Magician mail stunt admitted as hoax

That's not a real shocker. Who would take a magician's word seriously?

A magician who claimed that he had mailed himself in a shipping crate from New York to Las Vegas has now admitted that it was a hoax. 'Wade Live' had posted videos on-line from inside the box to make it look like he was inside for a 26-hour trip aboard a UPS truck and cargo plane. "A magician who posted videos online detailing a "trip" he made in a crate aboard a cargo plane from upstate New York to Las Vegas admitted Tuesday that it was an elaborate hoax. "It was a publicity stunt right from the start," said Wade Whitcomb, of North Syracuse, after federal officials declared the event a hoax. ... [More]

I wonder Why it wasnt detected? Are we poor to such even not to understand a silly trick played by a magician Thanks B???

The economy must really be getting bad for him to be desperate enough to do this for attention.