator:" "STEVECOHEN'SBRAND OF CONTROL IS ASTOUNDING." "OF CONTROL IS ASTOUNDING." "BUT IN THE 19TH CENTURY," "BUT IN THE 19TH CENTURY, A FRENCH MAGICIAN TAKES THE ACT" "A FRENCH MAGICIAN TAKES THE ACT OF CONTROL TO AN ALMOST" "OF CONTROL TO AN ALMOST MYSTICAL LEVEL." "MYSTICAL LEVEL." "HIS NAME IS JEAN EUGENE" "HIS NAME IS JEAN EUGENE ROBERT-HOUDIN," "ROBERT-HOUDIN, AND HE MAY HAVE BEEN" "AND HE MAY HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST MAGICIAN" "THE GREATEST MAGICIAN TO EVER LIVE." "TO EVER LIVE. ROBERT-HOUDINISCONSIDERED" "ROBERT-HOUDINISCONSIDERED BY NEARLY ALL AS THE TRUE FATHER" "BY NEARLY ALL AS THE TRUE FATHER OF MODERN MAGIC." "OF MODERN MAGIC." "narrator:" "ROBERT-HOUDIN'S narrator:" "ROBERT-HOUDIN'S INFLUENCE IS SO IMMENSE," "INFLUENCE IS SO IMMENSE, THE MOST FAMOUS MAGICIAN" "THE MOST FAMOUS MAGICIAN IN HISTORY BORROWS HIS NAME." "IN HISTORY BORROWS HIS NAME." "HARRYHOUDINIWASBORN" "HARRYHOUDINIWASBORN ERIC WEISS, AND AS A YOUNG BOY," "ERIC WEISS, AND AS A YOUNG BOY, HE READ ROBERT-HOUDIN'S" "HE READ ROBERT-HOUDIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY." "AUTOBIOGRAPHY." "HE WAS SO TAKEN WITH THIS" "HE WAS SO TAKEN WITH THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, THAT HE TOOK HALF" "AUTOBIOGRAPHY, THAT HE TOOK HALF OF ROBERT-HOUDIN'S NAME," "OF ROBERT-HOUDIN'S NAME, THE HOUDIN PART, AND ADDED" "THE HOUDIN PART, AND ADDED AN "I" AND BECOME HOUDINI." "AN "I" AND BECOME HOUDINI." "narrator:" "ROBERT-HOUDIN'S narrator:" "ROBERT-HOUDIN'S MOST AMAZING ILLUSION" "MOST AMAZING ILLUSION IS NOT ONLY A TOUR DE FORCE" "IS NOT ONLY A TOUR DE FORCE OF CONTROL;" "OF CONTROL;" "IT CHANGES HISTORY." "IT CHANGES HISTORY." "THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST." "THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST." "ALGERIA, 1856." "ALGERIA, 1856." "THE FRENCH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT" "THE FRENCH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT IS BEING CHALLENGED BY ANGRY" "IS BEING CHALLENGED BY ANGRY ARAB WARRIORS CALLED" "ARAB WARRIORS CALLED MARABOUTS WHO WANT TO THROW" "MARABOUTS WHO WANT TO THROW THEM OUT OF THE COUNTRY." "THEM OUT OF THE COUNTRY." "NAPOLEON III SUMMONS" "NAPOLEON III SUMMONS 51-YEAR-OLD ROBERT-HOUDIN 51-YEAR-OLD ROBERT-HOUDIN OUT OF RETIREMENT" "OUT OF RETIREMENT FOR A MISSION UNIQUE" "FOR A MISSION UNIQUE IN THE ANNALS OF HISTORY." "IN THE ANNALS OF HISTORY." "ONEOFTHEMOSTREMARKABLE" "ONEOFTHEMOSTREMARKABLE THINGS IN ALL OF MAGIC, I THINK," "THINGS IN ALL OF MAGIC, I THINK, IS A GOVERNMENT TURNING TO" "IS A GOVERNMENT TURNING TO A MAGICIAN TO TRY TO PUT DOWN" "A MAGICIAN TO TRY TO PUT DOWN INCIPIENT REVOLUTION" "INCIPIENT REVOLUTION IN ONE OF ITS COLONIES." "IN ONE OF ITS COLONIES." "narrator:" "INALGERIA, narrator:" "INALGERIA, ROBERT-HOUDIN GATHERS" "ROBERT-HOUDIN GATHERS THE MARABOUTS REBELS TOGETHER." "THE MARABOUTS REBELS TOGETHER." "HESHOWEDTHISSMALLBOX" "HESHOWEDTHISSMALLBOX THAT HE HAD, INVITED STRONGEST" "THAT HE HAD, INVITED STRONGEST ARAB TO COME UP AND LIFT IT," "ARAB TO COME UP AND LIFT IT, WHICH HE DID VERY DISDAINFULLY" "WHICH HE DID VERY DISDAINFULLY WITH THIS LITTLE FINGER." "WITH THIS LITTLE FINGER." "AND ROBERT-HOUDIN THEN SAID" "AND ROBERT-HOUDIN THEN SAID TO HIM, "NOW, I AM A VERY" "TO HIM, "NOW, I AM A VERY GREAT MAGICIAN." "GREAT MAGICIAN. IN FACT, SO GREAT THAT I CAN" "IN FACT, SO GREAT THAT I CAN TAKE AWAY YOUR STRENGTH." "TAKE AWAY YOUR STRENGTH." "YOUR STRENGTH IS EBBING." "YOUR STRENGTH IS EBBING." "YOU ARE LOSING YOUR STRENGTH." "YOU ARE LOSING YOUR STRENGTH." "YOU'RE BECOMING AS A SMALL" "YOU'RE BECOMING AS A SMALL CHILD, AND YOU'RE NOW SO WEAK" "CHILD, AND YOU'RE NOW SO WEAK YOU CANNOT LIFT THE BOX."" "YOU CANNOT LIFT THE BOX." WHEREUPON HE WENT DOWN" "WHEREUPON HE WENT DOWN AND PULLED AND TUGGED," "AND PULLED AND TUGGED, THE SWEAT DRIPPING OFF HIS BROW," "THE SWEAT DRIPPING OFF HIS BROW, AND HE COULD NOT MOVE IT." "AND HE COULD NOT MOVE IT." "narrator:" "ROBERT-HOUDIN narrator:" "ROBERT-HOUDIN TERRIFIES THE REBELS WITH HIS" "TERRIFIES THE REBELS WITH HIS POWER OVER THEIR STRONGEST" "POWER OVER THEIR STRONGEST WARRIOR." "WARRIOR." "THEY FLEE THE PERFORMANCE" "THEY FLEE THE PERFORMANCE IN FEAR." "IN FEAR." "IBELIEVETHATHEDID" "IBELIEVETHATHEDID PEACEFULLY STOP A REVOLT" "PEACEFULLY STOP A REVOLT BY THE ALGERIANS," "BY THE ALGERIANS, AND IT WAS DUE TO HIS ABILITY" "AND IT WAS DUE TO HIS ABILITY TO SHOW THAT HE COULD TAKE" "TO SHOW THAT HE COULD TAKE THEIR STRENGTH AWAY." "THEIR STRENGTH AWAY." "HEDEMONSTRATEDNOTTHAT" "HEDEMONSTRATEDNOTTHAT THE BOX WAS GETTING LIGHTER" "THE BOX WAS GETTING LIGHTER AND HEAVIER, BUT THAT HE COULD" "AND HEAVIER, BUT THAT HE COULD CONTROL THE PERSON HOLDING IT" "CONTROL THE PERSON HOLDING IT AND TAKE THEIR POWER" "AND TAKE THEIR POWER AT HIS WILL." "AT HIS WILL." "OKAY,SOHE PRESENTEDIT" "OKAY,SOHE PRESENTEDIT IN A WAY THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY" "IN A WAY THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY PULLING AWAY SOMEONE'S STRENGTH." "PULLING AWAY SOMEONE'S STRENGTH." "RIGHT." "CONTROL." "RIGHT." "CONTROL." "STRIPPINGTHEM" "STRIPPINGTHEM-- STRIPPING THEM OF THEIR" "STRIPPING THEM OF THEIR STRENGTH." "STRENGTH." "THAT'SRIGHT." "THAT'SRIGHT." "narrator:" "STEVEWANTSTO narrator:" "STEVEWANTSTO RECOVER THE LOST ART" "RECOVER THE LOST ART OF ROBERT-HOUDIN'S" "OF ROBERT-HOUDIN'S LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST" "LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST AND REINVENT IT FOR A MODERN" "AND REINVENT IT FOR A MODERN AUDIENCE." "AUDIENCE." "YOUSHOULDGO TO APLACE" "YOUSHOULDGO TO APLACE NEAR CINCINNATI." "NEAR CINCINNATI." "A VERY INTERESTING FELLOW" "A VERY INTERESTING FELLOW NAMED KEN KLOSTERMAN" "NAMED KEN KLOSTERMAN HAS THE ORIGINAL ROBERT-HOUDIN" "HAS THE ORIGINAL ROBERT-HOUDIN LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST." "LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST." "THE ACTUAL CHEST." "THE ACTUAL CHEST." "SEEK HIM OUT AND SEE IF HE'LL" "SEEK HIM OUT AND SEE IF HE'LL SHOW IT TO YOU." "SHOW IT TO YOU." "WITHOUT EXAMINING THIS ARTIFACT," "WITHOUT EXAMINING THIS ARTIFACT, IT'D BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW" "IT'D BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE LIGHT AND HEAVY" "MORE ABOUT THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST." "narrator:" "COMINGUP , STEVE TRACKS DOWN THE ORIGINAL" "STEVE TRACKS DOWN THE ORIGINAL LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST" "LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST AND ATTEMPTS HIS OWN VERSION" "AND ATTEMPTS HIS OWN VERSION OF THE LEGENDARY ILLUSION." "narrator:" "MAGICIANSTEVE COHEN IS TRACKING DOWN" "COHEN IS TRACKING DOWN THE MOST STUNNING LOST MAGIC" "THE MOST STUNNING LOST MAGIC ILLUSIONS IN HISTORY," "ILLUSIONS IN HISTORY, DECODING THEM, AND BRINGING THEM" "DECODING THEM, AND BRINGING THEM BACK TO LIFE." "BACK TO LIFE." "ONE OF THE MOST FABLED OF THESE" "ONE OF THE MOST FABLED OF THESE MAGIC EFFECTS IS THE LIGHT" "MAGIC EFFECTS IS THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST BY FRENCH" "AND HEAVY CHEST BY FRENCH MAGICIAN ROBERT-HOUDIN," "MAGICIAN ROBERT-HOUDIN, THE FATHER OF MODERN MAGIC." "THE FATHER OF MODERN MAGIC." "IN THE 1856 VERSION" "IN THE 1856 VERSION OF THE ILLUSION, ROBERT-HOUDIN" "OF THE ILLUSION, ROBERT-HOUDIN TRANSFORMS A LIGHTWEIGHT" "TRANSFORMS A LIGHTWEIGHT MONEYBOX INTO AN UN-LIFTABLE" "MONEYBOX INTO AN UN-LIFTABLE ONE, STOPPING AN ARAB REVOLT." "IN HIS PARLOR MAGIC PERFORMANCE, STEVE WILL ATTEMPT A MINIATURE" "STEVE WILL ATTEMPT A MINIATURE VERSION OF THE ILLUSION," "VERSION OF THE ILLUSION, THE LIGHT AND HEAVY MATCHBOX." "THE LIGHT AND HEAVY MATCHBOX." "MAYI HAVEYOURFIRSTNAME ?" "MAYI HAVEYOURFIRSTNAME ?" "SAMANTHA." "SAMANTHA." "SAMANTHA." "SAMANTHA." "WELL, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO PLAY" "WELL, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO PLAY A LITTLE GUESSING GAME WITH ME." "A LITTLE GUESSING GAME WITH ME." "I'VE BROUGHT A SMALL BOX" "I'VE BROUGHT A SMALL BOX OF MATCHES WITH ME." "OF MATCHES WITH ME." "FIRST, CAN YOU HOLD ON" "FIRST, CAN YOU HOLD ON TO THE BOX OF MATCHES AND TELL" "TO THE BOX OF MATCHES AND TELL US, IS IT LIGHT OR IS IT HEAVY?" "US, IS IT LIGHT OR IS IT HEAVY?" "IT'SLIGHT." "IT'SLIGHT." "IT'SVERYLIGHT,ISN 'TIT?" "IT'SVERYLIGHT,ISN 'TIT?" "IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S EMPTY." "IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S EMPTY." "RIGHT." "RIGHT." "BUT--MAYI ?" "BUT--MAYI ?" "CAN YOU TELL THE PEOPLE" "CAN YOU TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT IS INSIDE THIS BOX?" "WHAT IS INSIDE THIS BOX?" "UH,A MATCH." "UH,A MATCH." "ITLOOKSLIKEAMATCH," "ITLOOKSLIKEAMATCH, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A MAGIC WAND," "BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A MAGIC WAND, AND HAS WIELD SOME POWER," "AND HAS WIELD SOME POWER, WHICH I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY" "WHICH I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY SURPRISED BY." "SURPRISED BY." "FIRST, WOULD YOU PLEASE PICK UP" "FIRST, WOULD YOU PLEASE PICK UP THE DRAWER TO THE BOX" "THE DRAWER TO THE BOX AND SHOW THE PEOPLE THE DRAWER?" "AND SHOW THE PEOPLE THE DRAWER?" "SHOW THEM THAT IT IS EMPTY," "SHOW THEM THAT IT IS EMPTY, AND ALSO SHOW THEM THAT THERE IS" "AND ALSO SHOW THEM THAT THERE IS A SMALL HOLE INSIDE OF THAT." "A SMALL HOLE INSIDE OF THAT." "YOU CAN SEE THAT YOURSELF." "YOU CAN SEE THAT YOURSELF." "IT'S AN UNUSUAL THING TO FIND" "IT'S AN UNUSUAL THING TO FIND IN A MATCHBOX." "IN A MATCHBOX." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "I'LL TAKE THAT FOR YOU." "I'LL TAKE THAT FOR YOU." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "ALSO, WHEN YOU PICK UP THE" "ALSO, WHEN YOU PICK UP THE SLEEVE OF THAT, THAT'S RIGHT," "SLEEVE OF THAT, THAT'S RIGHT, AND SHOW THAT AROUND TO ALL" "AND SHOW THAT AROUND TO ALL THE PEOPLE AS WELL." "THE PEOPLE AS WELL." "AND YOU CAN SHOW THEM IT HAS" "AND YOU CAN SHOW THEM IT HAS A HOLE IN IT;" "THERE'S SOME SORT" "A HOLE IN IT;" "THERE'S SOME SORT OF A HOLE IN THERE." "OF A HOLE IN THERE." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "AND WE'LL PLACE THOSE TOGETHER" "AND WE'LL PLACE THOSE TOGETHER RIGHT NOW." "RIGHT NOW." "I'LL LINE UP THE HOLES" "I'LL LINE UP THE HOLES LIKE SO." "LIKE SO." "WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS MATCH," "WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS MATCH, YOUR MAGIC WAND, AND PLEASE NOW" "YOUR MAGIC WAND, AND PLEASE NOW PUT IT FROM THE BOTTOM" "PUT IT FROM THE BOTTOM THROUGH TO THE TOP." "THROUGH TO THE TOP." "THAT'S RIGHT." "THAT'S RIGHT." "NOW GRAB IT ON THE TOP AS WELL." "NOW GRAB IT ON THE TOP AS WELL." "IT COMES ALL THE WAY THROUGH," "IT COMES ALL THE WAY THROUGH, RIGHT?" "RIGHT?" "MM-HMM." "MM-HMM." "VERYGOOD." "VERYGOOD." "IT'S BEGUN." "IT'S BEGUN." "PLEASE WAVE YOUR MAGIC WAND" "PLEASE WAVE YOUR MAGIC WAND OVER THE BOX, AND I WANT YOU TO" "OVER THE BOX, AND I WANT YOU TO THINK OF YOUR BIGGEST DESIRE." "THINK OF YOUR BIGGEST DESIRE." "THINK OF WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO FILL" "THINK OF WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO FILL THIS BOX WITH." "THIS BOX WITH." "CAN YOU THINK OF THAT RIGHT NOW?" "CAN YOU THINK OF THAT RIGHT NOW?" "YES." "YES." "GOOD." "GOOD." "PLEASE HOLD ON TO THIS PLATE," "PLEASE HOLD ON TO THIS PLATE, AND PLEASE TELL US WHAT WOULD" "AND PLEASE TELL US WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO FILL THIS BOX WITH?" "YOU LIKE TO FILL THIS BOX WITH?" "MONEY." "MONEY." "WITHMONEY." "WITHMONEY." "A MOMENT AGO IT WAS EMPTY..." "A MOMENT AGO IT WAS EMPTY..." "MM-HMM." "MM-HMM." "[thud] [thud] ISNOWFILLEDNOT ONLY" "ISNOWFILLEDNOT ONLY WITH MONEY, BUT WITH" "WITH MONEY, BUT WITH A SOLID BLOCK OF GOLD." "A SOLID BLOCK OF GOLD." "[excited chatter] [excited chatter] [applause] [applause] narrator:" "TRANSFORMING narrator:" "TRANSFORMING A COMMON MATCHBOX FROM LIGHT" "A COMMON MATCHBOX FROM LIGHT TO HEAVY IS CLEVER," "TO HEAVY IS CLEVER, BUT TO RESURRECT AN ILLUSION" "BUT TO RESURRECT AN ILLUSION THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF" "THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY, STEVE