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[–]DougLance 56 points57 points ago

Without the clothes, you'd see a guy with false shoulders crouch over and stick his butt out then collapse to the ground.

[–]SubAtomicPlayboy 8 points9 points ago

Would it be a man?

[–]synicalx1 5 points6 points ago

Might be a shim, but you'd have to manually check.

[–]ScienceNAlcohol 1 point2 points ago

I'm still confused

[–]TearHugger 159 points160 points ago

Magic.

[–]Cougor 24 points25 points ago

Is that Shiah LeBouf (or however his name is spelled)

[–]ajfdesign2012 49 points50 points ago

Yes. It was a skit on SNL. (I'm not attempting to spell his name. Fuck that mess)

[–]matt01ss 93 points94 points ago

I believe it's Goof Laboof

Edit: I must admit, this isn't my joke, I heard it on the radio a few years ago

[–]kameelyan 21 points22 points ago

no no no

[–]Flygerianmc 8 points9 points ago

Wow he's actually surprisingly good at just the saying word no several times in a row... i tried and it doesnt even come close to how good he was in this video lol

[–]trigg73 5 points6 points ago

You're welcome.

[–]ismakkabich 0 points1 point ago

I can never watch Transformers again without noticing the "No"'s.

[–]Doomshine 17 points18 points ago

Sir, I just chuckled heartily!

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[–]PulpFact 0 points1 point ago

Did you just, like...come up with that?!

[–]Drunkturtle 5 points6 points ago

I like him better with this hair. He looks like a douche normally.

[–]tog20 2 points3 points ago

they were doing a parody of Match Game. One of my favorite shows! Puts game shows today to shame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2dOuGV5dCc

[–]Chicken-n-Waffles 2 points3 points ago

Looks like he was possibly portraying Doug Henning. Famous magician of the 70s.

[–]Doctor_Candy 0 points1 point ago

Allow me to consult the oracle. http://bit.ly/Nj9q0B

[–]Skeeball_Fanatic 0 points1 point ago

It's a truly difficult name to spell. If only there were some way to access the Internet to find out.

[–]ajfdesign2012 0 points1 point ago

If only I gave a shit.

[–]Skeeball_Fanatic 0 points1 point ago

Well you gave enough of a shit to comment in the first place.

I guess it's more important to be seen to be funny than informed.

[–]jt_89 14 points15 points ago

No, it's Inigo Montoya

[–]Robofetus-5000 1 point2 points ago

damn it, always someone quicker.

[–]rocketman0739 1 point2 points ago

Shia Lee Beefaroni

[–]raventowritingdesk 7 points8 points ago

Actual Cannibal Shia LaBoeuf

[–]Icalasari 8 points9 points ago

Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf

[–]TheScarletPimpernel 0 points1 point ago

At least post the RageNineteen video

[–]ThirdFloorGreg 1 point2 points ago

Nope, his last name is not spelled the same as the French word for beef.

Source: I attended Fort LeBoeuf High School, and his name always looks wrong to me.

Edit: He changed it. Pretty sure it's right now.

[–]rocketman0739 0 points1 point ago

okay I give up

[–]DoesWhatSimonSays 2 points3 points ago

Not too nerdy, not too tough, Shia LaBeouf.

[–]cant_stop_lurking 25 points26 points ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUzHi29OZsY#t=01m20s

[–]devbang 91 points92 points ago

You seriously posted a magic trick to WTF?

[–]ProfessionalGoat 17 points18 points ago

It's not a trick, it's an illusion. Tricks are what whores do for money.

[–]erishun 1 point2 points ago

or candy.

[–]HopeForHope 0 points1 point ago

Whores will do anything for candy.

[–]eisinger2 0 points1 point ago

Cocaine.

[–]bhous3 12 points13 points ago

I had a similar complaint about a week ago, and the downvote brigade laid my proverbial village to waste. (This is a repost)

[–]Apf4 3 points4 points ago

"WHAT THE FUCKING SHIT HOW DID HE DO THAT THE INTERNET MUST KNOW!"

-OP

[–]GENOCIDEGeorge 12 points13 points ago

This. Is. Not. WTF.

[–]MrGoodbytes 9 points10 points ago

25 days......

