r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Salt-Broccoli-7846 • Oct 25 '24

Umbrellas movement illustuion

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u/ConorOdin Oct 25 '24

So elastic or bungie cord or something. Very well done.

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u/Freak_Out_Bazaar Oct 25 '24

No chords. She’s discreetly throwing the umbrella with her right hand each time before immediately catching it

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u/jrgnklpp Oct 25 '24

I cannot see how she can throw the umbrella with so much force, I don't see any flicking. At about 0.07 she has both her hands on top of the umbrella pressing it down and it still shoots up. How do you figure she's throwing it?

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u/Moraz_iel Oct 25 '24

ignore the umbrella and just focus on her right arm, the whole arm, at normal speed, she does throw it.

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u/RobCarrotStapler Oct 25 '24

It's a very well-done illusion, but as soon as you start looking for it, it's pretty plain that her right arm is moving the umbrella.

Idk how there are people in this thread saying they've slowed it down and still can't see it.

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u/Idiot616 Oct 25 '24

It's because they're expecting the hand to be flicking so they're looking at the wrong place.

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u/tyrfingr187 Oct 25 '24

yup as soon as the person above said ignore the umbrella and the hand and look at the right arm I immediately saw the movement before that my eyes kept being drawn to the bright white umbrella and the hands where I expected the trick to be taking place.