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REALM OF MAGIC — Every so often, a trick comes along that makes you truly believe in magic. You could watch the trick 50 times and still never understand how it was pulled off. In fact, the more you watch, the more it appears supernatural.
For me, it's this sleight of hand performance from Chris Hannibal. He's so in control the whole time, and the things he's able to do really are amazing. Is he a wizard? Perhaps. Is he a master of his craft? Absolutely.
Does the trick in this video rise that level of amazingness? That's for you to decide:
The Orlando Magic mascot did a magic trick and I'm legitimately stunned pic.twitter.com/aWPxiyXN8R
— Ruairi S (@Ruairi_S) March 21, 2022
The creature here is known as "Stuff," and he's a mascot. He's not a particularly great mascot, with those weird star antennae that make him look like a Rainbow Brite character. Frankly, I'd say he's in the bottom tier of team mascots.
But even though Stuff is a silly-looking mascot, you have to admit that he's cool as a cucumber when performing magic. The trick itself might not be earthshaking, but let's give a shoutout to the mascot who did something other than jump off a trampoline to dunk a basketball.