NEEDS TO TAKE" "HISTORY, STEVE NEEDS TO TAKE HIS MAGIC TO ANOTHER LEVEL." "HIS MAGIC TO ANOTHER LEVEL." "HE GOES TO RURAL OHIO" "HE GOES TO RURAL OHIO TO FIND ROBERT-HOUDIN'S" "TO FIND ROBERT-HOUDIN'S LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST" "LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST IN THE COLLECTION" "IN THE COLLECTION OF KEN KLOSTERMAN." "OF KEN KLOSTERMAN." "HI,I 'MSTEVECOHEN." "HI,I 'MSTEVECOHEN." "I'VEHEARDOF YOUBEFORE," "I'VEHEARDOF YOUBEFORE, STEVE." "STEVE." "WELL, COME ON IN." "WELL, COME ON IN." "narrator:" "KLOSTERMAN narrator:" "KLOSTERMAN IS A BAKING ENTREPRENEUR" "IS A BAKING ENTREPRENEUR WHO'S HAD A FASCINATION WITH" "WHO'S HAD A FASCINATION WITH MAGIC SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG MAN." "MAGIC SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG MAN." "HE'S BEEN COLLECTING" "HE'S BEEN COLLECTING MAGIC MEMORABILIA FOR OVER" "MAGIC MEMORABILIA FOR OVER 40 YEARS." "40 YEARS." "IN HIS PRIVATE MUSEUM," "IN HIS PRIVATE MUSEUM, THE SALON DE MAGIE," "THE SALON DE MAGIE, HE HOUSES A COLLECTION" "HE HOUSES A COLLECTION OF LOST MAGIC THAT ONLY" "OF LOST MAGIC THAT ONLY A HANDFUL OF INSIDERS" "A HANDFUL OF INSIDERS HAVE SEEN." "HAVE SEEN." "EVERYTHINGINHERE" "EVERYTHINGINHERE IS SIGNIFICANT TO MAGIC." "IS SIGNIFICANT TO MAGIC." "narrator:" "AMONGTHEUNIQUE narrator:" "AMONGTHEUNIQUE ITEMS IN HIS COLLECTION" "ITEMS IN HIS COLLECTION ARE SOME OF THE CREEPIEST" "ARE SOME OF THE CREEPIEST AUTOMATA EVER CREATED." "AUTOMATA EVER CREATED." "THESEAREHOUDINI" "THESEAREHOUDINI-- VARIOUS HOUDINI THINGS." "VARIOUS HOUDINI THINGS." "narrator:" "THEHANDCUFFS narrator:" "THEHANDCUFFS HOUDINI USED IN HIS" "HOUDINI USED IN HIS DEATH-DEFYING ESCAPES" "DEATH-DEFYING ESCAPES AND HARRY KELLAR'S DEVIL MASK" "AND HARRY KELLAR'S DEVIL MASK WHICH SHOCKED AND TERRIFIED" "WHICH SHOCKED AND TERRIFIED EARLY 20TH-CENTURY AUDIENCES" "EARLY 20TH-CENTURY AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD." "AROUND THE WORLD." "THEEYESMOVEDBACKAND" "THEEYESMOVEDBACKAND FORTH." "FORTH." "THE HEAD GOES UP AND DOWN." "THE HEAD GOES UP AND DOWN." "narrator:" "HARRYKELLARWAS  narrator:" "HARRYKELLARWAS  BORN INTO A POOR FAMILY" "BORN INTO A POOR FAMILY OF GERMAN IMMIGRANTS" "OF GERMAN IMMIGRANTS IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1849" "IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1849 AND PUT ON HIS FIRST MAGIC SHOW" "AND PUT ON HIS FIRST MAGIC SHOW AT AGE 18." "AT AGE 18." "KELLAR WOULD BECOME THE DEAN" "KELLAR WOULD BECOME THE DEAN OF AMERICAN MAGICIANS." "OF AMERICAN MAGICIANS." "A MASTER OF MISDIRECTION," "A MASTER OF MISDIRECTION, HE ASTOUNDED AUDIENCES" "HE ASTOUNDED AUDIENCES WITH HIS SPECTACULAR STAGE SHOWS" "WITH HIS SPECTACULAR STAGE SHOWS THAT FEATURED MIRACULOUS" "THAT FEATURED MIRACULOUS LEVITATIONS, DECAPITATIONS," "LEVITATIONS, DECAPITATIONS, AND FLOATING HEADS." "AND FLOATING HEADS." "THISISTHEVICTORIANROOM" "THISISTHEVICTORIANROOM  IN KEN KLOSTERMAN'S" "IN KEN KLOSTERMAN'S SALON DE MAGIE HERE ON OHIO." "SALON DE MAGIE HERE ON OHIO." "I'M HERE TO FIND THE LIGHT AND" "I'M HERE TO FIND THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST OF ROBERT-HOUDIN." "HEAVY CHEST OF ROBERT-HOUDIN." "C.M.S." "C.M.S. CIRCUSMUSEUMOF SARASOTA." "CIRCUSMUSEUMOF SARASOTA." "279,ANDWHAT'S"K" ?" "279,ANDWHAT'S"K" ?" "THAT'SKLOSTERMAN." "THAT'SKLOSTERMAN." "narrator:" "STEVECONFIRMS narrator:" "STEVECONFIRMS THAT THIS THE ACTUAL" "THAT THIS THE ACTUAL LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST." "LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST." "ANDWHATI'MLEARNING" "ANDWHATI'MLEARNING FROM THIS BOX, THERE ARE SOME" "FROM THIS BOX, THERE ARE SOME LEVERS AND SOME OTHER ITEMS" "LEVERS AND SOME OTHER ITEMS ON THERE THAT I'M NOT QUITE SURE" "ON THERE THAT I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW THEY ARE USED," "HOW THEY ARE USED, AND THERE'S A LITTLE DEVICE" "AND THERE'S A LITTLE DEVICE NEAR THE THUMB THAT I NOTICED" "NEAR THE THUMB THAT I NOTICED RIGHT AS I PICKED IT UP." "RIGHT AS I PICKED IT UP." "THERE'S SOME THEORIES" "THERE'S SOME THEORIES OF HOW IT COULD POSSIBLY" "OF HOW IT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE WORKED." "HAVE WORKED." "IS THERE A MAGNET INVOLVED?" "IS THERE A MAGNET INVOLVED?" "MAYBE THERE'S A WAY" "MAYBE THERE'S A WAY THAT ROBERT-HOUDIN WAS COMBINING" "THAT ROBERT-HOUDIN WAS COMBINING THE PHYSICAL MEANS" "THE PHYSICAL MEANS PLUS A PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE," "PLUS A PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT APPEAR" "TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT APPEAR AS IF HE WAS STRIPPING" "AS IF HE WAS STRIPPING THE POWER AWAY FROM" "THE POWER AWAY FROM THE MARABOUTS." "[dramatic music] narrator:" "HAVINGLEARNED narrator:" "HAVINGLEARNED ALL HE CAN FROM THE LIGHT" "ALL HE CAN FROM THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST, STEVE RETURNS" "AND HEAVY CHEST, STEVE RETURNS TO NEW YORK TO BEGIN WORKING" "TO NEW YORK TO BEGIN WORKING ON A PLAN FOR HIS OWN VERSION" "ON A PLAN FOR HIS OWN VERSION OF THE EFFECT." "OF THE EFFECT." "ROBERT-HOUDIN,IFHE WERE" "ROBERT-HOUDIN,IFHE WERE ALIVE TODAY, WOULDN'T DO IT" "ALIVE TODAY, WOULDN'T DO IT THE SAME WAY THAT HE DID BACK" "THE SAME WAY THAT HE DID BACK THEN, BUT HE WOULD, I'M CERTAIN," "THEN, BUT HE WOULD, I'M CERTAIN, HAVE A VERY CLEVER METHOD," "HAVE A VERY CLEVER METHOD, SO STEVE'S GOING TO HAVE TO" "SO STEVE'S GOING TO HAVE TO THINK LIKE THE MASTER" "THINK LIKE THE MASTER IN ORDER TO PULL THIS OFF." "IN ORDER TO PULL THIS OFF." "HOW YOU HAVE TO DECIDE:" "HOW YOU HAVE TO DECIDE:" "DO YOU WANT TO CONTROL" "DO YOU WANT TO CONTROL THE MATERIAL?" "THE MATERIAL?" "DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE BOX" "DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE BOX OR THE CHEST OR WHATEVER IT IS" "OR THE CHEST OR WHATEVER IT IS HEAVY?" "HEAVY?" "OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE POWER" "OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE POWER AWAY FROM THE INDIVIDUAL?" "AWAY FROM THE INDIVIDUAL?" "OH,I WANTTO STRIPAWAY" "OH,I WANTTO STRIPAWAY THE PERSON'S POWER." "THE PERSON'S POWER." "I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY I THINK" "I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE PERFORMED." "THAT IT SHOULD BE PERFORMED." "narrator:" "THELIGHTAND HEAVY narrator:" "THELIGHTAND HEAVY CHEST ILLUSION IS ALL ABOUT" "CHEST ILLUSION IS ALL ABOUT CONTROL." "CONTROL." "STEVE WANTS TO TAKE CONTROL" "STEVE WANTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF A SINGLE PERSON," "OF A SINGLE PERSON, JUST AS ROBERT-HOUDIN TOOK" "JUST AS ROBERT-HOUDIN TOOK CONTROL OF THE MARABOUT WARRIOR." "CONTROL OF THE MARABOUT WARRIOR." "STEVE FINDS A BODYBUILDING GYM" "STEVE FINDS A BODYBUILDING GYM WHERE HE'S NEVER BEEN BEFORE." "WHERE HE'S NEVER BEEN BEFORE." "HE'S IN SEARCH OF ONE STRONG MAN" "HE'S IN SEARCH OF ONE STRONG MAN WHO WILL SUBMIT TO HIS POWERS" "WHO WILL SUBMIT TO HIS POWERS OF SUGGESTION." "OF SUGGESTION." "MAGICISABOUTGETTINGINTO" "MAGICISABOUTGETTINGINTO  ANOTHER PERSON'S HEAD." "ANOTHER PERSON'S HEAD." "I HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING" "I HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING NOT ONLY WITH THE WORDS THAT" "NOT ONLY WITH THE WORDS THAT I USE, BUT ALSO WITH GESTURES" "I USE, BUT ALSO WITH GESTURES AND TOUCH." "AND TOUCH." "THESE TECHNIQUES CAN HAVE" "THESE TECHNIQUES CAN HAVE A GREAT EFFECT" "A GREAT EFFECT ON THE RIGHT PERSON." "ON THE RIGHT PERSON." "narrator:" "STEVEENLISTS narrator:" "STEVEENLISTS THE MOST POWERFUL" "THE MOST POWERFUL WEIGHTLIFTER IN THE GYM," "WEIGHTLIFTER IN THE GYM, WHOM HE HAS NEVER MET BEFORE." "WHOM HE HAS NEVER MET BEFORE." "IHAVEBEENTRAININGHARD" "IHAVEBEENTRAININGHARD  WITH WEIGHTS FOR ABOUT" "WITH WEIGHTS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW." "THREE YEARS NOW." "AND WHEN I'M DEAD LIFTING, I" "AND WHEN I'M DEAD LIFTING, I CAN DEAD LIFT ABOUT 675 POUNDS." "CAN DEAD LIFT ABOUT 675 POUNDS." "WHEN I'M SQUATTING, I CAN SQUAT" "WHEN I'M SQUATTING, I CAN SQUAT ABOUT 465 POUNDS." "ABOUT 465 POUNDS." "IWANTYOUTOSHOW US" "IWANTYOUTOSHOW US HOW YOU CAN LIFT THIS BARBELL" "HOW YOU CAN LIFT THIS BARBELL UP." "narrator:" "HAROLDEASILY PRESSES 240 POUNDS" "PRESSES 240 POUNDS OVER HIS HEAD." "OVER HIS HEAD." "STEVE IS READY TO PERFORM" "STEVE IS READY TO PERFORM HIS OWN METHOD OF HYPNOSIS" "HIS OWN METHOD OF HYPNOSIS ON HAROLD, SIMPLY USING WORDS" "ON HAROLD, SIMPLY USING WORDS AND TOUCH." "AND TOUCH." "MOSTPEOPLE,THEYGOTHROUGH" "MOSTPEOPLE,THEYGOTHROUGH THEIR LIFE, THEY DON'T EVEN" "THEIR LIFE, THEY DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THEIR WEAK SPOT." "UNDERSTAND THEIR WEAK SPOT." "EVERYONE'S GOT A WEAK SPOT," "EVERYONE'S GOT A WEAK SPOT, AND I THINK I KNOW WHERE" "AND I THINK I KNOW WHERE YOURS IS." "YOURS IS." "IT'S A PART OF YOUR FOREHEAD." "IT'S A PART OF YOUR FOREHEAD." "THE CENTER OF YOUR FOREHEAD," "THE CENTER OF YOUR FOREHEAD, BETWEEN YOUR EYES." "BETWEEN YOUR EYES." "I'M GONNA TOUCH YOU IN THAT" "I'M GONNA TOUCH YOU IN THAT SPOT, AND WHEN I DO, YOU'RE" "SPOT, AND WHEN I DO, YOU'RE GONNA FEEL YOURSELF BECOME WEAK." "GONNA FEEL YOURSELF BECOME WEAK." "YOU'RE GONNA FEEL YOUR STRENGTH" "YOU'RE GONNA FEEL YOUR STRENGTH STRIPPING AWAY FROM YOU," "STRIPPING AWAY FROM YOU, AND YOU'RE GONNA BECOME AS WEAK" "AND YOU'RE GONNA BECOME AS WEAK AS A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD." "YOU'RE NOW WEAK." "I WANT YOU TO BEND DOWN." "I WANT YOU TO BEND DOWN." "PUT YOUR HANDS ONTO THE BAR" "PUT YOUR HANDS ONTO THE BAR LIKE YOU DID BEFORE," "LIKE YOU DID BEFORE, AND I WANT YOU TO TRY TO PICK" "AND I WANT YOU TO TRY TO PICK IT, BUT YOU CANNOT PICK IT UP" "IT, BUT YOU CANNOT PICK IT UP OFF THE GROUND." "OFF THE GROUND." "YOU'RE LIFTING." "YOU'RE LIFTING." "LOOK, YOU'RE--HE'S GETTING HIS" "LOOK, YOU'RE--HE'S GETTING HIS LEGS IN THERE." "LEGS IN THERE." "YOU CAN SEE THAT." "YOU CAN SEE THAT." "HE'S GETTING HIS LEGS IN THERE." "HE'S GETTING HIS LEGS IN THERE." "HE'S TRYING HARD." "HE'S TRYING HARD." "HE CANNOT DO IT." "HE CANNOT DO IT." "AND, HAROLD, STOP, STOP." "AND, HAROLD, STOP, STOP." "DON'T HURT YOURSELF." "DON'T HURT YOURSELF." "YOU'RE DOING FINE, BUT STOP." "YOU'RE DOING FINE, BUT STOP." "STOP." "STOP." "STAND UP." "STAND UP." "NOW, HAROLD, WERE YOU TRYING" "NOW, HAROLD, WERE YOU TRYING YOUR HARDEST JUST NOW?" "YOUR HARDEST JUST NOW?" "YES." "YES." "YOUWERE,BUTYOU COULDNOT" "YOUWERE,BUTYOU COULDNOT LIFT IT OFF THE FLOOR." "LIFT IT OFF THE FLOOR." "WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING THEN" "WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING THEN WHICH I THINK EVEN YOU'RE GONNA" "WHICH I THINK EVEN YOU'RE GONNA BE SURPRISED BY." "BE SURPRISED BY." "WHEN I TOUCH YOU IN ONE SPOT," "WHEN I TOUCH YOU IN ONE SPOT, IT'S YOUR EAR, RIGHT HERE," "IT'S YOUR EAR, RIGHT HERE, YOUR STRENGTH HAS RETURNED." "YOUR STRENGTH HAS RETURNED." "PICK IT UP AGAIN." "PICK IT UP AGAIN." "I THINK THIS TIME YOU CAN DO IT." "I THINK THIS TIME YOU CAN DO IT." "YOUR STRENGTH IS BACK." "YOUR STRENGTH IS BACK." "LOOK AT THAT." "LOOK AT THAT." "ALL THE WAY UP." "ALL THE WAY UP." "CLEAR IT." "CLEAR IT." "YOU CAN DO IT." "YOU CAN DO IT." "THAT'S AMAZING." "THAT'S AMAZING." "PUT IT DOWN." "PUT IT DOWN." "NOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'VE BEEN" "NOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'VE BEEN TRAINING YOURSELF FOR YEARS" "TRAINING YOURSELF FOR YEARS TO LIFT UP GYM EQUIPMENT," "TO LIFT UP GYM EQUIPMENT, BUT I BROUGHT SOMETHING SPECIAL." "BUT I BROUGHT SOMETHING SPECIAL." "I BROUGHT THIS." "I BROUGHT THIS." "AN UNUSUAL OBJECT." "AN UNUSUAL OBJECT." "IT'S SOMEWHAT MYSTERIOUS." "THIS IS AN ENTIRELY UNPREPARED BOX." "BOX." "IT'S ONE THAT I FOUND AT" "IT'S ONE THAT I FOUND AT AN ANTIQUE SHOP." "AN ANTIQUE SHOP." "AND THE CHEST, HAROLD, IS EMPTY." "AND THE CHEST, HAROLD, IS EMPTY." "I'LL SHOW YOU THE INSIDE." "I'LL SHOW YOU THE INSIDE." "YOU CAN SEE IT'S AN EMPTY BOX." "YOU CAN SEE IT'S AN EMPTY BOX." "PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE." "PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE." "YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NOTHING" "YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NOTHING