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Old 08-05-2003, 09:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Wisepeople of the TFP...

I've wondered this for 15 years now.

Does the tilt that Micheal Jackson and Co do in the "Smooth Criminal" video towards the end use any wires? or is that actually natural?
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Old 08-06-2003, 05:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I don't know for sure (that is I don't have any written proof), but it HAS to be wires. His center of gravity was way outside and above his planted feet, which were side by side.
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Old 08-06-2003, 07:48 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I agree. Must be wires. Now, I've heard that he has done this move in his concerts. But he's either doing a minimized version, or he uses wires there, too.
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Old 08-06-2003, 09:23 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Ooooh! I know this! I saw it on one of the Michael Jackson profiles.

In the video they used wires attached to the dancers. But on the live stage, the secret is in the shoes that attaches to the stage floor by mechanical means. It's patented. (US5255452).

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?art...A9809EC588EF21
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Old 08-06-2003, 01:36 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 08-06-2003, 06:49 PM   #6 (permalink)
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In the video they used wires attached to the dancers. But on the live stage, the secret is in the shoes that attaches to the stage floor by mechanical means. It's patented. (US5255452).
That is sweet. I never knew how they did that live. Thanks!
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Old 08-07-2003, 02:51 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Interesting, reminds me of the levitation from street magicians.
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Old 08-08-2003, 02:24 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Michael can dance
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Old 08-09-2003, 01:32 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Michael can dance
MIchael and his legal team can settle out of court, if that's what you're implying, heh heh. Hmm.
But wires and mechanical shoes. Well that's just terrific for him.
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Old 08-18-2003, 03:20 PM   #10 (permalink)
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hahahaha i knever thought to ask that question, but i suppose i had always wondered how he did that in the darker more unstable parts of my mind...
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Old 08-18-2003, 07:18 PM   #11 (permalink)
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mechanical shoes.. taking it too far? :S
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Old 04-28-2009, 05:48 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Incidentally I was talking about this to my friends at work today!!
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Old 04-28-2009, 07:20 PM   #13 (permalink)
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What a random bit of knowledge. I never would have thought to ask.
Xerxys, you have found an interesting thread to bump.
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Old 04-28-2009, 08:08 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Incidentally, I was looking at the patent application referenced in this thread and Magpie asked what I was reading. I explained what it was, and am now the villain who ruined the magic.

Ah, well.
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