The magician presents a stand, placed stage centre, which supports a sword in a vertical position with the sharpened tip pointing upwards.
The magician then appears to revive her with a kiss or with some magical gesture before lifting her from the sword and placing her back on her feet so that she can be seen to be unharmed.
Most of the adaptation to this version was done by Craig Browning, which included a rather lengthy routine composed on a "walking on water" and "suspension" prelude to the slow-motion penetration of a central cascading fountain through the torso... the performer being able to push his hand down through the cascade and out the back-side of the young lady and more.
The fountain routine was created for the Browning show and due to unfortunate events, the main bowl of the fountain was destroyed and the effect never resurrected via Creative Illusion though Owens Magic seems to have produced a version; it is unknown if they are employing the same or similar methods of operation.
The Torch Penetration was made as an exclusive to Joaquin Ayala who introduced it at part of the SPELLBOUND show in Las Vegas.
The Sewing Needle version was developed by Browning for a major production scheduled to go into an Myrtle Beach theme park, which never materialized.
It is unknown who has the Needle but the over-all effect involved a major black-art animation sequence that was known only to Whitaker & Browning.
This prop was actually featured on an episode of MATLOCK -season 2 - episode 21) The Scissor Impalement was built exclusively for Italian Illusionist Erix Logan by Bill Smith MagicVentures Very few manufacturers have the legal right to make any of the versions noted here,[citation needed] with the exception of Owens Magic in Azusa, CA, Bill Smith, John Gaughan and Magic Craft, which is no longer in business.