FUSHIGI: As Seen on TV's Weirdest Product

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I used to see a commercial for this thing called the Fushigi Magic Gravity Ball all the time when I was younger, and I always wanted to try it out. But what was it, really? Let's find out!
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[@markconigliaro]

I'm a "professional" contact juggler and I was around during the inception of the fushigi. Here's some extra background from someone in the community. In the last video I made a comment on it so I'm going to copy and paste it here. Later today I'll add some stuff about this particular video. Fushigi is just a brand of ball used for contact juggling, and it was a horrible contact juggling ball. I was a contact juggler years before Fushigi existed (the creator came to our forums and even asked us for advice, he didn't actually take it) and Fushigi just killed contact juggling on the spot. The problem you can see in this video. Contact juggling is HARD, very hard, it takes hundreds of hours of practice to make it look good (the people in the commercial were doing beginner moves, and some not that well). Before fushigi I would contact juggle in public and people would be amazed. They'd stop in their tracks with their jaw dropped, come over, ask questions. I'd hand them the ball and they couldn't believe it was just a very heavy ball. Then fushigi came and the reactions were "oh that's just a fushigi" and keep walking. Because they thought the ball was doing all the work, it's a magic trick. Nevermind the years it took to nail these moves, stuff 100 times more complicated and smoother then what you see in the commercial, it was all reduced down to a party trick. Other members of our forum were street performers and they had it even worse. They'd contact juggle in their acts and had a very noticeable decrease in tips because people thought it was a "magic ball" which did the work for them. People thought they just bought the ball and hit the streets a week later, instead of 5+ years of practice. You can see all the people in this comment section who were disappointed that they got a fushigi and it was just a ball. Also, it's a terrible contact juggling ball because it's actually too small and light. Real contact juggling balls are solid acrylic and very heavy, easily twice as heavy as a fushigi. The hollow chrome ball in the center was so it doesn't start fires. I've seen people light campfires with their acrylic balls, or melt the plastic in their car if the ball was in the open and in direct sunlight. The fushigi people didn't want that problem when advertising to kids so they put the chrome ball inside. The problem is that chrome ball was never centered perfectly, so you can always see it wobble around and ruin the illusion. Plus the chrome ball had a big seam on it that you can see. The illusion only works when you have a perfectly round ball with no markings so you can't see it rolling, rather you see it floating. In short, fushigi killed contact juggling and all of us in the community hated it even more than all of you who opened it up on Christmas morning.

[@kimchiandfries4830]

Damn that actually hella sucks.

[@InvestmentIdea]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXmkpoahjJJkm80 Finally its here.

[@whOmega_lol]

Holy shit there's actual lore to this shitty ball, that's wild 😂

[@Terra23437]

since the fushigi has since fallen out of fashion, is that stigma still present or are you able to juggle once again?

[@semicolon.advocate]

thanks for the info!!

[@horrorkidd7107]

the real reason Kurtis made this video is to prepare us for his new hairstyle which is a ponytail so no one will talk shit because its the fushigi that made him do it, no one can prove me wrong

[@lucidskulls]

you are absolutely correct

[@oliviaperry422]

he slayed the pony

[@damauri4720]

LOL

[@luciddreams3897]

🤣😂

[@dakotadad8835]

I wouldn’t dare to try and disprove your 100% factual statement

[@loreleihenry405]

i was strangely attatched to the ‘bathtub with a door’ (for old people) commercial - i would come into the room anytime that commercial was on just to watch it, i wanted a bathtub with a door so bad

[@erinnichols4866]

Me too

[@catarinaasilvacs]

I still want one :(

[@callerunknown]

SAME part of me still wants one

[@kayla123ism]

I’m 25 now and with the trouble I’m having getting into my tub lately it has reawakened my need for a shower with a door. 😂

[@zombeesnack]

I seriously wanted one so bad. …why though wth 😂

[@lydiacurrie3471]

I HAD ONE I begged my dad to get me a Fushigi and we couldn’t figure out what it was and we all waited for it to come in the mail and when it arrived it was just this big heavy glass ball. To show my excitement I suggested we pop the dvd in and try it out and I tried the first exercise and the ball rolled off my forearm onto our coffee table and broke the glass table top

[@malevolentsnow9867]

Somehow very poetic

[@FlaminiaJulia]

!!!*FUSHIGI*!!!

[@itsjohnnyr8560]

Childhood is an adventure

[@katyinajam]

Property damage

[@NextWorldVR]

​@@katyinajam Emotional damage...

[@jessycoolnessable]

The fushigi coming out in 2010 is REALLY throwing me off… I graduated high school in 2010 and I could have sworn I saw those commercials in middle school. Lol I think Kurtis uncovered a new Mandela effect.

[@MoniqeLaCroix14]

Agreed!!! Aint no fuckin way!

[@pikachuneoncat6480]

Same.

[@constonks]

The Fushigi floats in time as well as space

[@princesstriceestar]

I distinctly remember being like middle school aged when this came out and I'm damn near 40 😂😂😂

[@Rock_Lee_The_Handsome_Devil]

It couldn't have tho, I'm so confused , it was in that one David Bowie movie that came out in 1986…?

[@justice9818]

i used to watch the magic bullet commercials and think of how useful that would be in my life. I thought that that blender would seriously change the trajectory of my 7 year old life

[@InvisibleRen]

Yep. Kitchen appliances and vacuums.

[@april4524]

YES FR

[@shyexploring7660]

They got us with the ✨MAGIC✨ part😂😂

[@1WEareBUFO1]

As a twenty seven year old woman who now has a bullet type blender, you can never get all those years without smoothie back.