INSIDE THERE." "INSIDE THERE." "EMPTY, HUH?" "EMPTY, HUH?" "EMPTY." "EMPTY." "EMPTYBOX." "EMPTYBOX." "ARE YOU RIGHT-HANDED" "ARE YOU RIGHT-HANDED OR LEFT-HANDED, HAROLD?" "OR LEFT-HANDED, HAROLD?" "ARIGHTY." "ARIGHTY." "YOU'RERIGHT-HANDED." "YOU'RERIGHT-HANDED." "OKAY, I WANT YOU THEN TO PUT OUT" "OKAY, I WANT YOU THEN TO PUT OUT YOUR LEFT HAND." "YOUR LEFT HAND." "PUT YOUR LEFT HAND STRAIGHT OUT" "PUT YOUR LEFT HAND STRAIGHT OUT LIKE SO." "LIKE SO." "LEFT ARM STRAIGHT OUT," "LEFT ARM STRAIGHT OUT, AND I WANT YOU TO HOLD ON" "AND I WANT YOU TO HOLD ON TO THE HANDLE." "TO THE HANDLE." "OKAY, WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND," "OKAY, WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, GRAB YOUR LEFT HAND." "GRAB YOUR LEFT HAND." "EXCELLENT." "EXCELLENT." "YOU'RE GONNA FEEL THAT BOX" "YOU'RE GONNA FEEL THAT BOX STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF YOU." "STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF YOU." "IT'S ONLY A FIVE-POUND WEIGHT." "IT'S ONLY A FIVE-POUND WEIGHT." "VERY LIGHT." "VERY LIGHT." "MM-HMM." "MM-HMM." "YOUCANFEELITTHERE." "YOUCANFEELITTHERE." "WHEN I TOUCH YOU IN YOUR" "WHEN I TOUCH YOU IN YOUR FOREHEAD, THAT WEAK SPOT," "FOREHEAD, THAT WEAK SPOT, THE WEAK SPOT IS GONNA STRIP" "THE WEAK SPOT IS GONNA STRIP AWAY YOUR POWER." "AWAY YOUR POWER." "READY." "READY." "SET." "SET." "NOW." "NOW." "YOU'RE FEELING IT BECOME" "YOU'RE FEELING IT BECOME VERY, VERY HEAVY." "VERY, VERY HEAVY." "IT'S NOT ONLY FIVE POUNDS;" "IT'S NOT ONLY FIVE POUNDS;" "IT'S NOW 50 POUNDS." "IT'S NOW 50 POUNDS." "THE 50-POUND BOX IS LOWERING" "THE 50-POUND BOX IS LOWERING TO YOUR BELLYBUTTON." "TO YOUR BELLYBUTTON." "LOWER." "LOWER." "AND LOWER TO THE GROUND." "AND LOWER TO THE GROUND." "YOU CAN'T PICK IT UP" "YOU CAN'T PICK IT UP AS HARD AS YOU TRY." "AS HARD AS YOU TRY." "HE'S TRYING HARD." "HE'S TRYING HARD." "LOOK AT HIM." "LOOK AT HIM." "HOLDIT." "HOLDIT." "HOLDIT." "HOLDIT." "KEEPITBACK." "KEEPITBACK." "KEEP BREATHING." "KEEP BREATHING." "DON'T HURT YOUR BACK." "DON'T HURT YOUR BACK." "YOU CAN PLACE IT DOWN." "YOU CAN PLACE IT DOWN." "DON'T DROP IT." "DON'T DROP IT." "THAT WAS A HEAVY BOX, RIGHT?" "THAT WAS A HEAVY BOX, RIGHT?" "YES." "YES." "THATWASHEAVY." "THATWASHEAVY." "OKAY, EXCELLENT." "OKAY, EXCELLENT." "HOLD ON TO THAT." "ITWASVERYEMBARRASSING, I MUST SAY, BEING POWERLESS." "I MUST SAY, BEING POWERLESS." "I'M SHAKING." "I'M SHAKING." "MY FOREARMS ARE TREMBLING." "MY FOREARMS ARE TREMBLING." "MY SHOULDERS WERE TREMBLING," "MY SHOULDERS WERE TREMBLING, MY LATS." "MY LATS." "MY HANDS GOT REALLY TIGHT" "MY HANDS GOT REALLY TIGHT AND SWEATY." "AND SWEATY." "IWASSHOCKED." "IWASSHOCKED." "HE IS A STRONG GUY," "HE IS A STRONG GUY, AND SUDDENLY HE COULDN'T DO IT." "AND SUDDENLY HE COULDN'T DO IT." "IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY PUT A CHAIN" "IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY PUT A CHAIN RIGHT ON HIM." "RIGHT ON HIM." "THELIGHTANDHEAVYCHEST" "THELIGHTANDHEAVYCHEST IS ALL ABOUT CONTROL." "IS ALL ABOUT CONTROL." "AS A MAGICIAN, WHAT I'M TRYING" "AS A MAGICIAN, WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS HONE DOWN" "TO DO IS HONE DOWN AND REALLY AMPLIFY THAT CONTROL," "AND REALLY AMPLIFY THAT CONTROL, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE PEOPLE DO" "TO BE ABLE TO MAKE PEOPLE DO narrator:" "COMINGUP , narrator:" "COMINGUP , STEVE DECODES THE ILLUSION" "STEVE DECODES THE ILLUSION OF ALL ILLUSIONS," "OF ALL ILLUSIONS, THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK," "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK, AND GOES TO INDIA TO FIND OUT" "AND GOES TO INDIA TO FIND OUT IF IT EVER HAPPENED" "IF IT EVER HAPPENED AND, IF POSSIBLE," "AND, IF POSSIBLE, BRING IT BACK TO LIFE." "narrator:" "THEHISTORYOF MAGIC IS FILLED WITH LOST" "MAGIC IS FILLED WITH LOST ILLUSIONS, BURIED FOR CENTURIES" "ILLUSIONS, BURIED FOR CENTURIES ALONG WITH THEIR CREATORS." "ALONG WITH THEIR CREATORS." "MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN IS HUNTING" "MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN IS HUNTING THOSE SECRETS DOWN TO BRING THEM" "THOSE SECRETS DOWN TO BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE." "BACK TO LIFE." "MYJOBIS TO TRYAND FIND" "MYJOBIS TO TRYAND FIND THESE TRICKS THAT WERE" "THESE TRICKS THAT WERE FASCINATING TO PEOPLE" "FASCINATING TO PEOPLE HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO" "HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO AND REPRESENT THEM FOR" "AND REPRESENT THEM FOR MODERN AUDIENCES." "MODERN AUDIENCES." "narrator:" "ATITSHEART, narrator:" "ATITSHEART, MAGIC MAKES US BELIEVE." "MAGIC MAKES US BELIEVE." "IT TRANSPORTS US TO A WORLD" "IT TRANSPORTS US TO A WORLD WHERE A SPIRITUAL AND THE" "WHERE A SPIRITUAL AND THE SUPERNATURAL ARE ALTOGETHER" "SUPERNATURAL ARE ALTOGETHER REAL." "REAL." "AT HIS SALON PERFORMANCE," "AT HIS SALON PERFORMANCE, COHEN TRANSFORMS THE MUNDANE" "COHEN TRANSFORMS THE MUNDANE INTO SOMETHING MYSTICAL." "FORCENTURIES,STREET PERFORMERS IN INDIA, CHINA," "PERFORMERS IN INDIA, CHINA, ALL OVER THE WORLD, HAVE" "ALL OVER THE WORLD, HAVE PERFORMED MAGIC USING A PIECE" "PERFORMED MAGIC USING A PIECE OF ROPE." "OF ROPE." "I'LL NEED FIVE PEOPLE" "I'LL NEED FIVE PEOPLE TO ASSIST FROM ALL PARTS OF" "TO ASSIST FROM ALL PARTS OF THE ROOM." "THE ROOM." "SO LET'S GET SOME PEOPLE" "SO LET'S GET SOME PEOPLE FROM THE REAR AS WELL" "FROM THE REAR AS WELL SIR IN THE BACK, WILL YOU PLEASE" "SIR IN THE BACK, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND UP IN YOUR CHAIR." "STAND UP IN YOUR CHAIR." "GENTLEMAN NEXT TO HIM," "GENTLEMAN NEXT TO HIM, YOU CAN STAND UP AS WELL." "YOU CAN STAND UP AS WELL." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "THE GENTLEMAN OVER HERE" "THE GENTLEMAN OVER HERE IN THE CORNER, YES," "IN THE CORNER, YES, YOU CAN STAND UP OVER THERE." "YOU CAN STAND UP OVER THERE." "WILL YOU GIVE ME THIS GENTLEMAN" "WILL YOU GIVE ME THIS GENTLEMAN AT THE END?" "AT THE END?" "SIR, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE" "SIR, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROPE?" "THE ROPE?" "HOLD IT BETWEEN YOUR HANDS." "HOLD IT BETWEEN YOUR HANDS." "TURN TOWARDS THE PEOPLE" "TURN TOWARDS THE PEOPLE AND TELL THEM THIS IS ONE" "AND TELL THEM THIS IS ONE PIECE OF ROPE." "PIECE OF ROPE." "THISISONEPIECEOFROPE." "THISISONEPIECEOFROPE." "OKAY." "OKAY." "VERY WELL." "VERY WELL." "SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE PASS" "SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE PASS IT NOW TO THE NEXT GENTLEMAN" "IT NOW TO THE NEXT GENTLEMAN OVER HERE." "OVER HERE." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "YOU CAN STAY IN YOUR SPOT." "YOU CAN STAY IN YOUR SPOT." "SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE FOLD THAT" "SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE FOLD THAT ROPE IN HALF SO THAT THE ENDS" "ROPE IN HALF SO THAT THE ENDS ARE DANGLING DOWN?" "ARE DANGLING DOWN?" "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "I'LL TAKE THAT FOR YOU HERE." "I'LL TAKE THAT FOR YOU HERE." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE CENTER" "THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE CENTER OF THE ROPE." "OF THE ROPE." "WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS" "WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS MATCHBOX, REMOVE ONE MATCH," "MATCHBOX, REMOVE ONE MATCH, AND CLOSE THE BOX?" "AND CLOSE THE BOX?" "THAT'S VERY GOOD." "THAT'S VERY GOOD." "AND PLEASE PASS BOTH OF THOSE" "AND PLEASE PASS BOTH OF THOSE TO THE LADY NEXT TO YOU." "TO THE LADY NEXT TO YOU." "NICELY DONE." "NICELY DONE." "MISS, WOULD YOU PLEASE NOW" "MISS, WOULD YOU PLEASE NOW STRIKE THE MATCH AND LIGHT" "STRIKE THE MATCH AND LIGHT THIS CANDLE HERE ON THE TABLE?" "THIS CANDLE HERE ON THE TABLE?" "NICELY DONE." "NICELY DONE." "GO RIGHT AHEAD." "GO RIGHT AHEAD." "YEAH, PUT THE BOX DOWN." "YEAH, PUT THE BOX DOWN." "WELL DONE." "WELL DONE." "AND PLACE THAT DOWN AS WELL." "AND PLACE THAT DOWN AS WELL." "A ROPE AND A FLAME." "A ROPE AND A FLAME." "WE ALSO NEED A PAIR OF SCISSORS." "WE ALSO NEED A PAIR OF SCISSORS." "HERE YOU ARE." "HERE YOU ARE." "WILL YOU PLEASE CUT THROUGH" "WILL YOU PLEASE CUT THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ROPE NOW?" "THE CENTER OF THE ROPE NOW?" "GO RIGHT AHEAD." "GO RIGHT AHEAD." "VERY GOOD." "VERY GOOD." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "PLEASE PLACE THOSE DOWN." "PLEASE PLACE THOSE DOWN." "I NEED EVERYONE TO PLEASE" "I NEED EVERYONE TO PLEASE THINK IN YOUR MIND" "THINK IN YOUR MIND ONE PIECE OF ROPE." "ONE PIECE OF ROPE." "NOW YOUR EYES TELL YOU" "NOW YOUR EYES TELL YOU THAT THERE'S TWO PIECES" "THAT THERE'S TWO PIECES OF ROPE." "OF ROPE." "DON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES." "DON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES." "THINK TO YOURSELF, "ONE PIECE" "THINK TO YOURSELF, "ONE PIECE OF ROPE."" "OF ROPE." KEEP THINKING." "KEEP THINKING." "ONE--IN FACT, SAY IT." "ONE--IN FACT, SAY IT." "[together]ONEPIECEOFROPE ." "[together]ONEPIECEOFROPE ." "ONE PIECE OF ROPE." "ONE PIECE OF ROPE." "SAYITLOUDER." "SAYITLOUDER." "LOUDER NOW." "LOUDER NOW." "[together]ONEPIECEOFROPE ." "[together]ONEPIECEOFROPE ." "ONE PIECE OR ROPE." "ONE PIECE OR ROPE." "ONE PIECE OF ROPE." "[applause] narrator:" "A LENGTHOF ROPE narrator:" "A LENGTHOF ROPE REJOINED IS OUR LINK" "REJOINED IS OUR LINK TO THE SPIRIT WORLD." "TO THE SPIRIT WORLD." "SO IT WAS CENTURIES AGO" "SO IT WAS CENTURIES AGO FOR WHAT MAY BE THE ULTIMATE" "FOR WHAT MAY BE THE ULTIMATE ILLUSION:" "ILLUSION:" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "IT IS FIRST CONJURED IN ONE OF" "IT IS FIRST CONJURED IN ONE OF THE MOST MAGICAL PLACES" "THE MOST MAGICAL PLACES ON EARTH:" "THE LAND OF INDIA." "ON EARTH:" "THE LAND OF INDIA." "THEINDIANROPETRICK" "THEINDIANROPETRICK GOES BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF" "GOES BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF THE 14TH CENTURY." "THE 14TH CENTURY." "IBN BATUTA," "IBN BATUTA, THE MOROCCAN TRAVELER," "THE MOROCCAN TRAVELER, SAW IT WITH HIS OWN EYES," "SAW IT WITH HIS OWN EYES, AND IT COST HIM HEART" "AND IT COST HIM HEART PALPITATIONS BECAUSE IT WAS" "PALPITATIONS BECAUSE IT WAS SO DRAMATIC." "SO DRAMATIC." "THEINDIANROPETRICK" "THEINDIANROPETRICK IS A FASCINATING TRICK." "IS A FASCINATING TRICK." "THE MAGICIAN IS TYPICALLY" "THE MAGICIAN IS TYPICALLY AN INDIAN FAKIR," "AN INDIAN FAKIR, AND THE FAKIR WOULD GATHER" "AND THE FAKIR WOULD GATHER PEOPLE AROUND HIM IN" "PEOPLE AROUND HIM IN A DUSTY SQUARE." "A DUSTY SQUARE." "narrator:" "THEMAGICIAN, narrator:" "THEMAGICIAN, OR FAKIR, BEGINS BY LEVITATING" "OR FAKIR, BEGINS BY LEVITATING A LENGTH OF ROPE SKYWARD" "A LENGTH OF ROPE SKYWARD OUT OF A BASKET." "OUT OF A BASKET." "ITWOULDGO UP SO HIGH" "ITWOULDGO UP SO HIGH THAT IT COULDN'T BE SEEN." "THAT IT COULDN'T BE SEEN." "AND THEN HE HAD A YOUNG" "AND THEN HE HAD A YOUNG ASSISTANT WHO WOULD CLIMB UP" "ASSISTANT WHO WOULD CLIMB UP THE ROPE." "THE ROPE." "AND THEN THIS PERFORMER YELLED" "AND THEN THIS PERFORMER YELLED AT THE BOY AND SAID," "AT THE BOY AND SAID, "COME DOWN," AND THE BOY" ""COME DOWN," AND THE BOY IGNORED HIM." "IGNORED HIM." "AND HE YELLED AGAIN," "AND HE YELLED AGAIN, AND AFTER THE THIRD TIME," "AND AFTER THE THIRD TIME, THE PERFORMER TOOK A KNIFE" "THE PERFORMER TOOK A KNIFE AND CLIMBED UP THE ROPE HIMSELF." "AND CLIMBED UP THE ROPE HIMSELF." "ANDSLASHESTHEBOY 'SBODY" "ANDSLASHESTHEBOY 'SBODY INTO PIECES." "INTO PIECES." "THENSHORTLYTHEREAFTER," "THENSHORTLYTHEREAFTER, DISMEMBERED PARTS OF THIS BOY" "DISMEMBERED PARTS OF THIS BOY RAINED DOWN FROM THE SKY." "RAINED DOWN FROM THE SKY." "THE MAGICIAN THEN CLIMBS BACK" "THE MAGICIAN THEN CLIMBS BACK DOWN THE ROPE, PICKS UP THE" "DOWN THE ROPE, PICKS UP THE PARTS, AND REASSEMBLES THE BOY," "PARTS, AND REASSEMBLES THE BOY, WHO COMES BACK TO LIFE." "WHO COMES BACK TO LIFE." "THAT IS THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "THAT IS THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "INTHEANNALSOFMAGIC" "INTHEANNALSOFMAGIC