[1][2][3] The illusion is very similar in principle and performance to the older "Thin Model" versions of sawing a woman in half, with the exception that the boxes used to cover the assistant being divided are clear, rather than opaque.
[8] During the 1996 TV special Champions of Magic, Jonathan Pendragon performed the illusion on the show's host, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.
[citation needed] Italian singer Sabrina Salerno assisted illusionist Martin in a televised performance of Clearly Impossible.
[citation needed] In February and March 2012, Hans Klok visited the UK with his stage show The Houdini Experience, playing a five-week run.
During the press night at the Peacock Theatre in London, he invited actress Louisa Lytton up onto the stage and, without any prior rehearsal, sawed her in half in his Clearly Impossible illusion.
[citation needed] In October 2019, during an appearance on the BBC's The One Show, Hailee Steinfeld was sawed in half in a performance of Clearly Impossible.