The art of misdirection | Apollo Robbins | TED

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Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our perception make it possible to swipe a wallet and leave it on its owner's shoulder while they remain clueless.
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[@justinkase918]

he protecc he attacc but when he says "what am i wearing" we play the video bacc

[@bandanasaikia6048]

😂

[@utkarshprakash2723]

😂😂😂

[@barney69]

Another one simping over Killua -_-

[@happyguy6021]

@@barney69 whats simp mean whats simp mean

[@waffleoperator85]

Amazing Poetry...

[@jamess7178]

“Don’t find the shrimp, Don’t find the shrimp, Don’t find the shrimp”

[@toyy101]

🤣🤣He prolly said that

[@WhiteUnicorn82]

@@toyy101 Is "prolly" just an erroneous abbreviation for "probably"? I can't seem to find much information regarding it's origin, but, considering the context being consistently repeated, I'm somewhat close to working out what people were meaning, (in about 5 instances over the last 3 years). I'm learning the language, however much the included words are not present in ft?

[@ablaha5151]

@@WhiteUnicorn82 yeah prolly means probably, if you say probably quickly it kind of sounds like prolly

[@Richwiking318]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Im dead mate

[@yaddagd8179]

@@WhiteUnicorn82 when it comes to english, no one really follows it by the book. We have much slang and other stuff like, wyd, cya, lol, and other stuff

[@juanblanco4131]

"Do you remember what I was wearing" dropped my jaw. Holy crap.

[@morpheus6749]

He never said that. Ever.

[@paigetaranto]

@@morpheus6749 he did in the last few minutes of the video.. his outfit changed halfway through … lol

[@sonny6057]

@@morpheus6749 he literally said that twice

[@nosoyporta]

@@morpheus6749 i guess someone didn't pay ATTENTION

[@viciousKev]

When he gave the crew the "clicker" he also gave them his shirt tie and vest

[@clarice8604]

This was one of the coolest, most fun TED talks I've seen

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎

[@badgersgetabadname]

And I keep coming back to it. Wonderful material to go in so many directions. Damn those pesky cognitive gaps.

[@randomadskipper3855]

This is the only Ted talk that I've ever seen😂

[@halloweenfan158]

@@randomadskipper3855you need to watch more then

[@tunaparlar7235]

A guy in subway showed me this video, at the end I couldn’t find my wallet, anyways it was pretty cool

[@malkorojba7068]

I bet it was cooler for that guy

[@meganpitt]

Lol

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

Something about Sun Tzu saying something about how stealing can be crucial for war

[@hritabanroy6911]

teknobled

[@santiagosuarez3584]

Plot twist: That guy was Apollo

[@JonCom3dy]

“What am I wearing?” *furiously rewinds video*

[@Koduhhhh]

Jonathan M. King same lol

[@rjacoby880]

I think the “outfit” change comes at around 4:40 when he gives the clicker back

[@blenderfox]

@@rjacoby880 It does, you'll notice he gives the clicker back, and theres a period of time where you don't see a front view, also as he's climbing up the stairs, you'll see him adjusting his collar

[@skymoore3177]

Lmao

[@jordanh9520]

The suit hides that the purple shirt and vest was just a small piece he could slip off quickly.

[@ironocy496]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="289">4:49</a> is when he changes his shirt. It's a pull away type vest and tie that he releases a lever on and it gets pulled back into the blazer. Good trick, I didn't realize until the end lol. He made his point lol.

[@phantom2683]

He changes it slightly before. He gives it to his assistant at 4:38

[@peterfenter8800]

@@phantom2683 yes, he is just unbuttoning his top button at 449, he already changed and untucked his shirt as he's walking on stage

[@akirasmall4670]

I didn't even realize he changed shirts. He's good lol

[@explorer4921]

oh yeah... u got it man !

[@ankushjain9516]

@@phantom2683 there was a wink probably to the assistant as well right before that. haha

[@BraeSf]

Someone said: put 15 of these guys in a room and whoever comes out with most stuff wins.

[@cs371212]

enough for 2seasons in netflix

[@bobmars8771]

sounds like mrBeast episode

[@vincentsantiago6927]

If he's that good can he steal my keyboa

[@josephomoyajowo8509]

LoL....well played

[@unknownchannel2024]

Haha

[@zanybananas8379]

He hit delete twice and enter on the way out

[@starshooter7128]

FunFact: This was the original comment, and someone copied him on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6DdaIRrhL18frs

[@nathanquoin]

@@starshooter7128 WHOA. NOBODY CARED.

