How do magic boxes work?

[Moose]

You know those boxes that are upright (dang can't remember the name)? The ones magicians use? They insert blades and dismember the boxes, when one part of your body is one way the other will be like completely off. Well I want to know how those work.

[ssricky]

You know those boxes that are upright (dang can't remember the name)? The ones magicians use? They insert blades and dismember the boxes, when one part of your body is one way the other will be like completely off. Well I want to know how those work.
chek google u lazy git ;]

[RedStratocas]

Probably something to do with mirrors.

You would think that those kind of tricks have amazing explenations, but most dont.

[nets]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawing_a_woman_in_half

[Moose]

I'm talking about the vertical one, not the horizontal one. And no its no mirror effect.

[Mentor]

Well alot of it relies on the flexibty of the woman in question, allowing them to bend around saws etc (the reason all the assiatnce in it are very skinny), plus they often use more than one person when doing it in a complex way, which are consleaed behind the boxs, so as to ad limbs in places it may be immposible to get otherwize.
Althogh it again depends on whos doing it, since many tricks now days, cheat via anamatronic parts "/
Its basicly to do with the audiances positioning, which then allows the madition to cleverly conseal parts, which would overwize give away how it worked "/

[nets]

I'm talking about the vertical one, not the horizontal one. And no its no mirror effect.
Wikipedia has loads on magic tricks if you want to try and find it:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Magic_tricks

[Moose]

I looked on Wikipedia before I posted this thread, I know...

Ok heres an example:
Remember the episode of Full House? When Rebbecca was in the box sticking upright? He even spinned the box around to show that there wasn't any trick.

On the show on Discovery channel where the magician did that aswell?

[Mentor]

What does spinning a box around have to do with the illusion? the back is enclosed so what difference would it make "/

[Moose]

What does spinning a box around have to do with the illusion? the back is enclosed so what difference would it make "/

Well, you guys are saying "the positioning of the audience affects the trick" well, by me saying that that doesn't matter what position the audience is sitting.

[ssricky]

i think theres lyke a back to the box and the lady walks out the back and shoves a doll inside and just puts her head through the top :P

[Mentor]

Well, you guys are saying "the positioning of the audience affects the trick" well, by me saying that that doesn't matter what position the audience is sitting.
Youl notice they dont tend to change positions when there spinning it around...

[Moose]

What position? Really like there going to turn the box upside down with the woman in it, woowee :rolleyes: It was to be upright or the woman/assistant is going to get hurt.

[Jordan3]

There's a few ways. One, a tiny little section in the bottom of the box, with a lid, which the woman curls herself up in. Or two, a trapdoor in the bottom of the stage, and another on the stage.