0:00:02 > 0:00:04Come join us, one and all, in our world of magic.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07A world where you can't tell fact from fiction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Yeah, you don't get that nose from telling a lot of fact.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Welcome to Now You See It.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Looks like another dice trick.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Oh, sorry, it's a card trick.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35See this watch?
0:00:35 > 0:00:37It's turned into cash.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39£1.29, by the look of things.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Ilia here's time really is money.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- Yo, girl, what's your favourite colour?- White.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Oh, my!
0:00:50 > 0:00:51SHE GASPS
0:00:51 > 0:00:54I think you'll find white's a tone, not a colour.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Ah, great, it's the brilliant Yif.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00If I was asked who my favourite Chinese/French magician was,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03he'd win by a nose.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Ironically, when it gets to 12 inches long,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17it turns into a foot.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Sadly, seconds later, he sneezed and blew the wall down.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Wondering how all these amazing tricks are done?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Well, here's one we can show you.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35It's...
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Today, alchemy.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42The art of turning silver tat into gold tat.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43- Silver bracelet.- OK.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Over to Wayne Houchin,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48who clearly didn't get the "wear jazzy clothes" memo.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- I want to turn this into gold. - That would be amazing.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Check this out. In order to do this, I need some... I need some heat.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- I got one.- You got one? Come close, come close.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59We're going to try this with the lighter.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Now, please don't try this with a lighter yourself.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03If your hands are cold, just put on some mittens.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06We're trying to absorb some of the heat.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08I don't know whether the heat's being absorbed
0:02:08 > 0:02:10but the guy-liner certainly makes his eyes look smoky.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14If you turn this into gold, you hired.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Look, look. Right here. Right here, too.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- How are you doing this?- No.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Oh, what's happening here? It's changing colour.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Wow, it's gold!
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Apart from the ends.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27That's incredible.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Sometimes because of the heat transfer, it gets a little warm.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Do you see it?
0:02:35 > 0:02:36That is crazy.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38How did he do it? Find out later.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40APPLAUSE
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Who wouldn't do anything for the taste of lettuce?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Yep, even float in the air.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Mind you, if all I ate was lettuce, I'd be as light as that.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Oh, he's really enjoying it. Look at his cheeky little face.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59The tortoise is having fun, too.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Brace yourselves, levitation lovers,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06for the best street theatre production of Mary Poppins
0:03:06 > 0:03:09you've ever seen, courtesy of Germany's Farid.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Ooh, this is uplifting.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Look! He's off the ground... a bit.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Unfortunately, if the wind picks up,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23they'll find him somewhere near Frankfurt.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27The kids look amazed but here's the thing,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30he didn't need her brolly after all.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Yes, throw it away.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36And down he comes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Oh, dear. Looks like they need more than a spoonful of sugar right now.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Well done, Farid.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49To the mean streets of Slough to see what Ryan Tricks is up to.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Yes, bruv. There's one down there. Look, look, look.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Either he's about to perform a magic trick or, for some reason,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58he's going to kidnap a parking attendant.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04This guy, this guy, this guy, this guy. All right, let's go.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Finally found a parking ticket.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08So what we're going to do now is we're going to push it
0:04:08 > 0:04:11through the glass, so the kids can't steal it, all right?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Because we all know how kids like to get their kicks
0:04:13 > 0:04:15stealing parking tickets.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Whoa!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Although, he has interfered with the ticket and, as we can see,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25that is a fineable offence.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Oh, dear, what are we going to do?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34With so many magicians vying for work at so few birthday parties,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37some take to earning a bit on the side with a cleaning job.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41No, you're not watching this in fast forward.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45He really is very quick, making the rubbish vanish in an instant.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48He's welcome from my house any time.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53He'd certainly be handy in a spillage situation like this.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And who hasn't wanted to do this when your picture is buffering?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Now, magic for anyone who worries too much about germs.- Watch.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06He didn't touch the ring pull.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07And since we last saw him,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10our magical cleaner has cleaned the whole food hall.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Odd thing is, he doesn't actually work there. It's his lunch break.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Now, time for the answer you've been desperate to discover
0:05:17 > 0:05:19for all of 2½ minutes.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25You may remember Wayne Houchin took this rather drab-looking
0:05:25 > 0:05:28silver chain and turned it into a drab-looking gold chain.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31This gentleman is dumbfounded. He thinks it's crazy!