[@clyax113]

So he made it seem like the volunteer was being distracted and we as the audience were watching him be distracted while the magician obviously showed off stealing the volunteer's items, but in actuality *we* as the audience were being distracted while the magician did a quick change act. Wonderful way to prove the concept!

[@Hypehype-eg4yx]

"Do you have a wallet on you?" "No" "Well we'll find one for you" this dude is amazing hahahah

[@morpheus6749]

He doesn't need a wallet. He's got a shrimp.

[@akif5152]

“The easiest way to steal a man’s wallet is to tell him you’re going to steal his watch." Leigh Bardugo Six of Crows

[@MrPrius-fy1sc]

good book

[@grace-nl7kf]

YES I LOVE THAT BOOK

[@God_535]

I LITERALLY CAME HERE JUST AS I READ THAT WHAT A COINCIDENCE

[@Azturboz]

LOVE that book!!!!

[@alayna2363]

LMAO YES- i came here from a tiktok where he told a man to check for his phone and stole his watch

[@shiro2400]

“Don’t have to close your eyes this time. What am I wearing” Me:.... *It’s rewind time.*

[@subhasisbiswas1113]

Dang. Same here.

[@bond2140]

Me too😂😂😂😂

[@JMoney615]

It happened when he was walking back to stage, he gave a crew member something and threw the purple button up on the ground

[@tav095]

Anybody care to share the minute mark? I'm lazy

[@JMoney615]

Cargus Bralem 4:30

[@markthurman4497]

A ton of people dont believe me, but my grandfather was one of the first magicians Apollo first met and inspired him on the magical journey on what he is today. My father and mother hung out with him in missouri in the 90s. Really awesome to see this in action.

[@firebreathingguy561]

Thats so cool

[@zsgao1692]

source: trust me bro

[@iamapokerface8992]

ok

[@farrel_ra]

@@zsgao1692 Hahah

[@theexcaliburone5933]

@@zsgao1692 why not

[@Good.Vibe.Music.]

"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success." -James Cameron

[@morpheus6749]

"If you fail climbing to the top of the Empire State building, you'll fall to the ground where everyone else is standing. Except that you'll be dead." -Morpheus

[@DeesonJame]

Not necessarily true.

[@sridathan1876]

@@DeesonJame *approximately

[@SidPil]

@@morpheus6749 lmfao, I am gonna quote you on that

[@rajatkoparde7093]

@@morpheus6749 "absolutely, but still my journey to the top of the building is worth lot more than the people simply standing there" -neo

[@dang2979]

Can you imagine this dude at gun point? One moment the robber's pointing a gun at him, the next: he's aiming at him with a banana.

[@derpflinigan9490]

"Oh that's a nice gun. Reminds me of one my friend had. All shiny and golden. Kind of like the banana you're holding"

[@mightguy123456]

Sounds like Sons Of Anarchy.

[@hanzohasashi5603]

Derp Flinigan lmfaooooooo in a robin Williams voice xD

[@seppokepponen8386]

Bobby Cheezpuffs I was thinking the exact same thing :D A robber comes to steal his wallet and runs away only to realize he has no wallets, not even his own.

[@jadonmiller9942]

Bobby Cheezpuffs Screw Krav maga. Sleight of hand is where it's at :P

[@halflucan]

It’s especially great when things like this work on both and audience and the people watching the video.

[@iamme776]

It is worrying because we saw it as fun on this video and we won't link it to real life. BUT, sane, ordinary careful people get conned and burgled and we have little sympathy because 'they should have known better.' This video explains how that can happen and that is shocking. .The con artist and confidence tricksters learn this skill as do many others for whom it is anything but fun.

[@halflucan]

@@iamme776 Very true!

[@BeckVMH]

@@iamme776 yep, a number of videos illustrate how criminals accomplish this in crowds especially. Something to be aware of.

[@small-timegarden]

He stole 8 mins 46 seconds of my time

[@karebushmarebu233]

@@iamme776 bleh whatever

[@lud3269]

This gotta be one of the most fun tedtalks I've veen, he is damn good I couldn't see him changing clothes

[@SlightlyMental]

4:37 He gave the clothes to the lady here

[@whitesimurgh6363]

He didn't .. he just removed the detachable tie and waist coat and dropped it when he gave that device to the lady!

