Penn & Teller Fool Us: Kostya Kimlat's IMPOSSIBLE Card Trick // Season 5

[@KostyaKimlat]

Thank you all for your comments. I love reading them and hope to respond to many of you soon! Want to know exactly how I did the trick? I just made this video for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2TQg6WdadammK8

[@arnavgarg368]

Greetings from India, kostya ! Just wanted to congratulate you cause you entertained us all with your wit , your humour and ofc your magic. Please consider visiting our country, as people here are mad about you and would love to see your magic !

[@michaelwheeler8552]

I bought your DVD for your first trick on Fool Us. That's gonna take a few years of my life ...

[@guywithknife]

Kostya Kimlat you sir, are incredible! Loved both of your fool us appearances and love your “reveal” video. You are incredibly talented!

[@davidlethe8958]

So you watched the cards fly by, memorized the order of all 52 cards and are able to precision time the exact location and how many microseconds into it that it will take to hit the card. Wow.-- But you did have a tell that I picked up when i watched the trick for the first time. You move your lips when you read the cards. That revealed that when you dribbled the cards , or whatever it is called, it had a purpose. It was giving you information. As a professional software developer, i know that everything in well written code has a purpose, and the most elegant software does a job with as few lines as possible. Dribbling the cards a few times *HAD* to give you information that you were going to need to locate the card. Still -- again, wow. Great talent, but not an illusion.

[@renancunha4799]

Kostya! Your first performance was already on my top five foolers, but now your second performance is my favorite non-fooler! Congratulations!

[@JusRed48]

WOW! That's highly satisfying lmao. They basically said "IT'S NOT MAGIC IT'S SKILL!" and he's like "YUP!"

[@ericdavid8214]

How could he disagree? It was a nice out they gave him.

[@petergeralis3725]

It’s a cruel summer

[@citiblocsMaster]

In this case, it's even better to not fool them

[@blaze1148]

....you seriously believe Magic is real Magic^^.....wow......you need to stop watching Harry Potter movies bro.....it's ALL skill.

[@sanjivinsmoke4587]

@@blaze1148 its just means no hiding no deceiving did the trick straight up

[@trinityx1902]

This was so good it doesn't even follow the guidelines of what a card trick is it wasn't even a card trick he literally just did it

[@mickbaillie2053]

Kinda like some of the shit David Blaine does

[@rotgertesla]

Didnt they say he had control over where he put that king of spade in the deck?

[@ITNoetic]

@@rotgertesla he knows where every card is in the deck. Even after "shuffling." And his control is so accurate that he can instantly retrieve the card when asked. It's not a trick. It's almost superhuman dexterity and memory. Pure, raw, hardworking skill.

[@kevina5337]

When the "trick" is just you practicing how to snatch specific cards out of thin air for 17 years lol

[@craki06]

vgambit It’s impossible to know where every card is, he has control of where he puts the card so he might for example put it fifteen cards down every time

[@glenjamindle]

I can tell ya how the trick is done, but it'll Kostya

[@JustKeepFishin]

Lmaooo

[@ryobr]

I didn't expect to laugh on the comment section but you got me!

[@nicholasgathings7321]

Go home.

[@vikash876]

It’s the guys like you I scroll down for

[@antoniosmith-plata2764]

Original

[@JuanPablodelaTorre]

I've seen him achieve this trick perfectly, picking exactly one card on the fly, and making it look seamless. I think he got nervous this time and that's how his skill seemed a little rough. And that's how Penn and Teller realized this could be done by pure skill. Best thing about this trick, it can't be copied. You have to put the work.

[@antoniomelendez3919]

Yes I agree I thought I was the only one who picked that up

[@rockdesu]

Exactly... I did not like the outcome of this trick. He grabbed like 7 cards. And before that he asked Penn what was his card. Like what? Kostya supposed to figure that out.

[@brycepagey888]

Yea I thought he screwed it up but they didn't want to wreak the bit

[@andreungerer3531]

@taxid3rmy Exactly. Not that brilliant of a trick.

[@WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLU]

I heard him talk about it on a podcast. He practiced to the point where he could pick out the single card with 95%+ accuracy but he felt off on the day of the show so he played it safe with grabbing 5 cards

[@B20C0]

Damn, the first time that a magician not fooling Penn and Teller was actually WAY more impressive than actually fooling them. What the hell.

[@kinnexion]

I mean that kinda happened with Shin Lim's first performance. Penn explained how even though they caught some of the tricks that he did, he felt the performance was perfect

[@B20C0]

@@kinnexion Yes, but I feel like when they are dealing with Card Tricks, Cups and Balls etc. they set a different bar, e.g. if they didn't catch most of the stuff.

[@kinnexion]

@@B20C0 Shin Lim's trick was with cards... I really don't get your point here. I was just simply correcting your original statement by pointing out that its not the first time that Penn and Teller figured out a trick, but yet were still fooled and it was a perfect trick

[@B20C0]

@@kinnexion With Shin Lim they said they caught "some" of the things he did, but not all of them (remember the marker), with Kostya they essentially caught the essence of what he did (in fact it was only the one move). That's what I meant. Sorry, I'm no native English speaker, I might have not made myself clear enough.

[@kinnexion]

@@B20C0 no I get what you mean with the Kostya trick, but when Penn said they caught some of what Shin did, he means pretty much all of the trick, however they still don't know how he did the pen trick. So my point was that even though one of the two magicians fooled them, and the other didn't, it wasn't the first time that a trick was pretty much complete figured out by Penn and Teller, that was still extremely impressive

[@jerotoro2021]

The real trick: escaping a beating from Penn by telling him he was right 😂

[@JimFortune]

Maybe that was the one lie he said he was going to tell. lol

[@maddasahattter]

@@JimFortune either way he wins. He basically had one of the world's greatest magicians tell him he's otherworldly good at card magic. Yeah fuck the trophy I'd be out on that note

[@havocproltd]

@@maddasahattter ....Hear Hear!!