[@thesleepydot]

i didn’t watch the magic bullet commercial, but I DID watch other kitchen appliance ads, and I likewise thought I NEEDED to have them. like if not because they are worth the money, simply because they looked mesmerizing and easy

[@alibaron5255]

Glad I’m not the only child who spent hours watching the same magic bullet infomercial each night. My sister and I still quote it sometimes lol. Nothing like waking up at 3 am to the George Lopez show theme and staying up to watch Mick and Mimi make chocolate mousse

[@Hamthy727]

Bruhhh yes😂

[@bananasauz4337]

I still quote "Jenny, you might not think so yet, but this, is a big deal," constantly

[@mynamescamila]

As a child who had blo pens, rainbow art, that magic rainbow blackboard, bead magic, and that hair string wrap tool... I'd say that yeah... Those commercials really got me too.

[@FigmentForever]

Also, my wife let me in on a fun fact: the church she was forced to go to as a young adult, banned the Fushigi ball as they thought it was actual “Magic” and deemed anything described magic as anti-Christian/witchcraft. That’s The South for you.

[@essr4580]

Hilarious

[@ZijnShayatanica]

I'm imagining a really funny sermon about the dangers & satanic temptation of the Fushigi.

[@bcc5701]

my buddy is from backwoods MO and his wife went to a girls school that taught housework instead of academics and they were burning Harry Potter books when it first came out

[@spencerscurr7149]

I've been yelled at by street preachers for contact juggling so yeah, can confirm

[@annalese135]

Yeah, I wasn't allowed to watch Harry Potter

[@miranda5533]

the thing that absolutely infuriated me as a child is that they kept bringing up that it “floats” but it clearly doesn’t float. oh every shot they say it floats it shows them literally holding it. it made me so mad as a kid.

[@lexi_may]

i’m glad u could see thru the bullshit little me thought it was magic😭😭😭

[@rachelhansen2417]

Right? My whole family thought this was weird.

[@ShadowWolfe]

Remeber the Hover Boards that didn't actually hover? That was so obvious but so annoying that they just went with it as if it didn't have wheels -or burst into flames.-

[@Laura-xn2uh]

It floats?!? 🤨

[@Bosihiov]

Seriously! I remember the Fushigi ball being a gift one of my cousins got for Christmas and we were all like “Wtf why did your parents buy you this.”

[@awandererfromys1680]

This was a minor rage as well back in 1986 after Jim Henson's _Labyrinth._ The contact juggling was done by Michael Moschen who basically invented the modern form and introduced it to the world in that movie. It's really quite mesmerizing to watch. The movie is awesome too.

[@xsvin3749]

Thank god, I was about to lose my mind without the mention.

[@farberry17]

Childhood friend and I were equally obsessed with the magic bullet advert when we were ~8, and 20 yrs later I finally got one when she gave it to me as a wedding present

[@user-himenes]

Sweeeeeeet im lowkey jealous

[@charlotteh7327]

my sweet grandmother overheard my cousins and I talking about how badly we wanted fushigis and got us all bouncy balls for Christmas because she thought that they were the same thing

[@simplykathrynrebeca]

That is so cute 😭😭

[@1cepool]

that's so sweet 😭😭

[@emilied2986]

Bouncy balls are better and please protect her at all costs

[@MrChristianDT]

Lmao. When I was about 8, I got Pokémon Blue for Christmas. My Gradmother said "now, I just need Pokémon Red." I told her, don't worry about it. It's literally the exact same game, just with slightly different Pokémon in it. Pokémon Yellow comes out, we go through the same thing. Pokémon Gold & Silver comes out & I actually go to her & say, "OK, this one actually is a completely different game this time." I never got it. Skipped over the whole 2nd generation because of that. Lol

[@imbluedubbadee]

@@MrChristianDT her poor confused brain must have been going crazy 😂

[@moarika7378]

i distinctly remember forcing my parents to buy a fushigi and when i finally got it i literally did not know what to do with it so it ended up sitting on the floor for a few years, don’t know where it is now actually

[@bleet570]

@Don't read profile photo 🤓

[@TheOrdinaryPrudentPerson]

It's probably still there bro! Go look...and.... FUSHIGIIII!!!!!!!!

[@kaelah1326]

this is my exact same experience with it lmaoo

[@havenschade8174]

this is very accurate

[@DaedricFaZe]

Same, i got one as a gift and realized it was just a ball, i felt bad so i showed my mom one trick and never touched it again.

[@Dr_Sunshine222]

14:27 the face of pure panic on Kurtis’ face when he dropped the Fushigi 😭

[@Ryyi23]

Honestly really happy that the people behind Fushigi actually went out and found someone who was genuinely interested and passionate about contact juggling to make the tutorial DVD. +RESPECT

[@nilNell]

My grandmother gave me one of these, and let me tell you, as someone who never learnt how to use it, the property damage comes from launching the 2 pound rock hard ball into your parents stereo system.

[@videosbybug]

the mental image of that was so fucking funny thank you for this

[@videosbybug]

i’m so sorry about your parents’ sound system 🤣

[@seachelle2316]

LMAO

[@oliiseely6437]

honestly the most influential comerical for me as a kid was those bathtubs that come with a chair and you can "walk into" it designed for senior citizens. bro me and my sister genuinely thought that was the height of luxury and we would beg our parents every year for one. (we got a wii instead so we called it even.)

[@zellasimpson4281]

I loved going to my great grandparents just to sit on the chair in their bathtub

[@Mckinley-mick]

Nooo same 😭 I thought those things were THE FUTURE of bathing.

[@gracefulslumber8441]

I wanted one of those too 🤣 I remember asking my mom why ours didn't have one 💀 that, and the little door/gate one

[@bridget663]

I'm 35 now and I still kind of want one. 😂

[@LeslieJAlmeida]

@@Mckinley-mick It will indeed be, when you're 70 or so.

