A British magician has apparently walked across the River Thames, in front of the Houses of Parliament, and claims that no trick photography was used in the stunt. 28-year-old Dynamo — real name Steve Frayne — performed the trick as part of his upcoming TV show Dynamo: Magician Impossible, which starts on the Watch channel in a couple of weeks.
The stunt was certainly eye-catching and has gained Dynamo a great deal of press. He’s not the first magician to walk on water, with the American Criss Angel having done the same thing a few years ago. It’s widely believed that plexiglass is used in such stunts. However, Dynamo’s walk across the Thames took place in a much less easily controlled environment. Did the production crew manage to get a piece of plexiglass across the entire river? It’s possible, since one of the tricks to magic is to make people discount as impossible something that is merely improbable.
One would think he couldn’t put plexiglass under such a large part of the River Thames. Of course he could. He’d have to plan it properly, in advance, and get permission [from authorities]. It’s unlikely that Dynamo will reveal how he performed the trick at any point. (Source: You Tube)