sawing in half
Stage box trick
Sawing in half is a classic stage magic illusion in which a person—typically a woman—appears to be cut through the middle with a saw while lying in a box, then restored unharmed.
The trick dates to the 1920s and remains a staple of magic shows.
Figuratively, to be sawed in half suggests being torn between opposing forces or divided loyalties: I felt like I was being sawed in half trying to please both sides.
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
- stage magicPerformed illusory feats
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- magicianPerformer of illusions
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- magic tricksmagic box, curtain drop, mirror trick, circular blade
- stage illusionstrap door, levitation, vanishing act, disappearing act, smoke and mirrors
sawing in halffusing
Joining by melting
welding · uniting · mending · making whole · splicing
sawing in halfbuilding
Enclosed roofed structure
constructing · assembling · fabricating · creating · putting together