[@tini_ceh654]

I saw the ad for a Fushigi, had no doubt it was real magic, and wanted one desperately as a eight year-old.

[@peamoon]

Is it just me or did Kurtis look actually really cool in that fushigi video edit

[@science_bear]

It was awesome

[@wyndchyms]

Salt Bae

[@tylajo.moonflower]

Wait he wasn’t actually mastering it? I feel dumb now 😂.

[@c_evan_anderson]

Fun fact- the storage disclaimer was because if you left the ball out and sunlight hit it, it could ✨burn down your house✨

[@MissDraiha]

Also the usage disclaimer - it's a heavy ball. If a kid lobs that at your head, it would not be pleasant

[@skrtskrt22]

so could furby, but they never gave ME a DISCLAIMER

[@janmanuelnicholasj.garcia7197]

✨indirect arson✨

[@idontwantahandlethough]

@@skrtskrt22 I didn't know I could be any more terrified by those little things, but here we are...

[@WallebyDamned]

@@MissDraiha they hurt if you drop it on a toe. They are really good at seeking the same one, too.

[@CSpottsGaming]

I'm embarrassed to say I literally laughed out loud when you described the carrying case as a "ball sack"

[@Pussibericus]

@Jesus Gonzalez what is this? Some sort of judging of our major kurtis?

[@sirdanielfortesque5812]

@@Pussibericus Only God and @Jesus Gonzalez can judge me.

[@batterybroken]

Don’t be embarrassed bro, I laughed so loud at that part 😭

[@CSpottsGaming]

@@Pussibericus Does that guy not know that we have to be nice to Kurtis because he's the mayor of Kurtistown and that's the law?

[@CSpottsGaming]

@Jesus is coming. Read the Gospel. nah, I'm good

[@Lemons28KZ]

I legit never understood what the fushigi was as a kid, and even now... Like they're literally just doing tricks with a ball. It doesn't look like magic. It looks like something that some kid named Justin would do with like a baseball at recess when everyone else was just trying to play a game and ignore him.

[@dh.151]

as a flow artist thats really involved in the community its always fun to see takes on stuff like this. contact juggling is so cool, and like he said, it is kind of a dance. There are so many other really cool flow arts like poi, contact poi, buugeng, hoola hooping, staffs and dragon staffs, etc etc, that are dances but also prop manipulation. it takes a lot of practice and trial and error to find your style and flow (hence the name flow art). And being in flow state is a type of meditation once youre practiced enough, hence the "therapeutic" claim. Many flow artists find their craft an extention of their regular meditation practices. To anyone interested, definitely look into different flow art props! I was never any good at contact poi, but hoola hooping and poi resonated heavily with the way i like to move my body. xo

[@sairaaahmedd1306]

It’s hilarious that Kurtis doesn’t realize that he has always looked the part of someone who can Fushigi

[@muggins2279]

He also looks like he can out-hackeysack anyone on the planet

[@tonywebert8326]

​@najwa orajawa You're obviously a spambot but I like to think that this is an honest citizen of Kurtistown talking about his curvy body. I read this and legit thought "wait was he actually wearing a garter belt during his Fushigi demo" and got a little chub, NGL. Edit: typos cuz I can't type-o

[@dreabrown6595]

that’s just the vibe

[@1WEareBUFO1]

With the Penn Gillette ponytail it hits different.

[@1WEareBUFO1]

@@tonywebert8326 this checks out. We don't know there's no garter belt underneath, after all. 😳

[@HilTheMill]

KURT the Magic Bullet commercial was SO important to me. The product too, but mostly the feature length infomercial. The grumpy hungover uncle who is cured by a smoothie? I relate more and more to him every day. Idk but I feel really seen rn

[@HilTheMill]

Damn I guess it’s finally here then

[@anonymous71207]

I hope that uncle is doing well and is not hungover

[@Mckinley-mick]

Same!!! Early Saturday morning infomercials we’re my SHIT. My parents told me I used to run into their room and wake them up after watching them and practically could recite all of the buzzwords and jargon from the commercials. 😂 I used to slightly memorize the super fast disclaimer/side affects from these infomercials and drug commercials also. Life of 5 tv stations to chose from lol

[@austinrenner9568]

@@HilTheMill your message to kurtis had me laughing. Your response to the spam made me cry laugh. Thank you, it was needed.

[@HilTheMill]

@@austinrenner9568 omg that makes me so happy!! Hope you have a great weekend!

[@verymuchaperson]

I liked the the part when he said “it’s fushigan time” and fushiged everywhere

[@radiclelife]

12:11 should’ve put a ponytail on the baby 😂

[@julescegan]

Every single time, without fail, the Barbie “balls” reverb will make me laugh. It will always be funny

[@Kettie5]

𝕓𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕤

[@julierosales2997]

It’s funny EVERY SINGLE TIME

[@Evanz111]

I was hoping for more than one in this video!

[@kurtpaulsen1]

Literally same

[@mayagarcia-hector2732]

I reference it a lot and I know nobody will ever get it :/

[@HarleyQuinnSin]

My father was SO into this thing when I was a kid. He'd freak out every time he saw the commercial, just like he was a big kid. He finally got one and demanded I watch the "cool tricks" he learned 😂. He passed last year, this video was a really nice reminder of him 💗

[@katiefox6541]

This is so sweet. Sorry for your loss

[@val77701]

@SМL Shorts 🅥 jeez, stop

[@deadlykota]

my dad was the same way with stupid commercials like this, he got so excited when he saw them and loved laughing at the absurdity. he passed nearly 16 years ago, every little thing reminds you of them and sometimes it's really nice to have something to hold on to like this. im sorry for your loss, but im glad you have such a fond memory like that. ♥️

[@elduhh]

i’m sorry to hear about ur father, what a sweet memory of him 💗💗

[@PissyLissy]

AWWW RIP

[@exactlyschrimps]

only kurtis could make a 21 minute long video about a ball from 2010 that i'd watch the whole way

[@S.0leander]

Kurtis' mustache looks like two Yorkies kissing

[@Ellicess]

I’m so glad the “BALLS” soundbyte has become a recurring gag because I already quite it all the time lmao.