HISTORY, THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK" "HISTORY, THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK IS ONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY" "IS ONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY MAGIC TRICKS THERE IS." "MAGIC TRICKS THERE IS." "narrator:" "SINCETHEMIDDLE narrator:" "SINCETHEMIDDLE AGES, ACCOUNTS OF IT BEGUILED" "AGES, ACCOUNTS OF IT BEGUILED THE PUBLIC AROUND THE GLOBE" "THE PUBLIC AROUND THE GLOBE AND TEMPT MAGICIANS WITH ITS" "AND TEMPT MAGICIANS WITH ITS DARK SORCERY." "DARK SORCERY." "ONEOFTHEAPPEALSOF" "ONEOFTHEAPPEALSOF THE LEGEND IS THAT IT TAPS INTO" "THE LEGEND IS THAT IT TAPS INTO MYTHS THAT YOU CAN FIND" "MYTHS THAT YOU CAN FIND THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND ALL OVER" "THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND ALL OVER THE WORLD." "THE WORLD." "FOR EXAMPLE, THE IDEA THERE'S" "FOR EXAMPLE, THE IDEA THERE'S SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN" "SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EARTH AND HEAVEN," "THE EARTH AND HEAVEN, WHETHER IT'S JACK AND THE" "WHETHER IT'S JACK AND THE BEAN STOCK OR THE TOWER OF BABEL" "BEAN STOCK OR THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "AND THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "narrator:" "ONLYFROMINDIA narrator:" "ONLYFROMINDIA COULD SUCH AN AMAZING AND" "COULD SUCH AN AMAZING AND TERRIFYING ILLUSION EMERGE." "TERRIFYING ILLUSION EMERGE." "IT IS SAID THAT HERE MAGIC" "IT IS SAID THAT HERE MAGIC WAS BORN." "WAS BORN." "FROMTHEMIDDLEOF" "FROMTHEMIDDLEOF THE 19TH CENTURY IN THE WESTERN" "THE 19TH CENTURY IN THE WESTERN COUNTRIES, INDIA AND THE EAST" "COUNTRIES, INDIA AND THE EAST ACQUIRED CERTAIN REPUTATIONS" "ACQUIRED CERTAIN REPUTATIONS AS BEING THE MYSTIC LANDS," "AS BEING THE MYSTIC LANDS, WHERE MAGIC TOOK PLACE" "WHERE MAGIC TOOK PLACE AND THE STORIES CIRCULATED" "AND THE STORIES CIRCULATED ABOUT WHAT AMAZING THINGS" "ABOUT WHAT AMAZING THINGS THAT FAKIRS COULD DO." "THAT FAKIRS COULD DO." "DURINGTHE17TH,18TH," "DURINGTHE17TH,18TH, 19TH CENTURIES, 19TH CENTURIES, EUROPEANS ARE WRITING BACK HOME" "EUROPEANS ARE WRITING BACK HOME OF BIZARRE INDIAN FAKIRS" "OF BIZARRE INDIAN FAKIRS WHO ARE DOING THE MOST" "WHO ARE DOING THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY THINGS." "EXTRAORDINARY THINGS." "THEY'RE CHARMING SNAKES." "THEY'RE CHARMING SNAKES." "THEY ARE MAKING TREES GROW" "THEY ARE MAKING TREES GROW FROM SEEDS." "FROM SEEDS." "AND THEN THERE'S THE BASKET" "AND THEN THERE'S THE BASKET TRICK WHERE A SMALL BOY," "TRICK WHERE A SMALL BOY, TYPICALLY, WOULD BE PUT INTO" "TYPICALLY, WOULD BE PUT INTO A BASKET AND THE FAKIR WOULD" "A BASKET AND THE FAKIR WOULD SHOVE SWORDS THROUGH THE BASKET" "SHOVE SWORDS THROUGH THE BASKET AND THE AUDIENCE WOULD HEAR" "AND THE AUDIENCE WOULD HEAR SCREAMS COMING FROM THE BASKET" "SCREAMS COMING FROM THE BASKET AND YOU WOULD OFTEN SEE BLOOD" "AND YOU WOULD OFTEN SEE BLOOD POURING FROM THE BOTTOM," "POURING FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THE LID WOULD BE TAKEN OFF" "AND THE LID WOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE BASKET AND THE BOY WOULD" "THE BASKET AND THE BOY WOULD JUMP OUT UNHARMED." "JUMP OUT UNHARMED." "narrator:" "THEINDIANROPE narrator:" "THEINDIANROPE TRICK TRANSCENDS THESE CLASSIC" "TRICK TRANSCENDS THESE CLASSIC FEATS OF ILLUSION," "FEATS OF ILLUSION, COMBINING ELEMENTS OF EACH" "COMBINING ELEMENTS OF EACH INTO A SINGLE BLOCKBUSTER" "INTO A SINGLE BLOCKBUSTER SPECTACLE." "SPECTACLE." "IT CAUSES AN INTERNATIONAL" "IT CAUSES AN INTERNATIONAL SENSATION." "SENSATION." "ASTHELEGENDBECOMES" "ASTHELEGENDBECOMES THE MOST FAMOUS ILLUSION" "THE MOST FAMOUS ILLUSION IN THE WORLD, MANY WESTERN" "IN THE WORLD, MANY WESTERN MAGICIANS WANT TO PERFORM IT." "MAGICIANS WANT TO PERFORM IT." "IT'S A GOOD BOX OFFICE." "IT'S A GOOD BOX OFFICE." "THE DIFFERENCE OF COURSE IS" "THE DIFFERENCE OF COURSE IS THAT WHILE THE LEGEND OF" "THAT WHILE THE LEGEND OF THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK HAS" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK HAS A ROPE GOING UP IN THE AIR" "A ROPE GOING UP IN THE AIR AND A BOY CLIMBING UP" "AND A BOY CLIMBING UP AND DISAPPEARING IN OPEN GROUND," "AND DISAPPEARING IN OPEN GROUND, THESE ARE STAGE ILLUSIONS." "THESE ARE STAGE ILLUSIONS." "narrator:" "A STAGEPERFORMANCE narrator:" "A STAGEPERFORMANCE COULD INDULGE TRICKERY" "COULD INDULGE TRICKERY WITH HIDDEN SUPPORTS," "WITH HIDDEN SUPPORTS, CREATIVE LIGHTING," "CREATIVE LIGHTING, AND SPECIAL EFFECTS." "AND SPECIAL EFFECTS." "THE QUESTION IS, HAS ANYONE EVER" "THE QUESTION IS, HAS ANYONE EVER CONJURED THE ACTUAL INDIAN" "CONJURED THE ACTUAL INDIAN ROPE TRICK?" "ROPE TRICK?" "THEMAGICCIRCLE," "THEMAGICCIRCLE, ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED MAGIC" "ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED MAGIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD," "ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, CREATED A SPECIAL OCCULT" "CREATED A SPECIAL OCCULT COMMITTEE AND OFFERED A" "COMMITTEE AND OFFERED A SUBSTANTIAL PRIZE, 500 GUINEA," "SUBSTANTIAL PRIZE, 500 GUINEA, TO FIND OUT WHO WOULD REPRODUCE" "TO FIND OUT WHO WOULD REPRODUCE THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK FOR THIS PRIZE." "FOR THIS PRIZE." "narrator:" "WITHBIGMONEY narrator:" "WITHBIGMONEY AT STAKE, FILMED FOOTAGE" "AT STAKE, FILMED FOOTAGE TURNS UP OF A MAGICIAN" "TURNS UP OF A MAGICIAN PERFORMING FOR THE BRITISH" "PERFORMING FOR THE BRITISH ARMY--OUT IN THE OPEN," "ARMY--OUT IN THE OPEN, NO STAGE ILLUSIONS." "NO STAGE ILLUSIONS." "IT SEEMS LIKE INDISPUTABLE PROOF" "IT SEEMS LIKE INDISPUTABLE PROOF THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE." "THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE." "ASYOULOOKATTHEFILM," "ASYOULOOKATTHEFILM,  WHAT YOU SEE IS A ROPE" "WHAT YOU SEE IS A ROPE GOING UP IN TO THE AIR" "GOING UP IN TO THE AIR AND REMAINING VERTICAL," "AND REMAINING VERTICAL, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO" "AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS." "EXPLANATION FOR THIS." "IT LOOKS LIKE EVIDENCE" "IT LOOKS LIKE EVIDENCE THAT OBJECT MIGHT ACTUALLY" "THAT OBJECT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE REAL AFTER ALL." "BE REAL AFTER ALL." "BUT IF YOU LOOK MORE CAREFULLY," "BUT IF YOU LOOK MORE CAREFULLY, YOU'LL NOTICE A STRANGE ANOMALY." "YOU'LL NOTICE A STRANGE ANOMALY." "THE BRITISH SOLDIERS WATCH" "THE BRITISH SOLDIERS WATCH THE ROPE GOING UP," "THE ROPE GOING UP, BUT THEY LOOK UP BEFORE THE ROPE" "BUT THEY LOOK UP BEFORE THE ROPE GOES UP." "GOES UP." "AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS," "AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IT'S REVERSE FOOTAGE." "IT'S REVERSE FOOTAGE." "THAT ACTUALLY WHAT'S HAPPENED" "THAT ACTUALLY WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, THE ROPE HAS BEEN DROPPED" "IS, THE ROPE HAS BEEN DROPPED AND THEN THEIR EYES" "AND THEN THEIR EYES ARE FOLLOWING THE ROPE" "ARE FOLLOWING THE ROPE AS IT GOES DOWN." "AS IT GOES DOWN." "narrator:" "MANYTRYTOANSWER narrator:" "MANYTRYTOANSWER THE MAGIC CIRCLE'S CHALLENGE" "THE MAGIC CIRCLE'S CHALLENGE WITH AN AUTHENTIC VERSION" "WITH AN AUTHENTIC VERSION OF THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK," "OF THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK, BUT NONE SUCCEED" "BUT NONE SUCCEED-- UNTIL NOW." "UNTIL NOW." "RUMORS HAVE SURFACED" "RUMORS HAVE SURFACED OF A MODERN DAY FAKIR" "OF A MODERN DAY FAKIR WHO CAN PERFORM" "WHO CAN PERFORM THIS ANCIENT WONDER." "STEVE IS IN INDIA TO TRACK DOWN THE MYSTERIOUS" "TO TRACK DOWN THE MYSTERIOUS SORCERER WHO IS SAID TO WORK" "SORCERER WHO IS SAID TO WORK MIRACLES." "MIRACLES." "HE WANTS TO WITNESS THE INDIAN" "HE WANTS TO WITNESS THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK FOR HIMSELF." "ROPE TRICK FOR HIMSELF." "THISISKATHPUTLI." "THISISKATHPUTLI." "IT'S THE INDIAN STREET" "IT'S THE INDIAN STREET PERFORMER'S COMMUNITY," "PERFORMER'S COMMUNITY, THE COLONY WHERE THEY LIVE," "THE COLONY WHERE THEY LIVE, AND IT'S AMAZING." "AND IT'S AMAZING." "I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE" "I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE." "THIS BEFORE." "narrator:" "INTHEVILLAGEOF narrator:" "INTHEVILLAGEOF KATHPUTLI, OUTSIDE OF NEW DELHI," "KATHPUTLI, OUTSIDE OF NEW DELHI, PERFORMERS CARRY ON TRADITIONS" "PERFORMERS CARRY ON TRADITIONS GOING BACK CENTURIES," "GOING BACK CENTURIES, KEEPING THE ANCIENT MAGIC" "KEEPING THE ANCIENT MAGIC OF INDIA ALIVE:" "OF INDIA ALIVE:" "THE MANGO TRICK, WHERE A FAKIR" "THE MANGO TRICK, WHERE A FAKIR CAPTIVATES HIS AUDIENCE" "CAPTIVATES HIS AUDIENCE BY GROWING A MANGO TREE" "BY GROWING A MANGO TREE ALMOST INSTANTLY," "ALMOST INSTANTLY, PROVING THAT MAGIC CAN GIVE" "PROVING THAT MAGIC CAN GIVE LIFE;" "LIFE;" "[horn blaring] [horn blaring] SNAKE CHARMING, WHERE FAKIRS" "SNAKE CHARMING, WHERE FAKIRS MESMERIZE COBRAS WITH THEIR" "MESMERIZE COBRAS WITH THEIR MUSIC, MAKING THEM DANCE" "MUSIC, MAKING THEM DANCE AND DEMONSTRATING AN UNCANNY" "AND DEMONSTRATING AN UNCANNY CONTROL OF NATURE;" "CONTROL OF NATURE;" "AND EATING AND BREATHING FIRE," "AND EATING AND BREATHING FIRE, SHOWING THAT THE FAKIRS OF INDIA" "SHOWING THAT THE FAKIRS OF INDIA ARE INVULNERABLE." "ARE INVULNERABLE." "TODAY THERE ARE WHISPERS" "TODAY THERE ARE WHISPERS IN THE AIR." "IN THE AIR." "A LEGENDARY INDIAN FAKIR," "A LEGENDARY INDIAN FAKIR, THE GREAT ISHAMUDDIN," "THE GREAT ISHAMUDDIN, ARRIVES IN THE VILLAGE" "ARRIVES IN THE VILLAGE TO CREATE A MIRACLE:" "TO CREATE A MIRACLE:" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "INTHEANNALSOFMAGIC" "INTHEANNALSOFMAGIC HISTORY, THIS IS PROBABLY" "HISTORY, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST LEGENDARY MAGIC TRICK" "THE MOST LEGENDARY MAGIC TRICK OUT THERE." "OUT THERE." "IF IT'S SUCH A LEGEND" "IF IT'S SUCH A LEGEND AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE" "AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CLAIM THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY" "TO CLAIM THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY SEEN IT, I HAVE NO IDEA" "SEEN IT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM GOING TO SEE TODAY." "WHAT I AM GOING TO SEE TODAY." "narrator:" "THEENTIREVILLAGE narrator:" "THEENTIREVILLAGE GATHERS WITH ANTICIPATION" "GATHERS WITH ANTICIPATION FOR SOMETHING THEY'VE ONLY" "FOR SOMETHING THEY'VE ONLY HEARD ABOUT BUT NEVER SEEN" "HEARD ABOUT BUT NEVER SEEN FOR THEMSELVES." "FOR THEMSELVES." "[speakingnativelanguage] [speakingnativelanguage] narrator:" "ISHAMUDDINSTARTS narrator:" "ISHAMUDDINSTARTS THE ILLUSION BY INTRODUCING" "THE ILLUSION BY INTRODUCING THE SIMPLE HEMP ROPE" "THE SIMPLE HEMP ROPE HE PROMISES TO BRING TO LIFE." "narrator:" "ISHAMUDDIN SHOWS THE AUDIENCE" "SHOWS THE AUDIENCE THAT THE BASKET IS EMPTY." "narrator:" "THEFAKIRPUTSHIS LIFELESS ROPE INTO THE BASKET" "LIFELESS ROPE INTO THE BASKET AND PREPARES TO WORK HIS MAGIC." "narrator:" "THESORCERER'S APPRENTICE, HIS SON AMMAN." "[rattling]" "narrator:" "MAGICIANSARE GUARDED WITH THEIR SPELLS." "GUARDED WITH THEIR SPELLS." "THEIR SECRETS DIE WITH THEM," "THEIR SECRETS DIE WITH THEM, LIKE SPIRITS CAST FROM A CRYPT." "LIKE SPIRITS CAST FROM A CRYPT." "NOW MASTER ILLUSIONIST" "NOW MASTER ILLUSIONIST STEVE COHEN IS ON A QUEST" "STEVE COHEN IS ON A QUEST TO RECOVER THE GREATEST MAGIC" "TO RECOVER THE GREATEST MAGIC OF THE PAST." "OF THE PAST." "AN ENCHANTED BASKET," "AN ENCHANTED BASKET, A LEVITATING ROPE," "A LEVITATING ROPE, A DISAPPEARING BOY," "A DISAPPEARING BOY, A GRUESOME DISMEMBERMENT," "A GRUESOME DISMEMBERMENT, AND A STUNNING RESURRECTION" "AND A STUNNING RESURRECTION-- THE LEGEND OF THE INDIAN ROPE" "THE LEGEND OF THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK HAS CAPTIVATED US" "TRICK HAS CAPTIVATED US FOR CENTURIES, BUT NO ONE HAS" "FOR CENTURIES, BUT NO ONE HAS EVER PROVEN IT COULD REALLY" "EVER PROVEN IT COULD REALLY BE DONE." "BE DONE." "NOW STEVE HAS COME TO A DISTANT" "NOW STEVE HAS COME TO A DISTANT VILLAGE IN NORTHERN INDIA" "VILLAGE IN NORTHERN INDIA TO WITNESS A MIRACLE." "TO WITNESS A MIRACLE." "ISHAMUDDIN AND HIS SON AMMAN" "ISHAMUDDIN AND HIS SON AMMAN WILL ATTEMPT THE MYTHICAL" "WILL