[@islandrebelz8716]

I noticed it straight away

[@user-bg4vq2rk5e]

me too

[@Portia620]

Funny, I didn’t see that my son did and I didn’t realize it until reading this comment😂😂 this explains why I spent 30 years with a ConMan.! glad that’s over

[@rkotarantu4694]

We just witnessed a man get played over and over again in front of a crowd. He simultaneously gained and lost items that both did and did not belong to him the whole time 😂

[@poketdoom]

Guy changed his clothes and removed his tie without anyone noticing

[@kaczoreuropejski582]

4.35

[@jootai]

i was more amazed that the guy had a shrimp in his pocket!

[@dontgetmadgetwise4271]

Except those down the front who couldn’t be part of the deception when he handed off his faux shirt and tie.

[@MitchellTF]

@Wrestling Favourites Except you can see when he does it...almost. And it's during a scene where there's no cuts.

[@mhouston2968]

When he dropped that clicker(?) Off he tore the faux short off and dropped it with the non clicker hand..right? It was dark there so i think the audience in front was still deceived

[@DjgodYT]

This guy stole my phone while I was watching this.

[@Jjjkluejnek]

Djgod YT hilarious 😂 😂😂

[@DjgodYT]

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[@th3benster909]

@@DjgodYT smh no one cares

[@shannon1664]

Thanks for that surprise laugh. Awesome.

[@yourmomsasshole7301]

Djgod YT g

[@lorens6003]

This was mind-boggling, had to replay several times just to understand what was going on. Amazing live performance!

[@gloryoguegbu]

It seemed like magic

[@Emily_Travels]

His sleight of hand is amazing though. Super jealous of how fluid his palming is as well, looks incredibly natural and the transitions are sooooo smooth. I did spot the double chip trick, but even on rewind I couldn't catch the first switch. It wasn't until the second switch I realised there were two chips: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="345">5:45</a> takes out second chip, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="352">5:52</a> places second chip on shoulder while Joe still has chip #1 in hand, at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="352">5:52</a> can clearly see there are two chips: one on his shoulder and one in hand. Still very impressed by the first sleight of hand, insanely well executed. Oh, shirt switch was done when he handed the phone over when walking back to the stage. Every pause and movement is deliberate, though we sum it up to being human (taking pauses etc) but it's actually all intentional. Honestly, an amazing act. Much respect for this guy! And once again; amazing sleight of hand. This guy needs to go on Penn and Teller.

[@KazoooGod]

yeah but how did he drop the chip, his two hands were down...

[@angelmarques3124]

yeah, but he changed his shirt without removing his blazer. How does one do that?

[@Emily_Travels]

@@angelmarques3124 It's a tear off.

[@Emily_Travels]

@@KazoooGod I'm not sure if I know what you mean? He never dropped the chip. He places a new chip on the man's shoulder with his second hand (behind the man's back) while putting the audience's attention on the original chip. Would you mind time stamping the moment that you refer to?

[@KazoooGod]

@@Emily_Travels 6:58

[@ReverbNinja]

"Sorry Joe, while you were focused on the chip, I married you wife and raised you kids." *EDIT* Guys, just wanted take this opportunity to apologise for the henious errors in the original post. Please find a revised, more carefully considered version of the joke below: "Sorry Joe, while you were focused on the chip, I married you're wife and raised you're kids." That's better. No need for anymore fuss.

[@BobCat981]

- 911 grammar police, what is your emergency? - yeah, this guy typed YOU instead of YOUR. 2 times! - police are on their way. please stay calm

[@yakufox3765]

rr

[@robinaleksander6791]

OgaDuby If you are going to correct someone about grammar, atleast do it right and use capital letters at the start of a new sentence

[@BobCat981]

@@robinaleksander6791 giggity I was being sarcastic and i'm sorry you failed to see that

[@ashb7]

@@robinaleksander6791 If you're going to correct someone about grammar who was correcting someone about grammar, at least do it right and insert a space between 'at' and 'least', and also end your sentence with a period.

[@davebenny9523]

The change of clothes was brilliant.

[@urbexbohol4596]

when he gave the 'clicker' to someone before climbing up

[@jelaninoel]

Pete Exists but how. He never removed his jacket. Must be some kind of trick shirt

[@tylerkemp9776]

he gave it to the lady when he was bringing joe up to the stage

[@jayhaze1528]

dragon born

[@jayhaze1528]

aye

[@Mahdjikeroz]

One of the best ted talk ever. He didnt just showcased his talent but explained the science behind it. 👏👏👏

[@milkncheese1]

He changed his cloths as he walked back to the stage and gave the clicker in... but man is this fantastic to watch around so many people... truly amazing social engineering at its best....

