Penn and Teller Fool Us // Steven Brundage -Rubik's Cube Magician (Full Video)

[@The_Wailing_Doom]

I like how at 2:02 he puts his arms down and Penn immediately distrusts it. Haha

[@Bistocracy]

No tricks here guys, he is just a monster in rubik's Cube.

[@micah_lee]

Nah it's mainly illusion not any skill really except for pulling off the illusions so smoothly

[@lauriml]

+Brave Cuber He is actually solving it, but he is a beast at that, and he knows all the freaking ways to solve it, every singular pattern, and he has been practicing almost all his life. He actually has skills and talent doing it.

[@bossduck3]

+Laura Misiara no, he just scrambles it in a set pattern, and then just reverses it.

[@tomp2008]

+Laura Misiara are you the girlfriend?

[@lauriml]

+Tom P. No 😒 I was just saying what I actually think, I have seen him a bunch of times already, and I have heard about how he learned and his life. That he is talented and I am saying it trying to shout up all of you haters doesn't mean anything.

[@alexsmith6472]

Teller always seem so happy when he sees a good trick. It's genuine delight

[@element00x]

Holy crap, probably the most unique magic trick ive seen in a while. Smooth and different. Love it.

[@GermiesCoasterYard]

The magicians are scratching their heads but the cubers know exactly what's up 😂

[@asgacc8789]

Nah, watching fool us over the years they dont look geniunely surprised. They know what's up, but they can't fairly explain to Steven what happened (because theyre not interested in cubes like we do) so it's just fair to just give him the trophy

[@RadDeveto]

Real

[@RadDeveto]

The on milisecond one looks cool but it’s so simple he just flips it over and the other side is scramble you can see a glimpse of it still scrambled

[@aspiziri]

@@RadDeveto Which is why he instantly starts to re-scramble it before anyone can notice

[@yura_riabov]

Reverse scrambling by image in that amount of time is still very impressive, even though there's no "trick" to it

[@cassetiquette]

There’s a look Penn gives Teller that’s pretty much, “Well, we’re effed.”

[@persecuted4Him]

Rubik’s cube magic always blows my mind. I love when Penn and Teller immediately say they’ve been fooled but I also really like the feedback they give whether fooled or not.

[@NevvDad]

My favorite is his "millesecond" trick or whatever. if you notice, he has actually solved half of the cube (the red and green sides, possibly the top). He mixes up the other sides; the yellow and blue. When he flips it, it's simply the orientation so the solved sides show, but the mixed sides are still on the back, but not visible. He doesn't show the whole cube that time as it isn't fully solved. Still, great performance.

[@lDanielHolm]

Yeah, the real trick there is to mix it in with the real solves, like the one in the bag, so you think it's solved like the others. Great performance.

[@SebastianHendowski]

Nah man. When he dips his hand under the table (misdirection with the "one handed") you can hear him solve the cube from other comments, you can tell that the cube was made so it was like 4 moves away from being solved

[@NevvDad]

You're not looking at the same one I am. look at the one where he lets the cube fall straight down into his other hand -- all above the table. He doesn't show the whole solve, just 3 (or even 2) sides. As Daniel Holm mentioned, because he mixes it in with other full solves / misdirections, it looks like a full solve but is really just a clever half-solve

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

A total let down. He kept telling us the main thing was to solve the cube in Teller's hands but he never does it. He cheats by changing the only thing solving Rubik's cube has ever meant. btw, he had both cubes in his hands before he handed it to teller and they didn't catch that? He fooled them because they have never seen Rubik's cube magic before but this wasn't even slight of hand. This was cheating and a terrible "main event." I bet after the show and they thought about it, they'd be kicking themselves.

[@tacticalchunder1207]

Test Channel how the fuck could he have solved it in tellers hand? That's completely impossible. This guy is impressive.

[@NightNinja540]

Amazing mix of magic and extreme cubing abilities! I can see how it fooled Penn and Teller so easily, you need to have a pretty good knowledge of how the cube works to understand that seemingly random shuffles are actually very calculated. The dexterity and mental fortitude it took to execute that routine is phenomenal.

[@asgacc8789]

Them having extensive knowledge on a shuffled deck, I'm pretty sure they know it's just a controlled/scripted shuffling of the cube and then reshuffled into desired position. They just dont have any magic terms to use for it, so it's just fair to award him the trophy

[@Tbaribone1115]

One of the unluckiest acts not to go through to the live shows on America's Got Talent

[@LC337]

ur right he deserves to win the whole thing

[@Tbaribone1115]

Well turns out this guy got a Wild Card!!!! 😃😃

[@oddsparksmurf]

renner got a point. In my understanding the solutions are muscle memories of combined algorithms, in other words, they are not that difficult for a normal person to be able to do. Anyone with healthy hands and average brain functions is able to solve rubiks, and respectively as fast, if not faster than the magician in this video clip. Compare to other magicians who dedicate their lives on tricks, who come up with original methods, and practice a variety of techniques, rubik cube solving is about one thousandth worth of practice. It seems hard, because not everyone will try it and knows how to do it. but i did. a friend of mine learned rubik cube on his own in one year and was able to teach me how to solve it. His record was 23 seconds after 1 min looking at the cube. I saw how little effort it takes him to shuffle the cube or solve it one handed. and I saw how he can match two rubiks by a few peeks within minutes. In my understanding, Everything this magician did in this clip can be done with anyone who play rubiks as much as my friend does. So I find it much less amazing.