ATTEMPT THE MYTHICAL INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "INDIAN ROPE TRICK." "[rattling]" "[speakingnativelanguage]" "[rattling] narrator:" "USINGANCIENT narrator:" "USINGANCIENT INDIAN INCANTATIONS TO CALL UPON" "INDIAN INCANTATIONS TO CALL UPON SUPERNATURAL POWERS," "SUPERNATURAL POWERS, HE SUMMONS A LIFELESS ROPE" "HE SUMMONS A LIFELESS ROPE TO THE HEAVENS." "[cheers and applause]" "VERY GOOD." "narrator:" "THEROPEIS20FEET narrator:" "THEROPEIS20FEET HIGH." "HIGH." "narrator:" "TIMEFORISHAMUDDIN narrator:" "TIMEFORISHAMUDDIN TO SEND HIS SON TOWARD" "TO SEND HIS SON TOWARD THE CLOUDS." "narrator:" "WITHHISSON  HALFWAY UP, THE FAKIR COMMANDS" "HALFWAY UP, THE FAKIR COMMANDS HIM TO STOP, JUST AS IN LEGEND." "HIM TO STOP, JUST AS IN LEGEND." "IN THE STORY VERSION," "IN THE STORY VERSION, THE BOY DISOBEYS AND CLIMBS" "THE BOY DISOBEYS AND CLIMBS SO HIGH HE VANISHES." "narrator:" "AMMANHESITATES." "THIS TIME THE SON SUBMITS TO HIS FATHER'S BIDDING" "TO HIS FATHER'S BIDDING AND DESCENDS." "AND DESCENDS." "AN ILLUSION THAT HAS MYSTIFIED" "AN ILLUSION THAT HAS MYSTIFIED THE WORLD FOR CENTURIES" "THE WORLD FOR CENTURIES HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE." "HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE." "FOR STEVE, THIS IS A REVELATION." "FOR STEVE, THIS IS A REVELATION." "ITWASPRETTYINCREDIBLE." "ITWASPRETTYINCREDIBLE." "AFTER HEARING ABOUT" "AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK," "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK, SUDDENLY SEEING IT ACTUALLY" "SUDDENLY SEEING IT ACTUALLY RISE UP, IT GAVE ME A REAL" "RISE UP, IT GAVE ME A REAL THRILL." "THRILL." "narrator:" "ONLYONETHING narrator:" "ONLYONETHING COULD MAKE STEVE'S TRIP TO INDIA" "COULD MAKE STEVE'S TRIP TO INDIA MORE THRILLING:" "MORE THRILLING:" "AN AUDIENCE WITH THE GREAT" "AN AUDIENCE WITH THE GREAT ISHAMUDDIN HIMSELF." "ISHAMUDDIN HIMSELF." "THEY'LL CONFER, MAGICIAN TO" "THEY'LL CONFER, MAGICIAN TO MAGICIAN, AND, STEVE HOPES," "MAGICIAN, AND, STEVE HOPES, SHARE THE SECRETS OF" "SHARE THE SECRETS OF THEIR TRADE." "THEIR TRADE." "ITSEEMSLIKEIT'SCOMPLETELY" "ITSEEMSLIKEIT'SCOMPLETELY FLEXIBLE." "FLEXIBLE." "HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS STAND?" "HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS STAND?" "THAT'STHEMAGIC." "THAT'STHEMAGIC." "I'MREALLYINTERESTEDIN" "I'MREALLYINTERESTEDIN HOW--ESPECIALLY THAT HOLDING" "HOW--ESPECIALLY THAT HOLDING THE ROPE." "THE ROPE." "THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING." "THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING." "LET'SPUTTHISAWAY." "LET'SPUTTHISAWAY." "YOUKNOW,AFTERGOINGTHROUGH" "YOUKNOW,AFTERGOINGTHROUGH OLD MAGIC BOOKS AND OLD, YOU" "OLD MAGIC BOOKS AND OLD, YOU KNOW, RECORDS, I HAVE NOT FOUND" "KNOW, RECORDS, I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING THAT TEACHES HOW" "ANYTHING THAT TEACHES HOW TO DO THIS." "TO DO THIS." "THEREISNO ANYBOOK" "THEREISNO ANYBOOK WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE SECRET" "WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE SECRET OF THE ROPE TRICK," "OF THE ROPE TRICK, NOT EVEN A CLUE." "NOT EVEN A CLUE." "narrator:" "SOIT IS  narrator:" "SOIT IS  THAT THE HISTORY OF MAGIC" "THAT THE HISTORY OF MAGIC IS BEING LOST TO TIME." "IS BEING LOST TO TIME." "EVERY MASTER IS RELUCTANT" "EVERY MASTER IS RELUCTANT TO REVEAL HIS SECRETS," "TO REVEAL HIS SECRETS, EVEN AT RISK OF TAKING THEM" "EVEN AT RISK OF TAKING THEM TO THE GRAVE." "TO THE GRAVE." "ITHINKWHATMAGICDOES" "ITHINKWHATMAGICDOES  AND WHAT THE THE INDIAN ROPE" "AND WHAT THE THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK DOES IN PARTICULAR," "TRICK DOES IN PARTICULAR, IS REMIND US THAT, BOTTOM LINE," "IS REMIND US THAT, BOTTOM LINE, WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S" "WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON." "GOING ON." "WE THINK WE DO, BUT WE DON'T." "WE THINK WE DO, BUT WE DON'T." "TOME,MAGICISA FANTASY." "TOME,MAGICISA FANTASY." "IT'S GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY" "IT'S GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PEOPLE TO ALSO PLAY" "TO PEOPLE TO ALSO PLAY IN THAT FANTASY WORLD." "IN THAT FANTASY WORLD." "AND WHEN I PERFORM MAGIC," "AND WHEN I PERFORM MAGIC, I BELIEVE IN MAGIC." "I BELIEVE IN MAGIC." "narrator:" "SOMEMAGICIANS narrator:" "SOMEMAGICIANS HAVE SHARED THEIR DEEP SECRETS." "HAVE SHARED THEIR DEEP SECRETS." "IN HIS PARLOR PERFORMANCE," "IN HIS PARLOR PERFORMANCE, STEVE NEVER FAILS TO CREDIT" "STEVE NEVER FAILS TO CREDIT THEM." "THEM." "ONEOFFAVORITEMAGICIANS" "ONEOFFAVORITEMAGICIANS OF ALL TIME IS A MAN NAMED" "OF ALL TIME IS A MAN NAMED MAX MALINI." "MAX MALINI." "MALINI WAS A PERFORMER" "MALINI WAS A PERFORMER AND IMMIGRANT FROM POLAND" "AND IMMIGRANT FROM POLAND WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES" "WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES WITH VIRTUALLY NO MONEY" "WITH VIRTUALLY NO MONEY IN HIS POCKET," "IN HIS POCKET, BUT EVENTUALLY ENDED UP" "BUT EVENTUALLY ENDED UP PERFORMING FOR KINGS AND QUEENS." "PERFORMING FOR KINGS AND QUEENS." "THIS IS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE" "THIS IS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TRICKS, AND IT'S ONE OF MINE." "TRICKS, AND IT'S ONE OF MINE." "WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO LIFE" "WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO LIFE TONIGHT." "TONIGHT." "IN ORDER TO DO SO," "IN ORDER TO DO SO, I NEED TWO PEOPLE TO ASSIST" "I NEED TWO PEOPLE TO ASSIST ON EITHER SIDE." "ON EITHER SIDE." "MISS, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME AND" "MISS, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME OVER HERE?" "JOIN ME OVER HERE?" "THANK YOU, MISS." "THANK YOU, MISS." "STAND OVER HERE." "STAND OVER HERE." "A GOOD SPOT FOR YOU" "A GOOD SPOT FOR YOU WOULD BE RIGHT OVER THERE." "WOULD BE RIGHT OVER THERE." "WE'LL BEGIN WITH THIS COIN." "WE'LL BEGIN WITH THIS COIN." "IT'S A PURE SILVER" "IT'S A PURE SILVER MORGAN DOLLAR." "MORGAN DOLLAR." "THE YEAR: 1890." "THE YEAR: 1890." "THESE ARE THE COINS THAT" "THESE ARE THE COINS THAT BUTCH CASSIDY USED TO STEAL" "BUTCH CASSIDY USED TO STEAL FROM STAGECOACHES OUT IN" "FROM STAGECOACHES OUT IN THE OLD WEST." "THE OLD WEST." "SIR, PLEASE LOOK AT THE FRONT." "SIR, PLEASE LOOK AT THE FRONT." "CAN YOU SEE THE HEAD?" "CAN YOU SEE THE HEAD?" "YES,I CAN." "YES,I CAN." "ONTHEBACK,WHATDOYOUSEE?" "ONTHEBACK,WHATDOYOUSEE?" "ISEEAN EAGLE." "ISEEAN EAGLE." "THAT'SVERYGOOD." "THAT'SVERYGOOD." "HEADS AND TAILS." "HEADS AND TAILS." "WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS COIN" "WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS COIN AS WELL AS THE MAGIC HAT." "AS WELL AS THE MAGIC HAT." "MISS, WOULD YOU HOLD ON" "MISS, WOULD YOU HOLD ON TO THE HAT AND TELL US," "TO THE HAT AND TELL US, IS IT EMPTY?" "IS IT EMPTY?" "ITISEMPTY." "ITISEMPTY." "VERYGOOD." "VERYGOOD." "PLEASE TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN." "PLEASE TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN." "SHAKE IT." "SHAKE IT." "NOTHING FALLS OUT." "NOTHING FALLS OUT." "I WANT TO JUST SPIN THE COIN" "I WANT TO JUST SPIN THE COIN ON THE TABLE." "ON THE TABLE." "WHILE IT'S SPINNING, THE LADY" "WHILE IT'S SPINNING, THE LADY WILL PLACE THE HAT ONTO" "WILL PLACE THE HAT ONTO THE SPINNING COIN AND THEN" "THE SPINNING COIN AND THEN YOU'LL STEP BACK TO YOUR SPOT" "YOU'LL STEP BACK TO YOUR SPOT OVER THERE." "OVER THERE." "SO COME A LITTLE CLOSER, MISS." "SO COME A LITTLE CLOSER, MISS." "THE COIN IS MOTION." "THE COIN IS MOTION." "DROP THE HAT." "DROP THE HAT." "THE COIN HAS LANDED EITHER" "THE COIN HAS LANDED EITHER HEADS UP OR TAILS UP." "HEADS UP OR TAILS UP." "I'M NOT SURE WHICH." "I'M NOT SURE WHICH." "HOWEVER, I CAN HELP YOU, SIR," "HOWEVER, I CAN HELP YOU, SIR, GUESS CORRECTLY EVERY TIME," "GUESS CORRECTLY EVERY TIME, WHETHER IT'S HEADS OR TAILS." "WHETHER IT'S HEADS OR TAILS." "WHAT DO YOU SAY?" "WHAT DO YOU SAY?" "TAILS." "TAILS." "THEMANSAYSTAILS." "THEMANSAYSTAILS." "IF IT'S TAILS, WE LEAVE IT" "IF IT'S TAILS, WE LEAVE IT AS IS TO MATCH HIS CHOICE." "AS IS TO MATCH HIS CHOICE." "BUT IF IT'S HEADS, I CAN MAKE" "BUT IF IT'S HEADS, I CAN MAKE THE COIN FLIP OVER TO MATCH" "THE COIN FLIP OVER TO MATCH HIS CHOICE WITHOUT TOUCHING" "HIS CHOICE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE HAT, THE TABLE, OR THE COIN." "THE HAT, THE TABLE, OR THE COIN." "EVERYONE, PLEASE, CRANE YOUR" "EVERYONE, PLEASE, CRANE YOUR NECKS IN." "NECKS IN." "REALLY COME IN CLOSE SO YOU CAN" "REALLY COME IN CLOSE SO YOU CAN SEE HOW WE DO." "SEE HOW WE DO." "TAILS, HEADS," "TAILS, HEADS, AND THEN YOU GOT IT." "AND THEN YOU GOT IT." "HEADS OR TAILS, MISS?" "HEADS OR TAILS, MISS?" "TAILS." "TAILS." "TAILSINDEED." "TAILSINDEED." "I'LLSHOWYOUTHE SECOND" "I'LLSHOWYOUTHE SECOND TRICK THAT MALINI USED TO" "TRICK THAT MALINI USED TO PERFORM:" "THE VANISHING COIN." "PERFORM:" "THE VANISHING COIN." "THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED IT." "THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED IT." "THE COINS WOULDN'T DISAPPEAR," "THE COINS WOULDN'T DISAPPEAR, HE WOULD SAY, BUT YOU WILL NOT" "HE WOULD SAY, BUT YOU WILL NOT SEE IT GO," "SEE IT GO, NO MATTER HOW CLOSELY YOU WATCH." "NO MATTER HOW CLOSELY YOU WATCH." "SO WATCH CLOSELY." "SO WATCH CLOSELY." "CAN YOU SEE THE COIN OKAY?" "CAN YOU SEE THE COIN OKAY?" "YES." "YES." "PLEASEWATCH." "PLEASEWATCH." "DON'T BLINK YOUR EYE" "DON'T BLINK YOUR EYE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS VERY FAST." "GONE." "WOULD YOU BE IMPRESSED" "WOULD YOU BE IMPRESSED IF THE COIN REAPPEARED BACK" "IF THE COIN REAPPEARED BACK UNDER THE HAT?" "UNDER THE HAT?" "AGAIN--AGAIN TAILS UP." "AGAIN--AGAIN TAILS UP." "[agreeing chatter] [agreeing chatter] HE'S LIKE, "TAILS OR I'M GOING" "HE'S LIKE, "TAILS OR I'M GOING HOME."" "HOME." [laughter] [laughter] OVER HERE, SHE'S THINKING," "OVER HERE, SHE'S THINKING, "I'D BE MORE IMPRESSED" ""I'D BE MORE IMPRESSED IF THERE WAS A BRICK" "IF THERE WAS A BRICK UNDER THE HAT."" "UNDER THE HAT." YOU WOULD?" "YOU WOULD?" "PICK IT UP, MISS." "PICK IT UP, MISS." "FAST AS YOU CAN." "FAST AS YOU CAN." "QUICK." "QUICK." "[laughter] [laughter] [applause] [applause] YOU WANTED A BRICK." "YOU WANTED A BRICK." "WE'LL GIVE YOU A BRICK." "WE'LL GIVE YOU A BRICK." "IT'S A REAL BRICK UNDER THE HAT." "IT'S A REAL BRICK UNDER THE HAT." "UNBELIEVABLE." "UNBELIEVABLE." "I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DID IT." "I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DID IT." "WE DID IT TOGETHER." "WE DID IT TOGETHER." "A BRICK UNDER THE HAT," "A BRICK UNDER THE HAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN." "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN." "PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS." "PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS." "narrator:" "THEMAGICIAN'S narrator:" "THEMAGICIAN'S CHALLENGE IS TO CHEAT THE EYE," "CHALLENGE IS TO CHEAT THE EYE, BUT THOSE WHO MASTER THE CRAFT" "BUT THOSE WHO MASTER THE CRAFT DO MORE." "DO MORE." "THERE ARE THOSE WHO CHEAT DEATH" "THERE ARE THOSE WHO CHEAT DEATH ITSELF." "ITSELF." "COMING UP..." "COMING UP..." "[gunshot] [gunshot] THE MOST STUNNING AND DANGEROUS" "THE MOST STUNNING AND DANGEROUS ILLUSION EVER ATTEMPTED." "ILLUSION EVER ATTEMPTED." "A MARKSMAN WILL PUT STEVE" "A MARKSMAN WILL PUT STEVE IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF" "IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF THE ULTIMATE MAGICAL FEAT:" "THE ULTIMATE MAGICAL FEAT:" "THE NOTORIOUS BULLET CATCH." "narrator:" "MAGICIANSTEVE COHEN IS ON A QUEST TO TRACK" "COHEN IS ON A QUEST TO TRACK DOWN, DECODE, AND BRING BACK" "DOWN, DECODE, AND BRING BACK TO LIFE THE GREATEST LOST MAGIC" "TO LIFE THE GREATEST LOST MAGIC ILLUSIONS IN HISTORY:" "ILLUSIONS IN HISTORY:" "THE TURK;" "THE TURK;" "THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST;" "THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST;" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK;" "THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK;" "AND FINALLY THE MOST DANGEROUS" "AND FINALLY THE MOST DANGEROUS FEAT OF MAGIC EVER..." "FEAT OF MAGIC