I love Chris Angel! This guy is the best illusionist since David Copperfield! People seem genuinely shocked at the things he does right in front of them.

That is very interesting. Thanks for sharing it and I might try it sometime on one of my friends.

There just illusions, he can't really walk on water.

Do you have any idea on how he did though?

Sorry for the double post but I wanted to bump this thread up.

Anybody watching the current episode where Angel does things blindfolded. He's about to drive Mandy Moore's (Yes, Mandy Moore) car around LA all taped up around the face with a blind fold. Interesting.

Criss Angel does allot stuff that Banachek has already done and other performers. Banachek drove a car around blindfolded, buried alive in a glass coffin, and catched a bullet with his teeth. The only reason Criss has received any kind of award is that he is being used by the magic community as a gimmick to reach out to the younger crowd and bring in more money to the art. Plus I am tired of Criss Angel putting down other magicians like David Blaine. Criss is not all that good a presenting his illusion like Blaine; if you ever watch Criss's illusions carefully you can see how he is doing it. I think he should stick to the stage and just get off the street. Plus if I had all these great magicians as my consultants I would be a great magician.

Brap On!!!!!

Than why is Blaine less interesting to watch? I used to watch Blaine before I even knew that their was a Criss Angel. From a friend I heard of Criss Angel, and checked him out on youtube, and in my opinion I found the things he was doing much more amazing. Blaine is good but I think Angel is on a higher level.

And Angel is way cuter.

I think Angels tricks look more hard hitting because Blaine aint really doing much these days.
Although Blaines "tricks" arent really tricks anymore,more like tests of endurance I do consider him the better magician.
Blaine seems to be more skilled esp in card handling,building up the tricks and connecting with his audience.
I dont mind his latest feats as they are real tests and not just tricks that can be learnt from an overpriced DVD.Blaine is showing true dedication to his art imo.
Angels tricks are very visual and almost too unbelievable as real time magic on the streets ,too set up,rushed and slightly corny.
No disrespect to Angel,he's still a good magician but his style is too Universal Studios.
And im better and jealous.

Criss Angel is absolutely amazing. Regardless of if these are real things he's doing(Most likely not) or illusions, he is VERY talented.

Some of his tricks, yeah they're easy to pull off and create an illusion. Others, I have NO idea how he does it. If it's not a camera trick, or it's not staged, then it HAS to be real. Like when he floats from building to building. It has to either be a camera trick(IE: Edit the wires holding him up out) or real. I don't see how it could be pulled off without something holding him up....

Hi guys, please watch this if you havnt yet viewed it.

How does Criss angel do this? can someone please give me an explanation this is freaky.

I cant find any explanation.

Criss Angel

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I've seen it. i remember seeing him get a bird, then make it disappear, go into a grocery store, buy a tomato or something, and then buy a lemon, close his hands and make both disappear, have a kid pick an egg, close his hands and have the egg be merged with the other two, then he cut the tomato wide open revealing the lemon! he then cut the lemon wide open revealing the egg. he had the kid then crack the egg, and under the yolk... was the BIRD!

Yeah, there's another insane stunt of his. How can this be an illusion? It would HAVE to be some sort of camera trick if it's not real.

He is an illusionist. REAL MAGIC DOES NOT EXIST.

People are so gullible it makes me laugh. "Oh he was on the street surrounded by a crowd."
Of course he was and most of those people were probably working for him. He takes "volunteers" from the crowd sometimes, other times they just stand around and act amazed. It's all set up theatrics with the same old illusions that any stage magician uses. Chris Angel just has a whole crowd of assistants helping him to pull off the illusions instead of the standard pretty girl in a leotard that others use.
If you watch he usually has the crowd of people all around him. Needless to say its easier to disappear in a crowd, and easier to levitate when the bystanders are the ones pulling the cables.

I do beleive in real magic and use it, trust me this is not it

I will NEVER say that magic exists untill I have evidence. I will also NEVER say it does not exist. I won't claim to KNOW that it does not. Why? Because we should keep an open mind.

Note that I am in no way saying Criss Angel is really doing magic. I will however, reply to some of the comments the above poster made. The reason: I think that we should all follow the same rules. No believer should say anything without evidence, and neither should a skeptic. Never ASSUME things.



That's an assumption. Can you prove to me that every time he does something, the people are in on it?



Another assumption.



Riiight. Any way you can prove this?

I assume reality. Not fantasy. It is reality that this stuff is not real. So I am assuming the right thing.

Yes, you are assuming things. Don't try to deny the truth. If you can't prove what you said above, you ARE assuming.

You can make a skeptical comment in wich you try to explain away something, but that DOES NOT mean you have the right to assume things, whereas a skeptic won't like it if a believer assumes things.

If you take those comments you said above as 100% truth, you're living in a fantasy world just as the beleivers are when they believe all this stuff without doubt. I'm not saying that you're right, and I'm not saying you're wrong. What I am saying is, keep an open mind and stop closing yourself off to possabilities. Being open to the possability in no way makes you a believer.