[@Yoanna_666]

@@melly5416 they want to act smart lol

[@gomennegao]

@niddg viiut that’s just how things are in Kurtistown, and if you don’t like it, you still need to be nice. It is the law, after all

[@funkunko]

@niddg viiut do you understand the person you are watching lmao… don’t be so uptight it’s dumb and funny

[@debbydee6633]

@niddg viiut balls (slowed and reverbed)

[@FyWy_]

Heres one of my fav videos using it lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXmkpoahjJJkm80

[@sophieb-m1472]

The ponytail actually centers your energy and gives better balance to manipulate the orb

[@glitchf3stglitchw0rld61]

LMAOOOOOOO

[@missxspencer1538]

The 9th chakra is in the ponytail

[@matthewcarter5831]

the orb 💀

[@evermorestaytrue5272]

Having the balance bracelet adds 2176% more as well

[@mariesapphire1589]

@@missxspencer1538 this comment made me laugh so damn hard omg

[@lostgubbins]

for me it was. no joke, the worm on a string. i saw a commercial for them as a child and i wanted one for ages. i did end up getting one once i had my own money, and it was a novelty for a very short time and then spent the rest of its days in a drawer of my jewellery box.

[@seriousbacon3676]

Fun fact: fushigi is actually originally a Japanese word (不思議 literally fu-shi-gi) that means wonderful/marvelous with a hint of mystery. Whenever I see it I can't help but think of the ball lol

[@syndirsloth5574]

Kurtis you've seriously gotta do a video on how badly the movie Stuart Little aged. My wife and I decided to rewatch it the other night and oh my lord I cannot believe this movie was actually created. A family walks into a orphanage, see all these kids who want families and are like yeah we want the mouse. You could seriously have a field day with this movie.

[@jordanrogers8185]

YAAASSS PLEASSSEEE!!! I ALWAYS thought it was just FUCKED that they picked a fucking MOUSE over an actual CHILD... PLEASE COVER THIS KURTY BOII!!!

[@arxxx4249]

KURTIS DO YOUR THING!!! 🐁

[@NanaShaCrash]

Well it is a book. But, why they would make it into a movie was kind of a weird decision.

[@syndirsloth5574]

@@NanaShaCrash In the book do that make it known that they just live in a world that animals can speak? Because the humans didn't seem surprised at all that Stuart could talk. Plus all the other animals also talk, plus its made known that cats don't talk around humans so they can be pets.

[@JudgementalBudgie]

You are saying that you’d see a talking mouse in an orphanage and adopt a CHILD?

[@abathtub1411]

so brave of Kurtis to follow through with this video after realizing he was 16 and in fact, not a child, when the fushigi dropped. All the respect for my Mayor.

[@sipsmoretea2241]

As a 16 year old, i admit, I to want a fushigi magic gravity ball

[@orangecat9559]

I'm 16 and i am in fact mesmerized by that commercial and is in love with the balls of fushigi religiously

[@Summer-dr6tt]

Shit I’m 26 and I want a fushigi ball even after watching this video

[@cpcks18]

That year is most definitely wrong tho. I was 20 in 2010 🤣🤣🤣 These commercials were on when I was a child

[@child.of.turmoil]

Ayo, is no one gonna talk about the fact that Kurtis actually looks kinda good with the ponytail? It's such a different but cool look! Especially with the glasses.

[@indigophonix24]

Kurtis, don't let the fushigi ball discourage you from your real informercial dreams---the magic bullet. High key way easier to clean than a blender and it's kind of nice to be able to make single servings of smoothies (since they don't sit well in the fridge)

[@alliehenry147]

I actually had a friends that got one of these. She left it sitting on her dresser one day and the sun was shining into her room. The fushigi literally focused the sunlight and started a little fire on the carpet

[@carriem2115]

thats fucking hilarious

[@Mitreme]

looks like your friend didn’t follow storage and usage instructions and it led to property damage and bodily injury

[@sometimesicrytoooften39]

the power of fushigi is immense

[@phoenixfirebirbs]

that's actually so funny-

[@nyxicide]

LOL OH NO. And now we know why you never use them outside...

[@sickdoctor]

my younger sibling got one and there was a big warning about how you should NOT, under any circumstances, drop your fushingi on an uncarpeted floor. not because of the damage it might cause to the fushigi, but because The Fushigi Will Break Your Floor

[@sleepyclowns]

@dolita windo I think I read all of the comments this one was auto generated from lmaooo

[@DingusDoofer]

Girl if you drop it on your toe.. you be limping for days. Happened so many times for me

[@weatherreport15yearsago8]

I Love How You Typed The Last Sentence Like This Lmao

[@nikkelee3306]

it’ll also break ur teeth, not like i’m speaking from experience or anything…

[@toadjudgesyou1021]

Someone’s just holding up a store with a fushigi

[@Icefrompacificocean]

i’ve had one in my house as a sort of junk drawer staple object and it’s genuinley one of the most nostalgic random stupid objects ever

[@KayleeCee]

My grandma got these for a lot of my younger cousins for Christmas circa 2010-2011. I think they were selling them at Walmart in the As Seen on TV section around that time, and that's where she got them. Everyone was pretty excited initially, but the disappointment soon set in. But the kids did a good job at still pretending to be hyped about it in front of grandma, which was good.