[@SpeedCuber2016]

You know, I like how everyone is like "that's so easy" "it's so obvious what he did" "He memorized everything" and all I have to say is you are all idiots. And the fact that you are also saying that your friend can solve it in 23 seconds does not explain how he can do it in less than half a second. Even world record holders can't go as fast as he did his magic in the video. Until you can actually solve a Rubik's cube and put the time and effort to be a world class solver, you won't get this. And even if he were mixing it up and solving with one hand, you would be able to tell. No one can memorize a cube like that and be able to solve it with one hand without them knowing it and seeing the jumbling and shifting of the bag. Learn to have respect for something you can't do, for once.

[@SpeedCuber2016]

You know, I like how everyone is like "that's so easy" "it's so obvious what he did" "He memorized everything" and all I have to say is you are all idiots. And the fact that you are also saying that your friend can solve it in 23 seconds does not explain how he can do it in less than half a second. Even world record holders can't go as fast as he did his magic in the video. Until you can actually solve a Rubik's cube and put the time and effort to be a world class solver, you won't get this. And even if he were mixing it up and solving with one hand, you would be able to tell. No one can memorize a cube like that and be able to solve it with one hand without them knowing it and seeing the jumbling and shifting of the bag. Learn to have respect for something you can't do, for once.

[@blablablaimadirtytramp]

This guys is amazingly fast at the 7 move solve. It helps when you have a cube that has been set up for quick smooth solves. Its cool that he can do the moves 1 handed as with the bag trick. Thats why he takes just a few seconds longer to pull it out of the bag *he's solving it on the way out. When he tosses over his shoulder he sets the cube up for a 4-5 move solve and does it on the down and up swing of his arm *this one only takes 2sec to solve 1 handed, watch as he's ready to toss it, he sets the cube a certain way in his fingers to make the solve easier. And this guy is good at the algorithms of the cube.

[@aircom3073]

hes so good that when he stuck his hand in the bag he solved it with 1 hand in 2 seconds !you can see him finishing the last move on the way out ..but some of his other tricks i dont get!

[@dylanhughes7011]

That's physically impossible to solve oh sub 3. Feliks is the fastest, but even he couldn't get it that quick

[@Montalvodiving]

He dint't really solved it. The rubic cube he is using is a gimmick. Its physically imposible to solve a rubic cube in 2 seconds after being shuffled more than 20 times randonmly. Thats why it fooled pen and teller, they know he is not solving the cube, they know is a gimmick, but they dont know how it works. It takes a genius to make this type of performance.

[@churchskiz]

It's not a gimmick, he just isn't shuffling it randomly. Notice how he only has someone else do the shuffling on the first time. Every other time he does the "randomizing". He has a real knack for cubes though, clearly. I think the best trick was solving a rubik's cube to a different end result then the normal completion. That must take a lot of training to be able to do while you're also performing magic.

[@42vincent42]

He solves one part of it when he puts it in, and finishes it when he takes it out, banking on the fact that whoever looks inside the bag doesnt memorize the "mixed" cube from before.

[@iannoelc2123]

The final trick was the easiest and when you think about it obvious to solve. After he did the millisecond part of the trick, he starts to mix it. He's got a great memory, especially with Rubiks Cube patterns so after he finishes mixing it, he mixes it to match exactly the cube in front of Teller before doing his "I solved it by matching the patterns on both rubiks cubes".

[@synthspence]

I think this is the fastest fooler on P&Ts show ever.

[@grindstone4910]

I'm the furthest from a Rubik's expert, but even I know he knew how many of what particular move he has made per side, or something to that degree. Kind of like "counting cards" but counting spins on certain axis's. Also, that "drop solve" he only showed colors the solved colors that were not shown in the mixed up colors prior. Now, I'm not saying it's a bad show, it was very entertaining and fun to watch. And I am absolutely blown away with the mental capacity it takes to pull that off. Great show and congrats on the FU!

[@RubixNinja]

He's simply just that good at the rubik's cube

[@grahammyers7607]

He solved it halfway behind his back, and finished it as his hand goes below the table. He leaves the cube a couple moves from being solved prior to the trick. The millisecond solve is easy, he has three sides solved (notice that you can only see three colors prior to the trick) and then flips the cube... Also notice how he does not show you the full cube in that instance. Any other questions how he does the tricks? Idiot.

[@RubixNinja]

LUESoldat People can solve the rubik's cube one handed, just look at youtube videos. Everytime he would "mix" the rubik's cube he would know the exact amount of turns needed to solve it. The guy is incredibly brilliant and very very good at solving the cube and sleight of hand,

[@youvegot]

+Graham Myers or, he used a trick rubiks cube one can find on ebay for 10 dollars

[@TheHelvetican]

+armon parsa agreed. even the fastest solvers can't solve them like that. it takes conspicuous movement and energy. trick cube it is.

