Magician Breaks Down How Illusions Work | WIRED

[@epicme943]

>buys 52 card decks to fill up on a trick to fool my friend >trick begin to go well, they look amazed >I dropped all of the cards, >they were not impressed

[@DropItStudio]

I LAUGHTED SO LOUD! XD

[@cooperhammond5700]

What if you lost a 4

[@joyn7]

LoL

[@succubusgalateawillcomehom1669]

epicme943 *oof*

[@geonewman2142]

did you buy wholesale?

[@kjab7860]

The ending made me question life

[@datdamnkez]

TEABGR FN faxxs

[@willbyers3103]

Yes, please think about life instead of Fortnite.

[@sauceaddict9569]

Same

[@bakerstreet7050]

Matrix? :D

[@Llamaful]

It was kind of obvious though. The foreground objects (such as the writing) were in focus while the magician and background objects were very blurry.

[@dyl40011]

WE DEMAND TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

[@zairabernal2328]

Dylan S the only reason I clicked on this video was to find the Arrested Development reference tbh

[@clarencechung122]

SIGH IKR

[@DrMuffin1080]

Zaira Bernal omg same

[@DrMuffin1080]

I have to think the Alliance is going to frown upon this

[@SJNaka101]

There are dozens of us! DOZENS!!!!

[@ItsE0N]

why is this lens so blurry edit: oh

[@tropicrit2985]

*oh*

[@joshroberts6721]

Big oh

[@JNIHZA]

OH

[@njsfer]

I checked the resolution because of that. Then I thought, whoever filmed this missed the focus. But at the same time I wondered why was the table in focus if it was in the same plane? Weird... Then I found out...

[@drabberfrog]

@@njsfer same

[@bohdan_lvov]

I watched this video and now I can't find my wallet. What the hell??

[@Bruhpersonn]

Bohdan Lvov its in your cats ear

[@1337fraggzb00N]

I have your wallet. Actually I am a horse. Didńt see that one coming, huh?

[@Seantanny]

Bohdan Lvov call the police

[@slpy_lsr]

I never can find my wallet, soooooo😂😥👍

[@ppprncniiine]

But then I realized im poor and have no money

[@felixstewart9705]

top 10 anime betrayals

[@alcagraphics9006]

Darn wa just about to comment that

[@spencer6874]

Alca Graphics you got 2 likes good job

[@kokop1107]

there is no spoon

[@Star-gt9hz]

No, the cake is a lie!

[@TheDavidLiou]

Cheat Enabled.

[@eyetupkan9982]

We are part of the Matrix, our life is a lie XD

[@marcopolo208]

The only right conclusion!

[@elchalo8738]

I want to give this a like but don't want to ruin the 666. So take this comment as a like.

[@chriscraig6353]

How did I bend the spoon? Well you must first acknowledge that spoons not real

[@Kiraraprincess]

Is that Matrix reference?

[@marianehadchiti2439]

@@Kiraraprincess vgszgbb

[@marianehadchiti2439]

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[@chriscraig6353]

@@marianehadchiti2439 period

[@gnaek]

Magicians HATE him!

[@MrThedarkghost10]

Joaquin Vega all he did is just...

[@qayyumzainal6993]

Click here to find out more!

[@georgemcgovern21]

Winston Mcgee you must be great at parties...

[@Nothing_serious]

Learn the truth now!

[@lordadamson]

check out this simple trick to enlarge your penis.

[@SohamPatel205]

WTF THE ENDING 😱😱😱

[@Clancywiggum97]

Actually its forced perspective.

[@philomenahornfeck5960]

Was bad

[@benjaminchadwick8007]

Magician: “ a magician never reveals his secrets” David: *I’m about to end this mans whole career*

[@suaveaurelius35]

if you are a real magician you gonna have your own tricks

[@PsychHyperfocus]

Maybe he was the real Thaddeus Bradley

[@Gregtech123]

so that's why he was blurry the whole time

[@TheIsolatedPhoenix]

mentalps2 lol i checked my video quality thinking it auto adjusted to a lower quality

[@RonJDuncan]

Yeah, that troubled me from the start as well, though my eyes adjusted, though I did check to see if it was in HD after the first few seconds. :D

[@maypoolqueen9265]

mentalps2 He need Autofocus Magic

[@WetOlde]

i hadn't noticed the glass but what tipped me off was the text being clear. I just thought that the whiteboard was closer, not that it was THIS close

[@urb7355]

Hey turn up the quality of the video to 480p from settings so you can see clearly

[@B11-u5n]

"Pick a card, any card." "Show me the deck first." "Hold on, I'll be right back." And that is how you make this magician disappear.

