15 April 2013

How (not) to do the old "pull the tablecloth" trick


You know this will go wrong.  Badly wrong.

But you don't know how it will go wrong.

From the Annals of Improbable Research, via The New Shelton wet/dry.

4 comments:

  1. shibori78April 16, 2013 at 4:48 PM

    Oh, I hope that little boy didn't get hurt too badly!

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    1. MinnesotastanApril 17, 2013 at 4:11 PM

      read this -

      http://socialtimes.com/magic-trick-death-hoax_b77962

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  2. AnonymousApril 17, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    I'm pretty sure that its a fake video... If you watch the TV fall, its falling with much less weight than it should be falling with.

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    1. MinnesotastanApril 17, 2013 at 4:10 PM

      Correct. Discussed here -

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2091074/Look-mum-new-trick-SMASHING-Young-brothers-YouTube-hit-tablecloth-stunt-goes-badly-wrong.html

      and many other places (Google Sven Michel table), but I think this is the best:

      http://socialtimes.com/magic-trick-death-hoax_b77962

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