This just showed up on
Snopes. I watched, and was kinda freaked out, but I figured it was just video trickery with staged reactions from the crowd, and left it at that.
Nope. They leave it unexplained due to "the magician's code", but they state that:
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Originally Posted by "Snopes
* The man shown orchestrating this event is magician Criss Angel, and this clip was taken from his Mindfreak television program, which airs on the A&E cable channel.
* The illusion he performs is not dependent upon video manipulation or digital trickery — it can be executed essentially as shown in the video clip.
* The woman is not actually being pulled apart; she's taking part in what is commonly known as a "magic trick."
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Also interesting:
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During the performance of a stage illusion show, a magician requested the help of a volunteer from the audience. An unassuming fellow stood up and climbed onstage. The man was placed in a wooden box and the familiar sawing-in-half illusion commenced. The box was severed and each half separated to the delight of the audience. The halves were then pushed together and the volunteer restored. The volunteer walked back to his seat amidst resounding applause. Suddenly, in full view of the audience, he toppled over and split apart at the waist. His legs walked off to the left, and his torso crawled to the right. Gasps and screams were heard in the audience. Many people fainted. Others fled the theater. The disturbance it created was so disruptive, the effect was never repeated.
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So, this trick can be performed live. Ew.
I searched a bit further, and it turns out Spoiler:
it is two women. The "top half" is a woman who does not have legs, she's just a torso. The key to look for in the video is that Criss helps her lay down on the table. That's to help keep the two women together at that point.