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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.

Meet the Masters of Illusion.

Welcome. Welcome to Masters of Illusion.

Are you ready for some magic?

Are you ready to be challenged?

Are you ready to be amazed?

Okay, well then join me as we meet tonight's Masters of Illusion.

Okay, here is a classic illusion. How many legs on this elephant?

Every time I count it, it comes out different.

Is it our eyes or our brain that deceives us? How many do you see?

Okay, I find it totally frustrating and impossible. While equally impossible is

this illusion performed by Greg Pruitt.

Our next illusionist he is about to show what to do in the crunch John Gabriel

You know a lot of people ask me how I got

started in magic and doing all this Well, I figure instead of telling you

it something I should show you so I developed an illusion I really did that

takes me back to the days when I started performing magic right now

Tom Bergoon can talk you into anything.

Even if you think you're seeing what he does, you are not.

Thank you all very much. Ladies and gentlemen, a solid steel ring.

There is no break or grab in the ring, but there is a hole.

There's one right here.

So it must therefore be possible to reach down inside a ring and, of course,

take something out.

Yes, thank you.

I'd like to teach you the difference between magic and illusion.

Magic is when you see something appear or disappear. Illusion is when you see

something that's not really there. As an example, how many people on this side

of the room can see the triangle?

The triangle.

Triangle? No.

How about the circle?

I have no idea, you guys. I have no idea. It's one of those deals.

All right.

Here's what you can all do. All you got to have is an empty bottle of water.

What you do is you blow in a little breath like that, put the cap back on.

All you do is this.

You lay it on the palm of your hand like this.

Yes, and then back asleep, my dear.

Yes.

See what you can do when you open up your teeth, huh? Isn't that cool?

When we return, Greg Gleason and Ed Alonzo.

Our next illusionist would be fun on a date, especially if you have a split

personality. This is Greg Gleason.

Alonzo likes to dress up for his illusions, but he needs some help.

Let's see.

Could you help me with the glasses? Yeah, come on up, sir. Yeah.

And let's see. How about the gentleman with the red shirt who's looking up here

now? Yeah, could you give him a round of applause?

How are you?

Thanks so much. Come on up.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Two dresses, yeah?

You like them?

Which one do you like?

You like the blue one, huh?

Excellent. Stand right there, and would you, sir, stand next to him?

Your dress will be the red dress.

You pick the blue dress.

Watch this.

Here we go.

Drum roll, please.

Drum roll, please.

You'll be back with Greg Thomas, Mike Cavaney, and Greg Bruin.

Master illusionist Rick Thomas starts with a solid pane of glass.

We know it is transparent, but can you actually pass an object through it?

Oh, that's beautiful!

Nice hand for Tara.

that has nothing to do with what you're about to see.

She's just beautiful.

Listen.

Listen.

I call this beautiful.

We'll be back with Mike Cavaney.

Mike Cavaney believes in science as the simple explanation for what he does.

But I would not want him to be my waiter at a coffeehouse.

Let's take a look.

Well, I thank you very much.

Thanks a lot.

Nice to see you. Time for me to go to work, but I can't start my work day

I've had at least one cup of coffee. Just take a minute, I promise you.

Just like you can't work without some old coffee, I take my coffee just like

you, a little bit of cream, a couple of sugars, but I have a very unusual way of

stirring it all up.

Not such good seats after all, huh, folks?

Let's get there early, get a good seat.

Nothing to worry about.

There's nothing to worry about because this might look like magic. This is

actually science.

Centrifugal force.

Or as they say in England, aluminium.

And you kids, you kids out there can try this at home.

Perhaps at a friend's house.

And I prefer my coffee with some music. Anything would help.

Oh, yeah. That's good.

Here we go.

What?

What?

Man.

A little cream.

goes nothing.

Whoa!

What?

That's it.

That's what I'm talking about.

Here's to you.

If you are claustrophobic, this next illusion will make you crazy.

Here again is Greg Fruin.

Good night.

Good night.

Good

And that's it.

amazing evening of illusion and distorting reality be sure to catch us

I'm Dean Cain good night