[@RubixNinja]

TheHelvetican He's not solving a fully mixed cube, it only appears mixed, it only takes about 4 turns to make it look mixed.

[@damienprince1077]

He's an artist with that cube. Respect someone who has worked so many hours at their craft, they make it look easy.

[@DaveGamesVT]

Man, this guy is something else. One of the few magicians who still impresses me.

[@asgacc8789]

Why?

[@pendago8484]

​@@asgacc8789he would be very dissapointed if he knew how it was done. I am with you on this one.

[@polo619652]

The way he presented the tricks really set him apart from regular boring speedcubers. And to commit to memory the patterns of the cube on the table right after a trick, and then manipulating the cube to an exact copy is really impressive. He took a mere 6 seconds from 4:45 to 4:51 to get the pattern right, including the bottom face which he last saw a little over 2 minutes before that. A well executed mix of mastery and showmanship.

[@stargazer7644]

GameOfThrows he isn't solving these cubes. He has a pattern of moves he can execute quickly without looking. The mixed up cube is always in the same state.

[@nemgyuri]

Maybe he was following penn and for the moment when teller had to choose his cube, he already managed to give him identical cubes, that would make it a little easier for him to duplicate in the end

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

He isn't doing that though. Watch which cube is which. The one he takes is the one that Teller originally picks, because that's the one that Penn mixed up. The one he left there was the one he mixed up, and the one he had to match in the end. This isn't speedcubing so it's not comparable. He's a magician using a Rubik's cube as his prop. I'm sure he's decent at speedcubing, but these are all tricks designed to fool an average person. Case in point, he wouldn't need to see the "bottom face" if he knew the 5 other sides. If you knew those sides, the last side could only be in 1 configuration. Any person who solves Rubik's cubes would know this, but not average people.

[@plumlogan]

i feel like that, "you fooled us" was more of a "don't know, don't care"

[@theomartin1987]

@@TPH250290 yeah and the parts where he suffles it and put it in the bag are just known pattern where you can solve it in 4 moves or so, just the time he puts his hand down in the bag (you can even see he solved it beacause the cube wasn't perfectly aligned

[@luishuatuco19]

Plugman, completly agree

[@Agedude]

That one's actually the cleverest trick in the show. You can see before he drops it you can only see blue, orange, and yellow squares. That's because he already solved the three sides of the cube being white, red, and green. Very smart and I only noticed it when someone else pointed it out to me.

[@hassaanrauf4349]

@@TPH250290 They couldn't figure out what type of illusions he did or how he executed them.

[@kreature7946]

HASSAAN RAUF Not at all. They knew it was all slight of hand they were just so impressed how well done it was that they decided to just give him the he trophy. This dude is truly in a league of his own when it comes to slights with a Rubik’s Cube a true master.

[@nicholasplant8203]

Wow, what a great performance. I'm a relatively new cuber with my fastest solve being a minute and 17 seconds. I have a somewhat good idea how he does this magic but knowing how it's done and doing it yourself with such perfection are two very different things. You've definitely inspired me! there is no gimmicks or tricks or any deceptive stuff like that. just hours and hours of dedication and practice.

[@johnsmith-wc8gs]

4 or 5 years too late but man am I impressed by this! I'm thrilled for you! Cheers!

[@StevenBrundage]

john smith your always just on time.

[@JohnnyBfromOKC]

I forgot about this routine you did years ago! Still amazes me! You're a true unbelievable trickster

[@StevenBrundage]

Appreciate that.

[@khaled_2587]

This guy is very good with the rubik's cube. He's not a magician surely, but his genius is the magic itself! Them AGT judges were too dumb to understand such talent.

[@priscillamartinez886]

I know I was so mad when they let him go 😧

[@TheCptCoy]

They had to make room for that "funny" transgender comedian

[@priscillamartinez886]

+TheCptCoy I know I wish he went threw instead of her

[@jibjabhamers8177]

+TheCptCoy lol. best comment

[@MrJest2]

"He's not a magician surely, but his genius is the magic itself!" There is nothing else. It's all about the presentation and performance. That's the real secret to "magic".

[@georgeborsa5346]

The best mix for me:magic and cubing. Love you,man! You're a genius.

[@AusiKifaru27]

This has got to be the worst comment section I've seen for a Fool Us act. He solves cubes quick so it's not magic? It doesn't matter. You people do realise magic isn't real, right? It's the illusion of making something appear to happen that isn't. Part of that illusion is his quick solving techniques. The only time I believe the cube wasn't solved was when only the 3 sides were showing after the millisecond solve, which he quickly mixes up again. But it gave the illusion of being solved. Like magic, no? To think Penn and Teller didn't pick up on how he was doing it or saying they don't understand cubes is just naive. It seems everyone has completely missed the point of the trick, which is the finale. Penn was in control of one cube at the start while both were randomised. Teller made the decision of which cube to hold on to. If hazard a guess that what Penn and Teller are fooled by is the method he used to make the cubes match after they were in charge of randomising them. I thought at first he did a switch, but Penn and Teller were watching his hands closely when they dropped out of sight behind the table for us. The last time looked really sus, but the view from behind doesn't reveal anything. Doesn't even seem a place to hide additional cubes. I may be wrong, of course. With hands that quick, nothing would surprise me. The entire routine is a brilliant display of illusion entertainment. Sleight of hand and some true puzzle solving talent. Well done, sir.

