A closed fist and a $10 bill: David Blaine shocks with magic tricks

[@viresproductions]

There's magicians, there's massive gap, then there's David Blane. Truly a 1 of 1, not sure we will ever see another one with such insane talent and deception

[@jackdanielss]

Copperfield is the GODFATHER

[@robertfreeman8614]

Meh.. I’ve seen better. David is just more famous.

[@viresproductions]

@@robertfreeman8614 famous for a reason lol if anybody did the stunts David does consistently, they’d be huge.. kinda the way the internet/the world works these days.

[@zionkid420]

@@viresproductions Problem is that the STUNTS that made him famous mostly involved feats of skill and determination. Not magical techniques.

[@thegatewaytoprestige]

@@zionkid420 Nah, what made him famous is he's the one who really started the street magic craze, back with his first street magic special. People were utterly convinced he was in touch with demons and spirits. The STUNTS you speak of is where YOU learned about him...most people knew from his multiple tv specials (which led to the many Chris Angels of the world that copied him)

[@JasonTylerRicci]

I was an instant fan of David since his first street magic special. Still am. Always will be

[@eladreltuc]

OK, now take your right hand and raise it in the air facing you like you're stopping somebody walking towards you. Close your baby finger, now your thumb, now your pointer finger and finally your ring finger

[@smokeyfrog210]

Haha, "cool" same here. I love David Blaines' magic and his style. I'm still not convinced it's just an illusion, this dude is straight up magical.

[@raytruck5799]

That man is Satan

[@ProphetNewYork]

Everyone always thinks David Blaine cheats with camera cuts... I met him at my middle school over 10 years ago and I can CONFIRM that this dude really does tricks like this.... I remember being absolutely stunned... he told me to THINK of a card and he guessed it on the first try. He then walked away with a straight face and I was absolutely mind blown. truly a legend

[@samarubi]

But then there's 3:27

[@erikrhodes6324]

There's another cut at 4:49 (obvious if you listen to the audio) . I know that trick and it's done by having the person name the card before you give the instructions to the person.

[@anonanon8611]

@@erikrhodes6324 mnemonica...I am a working performer and you can actually jazz with having named after. The bottom of the deck gives you tons of outs. I am not saying its impossible he cut and reordered the trick however knowing people on his creative team, its unlikely. He does a lot of pre-show but very rarely completely changes the effect itself. 99.99% of what David does can be experienced the same way in person.

[@erikrhodes6324]

@@anonanon8611 I suppose that's true, maybe using something like Maxim, but I've seen videos of him perform this a lot and he always does it the same way. Uses ACAAN a fair amount, which he couldn't do this way. But maybe I'll think about doing it your way now 😜 Is the extra work and potentially diminished effect really outweighed by having them name it afterward? As in, does it enhance the trick that much to be worth it? Also the difference in audio makes it obvious it's been edited

[@adamblackman6660]

It would seem that if tricks were in production editing, there be a lot of people calling him out, and word would spread. He’s done magic for a lot of famous people, who have big egos and big platforms.

[@PatrickMcF]

David is always a class act. Even when he's just having fun he blows your mind. The Queen and the three of diamonds is an example. He is humble and polite with everyone he meets. Yet to be unimpressed. ❤️

[@rg8438]

Go to 1:15 and look at the card. It's already there. Notice David persuades him towards the Queen prior to him pulling the queen. When he rifles through the deck a 3 of diamonds is setup to pause the most to the viewer planting the idea of that specific card in the kid's mind.

[@jd0879]

@@rg8438 Dude stfu lol. That trick could easily get fkd up if it was based on that methodology. No way is he leaving it up to psychological chance

[@rg8438]

​@@jd0879 You obviously didn't look at the card before the kid grabbed it when David was tapping on it. Magicians indeed use manipulation and subliminal tricks to divert or persuade their audience which you can very verify by a few seconds on Google search. David Blaine can do it because he has an arsenal of card tricks and years of experience to easily switch to another magic trick if someone makes a different choice than anticipated. See what delusional arrogance gets you. So quick to tell someone "stfu" when you're wrong.

[@aaronweiser5421]

Those people are called stooges....

