How does the floating golden man levitate?

How does the floating golden man levitate?

What is the trick behind this golden floating man?

A man dressed in a gold suit levitating off the ground
A man dressed in a gold suit levitating off the ground/TikTok Screenshot/@michaelgoldofficial

As South Africans, we are used to street-side entertainment. We are spoilt for choice with our entertainment from mime artists to jokesters who parade at the traffic lights.

And now it seems that there is a levitating man dressed in gold that is truly mesmerising people with his illusions. 

Watch Michael Gold perform on a pier near Milton Beach, Cape Town. Courtesy of TikTok

@michaelgoldofficial WHAT'S KEEPING HIM AFLOAT IN THE AIR? ANALYSTS OVER TO YOU #levitating #floating #flying #fyp #viral #tiktoksouthafrica🇿🇦 #tiktoknigeria🇳🇬 #SAMA28 @Don Jazzy ♬ Umona Toby x Chley x Major x Yuppe - Major_Keys

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He has asked TikTok to guess how he is levitating, but people have come up short. 

Check out this mind-boggling video that has left spectators scratching their heads. 

Courtesy of TikTok.

@michaelgoldofficial Guys rate the reaction of this little Angel as she saw me levitating in mid air #levitatingman #floatingman #flyingman #fun #prankvideo #comedyvideo #magictrick #fyp #SAMA28 #tiktoksouthafrica🇿🇦 #tiktoknigeria🇳🇬 @IYANYA @Don Jazzy ♬ One Side (Remix) - Iyanya & Mayorkun & Tekno

He has left Mzansi confused with his antics.

Check out this video showing what spectators in Camps Bay did to him. Courtesy of TikTok

@michaelgoldofficial Fans in shock as Michael Gold rides Bicycle in the Air in Cape Town #SAMA28 #magicvideos #levitatingman #floatingman @Kamogelo Mphela 🎭 ♬ One Side (Remix) - Iyanya & Mayorkun & Tekno

One thing is for sure, we are more intrigued than ever to find out how he does it. 

But that's the thing about magic and illusion, when you find out it somehow depletes the will you had to know in the first place. 

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