[@rey-jq4bc]

Viscum the finale was simple.. he did give teller a chance to pick. (Teller picked the cube that Penn had scrambled) he then sais he's gonna solve it in teller's hands. Which he doesnt, at that point the video kind of skips. he got the cube that teller had picked and left the other one (the one he scrambled up in a certain pattern) there in the table. He then goes off with the show. At the end he just matches the pattern. If Teller would've picked the other cube. He would've just let Teller keep the one he choose instead of switching them out. Follow the cubes as he takes it from Penn and look at the pattern of the cube in the table when Teller has the other in his hands. And after the video skips that cube in the table is the same. Still an amazing performance.

[@reuben9576]

Viscum what you said is so true, the way he did the finale was by continuously looking at the cube at the table and asks teller to pick up makes a joke about solving it but is really turning the cube so he can see the other sides of the cube and throughout the trick he makes small adjustments and finishes it off in the end in the open, but in saying that you have to be a freak at the cube to pull that off, amazing !

[@brainwash480]

I think the issue lies more with the people who know how to solve rubiks cubes cause they can see through the illusion. All his illusions are obvious to someone who knows how the permutations on a cube work, but if someone doesn't, you just see a cube magically changing positions in ways that don't make sense. Its the same for any magic trick: once you know how it works, you just see the mechanics rather than the magic.

[@Sam-bn7jk]

The point most of all is that any amatorial speedcuber isn't impressed at all in front of a performance like this and is able to recognize how every "trick" is done, so that performance in that show and, more, the prize for fooling two expert magicians, is just unappropriate. The production shoud have not even admit him to the show (but they probably did because they didn't have a speedcuber among them when they saw what he was able to do).

[@darkevilazn]

Here's the reason why most people think its not a good "fool". Rubiks cubes and the techniques associated with solving them are completely not Penn and Teller's expertise. Yes he fooled them, but not in traditional magic tricks. We all know "what he is doing" and "how". But saying "you are really good at cubes" is not a valid explanation of the "trick", even though that is essentially what the trick is. I would barely call it a magic trick. Amazingly good cube skills though. To bad his presentation needs alot of work.

[@wadejones6167]

When Jillette first began performing, his mother told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands. In response to this, he had all of his nails painted red as a joke. The one remaining red fingernail is in memory of his mother.

[@smward87]

The bright red is also a nice distraction. Catches your eyes so you focus on it more than the rest of his hands, if only for a second which as we know, is all it takes in magic.

[@brokenwave6125]

@@smward87 Great point. And I doubt he even thought of that at first. Plus is one if the card colors (white, black, red) so that's fitting too.

[@robertmorris8997]

I think I saw in an interview that he said he matches his daughter's nails every day. Which would be cool too. Red fingernail[edit] Speculation arises from Jillette's red fingernail on his left hand. From the FAQ from Penn & Teller's official website, there are three common answers: 1.It means he once shot a man for asking personal questions. 2.When Jillette first began performing, his mother told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands. In response to this, he had all of his nails painted red as a joke. The one remaining red fingernail is in memory of his mother.[50] 3.The red fingernail provides excellent misdirection and is just plain cool.[9] In direct response to questions about his red fingernail, Penn has stated "People are asking about my fingernail. Wear my Dad's ring and my Mom's nail polish. Just for remembrance and respect."[51] The color he uses is Jelly Apple Red (#054) by Essie.[50][52] On the podcast Skepticality in 2012, Jillette said that he was considering changing the meaning of the red nail polish, telling his daughter it is for her.[7] During his appearance on the Chopped Tournament of Stars (2014), he effectively told the story of his mother suggesting he get a manicure for the reasons stated above, and said that he kept it in respect for her. So it's for his mother AND his daughter.

[@jraymond1988]

I think he also said that his daughter thinks that it's because of her or for her and he never corrected her.

[@shreya...007]

Aaawwwwww

[@gthgirl392]

Saw you on AGT, was totally stunned like the rest of the people when you were eliminated. Was going to suggest going on Penn and Teller and.. here you are. And you fooled them. So happy for you. You are an amazing person and magician. Congrats on your success and remember.. they didn't like Lindsey Stirling either. Look at her. Heh.

[@gthgirl392]

Ephi Lebo i'm ok with the kid... but that vello guy...They chose him over Steven, Like wtf...

[@gthgirl392]

Ephi Lebo I'm also ok with Julia Scott.. but again, to choose that Vello guy, like... I don't agree with that.

[@parkerpeterson517]

He is back in the show. Petitions were made, and eventually he was put back on the show as a 'Wildcard' along with the dance group FLIP and the dance/CGA Sila Sveta. www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/credits/contestants/season-11 I was pretty disappointed that he was eliminated, because he has some real talent that doesn't need music or costumes. Thank goodness he's back on!

[@angelimhof6044]

it was more contracts,. happened before..

