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today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 craziest magic tricks
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ll
be looking at the craziest illusions and
magic tricks that have amazed and
confused audiences throughout history
however there’s a limit of one trick per
magician and tricks secrets will not be
revealed how do they phase that cap
threw that bottle low don’t do any
tricks you can’t control number 10 chop
cup Paul Daniels Jake’s after you put it
there and you use one of these one of
the first magic tricks the world has
ever seen a cup and balls routine
involves cups and disappearing balls
Paul Daniels however put his own twist
on this classic trick y’all not
following this argument with an act that
could even put stand-up comedians to
shame the godfather of modern magic
keeps his audience engaged with his
unique brand of British banter while the
ball appears and dissapears impossibly
quickly in here version of chop cup
because when you go through everybody
claps why do they clap because when you
flick you’ve got a lemon the trick
usually ends with the ball turning into
a lemon and we still can’t figure out
how to former magician of the year sadly
passed away in 2016 but his chop cut
performance is still one of the best
because of Daniels showmanship thought
you’ll go mad over the orange I don’t
know where
number nine jackhammer swallowing Thomas
Blackthorne sure sword swallowing was
popular back in the day but to keep up
with technological advances Thomas
Blackthorne decided to go more modern
probably infinitely more dangerous than
putting a sword in your mouth
Blackthorne takes it to the next level
by slowly lowering a working jackhammer
down his throat on live TV he might look
a little like The Undertaker but this
insane feat thankfully hasn’t done him
in yet well what do you expect from the
world record holder for lifting the
heaviest object with his tongue we still
don’t know if the jackhammer trick is
even real or not but for Blackthorne
sake ya have to hope not
number 8 coin in arm Criss Angel gross
this trick definitely isn’t for the
faint of heart
Criss Angel the same magician who rips
people’s bodies in half and raises
people from the dead does not disappoint
with this stunning acts of
self-mutilation after swallowing a coin
Chris makes it flow down his arm until
he uses a knife to cut his skin and take
it out blood and all to show it to his
disturbed audience maybe this trick
works so well because it’s so hard to
watch without looking away we know Chris
walked on water like a modern Messiah
but the coin trick is more imaginative
and the shock factor alone is enough to
give it a spot on this list number 7 the
Dove Act Lance Burton let’s face it when
people think of the typical magician
they picture Lance Burton or at least
someone who looks like him and this
entry is just what you imagine when you
hear the word magic no delays no banter
just intense music and continuous
sleight of hand
Burton performs a series of tricks
involving live doves playing cards and
fire but don’t worry no animals were
injured in the making of this illusion
you will most likely be baffled
throughout most of the fast-paced tricks
but you’ll be kept wondering where the
hell did he keep those birds if you want
to see a classic act that brings you
back to the golden days of magic then
Lance Burton’s dove performance is for
you number 6 spitting up a live frog
David Blaine a small creature that can
fit in the palm of Drake you don’t know
ah yes David Blaine an illusionist so
believable people have accused him of
calling on the forces of the underworld
to perform magic rain frogs in Egypt ran
from his rain frog you know setting
loose live frogs from within his own
body seems to be the wrong way to deal
with those accusations Drake Dave
Chappelle and NBA player Stefan curry
get hysterical but mostly disturbed when
Blaine Leanback and hawks up a living
moving frog into their champagne glasses
and he does this three times the frogs
even try to escape
Nene Blaine does have some deal with the
Dark Lord
number five tiny plunger John Armstrong
so how did John get his Armstrong by
playing with this tiny plunger of course
it is adorable Penn & Teller loved every
second of this performance which first
sees Armstrong lifting numerous cards at
the same time with a plunger tiny
plunger will now memorize the entire
deck of card it gets crazier when the
magician lifts up the exact number of
cards call for and even cuts the cards
with a plunger on a precise card that’s
unknown to the magician but which
someone previously chose Armstrong
brings his unique brand of comedy to the
act keeping us entertained and possibly
distracted throughout but maybe you
shouldn’t get all the credit as he tells
us that it’s the plunger doing all the
work you did not fool me okay but that
little plunger did number four Chinese
water torture cell Harry Houdini one of
the most famous magicians of all time
brings us this unfortunately named trick
invented in 1911 in England and having
nothing to do with China this act was
one that Houdini routinely performed
throughout the remainder of his career
restrained by the legs suspended from
