The buzz saw illusion performed on Melinda is the rare variation where the saw is placed with its axle below the table and cuts through the victim from below. It is same trick that was performed on Lynx in Episode #8.5 (1997). Melinda is completely nude, ruling out trick clothing, and her bare bottom can be seen to ripple as the teeth of the saw cut into her waist. This is considered to be one of the most baffling versions of the illusion, as it is obvious there is no way for her to avoid the blade.
The cremation illusion is the same trick that Melinda performed on Lynx in Episode #8.1 (1997), but the routine had to be modified. Normally, Lynx would be standing, completely nude, when the cremation illusion was introduced, and then would lie face up on the bench, before being restrained in place. Melinda Messenger was not willing to be full frontally nude, so the routine begins with her already lying face down on the bench when it is wheeled out onto the stage.