[@brianheidel4550]

those talent shows are nothing but hype, drama, sob stories, etc. A bunch of crap just like 99% of the rest of television.

[@donoroko]

probably the best i've seen in this show. i've seen a lot of people getting really good with rubik cubes, solving them in seconds. I know this guy is just REALLY F'N good, no tricks, still, just better that everything else i've seen in this show.

[@robertstegmann9260]

He solved the cube in the bag as he pulled it out, and the millisecond one was solved on three sides and he flipped it. Still incredibly impressive.

[@nidodson]

Great one handed solver, great knowledge of patterns, and great use of a very classic magic technique.

[@liane8317]

here he is, fooling penn and teller... yet the judges of americas got talent, whom i imagine know very little about magic, cut him? one of the most ridiculous decisions i've ever seen on that show.

[@jijonbreaker]

Because this isn't magic. This is incredible skill, as a display. He's just able to put it into patterns which can be solved very easily, and solves them in split-seconds. It just looks like magic, but it's obviously not if you understand how a rubik's cube works.

[@liane8317]

+jijonbreaker i know it's not magic. i'm saying he's obviously very talented and should have moved forward in AGT.

[@jijonbreaker]

Lian Elmore True, but I believe that the AGT decision was based on the fact that it was displayed as a magic act, but as a magic act, it doesn't work. It's a display of skill alone. There is no wonder of how it's done. It doesn't instill that "How did he just do that?" That magic acts are intended to do.

[@liane8317]

+jijonbreaker hmm makes sense but why did penn and teller say they were fooled then?

[@theonlyone261]

All magic is skill to an extent, whether that's slight of hand or counting cards. All he did was apply the skill any normal magician would do and applied it to a very difficult medium. It's magic nonetheless

[@e.Kab.]

You can always tell when P&T are fooled by their facial expressions, they usually display the same giddy puzzled and entertained smiles as the crowd, it's awesome, shows they really enjoy their craft

[@NickFerry]

Pretty crazy man!! Awesome!!

[@andrewroberts8139]

Just outstanding. One of the most amazing people I've ever seen on this show, and I've watched a ton of these clips

[@SmazingVLOGS]

Great job on AGT, the judges let a freaking comedian through! Now this is talent. She's the same as any other comedian, she only made it because her age. Come back next year!

[@TheCptCoy]

>her age >her I think it was something other than "her" age that led the judges to keep her.

[@Ghillieman04]

+TheCptCoy it was her big fat veiny schlong that 'she' still has

[@lancecruzado7045]

hey check out the video from AGT and here on penn and teller the pattern of the two unsolved rubicks cube are the same

[@Anna-hp4zq]

Lance Bautista really?

[@aceroc20able]

Smazing could you really watch a half hour to hour show off this in Vegas? Ummm no! He has maybe 10 minutes of material for a show.

[@khayamorr9476]

Finally solved part of this! He only solves 2 particular sides and when he flips it in the air it lands on the side that is done, then after showing the audience that it's solved he quickly changes it so they don't see the back of the cube that is unsolved, very quick and smart

[@jdjdjdjd2724]

4:44 There are only three colours shown, blue, yellow and orange. The other three colour, white, green and red are already solve. So he spins the cube when he releases it showing only the solved sides. This is why he quickly scramble the cube after, because it is not full solved and the judges would notice.

[@Gallieg444]

The look from teller alone probably made your life. One of the best in his craft...Teller gave you a look of wonderment. He was thoroughly impressed. @ 5:40

[@hisokamorou8320]

I know how he does it but man this guy is in a league of his own

[@midnightskyofficial]

How does he do it??

[@danielgeraghty2136]

i love solving/playing with Rubik's cubes and I too know how he does it. but man I could practice for months and not have that precision or dexterity. this guy has got some skillz.

[@allolp]

+Daniel Geraghty I can solve a rubics cube, but how did he solve it when he dropped it in his hand, I didnt even hear the motion.

[@danielgeraghty2136]

I think I know the part your training about. I think only three of the sides (the ones facing the cameras) are solved. The other three are still skewed. Fairly certain they are not "legitimate" cubes. But I only saw the video a few times

[@allolp]

+Daniel Geraghty Oh I forgot the time, it was 4:42. Yeah I totally see it now, I should I have thought of that it's kinda obvious, I'm a dumbo.

[@workhard9513]

Absolutely magical at how fast this guy can solve the cube. No magic, no slide of hand just good ol fashion cube solving at its best. He knows the cube so well he can match them in his sleep. It’s all in the how many times and what squares he spins. Awesome to see this is a magic trick...

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

This is all sleight of hand and trickery. Of course, he does a little bit, but he sets up very easy scrambles for himself. If you, for instance, look at 4:42, he's made a very easy unscrambling to a position where three sides are solid and three sides are checkerboarded for himself, then just flips to the other three sides. He never shows the blue, yellow, and orange back because it's not solved, and scrambles the cube again almost immediately.

[@InquieteNightshade]

I love watching Teller, even before the "magic's" started he's already fascinated (watching Steven and Penn mix up the cube.) He just has a child's sense of wonder and I love it.

