Prankster performs tricks on subway train and amusement park

A magician wears old man makeup and then goes to public places to confuse and delight people.

[#1 posted by clueless in brooklyn, August 26, 2008 11:20 AM]

Johnny Knoxville would be proud.

[#2 posted by geo the moose, August 26, 2008 11:23 AM]

that was awesome! I especially enjoyed the bottled drink off of the paper thing... I wish I would see things like this on MY commute home!

[#3 posted by grimc, August 26, 2008 11:35 AM]

Hilarious. Anyone know how the leaning thing is done? It can't just be amazing balance control, can it?

[#4 posted by The Lizardman, August 26, 2008 11:41 AM]

@1 Jackass culled their ideas for senior citizen makeup from japanese performers. Their strength was never originality (as they will generally admit) but rather the lengths they would go to (depths they would sink?) borrowing from others work / premises - that and they actually had support / backing from a major player in MTV

[#5 posted by kaahmfish, August 26, 2008 11:45 AM]

The performer is a magician named Cyril Takeyama-- he's actually pretty talented and has a lot of clips on youtube. Look up his awesome Lacoste trick!

[#6 posted by Zan, August 26, 2008 12:31 PM]

The leaning is this gimmick:
http://www.malloymodernmagic.com/the_lean.htm

It involved gimmicked shoes that hook into a heavy camouflaged baseplate.

[#7 posted by n, August 26, 2008 12:44 PM]

why are the japanese so much more awesomer than everyone else?

[#8 posted by artfreakydude, August 26, 2008 1:23 PM]

somthing about "classic" humor will always appeal to me....guess thats why i'm an animator =)

[#9 posted by Enochrewt, August 26, 2008 1:53 PM]

Wow, gravity leans that would make the Rocksteady crew proud.