Train Sawing on P&T Fool Us

[@user-rt4zm7ic2d]

A classic Train Sawing by Greg Wilson.........in honor of his parents.😊

[@AncientWisdom222]

A great tribute to Marc Wilson. Old trick that never really becomes old.

[@walterfristoe4643]

I remember being a small kid at the Texas state fair and seeing Mark Wilson and his lovely assistant Nani Darnell! They were wonderful! 🤪

[@dondee5439]

At the 2:22 mark, when they turn her so you can not see her feet she pulls her feet and lower body into the first half of the train engine. The person hiding in the bottom of the second half puts their feet out the hole. Classic trick. Still impresss audiences, as well it should.

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

** HATERS ** - its not meant to fool anyone, its a tribute trick to Mark Wilson.

[@PhilBagels]

It was easy to keep track of this trick. For a trick that was just made up, it really went off the rails. If you want to do impromptu magic, you just have to tell yourself, "I think I can. I think I can. I think I can."

[@donmunro144]

That was cool how you were able to engineer a response.

[@CopeML]

The Locomotion in this trick was quite to one's Choo-sing, unfortunately this female passenger probably felt like a spike in a rail tie by the time this trick was finished.

[@qikrestaurantsupply1476]

Alakazam Railroad as seen on the Magic Circus! One of my favorites of his!

[@Clothahump1]

What a great tribute trick!!!

[@DriverGuy23]

Let’s just say that if you don’t think that girl can bend her knees/tuck her legs up into the engine and another girl is laying in the bottom of the table for the feet, then you’re easily fooled.

[@brianlee5702]

Ahh, keeping the fun in magic.

[@damiencrews7603]

That's a tight fit

[@Trishlicious]

It helps keep the back on track...

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

"Just make it up as you go" * conditions apply *(after organising two Contortionists designing and having the train set up built!)

[@tchevrier]

they are very good entertainers

[@therealBocaStudios]

It teaches us how we could build this trick to make it seem impromptu

[@RoarOfWolverine]

They turned the train with her feet away from the camera to hide the person in the table switching her feet. Her legs are going down into the table, which is thicker than it appears. A person laying inside the table has her legs sticking up and her feet where the first woman’s feet were. This is why they needed to hide the switch and they did so by turning her head towards us and her feet facing backstage. By tapering the edges of the table it gives the illusion it is not thick enough to fit a person into it. That is because we judge the thickness of the table based on the height of the table’s edge, but if you look close you’ll see how the table tapers down diagonally from the middle to all sides. The thickness at the edges is only about 2” thick, but the center of the table is about 6 inches or more thick, leaving plenty of room for two very thin people.

[@iLikeTheUDK]

what about after the top bit is pulled away?

[@RoarOfWolverine]

@@iLikeTheUDK They turned the table with her feet facing backstage for that part too. That way they had time to exchange their feet by the lady doing the feet could pull her legs back inside of the table with her body and the other lady could stretch her legs back out the far end of the train. By the time they take the top off, the two women had time to switch their legs again.

[@DC-hv1xz]

I’ve always liked the train sawing - would have been good to have done the usual foot tickle to prove they are real.

[@AnglOsAxOn2]

They are real feet

[@MrRobinhalligan]

@@AnglOsAxOn2 No they are not, but it is a nice foot moving program.

[@AnglOsAxOn2]

@@MrRobinhalligan You're certain they used that method as opposed to the one I mentioned are you?

[@raypierce5818]

They ARE real feet. P&T didn’t use the traditional “tunnel” for the stretching effect prior to the reveal but that was probably due to time. It was great to see Greg (Mark’s son) and Sean RaeVon Wilson (Mark’s Grand Daughter) take over for Nani in this wonderful illusion.

[@AnglOsAxOn2]

@@raypierce5818 I kind of guessed that thanks for the full explanation.

