The Magic of Will Tsai | Quick D

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Captain Disillusion ponders the very concept of magic by taking a close look at the work of one particular illusionist.
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[@skimmington]

the magic trick at the end wasn't him disappearing, it was him being able to snap with gloves on

[@SirMcMuffintosh]

holy shit

[@chpunisher2005]

Damn! You're right! I completely missed that! Misdirection at it's best!

[@mipmipmipmipmip]

He added the gloves in post-production, duh!

[@LemonsRage]

nah, he edited his own hand out used then an old footage of a 60s black and white movie where some one snips with gloves on. Then he re colored, resized and fixed the reflections.

[@kevinsargent]

The trick was he was the cameraman the whole time...

[@obviously1871]

America's got -talent- a team of editors

[@pattappokemon]

lol

[@gentianviolet2785]

Haha!

[@crazeecat7441]

Hehe

[@gortanek]

I've been on a live show "The Illusionists" with this fat guy and few other people. It's not editing. (and there is a "table magician" there too).

[@hardshit6836]

the coin matrix initially performed is well known and many variation exist with reverse matrix no card matrix and etc.I dont see how you you can call them edited... shen lims trick were exposed many times and he used classic vanishes which can be found in bobos books...

[@MagyarGaben]

Everyone asks "Will Tsai?" but nobody asks "Should Tsai?"

[@adityasuhane8930]

But nobody cares about "How Tsai?" :(

[@jorenminer8817]

Best comment in this thread, deserves many more likes lol

[@luizafernandes3647]

Gives me 'Why is Gamora?' vibes. 😄😄

[@Scripture-Man]

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with Will Tsai, they didn't stop to think if they _should."_ -Jeff Goldblum

[@lisogie]

oh my god this is gold

[@kevinh5983]

The horse whinny when showing he's a "visualist", had me laughing. It's the hundreds of little throwaway things that make me enjoy watching your videos multiple times.

[@MrNoipe]

he called him an a-s-s

[@galaga00]

@@MrNoipedonkey’s are asses not horses which whinny. I would argue he meant “horse shit”?

[@LittleJimmy835]

I remember one time Penn and Teller were asked why they still insisted on doing their shows live instead of on film or TV where they could potentially reach a larger audience. Their response was simple: No matter how much you assure the audience that the video has no editing or trick photography, as soon as a trick has been preformed on camera instead of live there's always going to be the possibility in the audiences mind that the trick is the result of visual effects. The only way they can guarantee their tricks are "real" (that is a physical illusion as opposed to VFX) is to do it live. And I agree with P&T. Whenever I see a supposed "magic trick" on KZbin, the first thought in my mind isn't, "Wow, how did they do that?", but rather, "Okay, how did they fake this?".

[@BrokkM14]

I went to a Penn and Teller show at the mirage in September last year and I was able to quickly discern how they did all their tricks except for the card trick they do with the audience. It is the only one that still bothers me to this day. Other than that though their show is great but when you do it live like that it is pretty easy to figure out.

[@Defiring]

+Brokk Morris Probably because you've seen them on youtube and whatnot (the tricks I mean)

[@josephattwell1006]

They actually demonstrated this on an old episode of Saturday Night Live. They told the audience to shout at them to assure the audience at home is what the live studio audience was seeing with computer effects or editting tricks. Penn and Teller proceed to do all kinds of seemingly impossible trick, such as disappearing a screw driver into a bag, causing entire decks of cards to float up into the air, and throwing a flying lightbubl through a loop. At the end of the skit, the camera zoomed out and showed the truth. Penn and Teller were being hung upside down in an elaborate set up to hide the fact they were hung upside down (Penn even took sips of "water" from a cup to sell the illusion), and all their amazing tricks were just the result of flipping gravity. Moral of the story: Just having the power over the camera makes it extremely easy to do "magic".

[@TheDudlydude]

Someday doing it live won't even be a guarantee, holographic technology is likely to go the same way as the video camera given enough time.

[@natehochuli7013]

LittleJimmy835 yeah dude I agree. I post magic on insta and I still get that. The one act with the person sewing someone else together is an act I actually saw live! I saw Dan Sperry, Colin Cloud and a few others in that show too!

[@AmiYamato]

Whats more mindblowing than those magic tricks is your editing!

