Gérard Faier, known as Gérard Majax (April 28, 1943) is a

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illusionist Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close up magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. It ...

. He has appeared in many television programs,

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demonstrations, and movies. From 1987 until 2002 he, along with

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and

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of the

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at the

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, oversaw the

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. During the 1990s, on a late night television show by

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Majax gave a demo of the "rotating table" ''supernatural phenomenon'': a group of "randomly" selected people from the audience stood around a round table, put their hands on it, and the table went up and started rotating. Observation of a video recording made of this event showed that some participants had metal hacks hidden in the sleeves of their jackets. When the participants put the hands on the table, the hacks "pinched" the table underneath, allowing it to be lifted. In 2000, he created a new theme park attraction called The Hallucinoscope.

External links

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Gérard Majax's official site
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Hallucinoscope site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Majax 1943 births Living people French magicians

See also

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