i'm guessing it has something to do with the post on the yogi's left. it may have a horizontal support, like a seat, sticking out and providing a surface for the guy to sit. his baggy pants are loose enough to cover this from view.

Yeah it's definitely a horizontal support attached to the post, as you can see the bending moment applied to the bamboo.

The best part of this picture, however, is that dude's face in the background. :)

Yes, support through the cane. With the body weight, you would think that the lower part of the support would have to be wide enough on the ground to counteract the upper (the seat). And, hey, what d'ya know -- there is a carpet on the ground that is spreading far enough to do cover any construction of that size. Materials would still be a challenge...

I think I the bamboo pole has an iron/steel core: The last inch before it touches the carpet seems to be thinner and black. Still, it needs good welding to support a person's weight.

the rug is the base is is steel and coverd by the rug with wieghts behind or under the flowers with a rod going though the bamboo pole connected to a fiberglass seat that he is on

I think he's just using magic

Well.. I saw this same guy a couple of days ago in Amsterdam. After the act he rolled up the carpet. There wasn't any metal construction in the carpet as far as I could see. The post on the left is about 15 meters away so no horizontal post connect to that.

it has to be thru the pole by the way he hovers by it, but its pretty cool

HOw is he flying?

its a high velocity picture
the man jumped and crossed his legs

i've done that and pictures are really good

haha. isn't yoga not yogi?

wtf is yogi? i only know yoga

he was jus smokin some of the diggety dank...

It cant be a high velocity pic, because his necklace is still. Plus, it has got to be magic, notice the intense concentration and the weed on the ground...

Its the Bottem part of his body. The cain is attached and spreads out to a part that his lower body slips into without much recognition.

Where did his shadow go?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=dictionary&q=yogi

Online dictionaries were made for just this kind of situation.

He Must Be High!

Fakirs have done this trick for many generations in India--steel rod into ground concealed in bamboo, small seat and connection to steel rod hidden by garments. Can anyone do this? Why would they want to.

Hey, "genius", if you really are a genius, you would know that a yogi is someone who is proficient in yoga. And I'm only 12.

I agree with mateo3527. Great illusion. :)

I bet he's sitting on a camaflouged seat. Notice how the pole is leaning slightly to the left. If he was putting weight on it, it would lean.


POSER!

I think it was red bull! He drank red bull! Yeah!

I saw this on tv last night and they exposed the secret. Ok so the guy is sitting a a little plate, hidden underneath him, connected to the pole he is holding, and the attachment of the seat and pole is hidden inder his sleeve. The trick has been used for hundreds of years.

It looks like he was photoshoped in.

I dont believe in this junk.

i REALLY want one of those sticks. Yes, they do have a thing to sit on- i've seen them before.

I'd want that costume too. Especially the pants.

and fortunately, my hair already looks like that.

The beard... maybe not.

ok his "cane" on his side has a plate attached to it, hes sitting on it. They have done thins for soooo long. Plus you just gotta look and youll find a video online


http://youtube.com/watch?v=etSivpBHUmE&feature=related