What Magic trick can be used to temporarily disorient the audience while you disappear?

Question

I have heard of Flash Paper, and Stun Grenades, but we need something that will cause a bright FLASH and BOOM so that we can disappear into the crowd after setting one of these off. What the heck is it called? I'm not having much luck Yahoo'n it...but I know SOMETHING like this HAS to exist. Any magicians out there???? help!

Answer 1

From a typical room stage to the audience?

When you see this effect on TV, they are using a LOT of special props and systems to help them, which you cannot replicate in most places. Some shows in Vegas, for example, have the room built around being able to do this. (I know some common methods, but we magicians cannot reveal secrets, and it would not do you any good anyway.)

You may want to rethink your situation. To disorient an audience with just flash and dazzle while you slip into their non-customized space would be really tough even for a master magician or ninja.

There are certainly ways to disappear from stage, and after a suitable period, reappear somewhere unexpected (and a lot of the magic you see on TV has built-in time wasters to give the magi the chance to move).

Good luck!

Answer 2

Turn the lights out.