[@jasondrennan4491]

Very easy to understand. 😂

[@Jimmy-ih1kj]

It wouldn't get a fool us trophy, but it ok 😊

[@StefanReich]

No definitely wouldn't, haha

[@clurkroberts2650]

It was meant as a dedication to the art of Mark Wilson. They know it’s not fooling any of the amateurs here, it’s more a nod of respect for a classic effect

[@dttruman]

When you see the son of Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell and also the granddaughter and they perform the Train Illusion you wonder where the time has gone. I can't tell for sure if she is wearing the same costume as Nani did while performing the illusion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iISVc6eqnb-Cq8k

[@SethiozProject]

it looks cool, but its lame. she obviously has her legs inside the engine part and legs sticking out are robotic legs with remote control or some random algorithm that moves them. this trick was revealed by the masked magician like 20+ years ago already. all those cut in half are always done in same way. sometimes they use 2nd person aswell to make it more realistic, but obviously nobody actually gets cut in half.

[@michaelrichter9427]

They're real legs, not robotic.

[@esilva8349]

It was a tribute to Mark Wilson and an act he did on his TV show "Magic Circus" decades ago. That's why there was all those pictures in the background and his family on stage to help with the act. Penn and Teller themselves have exposed this type of trick in their own act I believe called Rocket Man were Penn cuts and moves Teller in several different boxes.

[@jeffreyschoonover8566]

Shawn i want to be in the train box with you

[@whatintheactualf]

You can see her knees up as she pulls her feet out at 2:36

[@KokoKIR]

Mejor el minuto 2:35 para ver bien la secuencia. Truco mal ejecutado.

[@howardsend6589]

Can’t see it.

[@DriverGuy23]

Yep, stage lights catch it inside the box through the front opening.

[@marcelnz]

wtf in my books.

[@GlockSnW]

Watch at 2:35 in slo mo and see the lady pulling her feet back through. Her knees come up and she pushes them into the table which is larger than it appears. It’s all an illusion.

[@KokoKIR]

En el minuto 2:35 se ve el truco. Como la mujer encoge sus piernas y las acerca hacia ella. Ella es una contorsionista profesional. Truco burdo y no bien ejecutado.

[@GlockSnW]

Yes. She was very open to showing her legs pulling back

[@yaahooali]

Foot a kid hands 😃

[@stevewebber707]

The movement looked more robotic to me than being like a kids hands.

[@raypierce5818]

In fact they ARE actually real feet.

[@willshad]

Not exactly impromptu , there has to be another girl inside the platform.

[@plainswell]

You think?!?

[@TuxArve]

No full screen = dislike

[@MsCartman74]

This is a magic trick for someone who knows nothing about magic. Literally nothing. I get its a tribute, but it goes to show that at this point there's no way to make sawing a woman in half magical.

[@plainswell]

Rule 1 for sawing a person in half: No one is sawn in half. Just admire the craft and get over your disappointment at Rule 1.

[@Chainsawslots]

Such an easy trick shes only in one side. Fake feet on other ...

[@raypierce5818]

Lol… those are real feet, I’ve known Mark and Greg for years.

[@kpratola]

That was terrible.

[@dlewis6207]

fake tapping feet haha

[@tobyfitzpatrick3914]

That was rather insulting to my intelligence. I expect better from these gents...

[@matthayes533]

Not to derail your train of thought but I believe it was meant as a nice tribute.

[@jlassonful]

they are overrated

[@taxpayer6079]

Stupid trick, Penn as annoying as usual.

[@dkerwood1]

Imagine intentionally watching videos you don't enjoy.

[@taxpayer6079]

@@dkerwood1 my opinion is just as valid as yours. Too bad if you don’t agree.

[@MattCrawley_Music]

you're entitled to your opinion of course, its just odd that you're watching videos that will annoy you.@@taxpayer6079

[@michaelrichter9427]

@@taxpayer6079 He's not objecting to your opinion. He's questioning the sanity of someone who goes out of his way to watch videos he knows he won't enjoy *because the very star of it* is someone he finds annoying. It's really not all that difficult to figure out. You just need to stop huffing your own intestinal methane by your built-in, self-sealing access port.