[@marcossrojas2085]

Yesssssss!

[@manigoldocancer6818]

@@JimFortune un 9m9n89898 89n99m n9

[@thecampfire4877]

That might be the best "Not fooled" Ive ever seen! That is so impressive!

[@archives210]

this is so meta.

[@flapeee]

could not have said it any better

[@alfreddaniel3227]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Now all I have to do is leave this comment, and hit "Like".

[@abefawn]

When I watched this episode the other day, my jaw actually dropped when he confirmed that he was "just that good," and that there really wasn't a trick other than controlling the chosen card.

[@DakonBlackblade2]

I kinda tought that was the case when he actualy grabbed 4 cards instead of one, I believe he meant it to be just the king of spades, but that being such an absurdly hard feet he ended up getting 4 cards with the king of spades amongst them.

[@HolyKoolaid]

Plot twist: he did actually fool them, but didn't want Penn to kick his butt! 😆

[@26mamun]

Hey you stole my comment lol

[@philswaim392]

Ohai holy koolaid

[@HiddenAgendas]

No he actually gave the "trick away". He said it himself that was he practicing this move for 18+ years.

[@Sipercalifristico]

@@26mamunbro ir really yappin on a yt comment

[@mjd2013h]

He did say at the start he may need to lie 😛

[@mohamedhady5848]

Penn ability to organize his words to explain characteristically and professionally statements in a very short time is a talent i wish to have.

[@shawnyu3666]

I think they take much longer in actual performance to discuss. They take around 5 mins according to Penn's Sunday school but the show just edits it out to keep it entertaining.

[@modemmack]

It's a talent I wish he could bestow on president tRump. 😂

[@ahmadkhaled28]

Are you some kind of salesman or ?

[@mohamedhady5848]

@@ahmadkhaled28 No

[@mohamedhady5848]

@@shawnyu3666 True that will help, but still in middle of his conversation he can apply that easily.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

The real trick is that he knew they would not be fooled and that they would then explain to the world that Kostya's skill is beyond human, which would astonish the crowd even MORE than if he actually fooled them. He still gets the last laugh.

[@marizakos21]

Totally, and that fucking smug on his face.. God this dude is the Negreanu of tricks. I love him

[@djmicth4150]

The look on his face when they did exactly what he wanted says it all I was thinking your comment but then I was like nah no one has that much hindsight

[@felixgutierrez993]

Technically he still won. Know don't get it FOOLED he didn't FOOL them but this I don't even think follows the rule of a trick THERE WAS NONE he by the numbers threaded that needle countlessly for 17 years to the point even Penn and Teller knew that shit is fucking not possible and he had to be that good. It is as easy to point to the bottom as it is to the top and Penn and Teller pointed to the conclusion that was only possible...THAT WAS PURE SKILL

[@DaGunFatha]

Dj Micth You mean foresight.

[@Posiman]

For performers, this show is not about the trophy. It's about promoting their show and skills to potential clients or promoting their tricks to potential buyers. This is a way better promotion for him than if they guessed a wrong technique and he just said he fooled them.

[@1986nesha]

Performing this trick was a great tactic by Kostya. If they didn’t figure it out, he would have fooled them. But, since they did figure it out he just admited he is that good, and we all got to understand how high level Kostya is. It is a win for Kostya however you look at it!

[@irlrp]

i'm not sure, many people don't see the trick the same way if they have the slightest idea how it's done. It was a very risky trick to perform, the dropping of the cards is kinda funny as it reminds us of the "card on a sword" trick, maybe they would've gone with this idea if it wasn't done close up !?? Anyway that was absolutly crazyyyyyy

[@jv-lk7bc]

he knew he was gonna get busted, its an old trick (the point is the exposure anyway).. thats why he brought his participation trophy .. because that literally is the point. hes on national TV (and now we know his name, and that he impressed Penn & teller) either way.

[@fitz8923]

Good business decision, that's for sure lol

[@deanraney1049]

Wait....I they didnt figure it out he would have fooled them? Oh so that's how it works.....thanks.

[@daniel_charms]

@@m.r.p5674 In his reaction video, Kostya says it would've been much harder for P&T to guess what was up if he hadn't accidentally let it slip that he'd been practicing this for years, as this automatically told them it was a skill-focused trick. He also said he could have potentially gotten the trophy on a technicality, similar to many other magicians on the show, as Penn was equivocating over _how exactly_ he had caught the right card, but he specifically chose not to because, as @j v said, impressing Penn and Teller by not fooling them was worth much more than the trophy itself.

[@gladesucks7907]

He fanned the cards out, memorized the exact position of every card, when Penn told him the card he knew exactly where it was in the deck, and he timed his grab perfectly. That’s more impressive than any magic trick I’ve ever seen

[@cxkxr1212]

nah, he already knew where the card was in the deck. he just wanted to know what it was so he can pick it out just in case he grabs more than a few as a failsafe.

[@gonzalogoded2089]

He had it under control

[@rebirthoflegend4797]

Im pretty sure thats wrong. The way he riffles through the cards for penn allowed him to count. He knew the position of the card. He never shuffled after that. He just knew it was card number 25 or whatever. So when he dropped the cards he grabbed the area of where it would be. Others mentioned it. He can usually grab just the one card. Here for a variety of reasons he had to grab 4 and he asked before hand to ensure among those 4 he got the right one for the audience.

