Well to some degree other than having the awesomeness language, cuisine and culture they are also badasses at performing magic tricks. Look at the YouTube video below and you'll see.

http://www.keepbusy.net/play.php?id=street-magician-turns-dough-into-baguette

Can you tell how he did it? + Show Spoiler +

**Hint** **Hint** look at his jacket collar

My father showed me this, thought it was amazing even if it was pretty simple. It make me smile hopefully it does the same to you! Have a nice day!

whoops there we go link should be working now!!

caradoc

Canada3022 Posts

January 29 2013 02:47 GMT

Saw this a while ago, I might be dense, but I still can't tell how he does it, + Show Spoiler +

even looking at his jacket collar

, and even rewatching it many many times.

Pucca

Taiwan1280 Posts

January 29 2013 02:54 GMT

On January 29 2013 11:47 caradoc wrote:
Saw this a while ago, I might be dense, but I still can't tell how he does it, + Show Spoiler +

even looking at his jacket collar

, and even rewatching it many many times.

apparently hes wearing two jackets and angle is misleading

GenesisX

Canada4267 Posts

January 29 2013 04:21 GMT

On January 29 2013 11:47 caradoc wrote:
Saw this a while ago, I might be dense, but I still can't tell how he does it, + Show Spoiler +

even looking at his jacket collar

, and even rewatching it many many times.

watch the jacket really closely at :37

Battleaxe

United States843 Posts

January 29 2013 05:56 GMT

On January 29 2013 13:21 GenesisX wrote:

Show nested quote +

watch the jacket really closely at :37

Looks like the giant loaf of bread he pulled out of his hand just rubs against his jacket.... /shrug

ETisME

12628 Posts

January 29 2013 07:30 GMT

many suspect it's fake and the company director admitted using some computer after effect
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2013/new/jan/4/today-show1.htm
the guy is from Taiwan and the company received a lot of money from the government to promote developement of culture.
they went on arguing what is real magic and what is fake.

SamsungStar

United States912 Posts

January 29 2013 17:32 GMT

Chinese for sure the best!

udgnim

United States8024 Posts

January 29 2013 18:28 GMT

still don't see it

also looks like the bread rubs against a scarf, not a jacket

llIH

Norway2144 Posts

January 29 2013 19:04 GMT

That trick looks impossible

Nerski

United States1095 Posts

January 29 2013 19:22 GMT

#10

On January 29 2013 16:30 ETisME wrote:
many suspect it's fake and the company director admitted using some computer after effect
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2013/new/jan/4/today-show1.htm
the guy is from Taiwan and the company received a lot of money from the government to promote developement of culture.
they went on arguing what is real magic and what is fake.

Not shocked at all, and was more or less what i figured. Street magicians are just more popular with audiences these days but everything is no different then on a stage...less with street magicians now the audience is fake as well as the trick. That or the trick is stage way way in advance and the magician is not just 'randomly' wherever on the street they are.

Integra

Sweden5626 Posts

January 29 2013 21:15 GMT

#11

Wait a second, are we talking about a fake trick? as in we know it has to be some trick to it, that it is not real, that the guy is tricking us. So he is tricking the trick...?

Xiphos

Canada7507 Posts

January 29 2013 23:54 GMT

#12

There was never an instance where the camera showed a space between his hands and his jacket/scarf. What he did was that he brought the baquette straight out of his jacket by pressing the original steamed bun close to the jacket/scarf and pulled it out. This is why you see his scarf tumbling out at end of his show.

BrTarolg

United Kingdom3574 Posts

January 30 2013 00:30 GMT

#13

On closer inspection i'm inclined to believe it's a camera trick/carefully scripted etc.

The fact it pulls a bit on his jacket at the end is a red herring, it just so happens that the baguette gets caught on his jacket

Burrfoot

United States1176 Posts

January 30 2013 04:26 GMT

#14

As a chinese person, I can produce something half as long and twice as delicious as that loaf of bread. (zero caolories !)