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Super slow motion reveals secret to magic skateboard tricks is actual magic

It turns out that 1000 fps video of tricks that look like they're done through the use of magic levitation shows them to be the result of mmmmmmaaaaaggggiiicccc

It turns out that 1000 fps video of tricks that look like they're done through the use of magic levitation shows them to be the result of mmmmmmaaaaaggggiiiccccc  lllleeeeeevvvviiiiitttaaaaatttttiiiiooooonnnn...

The second best part is the best-guess names of the (uncommon) tricks from the guy who posted the video:

So here are my best guesses as to what they should be called:Kyle McPherson -- nollie dolphin flip (AKA nollie forward flip)Cameron Carmichael -- backside 180 casper flip (?) (or bs 180 hospital flip)Jerrod Skorupski -- nollie heelflip bs body varialDavid Case - nollie 360 shuv underflip (AKA nerd flip)David Case - frontside shuv underflip (AKA kiwi flip)Dustin Blauvelt - hardflip pretzelDustin Blauvelt - Merlin twist (switch front foot impossible fs 180)Dustin Blauvelt - nollie heelflip indy grabShane Anderson - early grab frontside 180 fingerflip (?)Jovan Pierson - pressure hardflip (?)Jovan Pierson - ?? I don't know what this is, I just call it a Jovan flipErick Schaefer - backside pop shuv underflipTim Hamp - Nollie pressure hardflip (?)