[@regul8or71]

To anyone whining about him having two poker chips, I quote, "I'll cheat if you give me a chance". Straight from the horse's mouth.

[@macdoodlechamp]

regul8or lmao u can see him noving it around if you just never take your eyes off his hand

[@JeahnLaffitteAdventures]

You have 666 likes right now 😈

[@macdoodlechamp]

RenDi Supertramp im naturally suspicious as a person so when someone says look at this trick. It will almost always be sleight of hand. You keep an eye on those and watch enough penn and teller and u cant be fooled by these

[@gfd796f8f-0pyiolk]

The second time he puts it on his shoulder he uses two you can watch the hand on his shoulder put it down as he moves the other one around Watch it in slow motion in settings

[@TimmyFoster]

To anyone whining about him having two poker chips he just stole your wallet while you were fixated on the poker chips.

[@scottcu]

I feel like he could talk to me and then my socks would be gone

[@2339091q]

and you underwear.

[@Pray4FLYGOD]

Long Zhang And then your virginity

[@kirstinetermansen7234]

No he eim, public relations, as. Was it clue,

[@hitonozhimo4392]

Forget ur socks even ur underwear might disappear 😂😂😂

[@antimatter2376]

He knocked your socks off

[@victoriabarclay3556]

Apollo is wonderful. Very nice guy, incredibly intelligent and gracious. I loved him in Leverage, and then got lucky enough to meet him at events

[@NRSTONE]

И остаться без часов и бумажника)

[@tradingnewbs3347]

I've watched this few years back, still amazed. Well done! Great speaker :)

[@leo-vb5jq]

damn, he's almost as good as the school board, they took 12 years of my life, my happiness and my sleep.

[@raismotiventures5123]

Yeah....totally agree, dude...

[@sohanprasad8989]

😂

[@molestorsadhu6119]

The art of misdirection eh..?

[@leonotthelion]

Same Leo, same

[@heyiplaydrums6821]

So tru 😞

[@CorinMusic2012]

I feel ashamed at how easily he was able to control my attention.

[@andrew6846]

Corin Wright no need to feel ashamed. The human mind is very easily manipulated if you’ve had the proper training. This guy has obviously spent years mastering his craft.

[@kcsanson4216]

Over and over again lol

[@rawkboikorpvillalobos5255]

He's a master of his trait, it would be more shameful if he couldn't.

[@briann4672]

it is not that easy as he said he has studied it for 20 years

[@urgi99]

Stealing attention isn't just a way of saying

[@jjustinjjames5357]

Brilliant. Such an amazing talk /concept/display of our behaviour.

[@brianjackson1369]

One of my all time favorite TED Talks.

[@bromixsr]

That's nothing. My ex-wife stole my house, my car, and my dog.

[@sasha._.4471]

mmm, Bacon damn! She took the dog?😟

[@bungholeshagnasty1724]

@@sasha._.4471 Taking the dog is just cold.

[@Fr3k3]

damn definitely havent seen this comment six times before

[@AidanCazares]

it do be like that...🙁

[@theboothy91]

Damn she's good

[@PenguinGuy17]

i swear to god I just blinked for one second and now my whole damn house is missing

[@akashrathod595]

🤣😂

[@richardappleton6695]

😭

[@trendlyn2403]

Actually he is having 2 chips

[@jonathangunt8107]

Sorry to hear about the divorce. She wasn't good enough for you anyway.

[@Izya_Rabinovich]

cause your wife knows something about distraction

[@vecremser2226]

This is the Dragonborn giving a speech to Whiterun after reaching pickpocket 100.

[@zjjohnson3827]

Underrated comment 😂

[@tuffyyakim1983]

The outfit change he did after he went into the audience before he came back on stage when he put down the " clicker" was amazing 😆 I had no clue and if he wouldn't have said anything I still wouldn't

[@edvinkolozsi3612]

This guy could steal your kidneys while giving you a handshake

[@Al-of3zp]

Get him to steal one for me cause I'm so over being on dailysis

[@rudraksh2708]

@@Al-of3zp oooof get well soon

[@tomi-erikotto1322]

Just one hand shakes your hand and the other is in yo throat

[@dashdash326]

Bruh this guy literally finessed him with the poker chip. He had multiple actually, go to the start of the poker chip part and look at before he says it's actually on his shoulder and it will be on his shoulder while he's holding another one

[@darkin1484]

@@Al-of3zp oh man. Get better mate.

