Unseen, The man wasn’t even a crazy homeless person. He obviously had the arm and upper body strength to support himself in the air, so that there should disqualify him for a donation. Rubber-covered gloves would also add to gripping power. Also, why would he be asking for donations for food if the world was really ending? If he could accurately foresee an Apocalypse, couldn’t he have foreseen the ebbs and flows of a Stock Market and acted accordingly so he wouldn’t be homeless? My only question about the technique of his stunt was at 1:59. Was he hanging from a coat hook? Is there something I missed? Spidey-Senses should always tingle with things like this.
I was aware of everything you pointed out when I posted the video, but yes there is that moment when he’s not standing and his hands aren’t gripping anything.
The man is a magician in the sense of an illusionist, so it’s a performance and there’s a magician’s secret in there somewhere. Notice that in the scene you mention, there are no passengers in the frame, though video editing makes one think that people are watching. Also, who’s to say that the commuters aren’t paid actors as well?
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