Walking on Water Now You See It

Today, we have got an old dog with a new trick.

The things you are about to see will confound you.

-Underwater card trick? Welcome...

-You're not going to believe this.

..to Now You See It.

We start with magical prankster Rahat. He is so busy trying

to catch a Squirtle he's not looking where he's going.

Of course, this attracts a lot of attention.

This man has come all the way from the 1970s

just to see what's happening.

-Oh!

-You're walking on water!

The last man to walk on water was Jesus and you don't look like Jesus.

-I really don't.

-That doesn't make any sense. That makes no sense.

Yeah, it was kind of freaky.

-How...

-This is crazy!

Do it again!

Oh! Oh!

What is going on?!

Did you see that?

-Who are you calling?

-I'm calling my mama, that's who!

Mama, let me tell you something.

So, I know you're not going to believe this.

I was walking in the park and this dude, like, walked, like,

he walked on water.

No, no, I got to go. This is... This is...a lot.

I think he'll still be pondering on that to this day.

I got to think about things.

Who said building blocks are boring?

Everyone! Until now.

These blocks are actually balanced.

Judging by the bizarre way Danny Cole has stacked that crooked pile

of bricks, I think he might have been one of the builders who did

my kitchen extension.

Mmm.

And it's not a trick.

And it's not an illusion.

It's actually...

..real magic.

Is it real magic?

Or do the blocks now speak the truth?

Want to make a big splash in the magic world?

It's all done with slight of fist.

And now, it's our Magic Moment.

This time, it's the moment when a perfectly-ordinary man discovers

he has extraordinary powers. Not the best thing to happen

when you are holding a chainsaw, but let's see.

Well, no tree ever wants to be seen with their roots showing.

Now, to a restaurant kitchen, where the aptly-named Ali Cook

has conjured up a card-flinging machine - whatever that is.

-..down here.

-Through here, yes?

-About there. That's great.

-OK, then.

Excellent. OK?

For the very first time, I'd like you to name your card.

Three of diamonds.

-It's the three of diamonds, yeah?

-Yeah.

-OK, here we go. Watch.

"Look, Mum, no hands!"

But look between his toes.

It's only the three of diamonds!

The waitresses are delighted.

Unlike the customer, who has been waiting for his egg sandwich

-for an hour.

-I can't believe it! How did you find it?

Want to know how to make a car disappear,

apart from leaving it unattended on an inner-city street?

Now, that ability would be handy in rush hour.

-Have you ever levitated before?

-No.

-This is going to be easy.

-Here is Rich Ferguson, proving that

Abe Lincoln was wrong - you can fool all of the people all of the time.

From this moment, don't move,

cos you don't want to fall when you are 23 feet up!

With just some black goggles and a wooden plank buried in the sand,

he makes this lot believe he can get them to levitate 23 feet above

-a magic towel.

-Don't move your arms.

Just go with it. There is a natural balance you'll find.

Can he really fool people into thinking they're flying,

with such simple equipment?

Yes, apparently, as long as they are American.

Keep your balance!

No, no, no!

No, no, get your balance, get your balance!

-Get your balance. You're good.

-How high am I, bro?

LAUGHTER

-Did you think you were in the air?

-I totally did!

-"How am I going to land up there?"

-Everybody kept telling me,

"You are up there!"

Back to Earth with a bump now,

as we offer tips to every budding magician, with...

This chap has pulled quite a crowd. He's been doing this trick about

eight or nine hours.

-Are those cards yours?

-No.

-OK.

Yeah, OK, we know none of these four are the lady's card.

Of course, it's good to fool your audience into thinking it's all

going to pot - and then dazzle them, with a brilliant finale.

Oh, that crowd can't wait for the spectacular finish!

LAUGHTER

Well, a big reaction, nonetheless.

Street magic - nowhere to hide!

He made a real dog's dinner of that. Speaking of which, here is some...

Not all magicians have a glamorous assistant.

This man has a small dog,

as practise gets underway for Crufts' Got Talent.

And...

..gives you the chance to think about it, for a second. Pick a card.

On you go. Pick a good one.

All righty.

So, she picked the six of hearts.

That's a good one, Jilly.

We place that right on top of the deck.

Top of the deck.

We shuffle the deck.

Ask Jilly, please, get the box.

Good girl!

We place the deck in the box.

We carefully close the box, like such.

We place the box, with Jilly's card, in the magic bag.

Get the box. Get the card.

And does she have it?

You did it! Gimme five!

Next, how to have fun with a photocopier, without sitting on it.

Those 3-D printers are amazing!

So, you're underwater. What would you rather look at -

the Great Barrier Reef and it's 100,000 fish species...

or a card trick?

Yeah, me, too. Choose a card.

Using the special underwater language of pointing,

I see that the chosen card is the seven of clubs.

And what's that in her mouth?!

Amaze-balls!

MUSIC: Jaws film theme

They were both so absorbed in the trick, they never noticed

the great white shark swimming up behind them!

MUSIC COMES TO CRESCENDO

Which brings us neatly to...

DOING!

If you want to be the best and want to beat the rest,

levitation's what you need.

Which is also what this assistant in London's Covent Garden is lacking.

Of course, what anyone needs in a situation like this

is a supportive audience. I know just the crowd...

Argh-h-h-h-h!!

Boo-o-o-o-o!!

Time for our big finish. Some really cool magic now,

as Ben Hart unwisely performs a trick in just his pants,

in a room that is minus five degrees.

The reason I brought you here to this freezing cold environment

-is so you know nothing is going in or out of sleeves.

-Yes.

And it is so cold I can hardly move my hands. So, my hands

are definitely not going to be going faster than your eyes can see.

I have got a box of eggs here.

I need you to choose one at random. Just take out your favourite egg.

-Be careful, don't drop it.

-No, don't drop it,

-cos that is your favourite egg.

-This egg?

-No.

-You do not want this egg?

-No.

-You do not want this egg?

-No.

-You do not want this egg?

-No!

-You do not want this egg?

-No.

Now, we have an egg, we just need somewhere to cook it.

Yep, OK!

-Yeah!

-He's not suggesting cooking the egg in his pants, is he?

-No!

-Yes!

-You're not normal!

Would you drop the egg in there.

OK, and now we turn on the timer and just wait.

And what I do is, I can just summon up all this heat.

-It's getting really warm. I don't know if you can feel that.

-Yeah.

Get ready. Talk amongst yourselves! Right, here we go.

Here we go! It's done! You will not believe me.

But inside my pants, I have summoned up...

..the power... It's very hot, actually. ..to turn this egg...

..into a hard-boiled one.

SHE SCREAMS

-And it's really cooked!

-Exactly how you like it!

That egg might be boiled, but their brains are scrambled.

-You can eat it!

-I'm good, thank you(!)

What do you keep in your pants?!

Clearly, a saucepan of boiling water, my dear.

And that is it! Join me next time, for more amazing thrills,

horrific spills and unintentional chills

on Now You See It.