[@spencerscurr7149]

Professional contact juggler here: I was doing a show earlier today and let a guy in my audience feel the ball. He yelled "WOW! IT FEELS LIKE A BOOB!" to which somone else in the crowd immediatly yelled "Wow! This guy has never touched a boob!". That filled my heart with joy. 7 years ago they all would have chanted in unison with their eyes rolled back, "THAT IS A FUSHIGI" Edit: Professional Ponytail Man here

[@abigcupofwater]

THAT IS A FUSHIGI

[@worstusernameintheworld9871]

as someone who is born a woman, are b0obs *not* a solid round ball like a fushigi??

[@blackseoulite]

@@worstusernameintheworld9871 I personally think my boobs remind me of steamed dumplings 💀 Not solid at all. Edit: Steamed dumplings, with an added water balloon effect. 🥴 I’m really out here with steamed dumplings filled with water attached to my chest… Should I add that to my résumé? 🤔💀

[@Tw0Dots]

@@worstusernameintheworld9871 second base is now just contact juggling

[@wulthawhitastand7113]

Idk why at first I read it like BOB

[@drknflx]

i remember watching a video years ago called “trying to break a fushigi” and it was a guy throwing a fushigi off the roof and shooting it with a bb gun until it broke. it never did.

[@alyssap3590]

fushigi doesn’t break, it breaks you

[@baileymae305]

@@alyssap3590 best comment ever

[@gayjayy]

But Mac can scratch it 5 seconds after taking it out of the box...

[@Sonderasf]

I dropped mine on some pavement and it broke

[@lavenderguitarist785]

I had a fushigi and it fucking cracked when it fell off my dresser

[@Frenchaboo]

Kurtis' fushigi performance looks like he's auditioning for Dean in the netflix live action Iron Giant.

[@oriirae753]

I don't remember how old I was when that Magic Bullet infomercial came out, but I was OBSESSED. My mom would tell me when it was on, and no matter what else I was watching, I would switch over to watch that infomercial. It even won out over episodes of Avatar the Last Airbender

[@isabellechong7841]

im actually pretty sure the reason you have to "store the fushigi properly" is because it's essentially a huge reflective crystal ball, which means it's subject to the magnifying glass effect. if you leave it out in the sun, it can concentrate the light to a point and start fires.

[@cursed-cat9126]

Fushigi: Arson magic

[@dogegang7743]

@@cursed-cat9126 lol

[@meala00]

Came here to say this… the fushigi will light your house on fire

[@isabellechong7841]

@@h0rriphic I’m pretty sure it’s a problem indoors more than out bc indoors there’s more draperies and cloth elements (curtains, rugs, upholstered furniture) that is flammable whereas outside. Sure it’s rare, but no one wants to get sued so of course if there’s even a chance of it happening they have to include it in the pamphlet or be at risk for liability lawsuits

[@carterp]

people not knowing that property of glass balls is so morbidly interesting to see, like its insane that a shape did that

[@jaxb.7884]

FUCKING FINALLY. I was talking about this stupid ball with my friends last night and I couldn’t remember what it was called for the life of me. Thank you Kurtis

[@big_sea]

yea

[@i_love_vi_]

Lmao love when that happens

[@kiannaw.8660]

How could you ever forget Fushigi??!

[@ggl1438]

♥️𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆♥️ I'd love to be Zeimbut.Host youngboy is my idol. Hes the person I aspire to be, hes my light of day.

[@schanzay18sohail]

this goes in the list of things that never fucking happened : )

[@s-a-r-a-h]

hearing him describe the early 2000s as "vintage" makes me feel ancient and I'm barely an adult

[@adrienneczerni6516]

I just graduated college and my birthday starts with 20

[@michellenickerson5677]

this video was therapeutic

[@sensitiverat]

As someone who just saw Kurtis on tour, I’m sad to say he didn’t do Fushigi I paid to see Fushigi and all I got was stand up 😔

[@BlahBlah-hb8wk]

you could say you got…. STOOD UP 🫣🤌🏻

[@swatch9890]

​@@BlahBlah-hb8wk I guess you could say.. HE WENT "BLAH BLAH". ok it was bad sorry

[@calowenby1654]

@Swatch I guess you could say he got…SWATCHed. Ahem, I’ll see myself out.

[@martymcfly7393]

this is good to know so I won't waste my money at future kurtis shows

[@mishaa7263]

@@calowenby1654 LOL i laughed

[@ani65447]

Why don't pick up artists just teach fushigi? That was unironically a mad sexy display of alpha energy

[@carebear3120]

There is no doubt in my mind that at least one PUA considered the fushigi as part of his peacocking routine

[@isabelleburdge4308]

Big agree

[@DocBree13]

True

[@SDSypher]

@@carebear3120 oh I guarantee it was rampant around the time these things came out

[@electrogeek77]

I mean, who doesn't get hot over some fushigi and light negging?

[@TophinatorStreams]

Thank you for explaining it for what it actually is: a weighted ball for contact juggling. I used to sell these when I worked at Blockbuster. I sold them all. It was easy. I just marketed it as what it is; a stress reliever. If you use a stress ball, twirl your pens or fiddle with a coin, then you’ll enjoy Fushigi. I would take one up to the counter and put on a show. Sold ‘em all before Christmas. You gained a skill, Kurtis. You may not know it, but you did.

[@peterhickman9082]

I always wanted those stuffed animals that you could turn inside out and it was a new animal. That shit was revolutionary to me as a kid.

