Penn and Teller's Fool us Season 8: Can Topas fool Penn and Teller on a treadmill? 

One of the greatest thinkers and illusionists of our time. I’ve been in awe of Topas since I was a kid and he keeps delivering!

I’d love to see this effect used in a play. Obviously, it’s magical but I think equally dramatic. Can see so many ways this could be used with more in-depth story telling.

Sometimes, it's not the trick itself, it's the artistry. The illusion was beautiful, like I was watching a movie with CGI or something. I've got a basic idea of how it was done, but who cares? The performance was beautiful. I know how Cirque du Soleil acts are done too, but I still like to watch beautiful performances =)

It's one of those tricks where the broad strokes of how it was done are fairly obvious, but the more you think about it the more the technical challenges blow your mind. I feel like it would actually be more impressive for people who understand how these tricks are done.

So.... I loved this. So artistic, the slow motions were magical and it was just amazing to watch. Yeah people pointing out how it didnt fool them, I DONT CARE, I LOVED IT Even the music was so fitting and good. Then I tried to find the music and guess what... The music is from topas himself... He even created the music. What a guy

you had some great style and dance moves there, not enough people are pointing that out! that was one of the best and smoothest ive seen, and i hate dancing - but it was captivating to watch

This has been one of my favorite P&T performances I've ever seen little frog!

I usually binge thru these vids without comment, but this was really good. The "how" is pretty obvious, but the presentation as a whole was a great work of art.

Not sure how you attach and detach from the rig so fluidly and quickly, but it's mighty impressive work!

Great work, dear Topas! 😊 It’s a real performance, the music, the story, your play - awesome and so entertaining!

Support frame on body. Electromagnetic coupler, and lighting to hide the machine. The fixed axis of rotation on his body is what gives it away imho

Even I knew right away how he did it but it still looked awesome!

i know how its done but i still had to watch again cause it was such an amazing act!

One of the greatest levitations I‘ve ever seen!

Yoooo. This is insanely refreshing and something I will never forget. Great great music too !

So I loved the beat of the song, and I went looking to find it. Turns out Topas made it himself! It's called "Less of Me" - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jNwrRPSiNIY.html

“It was really hip” Gives me a bit but I really don’t care to know more. Best levitating act I’ve seen.

TOPAS. I remember seeing you as a child on tv some time in the mid nineties for some kind of magic showcase and loving your act. I only assume it’s you because how many German magicians named topas can there be

It's very hip! One of the best levitations I've seen.

Oh hey, that was fantastic!!, hope to see you on Fool us again, keep trying it until you Fool them. Best of lucks!

That was great illusion! And performed by great mechanical and rhythmic skills - a pleasure to watch. Indeed the "how" of the main effect - levitating on the treadmill isn't really mysterious. I'm not going to say it, for the benefit of the people that like the mystery (I'm sure that most curious people whose brain is always asking "how" already have some grasp at least). But still in the very start of the show the trick with the dumbbell was a mystery to me :) First thing that came to mind is that the dumbbell is extremely light (I mean it was obvious that it's much lighter than real dumbbell), but I doubt that it would be light enough even if made mostly by painted aerogel. Also, the very first drop of the dumbbell showed that it would fall faster due to its own weight, but later it floated very gently and "naturally" (I mean in the sense that it seemed gliding in the air and couldn't notice any connection to anything. Also followed the motions of Topas perfectly) Great illusion!

Great act! Unfortunately, some of those camera angles gave away how it was done and flashed some irregular moves in you jacket that wouldn't have been seen from most other angles. That said, so much better than any of us could do.

Was this filmed recently? Are P&T still doing this ridiculous Zoom call nonsense?

Superb, mind-blowing !! The best, smoothest and most convincing levitation I've ever seen. thank you so much for a delightful 7 minutes !!

We all know _how_ to play basketball, but it's still fascinating to _watch_ top-tier, professional players. Same with many other sports. This was simply a great performance, and I found myself enthralled in the routine. Yes, we know how it was done, but it was still fascinating to see your take on it. Great job with the magic trick, and I wish you all the best with your continued career.

Usually I want to know how a trick is done. This is first time I where I rather enjoy the experience and appreciate the artistry. Well done, sir. Bravo!

Amazing magic. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed it.

This is part magic trick, part engineering accomplishment, part dance performance, and completely beautiful.

I think it's easy to know how it was done and I even understood the hints Penn has given, but it was simply awesome how smooth it was acted and how crazy it looked! Great performance!

Great performance. I never see levitating tricks fool them, but it's still an amazing performance regardless. He's incredible

I don't care if they figured it out. I had a big grin on my face the whole time like a little kid. And that's what magic is all about. Great act!

Long time David Copperfield and P&T fan here, and I can say that is the most beautiful and convincing levitation I've ever seen. It's just one of the most beautiful and entertaining tricks I've ever seen. I especially liked the way you built up to the trickery by trying our patience with some lame stuff on the treadmill! Your humor was delightful!

Really beautiful illusion.

wow, this is absolutely stellar, such an amazing routine. I haven't had so much fun watching magic routine in years. Everything was just perfect about it, the theme, the music (afaik original), the moves and it felt very current.

The performance as well as the magic Fabulous 👏👏👏 Loved it thoroughly

What a beautiful, entertaining and flawless performance. On the first one, I saw more than P & T, this time they one upped me because you fooled me, but more importantly, you entertained me!

The first time I saw you perform was on Worlds greatest Magic, when you made that electric guitar 🎸 appear and then the shades on your face… I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Definitely sparked something in me! Awesome performance 🔥. Josh

The reduced-gravity effect of the first trick, tossing the barbell. THAT blows my mind, and it is just the beginning! WOW! I keep coming back and watching this routine over and over because it is so good! And fun! Topas, you are awesome!

