Someone once said: Life is 1% perception and 99% perspiration. I tend to think it’s a little different to that. We can perceive things as pleasure or pain depending on what we see, hear or feel. A magician, or illusionist, will make us see something and contort our thoughts into thinking something else is happening.
Have a look at this video and see what is going through this guys brain when he encounters the “illusion”. Prepare to laugh!
The Perceived Illusion
I had to pick myself up off the floor after seeing this one. I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did. I’d say this guy is experiencing 100% perception and 500% pain.
Have a most outstanding day
Sean Rasmussen
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Love it, on a full on friday that’s exactly what i needed! Thanks Sean
I saw this trick done at a party once, years ago. Needless to say, it brought the house down with laughter. The poor guy on the receiving end found it funny only once he knew what had happened.
ROFLMAO… thanks for the laugh Sean… good grief… that looked like it really hurt… OUCH!!
I felt every on of those. Ouch!
Pretyy good eh bro (pronounced “brew”)
His perception was definately his reality though wouldn’t you agree”
While we are on the theme of funny NZ youtube clips have you seen the one about the beached whale titeled Beached As (propounced – bitched as brew).
Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdVHZwI8pcA
Make sure you’re not trying to it chups when you watch this one brew.
Sean-I love it! It shows clearly how our perception changes our reality.
What is interesting is how we do this in our own lives. Not get whacked in the head, but view things through our own filter/mood/attitude.
Hmm… I think I’ve managed to get a few whacks on the head too.
I laughed so hard, thanks for making my day man.
Simon
Absolutely hilarious! My kids watched this last night and they found it very amusing.
Verrry funny. Just wondering if the commercial is an illusion, ie. are they actors? Then you have several layers of illusion?
Hi TRCoach. That thought did pass through my mind. I have seen this trick at a party and I can see how the ‘recipient’ is easily tricked. Most people, instinctively, only look past their nose and that becomes their reality. That is why magicians (illusionists) can fool people so easily with very simple tricks.
Chances are, it is a commercial as the guy on the left is drinking Lift, not a beer.
he should’ve been hit. lol
He was lucky… I’ve seen the trick done with a soup spoon. You know, the big one that you scoop soup out of a saucepan with
Hi Sean,
That is so funny. That poor guy. It must have hurt like hell.
He was pretty tough though, he didn’t give in no matter how much it hurt.
Hi Sean,
Hmmm Not sure if I am convinced it wasn’t a setup but did you say you have seen this trick played on someone at a party, Sean? …so you could relate to it and see the funny side!
Sorry it didn’t do much for me – They were all so serious themselves as well, sorry
(It might be a man thing)
I see you found the slapping head video.
They our our immigrants. We started running out of room so now you get some of us
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I remember seeing this video last year… funny stuff! I thought at the time – this guy must be a silly bugger not picking up on what’s going on.
My perception still stands – he must know cause you would feel the ‘wind’ of someone’s arm behind you doing that!!!! Or is he a complete moron!!!!!
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Nice mates he has there…
Have Aussies tried to claim this ad yet?
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