[@lynnwalsh7517]

As a kid watching these commercials, it never occurred to me that "fushigi" could be a real word. But then, one day in Japanese class, it was right there on our vocab list. So for anyone who wants to know, "fushigi" is an adjective that basically means a mixture of miraculous, marvelous, and mysterious. This video has shown me that the real fushigi ball is not so miraculous, marvelous, or mysterious, though, haha

[@kimmmmm871]

Hushigidane~

[@jolksjumbojemi]

fushigi da ne, ima no kimochi 🥺✨

[@nonametherabbit8593]

🌿🌿🌿

[@sagechenworh3510]

The real fushigi ball is the friends we made along the way

[@aisushitai2680]

I understand the fact that the Fushigi looks harmless, but the outer layer is just really thick glass, when I was a kid a friend had one of these, left it out in the sun, and when we came back there was a black mark on the ground and the part of the ball facing up had started to puddle up. They look like they couldn't do any damage, but after I saw that fucker start to melt, I never watched the commercial again.

[@joaobenin]

Pretty sure that's why the manual says not to use it outdoors. It's basically a big lens

[@SolScribbles]

i like how this comment implies you used to watch the commercial regularly (intentionally)

[@nintando]

@@joaobenin they use it outdoors in the commercial 😭😭

[@freydobaggins6252]

When I was a kid in the UK we had these thing called yo yo balls (like a hollow rubber ball filled with glittery fluid on a rubber string?) which were HUGE for literally only a few months until pretty much all schools banned them for multiple reasons-- 1 it was possible to throttle yourself or other kids with the rubber string (main reason), 2 some kids were apparently drinking the fluid out of them and they pierced really easily 3 this was the only one I experienced-- the way the rubber string stretched made it easy to hit yourself in the face with the ball at HUGE velocity, I was dizzy and saw double for like an hour after. Kids' toys and fads which quickly turn out to be insanely dangerous (in multiple ways in the case of yo yo balls!!) are obviously bad but something about it is so funny in retrospect lmao (you can find something called yo yo balls now I believe but they're totally different, not made of stretchy rubber so I suppose lack all the associated risks)

[@InvestmentIdea]

Finally it's here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXmkpoahjJJkm80

[@DMTInfinity]

"Fushigi is a Dance Move." I completely and utterly Agree.

[@catsecon1653]

“If I wanted to play with 2 balls, I’d just go hop in the shower.” Kurtis is the king of comedy

[@fineline614]

the phrase “this has definitely been fushiged before” has not left my mind since i first heard it

[@niftythegoblin]

Oh man, same

[@gomennegao]

I think about it during school idk why

[@brinarr]

I replayed that part like 3 times lmao

[@laylah6874]

i love saying it to people

[@fightermkii6368]

For those who don't know. The warnings at 5:21 refer to when sunlight hits the FUSHIGI it turns your funny magic balls into an mega death laser. As you would expect that can be quite... Dangerous. I hear the same situation can also happen with magic 8 balls.

[@spacadet.]

i've never heard that about magic 8 balls but i dont doubt it ! it's the same with crystal balls as well. who new magic orbs could all be so dangerous

[@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar]

Kurtis wasn't joking when he said those men were dangerous I guess. If you say no, you get blasted by a death laser.

[@missbiithecat]

Also crystal balls. LOL

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@spacadet. Mages knew. They cast fireballs with those things

[@AidanStewart9]

Also if I remember correctly they’re surprisingly super heavy. My brother dropped in on his toe and it fractured it lmfao

[@joeytravis8595]

kurtis's fushigi outfit actually looks awesome. the ponytail works

[@nomibomi5760]

I'm sure I'm not the only person to comment this, but the disclaimer is there because if you leave your fushigi by a window it WILL burn your house down.

[@ladysauce2508]

yea there was another comment that said their friend left it near a window, it reflected the sun and started a lil fire on the carpet.

[@elambedo]

Kurt the editing of that fushigi montage was unironically beautiful. I was so transfixed that I got jumpscared by my boyfriend walking over to me. I’m lost in that sweet, sweet fushigi sauce.

[@froggy5748]

Your boyfriend caught you cheating on him with a video of a fushigi 😔

[@cosmicpompom]

I'm watching while high and it blew my mind

[@bunnii000]

bro i cried

[@m_qat]

how’s the relationship going

[@jonnnnniej]

I rewatched it several times

[@lindsaymccormick180]

If I showed up to a Kurtis Conner show and he just started doing Fushigi, I wouldn't be disappointed

[@steveebrowne4297]

Same honestly, hoping he wasn’t kidding bc at this point I might be disappointed if he doesn’t give me a fushigi montage mid stand up 😂

[@DrEcho]

Imagine if you went to a Kurtis Conner show and he got on stage and started telling jokes 😔 that's some disappointment right there

[@Molly-kn9bd]

I used to wake up when I was younger just to watch teleshopping, I had the 5 in one mop on my Christmas list 3 years in a row

[@theGodfather5870]

No homie, on my life, there was a fushigi thing with near identical commercials WAY before 2010. I moved to NC in 2007-2008, and watched the commercials at my old bestest Chess and PS2 buddy’s house C O N S T A N T L Y it felt like during almost every commercial break on rocket power and thornberries ugh 😩 hehehe much love and respect per usual to fellow Kurtistown denizens 😁💜🙏 y’all be safe!

[@tallyveit8917]

a long time ago my parents bought my siblings and i a fushigi after watching the sick commercial. once we realized it was just an 8lb glass ball with a big metal marble in it, we brought it to the lake and threw it in the water for fun. we would swim around the bottom of the lake and look for it but eventually the fushigi was fushiged

[@purrgundy]

Oh no, it's fushigone now #RestInFishgi

[@femboyhooters8831]

so you we're fushing for the fushigi?