[@hankocpharung1383]

What throws me off was the fact that he grabbed 4 or 5 card, not just the one that Penn picked and that was what made it less impressive as a magic trick because it obviously was admittedly not a magic trick. Not to mistake, that’s also what makes it much more impressive just not as a magic trick. It flawed when he picked 4-5 card and still had to looked at those 4-5 cards to single out the one card Penn picked. If he picked only one card or Pick out the card without looking at the 4 or 5 card he initially picked, I definitely think both of them could have be fooled because it will be too well executed for them to think there was no trick.

[@JamesRMagic]

They literally TELL you how he did it. No Jargon, no code just plain old English. He controlled the card to a certain point in the deck and through years and years of pin point practice he plucked it out the deck. Man’s a machine!!!

[@bmalloy0]

"He's better than you think, I can you tell you that!" Honestly, I think that's the most praise Penn could give someone

[@KostyaKimlat]

I never heard that's what he said until the show aired and it blew my mind. These guys are the greatest and I am forever grateful to them for their kindness. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@hipstergod]

At what timestamp did he say that? :O

[@bmalloy0]

@@hipstergod 9:05

[@dc4334]

Kostya Kimlat you’re a great pleasure to watch sir, and a true artist. I look forward to watching you perform one day.

[@kiteh9024]

Brian Malloy I LOVE YOU DOG!!

[@therandomcommentator7255]

The funny thing is they stood up and walked on stage to shake hands as if you had fooled them. That says everything. Congratulations.

[@Wrrohm]

"He's better than you think, I'm tellin' you that." What an amazing compliment from Penn!

[@beauburchfield8527]

What the man just did is absolutely insane.

[@varunaX]

Beau Burchfield he caught a bunch of cards as he was riffling vertically. Is that it?

[@Howtard]

@@Wrrohm I think it's "He's better than a fake", because he actually pulled off the "impossible" move.

[@evanalexander7706]

He didn't fool them because he's too skilled. I feel like that's a win.

[@ThomasGodart]

I fully agree

[@shizuku4014]

He didn't fool them because he taught/showed his skills when he won last time, as Pen mentioned.

[@Jungbeck]

Shizuku not this trick

[@DM-qd7gw]

I agree as well. It wasn't a card trick or "magic"...it was pure skill. So he wins no matter what.

[@e-keithen7784]

It's not about skills, it's about busting the mystery behind the trick 💭

[@MaxLennon]

7:39 You can see that as soon as Penn started going into his "juggling vs magic" spiel, Kostya knew where they were going. The "aw shucks" begins to appear.

[@johnabbottphotography]

I love that just as the video fades out, you can hear Penn say "He's better then you think, I'm telling you that." High praise from the guys who not only have seen it all, but done it all.

[@tjestelle4886]

John Abbott Not only that, after they busted him they still went up and congratulated him. I don’t remember them doing that on other busts.

[@johnabbottphotography]

@@tjestelle4886 I've seen them do it at least a couple of times. But it has to be that special moment, where they grasp just how hard the trick is to do. And yeah... so much fun.

[@robertveith6383]

* than you think

[@hugq14]

*THAN*

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

Irregardless of how you spelled it, I knew what you meant.

[@BayronAnimeOverlorD]

I think this is the only time I've seen Pen and Teller going up to stage to greet and praise a magician that wasn't a fooler, the thing here is that they know how he did it, but that method is impossible for most people, so you can say that only he can perform it, and that sir is even more impressive than fooled them by a techinisim or by a sneaky trick, this is pure raw trained skill, cheers to you, mate, you outplayed Fool Us.

[@thexalon]

They've often praised non-foolers too, when they do something really cool. I generally find this show to be a celebration of the art form.

[@ltvagabond]

yeah, that wasw a technical artist looking at another technical artist and saying "there is no one else in this room that is qualified to recognize your skills"

[@thesmithersy]

@@thexalon Exactly. Penn even said it himself that it is because he likes seeing magic being done for him even if he knows the trick because he appreciates the actual art. It's like a professional chef cooking a meal for another professional chef.

[@prismglider5922]

To try and fool the audience, he did a magic trick To try and fool Penn and Teller, he did actual magic

[@Malhaloc]

That's the funny thing though. When skill reaches a certain level, it seems like magic. Everyone assumed that he was using a shortcut or a method of sleight of hand, but he actually honed a skill to the point where it became magical.

[@SAFeCRACKeR09]

Like @@Malhaloc says, it's a honed skill, so not 'actual' magic. Magic is the art of sleight of hand, illusions, deception. This was real.

[@Mark-yb1sp]

Prism Glider Great comment!

[@majo9145]

@@SAFeCRACKeR09 tru its not magic thats the same thing I thought

[@majo9145]

It would be a magic trick if it seemed to be an illusion but not reality. In this case, he used pure skill and reality so its not magic

[@MrLipiko]

This is really impressive, imagine the pressure on him and how easily this could fail since it's not actually a magic trick. I think he grabbed 4 cards simply out of nervousness, in his prep video he often actually catched the one card alone or two at most.

[@DavidZimbeck]

Totally agree, he probably didn't want to risk failure in front of a live audience so he grabbed four.

[@CoolAndrew89]

Well shit, for the rest of us it may very well be magic

[@NocturnalIntuition]

false, its an act, hes a magician, hes trying to make it look like an accident when in reality there's likely some kind of adhesive holding that group of cards together which is much easier to catch. might not even have to catch it just use sleight of hand to make it look like hes catching them when hes really just quickly grabbing them .

[@Epsilonsama]

@@NocturnalIntuition nope. There's no trick involving this. This is pure dexterity and slight of hand which takes years of practice and some genetics due to the massive eye to hand coordination needed.

