This is a simple
magic trick, currently practiced by
David Blaine, to form the
illusion of
levitation. Stand with your back towards your
audience, of a small
group of people, and turn to 2 o'clock. The audience represents 6 o'clock. Now rise slowly to your
toes while
lifting your arms into the air. The
finale simply consists of you lifting your right foot, the one closest to the audience, off of the ground. At their
perspective your
pant leg and
shoe will completely cover your back foot, thus the illusion of levitation.
David Blaine filmed the
reaction of a crowd of people while doing this levitation, then cut to a new shot of him suspended by wires for
television purposes. It was
stunning to see such a simple trick used so
effectively.