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![The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/12/17/09/dark-knight.jpg?width=1200)
The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent
![Science Proves The Joker's Magic Pencil Trick From 'The Dark Knight' Isn't As Deadly As You Might Think Science Proves The Joker's Magic Pencil Trick From 'The Dark Knight' Isn't As Deadly As You Might Think](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2021/03/15/c6b8a6fc-ec1b-405f-ab07-131e430082a6/heath-ledger-192542.jpg)
Science Proves The Joker's Magic Pencil Trick From 'The Dark Knight' Isn't As Deadly As You Might Think
![The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/pBHbQhzL/poster.jpg?width=640)
The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent
![In The Dark Knight (2008), if you look closely at the pencil trick scene, Joker never actually stabbed the guy's eye with the pencil; he just slid it into his sleeve : In The Dark Knight (2008), if you look closely at the pencil trick scene, Joker never actually stabbed the guy's eye with the pencil; he just slid it into his sleeve :](https://i.redd.it/gqbuyi0xzhz01.png)
In The Dark Knight (2008), if you look closely at the pencil trick scene, Joker never actually stabbed the guy's eye with the pencil; he just slid it into his sleeve :
![The Dark Knight (2008): The Famous Joker pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan decided to stage the stunt for real, with the stuntman swiping the pencil away The Dark Knight (2008): The Famous Joker pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan decided to stage the stunt for real, with the stuntman swiping the pencil away](https://external-preview.redd.it/PPtttv7gMg_6Lbn1OGqdrhREG_WYI82mMQcNBVmo4t0.png?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a5d963a1a8413b6dcd5274867e4ccbc7437ad0e)
The Dark Knight (2008): The Famous Joker pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan decided to stage the stunt for real, with the stuntman swiping the pencil away
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