[@AnkitGarg]

4:00 the look on Penn's face when he knows the trophy is coming down 😂

[@NotQuiteFirst]

*sets speed to 0.25* Still can't figure it out

[@abdulkhayyum2460]

the patterns are fixed. when you've been solving rubiks cubes your whole life you can tell by it. he shows us a random pattern, but then begins to shuffle it more....that is when he specifically changes the pattern to what he wants. now remember how he tells us a rubiks cube is deemed shuffled after 7 turns. well that rule apply if it's done in someone else's hand. what he ends up doing is letting them shuffle and then taking the cube back and changes it up even more. honestly it's such a simple trick but very effective

[@Vorlite]

If you notice at that moment you can only see blue,orange , and yellow the other side he is holding (white,green, and red) so he just flips it over showing you the other half. the he mixes it so you don't see the other side

[@acn684]

The cube is fixed. People that can do rubix cubes can a double move solve (meaning, they can turn one end once and the adjacent edge once with just their finger). The cubes he is using are not standard cubes, when fully solved they have 3 faces that are completely solved (solid color) and 3 faces that will be jumbled up. This way when he gets to one double move away from solving it, the cube looks completely scrambled on the other 3 faces. All he does is make that one move behind the back and make sure the cube faces the right way when presenting it.

[@ryanmorris3929]

incorrect.

[@censor1934]

+A You are so so wrong.

[@Megafauna1]

Teller has this wonderful amazement on his face throughout. It's kinda adorable.

[@Brand00d]

When he “mixed” up the cube he was doing algorithms

[@remmyb5543]

Steven Brundage, I really love your work, and I figured out how you did all of your AGT judge cut tricks. Magic is just expertly done tricks and you do them expertly. On your judge cuts (btw I'm honestly shocked you didn't get through, go look at all the AGT comments, EVERYONE wants you back as a wildcard and is disappointed they didn't choose you), trick 1 you obviously solved it right before you threw it up and that was awesome. Trick 2, 3 sides solved 3 sides incomplete thus explaining the 3 varieties of colour visible to the judges. You flip it and it gives the illusion of completion. Trick 3 I'm not so sure on but I'll give it a shot Trick 3: Did you memorize the 26 different locations where cards could be and then you only offered Heidi a limited quantity of cards? You shuffled through them slowly and she picked one of the cards that you knew would be inside the cube. Otherwise some crazy quick slip in :P amazing work man.

[@ImRainOfficial]

you can tell hes mixing it up in the bag especially cuz he pulling it out so slow

[@whitewolf9895]

yeah you can see him finish it when he pulls it out. but the rest of the act i understand why they said fooled us lmao

[@NicolasUnger]

yeach.. I think the whole show is based on configurations of the cube which look scrambled but are actually only a few moves away from being solved. But it´s still really dificult to get those few moves done right and quick. In the case of 4:43 he actually doesnt do anything, the cube isnt´t solved. Only the three sides that he shows are solved, the other three arent, you can see this before he drops the cube.. threre are only three colors.

[@cudaLTV]

+Nicolas Unger u can't solve just 3 sides of a cube...

[@Kampbeltown]

+cudaLTV Yes you can

[@supersentaifan26]

+cudaLTV yes if you notice he has the other sides in a cross pattern and the red green white are solved

[@GimmeTheController]

Man, AGT doesn't realize the awesome you really are, dude. Never EVER stop.

[@SamipKo]

Can't wait to see you on AGT!!

[@frankm685]

actually he got eliminated

[@dietwater5176]

actually he will be brought back

[@SamipKo]

+QuinnCubing really?

[@dietwater5176]

Samip Koirala probably everyone was disappointed about him getting cut so they would probably bring him back

[@JedaqiaAngel]

He's back. A wildcard.

[@TheAlfredo094]

I loved Penn's confused face all throughout the video.

[@docelephant]

"She's out of my league but I think the magic helps" said one magician ever.

[@SDesWriter]

Okay, some of those were amazing magic tricks, but the last one is obviously you just knowing the cube so damn well that you could manipulate the one in your hands to match it perfectly while you are doing your patter. That is crazy because as someone who spent way too much time as a teen playing with the damn thing, I couldn't even begin to understand the patterns on that level. Way to turn a geeky hobby into a million dollar profession. It was an excellent performance!

[@Makemation]

So he was able to fool Penn and Teller but didn't go to the live shows?

[@TheGreatShortdini]

He is in the liveshows. They used a wildcard and brought him back

[@callmefran9323]

you are amazing! I was crushed when on AGT that knife throwing act moved on and you didn't. you deserved it! pleeeeaaase keep making videos. I hope you get a better opportunity than going through the STRESS of AGT!

[@WrenCubes]

"Can you picture the Rubik's cube one move away from being solved?" "Barely." You can use the beginners method to fool these peeps.

[@MrParkja]

Figured out how he did the last trick. The cube that Teller chose was the one that Penn mixed up. The other cube was the one that Steven mixed up. When he fails to solve the cube the first time. He takes away the cube that Penn mixed up and left the one he mixed on the table. He knows how to make that solution again. Now he starts playing with the cube that Penn mixed up. And by the time he does the last trick, they have forgotten about who solved the cube on the table. Now Teller is holding up the cube that Steven solved and Steven just simply recreates the solution on his cube while he is talking to Penn and Teller. If Teller would have chosen the cube that Steven mixed up then Steven would have simply taken the cube that was on the table not the one in Tellers hands.

