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unsnap_bicepstoday at 8:55 AM3 repliesview on HN

If you watch at 0.25 speed, you can see the staff is actually a magician's cane. It's a coiled up bit of plastic that springs open when you release the ends. You can see similar tricks on YouTube, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-j6G4sPwWU


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krackerstoday at 5:28 PM

That's fair, I think the fact that at 1:16 when they land on the floor one hand remains coiled as if holding something in it makes that a likely possibility. Guess I wasn't expecting a magic trick!

jhanschootoday at 12:02 PM

That's true, and the wobbliness of the cane is indeed characteristic of this device.

somenameformetoday at 12:08 PM

That definitely does seem viable. I suppose never say 100%...