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Crazy.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I wish that I had the power to take silver and really turn it into gold.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38But, unfortunately, I can't do that.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Our bracelet is actually copper and we've coated it with zinc,
0:05:41 > 0:05:42so it looks silver.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45With that in play, we let science do the rest.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48You see, it is all down to some GCSE science.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Apply enough heat to some zinc-coated copper
0:05:51 > 0:05:53and the two metals combine to make...
0:05:53 > 0:05:55brass!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Shiny and gold, like...gold.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02But how did Wayne's magic hot hand cause this reaction?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Well, it didn't. The trick here is inside the oil drum.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09There's a hotplate set to 400 degrees, perfect conditions
0:06:09 > 0:06:13to make a cheese toastie and to trigger a chemical reaction.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Place the chain on the oil drum and bingo.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Absolutely crazy!
0:06:18 > 0:06:20That is still crazy to see. It's crazy.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24This chap has given up hours
0:06:24 > 0:06:26of valuable FIFA time practising this trick.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Definitely worth it in the end,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34but even more extraordinary is this next gentleman's ping-pong.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Well, he's got to find some way of amusing himself
0:06:37 > 0:06:40while he waits for his dinner guests to arrive.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41They were due an hour ago.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Mate, mate, I don't think anyone's coming.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It's probably for the best he's been stood up -
0:06:57 > 0:06:59he's spent so long arranging plates,
0:06:59 > 0:07:00he's burnt the pizza anyway.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05More high-octane ping-pong action as Phil Mitchell meets up
0:07:05 > 0:07:08with a glitter ball and gets more than he bargained for.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Phil wonders what's going on,
0:07:17 > 0:07:18as do the rest of us.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26But the real question Phil wants answered is -
0:07:26 > 0:07:29where's the other half of the Daft Punk tribute act?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35On that cliffhanger,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38let's meet Israeli magician Hezi Dean for a very spectacular...
0:07:40 > 0:07:42We join him as he asks a woman why she's chosen to wear
0:07:42 > 0:07:46an entirely pristine white outfit in the middle of a salvage yard.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49And then he asks her to pick a card.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52HE SPEAKS HIS OWN LANGUAGE
0:07:52 > 0:07:54She selects the king of diamonds,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56and he then gets her to sign the card.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Inviting her to lean on him to do so.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Even though that's not strictly necessary.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05HE SPEAKS HIS OWN LANGUAGE
0:08:13 > 0:08:16In time-honoured fashion, her card is placed back in the pack.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20You just can't be an old-fashioned card trick, can you?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22She's certainly enjoying it, looking relaxed
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and happy, not a care in the world.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Unfortunately, it is at this point that Hezi asks her
0:08:28 > 0:08:32to put on a safety harness and leads her to a large industrial crane.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37We've come a long way from a simple card trick, haven't we?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38And, indeed, from the ground.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45HE SPEAKS HIS OWN LANGUAGE Is that a sword?
0:08:45 > 0:08:49HE SPEAKS HIS OWN LANGUAGE
0:08:49 > 0:08:52She is still smiling! But let's be honest, she's terrified.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Yes, Hezi is going to bungee jump while brandishing a sword.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Whoa! Careful, it'll be an absolute tragedy
0:09:00 > 0:09:03if that sword cuts through the rope.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06After all, we'd never know if you found the right card.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Is the card Hezi speared on the way down her card?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE
0:09:16 > 0:09:18SHE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE King yah-lohm?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I think that means king of diamonds.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Why, yes! The king of diamonds!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27So, after innocently choosing a card,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30being hoisted 60ft in the air and watching a man plunge to
0:09:30 > 0:09:34his near doom with a sharp object, would she like to see another trick?
0:09:34 > 0:09:35No, Hezi, she wouldn't.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Join us next time for more uncanny illusions on Now You See It.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Yeah, see you later. I'm off to hang out with my mate, Hezi Dean.