They might know how you did this, but I just admire this piece of art. Great work!

that man work in NASA

running in slow motion - man that was absolutely incredible to see.

I love him he is the best I ever seen

Can anybody tell, which song it was used

Legit solid dance moves haha

Maybe they and many of us know how it is done, but the whole performance is so amazing and great to watch that understanding these tricks don't ruin the whole effect.

Someone tell me what badass song that is/was? "All this Muscle" ???

What is the music and song name here plz??

OMG, the intro was filmed in Hohenheim! I studied there in 2008 :)

6:14 "A lot of people think that levitations...are kind of old school, but to us, it was really HIP."

2:35 This is how it feels like to run in a dream

Just WOW😮

But could he do it without the jacket? No.

Absolutely brilliant performance, and what an effect. Great work!

Great moves

I hate the fake crowd noise lol

2:58 his right hand doing something shady...

What an incredible performance! Loved it!

This is really impressive to me, not because of the mechanics of it (I don't know what's hard and what's not for this, so no real comment) but for the artistry of it. A lot of floating magic tricks are done on a vegas stage or other mythical or 'otherworldly' fashion, but this is showing something that is more felt by many people, rather then something they can't comprehend. The feeling of flow, of being entirely in sync and being in the zone while exercising or doing something very mundane, many many people can relate and understand that, and it doesn't really feel like magic or an illusion, but rather a mirror into a particular feeling, and that makes it great art, recalling a specific emotion and feeling. Some magic does this but rarely this sort of emotion where everything just clicks and feels natural. Really glad I saw this.

What a beautiful performance. Fresh new take on levitation. Loved it 👏👏

Screen... maybe recored in pandemic time, can somone tell P and T I know the virus trick

It would be great to magically gift 1000 likes each for style, presentation, imagination and 10x more for the effort !! Bravo BIG Frog !!

I would love to see this live in Blackpool next month!

Awesome. When u toss that weight, I was like wowwwwwwwww!!!!

Technology and physical fitness for this trick.

Such a brilliant work! Absolutely love the trick and wish you even more inspiration for future projects!

Damned cool performance. How it's done? Look even he knows pretty much EVERYBODY knows, so I don't think that's really the point, I think it's just the pure performance experience of it all.

The levitation I get. I’m still bewildered by the floating dumbbell.

Very entertaining! Great levitation! ❤

Genius and perfection! Such a great illusion. Also, the “mars gravity” barbell - such convincing effect! Thank you, Topas, for so many wonders you've brought to the world through the years!

Slo-Motion moments are the best 👏 2:34 Amazing Topas

I thought Penn and Teller were going to say they were fooled by the antigravity dumbbell. No gyro mechanism could produce that effect. I still don't know how it was done.

Unfortunately after this act, memberships to Happy Fitness doubled. Everyone wanted to try that treadmill. They are just now coming down to a reasonable price again. But there is a Topas Treadmill option plan now. GYMs these days, so much equipment and everyone uses the machine they can do for free outside by just walking. Well you float on this one, but still. 😅

treadmill was a nice touch, but unfortunetely for you, I already know how it's done. You connected yourself to a "magic wand" that was sticking out from between the black background curtains. You also slipped up a bit with the towel, I saw you move the towel around the "magic wand". Still amazing performance, thumbs up.

boy that escalated quickly. made fun to watch! richtiger kopfnicker

Why are they called Magicians. They are not. We know that what he did was impossible. It is an illusion. It was good,but the dark background helped.

Wipe the sweat from your brow - That was a reference to Mission Impossible. Basically Penn saying it's wires.

That was just cool. I usually prefer just card/coin magic but this is just.. It's just cool idk what else to say

It's special effects editing. No magic. Such BS.

I was waiting for the theme song “Believe it or not, I’m walking on air.” Awesome performance man!! 👍😎👍

This was Brilliant 😊 Just Loved It

Amazing routine! The slow motion effect was great, and then the added levitation on top of that just blew me away. Great job!

Once i see the magician is on a screen i dont even watch it easily editted

That was a really catchy song you used. What’s it called?

Love it, some clever stuff going on here.

The treadmill wasn't actually there. It's a green screen. Simple.

You can see it tugging on his jacket when he rotates against the black background. Bif you've been to Vegas enough times, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out.

Super cool act. The slow motion and the cool, confident and collected look worked great. You could go on the road doing tricks like this... Some people do card tricks but something that is large like this is great for a stage floor. Stuff like this seems rare to see in Canada.

well that trick was easy to figure out , if you watch the towel as he goes to make it spin around him you can see a wire pulling it up and around the bar that connects under his jacket and he reachs back and then grabs it and throws it around him .

Just the whole setup is a big electro magnetic field, if you closely look at the dumbbell bar he is holding, its not metal.

I can answer before even watching the video, no they didn't fool P&T.

Seriously, I just come back and watch this sometimes because it is so beautiful

The mount and dismount were a bit clunky and obvious, as was the weighted end of the cloth

Easy... sleight of gravity!

love it! what a great performance! einfach grossartig!

Now, if he could just get rid of the black wall behind him that hides the rotating arm which he’s attached to, it would make it much more interesting. This illusion is now better than the street performers floating in the air with their support hidden by a rug on the ground. As far as attaching and detaching from the arm, it’s as simple as a hook/release or industrial magnet.

Very Nice Topas…

Is that Bonn? The yellow building he is in front of in the intro clips?

I find it very annoying when the audience are clapping and yet the artist hasn’t done anything it is most distracting

Really smooth. David Copperfield approved!

Electro magnet and a forklift, duh.