[@starwarsfan-ye9hw]

i think it went a little wrong, he wanted to catch one card but botched it just a little

[@WolfieRich1]

I wish all other professions had the respect for each other that magicians have.

[@sealswim6554]

Kostaya just seems so warm, friendly, and professional :)

[@SillyMakesVids]

What, threaten each other with bodily harm if they did their job well?

[@TheUziWayOut]

@@SillyMakesVids I seen that movie. It's called The Prestige.

[@StillNight77]

I mean... I assume most do. People generally enjoy meeting others than are very proficient in what they do every day. I look at highly skilled programmers and admire them; it's incredible how skilled they are when I compare what they know to what I have learned thus far.

[@carterdcomedy]

Comedians

[@zackmuravev2730]

How to fool normal people: trick them by doing a hidden move. How to fool a professional magician: trick them by making them think it has secret moves, while it actually doesn't

[@manaherb6]

I thought that was against the rules

[@N12Gautam]

manaherb no they only have to tell someone in the back

[@Humorless_Wokescold]

@gilbert martinez Cograts to your sisters. Guy's got some amazingly dextrous fingers

[@kyap8122]

Accurate😂

[@BillAnt]

Still, the guy has some serious ability to catch a particular card in the air. Don't worry, he'll be back in another 17 years with a much better "FU" trick. xD

[@EE7A]

"lol, no tricks, im just that good" well played man, i love it.

[@misterxmistery7424]

He did look disappointed when Penn started to go over to the "it's real" part. Probably Kostya had his own way of presenting it to the audience and them lol

[@user-mq1cu6cg9d]

What's just as astounding as the will and devotion necessary to making this trick work, is that Penn & Teller do something most people also can't do, which is step outside their usual frame of reference, in this case magic, to understand the trick as an act of juggling; and that they, unlike many people because they also have the will and devotion, could fathom someone doing what Kostya did. On top of that their bust is a textbook illustration of the Sherlock Holmes maxim, "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." The trick there is accepting that improbability as the truth. Which most people, bound by their personal biases, their particular normal, also can't do. So amazing.

[@conorlauren]

That maxim works. His first appearance they had eliminated the possible and said they were fooled. Then they found out Kimlat actually DID the impossible. Which meant that for this one they had to go with the idea that nobody could reach in and grab the god damned thing - that would be impossible. So they figured that must have been what he did.

[@Doppe1ganger]

Haha, he fooled them by not performing a magic trick, hence why he grabbed 5 cards.

[@Tasty_sand]

He could grab just 1 card like what he did in the "reveal". But I think he wasn't that confident to catch just 1 card during the performance so he asked what card it is before he dribbled the deck.

[@yunick1408]

he miscalculated the abc’s when penn change the card so he asked for penn’s card and grabbed 5 cards just to make sure he caught the card. because in other videos he cam catch only 1 card and without asking for the card.

[@ianbreen149]

Doppe1ganger I know I thought wtf how can they be fooled!

[@fireclaw2]

It was the card in the middle. edit: I should elaborate on middle as the second from closet card to him and clean up my post

[@levannaveriani6190]

ok but why did he catch five cards?

[@thedebatehitman]

Either way, this was a win-win situation for Mr. Kimlat. On one hand, he would’ve been the first to fool Penn and Teller three times. On the other hand, the only way that he could’ve been busted is by revealing how badass he is at controlling cards. It’s like punching through a foot of solid concrete with a bare hand. If it’s a trick, it’s a hell of a gimmick that would be sure to fool them. Meanwhile, the only alternative to fooling them is to reveal that he actually punched through a foot of solid concrete with his bare hand, in which case he’s a total badass. What I’m trying is say is that this was really impressive, no matter the result.

[@tattletalestrangler7815]

i enjoyed that analogy mmmmmm

[@KRSorba]

So what you're saying is that this is the ultimate force.

[@manaherb6]

The beginning says he's going for his second fooled

[@bestog2000]

That’s not what he said. He said he would be the third person to fool them for a second time. Two people have already fooled them twice

[@LemonChecks]

duh.. you're regurgitating what p&t said!! ^ CrazyVisitors.com ^

[@tekozlofiu]

9:06 "He's better than you think, I'm telling you that!" The real trophy, right there. And a much more precious one.

[@usmi92]

Seeing this for the first time made me realize once he grabbed a couple of cards that this wasnt a trick. He was literally doing it. The whole story of him practicing this trick for over a decade and putting in that time, it was shocking to me seeing that. I've heard he does this much more efficiently and can actually grab any card called upon in the deck. Scary how amazing he is and his personality is just contagious. Amazing stuff!

[@vksasdgaming9472]

I personally do not like his personality. It feels too pushy and arrogant. His skill is utterly undeniable which makes him worst kind of person to be around: braggart who can back it up and you know it.

[@nathr7375]

yeah i literally say he grabbed 4 or 5 wtf?

[@AmodeusR]

you didn't get the fooler for the second time, but you got the recognition as a crazily skilled magician that could take Penn's card without any tricky thing.

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

"Penn, what was your card?" "You tell me. You're the fucking magician."

[@maximillianosaben]

When he says they are 100% right, it makes me smile even more than if he fooled them again, because we can all just marvel at how incredibly talented he is.