It is not up to skeptics to prove supposed powers. It is up to the believer to provide proof of these supposed powers. The person that believes in these powers are the ones living in a fantasy world. Sorry.

When you make a claim, it is up to you to support it. You won't accept a believer's comments if they can't back it up(Wich is a good thing), but yet you expect everyone to accept your "explainations" when you can't back them up either. It's the same exact thing yet you want us to accept your comments.

I don't make claims. I state facts.

I don't have to prove he's an illusionist, he says he's an illusionist himself. You know what that mean? HIS MAGIC IS AN ILLUSION! He admits it himself, he is very good at it (fooled you didn't he?) Whats so unbeleivable about the crowd arround him being in on it? If asked me to help out with an illusion to fool people I would, I think most people would, it's just fun.

You sound like a Christian. I missed the part where you proved to me that the audiance holds him up with wires. Oh well, guess I'll believe you anyway.... Not.



I don't remember saying it was unbelievable that the croud is in on it. I think he's a better illusionist than that. He doesn't NEED them to be in on it. But if you make a claim as if it's a fact, you better be prepared to back it up.

There is a simple rule that Magicians don't reveal the secrets of their illusions. Of course their is no proof that the crowd is in on it, it would ruin it for the people watching at home. If they tell everyone how its done then no one will care to see it and they won't get paid for another show. It's not hard to figure out the basics of economy on this one.
Think about it like a restaurant with a secret recipe, if the employees give the recipe away then everyone can make it losing the corner on the market. Chris Angel and his crowd have a corner on the street illusion market and do a fantastic job making it as believable as possible. No ones going to affirm that the crowd is pulling the cable or covering his tracks when he disappears.
Asking for proof that someone close by is pulling the cables is like asking for proof that the sun will rise in the east, its just common sense

You have to know the facts before you can state them.
Unless you can state the facts as to exactly how he creates his illusions, your facts are baseless and more farfetched than any claims made on these boards.

Stating that you KNOW the facts is a paranormal claim in itself.

I guess you're a believer to.

DEFINE: PARANORMAL beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation. Of or pertaining to events or perceptions occurring without scientific explanation.

Please explain these facts and prove what you are claiming does NOT lie beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explination.

On a radio interview by Criss Angel he stated that he believed that no one can perform paranormal feats. Boy, some people are really desperate to believe in the paranormal.

Criss Angel performs illusions, but his are so good that people actually believe he can walk on water or fly across buildings.

I haven't seen his show in a while. Missed last night's episode.

I'm going to go with trick since he is an illusionist. That's just logical.

If levitation is real, then levitation would be a logical choice as well. Lol...


Anyway, according to Criss, there are no camera tricks. And also, he always stresses "What you see is what you get on my show".

hello i know how criss floats!!! i just downloaded a movie which teaches you how
INSTRUCTIONS: first drill 2 holes in the side of each shoe and glu magnets into them then they will stick, STEP 2: put velcro on the front and back of the shoes, STEP 3: start off with a black sheet of cotton backed saturn and make the pants 2 sizes biger than you, make sure there is a slit in the part where the right leg would go then you put a magnet on the opening, STEP 4: make a fake leg by getting a bucket and using a jigsaw to cut slates that get sewn together and sewn to the inside of the pants STEP 5: put valcro on the front and back rim of the pants and match them up with the vacro on the shoes. THE PERFORMANCE: just grab a chair and face it (your audiance behind you) turn around and say stay there and while saying this you open the slit and pull your leg out and onto the chair take a few deep breaths and push up and trap the other 2 shoes under your foot then just slide it back in, then as you come down you close the slit and walk away a free man

And here is the video of it he shows how to do it http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/65681

Yea but does he float from building to building? That's the answer I'm looking for. If it isn't camera tricks or editing , I just don't know how he did it.

look im a criss angel knowitall and i've studied him for a long time now the building to building one is easy but the gimmik is hard to get your hands on, STEP 1: get a 30 centimeter long/ 12 centimeter wide level 20 earth magnet, STEP 2: glu the magnets on the INSIDE of one of the shoes, INSTRUCTIONS: just jump off a building adn you will fly!!!

OK that might sound weird but it works like this, the earth magnets allow you to float BUT the levle 20 you can float over 300 meters high does that explain it?

No. No it doesn't. If it did then we'd see people flying around on a regular basis. It's called "a thin cable and paid actors".

Now where can I purchase this earth magnet?

Oh well now you've cleared it up, I get completely what you mean! I mean, it's such an advances idea... Earth magnets in the shoes. And there was me thinking they only work on my fridge...

no im sorry your wrong because the cabels would get carried by a helicopter to get great performance my auncle makes earth magnets and he said they interact with earths magnetism so it can allow you to float, and you have to buy the level 20 earth magnets on the internet

can you please supply a link to these super magnets that let people float? I searched for Earth magnets, and only found regular 'rare earth magnets'... and they won't float ANYTHING 300 meters high, much less people...

no you dident get me what i meant was the speed times the magnet plus another magnet under the other roof ALLOWS you to appear flying (when all it is is speed) and i found out that there not availeble on the internet... yet but when stores bring them out im sure ebay will have it

I CLOSE THE LEVITATION CASE AND OPEN UP THE WALKING THROUGH GLASS CASE!