[@tonyamarks6455]

Lol you just gave me a headache 😀😀

[@loncaselton]

Wanna bust Santa now ??? or maybe tell us the Shark dies and the girl is a guy???

[@sebastianosakwe5518]

@@tonyamarks6455 🤣🤣🤣

[@Andrei-rp3dz]

No but Teller had a choice as to which Cube to give him

[@Hotrodoli]

You are amazing dude, you should have gotten that golden buzzer. All those years practicing with that cube has payed off as you have stunned all of America with your skill :) Keep going at it as amazing things will happen!

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

This guy was so magical, he caused Johnathan's hair to become short between videos on the playlist.

[@ThomasGodart]

Another talent from another dimension altogether. Amazing, thanks for sharing

[@sushilghimire1713]

3:36 caught spinning that cube ..look to his finger carefully

[@1actose]

He ROTATED it

[@charlesgauthier2166]

Fabulous set! I’m bought Cube3 years ago and putting the time and effort to learn your routines now. Better late than never! 😅

[@ru99414]

This is so crazy its almost not magic! He is just too skilled 😲

[@ru99414]

LUESoldat how do this relate to anything to my random comment?

[@blablablaimadirtytramp]

When you see him do the 1ms solve he only shows you 3 sides of the cube the other 3 sides are covered up by his jacked and are still mixed. All he does is flips it over and before anyone can say anything he has started to mix it up for the next trick.

[@jacknapier8867]

I think P&T know that this was all a sleight of hand and rubiks cube pattern memorization but man o man thats what I love about them, they gave the man what he deserves, to appreciate his time and effort to master this trick is a very nice thing to do.

[@EatingWaffles]

holy shit is this the fastest fooled us ever?

[@HaMashiachYeshuaisLord]

Yep

[@jojonubnub7149]

wafflepiepancake I think it’s because it’s less of an illusion more like “I can just solve it really fast and have a presentation around it”

[@tim43s56]

Joseph Bryan Nuguid yeah, pretty much especially since the cubes are only 6-7 moves away from being solved. This makes it easy for OH.

[@limibosi1785]

yes it is, but they did not highlighted that fact

[@CSLWoodward]

Richard Turner was about the same. They start walking to their chairs and just turn around after looking at each other knowing that they ain’t got a clue.

[@wankstankonia]

Anyone else solving a Rubik's cube while watching this?! Im down to 3 minutes with my solves! Watch out Brundage, I'm coming for you!

[@bishwajitsutradhar8753]

Here is how the "millisecond version" was done - he mixed the cube such that only 3 sides are completely mixed up and other 3 sides are solved. And he showed the mixed up sides and then turned it over to the solved sides. Done so fluently. Correct me if I am wrong.

[@randyhalfway]

I've been a Rubik's Cube enthusiast for 12 years, and this guy is an absolute master. There's no lies or switch-out technique, he's just world-class with that cube. When he does the one-handed toss over the shoulder, he's literally solving the cube with his one hand in 2 seconds. Absolute legend.

[@danjbundrick]

what was that subliminal message between 0:55 and 0:57 ?

[@jamesdrennan6454]

i paused it on it. seems to be the hosts face due to a camera issue or something. but who really knows.

[@aaronwebb7090]

It's a 1 or 2 frames of his name and the background from a second earlier. Just missed in editing I guess.

[@danjbundrick]

I definitely do not remember writing this or watching this video.

[@elleonclouds3589]

BEST LINE EVER...... Penn @ 5:52... "doesn't take long to say he fooled us, does it??......

[@micah_lee]

He has been doing this act for Soooo long

[@chandramongilong626]

and it makes him good in solving cube, right?

[@micah_lee]

Chandra Mongilong No, actually he is just doing magic. If he was fast at cubing then you would see him solve, but I havent seen him do anything other than magic.

[@connerblah]

He's pretty fast I believe, I think I remember seeing somewhere that he averages around 15s. The latest average on his WCA profile was 16.59, and that was 4 years ago: www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2010BRUN03

[@Martin-sk6hk]

Wahnsinn!! Das war beeindruckend, und ein sehr sympathischer Auftritt :)

[@xxyangirlxx6475]

Love what you did on AGT. And totally disagree with Howie on his comment of lack of showmanship. Don't change a thing, I love your geeky, no frills, down to earth attitude. For me it makes you very likable. :)

[@austinhoover2860]

i love knowing how it's done as a fellow cuber and magician it's well done and can't believe he still used this on americas got talent

[@tomatofarmerlarry3331]

i suspect this guy remembers what he does and then while pulling from the bag he solved it fast af before pulling out

[@procams1164]

One of the best Fool Us acts ever

[@ethanmccormack9561]

That is amazing, I can't solve one even if I take the stickers off 😂😂😂😂

[@coolpoint942]

I like his presentation v much. His presentation in AGT was really awesome. 🌹

[@ntspang]

That cube wasn't solved at all at 4:44

[@DOC4724]

one side is mixed the other isnt and he flips it over

[@isaacolu]

Who cares ! magic is about the illusion not whats factual. Good for him I like his act

[@unrealwheel]

McLovin You it's actually pretty good it's an algorithm that makes 3 sides solved and 3 sides a checker pattern really cool and how he used it was awesome.

