I am a big fan of Penn & Teller and one of their most famous tricks happens to be The Bullet Catch. To see their performance, refer to the link below:
http://youtu.be/DjDcARq8ty8
The summary is both Penn and Teller chose an audience member to pick out a 357 round out of an ammo pouch. The audience members put their initials on the bullet and draw a small picture (smiley face or stick figure) on the casing. They both load a round into each of their revolvers and, with aid of a laser sight, aim at each other's mouths. They pull their triggers, stagger as if they had been shot, and reveal that they have successfully "caught" the bullets in their teeth.
The only real hint that the magic duo gives is that this is a trick so at no point are their lives really in danger and they are not actually shooting live ammo at each other. Anyone have any idea how this is done? I've got my own theories but I'd like to know everyone else's opinion.
http://youtu.be/DjDcARq8ty8
The summary is both Penn and Teller chose an audience member to pick out a 357 round out of an ammo pouch. The audience members put their initials on the bullet and draw a small picture (smiley face or stick figure) on the casing. They both load a round into each of their revolvers and, with aid of a laser sight, aim at each other's mouths. They pull their triggers, stagger as if they had been shot, and reveal that they have successfully "caught" the bullets in their teeth.
The only real hint that the magic duo gives is that this is a trick so at no point are their lives really in danger and they are not actually shooting live ammo at each other. Anyone have any idea how this is done? I've got my own theories but I'd like to know everyone else's opinion.