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
Strange Magic Trick. I've yet to figure it out. 12coms 91pts 12dys gifs
She has a good head on her shoulders... 0coms 4pts 25dys WTF
Whaaaa? 120coms 1256pts 1mo WTF

source: karmadecay

[–]Frederic54 0 points1 point ago

25 days? I have seen this video maybe 8 years ago...

[–]rulerfenrir 41 points42 points ago

Looks like she really got ahead of herself...

[–]Jobo50 4 points5 points ago

She's making good headway in her career.

[–]SubAtomicPlayboy 6 points7 points ago

She's heading in the right direction.

[–]ThatWasTaken 5 points6 points ago

I hear she learned on her own, lessons would've cost an arm and a leg.

[–]load_more_comets 3 points4 points ago

She's already got a lot on her hands too.

[–]IAmA_Zombie -1 points0 points ago

She can handle it though. She's got a good head on her shoulders.

[–]pragmatika 2 points3 points ago

She'll probably be the head of a major corporation.

[–]Raherin 1 point2 points ago

She was never very headstrong.

[–]AhFuuuu 4 points5 points ago

I BET SHE GIVES GOOD HEAD.

[–]boganpome 0 points1 point ago

She really stuck her neck out for that one

[–]Spider_Rapist -3 points-2 points ago

She's certainly at the perfect height for it.

[–]tdn -4 points-3 points ago

She has nobody to care for her.

[–]Tend_to_agree 20 points21 points ago

Decent illusion.

[–]therascalking13 59 points60 points ago

Tricks. Illusions are what whores do for money.

[–]DamnDog90 33 points34 points ago

You've made a huge mistake!

[–]brainbattery 4 points5 points ago

Or candy.

[–]Sly_R 1 point2 points ago

Or cocaine.

[–]ludacity -3 points-2 points ago

You got that backwards, my friend.

[–]raduannassar 3 points4 points ago

http://mlkshk.com/r/2KNX

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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I don't get it.

[–]Spice-Weasel -1 points0 points ago

No, an illusion is an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality.

[–]akcom 3 points4 points ago

Woosh, right over your head

[–]Im_with_that_guy 2 points3 points ago

Watch it Live!

[–]Odusei 4 points5 points ago

That's not live.

[–]HotwaxNinjaPanther 12 points13 points ago

This is not /WTF material. Gaping anuses, gore and horse cocks all over the internet, but you're shocked by a magic trick that you know isn't real?

[–]dweeble2013 16 points17 points ago

Where does WTF end and spacedicks begin, by your definition?

[–]BANDG33K_2009 5 points6 points ago

ahh, there is but a fine line..

[–]elmer_fudds_vagina 2 points3 points ago

A line even finer than an anus-gaping horse cock?

[–]nyxin 4 points5 points ago

Yes.

[–]elmer_fudds_vagina 3 points4 points ago

You are a bad bad bad person, but that was suprisingly well used

[–]dave_casa 1 point2 points ago

Most anuses, gore, and horse cocks don't belong in WTF. They don't make me question what the fuck is going on, they make me think "oh, it's a horse cock".

[–]l34512 0 points1 point ago

No, more like fapfapfapfapfap

[–]l34512 1 point2 points ago

Spacedicks and wtf can overlap, spacedicks just needs an offensive title.

[–]vito_corleone 1 point2 points ago

Your version of WTF is just /gore and /spacedicks. I've been to war...gore is not WTF. I've worked with horses...they're just cocks. Gaping anuses is not WTF...they're simply explained by science. Grow up.

[–]HotwaxNinjaPanther -2 points-1 points ago

Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know I wandered into r/magicshows. Let's keep it tame and respectable for all the kiddies. Oh look, I just pulled a quarter from behind your ear! That's WTF material, right? It's like it appeared out of thin air! How is this even possible? Science can't explain that!

[–]vito_corleone 2 points3 points ago

From the sidebar:

Gore and Porn are not by default WTF, consider posting the more extreme stuff to /r/spacedicks

You are a child. Like I said; grow up.

[–]HotwaxNinjaPanther 0 points1 point ago

I really wonder what kind of life you lead where those things don't phase you, yet somehow a 5 year old repost of a magic trick turns out to be the sort of thing that makes you slap your cheeks like Macaualay Culkin and say "WTF!" You must be wowed off your socks every time you see someone pull a rabbit out of a hat. Are you amish by chance?

