Science
and Levitation
It
may seem science and magic are two completely
opposite things, however,
they are in fact very similar. Although magical
illusions such as levitation
appear to break the laws of physics – they are
actually simply using the
laws of physics to their advantage, through
deception.Taking
world-famous illusionists Siegfried and Roy
as an example. They have
awed audiences’ worldwide with their single
levitation routine, in which
they together, appear to lift a beautiful lady
into the air without their
hands going anywhere near her. Although the
levitation blatantly seems to
disprove science, the method is based on wonderfully
thought out and
scientifically based mechanics.Magnet
levitation is also something that has gone through
a fair deal of
debate and discussion. A few people believe
that if you enter the centre of
the earth and reach a strong magnetic field,
you are naturally able to
levitate. Whether this is absolutely true is
questionable. However, the
basis of magnetic levitation is utilised in
modern trains.
A
large number of people also believe levitation
to be an actual
possibility. Some believe through extensive
meditation – a person can be in
a state of mind, which allows them to do the
impossible, including being
able to seemingly float in the air. At the initial
release of David Blaine’s
“Street Magic” many people thought his levitation
was some form of
spiritualism, this was even evident by interviews
through the spectators he
performed his levitation for.
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