[@deejaystuffs3377]

😂😂

[@ousmanswaray2694]

😂 😂 😂

[@dakshbadal7522]

You made my day. Thanks!

[@schishne7546]

i bet they even have a backup deck or something

[@aegisofficial3819]

If you intend to allow your audience to hold the deck, typically you'd just force the card they choose instead of having a loaded deck. You throw it back in to the middle after they pick, do a pinky break, since they cant see it, utilize that to perform the shuffle, boom the card they picked is on top and the trick works. He taught this trick to us like this, because it's MUCH easier to use a loaded deck than trying to teach sleight of hand tricks.

[@noUGames]

So I only have to buy 52 decks of cards to have 52 fours to impress my friends

[@daleykun]

Well no you don't, you need 49 packs of cards and 49 4s. Come on man, pay attention ;)

[@noUGames]

yes I did he said "52 decks and I removed the 4 of clubs from each of them". So you come on man, pay attention ;)

[@DerTarchinPro]

no you need 49. the others are the "dummy cards" like queen etc

[@SageSamo]

You need 49.... since there others are dummy cards that can be taken from the 49 decks you bought....

[@RonJDuncan]

Or... you can just learn the ambitious card routine and move the selected card to the top by manipulation. :p

[@yogeebear2599]

This whole video is an illusion, this video isn't real, your world isn't real. We want you back, you are in a coma, please wake up, it has been 84 years. We miss you.

[@austynnichols3299]

Yogee Bear 84? Nice

[@Strugglebaddy616]

Dude don't do that, it scares me xD

[@roysarabia2031]

Dude dont say that it scare's me

[@dicekey7662]

Hey, you. You're finally awake

[@nkgafengjulia9600]

😂😂😂

[@starmorpheus]

I prefer, "Pledge, Turn, Prestige" but yea, this is pretty cool too.

[@Lacusveris]

The Id good god that movie's awesome!

[@eccentricorbiter1390]

The pledge, the turn and the prestige are the acts to performing a magic trick. What this video presents is different ways the illusion is constructed. Different subjects.

[@poposterous236]

Batman and Batman fighting Wolverine and David Bowie using magic. It's probably the greatest movie of all time but who am I to say.

[@nutmaster652]

Doc Pandaman directed by Christopher Nolan. yeah that's more OP than the Golden State Warriors

[@gp.gonzales]

I see, you are also a man of culture.

[@thedizzychicken81]

Him:Mind the gap Me:between the train and the platform

[@hasoonnine]

this is the picadilly line service to cockfosters

[@theohmguy]

Lmao Fractal Space

[@jamiebrown4647]

DAT ENDING DO AAAAAAAH

[@ZanOGAL]

comic sane thats some inception bs man

[@huh.6149]

I was the 666 th like

[@erick-pj4yv]

NANI

[@hyperhero2]

Top 10 Questions Science Still Can't Answer

[@DankoHidalgo]

it was pretty obvious if you know what "focus" is.

[@kittenkiz3506]

"I don't have time for yur tricks" "ILLUSIONS dad, yu don't have time for my ILLUSIONS"

[@hereisew]

He needs a ted talk

[@hosseinnasirifard936]

infact he has done one and that's great , here's the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/laKmiHSpmZd6hpo

[@baranselsagir5675]

ted needs to do a ted talk and stop getting other people to do them for him

[@Avinele]

He need some milk

[@matthewhurley5590]

He broke the magician's code

[@Nopple]

The only break to the code would be to buy someone else's trick (yes magicians sell their tricks/effects) to learn how it is done and then reveal it to everyone. Tricks are revealed all the time. The best magicians can trip people up who know how the trick is done as they are masters of misdirection, sleight of hand, etc.

[@davidtrejo6087]

matthew hurley meh, he showed basic stuff, I liked the video and I'm a magician myself. I can still trick anyone who sees this vid so I don't think he comitted a crine

[@sonoftheway3528]

its more like guidelines

[@MrBuash]

Nah, it' basic and out dated magic tricks. Current magician could bending and twisting spoon without touching it.

[@washyrose5904]

Shh, shh, here take this forget-me-now.