[–]vito_corleone 1 point2 points ago

I'm 36. Former MP, Airborne with the Army. Been in a few fun places during some real fun times. I've seen quite a bit in my time. When I was 16 I may have been shocked by some of that crap, but now that I'm older and have kids, not much comes as a surprise.

You seem to be really hooked on this magic thing. I never defended the post...you just assumed I did. I was calling you out for being a fucking jackass that likes seeing gore and shit. I don't give two shits about a 2nd rate magic act, but if someone thinks it's WTF then I'll let the forum decide. At this point 878 people agree with the OP. You might be in the wrong sub-reddit, kid. Once again...grow the fuck up.

[–]HotwaxNinjaPanther 0 points1 point ago

I don't prefer gore and shit. I'm just naming three examples of things that could be classically considered more shocking than a magic show. Not that those things should phase anyone at this point. True /wtf material is something where the meaning is a mystery and the effect is jarring and disturbing. It's not like a person has to resort to gore to disturb a person. Salvador Dali's tv shows and movies were full of surreal nonsense that were perfect r/wtf material. Jan Svankmajer is great r/wtf material. I come here expecting true oddities and real world surrealism of some variety, not a 5 year old repost of a goofy stage act. This post is just not "wtf" caliber. Really, what kind of person is shocked by this gif?

[–]vito_corleone 2 points3 points ago

Gore is shocking but not WTF. There's levels of WTF. Frankly...the vast majority of WTF posts on the front page right now aren't even remotely WTF to my 36 year old eyes and brain. However, Reddit is now full of kids and teens. To them a lot of this crap is WTF to them because they've never seen anything like it. A kid seeing a man ripped in half is certainly WTF worthy to them...while not to others that have seen that kind of thing before.

This subreddit has been pretty tame and lame for a while now, but mainly because not much seems WTF to me. I stay subscribed because of the rare post that actually does have me saying "WTF!".

Your examples of Dali and Svankmajer aren't really WTF-worthy to people that have knowledge of those artists. To me...WTF is stuff that your brain truly can't comprehend, and you can't make heads-or-tails of it. It certainly doesn't have to be jarring or disturbing. Again, though, WTF is different for everyone.

[–]sTiKyt 1 point2 points ago

None of those things you mentioned are wtf. Gaping anuses? So what, some people are into exreme anal play. Horse cocks? Unless you're 10 and you don't have the internet then you shouldn't find those even mildly surprising. Gore is just disgusting, nothing wtf about it. This mild magic trick is at least unusual and has more wtf value than anything you came up with.

[–]HotwaxNinjaPanther 1 point2 points ago

I'm just stating things that have generally been wtf material in the past. Goatse's gaping anus used to cause many a person to say WTF in their day. If it's going to be WTF, it's going to be startling. Nobody's startled by something they've seen before. Have you ever seen a magic trick before? Of course you've seen a magic trick before. But have you ever seen one of these? That is something truly confusing. So is this. It leaves more questions than answers. Its purpose is mysterious. What is it? What the fuck is it?

[–]Annarr -2 points-1 points ago

Go to gore. God damn ...

[–]MusicMagi -1 points0 points ago

Its wtf to some people, regardless of your tastes. Also, it is real. It's a real trick. Obviously he's not moving his head down his body ..

[–]aldude3 0 points1 point ago

Midget on stilts.

[–]calmateguey 0 points1 point ago

Head drop prank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ53SMI3U8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[–]capt_slim 4 points5 points ago

Pretty sure this is fake guys

[–]Miniced 7 points8 points ago

Calling an illusion fake is kinda redundant.

[–]Suzy_Sweetheart 7 points8 points ago

whoosh

[–]MyCommentIsGay -1 points0 points ago

thatsthejoke.jpg

[–]HBZ415 1 point2 points ago

They wear shoulder pads, pretend to sneeze and bend at the waist so it appears that their head has fallen into their stomach, then for the last part she simply laid down. You can clearly see an outline of a body under the cape.

[–]hulkdaddy13 1 point2 points ago

Thanks Captain Obvious

[–]HBZ415 0 points1 point ago

And yet no one else in the thread had said this yet, thanks captain asshole.

[–]hulkdaddy13 -1 points0 points ago

That's Sir asshole , minion.