[@xmarine73]

I'm not knocking the talent but the math starts to open up the margins of success a bit. Picking any 1 card if you snatch up to 5 to find it, gives the magician a ~10% chance of getting it right, even if he was blindfolded and not in control of anything but the snatching. No placement, no cascade, just grabbing the card(s). Being able to precision place that card at exactly, say, 26th position or wherever he's most comfortable. Significantly increases those odds to closer to ~50%, even if he was blindfolded after he placed it and not in control of the deck. Being able to time the fall twice before performing the trick AND being able to feel what is left on the deck as he's holding them... I'd bet he can get closer to 80% success rate, or better, even if he were blindfolded. That extra ~20% is a HUGE hurdle though. Getting it wrong just 1 in 5 times would be horrible odds to take the stage with. Regardless, I suspect he had to work on that 20% the longest and it was that gap that he had to bridge before performing the trick for an audience. I also think Penn and Teller guessed how he did it because of his monologue. Had he said nothing and simply done the trick, they may have been stumped.

[@vonwaq]

@@xmarine73 snatching 5 cards was not the trick, if you watched his prep videos he was always able to grab that single card, him grabbing 5 here was a mistake most likely due to nerves

[@supermanbrz]

@@xmarine73 Shup up, I give you 20 years and you'll never do that

[@xmarine73]

@@supermanbrz I'm not trying to do the trick and I gave the guy props by saying the last 20% was a huge hurdle to overcome. Maybe reading comprehension is a problem for you? Between that and the atrocious spelling, maybe you need 20 years to fix your literacy?

[@jonphaedrus]

Love the win-win situation you managed to set up: if you fool them that's good, but even if you can't fool 'em you' ll have your skills recognized. You're a brillant seller, other than a skillful magician. Kudos!

[@thienfoil]

wow, the method is actually a lot more impressive than the effect. This is definitely a trick more toward magicians; amazing work

[@juanpabloortiz1547]

I'll admit when I saw he caught like 5 cards, I was like "uh, could have been a bit better, why would the trick not let you get the single one?", but then they revealed that, nope no trick. That level of skill is too damn ridiculuos, I'm baffled.

[@yisusoflare6225]

The most insane thing is he probably can catch a single card in a normal day, but caught 5 couse he was nervous

[@d4nkhill449]

@@yisusoflare6225 yeah u can tell he was really nervous. Still impressive as shit tho.

[@nGUNNARp]

@@yisusoflare6225 also if he caught a single card, way bigger chance of missing by one and getting trick wrong, which makes it look way worse than just grabbing 4

[@josiahmain9031]

I think it is more difficult to grab just 1 card that way... If he could Fling 1 Card, and Know where to Stop; he knows where the Card is.

[@romitpoladiya1814]

Normally the guest just walks out after they have been busted, but in this case Penn and Teller walked to him and shook hands after the bust. The respect he earned, the respect they gave.

[@stevemanart]

This is the one time where "losing" is a greater victory than winning. You just had two of the greatest magicians to ever live tell you that you are just that damn good at something they can't do.

[@MrRevertis]

I've watched a lot of these now, I think this guy has the best stage manner of any I've seen. It's very difficult to pull off perky and enthusiastic without seeming glib, he seems to nail it. The trick was pretty slick too.

[@gabrielkwiecinskiantunes8950]

6:50 Teller's moment of realization expression

[@Diserasta]

6:51 They are both amazed and determined to "go for it"

[@Dargonhuman]

Right? at 5:43 you can see Teller's face going, "Dafuq just happened?" then that realization that what he saw wasn't a sleight of hand, just a really fast hand was absolutely perfect.

[@jnrworrier3491]

Why does this feel like an absolute win?? 😂 Its usually so hard for me to see non-foolers but holy shit this was satisfying to watch. Kostya did not lose whatsoever this time round

[@musicwarrior3755]

Because it was still something that required some incredible hand-eye coordination and memorization of how he shuffled the deck.

[@RobertHurleyJr]

Dan Sperry and Mac King were enjoyable non foolers as well.

[@aggressivelyamicable5987]

@@musicwarrior3755 There is no hand-eye coordination when your eyes are closed.

[@shumworld]

I felt Kostya wanted Penn and Teller not be fooled only then to reveal the trick.

[@MrRicardovicentin]

Kostya, I have watched so many foolers, non-foolers... I must say that, to me, you are the best of them. The way you conduct, the confidence, it's beyond impressive. My favorite car trick ever is the one you set the cards straight after they mess up with the deck. I later figured out how you do it, but knowing is one thing, executing it like you did, it's like watching Da Vinci painting Monalisa. Well done, buddy!

[@ambience9616]

I feel like they only figured that out because he grabbed four cards at the end instead of one. If he grabbed one, they would have likely never have figured it out.

[@anthonyalvarezjr4304]

So true

[@s.a.okirito701]

@@anthonyalvarezjr4304 i think he can do it or at least less than five cards like 2 or 3, but doing it on stage is kinda a risky play, graping five card accurately under that kind of pressure is way more than good enough

[@rorschacht8478]

@@s.a.okirito701 He can catch 1 card with pretty decent success rate, but it would be very high risk on the stage so I bet he just went a safer route, catching 5.

[@chelsea911]

He'll be practising that for the next 17 years so come back later lol

[@ngcastronerd4791]

I did think that was odd that he had 4 then picked out one card. I agree with your theory and I suspect he might actually be able to do just the one and what we saw was not a miss but not a clean run either. I'm still impressed!

[@whatsfordinner1695]

I'm not scared of the man who has a million tricks, I'm scared of the man who has practiced the same trick a million times- Bruce Lee

[@deker7050]

No 1 trick wont make u magician

[@LumiHyseni]

It's kick and not trick.

[@whatsfordinner1695]

@@deker7050 sleight of hand?

[@MarcV_IndieGameDev]

I'd be scared o a man that knew 1 million tricks.

