How to moonwalk

It has come to my attention that you may not know how to do it.

Once you practice a while, you will look just like this:

And, if you practice enough you will be able to moonwalk like a ghost:

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Is it just me, or does that guy suck at doing the moonwalk? I'm talking about the guy in the first video. That guy in the second video is pretty good.

I remember some TV show from about 20 years ago where Michael Jackson was explaining how to do the moonwalk and how he came up with the idea. It's a pretty neat illusion.

By MadScientist (not verified) on 08 Jul 2009 #permalink