[–]StickyBunz1 2 points3 points ago

title comnts points age /r/
Strange Magic Trick. I've yet to figure it out. 12coms 91pts 12dys gifs
She has a good head on her shoulders... 0coms 4pts 26dys WTF
Whaaaa? 120coms 1256pts 1mo WTF

source: karmadecay

[–]Major_Dick 1 point2 points ago

Really?

[–]texasarena 1 point2 points ago

Mothafuckin magnets

[–]smartkuz 0 points1 point ago

That's Rock n Roll Ralph's smack dab in the middle of hollywood!

[–]argothesame 0 points1 point ago

Poof

[–]wankd0rf 0 points1 point ago

This is so old Abraham Lincoln saw it and said "repost"

[–]colemagoo -1 points0 points ago

Obi Wan... Is that you?

[–]puzzleia 0 points1 point ago

I saw it coming but I yelped anyway:(

[–]Nicktheawesome98 0 points1 point ago

I understand it except the collapsing part...

[–]treegnomer 0 points1 point ago

This is crazy reposting mah friend

[–]Varrianda 0 points1 point ago

Trapdoor, 2 people that are well trained.

[–]TheBaltimoron 0 points1 point ago

Walking on his hands.

[–]xymog 0 points1 point ago

Totally cool !!

[–]SquishyWizard 0 points1 point ago

This is so fucking unfair; You post a magic trick and get 953 upvotes, I post a cut-off head and get 20 downvotes.

[–]Derpaherpa78 0 points1 point ago

this is a japanese show, i watched this one once, i think she got the first place or something

[–]tobiov -1 points0 points ago

Today wtf died

[–]Trippybroski 0 points1 point ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiPbAzMNqWE

Here's an entire float of people doing that during Carnaval.

[–]Taihappy 0 points1 point ago

It's a second mans head that pops out the second the first slides down, very quick. Not sure about the rest though.. ahha

[–]turtleban 0 points1 point ago

Loved that show

[–]Enonymau5 -1 points0 points ago

Watched this 10+ times. Still don't understand what's happening.

[–]dsgnmnky 7 points8 points ago

There is a frame of some sort holding up the person's clothes from inside. Then, the person just bends over while the clothes remain intact. Cyril, the Japanese magician, does this too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtWEb2hs6lU

[–]archemedes_rex 1 point2 points ago

He looks like he did a better job, the girl is obviously using a fake arm.

[–]yeungx 4 points5 points ago

Cyril's contraption costed over 2000 dollars and he hired a team of engineer to design, the girl's probibly cost 30 dollars. That is the cost of not using the fake arm.

[–]BR0WN13 -1 points0 points ago

It costeded oaver 2000 dollhairs to make... Grammar my boy!! It cost over two thousand dollars.

[–]comaboy13 -1 points0 points ago

Showmanship is everything. It sells the illusion way better.

[–]Chief_H 0 points1 point ago

Heres another video of the same trick. I think it would make a pretty cool halloween costume.

[–]doodlesmalone 1 point2 points ago

2003

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[–]Enragedsun 4 points5 points ago

If you think you can browse the Internet without coming across reposts you're in for a treat.

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[–]Enragedsun 0 points1 point ago

Do you honestly care that much?

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[–]Enragedsun 0 points1 point ago

It's a website on the Internet... So no, I wouldn't care.

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[–]Enragedsun 0 points1 point ago

All I'm saying is that if you don't want to see reposts, don't browse reddit.

[–]StickyNinja -2 points-1 points ago

No this is different. Its not reposts off of pics of the internet, this is a reddit repost! I've seen it like 3 times on reddit already

[–]Enragedsun 3 points4 points ago

......... What people need to realize is that not everyone has spent all their time on reddit, and it's too much to ask that people go through every post ever to make sure it hasn't been posted before, just downvote and move along.

[–]ClockStalker 6 points7 points ago

/u/Enragedsun: Analyzing 367 comments and submissions over the last 482 days

Hypothesized location: Central North America

The Sun is a harsh master

[–]Enragedsun 0 points1 point ago

Neat

[–]Afa1234 0 points1 point ago

Mind freak

[–]threeminus 0 points1 point ago

Thanks, Baljeet.

[–]Afa1234 0 points1 point ago

eh?

[–]BR0WN13 -1 points0 points ago

This shit is totally WTF man, it's totally a real person having their head fall off.... Seriously, we're all seen this before, and it's not anything WTF worthy.

[–]DJNuklear69 -3 points-2 points ago

Breaking Bad IRL

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