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Leading a swarm of small, buzzing flying machines, techno-magician Marco Tempest orchestrates a "cyber illusion" that will have you asking yourself: Was that science or magic?
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Batteries not included
It wont be long fellas. The take over is close
Aim for the Chip.
@John Connorjust say no
*I never expected a MAGIC SHOW on TED*
You must be a new subscriber.
@Tim Tam’s Show me more!
Tim Tam’s
Yes indeed I am a new subscriber.
But that doesn’t means I wasn’t watching TED.
I just subscribed to it late
This falls under (T)echnology and (E)ntertainment of TED. Possibly (D)esign too?
isn’t this the plot of spider-man: far from home?
lol )
It is! Yes omg lmao
Everybody gangsta till the white light turns red
Assuming Direct Control!?!
In real World it stays white and u have no Time to run;)
At the end all I could think of was Merlin packing up his house in the Sword and the Stone! ☺️ amazing!!
**Spiderman wants to know your location**
This is like the scene from Big Hero 6 when Hiro was introducing the nanobots
Imagine them not being small and all of them having Gatling guns
Or just small bullet with high explosive?
Too heavy
This the type of stuff that’s needs to be on the trending list
OH BOY, YOU’VE MADE KILLER DRONES SMARTER!
The Greeting from Close Encounters was a neat touch.
The routine was pre-programmed. And this poor guy was poor on his timing.
It was still interesting to watch.
tHe rOuTiNe wAs PrEpRoGrAmEd….blehblehbleh
Exactly. The illusion was the guy’s timing to the preprogrammed script. Poorly executed too.
Big facts
It’s cringe to think he was in control lol
I love how art, performance, and technology are merging together in ways that have only been fabricated in movies.
1:42 ZENYATTA
This performance needs a score from John Williams or Howard Shore
It’s just some drones dude…
Battery powerd quadcopters but yes you are correct.
The illusion here is the timing of the speaker to the drones automated script.