The Magicians Behind the MASCIsabella Reina BucknerApril 03, 2025Lesly ContrerasThe Materials Magic Show's most famous trick, shown here, levitates a person using thin threads attached to a beam. (Mario Rodriguez/UC Davis) As a raptured audience looks on inside Khaira Lecture Hall at the University of California, Davis, a magician commences their act’s most famous trick: making one of their assistants levitate. A giant swing set-like structure is brought out. Two thin threads attached to ei...
