Re: New effect... how is this done ??

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:11:28 -0700, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
and nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Ralph) instead replied:

><rocco@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Wow...  I just saw some magician at a show,  put a whole bunch of stuff
>> into a pan... set it on fire... place the cover on to extinguish the
>> flames... and out came a dove.
>> 
>> Can someone here plese explain  how this was done .  Was the dove
hiding
>> in the flames ??
>
>The stuff probably collapses from little weight and the dove was
>probably between the cover and a metal plate at the bottom of the cover,
>released when triggered by the knob or something. I"m pretty sure a dove
>can be squeezed pretty flat.
>
>It blew me away when I found out how the invisible deck was done:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCdM3tIME5Y

I'm not sure. If it's a sponge dove, it takes water, not fire to get
it to inflate again. Perhaps it's like those s**** pellets. Remember
those? Light them and a s**** about a meter long comes out.
--
Ray