[@jadegpeligro1806]

This guy : What an i wearing? me : it's rewind time.

[@CapmSHAM]

I don't know if you found it, but is when he's walking up the stairs. 4:44

[@alistairmiller9687]

Welcome Mat actually its when he goes to give the girl the clicker

[@CapmSHAM]

@@alistairmiller9687 Oh I see, he must be straightening the collar when he's going up the stairs.

[@Readraid_]

@@CapmSHAM yeh i caught that. the problem is is that its hard to make out on video so its not really a slight of hand and more of just camera trickery

[@dooloo6252]

un ironic and not funny

[@psyso-cleanedits8953]

Joe is so likeable he has by far the best personality and kindest smile I've ever seen

[@leehughes5733]

Simply amazing along with that humour and great slight of hand so entertaining but I can guarantee you that this man Apollo right here was totally in his element bck in the day let's say when in amongst a crowd ppl like maybe a packed out train he totally bamboozled me 🥴💫 can't lie lord have mercy .. Bless up . ✌📿💯

[@Abi-hq1lm]

This guy could steal the rest of my comment and

[@RamPrasad-yb6sm]

He also stole some on my reply and didn't even

[@IRLxKORA]

But I don't understand how the

[@williamhaskett5043]

Legend

[@painandmisery8971]

How is he doing th

[@simianangose5139]

Hey!! Where's my other repl

[@lonke_9049]

Joe’s the real winner here, he walked away with a free shrimp!!

[@ricoRIC0paco]

Or did he?

[@deathmark25]

2000 IQ play by Joe

[@bart869]

Ye but he had his car keys, 1 liter of blood and his underwear stolen so I dunno I mean shrimp is gucci but is it worth all that?

[@smgaming162]

🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

[@sleepyjoe8459]

I thought he was saving that for later

[@morpheus6749]

This video has been rewound more times than that one scene in Basic Instinct.

[@abdelhaykabani8264]

This guy personality is another great gift

[@noynayru]

The shrimp thing is something he's done for years it's so funny. He always plants a shrimp on someone I have no clue why

[@autisticvibes1854]

noy when did he do that?

[@Number16BusShelter]

autistic vibes 7:33

[@autisticvibes1854]

Number 16 bus shelter thanks

[@Zero-1]

The guy said it was his too 😂😂

[@noynayru]

Jonnyboyyy11 ikr? made it even better

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

Illusion Skills 100 Speech Skills 100 Pickpocket Skills 100

[@leonardohelveciodeoliveira5233]

You forgot pickpocket

[@blade1422]

Speech*

[@conneroneill8506]

Speech

[@bonjelaface9798]

666 likes. The devil

[@brankodjuric2913]

Thief build

[@shadow_crne1030]

"attention and time is a limited resource - just like money" - Alexander the Great

[@richardmcdonald6237]

I went to high school with him. I didn't know him, but I knew who he was because he was always in the hall between classes doing juggling or card tricks or some other little magic tricks. He was Paul Robbins back then. Kinda cool .

[@lukejap11]

By the end of the video I noticed I wasn't watching anything because he had pick pocketed my phone that I was watching on

[@hi7447]

Then how did you comment xD

[@hi7447]

Then how did you comment xD

[@jordaniumjordanicus]

+helmet boy Obviously he got on his pc and went to this vid and commented.

[@eloforfree]

+FMSpeedart wait what?

[@felixmcphie]

+eloforfree misdirection

[@30guarino]

8 minute video and I've been on this for 20 minutes .....he stole my time too....Damn you Apollo!!

[@rickiikaka]

30guarino I

[@jacktheripper5112]

dude when he said "what am i wearing" i was like "what does he mean" and i saw his outfit XD i looked at 4:38 and i saw how fast he changed dmn that guy must be on time for his appointment but it srsly shows how ezly you can mess with ppl just by having their attention

[@shreevatsansithu7906]

Now we know how Kuroko no baske works XD

[@davidu8688]

30guarino haha...yes everyone I've watched has somehow been at least twice as long too!

[@lidokork]

watch gatis kandis he will show you the way to save precious time

[@kayakadimsoy]

The ending was amazing.

[@e.j.egamer5774]

I love how he does it soo smooth and soo under your noise great Job man 😊😍👏👏

[@mrkrazyeddydog1419]

This guy would of had no problem taking all the infinity stones.

