David Blaine's Balducci Levitation Revealed

David Blaine's Balducci levitation trick is basically angle trickery. No illusions are used. No wires are used and no editing is used. The good thing about this trick is that it can be used anywhere.

In the tv special, "David Blaine: Street Magic", what they did not see is how many times Blaine messed the trick up. This requires knowledge of angles.

Heres a Youtube clip of Blaine doing the trick:

See how he stands at a "backwards" 45degree angle. In the clip, he has his left foot about an inch off the floor. What you do not see is the tip of his right foot. His right foot, he has all of his foot off the ground, apart from the ball of his feet near his toes. He put all of his right foot up in the air but uses his toes to push up.

Here is a Youtube clip where a user has explained how to do the Balducci levitatio:

It's a simple and quick trick and it's one which people love to see, have fun with it.