EVER..." "[gunshot] [gunshot] THE BULLET CATCH." "THE BULLET CATCH." "INTHESTATEOFNEWYORK," "INTHESTATEOFNEWYORK,  I AM COMPLETELY LICENSED" "I AM COMPLETELY LICENSED TO BE FIRING THIS WEAPON" "TO BE FIRING THIS WEAPON IN THIS CAPACITY." "IN THIS CAPACITY." "narrator:" "ITSOUNDSINSANE narrator:" "ITSOUNDSINSANE TO EVEN THINK ABOUT." "TO EVEN THINK ABOUT." "HOW COULD ANY HUMAN BEING" "HOW COULD ANY HUMAN BEING POSSIBLY CATCH A BULLET?" "POSSIBLY CATCH A BULLET?" "THE MAGICIANS WHO HAVE PERFORMED" "THE MAGICIANS WHO HAVE PERFORMED THE ILLUSION CLAIM THE SECRET" "THE ILLUSION CLAIM THE SECRET IS ALL ABOUT LIGHTNING FAST" "IS ALL ABOUT LIGHTNING FAST REFLEXES." "REFLEXES." "STEVE'S ARE FAST AS THEY COME." "STEVE'S ARE FAST AS THEY COME." "ITHINKTHATMYREFLEXES" "ITHINKTHATMYREFLEXES ARE ALSO AT HEIGHTENED STATE" "ARE ALSO AT HEIGHTENED STATE RIGHT NOW." "RIGHT NOW." "WE'RE GOING TO TRY SOMETHING" "WE'RE GOING TO TRY SOMETHING WITH SOMEONE HERE WHO HAS" "WITH SOMEONE HERE WHO HAS EXCELLENT REFLEXES." "EXCELLENT REFLEXES." "WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS" "WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS WITH A GENTLEMAN HERE." "WITH A GENTLEMAN HERE." "WOULD YOU PLEASE COME TO" "WOULD YOU PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT?" "THE FRONT?" "STAND OVER HERE." "STAND OVER HERE." "RIGHT OVER THERE IS FINE." "RIGHT OVER THERE IS FINE." "VERY GOOD." "VERY GOOD." "OKAY." "OKAY." "SO WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT YOUR" "SO WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS OUT LIKE SO?" "HANDS OUT LIKE SO?" "THAT'S GOOD." "THAT'S GOOD." "ARE YOU RIGHT-HANDED OR" "ARE YOU RIGHT-HANDED OR LEFT-HANDED?" "LEFT-HANDED?" "RIGHT." "RIGHT." "OKAY,THENPUTYOUR" "OKAY,THENPUTYOUR LEFT HAND DOWN." "LEFT HAND DOWN." "I'M PLACING A QUARTER INSIDE." "I'M PLACING A QUARTER INSIDE." "THE QUARTER GOES INSIDE YOUR" "THE QUARTER GOES INSIDE YOUR HAND LIKE SO." "HAND LIKE SO." "KEEP YOUR HAND PERFECTLY FLAT." "KEEP YOUR HAND PERFECTLY FLAT." "IN A MOMENT, I'M GOING TO TRY" "IN A MOMENT, I'M GOING TO TRY TO TAKE THAT QUARTER OUT OF YOUR" "TO TAKE THAT QUARTER OUT OF YOUR HAND, BUT WHEN I TAKE IT OUT," "HAND, BUT WHEN I TAKE IT OUT, YOUR JOB IS TO CLOSE YOUR HAND" "YOUR JOB IS TO CLOSE YOUR HAND BEFORE I CAN MOVE." "BEFORE I CAN MOVE." "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "YES." "YES." "IFYOUCLOSEYOURHAND NOW," "IFYOUCLOSEYOURHAND NOW,  THAT'S NOT FAIR TO ME," "THAT'S NOT FAIR TO ME, SO REALLY JUST WAIT TILL I'VE" "SO REALLY JUST WAIT TILL I'VE STARTED MOVING AND THAT'S WHEN" "STARTED MOVING AND THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE ALLOWED TO CLOSE" "YOU'RE ALLOWED TO CLOSE YOUR HAND." "YOUR HAND." "OKAY." "OKAY." "DOYOUUNDERSTAND?" "DOYOUUNDERSTAND?" "MY REFLEXES ARE VERY HEIGHTENED" "MY REFLEXES ARE VERY HEIGHTENED RIGHT NOW." "KEEP YOUR HAND CLOSED, BECAUSE I GOT YOUR QUARTER." "BECAUSE I GOT YOUR QUARTER." "YOU DON'T THINK I TOOK IT," "YOU DON'T THINK I TOOK IT, DO YOU?" "DO YOU?" "YOU STILL FEEL IT?" "YOU STILL FEEL IT?" "THAT'S BECAUSE I LEFT A PENNY" "THAT'S BECAUSE I LEFT A PENNY INSIDE FOR YOU." "INSIDE FOR YOU." "SHOW THE PEOPLE." "SHOW THE PEOPLE." "NO." "NO." "[laughter and applause]" "narrator:" "THROUGHHISTORY, MAGICIANS OFTEN PUT THEMSELVES" "MAGICIANS OFTEN PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK FOR THE SAKE OF" "AT RISK FOR THE SAKE OF AN ILLUSION," "AN ILLUSION, BUT THERE IS ONE PIECE OF MAGIC" "BUT THERE IS ONE PIECE OF MAGIC THAT FEW ATTEMPT TWICE:" "THAT FEW ATTEMPT TWICE:" "THE BULLET CATCH." "THE BULLET CATCH." "[gunshot] [gunshot] THEMOSTDANGEROUSILLUSION" "THEMOSTDANGEROUSILLUSION IN ALL OF MAGIC IS UNDOUBTEDLY" "IN ALL OF MAGIC IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE GUN TRICK," "THE GUN TRICK, OR THE BULLET CATCH." "OR THE BULLET CATCH." "IWOULDCONSIDERTHE BULLET" "IWOULDCONSIDERTHE BULLET CATCH AS ONE OF THE HOLY GRAILS" "CATCH AS ONE OF THE HOLY GRAILS OF MAGIC." "OF MAGIC." "I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST" "I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND MOST DIFFICULT" "INTERESTING AND MOST DIFFICULT AND MOST DANGEROUS EFFECTS" "AND MOST DANGEROUS EFFECTS THAT A MAGICIAN CAN DO." "THAT A MAGICIAN CAN DO." "IT'S THE DEFIANCE OF DEATH" "IT'S THE DEFIANCE OF DEATH ITSELF." "ITSELF." "THEBULLETCATCHISONE" "THEBULLETCATCHISONE OF THE ULTIMATE MAGIC TRICKS." "OF THE ULTIMATE MAGIC TRICKS." "AND THE REASON I SAY "ULTIMATE"" "AND THE REASON I SAY "ULTIMATE" IS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY" "IS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT COULD FAIL." "narrator:" "LIKEMANYMAGICIANS BEFORE HIM, STEVE IS DRAWN TO" "BEFORE HIM, STEVE IS DRAWN TO PERFORMING MAGIC'S DEADLIEST" "PERFORMING MAGIC'S DEADLIEST ILLUSION." "ILLUSION." "BUT FIRST HE'LL NEED TO DECODE" "BUT FIRST HE'LL NEED TO DECODE ITS SECRETS, STARTING WITH" "ITS SECRETS, STARTING WITH A TRIP TO THE CONJURING ARTS" "A TRIP TO THE CONJURING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER IN MIDTOWN" "RESEARCH CENTER IN MIDTOWN NEW YORK." "NEW YORK." "HERE'SWHATWE 'REGOING" "HERE'SWHATWE 'REGOING TO DO." "TO DO." "TAKE A PIECE OF CHALK," "TAKE A PIECE OF CHALK, AND LET'S WRITE DOWN" "AND LET'S WRITE DOWN AS MANY NAMES OF FAMOUS" "AS MANY NAMES OF FAMOUS MAGICIANS WHO HAVE CAUGHT" "MAGICIANS WHO HAVE CAUGHT BULLETS AS YOU CAN." "BULLETS AS YOU CAN." "OKAY?" "OKAY?" "OKAY." "narrator:" "THELISTSPANS CENTURIES AND INCLUDES" "CENTURIES AND INCLUDES THE MOST REMARKABLE NAMES" "THE MOST REMARKABLE NAMES IN MAGIC." "IN MAGIC." "THEVERYFIRSTPERSONWEKNOW" "THEVERYFIRSTPERSONWEKNOW ABOUT THAT DID THE BULLET CATCH" "ABOUT THAT DID THE BULLET CATCH WAS ALSO KILLED BY IT." "WAS ALSO KILLED BY IT." "A VERY DANGEROUS EFFECT." "A VERY DANGEROUS EFFECT." "COULEU:" "DEAD IN THE 1500s." "COULEU:" "DEAD IN THE 1500s." "MADAME DELINSKY." "MADAME DELINSKY." "SHE USED TO CATCH THE BULLET" "SHE USED TO CATCH THE BULLET FOR HER HUSBAND." "FOR HER HUSBAND." "TRAGIC ERROR." "TRAGIC ERROR." "MADAME DELINSKY ALSO KILLED" "MADAME DELINSKY ALSO KILLED ABOUT 1829." "ABOUT 1829." "DURINGA PERFORMANCE." "DURINGA PERFORMANCE." "DURINGA PERFORMANCE." "DURINGA PERFORMANCE." "TED ANNEMANN--A NEW YORKER," "TED ANNEMANN--A NEW YORKER, A BRILLIANT MENTALIST" "A BRILLIANT MENTALIST-- HE HAD A FANTASTIC METHOD." "HE HAD A FANTASTIC METHOD." "SOME OF HIS FRIENDS AT THE TIME" "SOME OF HIS FRIENDS AT THE TIME SAID THAT HE WAS SO NERVOUS" "SAID THAT HE WAS SO NERVOUS ABOUT PERFORMING IT" "ABOUT PERFORMING IT THAT IT PUSHED HIM OVER THE" "THAT IT PUSHED HIM OVER THE EDGE, AND THIS IS WHY HE" "EDGE, AND THIS IS WHY HE COMMITTED SUICIDE." "COMMITTED SUICIDE." "THAT LEAVES ONE NAME," "THAT LEAVES ONE NAME, CHUNG LING SOO." "CHUNG LING SOO." "OF COURSE CHUNG LING SOO'S" "OF COURSE CHUNG LING SOO'S A CHINESE NAME." "A CHINESE NAME." "CHUNG LING SOO WASN'T CHINESE," "CHUNG LING SOO WASN'T CHINESE, BUT EVERYBODY IN ENGLAND" "BUT EVERYBODY IN ENGLAND THOUGHT CHUNG LING SOO" "THOUGHT CHUNG LING SOO WAS CHINESE, UNTIL HE WAS SHOT" "WAS CHINESE, UNTIL HE WAS SHOT ONSTAGE IN 1918." "ONSTAGE IN 1918." "AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE" "AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, AND THERE ARE MORE." "BEEN KILLED, AND THERE ARE MORE." "THIS IS JUST SOME." "THIS IS JUST SOME." "MY ADVICE IS THIS IS" "MY ADVICE IS THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS." "TOO DANGEROUS." "IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS." "IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS." "I THINK THERE'S A VERY GOOD" "I THINK THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT THINGS CAN GO WRONG." "CHANCE THAT THINGS CAN GO WRONG." "FIREARMS ARE ALWAYS DANGEROUS." "FIREARMS ARE ALWAYS DANGEROUS." "TAKE IT FROM ME." "TAKE IT FROM ME." "I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN AROUND" "I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN AROUND FIREARMS MY WHOLE LIFE." "FIREARMS MY WHOLE LIFE." "I'M THE SON OF A MARINE" "I'M THE SON OF A MARINE WHO FOUGHT ON GUADALCANAL." "WHO FOUGHT ON GUADALCANAL." "THEY WEREN'T--I WAS RAISED" "THEY WEREN'T--I WAS RAISED IN MICHIGAN, AND IT WAS JUST" "IN MICHIGAN, AND IT WAS JUST PART OF LIFE." "PART OF LIFE." "THAT CREATED A VERY STRONG" "THAT CREATED A VERY STRONG RESPECT FOR FIREARMS." "RESPECT FOR FIREARMS." "I GET NERVOUS SEEING" "I GET NERVOUS SEEING THE BULLET CATCH DONE." "THE BULLET CATCH DONE." "I THINK YOU SHOULD GET ON" "I THINK YOU SHOULD GET ON A PLANE AND GO TO LONDON" "A PLANE AND GO TO LONDON AND FIND OUT HOW SOO DID IT" "AND FIND OUT HOW SOO DID IT AND WHAT WENT WRONG." "AND WHAT WENT WRONG." "SOI 'VECOMEHERETOLONDON" "SOI 'VECOMEHERETOLONDON TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT" "TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW I CAN MAKE MY BULLET CATCH" "HOW I CAN MAKE MY BULLET CATCH A SUCCESS AND, HOPEFULLY," "A SUCCESS AND, HOPEFULLY, A SAFE ONE." "A SAFE ONE." "BUT THE BULLET CATCH IS, LIKE," "BUT THE BULLET CATCH IS, LIKE, AN ALL OR NOTHING." "AN ALL OR NOTHING." "EITHER YOU'RE DOING IT OR YOU'RE" "EITHER YOU'RE DOING IT OR YOU'RE NOT DOING IT, AND IF YOU'RE" "NOT DOING IT, AND IF YOU'RE DECIDING TO DO IT, YOU HAVE TO" "DECIDING TO DO IT, YOU HAVE TO GO ALL IN." "[dramatic music] ♪ ♪" "♪ ♪ I WANT TO PUT MYSELF NOT ONLY" "I WANT TO PUT MYSELF NOT ONLY INTO CHUNG LING SOO'S SHOES." "INTO CHUNG LING SOO'S SHOES." "I WANT TO PUT MYSELF INTO" "I WANT TO PUT MYSELF INTO CHUNG LING SOO'S HEAD." "narrator:" "CHUNGLINGSOO  WAS A MASTER ILLUSIONIST," "WAS A MASTER ILLUSIONIST, AND HIS GREATEST ILLUSION" "AND HIS GREATEST ILLUSION WAS HIMSELF." "WAS HIMSELF." "IN 1900, WILLIAM ELLSWORTH" "IN 1900, WILLIAM ELLSWORTH ROBINSON MOVES TO LONDON" "ROBINSON MOVES TO LONDON FROM NEW YORK AND TAKES" "FROM NEW YORK AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE POPULARITY" "ADVANTAGE OF THE POPULARITY OF CHINESE STAGE CONJURERS" "OF CHINESE STAGE CONJURERS BY SEEMINGLY BECOMING CHINESE" "BY SEEMINGLY BECOMING CHINESE HIMSELF." "HIMSELF." "ANDWHATROBINSONESSENTIALLY" "ANDWHATROBINSONESSENTIALLY DID AFTER THAT, HE COPIED" "DID AFTER THAT, HE COPIED THE CHINESE PERFORMERS" "THE CHINESE PERFORMERS AND ARRIVED IN EUROPE IN 1900" "AND ARRIVED IN EUROPE IN 1900 WITH A NEW NAME." "WITH A NEW NAME." "IT WAS CHUNG LING SOO." "IT WAS CHUNG LING SOO." "narrator:" "ROBINSONWEARS narrator:" "ROBINSONWEARS MAGNIFICENT CHINESE COSTUMES" "MAGNIFICENT CHINESE COSTUMES AND BUILDS ELABORATE" "AND BUILDS ELABORATE ORIENTAL SETS." "ORIENTAL SETS." "HIS SHOW BECOMES A BLOCKBUSTER" "HIS SHOW BECOMES A BLOCKBUSTER OVERNIGHT." "OVERNIGHT." "ON RARE OCCASIONS, HE THRILLS" "ON RARE OCCASIONS, HE THRILLS AUDIENCES BY PERFORMING" "AUDIENCES BY PERFORMING THE BULLET CATCH." "INMARCHOF 1918, CHUNG LING SOO WAS GOING TO BE" "CHUNG LING SOO WAS GOING TO BE PERFORMING THE BULLET CATCH." "PERFORMING THE BULLET CATCH." "IT'S ONE OF MANY PERFORMANCES" "IT'S ONE OF MANY PERFORMANCES THAT HE ROTATES IN AND OUT OF" "THAT HE ROTATES IN AND OUT OF HIS SHOW." "HIS SHOW." "SOODIDNOTPERFORM" "SOODIDNOTPERFORM THE BULLET CATCH ON" "THE BULLET CATCH ON A REGULAR BASIS." "A REGULAR BASIS." "HOWEVER, IN MARCH 1918" "HOWEVER, IN MARCH 1918 WHEN HE WAS PLAYING A WEEK" "WHEN HE WAS PLAYING A WEEK AT THE WOOD GREEN EMPIRE THEATRE" "AT THE WOOD GREEN EMPIRE THEATRE IN NORTH LONDON," "IN NORTH LONDON, IT WAS IN THE SHOW." "IT WAS IN THE SHOW." "A NORMAL SATURDAY NIGHT," "A NORMAL SATURDAY NIGHT, THE LAST NIGHT, THE TWO RIFLES" "THE LAST NIGHT, THE TWO RIFLES WERE LOADED," "WERE LOADED, FIRED AT HIM," "FIRED AT HIM, AND ONE BULLET WENT RIGHT" "AND ONE BULLET WENT RIGHT THROUGH HIS CHEST." "THROUGH HIS CHEST." "[glass shatters]" "WHENTHEASSISTANTFIRED THE RIFLE, SO IT WOULD BE" "THE RIFLE, SO IT WOULD BE A LOAD BANG, CHUNG LING SOO," "A LOAD BANG, CHUNG LING SOO, NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL" "NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL BECAUSE HE'S PERFORMED IT" "BECAUSE HE'S PERFORMED IT SO MANY TIMES, WAS SHOCKED WHEN" "SO MANY TIMES, WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE WAS HIT." "HE WAS HIT." "ONEBULLETWENTRIGHTTHROUGH" "ONEBULLETWENTRIGHTTHROUGH HIS CHEST OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE." "HIS