[@jenl7094]

That definitely sounds like more fun

[@ItsUrBoi]

I love how the comments range from people reminiscing on what they wanted from as seen on TV ads to “my fushigi broke several bones and set my house on fire”

[@ashleighholder1280]

they obviously didn’t store it right

[@GiantTalkingPencil]

I am praying that you’ve been practicing this while you’ve been on tour and randomly come back with mad Fushigi skills

[@sn0tbrain]

As a current 16 year old, I can say for sure that if I saw an As Seen on TV ad for a fushigi before this video, I would've wanted it too.

[@kelsea8018]

I believe the storage warning and bag is so important because it acts like a crystal ball in the sense that sunlight at the right angle can literally burn your house down haha

[@MiloKuroshiro]

Not just that, it can get REALLY hot and burn stuff this way too.

[@aisushitai2680]

yeah from someone who watched a fushigi ball almost melt in direct sunlight I can testify they had a storage warning for a reason.

[@hanthonyc]

As a kid, I always thought the 'illusion' was that the glass outer sphere was to look 'invisible', so it looks like a smaller, floating chrome ball. So I actually hated these commercials because I thought it was a bunch of adults pretending they couldn't see the glass lol

[@vixenedge]

Me too 🤣 i used to rant about it

[@DawnDreams]

*pretty mad that they convinced the American Public that Contact Jugglers were all frauds.

[@jasonbrooks1897]

DUDE LITERALLY SAME

[@victoria139]

The commercial that got me as a child was the Squirmles worm on a string commercial and the day I saw a demonstration at the mall and found out it had like the thickest string and I wouldn't fool anyone was the most disappointing day ever

[@Claire_Wow]

its a leash to walk your pet worm

[@Xgn123]

The Zelda boss music during the fight made me lmao

[@AGoobToRemember]

I actually met Kenny in California about a year before the commercials came out. Dude was super nice and willing to teach kids how to do everything. I bought one of those stupid balls.. I never used it.

[@Nitrolord]

What in the ever-loving fuck are these replies

[@allistarrr]

@Jesus Gonzalez ??????? 😭

[@inactivechannel6365]

@Jesus Gonzalez Jesus, i think you need to rest.

[@rebeccadaniels4534]

this wasn’t a commercial necessarily, but i remember SO clearly learning about debit cards for the first time, and just becoming obsessed with them. i literally asked my parents for a debit card for christmas when i was like 7, and they had to sit me down and explain why i couldn’t have one

[@hollykruse113]

I bet youre great at monopoly and are an investment banker or something

[@rowobin]

this is so fucking funny

[@prayingmantis8148]

You could too have one, they make bank accounts especially for kids and you could just have one with like $5 on it just so you could go to the store and buy some candy with your little debit card! Unless you only wanted it because you thought it would have unlimited money or something.

[@theboondoggliest]

this reminds me of when i was a kid and begged my mom to let me help her pay bills, cuz i was learning about money managing and thought finances were the most exciting thing ever

[@Mlynoph]

I got somewhat interested in cards and stuff as a kid after seeing the aluma wallet ad (if you've ever seen that one before). I remember really wanting that cool wallet and filling it up with cards.

[@sparklepool101]

This was on ALL THE TIME in Cartoon Network!!! They looked so cool lmao and I vividly remember an ad or infomercial for this nonstick frying pan as a kid and it has not left me since

[@davidsenra2495]

I was into all sorts of weird shit when I was a kid. Dictionaries, flashlights, binoculars, strange contraptions to make juice: you name it, I asked my parents for it.

[@kee7374]

I’m embarrassed to say I convinced my parents to get me this as a kid. It was really heavy actually so I understand the property damage risk. I used it for literally one day then realized it was just a glass ball that did nothing

[@hunterlanius6526]

I got it for xmas and was immediately disappointed too. I also only used it for one day b/c my mom told me to stop using it after I kept dropping it while trying to learn. The thud was so loud and she was afraid it'd damage the floor, plus I'd been crying b/c I dropped it on my toe twice.

[@villy6314]

@@hunterlanius6526 slay all day

[@villy6314]

@Jesus is coming. Read the Gospel. Shut up

[@jumokeogunsola9549]

same here and we somehow got TWO. after my thorough disappointment they turned it into a lesson for me 💀

[@Sam-od7ru]

2000s toys had some of the wildest marketing tactics. I have a distinct memory of going to the mall as a kid, and seeing this booth set up for the Squirmles toy (ya know, the worms on a string). My family was baited. Like even my mom and her boyfriend thought they were the coolest things in the world. Like the booth had a video playing showing all the "cool" thing you can do with the worm on a string. And of course my 8 year old brain thought that the worm really did move on its own. The worst was that they were like $10 for one. Everyone ended up getting one (including the two adults). I just remember the car ride home was just a bunch of white people playing with their worms.

[@gracehannigan158]

Who up playin w they worm

[@Alisibeth_Talia212]

I played with those too!! I loved my worms on a string. 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@chxmiee3266]

That’s so cute. What a amazing family memory

[@charlottetigchelaar8993]

yeah now i just made em into earrings

[@Sam-od7ru]

@@charlottetigchelaar8993 same

[@amandasorenson4645]

Dude you just give off such good energy, and you are so entertaining. Thanks for the laughs, especially during times of depression.

[@tekktori]

I KNOW THIS A YEAR OLD... but HOLY SH*T ... This fushigi commercial was shot at the beach I used to go to when I was little! Its clearwater beach in FL .. I had to pause and look through for a second but the moment I realized why I recognized it so much I almost dropped my phone .. THIS WHOLE TIME IT WAS HERE. I live like 20 minutes away from one of the most meme legendary commercial filming locations ever 😂

[@forbidmenots2970]

I BEGGED my parents for a Fushigi ball when I was little. That thing is ridiculously heavy and tough as shit, it's been a decade and the thing is still solid. It's my most prized posession to this day.