[@wrenlinwhitelight3007]

Blaine confuses professional Magicians. I've been doing magic professionally for 28 years and I thought I could easily spot every nuance. David Blaine will always remain a complete mystery to us.

[@_WeDontKnow_]

the conclusion ive come to at this point is, reality isn't what we think it is and David is tapped into some stuff science doesn't know about yet lol. some stuff is too unexplainable on the other hand, some of his explainable tricks are so well done. just a talented hardworking person

[@nikkikiska]

As a professional you have probably figured out many of Blaine's tricks; the others have a participant or bystander who's in on it.

[@raymondcody1858]

He activated his pineal gland(third eye)👁️. Read minds levitate ect.

[@xavierwarren9799]

I always like that there's no music. ..adds to the realism of the atmosphere

[@Lance514]

What a treat to see him perform , especially inside his own studio

[@IanB1015]

This man has to be from another planet or something. He is incredible

[@dannyg2197]

David Blaine is the coolest guy of all time. I spent weeks during covid just watching everything and anything about him

[@Cockneyartist]

I love how his ‘mistakes’ are a subterfuge for an even more mind blowing trick

[@andrew9913]

David Blaine is one of the greatest entertainers of modern times. He turned magic from stage flamboyance seen like the 80s and early 90s to guerrilla magic/ street magic that can be performed anywhere. I love this guy lol

[@billrobertson5895]

He’s also a hack. Nearly all is stuff is gimmicked tricks or camera cuts

[@andrew9913]

@@billrobertson5895 You mean he’s not actually magic?

[@billrobertson5895]

@@andrew9913 no I meant he uses gimmicks instead of sleight of hand. Self working tricks anyone can do with little or no practice.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

Yeee. Fellow Jewish brother too. Hehe. My dad is also from New York. I saw the Towers from the plane that year when traveling for my cousins' Bar Mitzvah (I didn't want to do mine as I'm not into that, spiritual, anti-religion). Inside job. I'm from Miami, FL, USA, where many of New Yorkers go, and where the most Jews are per capita, in Miami Beach, where I was born near. Hehe :3 Thankfully I live abroad from infamous Miami, FL and infamous America now. Hehe.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

The guy with the hat reminds me of young Blaine. Hehe

[@jackmackenzie2482]

David Blane is a Cut Above. Seems like an Honestly Nice Guy as Well. I really Loved the one where the Queen of Spades was holding the 3 of Diamonds!! He is just SSSSOOOO CCCCOOOO OOOOLLLLL

[@Itsxthebk14]

David Blaine..no extra theatrics just pure entertainment

[@LinkRocks]

I love these tricks. Honestly I don't want to know how they're done because I love the illusion aspect of these tricks.

[@808Affliction]

He is such a great magician, one of the best if all time. Wow 🤩

[@anthonyvecchio5656]

Hes not one of the best. Hes the greatest by a mile man no one is even close to this guy the level of deception is mind boggling

[@irh1738]

Best ever. Influenced so many with street magic to this day.

[@digiman76]

He is on another level with his latest tricks. He is using some really high technology to achieve this.

[@96Shalom]

His casual demeanor is what makes it 10x better

[@louzer2566]

Blaine is a national treasure

[@sirbrad4]

4:34 I just want a girl who looks at me the way this girl looks at Blaine doing magic.

[@saulgoodman2307]

Why does this amazing channel get so low amount of views???

[@amp3649]

Cos that host is crap and very unlikable if I'm honest, can't really gel with him. He is not showing us anything we don't know or ain't seen before really.

[@saulgoodman2307]

@@amp3649 I have to disagree. He is a top professional. He often encourages the guests to tell new stories or from a new perspective. And I like his style of asking questions by particular order.

[@eddietat95]

He's too new. His more established contemporaries like Costas or Cowherd or Eisen get vids that hit 100k+ views on the regular, but they've been in the game for decades.

[@Squatch_11]

Because they're really bad at playing the algorithm.

[@comfykeegs]

Terrible editing not showing reactions

[@joeynice123]

He's just different than all other illusionist.

[@iamBlackGambit]

Different how?

[@Mythic_fam]

Always a fan of David Blaine.. All tricks were really good but the one that stood out was how the first pile of face down cards magically turned face up at 3:27 😂😂

[@raiders18dr]

Good eye

[@meatspin.]

