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Understanding Magic #16 – The unbelievable chainsaw accident by Kevin James

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This truly is one of the more amazing magic tricks ever performed. A man is sawed in half and then put back together, and there is no box of any kind to hide the details:

How is this possible? Is it Robots? Puppets? Mirrors?

In this alternate version of the same trick, the answer is revealed:

Kevin James on Dirty Tricks

How is a half-person able to run around on his hands like that? It is most likely because these half-people actually exist, and have been used in magic tricks for decades. One of the most famous of these performers is Johnny Eck, as described here:

Johnny Eck

More on Johnny Eck:

The condition is known as sacral agenesis, as described here:

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