[@DanielRieger]

I actually did notice there was something wrong with the board

[@xblur17]

Daniel Rieger nah don’t lie

[@Zanzubaa]

Yeah I thought the writing looked like it had been written with a much smaller pen and then scaled up, I was pretty puzzled until the end. I am sure smarter people worked it out ha ha.

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

Zanzubaa1 I didn't bother working it out. I noticed three things though - he was always out of focus, the text looked unnatural on the board, and at 1:22 you can see the pack of cards bouncing up and down. Also the table edge was waay too black to be real. Tbh they were pretty shoddy illusory effects.

[@Laizerdisk]

Your medal is in the mail

[@SrKinoJ]

Flying Swordfish y

[@littlefilipino12]

I was wondering why he was so out of focus. Then he pulled the board 😂

[@tylerhouston69]

Fuuuuuck my brain needs a software update.

[@utubefreak7167]

Tyler Houston Give it to Apple

[@tylerhouston69]

They'd ask for an arm and a leg, literally.

[@lasbrujazz]

You might as well need a new brain. I know just a thing for your brain replacement. It's called Ryzen Threadripper.

[@tylerhouston69]

I need this threadrpper. Right now.

[@rookieakan3410]

Tyler Houston fuck the update...u need a new brain😎

[@AadhilRizwan]

My brain is not a liar after it learns.

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

What if it just learned to be a better liar?

[@jacobshirley3457]

What if your brain already learned, but your brain hates you?

[@firstlast-oo1he]

+Apollyon and +Jacob Shirley asking the real questions.

[@aurora_boketto7746]

@@jacobshirley3457 story of my life.. xD

[@MaxVliet]

said every brain ever!

[@samuraipuggys3756]

That wasnt my card though

[@AceButWorse]

Was it this one? *whips out a credit card*

[@danielz7528]

Dr Segsi no it was he's own card not yours

[@sorenkair]

he wants his v-card back.

[@IndustryOfMagic]

I'm a magician myself and I have formed my channel back in 2008 to host various magic illusions. Unfortunatelly my best friend died back then so I only uploaded 1 video and forgot about growing my channel. I'm happy to see people eager to both learn and pass the knowledge of illusion.

[@ErfanZaki00]

Holy craps the ending !😮😮😮😮

[@stormfan7109]

That glass of water is the sharpest thing of the whole video.

[@Mohannadra]

Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled.

[@EPICakaAhmed]

Winston Mcgee the prestige

[@metalliholic]

The prestige and also spoiler warnings for the slash filmcast lol

[@MM-hi]

The prestige

[@supermonkeyyyyyy]

Which is not always a bad thing

[@samstevens2945]

There is 4 4's in a deck

[@evanhamlet6324]

2:41 that basically sums up our first world society...

[@scptime1188]

We live in a society... Bottom text

[@samkellman]

I don't think having the video blurry the entire time was worth the reveal lol but not bad. Need more guys like this informing the public how trickery works

[@grunf5604]

Sam Kellman hm I just watch the politician debate thats the ultimate trickery

[@timurichk]

Captain disillusion is a great KZbinr for this kind of stuff

[@anneyoder1157]

Ikr

[@sagitswag1785]

You do know that none of what he said are actual magic methods right?

[@trinidadcollier9437]

This guy gave away literally nothing.

[@tirzahazura4443]

3:58 "Misdirection" Me: KUROKO TETSUYA!!!!!

[@annabella_prinx]

I thought the same 😂

[@Sleepai]

Mysterio

[@theoandmariochannel9880]

Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."

[@SharatS]

Amazing movie, the Prestige.

[@lalithasrividhara6205]

Amazing Movie 😍😍

[@TokyoXtreme]

Theatricality and deception... powerful agents to the uninitiated.

[@triplewario]

Winston Mcgee It's a quote from a famous movie, pal. No need to be an asshole about it

[@the80386]

where have I heard this before?

[@cubescubescubescaptain3708]

'How did I bend the spoon?' 'There is no spoon'

[@bigron2839]

I knew the background was "special"

[@SupremeSkeptic]

This is more appropriate content for TED than most, if not all, magicians and mentalists who appear on that show merely performing their magic and illusions without explaining the theories or philosophies behind them.

[@bud9450]

More magicians should do this. I think it would lead to more people attempting magic if they believe it can actually be done by them

[@breahnasommers1649]

And not everyone should just become a magician

[@Thecriticguy16]

That's like saying more comedians should tell people jokes they haven't used so they can go tell the jokes to impress their friends. That would lead to an over saturation of bad comedians and bad jokes, just like if everyone was trying to be a magician there'd to be too many bad tricks.