[@tux1468]

Look! It's the weirdly CG-like vlogger!

[@mistertagnan]

Tux Mux stop hating on her! She's just slightly different

[@Simplystimulating]

Ami Yamato fuck

[@Optropicraft]

Tux Mux She just recently did a video with Captain D

[@Timothy_PropertyAdvisor]

Well Made

[@kosmonautdan6715]

"It's a reality show. It's all fake." Current decade in a nutshell.

[@harrisonmccullough9450]

It's been a lot more than just this decade :)

[@7r3v0r]

pure doublethink

[@milanthapamagar9297]

I agree

[@TheRealFlenuan]

It's been like that for several decades

[@richardrises]

Last 4 years in a nutshell.

[@NekoreoGolden]

How did he do to disappear at the end? :o

[@emilianstaniak504]

i think he has magic powers tbh, i mean how else could he possible do it?

[@nobertmoses6853]

magicians never reveal their secrets dumbdumb

[@rootabeta9015]

Magic

[@maximumgas9448]

The real mystery is how did he snap with a glove on

[@Nateguana]

@@maximumgas9448 Thanos must have taught him how to do it

[@stevenbridges]

As a magician, I love this video. I always try and live by the rule 'If I can't do it live, don't do it on video'. If I were to ever use visual effects, someone smart like yourself would expose me. I'd rather people figured out I was doing sleight of hand then using VFX. I had no idea the Will Tsai performance was edited. Such a shame. And seeing you break down his other stuff. Ugh. Makes it harder for 'legit' magicians to keep up with the people that are doing VFX because it's very difficult for us to do stuff THAT good. In my opinion though, with magic it's only cheating if you get caught. We are doing magic tricks. As long as people don't find out how the trick is done, that's all well and good. I just think that methods such as VFX and actors are bad methods because if people find out, you've lost all credibility and I think that most of the time people WILL find out. I'll stick to sleight of hand and misdirection.

[@simeonthief]

StevenBridges *Cough* Jebreezus *cough*

[@batfan1939]

StevenBridges I have no problem with Will using VFX tricks. The problem is he's being deceptive about them, claiming or implying it's all done live. Hollywood uses digital effects all the time, but they say so up front - even bragging about the more impressive effects. Will and America's Got Talent need to do so as well, even if they're just accounting for weaknesses only TV viewers can see.

[@Cristyface]

Well, wouldn't that break the immersion? Magic tricks themselves are deceptive-- they're a trick. If Will is fooling the eyes still, then shouldn't that be okay? It's just a different way of pulling off said trick, and sure, it's not as refined or may not even require as much skill, but it's all about the art of performing and making people believe what you're doing is magic.

[@batfan1939]

Cristyface No. Magicians don't claim to perform real magic, and behind-the-scenes clips and even documentaries don't ruin movies. A notice or disclaimer at the beginning of the episode that some effects were added to maintain the viability of the trick would be all that's needed.

[@IJustAteYourGrapesBro]

I mean, anyone with an education they value KNOWS you're doing sleight of hand, only an idiot thinks magic is ACTUAL magic. The fun part is that my brain isn't capable of figuring it out, and that yours can do it so easily that I'm constantly left in the dark, even after repeat viewings. Editing tricks take all the fun out of this, because it's a different skillset entirely to pick apart every frame of a video. You might still get busted just as easily, but seeing the sleight of hand after you figure it out is still fun, where as with the editing, it's just a thing to note.

[@BlackWhiteCloud]

This is like the vsauce of debunking.

[@jaxx7105]

vsauce is like the Captain D of other stuff. Fix'd that for you :)

[@LumenChaser]

Amen

[@NaciBigBody]

But less awkward

[@Noah_Zion]

...or is it?

[@immavaip]

@@Noah_Zion tun tun... tun tun...

[@zachmcnamara4376]

I don't know why but when he said "visual effects are for the people" it filled me with pride

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

Same

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

3:53

[@Rhyton]

That magic trick at the end is the same like my Dad used to do when I'm still a child. Amazing!

[@AnthonyRodriguez-sx5su]

Are you an African American by any chance?

[@kylehurlburt6114]

​@@AnthonyRodriguez-sx5su Dude.

[@alec57]

​@@AnthonyRodriguez-sx5suWhat a racist piece of filth you are eh?