[@DARKSTAR13z]

I've got most of it. Weird to think that fooled them

[@stefanhamilton8713]

Really impressive work here and I like the understated, mellow presentation style. Well done.

[@NotoriousRNG]

He does that same really annoying 'watch' David Blaine does..

[@nuk3snip3r]

I watched this long ago before I got good at Rubiks Cubes. Now that I can comfortably solve one and I know some moves, I know a lot of these tricks. They are really impressive and take a lot of skill for sure. I still have no idea how you matched Teller's cube though. I could watch this forever.

[@penssuck6453]

00:43 His best trick

[@ThoughtSpinnr]

On June 27th 2016 I had this really cool idea to invent magic tricks that involve solving a Rubik's cube insanely quickly. Two weeks later I see this guy Steven Brundage on KZbin has these really cool magic tricks where he solves a Rubik's cube insanely quickly. Am I doomed to have somebody do something before I have a chance to do it for my whole life?

[@Straylight4299]

Wow. He must have memorized all 12 sides of the two cubes within two seconds where he rotates the cubes before he hands them to Teller to select one of them. Incredible.

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

He chooses which Teller has at the end. The one he first gives him isn't the same one he leaves with him. So he did memorize the state of 1 cube, but it's the one he mixed up himself.

[@anak-anakputatan5629]

Im as magician and speedcuber really impressed with u ideas using those cubes to fool penn and teller😆

[@TheJovan211]

This was the fastest fooled us ever! This guy is incredible! 👏

[@StevenBrundage]

Jovan P appreciate your

[@abirdynumnum9612]

Steven, your magic rocks! Seriously.

[@HeartBrains]

I wouldn’t call this is magic by the way you already half-pre solved it. But still pretty impressive. Fact P&T gave the award is because they can’t do it like you did and sports enough to admit it.

[@MadsyTTV]

I was completely stumped at how the "Millisecond" version was done, here I am playing with my cube and trying to figure out how to solve the cube with one move...the way he does it just looked impossible...but then I saw it, I saw the move, I was looking for the answer as to how one flip solved the cube...when in reality, the cube was NEVER solved to begin with...at 4:44 if you pause, you can see that only 3 colors are showing (blue, orange, yellow) and when the cube drops you see the 3 other colors (Red, white, Green)...he only solved 3 sides (red, white, green) so when the cube flips you only see the top, left, and right and not the back or bottom sides of the cube which are the blue, orange, and yellow which are still not solved...THIS WAS FUCKING GENIOUS! Of course it looked impossible, because it is impossible...BUT...he figured out how to give the illusion that he solved the cube with one flip based on the perspective of the cube, it looks solved looking at it from one angle, the front. GREAT TRICK!

[@swishiihub7363]

Literally no magic. He’s just performing high level algorithms that no one would know unless they spend hella time learning them.

[@motabilla2446]

Ahhh just love the look on Penn's face. He's dumb founded as to how thi guy did it. Not only that, the sleight of hand was completely out of this world, especially with the millisecond move 😍 . Loved the performance. Simply mind boggling.

[@carboncuber3147]

These aren't magic tricks. To figure out how these are done all you need is basic knowledge on how a Rubik's Cube works.

[@Elmonsoon]

Yeah, that is exactly what a magic trick is. Replace 'rubiks cube' with 'deck of cards' and add in a ton of practice for both and it is literally the same thing.

[@firstroundboxing7649]

@@Elmonsoon Your comment is 5 years old I get it but they've had other episodes where they give no trophy for card tricks because they say "you're just that good you just do it"

[@mikeokismall3831]

Very nice, thoroughly enjoyed that.

[@Tom-qb1rj]

How does it solve it in a millisecond, can’t even see him moving it

[@evenkeel6131]

He's setting it up right until he drops it. He doesn't have all the sides solved, just the ones you see.

[@ammadanimations]

after coins and cards, its new Era of rubik cube magic and Steven Brundage is the founder of it.

[@owenlong9130]

So, magician or cuber?

[@SpyroKing]

Cuber

[@MagicTV9]

both

[@micah_lee]

He probably sucks as a cuber lol

[@42vincent42]

Even though he probably won't beat any world records, this routine is made up of multiple solvings of cubes and hidden rotations to get specific patterns done on the cube, not to mention that he somehow has to get the matching cubes at the end so i wouldnt say that he "sucks" as a cuber.

[@micah_lee]

***** No, I actually learned more about it. He is actually just a magician even though he said he practices so much he isnt that great.

[@whitwhit3791]

Great job Steven!!

[@benllvfroggo]

Cyoubx Friends Anyone ?

[@PurpleNurpleTurtle]

YEA HAHA CF

[@ECuber]

yay

[@timlin6973]

hey

[@MrTriptick]

great combination of slight of hand, and real skill. :) Magic!