[@OutcastAngelV]

I've never been so impressed and so aggravated with an ending.

[@towelie374]

There is no spoon... There is no him... There is no video... There is no us... There is no this comment... All is illusion

[@jay22098]

there is no no

[@nikrusty]

It is only the Matrix.

[@poposterous236]

You are not reading this right now. I don't know if that sounds like deep philosophical mumbojumbo or sarcasm.

[@slanderous.j]

*there is only Lord Zuul*

[@TheFantasticWarrior]

Someone calling me? TF Why? Edit: I’m illuminati

[@tommot5453]

at 1:49 you can see a little dirty spot above his ear and realise that there is a transparent board

[@flaimingsamurai9993]

About the second thing the card trick I don't have any friends what do I do

[@trinatan3709]

Flaiming Samurai get your teddy bear. If not, get your family, if not get your mirror, if not, imagine, if not, get a doctor.

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

There is no spoon...

[@cosmicremix311]

Eric Lecarde, only the space around the spoon

[@WalterWhite-bz4pc]

I see dead people

[@SomeSCP--withInternetaccess]

@@WalterWhite-bz4pc WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE

[@dazzawesome]

David Kwong is not a magician, but a genius.

[@LEWZR]

It was so easy to tell the writing on the notepad was fake but i was surprised about everything else being in different places, other than the glass because it was clearly super sharp and in focus where as the other things on the table were quite soft

[@J.Allen_]

Quite well done. Excellent oratory skills might be a nice addition to the list, as was just demonstrated.

[@MaxskiSynths]

Already noticed the writing on the board had a weird look to it near enough straight away

[@Calispeedboi]

I noticed, he was out of focus.

[@joshualamoreau1890]

The ending got me, I knew there was something wrong with the list but the table and everything else in frame I didn't think twice

[@ryeat9074]

This guy has good magic trick i dont even believe it...... That last part got me guuuud

[@babyishbody9012]

RazorGaming RAZORRAPTOR Well that’s how illusions get ya.

[@rosewaters2533]

Hope Flat Earthers realise their “tests” are all illusions...

[@kosmakorytkowski2108]

That’s a bit silly you didn’t notice. You can clearly see that the camera is focused on the easel and table much sharply than him. He has a kind of grainy, smudged look to him.

[@theordinary1059]

WHat? the last part was sooo obvious

[@allloving5645]

RazorGaming RAZORRAPTOR I new the background was small or fake. Mans I’m smart

[@TimeWobblers]

And if someone asks me to check the spoon out I'll be like "No, you are not allowed to!" and disappear with a steambomb

[@extyrez1462]

I just can’t get over the ending to this video, I’m now thinking how did I not notice something was up with the focus earlier????😂😂😂

[@zaprey2419]

4.49 oh hi there am I famous now

[@saraf5414]

that was you?

[@zaprey2419]

no XD

[@anirudh_b]

DeadHead 101 He wasn't talking about himself, he was talking about the reaction of the person who appeared at that time. Please try to comprehend this.

[@sivad1025]

I didn't have this video on full screen. I didn't realize there was even a blur so good job

[@TheMovieMyLife]

Is he allowed to do this? I thought there was major secrecy around magician's secrets. I'm now kind of a little worried for his safety. 😄

[@AlexReyes-od4kv]

Cause there hasn't been magic tricks revealed on youtube for some time now...

[@T4Gxoxo]

marpemit ever heard of a joke?

[@vikingr246]

TheMovieMyLife magicians are allowed to reveal their secrets. They're not part of some cult that kill people when they reveal their secrets.

[@175cm52kg]

there are like million of magician books, i know what u mean, there are copyright laws if a magician comes up with a original idea and concept, other magicians arent allowed to share it otherwise court xd

[@LordJokester]

Say that to Penn and Teller XD

[@sebastianlucas7449]

that out of focus shot was amazing

[@Crisp_Crow]

“How did I bend the spoon?” There is no spoon

[@Trillora]

THIS is what I want more of on KZbin! Well done - I loved it. He gave away some stuff but clearly not all! :)

[@FallenAngelRecords]

*Magicians Triggered*

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Wow,he's technical in explaining the concepts of the tricks.

[@wafflethecat5887]

1:30 when he throws the pack of cards why does it start to vibrate on the table?

[@chaseveeefex5740]

did you watch the end...?

