Although Copperfield is amazing, he didn’t really magic away the iconic monument, instead, he very cleverly moved the stage. The audience didn’t know it, but they were seated on a rotating platform. Copperfield brought up a giant screen and while it was closed, he turned the stage just a tiny bit.
The real statue was then hidden by one of the posts that were holding up the screen. The lights around it were turned off and the second set of identical lights was turned on out at sea. Viola, a negative space that looks just like the original appeared.
The Secret Behind The Wall Trick
So are you ready to find out the answer? Can we get a drum roll, please? The answer is… under. The magician doesn’t actually go through the wall but under it! There is a tunnel built into the wall that stretches from one side to the other. Although it may appear to the audience that the magician is dashing through the wall, he is really just ducking under the wall into a tunnel and coming out on the other side.
Hence, the reason why there are sheets covering everything during this trick.
The Statue of Liberty Disappearing
This is definitely a trick that you can’t try at home. Magician David Copperfield blew everyone’s mind in 1983 when he made the 310-foot tall Statue of Liberty disappear.
The trick was broadcast on television as a live special and also took place in front of a live audience. Leaving people around the world wondering, so how did he do it?
Hand Through Glass Trick
Just like walking through walls, it is always cool when a magician manages to convince us that he can move some part of his body through a solid object. One of the oldest tricks of this type is the hand through the glass trick. First, the magician taps the glass to show you that it is solid.
He may even have a volunteer from the audience check that it is just regular glass. Then a scarf or some other item is put through first and the finale is when the magician puts his whole hand through the seemingly solid glass.
Hand In Glass Trick Revealed
The secret behind this is actually quite simple and you can even do it at home with a little preparation. All you need to do is cut two specially prepared screens.
When the magician is ready to perform the trick, he shifts the real mirror to the back and moves the two fake mirror panels forward, leaving a place where his hand can fit. When he is done, an assistant shifts back the real mirror and he can once again show the audience how solid it is.