“Just gotta have a little faith … ”

I remember as a kid watching David Copperfield [1] making the Statue of Liberty disappear [2] and always wondering how he managed to do that. It was only years later when my friend Hoade told me how he did it [3] (okay okay, here's the Straight Dope [4]).

Well, that feeling of wonderment came back when I saw Criss Angel walking on water [5], across a crowded swiming pool at a Las Vegas casino. It's an amazing trick, however he managed to do it.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield_(illusionist)

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanishing_the_Statue_of_Liberty

[3] http://magic.about.com/od/biosonfamousmagicians/a/statueliberty.htm

[4] http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mliberty.html

[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yRXA3d7-hE&NR

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