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Illusion, the art of tricking the brain, distorting the senses, challenging

perception.

You can't trust what you see, even with your own eyes, because your brain can be

misled. Meet the masters of illusion.

Check this out!

There are many ways to fool the brain.

Even when we know we are being deceived, we don't want to accept it.

Look at these buildings.

Which one is in the foreground?

Look again.

Did they change before your eyes?

Our brain wants us to believe what we see. But is the interpretation always

constant?

I'm your host, Dean Cain. And our first performer shows us that big illusions

can come from small beginnings.

Here is Nathan Burton.

Thank you very much.

Well, a lot of people ask me how I got started in magic.

And actually, I started doing magic at a very young age. The first time was

about third grade.

It was a really nice day out. And the last place my friends and I wanted to be

was stuck in school.

So I told my friends I had a great idea how to get out of class early that day.

I picked up a napkin, kind of like this.

And I told all my friends to watch closely.

I then ripped it one.

Twice? Three times, and I told them every snowflake is different, but this

kind of what one looks like.

Yep, your reaction was about the same as my friend's.

It's okay.

But I then told them real snowflakes are made out of water, and they never

forgot what happened after this.

It's snowing.

Do you guys want more?

I can't hear you. Do you want more?

Let's do this.

Check this out.

The only snowmobile in Hollywood.

Jonathan Pendragon can make you believe anything.

For him, illusion is reality.

Next, it's up, up, and away with remarkably unique Hillel.

How much fun can you have in a beautiful balloon?

This is Hillel.

Next, the hand is quicker than the eye, and so is Beryl Dillon. And later, Jan

Rubin submerges himself in a potentially deadly mistake.

The art of sleight of hand is a delicate one. Watch how easy Beryl Dillon makes

it look.

See, I am a sleight of hand artist. Now, sleight of hand is magic done with just

these two pieces of apparatus and a few other simple things. For my next piece,

I'd like to share with you something with this deck of cards and a little bit

music.

Now, as you guys watch this, I want you to realize that my fingers never leave

my hands.

And my hands never leave my wrists. And still, these cards will appear.

And disappear.

Oh, yeah, that took forever to learn. You guys should be clapping for that. It

was really hard.

All right, the next one, the hardest one I know was my eyes closed. Get ready.

Watch. Eyes closed.

All right, watch this first card. It vanishes like the towels from my hotel

room.

The second card vanishes like Amanda Bynes' career.

Oh, what, too soon? All right, that's fine.

The third card, it vanishes like Amelia Earhart over the Pacific.

You're proud of that? Okay, whatever.

That's three cards. That's one, that's two, that's three cards.

Thank you. Thank you.

Look, it's really easy. There's actually a whole bunch around here. There's one

here, here, here, here, here.

Check this one out. I call this one the incredible shrinking cards. Get ready.

Watch. Shrinking cards.

Okay, I guess perspective humor isn't for most of you. That's fine. All right,

watch.

Shrinking card.

You guys are awesome.

From another time and another place, here is the mysterious Drexus.

Next, the danger is real.

Jan Rubin and a water escape attempt that will leave you breathless.

Jan Rubin always takes us to the world of dangerous escapes.

He is truly the man of nine lives.

The average human being can hold its breath for about 45 seconds, maybe 50.

Then everybody somehow gets into trouble. There will be a countdown on

screens. And if you like, you all can try to hold your breath together with

Well, there you have it. A classic escape with a brand new twist.

Do you know how he did it?

I don't.

Remember who we're dealing with. These are the best in the world. These are the

masters of illusion.

Until next time, I'm Dean Cain.