A video of two German kids—Michel and Sven—performing a magic trick that ends very, very badly went viral over the weekend, garnering over 2.2 million views and shocking and awing viewers everywhere.  In the video, Sven does the old tablecloth trick and it ends in Michel being crushed (possibly to death) by a huge bookshelf.  Those of you that were feeling guilty about chuckling when Michel got crushed, not to worry!  As you’ve most likely guessed, the video is a fake.


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