[@GriseBlacolar]

*have And he will replace the stones on the gauntlet with 6 shrimps. lol

[@zchia]

I bet iron man learns from him before he went to face thanos

[@thepacificwart8777]

@@zchia tony stark met apollo robins during the 5 year time skip

[@krugerstan]

I can just see him all "thantos watch the birdie" and lift everything he's got.

[@ameera8423]

He already has the reality stone

[@mustafaamin9516]

This guy could steal your house while you’re in it and you wouldn’t notice

[@teoguurrrlll7689]

Facts

[@umomma5198]

Government: finally a worthy opponent

[@jjoseph9206]

@@umomma5198 only people w working brains will understand what u said😂😂😂 good one

[@Salman-fb9vi]

@@jjoseph9206 that's level 1 comedy i am level 3, i could understand

[@flipblip3519]

salman alshamari hey babe

[@adrenalinejunkey5038]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="278">4:38</a> the answer to the "what am I wearing" question. Very subtle 👏👏

[@georgeburkholder7195]

I’ve seen this 12 times I love this Ted talk

[@wildyoda2931]

if i ever meet this guy he would have to greet me from 10 feet away

[@somerandomdude5218]

Just when you make sure it’s 10 feet you phone, watch will be gone

[@katlegomogolwane4236]

He would steal the 10 feet distance as well.

[@jimmyESSEXUK]

Wild Yoda and he’ll still steal something from you

[@huidenjohnhowards.2684]

keeping a distance of 10 feet away could distract you more

[@adnaanfakir5500]

Wild Yoda he’d steal 5 feet 😂

[@vincenthubschmann6512]

Fun fact: you will never have a name this cool

[@redlou3908]

true

[@redlou3908]

id love to be called apollo not gonna lie haha

[@rileyrussell9321]

Vincent Hübschmann i had a friend named atlas, think that comes pretty close

[@evanray8413]

I disagree. It's his stage name. Not his birth name.

[@choppaharris8474]

I think it's a play on words. Apologize for robbing

[@droomgame_pee]

まじで上手いし面白いし引き込まれる…

[@yusufjonshodmonqulov3269]

I watched it again to see when he changed his clothes (the video made me watch it carefully again) one of most enjoyable ted videos

[@malikero9435]

That plot twist at the end... amazing

[@billyraybar]

+Kamil Owczarczyk !!

[@malikero9435]

+Bill Rabara ??

[@TheDendran]

He changed his shirt while giving back his clicker to the clerk lady and I didnt even notice until he told us later...

[@mhan00]

POWERGLOVE KilleDX well, yeah, but the how of it wasn’t the point. The point was that most of us (me definitely included) didn’t even notice his wardrobe changed until after he pointed it out at the end, and it was a obvious change too. Completely different color shirt, no tie, and completely untucked and none of it registered to me because the information wasn’t important enough for my brain (Frank) to note while he was bombarding us constantly to keep our focus on what he was doing and not what he looked like.

[@jokerj4mes]

Nope and nope...

[@KingNefiiria]

It's not that no one noticed, it's more like it wasn't important until he pointed it out.

[@qwiz1787]

@@KingNefiiria But it is the fact that no one noticed. Apollo's entire presentation was about how people are able to control one's perception by misdirection. He proved his theory true by changing his shirt and tie (regardless of how and when he did it) and then needing to point it out after an audience of people were watching him perform for a solid 3-5 minutes with the changed attire and not even realizing that it was changed

[@KingNefiiria]

@@qwiz1787 Aye, I agree, but audiences like these tend to stay quiet until the appropriate times. Anyone in the audience could have noticed but no one would have pointed it out because that's just downright rude. And unless you're a standup comic making a bunch of drunk assholes laugh you're probably not going to get heckled.

[@delonweird6500]

This man is a master!!!

[@brandon9689]

The shirt change happens around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="277">4:37</a>. Though I definitely would have been duped watching this live. Great show!

[@videos4mydad]

what he said at the end has stuck with me - "if you could control someone's attention, what would you do with it?"

[@iodachi]

Well, what would you?

[@videos4mydad]

I am not sure, but it was such a perfect ending statement. Couldn't have summarized his presentation, his personality, and career any better.

[@themichiganders9580]

videos4mydad he was on brain games for a little

[@muskkawaiii5156]

His mouth is sooooo moist. You can hear every bit of saliva in there. lol

[@AzureJaw]

Musk Kawaiii I hear it now

[@facepalmjesus1608]

this is how an epic level rogue character looks like

[@slappy8941]

Chaotic neutral all day.

