Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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  • bcsizemo

    Proof positive that when the aliens come we will ignore them…(well until they start killing people at least.)

  • http://boingboing.net/ Rob Beschizza

    Really should have a mechanical component concealed in the back, which sprays the onlookers with blood and offal at the moment of truth.

  • Mike Robinson

    Pro-tip: no one actually says “Achoo!” when they sneeze.

    • http://vincenzoravina.tumblr.com/ Vincenzo Ravina

       FALSE.

      • headcode

        Gesundheit.

  • http://www.mikezed.com mzed

    Is the “how to” link correct?

    • http://twitter.com/RagingRoosevelt Theodore S Lindsey

      It worked for me.

    • jaytkay

       I get some loud Japanese cartoon with an inoperable volume control WTF?

      • Antinous / Moderator

        It’s an ad, which is sometimes there and sometimes not.

    • http://www.mikezed.com mzed

      Interesting.  It works properly on Safari.  On Chrome, it’s hentai.

  • theophrastvs

    Interesting how we really expect our clothing to closely follow our actions.  must be racial memories of fur or feathers or zoot-suits.  In anycase, this chap performs the illusion very impressively  (i’d end up with a really wry neck)

  • fbomb

    Ahh SLO town. That’s Rich Ferguson the magician, really intelligent guy, not your average corn-ball magician. Plus the people you see in the video, including the owner of the local hip spot coffee shop. Classic.

  • pinknoiz

    This was used to great effect by the samba school Unidos da Tijuca in 2011:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUzHi29OZsY

  • jhoosier

    That is great.

  • headcode

    I think the ending is the best thing I’ve seen all week.

  • rastronomicals

    Just like that, the internet is reduced to a more or less irrelevant battle for second place.