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Smartphones seem to be able to do almost everything these days. but can they do this? >> there is a display of 10,000 iphone 5s just lined up in a domino setup. >> ah! >> its working! >> they make an elaborate curly q pattern, its tipping over. >> when it goes into the elevator, the elevator goes up, and it keeps going to the next floor. >> which brought the trick up just a notch. it wasnt just one floor. it was two floors now. >> then it finally resolves with this big kind of mural of iphones. ...

This big kind of mural of iphones. >> so is this the real domino effect, or domino special effect? >> it was just like too perfectly timed. looks suspiciously perfect. >> this one really stumped me because it looks so real. and its so precise. then your mind starts going how did they do that. >> its so many iphones, thats more iphones than there are in the world, im pretty sure. >> fake, thats my impression, of everyone on youtube, fake! >> we hear you loud and clear. the video of the tumbling i...

Like 15 years ago. the shotgun an air soft shotgun. its compressed air that shoots a plastic pellet. >> jeff uses an intrickal method to create the -- intricate method to create the ceiling debris. its done with a tv antenna and paper towels. >> i take the paper towel here, and his bit and peas of paper towel -- bits and pieces of paper towel on top. when i shot the shotgun, it hit the paper towel, and the pieces fell down. >> the makeshift special effect has a few kinks. [ bleep ] >> i would sh...

Bit as well. fantastic. >> being able to walk on water is not a requirement for the cast. so what went into that biblical special effect? >> they created a wooden platform underneath the water that the guy actually ran on. >> weights are used to hold the structure into place. another pliable layer is attached to the top of the platform. >> it was a flexible, bendable platform. so when you see him run, you see him tip back and forth. and it actually looks really, really real. >> when i first saw ...

Athletic, we needed them to be good fun, and the fact that they could act a little bit as well -- >> bon jour. >> -- fantastic. >> being able to walk on water is not a requirement for the cast. so, what went into that biblical special effect? >> they created a wooden platform underneath the water that the guy actually ran on. >> weights are used to hold the structure into place. and another pliable layer is attached to the top of the platform. >> it was a flexible, a bendable platform. so when y...

Editor daniel saldovar who creates the video on a summer break in high school. >> that particular summer sunny day, i was bored, you know, i want to do something today. so, let me create something. >> daniel has a visual effects program on his computer and wants to test it out. his idea is to shoot multiple shots and layer them on top of each other to create the illusion of being run over by a bus. >> i went out to the front yard, set up my tripod. i set up the camera, lined it up right, watched...

Effect or domino special effect? >> it was just like too perfectly timed. >> this one really stumped me because it looks so real and its so precise. and then your mind starts going, how did they do that? >> its so many iphones. thats more iphones than there are in the world, im pretty sure. >> thats my impression of everyone on youtube. >> we hear you loud and clear. the video of the tumbling iphones is completely false. the domino display comes from the creative minds at the studio in san franc...

The stuntman is visual effects editor daniel saldovar who creates the video on a summer break in high school. >> that particular summer sunny day, i was bored. you know, i want to do something today. let me create something. >> daniel has a visual effects program on his computer and wants to test it out. his idea is to shoot multiple shots and layer them on top of each other to create the illusion of being run over by a bus. >> i went out to the front yard, set up my tripod. i set up the camera,...

Night? >> every night. >> and you wake up to barack obama starring you in the face? >> exactly. >> senator durbin did out you a little bit, he said this is the most you ever made your bed. >> and the blinds are particularly beautiful. a guy can see the weather. its a special effect. >> the phone is still plugged in but has not worked in years. 547-5413. >> he is always saving money. >> their couch was a money saver too. >> my son wanted to throw it away. he put it out in the trash and it had to ...

Over the living room. >> seriously, this is where you sleep every night? >> every night. >> and you wake up to barack obama staring at you in the face. >> exactly. >> senator durbin did out you a little bit. he said this is the most youve ever made your bed. >> just for you. >> well, thank you. and the blinds are particularly beautiful. >> a guy can see the weather without having to get out of bed. its a special effect. >> the phone is still plugged in but hasnt worked in years. >> i still remem...