above and then slowly dumped into a
chamber of water seems torturous enough
but Houdini known for his escape routine
would always come out unscathed
Houdini made it a mission to call out
rods at the time so maybe this escape
isn’t an illusion at all and he actually
was in danger whenever he performed this
trick but that’s just what we expect
from one of the greatest escape ologists
and
up men who have ever lived number three
head removal
Cyril Takayama if you ever hear this
magician say let me just clear my throat
you should run far away well unless you
want to see a man’s head suddenly drop
down to his stomach area where he
catches it and then painfully places it
back on his shoulders it’s even scarier
when he decides to walk towards you with
it in his hands like on this Japanese
show we have no idea how he does this
his clothes stay at the regular height
but his neck is just gone it’s certainly
one way to make an impression
number two Invisible Man David
Copperfield
since he’s one of the most successful
magicians in history and holder of 11
Guinness World Records we don’t know why
David Copperfield would ever want to
make himself invisible after a lighting
effects demonstration which shows lasers
causing sparks on his clothes he gets
his two lovely assistants to cover his
midsection as he somehow separates
himself into moments later we see him
separate himself into again except this
time his body isn’t covered and he’s
able to hold on to his legs and walk
alongside his torso we’re pretty sure
there’s either a top half or a bottom
half that’s invisible here right
Copperfield making the entire Statue of
Liberty disappear is remarkable but in
accordance with this list this trick is
crazier again remember this is before
cocaine was illegal cocaine was always
illegal before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
number one bullet catch Penn & Teller we
need two people no guns preferably
handguns well the trick itself is old
Penn & Teller has been performing it
since the 90s introducing their own
brand of humor to the act genders
initials he’s drawn a lightning bolt
it’s primitive but shows a great deal of
promise there audience members sign
bullets that are placed into separate
guns Penn & Teller then shoot at each
other coming up with the other’s bullet
in his mouth shocking to say the least
and while it’s easy to dismiss it as an
illusion the trick has actually killed
or wounded numerous artists over the
decades the elevated risk of danger and
a sheer badassery is catching a bullet
in your mouth is enough to give this
trick our top spot
[Music]
if you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 craziest magic tricks
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ll
be looking at the craziest illusions and
magic tricks that have amazed and
confused audiences throughout history
however there’s a limit of one trick per
magician and tricks secrets will not be
revealed how do they phase that cap
threw that bottle low don’t do any
tricks you can’t control number 10 chop
cup Paul Daniels Jake’s after you put it
there and you use one of these one of
the first magic tricks the world has
ever seen a cup and balls routine
involves cups and disappearing balls
Paul Daniels however put his own twist
on this classic trick y’all not
following this argument with an act that
could even put stand-up comedians to
shame the godfather of modern magic
keeps his audience engaged with his
unique brand of British banter while the
ball appears and dissapears impossibly
quickly in here version of chop cup
because when you go through everybody
claps why do they clap because when you
flick you’ve got a lemon the trick
usually ends with the ball turning into
a lemon and we still can’t figure out
how to former magician of the year sadly
passed away in 2016 but his chop cut
performance is still one of the best
because of Daniels showmanship thought
you’ll go mad over the orange I don’t
know where
number nine jackhammer swallowing Thomas
Blackthorne sure sword swallowing was
popular back in the day but to keep up
with technological advances Thomas
Blackthorne decided to go more modern
probably infinitely more dangerous than
putting a sword in your mouth
Blackthorne takes it to the next level
by slowly lowering a working jackhammer
down his throat on live TV he might look
a little like The Undertaker but this
insane feat thankfully hasn’t done him
in yet well what do you expect from the
world record holder for lifting the
heaviest object with his tongue we still
don’t know if the jackhammer trick is
even real or not but for Blackthorne
sake ya have to hope not
number 8 coin in arm Criss Angel gross
this trick definitely isn’t for the
faint of heart
Criss Angel the same magician who rips
people’s bodies in half and raises
people from the dead does not disappoint
with this stunning acts of
self-mutilation after swallowing a coin
Chris makes it flow down his arm until
he uses a knife to cut his skin and take
it out blood and all to show it to his
disturbed audience maybe this trick
works so well because it’s so hard to
watch without looking away we know Chris
walked on water like a modern Messiah
but the coin trick is more imaginative
and the shock factor alone is enough to
