Amphibian Man. Effective trick and its solution

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Part one

Focus Description:

external effect. A large quadrangular basin is brought onto the stage, and assistants place a spherical massive metal cauldron on strong cast-iron legs on it. A wide polished metal strip with four threaded bolts is riveted along the side of the boiler. The lid is a segment of the ball; four thick iron strips with holes at the ends are welded to it; they can certainly include bolts attached to the ground strip. Nearby are four massive nuts with the same thread as on the bolts. Each bolt is drilled at the end so that you can, by screwing a nut on it, pass a thick cord through the hole, tie it and seal it tightly.

The illusionist invites several people onto the stage and asks them to carefully examine both the cauldron and its lid and nuts. While the audience is inspecting the cauldron, the illusionist goes backstage and returns a few seconds later, dressed in tights. Assistants in oriental costumes quickly fill the cauldron with water, bringing it in large buckets. The performer gets into the cauldron, but there is not enough water, and the assistants top it up (Fig. 193, A).

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Fig. 193

The illusionist is immersed headlong in water. Immediately, a huge flame bursts out of the tank, which continues to burn for one and a half to two minutes (for the stage, this seems to be a very long time). As soon as the fire dies out, a completely unharmed performer emerges from the tank.

Part two

On the stage is all the props, described in detail in the first part. A quadrangular tent is hung over the cauldron. (The front of the tent slides aside like a curtain on rings so that the public can see everything that happens inside the tent.)

Spectators are invited to inspect the cauldron filled to the brim with water, the tent, the lid and the nuts. The illusionist comes out in tights and immediately plunges headlong into the water. The assistants quickly put on the lid, string the strips on the bolts, wrap the nuts, thread cords through the holes of the bolts, which they tie, and seal the ends with sealing wax.

Spectators, having checked the seals, step aside. The tent is pulled up and, after a while, the curtain is pulled apart. Everyone sees a magician who is standing near the tank. He invites viewers to re-check the integrity of the seal. After checking, the lid is removed from the tank, and the audience is convinced that the tank is filled with water, as it was at the beginning of the number.

Props:

Large iron basin 8 cm high; each side is 150 cm.

Tank-boiler in the form of a ball with a lid. He has a secret device.

Several large buckets for water.

Quadrangular tent: on one side it opens by moving on rings. Tent dimensions 180x180 cm, height 250 cm.

A bottle of ether and a small piece of metallic potassium.

Focus secret:

The secret of the first part lies essentially only in the magician's ability to stay under water for about two minutes. This is achieved by a long training: you must learn to hold your breath. In the Soviet Union in the twenties in circuses toured with trained crocodiles "Captain" Val, who in a huge aquarium was under water for more than two minutes and "fought" with alligators.

As soon as the performer disappears under water, the assistant pours out the "remains" of the water and, along with it, a little ether, which immediately emerges. An assistant (also imperceptibly) throws a piece of metallic potassium into the tank, which ignites the ether (Fig. 194, A).

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Fig. 194

It is necessary to accurately calculate the amount of ether: it should burn for no more than 90 seconds. As soon as the flames begin to subside, the illusionist can fearlessly walk out of the water. Note that metallic potassium should be stored in pure kerosene in bottles with ground stoppers; in each no more than 3-4 g. Potassium can only be taken with tweezers.

The secret of the second part lies in the design of the boiler. It consists of two screwed parts, which are connected by large threads with several passes. You only need to make a half turn of the upper part to connect them together, and then, turning in the other direction, separate them. The cut of the boiler is perfectly masked by a carefully fitted strip with four bolts. The top of the tank is firmly attached to this strip, which covers another tank, thus consisting of two parts connected to one another by means of a thread. There are two handles inside the screw top.

On fig. 194, B shows the boiler in section. The illusionist sitting in it holds the handles in order to turn the upper part of the cauldron, which is also equipped with hooks fixed in part B. The lid fits snugly against the wall and the strip. When the performer sits in the cauldron and closes it, he can freely breathe the air that remains under the lid. As soon as the nuts are sealed, the assistant closes the front of the tent and a prearranged signal is given.

The magician quickly turns the upper part of the cauldron with a wide strip by the handles and lifts it up together with the lid and locks (see Figure 193, B). Having removed the lid along with the upper part of the tank, the illusionist quickly crawls out and immediately screws the upper part with the lid back into place. Then he gives the assistants a prearranged signal, according to which the curtain is opened.

The device can be improved by making inconspicuous holes in the fastenings of the cover strips. Then the air in the right amount will freely penetrate inside the closed tank.

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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