[@BruceLeeKingoftheSewers]

True

[@leokimvideo]

The best card counter on the planet

[@gonzalogoded2089]

I think you might want to watch Dani Daortiz, both on Penn&Teller and outside

[@rasberryiceify]

That’s absolutely insane. The first magician (in my history) that’s so talented he made it look like he literally did exactly what he said he would

[@ConservativeGangstR]

No he didn't. He picked 5-6 cards, then asked what the card was, picked it out of a group of cards. He said he was going to grab the card they picked, not 5, then ask what the card was

[@rasberryiceify]

@@ConservativeGangstR congrats, you missed the point. But thanks for reiterating how magic tricks work.

[@ConservativeGangstR]

@@rasberryiceify. Perhaps you worded it wrong, or failed to project sarcasm?

[@rasberryiceify]

@@ConservativeGangstR no sarcasm. I was impressed by his skills. Then you randomly popped along to point out that a magic trick is a… trick. It’s like… no shit Sherlock.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

nah G shack is right. he didn't point out it was a trick, he pointed out that he failed his trick and didn't do what he said he would

[@GregoryFord98]

"He's better than you think, I'm telling you that" -Penn High praise

[@j.ag.3537]

Man, you are out of this world. The magic of perseverance! You blew the minds of audiences and you get respect from two big magicians

[@Duskraven377]

When a trick changes into a feat of astounding physical dexterity… that doesn’t make it any less amazing. Bravo!

[@derekbroekhoven5498]

You are without a doubt one of my favourite people ever on fool us. Not just the tricks, but the way you take the stage, and entertain everyone around, whether in the theater or at home, is just incredible

[@MR-bq1cy]

I found him very irritating and one of the rosy magicians I’ve ever seen

[@ObservingLibertarian]

"Busted by being too good": usually that statement is reserved for black jack card counters. Very impressive.

[@harryb5569]

That's just the joker card

[@richardd3367]

I cannot get enough of Kostya's videos; the way he fooled them the first time, and the pure no-tricks skill the second...the talent here is INSANE.

[@tenoirtla]

Right after the trick, he hands teller the deck of cards immediately. That was such a cool flex

[@KSE828]

Allison is just so adorable. Like an excited puppy.

[@jcs184]

JxC I completely agree. But she’s not a good host.

[@stdcall]

cute as shit

[@jsusna1972]

She is simply adorable. Hard to believe she is just as cute as she has always been. She is simply going to be perpetually cute for the rest of her life. I just adore her cheeks when she smiles.

[@aldenrecharge7699]

@@jsusna1972 Jh

[@situated4]

Willow.

[@chrispitts4208]

You're like, I'm not mad at all, I'm proud that there was no trick. It's kind of more amazing, actually

[@AlphaMachina]

Still blows my mind to this day. I come back to watch this every so often. This is what magic is all about.

[@patterdale4332]

He pulled six cards out not one

[@simonbionary11010]

@@patterdale4332 But his hans was on that card. Beside. You do it in one try then

[@eltipi5134]

HOMIE JUST CAME BACK ON THE SHOW TO FLEX ON 'EM LIKE AN ABSOLUTE NUT What a madman, props for being the maddest lad there ever was

[@antonis_dont]

The guy has actually trained himself to memorize the position of every card in the deck, just by letting the cards flow past his eyes for 3 times, like 3 seconds each time. I dont think people understand how mindblowing this is. Amazing job mate.

[@ursafan40]

A magic trick with no magic. Just a skill you wouldn't expect someone could hone. That's brilliant! And it only took 17 years. Wow. That's dedication. The very definition of perseverance. Great attempt. Penn and Teller really are the best. They had to think out of the box on this one.

[@pangurechyx3010]

ursafan40 it really is awesome. Being able to blow people's mind without any real sleight of hand in the actual important part is really cool, and not something you see often at all!

[@khalidbinshafique2822]

unlike all other tricks that use real magic

[@tro0llgores]

This was great. You can tell Penn and Teller really enjoyed it. It is really a tribute to how they perform.

[@randomchaos606]

I figured it was an actual grab since if it was a trick, you would have grabbed the single correct card instead of a handful of cards

[@PickyMcCritical]

I wonder how things would've gone if he grabbed just one like he planned.

[@XplicitStory]

Yeah when he grabbed a bunch I wasn’t inpressed as much you know their card you just have to be fast

[@TonyWorep]

Chai Yang It is still impressive since it is pretty hard to estimate where it is.

[@penguin12902]

@@XplicitStory Let's see you do it.

[@XplicitStory]

Penguin1290 if I practiced 10 years plus maybe I could but it’s irrelevant

[@ERhymesD]

because he could not do genjutsu or ninjutsu, Kostya trained his taijutsu to a level in which it could stand against the greatest ninja arts..

[@williamhernandez2531]

E Derrick he’s wearing 100lb weights on his wrists. If he took them off, no one in the audience would’ve seen him pick up the card

[@williamhernandez2531]

E Derrick Great Naruto reference btw.

[@hinikko1240]

Some said, he can open up to 8 gates...

[@thegr8pc]

I'm glad I watched Naruto just to understand this reference

[@gamesandstuff127]

I love how not fooling Penn & Teller can be as much a mark of excellence as fooling them is.

[@AdamCartel]

This is the best "NOT FOOLED" moment in all of Fool Us. Kudos, Kostya!

[@JonathanScruggs]

I think that was the first time or one of the few times that they went on stage for a non-fooler to congratulate the magician. That means that they were truly impressed with you and your technique!

[@learnngwell]

Oh, ya rat bastard! I’ve been waiting for this for so long. This was the ultimate magician’s meta-trick. What I like best is that you won by losing, which was exactly what you intended to do. Well done, Kostya!

[@kevinpilon11]

This comment wins youtube for the day

[@ferdinandkraft857]

@jqbtube in this case, by revealing that he is actually that skilled, P&T gave him much more respect than a simple FU trophy. Imagine David Blaine being "busted" by revealing that he can actually levitate, and there is no illusion at all.