give it a spot on this list number 7 the
Dove Act Lance Burton let’s face it when
people think of the typical magician
they picture Lance Burton or at least
someone who looks like him and this
entry is just what you imagine when you
hear the word magic no delays no banter
just intense music and continuous
sleight of hand
Burton performs a series of tricks
involving live doves playing cards and
fire but don’t worry no animals were
injured in the making of this illusion
you will most likely be baffled
throughout most of the fast-paced tricks
but you’ll be kept wondering where the
hell did he keep those birds if you want
to see a classic act that brings you
back to the golden days of magic then
Lance Burton’s dove performance is for
you number 6 spitting up a live frog
David Blaine a small creature that can
fit in the palm of Drake you don’t know
ah yes David Blaine an illusionist so
believable people have accused him of
calling on the forces of the underworld
to perform magic rain frogs in Egypt ran
from his rain frog you know setting
loose live frogs from within his own
body seems to be the wrong way to deal
with those accusations Drake Dave
Chappelle and NBA player Stefan curry
get hysterical but mostly disturbed when
Blaine Leanback and hawks up a living
moving frog into their champagne glasses
and he does this three times the frogs
even try to escape
Nene Blaine does have some deal with the
Dark Lord
number five tiny plunger John Armstrong
so how did John get his Armstrong by
playing with this tiny plunger of course
it is adorable Penn & Teller loved every
second of this performance which first
sees Armstrong lifting numerous cards at
the same time with a plunger tiny
plunger will now memorize the entire
deck of card it gets crazier when the
magician lifts up the exact number of
cards call for and even cuts the cards
with a plunger on a precise card that’s
unknown to the magician but which
someone previously chose Armstrong
brings his unique brand of comedy to the
act keeping us entertained and possibly
distracted throughout but maybe you
shouldn’t get all the credit as he tells
us that it’s the plunger doing all the
work you did not fool me okay but that
little plunger did number four Chinese
water torture cell Harry Houdini one of
the most famous magicians of all time
brings us this unfortunately named trick
invented in 1911 in England and having
nothing to do with China this act was
one that Houdini routinely performed
throughout the remainder of his career
restrained by the legs suspended from
above and then slowly dumped into a
chamber of water seems torturous enough
but Houdini known for his escape routine
would always come out unscathed
Houdini made it a mission to call out
rods at the time so maybe this escape
isn’t an illusion at all and he actually
was in danger whenever he performed this
trick but that’s just what we expect
from one of the greatest escape ologists
and
up men who have ever lived number three
head removal
Cyril Takayama if you ever hear this
magician say let me just clear my throat
you should run far away well unless you
want to see a man’s head suddenly drop
down to his stomach area where he
catches it and then painfully places it
back on his shoulders it’s even scarier
when he decides to walk towards you with
it in his hands like on this Japanese
show we have no idea how he does this
his clothes stay at the regular height
but his neck is just gone it’s certainly
one way to make an impression
number two Invisible Man David
Copperfield
since he’s one of the most successful
magicians in history and holder of 11
Guinness World Records we don’t know why
David Copperfield would ever want to
make himself invisible after a lighting
effects demonstration which shows lasers
causing sparks on his clothes he gets
his two lovely assistants to cover his
midsection as he somehow separates
himself into moments later we see him
separate himself into again except this
time his body isn’t covered and he’s
able to hold on to his legs and walk
alongside his torso we’re pretty sure
there’s either a top half or a bottom
half that’s invisible here right
Copperfield making the entire Statue of
Liberty disappear is remarkable but in
accordance with this list this trick is
crazier again remember this is before
cocaine was illegal cocaine was always
illegal before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
number one bullet catch Penn & Teller we
need two people no guns preferably
handguns well the trick itself is old
Penn & Teller has been performing it
since the 90s introducing their own
brand of humor to the act genders
initials he’s drawn a lightning bolt
it’s primitive but shows a great deal of
promise there audience members sign
bullets that are placed into separate
guns Penn & Teller then shoot at each
other coming up with the other’s bullet
in his mouth shocking to say the least
and while it’s easy to dismiss it as an
illusion the trick has actually killed
or wounded numerous artists over the
decades the elevated risk of danger and
a sheer badassery is catching a bullet
in your mouth is enough to give this
trick our top spot
[Music]
if you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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