Haha yea I didn’t even catch that

[@skdkskdk]

No camera trick, no editing. He magically magiced them

[@mikerobinson8734]

There was a huge edit in the video there. Good catch!

[@MadaLLedo]

He’s done a great job posing as a human all these years

[@clintoruss153]

That is what I have said these people are aliens . I think Bob Marley was also an alien. People with such insane gifts it defies belief ,

[@teetop5776]

Gal in the black😍

[@JT-zv2ff]

David Blaine doesn't shock me he scares me lol

[@mrfilamfishing]

There's magic, then there's David Blaine.

[@jaseallenson316]

On the one trick, when he was asking if the kid wanted a different card he clearly stopped on the 3 of diamonds and showed him that specifically. Not when he flipped through them real fast fast but right before that. He put that card in his memory.

[@rg8438]

Go to 1:15 and look at the card. It's already there. Notice David persuades him towards the Queen prior to him pulling the queen. When he rifles through the deck a 3 of diamonds is setup to pause the most to the viewer planting the idea of that specific card in the kid's mind.

[@charlescharpentier9196]

David Blaine is WORLD CLASS!

[@marchechter5047]

This guy is a different level ... i just recently got to watch his stuff and am watching all he did. Its amazing...there must be something wrong with my brain, but this stuff really looks like magic

[@jovada]

great how he fixed that force of the queen

[@sawsan4346]

My goodness, it is real magic!

[@patmccaffery1543]

David Blaine is one of a kind..!!

[@burtmcgurt3584]

The camera cutting out at the right time is AMAZING!!!!

[@christianprimig3362]

part of the game! our game?

[@HaggiyoPilipinas]

David Blaine the GOAT.

[@timebombII]

For years David has been showing that what he does is real magic. But everyone took him as an entertainer

[@Routerable]

They are all actors and doing great acts

[@thomasnappo6309]

He's amazing to watch.

[@lav7161]

I'm curious to know ow what David Blaine seems to find challenging. Everything he does it looks like it's done with so much ease.

[@billrobertson5895]

Doing magic without gimmicks camera cuts and plants

[@greggeorge792]

One of my favorite performers 👏🏽

[@edition-deluxe]

I know a ton of card/magic tricks, and can almost always spot the deception, unless I am watching David Blaine!

[@somemass472]

Interesting video cut at 3:26. There's one face-down pile at the edge of the desk, but after the video cut, it seems to be mixed in with everything else.

[@mayo8029]

The vibe is like everyone is standing next to an actual alien or wizard

[@normcmiller]

The only trick I know is the 3 year of diamonds/Queen of spades one. The amount of skill and confidence to pull these off is nuts

[@pacerdawn5512]

Amazing! In the "Magical $10 Bill", when pushing the cards into one pile, at 3:18 the brunette over the cards pushing them together, but at 3:27 the camera switches and suddenly the red head is the one over the cards pushing them into one pile, and one of the piles has flipped face up! How does he do it???

[@billnoll]

I only watched the first one, but it’s easy to figure out. We didn’t see it, but he transferred a decal on her hand, probably by holding it on the previous illusion. From there it’s just “multiple outs” until he winds up with a Club. Do you want the club for me or her? He actually picked the wrong answer, so David used the “magic transfer” effect.

[@yungin1839]

David Blaine is HIM fr 🙌🏼💯🙏🏼

[@jayyoung5423]

Peace David, the best I've ever seen, been following for many years.

[@RobinDale50]

That "Queen/3 of diamonds" was one of the smoothest examples of a "magician's force" I have ever seen. Totally made the guy think HE was choosing the card.

[@ThrillClips-io]

3:52 no ACE face up in the deck.

[@ak1200]

Now spread em

[@isaaccotto3236]

Dude has a deal with the devil 😂😂

[@theg.guittap4226]

Absolutely stunning😲😯😮

[@jakebaker4066]

My favourite reaction is “get the fuck out of my house” - Harrison Ford

[@ecahatch]

goosebumps...whaaat!