[@Greebob11]

@@ferdinandkraft857 I don't think David Blaine would get respect for that. I think he would disappear from the public eye and be experimented on by the government XD

[@SathvickSatish]

Greebob11 XD

[@RoyceRemix]

Good sir, the utmost congratulations! Having such precise finger articulation and card manipulation as you do is clearly a unique skill you've refined for years. Glad it paid off so well; I don't think anyone has "lost" as successfully on that show as you have! ;D

[@MTGUnscrewed]

Royce that finger articulation is why his wife is happy

[@MrMonk2200]

MTG Unscrewed 😂😂

[@MTGUnscrewed]

MAYANK PRATAP SINGH 😎

[@modestmouse7]

He did catch four at once and had to separate them, but still hugely impressive.

[@marekmaxpabianice]

I go back to this video from time to time. Amazing every single time. You should be so proud!

[@julianfadullon8130]

“Penn has TWO SLAPS REMAINING”

[@rapturousdj3576]

Nice HIMYM reference

[@OUTDOORS55]

Crazy display of skill! The amouof practice that went into this trick is off the charts. I almost don't believe it.👍👍

[@MrDeceptacon88]

Why it sucked..he grabbed 4 or 5 cards..not the exact king

[@spiritsypher2502]

@@MrDeceptacon88 was gonna say it was pretty lack luster when he pinched out 5 cards looked at them and pretty much said "here look king of spades" like what ???

[@westnblu]

@@spiritsypher2502 yeah it was kinda different in that regard but neat to see gr8 skill

[@ConservativeGangstR]

@@MrDeceptacon88 exactly! Not impressive at all.

[@ConservativeGangstR]

@@spiritsypher2502 exactly! He asked what the card was, then picks it out of a group. Like wtf?

[@DadBodDrumming]

To quote Henry Hay, "The sleight of hand artist is the only magician who can never be made fun of, and may even grow in stature with exposure" ... This is the epitome of that statement.

[@mikeredrugger]

except that it wasn't sleight of hand, it was pure card mechanics

[@perryrush6563]

Walking off saying "he's better than you think, I'll tell you that" has got to be such a compliment. Aka....audience,what he did was better an illusion. That was amazing skill!

[@divxsamsung]

"You're 100% right". Just the biggest smile on my face. This was amazing 👏👏👏

[@CredibleHulk10]

Being told you didn't win the contest of manipulating cards because you are just phenomenally good at manipulating cards is still a win. Excellent.

[@sumahan5859]

just 1 attemp to execute pure card skill in front of legend. that insane.

[@tomshepherd4901]

I've seen both appearances and watched them over and over. What you do is all the more amazing because, it's not a trick, it's pure skill! Wonderful!

[@HiThisIsMine]

All these people saying it’s “not a trick, it’s pure skill”… most of these guys tricks, are all skill with few exceptions. It’s quite literally one the same.

[@melsoderlund3379]

The fact that he can actually perform this maneuver is incredible.

[@LucisFerre1]

I love how Kostya layed out all those props and then slowly put them all back in his pocket, just to torture Penn.

[@trinity8675309]

I think this trick suffered from the same thing that others on this show have: telling P&T too much. Telling them that it's taken 17 years of practice may have given them the hint that this trick comes down to pure skill. A neat thing about this trick is that it's quick. Pick a card. Move it around the deck. Waterfall. Grab the card. But for this show, I think the shortness hurt it. Mr. Kimlat's first trick was longer, thus there were more opportunities for P&T to miss something. With such a quick trick, there had to be buffer time, so he talked about how long he'd been practicing and the methods he was or wasn't using. The actual trick took less than 2 minutes. I'm no magician, I'm just a guy behind a laptop so what do I know. Just my two cents :)

[@dongle745]

trinity8675309 I didn’t catch it the first view but I saw how he set it up the second time. Pretty much cut it the chosen card to the middle of the pack and the rest is history. You are right had he not reveal how long it took to practice this trick and other “supposed” method it would have cause them to overthink it and hopefully gave a wrong answer.

[@KrishK8055]

He is just advertising himself to getore famous, don't you see it 😂

[@HeidelCraft]

I think asking what the card was after instead of before he singled the card from the grab would have been more magical.

[@NoobMicesters]

Nearly all magic tricks created and perfected by a magician take 5-10+ years of practice. They don’t go on P&T to fool them that’s a bonus, they go to show off their talent to the audience and gain popularity. And get to show off their skills to other magicians. P&T probably don’t really care what the magicians say, because 99% of what magicians say is all bullshit made up stuff that has nothing to do with the trick and is just there to give story to the trick so you don’t get bored

[@marcochimio]

It didn't occur to me until watching this again (for the umpteenth time) that P&T actually got up on stage to hug you and shake your hand, even though you didn't technically fool them. I don't remember ever seeing that before (but I'll keep my eyes open for it from now on). Congrats, Mr. Kimlat.

[@KostyaKimlat]

Thanks. I was so surprised when it happened. They really are the greatest. Such beautiful people.

[@bobbob465]

5:06 - THESE are the sort of moments when I appreciate Allyson as host. Allyson isn't a bad host, she's just really awkward when she has to read scripted intros. Once she gets to assisting tricks, she gets to do one of two things: act, as a rehearsed assistant (which she's much better at than reading prompts), or be her real self as she is at this timestamp. I could watch real, unscripted Allyson watching magic tricks all day long.

[@springbloom5940]

5:41 is better

[@shumworld]

That face she made reminds me of my nieces when they were 2 years old.

[@davehatte1056]

I'm still thinking about that flute.

