Have you seen the Floating Seated Man?
My jaw dropped as I paused and did a double take. “How the heck is he doing that?”
I wasn’t alone. Groups of people stopped to take a look, each whispering similar statements to each other.
“Is that for real? Is he really floating?”
Of course not! C’mon people, he’s a street performer. There’s a reason why a bowl of coins sits directly in front of him. But what a fantastic illusion, right?!
He certainly had me going for a solid few minutes.
We witnessed this trickery in Bernkastel, a cute medieval village in the the Mosel Valley of Western Germany, but we later learned that such street performances (if you want to call it a performance?) are popping up all over Spain and Portugal as well – at least that’s what some of our twitter followers have reported.
Have you see the floating seated man before? If so, tell us where!
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I saw one in Cuenca, Ecuador. It was very interesting, I gave him money too!
Wow… it’s spreading all over the world!
I saw a floating seating man in Barcelona! This one was a little fancier, though – he had a very sparkly suit. He also had one foot on the ground, so it was slightly less impressive than your guy, but still very cool! Here’s a picture of him: http://imgur.com/6do7s
Great photo! thanks for sharing. I agree… I think this guy’s illusion is a little better
We saw a floating man 3 days ago in Prague who looked very very similar to this photo – like you, it stumped us for a good few minutes!
It’s a great illusion, isn’t it?!
So did you figure out how he was doing it? This may become my new way of supporting myself on the road
Yes, he is sitting on a chair that only has one leg – the staff in his hand.
Better still, yesterday I saw a floating seated man above a seated man, I got a couple of photos too. This was in London, UK.
Really?! Care to share a link to the photos?
Whaaaaat? That’s insane! I know it’s an illusion, but wow. Definitely would have tossed this dude a toonie.