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What is it Fakirs are Indian "magicians". They are supposed to have supernatural powers, and are able to do famous physical feats that defy the maxims of Western Science. Right from the start, the Western side has always been baffled by the Fakirs, about how they can lie on a bed of nails without getting injured, or even yogis able to keep their head in the soil and survive without air for minutes. Fakir magic is most famous, or to the Western, infamous for the tricks of levitation and the "rope trick". Fakirs like to perform levitation, whereby they will go inside a tent and seem to lift themself off the ground. After which a helper would remove the tent and show the fakir floating, and the audience can try to find ropes by using their hands and going around the fakir. After a while, the tent is put over the fakir again and slowly he seems to float down, and soon, be on his feet again. The rope trick is performed when a fakir seems to throw a rope up into the sky and the rope will not drop, instead, hanging straight like a bamboo pole rooted to the ground. Then, he will make one of his child helpers climb up the rope. Upon reaching the top, the child helper will disappear, and soon, the fakir climbs up the rope too. Of course, they will reappear, but this fakir magic clearly baffles people's minds and no one can really give a logical explanation themself. The only people that know the truth, are perhaps, the Indian fakirs themself. What is believed to have happened Over and over again, the fakirs have always said that there is no tricks up their sleeves, and what they perform is through their "supernatural" powers. The fakirs never reveal their secrets, and only insist that they have the powers to do such things. Most people also believe that these fakirs have super powers, believed to be given to them by God. What scientists believed Western scientists, though, remain baffled by these fakir magic, but some has been able to give some answers. For example, the trick of the lying of nail has been long proven, as the number of nails helping. The greater number of nails ensured a lesser amount of pressure being inflicted on his skin, thus, the nails do not pierce through his skin. But still, no one is able to give an explanation for the levitation tricks. But to many, the Fakir Rope Trick is a lousy and "fake" trick, saying that the ropes are supported by a hidden wire. The feel that this trick is carried out at night and with the help of lanterns, can actually make the audience believe in more than what actually happens. It is believed that with the lightings, the Fakir and his helper can actually disappear, due to the light. Others say photos of these rope tricks are fake as there are probably bamboos in the ropes. Conclusion Many believe in Fakir magic. Some even worship the Fakirs. They seem to have supernatural powers, powers no one have. The majority of people believe in them, but there are still westerners who refuse to believe in these fakir rope tricks. But still, the explanations they give are just not acceptable, not to a certain standard. People are not swayed by these otherwise illogical explanations, and continue to believe in the Fakirs.
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