[@faintermango4219]

Why is it that your Jesus and that the likes are 666 lmao

[@NeruTube7]

この動画、何度も見に来てしまう程お気に入りｗ

[@Flawed-Awed-Gawed]

My favorite Ted talk❤ How it surprised me back then with what it had to offer to my learning brain🎉

[@Nocomment1]

When you go to magic show, make sure to super glue everything onto your body.

[@makispapa5867]

Or if you're gonna try and humiliate someone better stay home

[@OfficialAnarchyz]

Most retarded statemente/"joke" you could make

[@user-pp4tv7hk7y]

that'll make Apollo go banana

[@Meta-Citizen]

lmao

[@Meta-Citizen]

@@jiafei6833122 lmao x2

[@GOHARALI-SONGS]

He literally fooled us too by changing his shirt while going back to stage and we didn't realized it that was an evil mode right there!

[@muhammadmubashirullah7152]

He took off his waistcoat and tie.

[@GOHARALI-SONGS]

@@muhammadmubashirullah7152 Yeah perhaps while going back to the stage, but i get to know this when i again rewind that video but at that moment he did fool us because we didn't knew that he changed his shirt we didn't focused till he himself reveled that he changed his shirt

[@mohamedantar281]

I didnt even noticed it untill i saw your comment 😂😂

[@GOHARALI-SONGS]

@@mohamedantar281 i appreciate that 😂😂

[@thecavendishslostkitten3898]

At 7:14 I was like, wait a minute...his shirt looks different...

[@user-wf1mp7zn3i]

Absolutely amazing 👏

[@klebsei9289]

Simply Amazing

[@TheRussianGenius]

I am a magician and a pick pocket, I have been studying pick pocket and Apollo Robbins for over a year now, and I still can't figure out how exactly he does his watch steals.

[@TheRussianGenius]

Does he talk about that technique that he uses in this video? He is also gonna be relaxing a watch steal DVD, thats what I heard.

[@ajvorce5697]

TheRussianGenius if you realize when he grabs the guys wrist he is undoing the watch and moved his hand to the guys shoulder and he looked away and didnt feel the watch coming off

[@RubberBandMan92]

TheRussianGenius removing the watch is simple really, the difficult bit is keeping them distracted long enough. the best tutorial ive seen was by derren brown in his 'the great art robbery' stunt

[@alevzykzlvylakznav6532]

TheRussianGenius It's easy..

[@usupreme]

Did you ever see David Blaine's street special where he shows how he does it? It was something like he put pressure where his watch is.

[@c_a_p_s]

Thieving level 99, only thing missing is the skill cape.

[@elleirr12]

😂 it seems like he could pickpocket the dragons while it's flying

[@TheVincentledu]

It's actually a reference to Runescape, not Skyrim.

[@alightened]

I just got 99 thieving yesterday in rs! :D

[@elliottholt7541]

Didn't know people still play that lol

[@yousefal-hadhrami7853]

Thieving and agility level 99

[@eddiking9910]

That was phenomenal

[@SantiagoHidalgo-ow9wb]

He speaks so clearly

[@911shan]

I hear a lot of people saying that his trick with the poker chips is debunked because he had 2 poker chips. But remember, misdirection and pick-pocketing is not supposed to be video taped for play-back. If he met you on the street, he would take every damn thing you have including your underwear without you knowing it.

[@stxgod]

But he did have 2 chips but you are right you can't rewind real life

[@RoyalMountedAnkleBiters]

Yup, & he's also doing a take on a very old trick for pickpockets. When performing slight of hand or card tricks for the person it doesn't even matter if the trick fails as long as he focuses the person's & anyone else's attention to it. The real trick is that all the person's valuables are being lifted while doing it. Also, when working in teams (which is far more common) by performing tricks he draws a crowd that bunches up together. This gives easy opportunity for the rest of the team to move through the crowd & start working as well. This can bring in a good haul in a short period. Be careful, ecspecially in some European countries cause this is still in practice although your far more likely to get pickpocketed on subways, trains, buses, bars... really any where ppl bunch up.

[@ayanarif7378]

This makes me think , it's the same when we put our attention to all the negativity we end up losing sight of everything good to us

[@orange3567]

Thanks for that, you've helped me look at things differently with your idea

[@kieoncoleman9810]

That's deep asf!

[@kikofernandez9184]

not the same the brain is kinda afraid to say it on some way of bad results therefore it pais much more atentions to negatice reactions than the positives o neutrual to protect you

[@BERNARDOmPESSOA]

Stfu. Horoscope philosophy.