Dude I use Earth Magnets all the time. How do you think I beat the traffic to work?

If you see a flying blonde, that's me.

heres is a link that tells how criss performs his tricks..levitate through buildings, walk on water, etc..
http://www.mallusionist.com/magicians/criss-angel/

neo matrix trick explained : http://uplink.space.com/showthreaded.php?B...p;Number=509916

dont know about others..but im sure they aren't paranormal

i wonder how the site got their information... i still dont get the window thing.. they knock on the glass.. and the paper dosent get wet.. and the walking on water how does he balance himself even if the shoes do float

I was wondering who that was.

~_~ So YOU were the one that flew down my street >_>;

He is a very good illusionist.

Well first off every crazy trick you see on TV is courtesy of TV magic. It's all fakery and for those who thinks he can actually fly or walk on water like a biblical figure come on. The good thing about doing this on TV is that video editing as well as special effects can be used to perform tricks. Not to mention the use paid actors as well.

The window trick is an easy one if you think about it. In one frame have a solid peice of glass and switch to a peice of glass with a hole punch your hand through it then swith the glass back. Of course the paid actors will act surprized and it makes for a good tv trick. The water trick could be done easily with the use clear plexi glass placed under the water hust under the surface. Because the glass is see through no one will notice it's there and he will appear to be walking on water. Just like General Zod in superman 2.....

It should also be noted that even if his shoes did float that he would still sink due to the fact that a shoe could not hold enough gas like oxygen to keep an adult male afloat.

The forces Chriss Angel uses are completely real. There are no mirrors or people pulling wires. Demons are what allow him to do his tricks. He probably thinks the demons are his assistants who submit to his every whim because he has overpowered them with his mind/inner self/spirit guide, but really, HE is the assistant! All every demon wants is for every single person on earth to be dead. The demons could kill him at any moment, but that wouldn't be advantageous for them. Through Criss, the demons are affecting so many people and drawing them into the new age demonic realm. The demonic realm is fascinating and I understand the pull it has. It pull me too, but regardless of how much it fascinates me, I don't go there anymore because I have found something more powerful. Jesus Christ is more powerful than any demon or Satan could be. It doesn't really matter if a person hates God or Jesus; wouldn't a person want to be on the side that's more powerful? Some people might say they will not base blind thinking on a musty old book(Bible), but if Jesus talks to you himself, it's not blind at all is it? If you are really interested in the spirit world that's more real than this earth, and you really want to be able to know 100% what you beleive, what you know, what happens when you die, and what your life is for, then please search with all your heart, and with all your mind, and with all your soul and you WILL find the answer. Reach out to God and reach out to Jesus, and don't discount them until you KNOW it's not right. God must answer you then. Talk to God, talk to Jesus and yearn for the truth and they will answer you. I know a person and have heard of many more, who became a christian and began talking to Jesus all the time. And Jesus would tell him things all the time. Eventually he started reading the bible a lot, and he realized that many of the things in the bible he already knew because Jesus had told him personally. There can be no doubt in people's minds when Jesus talks to them personally.

If you do not believe in the power God possesses, I dare you to find out. First of all, I dare you to ask God if he's there(out loud/to yourself it doesn't matter). Ask Jesus if he can hear you. Say "Holy Spirit rain down on me, Jesus speak to me, God hear me". Demons hate people to mention those names in that way. If you can't physically speak these words, that is very serious. If you have an inner guide or another spirit, be ready for him to become angry with you for saying that or change form and become very mean. If you don't believe in Jesus or his power, or don't believe saying that will affect anything, then what's it going to hurt to say that? Just try it and want an answer from God.

Ok. If you conjure up spirits or are involed directly with the spirit realm, try saying "Jesus" or "Blood of Jesus" in their presence. You will be shocked at the reaction a spirit will have if you can manage to get that out of your mouth. If you can manage that, try quoting scripture and you will experience first hand the power not even the presence of God, but just the word of God has on spirits.

John 3: 16-17
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it."

and Isaiah 40: 28-31
"28 Have you never heard or understood? Don't you know that the Lord is everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth? He never grows faint or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. 29He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. 30Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will give up. 31But those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint."

are good places to start. I dare you to say that in the presence of a spirit or inner guide. In this moment your very life could be in danger because the spirit will be furious at you. You can really only do one thing at this moment. You must ask Jesus to save you. When you realize that your own strength and the power of your mind cannot overcome the spirit, then remember this to prevent it from killing you. Say "Jesus! Save me! I accept you! I give my life to you." Then, face the spirit head on and say, "I command you to leave in Jesus' name! Go at once to the dry places!" If he doesn't leave immediately you can keep quoting scripture, but regardless of how long it takes, the spirit must leave and Jesus WILL save you.



You really don't have to listen to any human. Ask God yourself and find out for yourself the truth.