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Mike Brezler Inner circle Waynesboro, Pa. 1114 Posts |
I was watching America's Got Talent this evening and Blake Vogt borrowed a hundred dollar bill from George Lopez and a dollar bill from
Howie Mandell. He had George and Mel B initial the bills on the center of the bill. Blake tore the right top corner from each bill mostly off and let George and Mel B finish the tears. Blake took the corners and put them in his mouth and acted like he swallowed them. Then he regurgitated the opposite corners on each bill. The hundred corner was on the dollar and the dollar corner was on the hundred. They were borrowed bills and the corners were attached. He performed it with his sleeves rolled up. It was very impressive! Blake Vogt went on to say that no one has ever performed this trick in the history of magic. I have never seen this trick performed before. Has anyone ever seen this trick performed before? Is there a name for it? Is it a trick that is sold by magic dealers? Thanks, Mike |
Gianni Special user WILMINGTON, DE 993 Posts |
I have come on this board with similar questions, and to see if this trick impacted others as it did me. This trick stunned me. Having been in magic for some time I either know how each of the tricks on AGT is done, or have a good idea of the principles involved. But this trick left me speechless and clueless. I felt like I felt when I saw magic before studying magic.
Gianni |
MichaelCGM Inner circle Oklahoma City 2286 Posts |
I've never seen anything that comes even close to this. Wow!
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dvdking New user 2 Posts |
It was exceptional.
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MBrook3902 Loyal user Naples, FL & Hickory, NC 202 Posts |
It's a take on his marketed effect REGENERATION. Well done Blake and look forward to seeing you in the live shows.
MB
It takes 4 to 6 minutes for the brain to die without oxygen. I can fix anything in that amount of time.
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Munseys_Magic Special user 520 Posts |
Either there was a billswitch edited out or the bills must have been given to the judges in advance. That doesn't mean the judges know how he did it.
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tophatter Inner circle connecticut 3328 Posts |
REGENERRATION with Bills Yes had to be set up earlier I agree with Munseys magic judge had no idea of the set up ! Excellent Trick !!!
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trickyat86 Special user Pittsburgh, PA 594 Posts |
Blake was a consultant on Blaine's last special, where he did a Regeneration style effect with a dollar. Also, Blake did a 2 card mismatch corner Regeneration on Wizard Wars.
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Mike Brezler Inner circle Waynesboro, Pa. 1114 Posts |
After watching the video again when Blake tears both bills, the tear on both bills is perfect. That is very telling. It almost looks like the corners were glued on the bills. It looks like the tear was there and that the switched corners were folded underneath the bills.
So that after he acts like he is eating the bill corners and he grabs the full bills in his mouth he is just unfolding the corners. It makes me think that the judges were in on it. |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
It does not mean they are in on the trick. It means Vogt asked the producer to give these bill to Howie and Mel, and to give them to whomever ask for them. I believe Howie has said on other shows, that he never ever carries cash with him. In previous AGT shows, whenever a bill is asked for Howie always looks puzzled, and simply reaches in his pant pocket and hands it the magician. He never had removed a bill clip or wallet to remove the money. That alone says it was given to him with instructions.
Yes, tricks like this have been done with cards, using prepared cards. Gaetan Bloom Intercessor is another way. Sam Berland has had similar bill effects, none of them put dirty money in their mouths. Mike Brezler, there is no such thing as real magic, so of course there was a method and trick to it. It is just that Vogt came up with a method that was good enough to use on AGT. Vogt will probably market the effect at some point. Just stay tuned, that usually is the way these tricks get to market. Look at the Rubik Cube guy, he marketed his method, although, very difficult to learn, it was still made available. |
Mike Brezler Inner circle Waynesboro, Pa. 1114 Posts |
Bill Hegbli I know there is no such thing as real magic. I thank you for bringing to my attention that the producers probably handed Howie and George the dirty bills. It is a very nice trick but would be hard to perform in the real world without using your own prepared bills.
I was surprised that the Rubiks Cube man didn't make it to the live shows. I think the judges thought he was a one trick pony by only using a Rubiks Cube. However he had a nice routine of making the card corner appear in the cube. It amazed me that the magician that performed Martin Lewis Cardiographic got the golden buzzer and went through. I guess this is a trick that the judges have never seen, and it's been around for years. Hopefully, a magician will make it to the finals again this year. Mat Franco won in 2014. Have you see anyone that you think can win it this year? |
JustJoshinMagic Special user Montreal, QC 965 Posts |
Knowing the method to this, I can assure you that the corners aren't just glued on. These are 100% examinable at the end of the trick, and 98% examinable at the start. There was a cut in the video, so my guess is that when he retrieves the markers is where the gimmicks were rung in.
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yalewall New user 1 Post |
Actually, the bills weren't planted ahead of time. If you watch closely, the $100 bill that George Lopez handed him was folded with the V of the fold pointed towards the back of the bill. When Blake talked to Howie, his right hand moves and swaps the $100 bill. After that, the fold of the bill is pointed towards the face of the $100. Also, the $1 bill had a slight second fold in it that isn't there when its sitting on the table for them to sign. He must have swapped that during the audience shot.
Great trick though! |
LoganPorterMagic Regular user 137 Posts |
It's either edited out of the show or... he planted them.
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