This article is about a magic trick. For piercing with a stake or point, see Impalement. For the band, see Impaled . Impalement is a stage illusion, in which the subject, often the stage assistant or magician himself, is first balanced at the spine above the waist on the tip of a sword, then spun around on it. After several revolutions, the sword passes through the subject, who then sinks downwards, onto the sword, apparently dead. The magician revives the subject, lifts him or her off of the sword, and then sets him or her onto the ground on his or her feet. Illusionists known for performing the trick David Copperfield performs the illusion on himself, as did Wayne Dobson and similar magicians. These performances were generally very similar. The Pendragons' performance is particularly noted, and is presented as being a "balancing feat". After being impaled, Charlotte is revived by a kiss, in t

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