A person is capable of doing anything if he sincerely wants it. You can even overcome any challenges of nature - except, perhaps, one. This is the law of gravity. After all, how can you bypass a physical indicator that is a constant in our three-dimensional earthly dimension?
If this were possible, then people would no longer be able to walk on the earth and would scatter in different directions. However, if you dig deep into your memory, you can remember at least one person who managed to circumvent this law. This is the legendary artist, singer and showman, “King of Pop” Michael Jackson.
When the shock of what you saw (of course, it’s simply impossible to bend over like that!) subsides a little, you need to start thinking soberly. Common sense tells us that a trick is just that: a trick: it is based on some kind of deception, a secret, a practical joke on the viewer. Agree, even Michael Jackson's talent is not enough to defeat the force of gravity!
This tilt was first performed in one of the singer's classic videos. Later, having learned about the popularity of such a movement, the artist got the idea to transfer it from video recording to real life. Michael Jackson wanted to repeat this at concerts. It was then that he came up with a little trick, which was to create a special principle of interaction between the singer’s shoes and the surface of the stage.
The system is simple: these are special pegs that at a certain moment protrude directly from under the floor, and special shoes with fastenings in the heels. Thanks to this simple invention (which, by the way, even received an official state patent in 1993!), Michael Jackson was able to achieve his signature tilts at a crazy angle.
It must be said that developed legendary singer the mechanism looked so natural and imperceptible, and worked so flawlessly that for several years the public was completely unaware of how it succeeded. Everything changed in 1996, when the King of Pop performed in the Russian capital. Unfortunately, one of the pegs broke due to insufficient fastening, as a result of which the artist fell straight upside down and even injured his face.
Despite this, Michael Jackson immediately stood up and continued his performance. By the way, after the death of the cult performer, the same ill-fated peg that caused the secret of the super tilt to be revealed in 1996 was sold at auction for as much as 600 thousand dollars!
Apparently, someone really wanted to get this “traitor” into their collection.
For any person there is only one insurmountable thing - gravity. It constantly pulls people and everything around it straight down to the ground. But when you see the movements famous singer and dancer Michael Jackson, stereotypes are crumbling before our eyes. The King of Pop proved himself to be a talented inventor and learned to defy gravity.
Something incredible happens when you watch the “Smooth Criminal” video for the first time. Michael Jackson ( Michael Jackson) beats up criminals while dancing in a snow-white suit, and then the incredible happens. With amazing ease, it tilts 45 degrees and slaps gravity in the face. The world stops and nothing will be the same.
Over time, you realize that these are the best, most epic dance moves in the world cannot be the result of Jackson's dancing skills alone. There had to be technical “stuff”. And an attempt to repeat this trick by the uninitiated will end with a broken nose.
When Michael Jackson did an epic 45-degree lean in the video for "Smooth Criminal," he completely blew the minds of everyone watching. So he wanted to recreate this dance in live performances on his tour. Realizing that this would be a little more difficult than attaching the cable, the King of Pop developed a special trick to perform this maneuver. Jackson and two co-authors developed a clutch mechanism that was built into the stage floor and performers' shoes. It allowed stunt performers to lean over without having to keep their center of gravity directly above their feet.
This system consists of mushroom pegs that rise above the stage floor at the right moment and special shoes with ankle supports and cutouts in the heels that can slide over the pegs and be temporarily secured to them.
In 1993, Michael Jackson and his two co-authors were granted a US patent for his magic shoes.
These shoes worked great and everyone thought Michael Jackson had defied gravity. And everything was fine until September 1996, when, during a concert in Moscow, the fastening of one of the shoes became loose, the peg fell out, and the singer fell on stage. A broken pair of shoes and floor fungus ended up in the possession of the Hard Rock Cafe in Moscow and remained there until Jackson's death. The superhero's shoes from the '80s and '90s sold at auction for a whopping $600,000.
The King of Pop, who remained in the hearts of millions, was, although special, still a living person. Michael Jackson has haunted him all his life.
They say that the laws of physics cannot be deceived. However, many people are not afraid to challenge nature from time to time. Moreover, this is regularly done not only by scientists, but also by illusionists and pop performers.
Watching Michael Jackson perform, we thought that gravity had no power over him. His moonwalk made him doubt his own vision, and his other dance techniques were breathtaking!
It turned out that Michael Jackson was not only an excellent artist, but also an excellent inventor. Thus, his famous anti-gravity tilt required not so much physical training as technical savvy.
The King of Pop came up with special shoes that securely hold the body when tilted at 45°, and his assistants brought this idea to perfection. In 1993, the miracle shoes needed for the trick even received a patent, although by that time Michael Jackson had been actively using them for several years.
The shoes were distinguished by a high and dense boot, which securely fixed the leg when bending forward. The heel had a special V-shaped cutout, while several pegs were fixed on the stage, invisible to the viewer.
These pegs were a bolt with a wide head. During the dance, the singer stepped on a peg, deftly snapped his hat into the heel cutout and performed an anti-gravity tilt.
However, incidents also occurred. So, in September 1996, during a performance in Moscow, one of the fastenings became loose, the peg fell out and the singer fell onto the stage...
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