[@markrebehn5568]

Alyson great at 2:30 - ooooo, mmmmm, (gasp) shocking.

[@misterwhyte]

Agreed, she's an amazing host when it comes to the tricks. Her reactions are so genuine. I love it.

[@EXTENDEDWARRANT]

The part where he’s like “so you really think I spent 20 years perfecting this insanely hard technique for 1 second of magic? You’re absolutely right”

[@TheAguydude]

The beauty of this trick is that it's impressive even when it doesn't fool them.

[@qwertyTRiG]

TheAguydude It's almost more impressive.

[@SteveRyherd]

This is such a good “think like a magician” trick to choose when you think about the big picture / multiple realities. There is the game that’s being played, and the game you’re playing. If Penn and Teller didn’t catch you, you would have been a 2 time fooler, which is a win for you. But if they do catch you, you got to clarify for the whole world exactly how skilled/practiced you are: An even bigger win for you. You could have said “yea they got me”, but you took the time to reiterate: So your guess is that I’m really so darn experienced, nearly two decades… that I can uniquely do this for real? Yea, I am that guy. Very great choice, Kostya!

[@Hamatabo]

imagine if he actually fooled them and just let them think he can really do that. He already fooled them once for the world. This time he did it just for himself.

[@KostyaKimlat]

You really hit upon the irony of performing magic for non-magicians. You get credit for powers you don’t actually have. I could do same exact trick in much easier ways and create perception and Wows! But doing it for real and having that revealed to the world changes the conversation. Most curiously when some people learn it’s real they are more impressed and say “that’s real magic”. And others shrug and say “that’s not magic.” Fascinating! What is ‘magic’ to them? It’s skill they don’t realize is hidden. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@GamingTakesPride]

I'm glad I hit view replies.

[@Warpath1337]

@@KostyaKimlat I appreciate the dedication your craft.

[@blackthrone6976]

@@KostyaKimlat for some people, like me for example, after learning the truth about magic the first time, we know everything magicians do are through skill. But that doesnt mean what happens is in any way less entertaining. When i see magic, i dont wonder how they do it, but how they do it so well. I never considered knowing the secret of something to diminish the effect of a trick. While it does take the mystery out of the act, what replaces it for me is wonder and amazement for the practitioner's skills.

[@goncaloveiga]

Penn: “He’s better than you think, I am telling you that!” Now THAT is a compliment!

[@TheLetterTen]

In my short 35 years alive and lots of magic I've seen, this to date is still my favorite trick of all time. No joke.

[@benmonroe_the_1]

This was the coolest bust I’ve seen on this show. They just complimented the crap out of you. Well done!

[@Mouhaamin]

That's way more amazing than fooling them. Dude is a magician a ninja and a surgeon rolled into one.

[@JonkDanube]

Even though they werent fooled, the talent that you display is incredible

[@ootuoykcuhp21]

I think you're the only magician that didn't fool them but they still went up onto the stage to shake your hand.

[@mnoreke]

Love the banter at the end with Penn explaining how you did it. :D

[@Entropize1]

I guess it doesn't even matter that you didn't fool them, in this exact case, and this exact case only.

[@lagduck2209]

They still got to the stage to congratulate him, without the FU trophy. I think that's greatest respect and he deserved it.

[@Sabasoot]

KaiokenComplete indeed.

[@tomhubl879]

Kostya is the kind of magician that exists only to piss other magicians off because they know they'll never be this good.

[@CB-xr1eg]

Kostya is good but I think Shin Lim is equally as good.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@METRIKVX Ok you're right. Shin Lim is better. Glad you agree with me.👍😉

[@blackgoku678]

Not many people may appreciate it, but the amount of dedication and expertise required to pull that off, the way you did, is next level. Funny enough, it reminded me when I started out in magic, people would often give over the top explanations for the basic tricks, like me memorising the whole deck, keeping track of cards through shuffles and what not. I always said that's ridiculous, how in the world am I supposed to do that. And yet, what you did was exactly that. Hats off to you sir.

[@theinsolentlynx]

I love Kostya’s delivery…he is energetic and captivating. Penn and Teller are awesome too…nice chemistry between the three. It was also awesome that they busted him by saying you were doing exactly what you said you were doing. No deception here at all…but my god that was skillful!

[@Sui_Generis0]

That's exactly what I thought when i saw the trick. Him picking out 5 cards and looking at them before revealing the K spades kind of confirmed it

[@Nexsyana]

Ha has done it by grabbing only one card...Give him a bit of slack...He was on stage, with Penn and Teller of all people

[@asdsa7434]

Nexsy yeah but that kinda exposed him

[@DrKosmosis]

@@Nexsyana the fact that he grabbed multiple showed it wasn't a trick. It was just he was skilled enough to grab the card he wanted out of a flying stack of cards

[@lorddem1659]

What people might not realize in these presentations and tricks is the amount of respect the magician and Penn and Teller have for each other. When Pen starts going off like that about someone know that they deeply appreciate and respect their work and is done out of friendship and bantering which is what happened in both of Kimlats' tricks. Really enjoyed it!

[@joshuaspector8182]

I love how animated penn is. Also this guy is super fun to watch. Good stage charisma

[@taylankammer]

I can't get over how joy-filled Alyson's expressions are at 4:20 (nice) and 5:08. :D

[@dolyharianto]

Yea, she's very expressive and fun to look at. Too bad they replaced hef in 2023 😢😢

[@rasalghul9331]

What I love about this video is the same thing I felt when I saw Penn and Teller so the cups and balls trick with clear plastic cups while telling us exactly how they are doing the trick! In many ways it becomes far more impressive to understand what the magician actually has to do in real-time with all eyes watching - amazing!!!