CHEST OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE." "HE COLLAPSED ONSTAGE." "HE COLLAPSED ONSTAGE." "THEY RUSHED DOCTORS AROUND," "THEY RUSHED DOCTORS AROUND, BUT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEARBY" "BUT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEARBY LOCAL HOSPITAL AND THERE" "LOCAL HOSPITAL AND THERE SADLY HE DIED AT ABOUT" "SADLY HE DIED AT ABOUT 4:00 OR 5:00 IN THE MORNING 4:00 OR 5:00 IN THE MORNING ON SUNDAY MORNING." "ON SUNDAY MORNING." "narrator:" "HOWCOULDSUCH narrator:" "HOWCOULDSUCH AN EXPERIENCED MAGICIAN" "AN EXPERIENCED MAGICIAN BE KILLED?" "BE KILLED?" "STEVE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE" "STEVE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW." "HARRY HOUDINI WAS AND IS THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS" "THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MAGICIAN." "MAGICIAN." "AUDIENCES FLOCKED TO SEE" "AUDIENCES FLOCKED TO SEE HOUDINI DANGLE PRECARIOUSLY" "HOUDINI DANGLE PRECARIOUSLY FROM ROPES HIGH IN THE AIR," "FROM ROPES HIGH IN THE AIR, HOLD HIS BREATH UNDER WATER," "HOLD HIS BREATH UNDER WATER, AND WRIGGLE HIS WAY OUT OF" "AND WRIGGLE HIS WAY OUT OF STRAITJACKETS AND HANDCUFFS." "STRAITJACKETS AND HANDCUFFS." "BUT THERE IS ONE MAGIC EFFECT" "BUT THERE IS ONE MAGIC EFFECT HE ULTIMATELY REFUSES" "HE ULTIMATELY REFUSES TO PERFORM." "TO PERFORM." "WELL,HOUDINIPUTHIS LIFEAT" "WELL,HOUDINIPUTHIS LIFEAT RISK IN MANY WAYS," "RISK IN MANY WAYS, BUT NEVER WITH THE GUN TRICK," "BUT NEVER WITH THE GUN TRICK, AND ONE OF THE REASONS WAS," "AND ONE OF THE REASONS WAS, I THINK, THAT HOUDINI'S FRIEND" "I THINK, THAT HOUDINI'S FRIEND HARRY KELLAR AT THAT TIME," "HARRY KELLAR AT THAT TIME, WHO WAS THE DEAN OF AMERICAN" "WHO WAS THE DEAN OF AMERICAN MAGICIANS, TOLD HOUDINI THAT IT" "MAGICIANS, TOLD HOUDINI THAT IT WAS A "DAMN FOOL TRICK," "WAS A "DAMN FOOL TRICK, AND DON'T DO IT."" "AND DON'T DO IT." narrator:" "ADVICEWELLTAKEN." "narrator:" "ADVICEWELLTAKEN." "BUT EVEN IF THE GREAT HOUDINI" "BUT EVEN IF THE GREAT HOUDINI HEEDS IT, STEVE REMAINS" "HEEDS IT, STEVE REMAINS DETERMINED TO PERFORM" "DETERMINED TO PERFORM THE ILLUSION." "THE ILLUSION." "SOMEONEWHOIS CONJECTURING" "SOMEONEWHOIS CONJECTURING OR INTENDING TO THE DO" "OR INTENDING TO THE DO THE BULLET CATCH TODAY," "THE BULLET CATCH TODAY, I WOULD SAY BE VERY, VERY" "I WOULD SAY BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL INDEED AND MAKE SURE" "CAREFUL INDEED AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL" "THAT YOU HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER THE CONDITIONS." "OVER THE CONDITIONS." "OTHERWISE THERE IS ALWAYS" "OTHERWISE THERE IS ALWAYS THAT POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT." "THAT POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT." "[gunshot] [gunshot] narrator:" "COMINGUP , narrator:" "COMINGUP , STEVE IS DRAWN CLOSER AND CLOSER" "STEVE IS DRAWN CLOSER AND CLOSER TO BRINGING BACK THE ULTIMATE" "TO BRINGING BACK THE ULTIMATE PIECE OF LOST MAGIC:" "PIECE OF LOST MAGIC:" "CATCHING A LIVE BULLET." "narrator:" "INTHEWORLD OF LOST MAGIC, THERE ARE FEW" "OF LOST MAGIC, THERE ARE FEW STORIES AS THRILLING AND TRAGIC" "STORIES AS THRILLING AND TRAGIC AS THE DEATH OF CHUNG LING SOO" "AS THE DEATH OF CHUNG LING SOO IN 1918." "IN 1918." "[gunshots]" "[glass shatters]" "HE IS JUST ONE OF MORE THAN 12 MAGICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN 12 MAGICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY AN ILLUSION THAT MANY" "KILLED BY AN ILLUSION THAT MANY IN THE MAGIC WORLD CALL CURSED." "IN THE MAGIC WORLD CALL CURSED." "DESPITE THE DANGERS," "DESPITE THE DANGERS, MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN IS" "MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN IS COMMITTED TO PERFORMING HIS OWN" "COMMITTED TO PERFORMING HIS OWN VERSION OF THE BULLET CATCH." "VERSION OF THE BULLET CATCH." "STEVE WANTS TO UNDERSTAND" "STEVE WANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW CHUNG LING SOO'S METHOD" "HOW CHUNG LING SOO'S METHOD WAS INTENDED TO WORK" "WAS INTENDED TO WORK AND WHAT WENT WRONG." "AND WHAT WENT WRONG." "HE GOES TO BONHAMS," "HE GOES TO BONHAMS, THE FAMOUS AUCTION HOUSE" "THE FAMOUS AUCTION HOUSE IN LONDON, TO MEET DAVID" "IN LONDON, TO MEET DAVID WILLIAMS, GUN EXPERT." "WILLIAMS, GUN EXPERT." "THISISARIFLE." "THISISARIFLE." "SO AGAIN, SAME SORT OF PERIOD." "SO AGAIN, SAME SORT OF PERIOD." "YOU CAN SEE THE BARREL IS" "YOU CAN SEE THE BARREL IS OCTAGONAL ALL THE WAY THROUGH." "OCTAGONAL ALL THE WAY THROUGH." "RIGHT." "RIGHT." "BUTMOREIMPORTANTLY," "BUTMOREIMPORTANTLY, ON THESE RIFLES, IT'S STANDARD" "ON THESE RIFLES, IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL" "PRACTICE TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL RAMROD PIPES." "RAMROD PIPES." "THESE ARE THE RAMROD PIPES HERE." "THESE ARE THE RAMROD PIPES HERE." "narrator:" "ITTURNSOUT  narrator:" "ITTURNSOUT  THAT RAMROD PIPES WERE THE KEY" "THAT RAMROD PIPES WERE THE KEY TO CHUNG LING SOO'S ILLUSION." "TO CHUNG LING SOO'S ILLUSION." "WHILE A REAL BULLET WAS LOADED" "WHILE A REAL BULLET WAS LOADED INTO THE MAIN BARREL," "INTO THE MAIN BARREL, IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE" "IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE FIRED." "FIRED." "THE BLAST, VISIBLE TO THE" "THE BLAST, VISIBLE TO THE AUDIENCE, COMES FROM THE" "AUDIENCE, COMES FROM THE GUNPOWDER AND WADDING LOADED" "GUNPOWDER AND WADDING LOADED INTO THE SPECIALLY MODIFIED" "INTO THE SPECIALLY MODIFIED RAMROD PIPE." "RAMROD PIPE." "SOTHETUBEUNDERTHEBARREL" "SOTHETUBEUNDERTHEBARREL WOULD HAVE BEEN LOADED SIMPLY" "WOULD HAVE BEEN LOADED SIMPLY WITH A CHARGE OF POWDER" "WITH A CHARGE OF POWDER AND SOME WADDING." "AND SOME WADDING." "SO WHEN IT WAS FIRED," "SO WHEN IT WAS FIRED, NO PROJECTILE CAME OUT," "NO PROJECTILE CAME OUT, BUT THERE WAS ONLY CLOUD OF" "BUT THERE WAS ONLY CLOUD OF SMOKE AND THE WADDING." "SMOKE AND THE WADDING." "BECAUSEAFTEREACH" "BECAUSEAFTEREACH PERFORMANCE HE HAD TO EXTRACT" "PERFORMANCE HE HAD TO EXTRACT THE BULLET THAT HAD BEEN LOADED" "THE BULLET THAT HAD BEEN LOADED IN BUT NOT USED," "IN BUT NOT USED, INSTEAD OF GOING IN" "INSTEAD OF GOING IN THE USUAL WAY WITH" "THE USUAL WAY WITH A WORM SCREW" "A WORM SCREW DOWN THE BARREL," "DOWN THE BARREL, INSTEAD OF DOING THAT," "INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, WHAT HE TOOK OFF WAS THE END" "WHAT HE TOOK OFF WAS THE END OF THE BARREL AND PULLED 'EM OUT" "OF THE BARREL AND PULLED 'EM OUT FROM THE BACK INSTEAD OF" "FROM THE BACK INSTEAD OF THE FRONT." "THE FRONT." "AND THE SCREWS, PUTTING THAT" "AND THE SCREWS, PUTTING THAT BACK IN AGAIN," "BACK IN AGAIN, APPARENTLY HE'D DONE IT" "APPARENTLY HE'D DONE IT SO MANY TIMES THE CHANNEL" "SO MANY TIMES THE CHANNEL HAD BECOME WORN, THE SCREW." "HAD BECOME WORN, THE SCREW." "AND UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS USING" "AND UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS USING A VERY FINE POWDER," "A VERY FINE POWDER, AND THE POWDER WAS GRADUALLY" "AND THE POWDER WAS GRADUALLY SLIPPING ITS WAY DOWN THE SCREW" "SLIPPING ITS WAY DOWN THE SCREW THREAD UNTIL EVENTUALLY ON THAT" "THREAD UNTIL EVENTUALLY ON THAT UNFORTUNATE NIGHT" "UNFORTUNATE NIGHT IT DID FIRE." "IT DID FIRE." "IT WENT THROUGH" "IT WENT THROUGH AND TRIGGERED OFF THE BULLET." "AND TRIGGERED OFF THE BULLET." "OKAY,SOWE HADTHE EXPLOSION" "OKAY,SOWE HADTHE EXPLOSION FROM THE WADDING AT THE BOTTOM" "FROM THE WADDING AT THE BOTTOM AND THE GUNPOWDER" "AND THE GUNPOWDER AND THEN PLUS THE PROJECTILE" "AND THEN PLUS THE PROJECTILE IN THE TOP TUBE." "IN THE TOP TUBE." "THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED" "THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GET FIRED." "TO GET FIRED." "THAT'SRIGHT." "THAT'SRIGHT." "THAT'SACTUALLYWHATGOT" "THAT'SACTUALLYWHATGOT  SENT OUT." "SENT OUT." "YEAH." "YEAH." "narrator:" "ASCHUNGLINGSOO narrator:" "ASCHUNGLINGSOO LAYS DYING ON THE STAGE," "LAYS DYING ON THE STAGE, HE HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING" "HE HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW HIS ILLUSION COULD HAVE GONE" "HOW HIS ILLUSION COULD HAVE GONE SO TERRIBLY WRONG." "ONLY A HANDFUL OF MAGICIANS HAVE PERFORMED THE BULLET CATCH" "HAVE PERFORMED THE BULLET CATCH SINCE." "SINCE." "SOME HAVE LIVED TO TELL" "SOME HAVE LIVED TO TELL THE TALE," "THE TALE, INCLUDING LEGENDARY BRITISH" "INCLUDING LEGENDARY BRITISH MAGICIAN SIMON DRAKE." "MAGICIAN SIMON DRAKE." "ON BRITISH TELEVISION IN 1990," "ON BRITISH TELEVISION IN 1990, DRAKE ATTEMPTS ONE OF THE MOST" "DRAKE ATTEMPTS ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR BULLET CATCHES" "SPECTACULAR BULLET CATCHES IN HISTORY." "IN HISTORY." "IT WAS HIS ONE AND ONLY" "IT WAS HIS ONE AND ONLY PERFORMANCE OF THE ILLUSION." "PERFORMANCE OF THE ILLUSION." "TWO." "TWO." "ONE." "[applause]" "narrator:" "MORETHAN20YEARS AFTER HIS STUNNING BULLET CATCH," "AFTER HIS STUNNING BULLET CATCH, SIMON WELCOMES STEVE COHEN" "SIMON WELCOMES STEVE COHEN TO HIS STUDIO." "TO HIS STUDIO." "MYADVICETO YOUONTHE" "MYADVICETO YOUONTHE BULLET CATCH IS DON'T DO IT." "BULLET CATCH IS DON'T DO IT." "IT'S TRAUMATIC." "IT'S TRAUMATIC." "WELL,HOWDO YOUGET READY" "WELL,HOWDO YOUGET READY FOR IT, MENTALLY?" "FOR IT, MENTALLY?" "THAT'S THE PART I'M REALLY MOST" "THAT'S THE PART I'M REALLY MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IT." "CONCERNED ABOUT IT." "ITWASNERVE-RACKING." "ITWASNERVE-RACKING." "I MEAN, IT'S REALLY" "I MEAN, IT'S REALLY NERVE-RACKING." "NERVE-RACKING." "LETMEASKYOU ABOUT" "LETMEASKYOU ABOUT PRACTICING." "PRACTICING." "SO HOW DO YOU PRACTICE" "SO HOW DO YOU PRACTICE FOR THE BULLET CATCH?" "FOR THE BULLET CATCH?" "WEPRACTICEDBY LININGUP," "WEPRACTICEDBY LININGUP,  BY GOING THROUGH ALL THE" "BY GOING THROUGH ALL THE MOTIONS, BY DOING EVERYTHING" "MOTIONS, BY DOING EVERYTHING BUT FIRING THE GUN." "BUT FIRING THE GUN." "THAT'S" "THAT'S-- YOUBLOCKEDIT OUT," "YOUBLOCKEDIT OUT, BASICALLY." "BASICALLY." "WEBLOCKEDIT OUTALOT." "WEBLOCKEDIT OUTALOT." "SO I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I HAD TO" "SO I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I HAD TO DO WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT." "DO WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT." "I WENT INTO KIND OF ROBOT MODE," "I WENT INTO KIND OF ROBOT MODE, SO I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO," "SO I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO, AND I SUGGEST YOU DO THE SAME." "AND I SUGGEST YOU DO THE SAME." "JUST KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE" "JUST KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO" "DOING, BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO IT, YOU'LL BE MORE NERVOUS" "IT, YOU'LL BE MORE NERVOUS THAN YOU EXPECT." "THAN YOU EXPECT." "WHYHAVEYOUNOT DONE" "WHYHAVEYOUNOT DONE THE BULLET CATCH MORE THAN ONCE?" "THE BULLET CATCH MORE THAN ONCE?" "IHAD,LIKE,AMINI NERVOUS" "IHAD,LIKE,AMINI NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ABOUT FOUR, FIVE DAYS" "BREAKDOWN ABOUT FOUR, FIVE DAYS AFTER DOING IT, AND I GOT IN" "AFTER DOING IT, AND I GOT IN A LOT OF TROUBLE." "A LOT OF TROUBLE." "I KIND OF WENT A BIT CRAZY," "I KIND OF WENT A BIT CRAZY, AND I WON'T GO INTO IT" "AND I WON'T GO INTO IT IN DETAIL, BUT I WAS LOCKED UP," "IN DETAIL, BUT I WAS LOCKED UP, LET'S SAY." "LET'S SAY." "NOT QUITE STRAITJACKET," "NOT QUITE STRAITJACKET, BUT NEARLY." "BUT NEARLY." "IT CAUSED ME A LOT OF STRAIN," "IT CAUSED ME A LOT OF STRAIN, PSYCHOLOGICALLY." "PSYCHOLOGICALLY." "IT'LL CHANGE EVERYTHING ABOUT" "IT'LL CHANGE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU." "YOU." "IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE." "IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE." "narrator:" "DESPITETHE narrator:" "DESPITETHE WARNING, STEVE WANTS TO JOIN" "WARNING, STEVE WANTS TO JOIN THE PANTHEON OF MAGICIANS" "THE PANTHEON OF MAGICIANS WHO'VE DONE THE BULLET CATCH." "WHO'VE DONE THE BULLET CATCH." "HE RETURNS TO NEW YORK TO SEARCH" "HE RETURNS TO NEW YORK TO SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT LOCATION" "FOR THE RIGHT LOCATION TO ATTEMPT WHAT