[@tbasan]

Wow a great reply to a great video. No one could have said it better ... Just amazing

[@ePICS8]

Omg this is incredible, I had to watch twice.

[@KINGABDUL99]

This man is Amazing!

[@wubs4441]

He did the poker chip thing multiple times and I never caught it

[@yusufpekin3556]

There are 2 Chips. He places 1 on his shoulder while talking . The first chip is Never even placed inside the hands he takes it before

[@shrubbycaleb014]

@@yusufpekin3556 That was the second time it was on his shoulder

[@dhruvpandya4136]

Use 0.25x it helps

[@shubhsaxena8745]

@@dhruvpandya4136 and can u do it in real

[@dhruvpandya4136]

@@shubhsaxena8745 no

[@geoffstockton]

Ah! Right as he passes behind the large camera is when he pulls off the purple shirt and tie facade! This guy is great. Is anyone else here a big enough dork to have watched this repeatedly to figure it out?

[@greggame4764]

Maybe...

[@MrMrWattz]

Haha I literally just commented that, crazy how clever and sneaky they when you're not expecting

[@carrreeeee]

maybe....

[@jaker7335]

+Geoff Stockton ah yes i see it

[@mjsmcd]

when he leaves audience foes back on stage

[@wrld2861]

His voice can hypnotize

[@RunMan254]

Love how he kept all the items from the first couple people he came in contact with ;)

[@anyrandomstuff4121]

See you guys 5 years later when the KZbin algorithm strikes again.

[@zapp8776]

Yup recommended is fun 👍😁

[@CapmSHAM]

I got got too.

[@soba9625]

How did this even get on my recommended? tbh dont care was sick to watch

[@cagan6534]

Cya man!

[@RStas]

Why do they keep sending me recommendations? Don't they see I visit just one to damn "the alhorythm"? ... Or... Wait a minute Was all of this the target???

[@namelesswon]

The one takeaway I got from this is, Shrimp can be a stand-alone carried snack.

[@UselessGTAV]

loooool underrated comment

[@ForsakenDNL]

Lmao 🍤

[@morpheus6749]

He carries one so he doesn't have to carry a wallet.

[@elderhickory0776]

Such a great act

[@HSC82388]

Had to replay this video multiple times

[@arcade_matt]

I noticed his tie was off at the end, didn't even notice the rest of the outfit! I'm dumb :(

[@raphaelsordo8824]

Im subbed to you 😆

[@santaclaus5009]

Oh wow hey Claw Machine Man!

[@AWE5OMEANT]

Oh hey Matt! Fancy seeing you here!

[@Swordsonian]

Nah my brother did the same haha

[@keanisaturtle]

Ayy Matt!

[@corndog984]

This guy shredded this TedTalk

[@user-ds2yt5ig1c]

何回見てもすごいわ。 もっかい登壇して欲しい。

[@FredHerrman]

He is such a talent!

[@CDeeez94]

At the end I was like "holy..." 😮

[@Tobias_Fuglemad]

same

[@ITRIEDEL]

Stephen Sunday lmao had to go back and watch it again lnao

[@regul8or71]

That emoticon was my exact expression.

[@hugohepworth5633]

Apollo: I also noticed you have a very nice watch Me: Where's my kidney? Apollo: ...

[@mattclarke4386]

H u g o H e p w o r t h check your shoulder

[@lukimonster4170]

Cállate Nos cagamos matando a puñetazos Decime lugar y hora Y nos agarramos a puñetazos

[@averystark7772]

H u g o H e p w o r t h Aye brought it up to 666

[@boobindarpussiya7464]

I completely lost my mind when he said *'What am i wearing"*

[@ungabunga115]

The ending legitimately had me stunned.

[@WillMauer]

I started watching this vídeo pretty bored. At the end, the boredom had vanished away without me having noticed it!

[@Innovatician]

He stole your attention and boredom too. XD

[@Magic_Mann]

+Innovatician probably his intellect too

[@WillMauer]

Mario Hernandez What do you mean?

[@Magic_Mann]

Will Mauer that your dumb..?... it was a dumb comment that's why

[@WillMauer]

Mario Hernandez Hum. That's arguable. Unfortunatelly, my most convincing argument is based on an _Ad populum_ fallacy. So I'm going on with my life knowing that it is statistically necessary that, in every 100 internet users, one of them is very probably a pathetic and unloved troll.