[@svenbengtsson9753]

Thats so sweet!

[@livlyon7805]

Omg yes Literally, I had one too and it was so dense

[@ThatGirlNamedAngel]

It is a precious heirloom, to be passed down from generation to generation

[@forbidmenots2970]

@najwa orajawa WTF??

[@whichisinteresting]

Honestly the costuming at 15:48 was spot-on. You looked like you were in a high-school stage performance of The Matrix, which was exactly the kind of energy the bit needed.

[@giga9849]

@Jhonny D. Hi johnny depp

[@Orange-tf3bf]

The Fushigi: Revolution

[@celeste6943]

This is one of my favorite videos. That Fushigi performance is incredible

[@aquadonkey.]

To be fair, the guy who made it was a marketing genius

[@StarryEyedTarot]

let's give a quick shoutout to Jenna's mad interior design skills, you guys. those Patrick Nagel/80's lady masks on the wall had me laying a towel on the floor

[@ceykat669]

@flower has eaten wtf is this

[@kingayy9267]

Towel on the floor denotes (sexual) excitement?

[@user-himenes]

@@kingayy9267 yes

[@tigercors3308]

I thought this said Jerma and that you were implying Jerma designed kurtis's room

[@razzle8140]

Flicking the bean to masks? Ok

[@Congiary]

I had a fushigi! That thing was not what I expected. I didn't know what contact juggling was, or that I'd need actual skill to use it lol. Used it in a Jareth Halloween costume though. I also used to watch the Magic Bullet infomercial every single morning for like 8 months. Then my grandma got the set and I was so happy. As a teenager I rescued a disabled hamster (born with no teeth) and the Magic Bullet was my go-to for grinding up her food. ♥️

[@claudiam1324]

i got so worried at the end there you have no idea 😭

[@lizc6393]

@@claudiam1324 Was looking for this comment, lmao. "My go-to for grinding" Me: oh... oh no... "Up her food" Phew!

[@nakamotorskrskrvroom8038]

I love that

[@neen2660]

Aw that’s so cute! Hydro hamsters are adorable.

[@hannabooklover]

Omg I thought you were going to grind up the hamster. I need to get off the internet more

[@skysempiternal]

when i was little i was obbessed with the shamwow infomerical and my parents got me them for Christmas, i was genuinely thrilled and messed around soaking up a bowl full of water with them and then squeezing it out for hours. those were the days.

[@You_Incompetent_Rutabaga]

Kurtis makes the perfect amount of ball jokes

[@nataliap.3519]

I love to imagine Jenna having to film Kurtis in the matrix costume and holding her laughter to make a steady shot

[@Im_Laura_Jones]

Looking for this comment…🤣🤣🤣

[@TheFreshPrinceOfSaiyans]

We still had a Fushigi from childhood laying around and my Doberman discovered it one day. Boy howdy, lemme tell ya, that is her favorite toy ever. She will carry it everywhere with her. She loves it. She looks like she’s just waiting to tell you your future with that orb in her mouth. We also have to watch our feet when she’s running around with it. Because she will drop that solid ball directly on your feet if you aren’t careful and just sit there like: Roll it for me pls :) My dog is Fushigi’s biggest fan.

[@bleet570]

@Don't read profile photo This joke is overdone and unfunny

[@IMPofTHEGASsTATION]

that's so cute oh my gosh

[@emmahansen4858]

holy fuck the bots

[@yikesssitsme]

that's so wholesomeee 🥺

[@TheFreshPrinceOfSaiyans]

When you just wanna share a cute story about your weird dog but the bots find your comment. 🥴

[@theDane70]

Sorry but your Fushigi demonstration left me gasping for air, too funny... the kiss had me in tears....lol

[@zsofiabertrand6584]

The Zelda music during the storage bit is amazing

[@CrickBritt]

A side note- my mom recently bought me an off brand fushigi ball, no cap. She told me to leave it in the box when I'm not messing with it- if you let it sit in the sun, it can reflect onto surfaces in your home, aaand set them on fire... 👍🏻 10/10 product

[@orinblank2056]

Actually fushigi is the off-brand funnily enough. Like he mentioned, contact juggling already existed, and the fushigi ball just tried to market it to a broader audience

[@rianantony]

Idk the specifics of what you're saying, but a reflective sphere should be no more likely to set things on fire than direct sunlight. Cause it diverges the rays and such. If it's a lens on the other hand, you're in trouble

[@CrickBritt]

@@orinblank2056 very true! Im not sure, but maybe they were the first to patent the "clear" design. I also have no clue what I'm talking about really 😅

[@cynister7384]

@@rianantony Fushigi balls _have_ set things on fire though. It's not the exact same thing, but crystal balls for fortune telling and stuff always have to be covered by a cloth for this exact reason.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@orinblank2056 Which is ironic as it apparently killed any hype contact juggling had.

[@alecmomenee-duprie2777]

Fun fact! ‘Fushigi’ (不思議) means strange and marvelous in Japanese. There’s also a saying - fushigi da ne - which means ‘it’s strange, isn’t it?’ Which is also Bulbasaur’s name in Japanese (playing off the word for seed)

[@letsboogiewoogie719]

oh cool!!!! was it made by a japanese company?

[@rojastianna]

I remember those ✨balls✨ coming out right when i was at that weird age where i didnt want anything on the TV "kiddie" related but waited thru the commercials

[@daynayoung3343]

It’s absolutely criminal that there’s no reference to absolutely classic film labyrinth with david bowie. The goblin king was a fushigi ball master