Totally Fake!
You can't put a metal plate in between the two parts if the neck is in between!
Also the switch is supposed to happen in the beginning.![]()
Why do folks fall for this sort of trick? This is advertising just like this previously viral video clip from a prank show supposedly gone wrong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDg6waAsYw8
source
http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/gaaq7/is_this_real_magician_kills_assistant_wife/