[@decafmocha211]

David is otherworldly...never seen anything like it

[@dylanmartino7975]

I understand it’s all cameras and slight of hand but how did he do the 6 of clubs trick ? 😅

[@LM77va]

I mean that first trick with the ink. Why didn't she show her palm before she closed it. I like magic tricks but c'mon. The girl with the ponytail ❤❤

[@shkimshady]

Lol, at 5:08 the girl realizes a planted mark on her hand, which will later be used for the first trick 'closed-fist Spade' at 0:50. Correct me if I'm wrong though. But wow David Blaine is a true master, the execution of these tricks are amazing

[@blackdonkykong1989]

Yup, good eye 😏

[@anonaconn]

I don't know, I think she just spotted it again and was like "what's that? oh yeah...". She doesn't seem that phased, more like she just forgot about it.

[@MiggsMusic]

@@anonaconn You are correct

[@parispee901]

I can watch his videos for hours

[@shaodynasty1017]

absolute legend

[@endotimez9086]

He's so good.

[@learn2letgooo]

DB is an alien

[@fernandocastracane6696]

The Best There Ever Was And Ever Will Be Period

[@dusthue]

Ha The Queen is holding the 3 of diamonds.

[@adrianbruno-mba]

That is just amazing! I love it!

[@donaldfox4418]

I'll tell you one thing I love watching his actions

[@1977eliasfigueroa]

David Blaine "the Art of teaching magic, without teaching magic!"

[@republikadugave420]

This guy is pure class

[@godisbollocks]

That girl with the black top was gorgeous

[@HoldMeBack]

She was aaiight at best

[@godisbollocks]

@@HoldMeBack I'd ride it like a stolen bike.

[@LeoLarrosa1987]

I remember when he sat in a ball of ice In New York 😂

[@Weekend658]

The real trick is Graham doesn’t even realize that young girl is giving David the hellllooo eyes 😭🤣

[@raoulduke5405]

Holy shit. David Blaine is the greatest of all time!

[@buddinganarchist]

Magicians will say he is not very good, but then why are the people so astounded? That is all that matters in magic.

[@user-so4jf7mi1x]

I believe David Blaine is an alien level magician but cutting the camera takes the magic away

[@JohnJohnson-my8zg]

At this point magic does David Blaine

[@tatburch3762]

HOW ? HOW ? The queen holding the three?

[@ismaelleite8670]

Hm on the second one the quenn is already holding the 3 of diamonds when he takes it xD

[@allens7476]

He's spooky!

[@benjaminletiecq4932]

Adda boy Graham 👍

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

The guy with the hat reminds me of young Blaine. Hehe

[@jehovahrohi969]

So many critics why y'all cant just be entertained and get a laugh "gosh".

[@LowKeyTris]

There's nobody like David Blaine bro

[@Savatanica]

I love DB but for the card tricks my Nr 1 is Dani Daortiz.

[@brittlech]

The cast is often involved in the trick and acted surprised. Actors…everyone in the vid

[@TsarHare]

Smiles

[@therookiesplaybook]

The first trick he touched her hand at some point before the trick started and then they cut it out, and then he forced cards on her.

[@aroundandround]

0:57 Sweaty palm.

[@jonareola9277]

This man definitely made a deal with the Devil.

[@kiddtaak]

I've watched that last trick and practice so much I still can't get it it still doesn't work for me

[@smg7187]

Tricks are cool and all but who is that young lady!

[@Goliath101]

Would like to see this done with out any camera cuts. Would be a very different video.

[@jamieseiple]

He is quite the fooler...

[@Inverse_Sense]

True sorcery!

[@richlewis1879]

Clearly there's no such thing as magic, but somehow he continues to blow our minds

[@dennisbergen7657]

You might want to study the art of magic a little deeper... magic is very real and has been around a very long time ❤️

[@thehandleisuseless]

I can tell you how he does two or three of those tricks, i want you though, the trick is very disappointing

[@paulsolon6229]

How?

[@DerbyBandit]

It’s fuckingggggg David Blaineeeeeeee 🤨

[@jonmcintire9067]

He do magic for real with the matrix , no tricks , 😀😀😀😈😈😈😈😉😯

[@dbaumann25]

Homie is a sorcerer fam.

[@RandomBros88]

"What the eff?!"