When Magic Tricks Go Wrong

Every magician at some point has had a trick go wrong. I compiled a list of the Top 5 comical and embarrassing moments in magic. From the insanely funny to the shocking, these are the Top 5 magic tricks gone wrong.
At number 5 is Illusionist David Martin. Caught in the middle of a performance on America's Got Talent, the trick behind his trick is revealed. What is funny is that he then says its all part of the act, when its obviously not. He was given the quick heave-ho off the stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggOQc7FmHq8

At number 4 is the "bad levitation". A magician walks out on stage and has an assistant "levitate" between two chairs. He then removes one. This is just funny because the assistant is just too heavy and the magician seems to realize his impending failure but continues the trick anyway: http://www.youtube.com/watch v=w5aNXa3lEhU&feature=related. Something similar happens here too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5S93YN1zgk&feature=related

3. Harry Blackstone performs to a huge crowd at the Orange Bowl Halftime show. Everything seems to go wrong for him but the best part is when he tries to make a woman appear and a light in the booth turns on too early so the entire crowd can see how he does it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiIBftJlWB0

2. Theres a trick that a lot of magicians muck up. Its where four plastic containers or cups are spread out in a line, and one by one the magician slams his hand down upon them. Under one is a knife pointed up. At the end of this video is a disastrous English magician who actually gets a volunteer from the audience and slams her hand down - on the wrong one. Yuck - and may he be banished from the magic circle forever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNdCcvY2Ti4

Number 1. Ok - this is seriously hilarious. This is the notorious masked magician. Yes - you know him, the magician who ruins tricks for all the professional magicians out there. Well, he went onto a live show to promote his latest DVD and what follows is total embarrassment as he completely mucks up a really simple trick and can't recover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8tQgHiMGGU