[@FishingForLife28]

"so How did I bend that spoon?" "first you have to realise there is no spoon"

[@torsteinrocks]

Fuck after I saw the ending I had to re watch

[@markzaikov456]

That Last Part gave me Goosebumps

[@Jordan-mb7jv]

bro this is why we all have trust issues... last part got me trippin

[@bubblegum_toothpaste]

*"Magicians: *Sweats profusely*"*

[@BenDykes]

Him: *Gives away a lot of magicians tricks* Magician: Am I a joke to you?

[@Arithmophobia]

He barley gave away any tricks

[@joynalmiah8864]

4:27 I did notice, as the fucking video is blurry as fuck

[@majidalkhwaldy3642]

that was the most diverse like I give in KZbin .. woow last of the video is amazing😅

[@AllraydenGFX]

I knew something similar would happen lol. The way that the camera kept focused on the table gave it away that it was a lot closer.

[@Lonecyclonex]

Holy shit ! Genjustu! Yes im a weeb i have a sad life.

[@zakyrafly5741]

Cross Genjutsu*

[@micheallawes9329]

you sir/madam is my new bestfriend genius!!

[@AlienVale]

All you have to do is disrupt your chakra flow to break free, duh. Didn't even fool me, I was already prepared.

[@ИгорПавловић-я5п]

I would like to be your friend!

[@Vinayak14221]

Ending was the proof that how mind can be fooled by illusion

[@ѕєяє-ц4с]

*So can I have my dad back now?*

[@sunwardmean5167]

At the end my mind was completely blown

[@KingdomMinded87]

Guys want to see a Magic Trick? GOTCHA

[@Lucky-xq7dz]

This is a lot more entertaining and impressive than the actual magic trick

[@kodokushi6015]

Magicians hate him! This is what magicians don't want you to see!

[@brandon9689]

What a twist at the end. Mind blown

[@chrisb.9083]

Are his eyes really crooked or that an illusion

[@kelvinlopez3378]

Chris Baker he has no eyes ... it's an illusion... !!

[@jlupus8804]

Bruh he knew where to point and everything

[@Assassins6688]

Guys wanna see a magic trick!!!!! *Read More*

[@janielantunez1499]

Moataz Alzhree ah you got me

[@TrojanHorse91]

I hope you step on a lego

[@codiserville593]

Ah damnit

[@aioia3885]

Moataz Alzhree nope

[@SJNaka101]

TrojanHorse91 harsh

[@Aubreyn64]

I noticed that there's something blurry & dirty within the lens, I even adjust the quality to 1080p, I didn't think that there's a glass upfront... Nice trick!!!

[@firstandforever8294]

Illusions are brain failures- Neil Degrasse Tyson

[@NikSpringer]

Why is the main camera focused on the table instead of him?

[@harimohan2840]

Magic tricks are the best way to get trust issues

[@valorantstacker9284]

That ending was out of the world

[@KyleJPie10]

"Your brain takes shortcuts and makes assumptions" Thus the existence of god

[@simasbra]

When i started watching the video, i thought that something was wrong about the focus. At the end i totally forgot, but when he showed the glass, i understood what was wrong with the focus.

[@hopevang6810]

There is MAGIC "magic" Ugh magic Or magic? WOAH!

[@The-Urban-Goose]

The sound shampoo makes when it falls over in the bathtub: *KWONG*

[@peacexlove]

Homeboy thinks he's Penn & Teller.

[@dillybilly2611]

That guy at the end was the best part

[@ptvdrexler]

WOW he made magic feel so intense

[@socialus5689]

I Noticed ''Control the frame'' because the playing card box was bouncing up & down when he threw it down.

[@jeffs6090]

Yes I did notice. The writing looked more like a skinny marker made it, not what would need to be used in order to make it the size it appeared on the pad of paper. And the tiny glass...one, the water level looked off for "sitting on the flat table". Two, his distorted image was seen in the middle of the glass which means he was behind the glass and not beside it as he wanted you to believe.

[@Derekstefan]

That ending blew my mind.

[@gomezchris276]

My brain just blew up into pieces at the end....

[@Thedarkside02]

I had a a feeling about the ending because it seemed VERY low quality. I actually checked the quality of the video a couple times because it seemed grainy and now it makes sense.

[@wateryourbottle1898]

being a camera man, i knew the last part was going to happen, judging the focusing and whatnot

[@kylamorris4571]

At the beginning, I thought the video was just really blurry XD Makes sense in the end.