MAY BE HISTORY'S" "TO ATTEMPT WHAT MAY BE HISTORY'S MOST DANGEROUS ILLUSION," "MOST DANGEROUS ILLUSION, AND HE INTENDS TO CATCH" "AND HE INTENDS TO CATCH THE BULLET IN HIS MOUTH." "THE BULLET IN HIS MOUTH." "ALLRIGHT,DON,SOI WANT" "ALLRIGHT,DON,SOI WANT  TO WALK THROUGH THE ENTIRE" "TO WALK THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE, AND I WANT YOU" "PROCEDURE, AND I WANT YOU TO BE THE SHOOTER, SO CAN YOU" "TO BE THE SHOOTER, SO CAN YOU STAND OVER HERE?" "STAND OVER HERE?" "OKAY,NOTAPROBLEM." "OKAY,NOTAPROBLEM." "THISISSCARY." "THISISSCARY." "I MEAN, ACTUALLY THIS LOCATION" "I MEAN, ACTUALLY THIS LOCATION IS NOT--IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL" "IS NOT--IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE." "COMFORTABLE." "IT'S DARK," "IT'S DARK, IT'S UNDERGROUND," "IT'S UNDERGROUND, AND THERE'S BULLET HOLES" "AND THERE'S BULLET HOLES EVERYWHERE." "EVERYWHERE." "NOWYOUSHOOTIT." "NOWYOUSHOOTIT." "THE SHOOTER AND YOU ARE ABOUT" "THE SHOOTER AND YOU ARE ABOUT 20 FEET APART." "20 FEET APART." "SOTHISIS WHATITFEELS" "SOTHISIS WHATITFEELS LIKE." "LIKE." "THISISWHATITREALLYIS." "THISISWHATITREALLYIS." "narrator:" "COMINGUP , narrator:" "COMINGUP , MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN PERFORMS" "MAGICIAN STEVE COHEN PERFORMS THE MOST DARING AND DANGEROUS" "THE MOST DARING AND DANGEROUS ILLUSION IN THE HISTORY" "ILLUSION IN THE HISTORY OF MAGIC:" "OF MAGIC:" "THE BULLET CATCH." "narrator:" "THEHOLYGRAIL OF LOST MAGIC IS" "OF LOST MAGIC IS THE BULLET CATCH." "THE BULLET CATCH." "IT HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES" "IT HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF OVER 12 MAGICIANS" "OF OVER 12 MAGICIANS IN ITS LONG, DARK HISTORY." "IN ITS LONG, DARK HISTORY." "SORIGHTNOWWE'REHEADING" "SORIGHTNOWWE'REHEADING DOWN TO A FIRING RANGE." "DOWN TO A FIRING RANGE." "AND LATER TODAY I PLAN TO" "AND LATER TODAY I PLAN TO PERFORM AND SUCCESSFULLY" "PERFORM AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE BULLET CATCH." "COMPLETE THE BULLET CATCH." "THE MARKSMAN IS GOING TO BE" "THE MARKSMAN IS GOING TO BE FIRING A GLOCK 19," "FIRING A GLOCK 19, WHICH IS MIPD REGULATION PISTOL." "WHICH IS MIPD REGULATION PISTOL." "OKAY." "OKAY." "DO THE TEST." "DO THE TEST." "HEFIRES9MILLIMETER" "HEFIRES9MILLIMETER BULLETS, AND I'M GOING TO BE" "BULLETS, AND I'M GOING TO BE CATCHING ONE OF THEM" "CATCHING ONE OF THEM IN MY TEETH." "THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN THE MOMENT THE BULLET LEAVES" "THE MOMENT THE BULLET LEAVES THE BARREL OF THE GUN" "THE BARREL OF THE GUN TO MY MOUTH IS ABOUT" "TO MY MOUTH IS ABOUT 1/50 OF A SECOND." "THAT'S PRETTY TERRIFYING." "[doorbell buzzes]" "[gunshot] INTHESTATEOFNEWYORK," "INTHESTATEOFNEWYORK,  I AM COMPLETELY LICENSED" "I AM COMPLETELY LICENSED TO BE FIRING THIS WEAPON" "TO BE FIRING THIS WEAPON IN THIS CAPACITY." "THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD BE REFERRING TO AS A LOW PERCENTAGE" "REFERRING TO AS A LOW PERCENTAGE SHOT, MEANING THERE'S A LOT" "SHOT, MEANING THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT WRONG." "OF OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT WRONG." "BUT I'VE GOT ABOUT 300,000" "BUT I'VE GOT ABOUT 300,000 ROUNDS THROUGH A GLOCK" "ROUNDS THROUGH A GLOCK 9 MILLIMETER OVER THE LAST 9 MILLIMETER OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS." "20 YEARS." "I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT I CAN" "I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT I CAN GET IT RIGHT WHERE HE NEEDS IT." "GET IT RIGHT WHERE HE NEEDS IT." "SODAYGO" "SODAYGO  AT BAY RIDGE RANGE." "AT BAY RIDGE RANGE." "THERE IS A MAGICIAN WHO IS GOING" "THERE IS A MAGICIAN WHO IS GOING TO PERFORM ONE OF THE CLASSIC" "TO PERFORM ONE OF THE CLASSIC MAGIC ACTS, WHICH IS" "MAGIC ACTS, WHICH IS CATCH THE BULLET IN HIS MOUTH." "CATCH THE BULLET IN HIS MOUTH." "IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS" "IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRICK, AND I DO NOT RECOMMEND" "TRICK, AND I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYBODY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE," "ANYBODY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, PROFESSIONAL OR NOT," "PROFESSIONAL OR NOT, TO DO THIS TRICK." "TO DO THIS TRICK." "narrator:" "THEGUNRANGE narrator:" "THEGUNRANGE HAS INVITED A SMALL AUDIENCE" "HAS INVITED A SMALL AUDIENCE TO WITNESS STEVE'S BULLET CATCH." "TO WITNESS STEVE'S BULLET CATCH." "IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORST," "IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORST, A TEAM OF EMT PROFESSIONALS" "A TEAM OF EMT PROFESSIONALS IS ON HAND." "IS ON HAND." "I'MREALLYJUSTTHINKING" "I'MREALLYJUSTTHINKING OF THE TIMING THAT I'VE WORKED" "OF THE TIMING THAT I'VE WORKED OUT IS, I DROP MY HANDKERCHIEF," "OUT IS, I DROP MY HANDKERCHIEF, THE MOMENT IT HITS THE FLOOR," "THE MOMENT IT HITS THE FLOOR, THAT'S WHEN I'M READY," "THAT'S WHEN I'M READY, AND I'M READY TO CATCH" "AND I'M READY TO CATCH THE BULLET." "THE BULLET." "IF I DON'T MAKE IT," "IF I DON'T MAKE IT, THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME" "THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME TALKING TO A CAMERA." "TALKING TO A CAMERA." "THIS IS MY LAST TIME" "THIS IS MY LAST TIME TALKING TO ANYBODY." "TALKING TO ANYBODY." "narrator:" "TODEMONSTRATE narrator:" "TODEMONSTRATE THE FORCE OF A BULLET" "THE FORCE OF A BULLET FIRED FROM A GLOCK 19," "FIRED FROM A GLOCK 19, A TEST ROUND IS FIRED." "CANI HAVEABULLET,PLEASE?" "narrator:" "FROMNOWUNTIL narrator:" "FROMNOWUNTIL STEVE ATTEMPTS TO CATCH" "STEVE ATTEMPTS TO CATCH THE BULLET, THE CAMERA WILL KEEP" "THE BULLET, THE CAMERA WILL KEEP ROLLING." "ROLLING." "ALLRIGHT,INEEDSOMEONE" "ALLRIGHT,INEEDSOMEONE TO MARK THIS BULLET." "HOW ABOUT..." "HOW ABOUT YOU?" "HOW ABOUT YOU?" "COME HERE." "COME HERE." "WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR?" "WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR?" "LOUSALVAGGIO." "LOUSALVAGGIO." "WELL,LOU,I'VENEVERMETYOU" "WELL,LOU,I'VENEVERMETYOU BEFORE, LOU." "BEFORE, LOU." "TAKE THIS MARKER, AND I WANT YOU" "TAKE THIS MARKER, AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE YOUR INITIALS" "TO WRITE YOUR INITIALS ON THE HEAD." "JUST ADD THE "L."" "narrator:" "THEBULLETIS SIGNED BY A RANDOM MEMBER" "SIGNED BY A RANDOM MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE SO IT CAN BE" "OF THE AUDIENCE SO IT CAN BE IDENTIFIED AFTER IT IS FIRED" "IDENTIFIED AFTER IT IS FIRED DOWN RANGE." "DOWN RANGE." "L.S." "narrator:" "THEBULLETWILLBE FIRED AT STEVE THROUGH A PLATE" "FIRED AT STEVE THROUGH A PLATE OF GLASS TO CONFIRM THE ROUND" "OF GLASS TO CONFIRM THE ROUND IS LIVE." "READYONTHERIGHT." "READY ON THE LEFT." "READY ON THE LEFT." "STEVE, ARE YOU READY?" "STEVE, ARE YOU READY?" "YES,I 'MREADY." "YES,I 'MREADY." "AREYOUABSOLUTELYPOSITIVE" "AREYOUABSOLUTELYPOSITIVE YOU'RE READY TO DO THIS?" "YOU'RE READY TO DO THIS?" "IAMREADY." "IAMREADY." "SHOOTER,AREYOUREADY?" "SHOOTER,AREYOUREADY?" "SHOOTERREADY." "SHOOTERREADY." "RANGEISHOT." "[dramatic music] ♪ ♪" "♪ ♪ OH!" "OH!" "OH!" "OH!" "[bleep] [bleep] OH, DAMN IT!" "OH, DAMN IT!" "EMT!" "EMT!" "[groaning]" "EVERYBODYOUTOF HERE!" "OUT OF HERE!" "OUT OF HERE!" "EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE NOW!" "EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE NOW!" "DIDHEGETHIT ?" "[groaning]" "[siren blaring]" "WHENSTEVEWENTDOWN, THERE WAS JUST SO MANY CRAZY" "THERE WAS JUST SO MANY CRAZY THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH" "THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD:" "MY HEAD:" ""NOW I GOT A DEAD GUY ON" ""NOW I GOT A DEAD GUY ON MY HANDS." "MY HANDS." "WHAT AM I GONNA DO?"" "WHAT AM I GONNA DO?" WHENTHEBULLETWAS FIRED," "WHENTHEBULLETWAS FIRED, I SEEN STEVE FALL LIKE" "I SEEN STEVE FALL LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES," "A SACK OF POTATOES, AND MY FIRST THOUGHTS WAS," "AND MY FIRST THOUGHTS WAS, "HE WAS SHOT."" ""HE WAS SHOT." THEREWASSO MUCHCONFUSION" "THEREWASSO MUCHCONFUSION AND EVERYBODY WAS RUNNING AROUND" "AND EVERYBODY WAS RUNNING AROUND WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND." "WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND." "I WAS HAVING VISIONS" "I WAS HAVING VISIONS OF HIM HAVING A BULLET" "OF HIM HAVING A BULLET IN HIS THROAT," "IN HIS THROAT, AND IT JUST SCARED THE HELL" "AND IT JUST SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME." "OUT OF ME." "THINGS WERE BAD, BUT NOT THAT" "THINGS WERE BAD, BUT NOT THAT BAD, AND I STARTED LOOKING" "BAD, AND I STARTED LOOKING AROUND, AND I SEEN THE BULLET" "AROUND, AND I SEEN THE BULLET ON THE FLOOR." "HECAUGHTTHEBULLET." "THISISTHEBULLETISIGNED," "THISISTHEBULLETISIGNED, AND THIS THE BULLET HE CAUGHT." "AND THIS THE BULLET HE CAUGHT." "THEONLYPROBLEMWAS ," "THEONLYPROBLEMWAS , WHEN THE BULLET PASSED THROUGH" "WHEN THE BULLET PASSED THROUGH THAT GLASS, A SHARD OF GLASS" "THAT GLASS, A SHARD OF GLASS CAME FLYING ALONG THE WAY" "CAME FLYING ALONG THE WAY AS WELL." "AS WELL." "I SPIT THE BULLET OUT" "I SPIT THE BULLET OUT ONTO THE FLOOR AND GRABBED" "ONTO THE FLOOR AND GRABBED MY CHEST." "MY CHEST." "THEBULLETHADHAD SUCH" "THEBULLETHADHAD SUCH IMPACT IN IT THAT IT MADE" "IMPACT IN IT THAT IT MADE ONE OF THOSE LITTLE SHARDS" "ONE OF THOSE LITTLE SHARDS INTO A PROJECTILE, AND IT ENDED" "INTO A PROJECTILE, AND IT ENDED UP HITTING STEVE." "UP HITTING STEVE." "SOI DIDGETBANGEDUP" "SOI DIDGETBANGEDUP REALLY BADLY." "REALLY BADLY." "IT CAUSED A HEMATOMA," "IT CAUSED A HEMATOMA, WHICH IS LIKE A BLOOD CLOT," "WHICH IS LIKE A BLOOD CLOT, LIKE A BLOOD TUMOR UNDERNEATH" "LIKE A BLOOD TUMOR UNDERNEATH MY SKIN." "MY SKIN." "THIS OVER THE COURSE" "THIS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL DAYS THEN SPREAD OUT" "OF SEVERAL DAYS THEN SPREAD OUT FURTHER AND FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS" "FURTHER AND FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS LIKE A LARGE SAUCER-SIZED" "LIKE A LARGE SAUCER-SIZED BLACK AND BLUE MARK," "BLACK AND BLUE MARK, A GIANT WELT," "A GIANT WELT, AND IT TOOK NEARLY THREE WEEKS" "AND IT TOOK NEARLY THREE WEEKS UNTIL IT ENTIRELY HEALED." "UNTIL IT ENTIRELY HEALED." "IF A YOUNG MAGICIAN CAME TO ME" "IF A YOUNG MAGICIAN CAME TO ME TOMORROW AND ASKED ME" "TOMORROW AND ASKED ME FOR ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT" "FOR ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD PERFORM" "HE SHOULD PERFORM THE BULLET CATCH, I WOULD TELL" "THE BULLET CATCH, I WOULD TELL HIM THE SAME ADVICE THAT I WAS" "HIM THE SAME ADVICE THAT I WAS GIVEN WHEN I WAS PLANNING" "GIVEN WHEN I WAS PLANNING MY BULLET CATCH," "MY BULLET CATCH, AND THE ANSWER IS "DON'T DO IT."" "AND THE ANSWER IS "DON'T DO IT." CONSENSUSCOULDBE IS" "CONSENSUSCOULDBE IS  THAT THIS TRICK IS CURSED," "THAT THIS TRICK IS CURSED, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY" "BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY CASUALTIES AND INJURIES." "CASUALTIES AND INJURIES." "IDON'TBELIEVETHAT" "IDON'TBELIEVETHAT THE BULLET CATCH IS CURSED." "THE BULLET CATCH IS CURSED." "I DON'T BELIEVE IN CURSES." "I DON'T BELIEVE IN CURSES." "BUT I THINK WHEN YOU PLAY" "BUT I THINK WHEN YOU PLAY WITH FIRE, YOU GET BURNED." "WITH FIRE, YOU GET BURNED." "[gunshot] [gunshot] narrator:" "THEBULLETCATCH narrator:" "THEBULLETCATCH IS AN ILLUSION, AND YET THE" "IS AN ILLUSION, AND YET THE DEATH OF MORE THAN 12 PERFORMERS" "DEATH OF MORE THAN 12 PERFORMERS CONFIRM ITS VERY REAL DANGER." "CONFIRM ITS VERY REAL DANGER." "THEIR NAMES AND FATES ARE NOW" "THEIR NAMES AND FATES ARE NOW PART OF MAGIC'S LEGACY." "PART OF MAGIC'S LEGACY." "THE HISTORY OF MAGIC" "THE HISTORY OF MAGIC IS NOT COMPLETELY LOST," "IS NOT COMPLETELY LOST, ONLY VEILED BY TIME." "ONLY VEILED BY TIME." "THERE ARE MORE STUNNING" "THERE ARE MORE STUNNING ILLUSIONS TO BE UNCOVERED," "ILLUSIONS TO BE UNCOVERED, MANY THAT HAVE NOT BEEN" "MANY THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED FOR CENTURIES." "PERFORMED FOR CENTURIES." "CAN THEY BE TRACKED DOWN" "CAN THEY BE TRACKED DOWN AND DECODED?" "AND DECODED?" "AND WILL THEY LIVE AGAIN" "AND WILL THEY LIVE AGAIN TO THRILL AND SHOCK THE WORLD?"