[@Cuestar]

You have the most TV Show quality Channel on KZbin. I love it so much I really can't even describe the feeling your videos give me.

[@aldobernaltvbernal8745]

Why are you here, and most importantly, how do you only have 1 like?

[@hellalow6216]

Hey bitch

[@jazzy1159]

Hey cue the fuck r u doin here, does a KZbind actually browse KZbin? Crazy. (Btw love ur vids bro smooch no homo)

[@mibrahim5053]

Reminds me of a pbs kids show

[@StabbedPerson]

Hey I know this man

[@MarceldeJong]

The biggest trick at the end of this video is of course Captain D snapping his fingers while wearing gloves

[@murillocosta5044]

Marcel de Jong did you not watch infinity war?

[@chebhou]

Thanos

[@environmental.]

This guy clearly has not watched Avengers: Infinity War, (SPOILER ALERT, SKIP IF YOU DONT WANT ANY SPOILER ALERTS!!) When thanos snaps his fingers at the end and everyone just fades away.

[@diamonddynamite1557]

@@environmental. r/woosh

[@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks]

Damn you! Damn you to hell!!! I wanted to say that.

[@Vennnaya]

The real magic trick is how D clicked his fingers with thick gloves on.

[@vojtechpilar5809]

Stop begging for likes, loser.

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

@@vojtechpilar5809 he really isn't.

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Probably audio editing lol

[@timehasstoppedandthefunbeg4467]

I can't even snap with bare hand

[@smile6676]

@@vojtechpilar5809 ??? he isnt tho???

[@furinick]

Oh hey my dad also did the magic trick in the end, still waiting for him to reappear

[@tjejojyj]

😢

[@furinick]

*this comment is a joke

[@humanbeing1429]

Well, my dad would disappear for 3 months and reappear in places like my school, my way back home from church, sometimes the disappearing act only took a few days but ever since mom cut his hair like Delilah did to Samson, he's been home and has never once disappeared again in the last 15 years.

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

@@furinick Awww!

[@thomaspayne6866]

You should’ve been a better son.

[@kevinocta9716]

I feel weird: I just keep rewatching Captain D episodes again and again. They are just such good quality I'm on my third watching of everything on this channel. Thanks Cap'n D for making such high quality videos they are worth (at least) 3 viewings!

[@yanasto]

Your channel is criminally undersupported. I've been watching you since the channel started and I love your work. Thank you for these educational videos that I'll be showing to my kiddo when she gets old enough.

[@narenbrown7342]

Ghoul

[@peterparker5810]

"it's a reality show it's all fake" I've been waiting to here those words

[@TankRunner]

3:20 Jesus, that was a deep cut into the KZbin Lore, I love it.

[@theturbolemming]

Incredible work! Can't believe you found those tiny clues in the America's Got Talent clip. Outstanding Quick D, Captain!

[@Jamie-tx7pn]

Yeah, its no wonder he takes so long to upload

[@yasirsaheed]

"It's a reality show, it's all fake" hahaha

[@DemMedHornene]

Such an amazingly contradictory statement, and yet we all know that it's the truth.

[@therippedwizard]

Sadly it is the truth

[@murrfeeling]

You don't need actors or much scripting, just gentle encouragement and editing. For example, every reality TV show about a group of people (Real World, Big Brother, Survivor ect.) Needs one person who is a complete bitch or douchebag. Well, just find the person who is just a little bit a douchebag and selectively edit their week of mild douchery into a 4 minutes of a 26 minute TV show. If someone filmed you 24/7 and edited your week down to under 5 minutes of screen time you could be the guy whose always being a douche/eating pretzels/masturbating/commenting on KZbin/whatever.

[@JustinRed624]

That's reality

[@virdeo9152]

i can't understand how there are people stupid enough to believe for 1 second that there is anything live in shows like this, everything is staged, big brother, talent s hows and EVERYTHING that is on tv

[@Davesoft]

Clicking your fingers while wearing gloves, truly the greatest magic trick of all time.

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

I have no problem with his methods online but I do have a problem with America’s got talent faking a magic act and him going along with it. Ik all this stuff is fake obvs but he decided to be part of it knowing he would have to use VFX.

[@Hexen_Wulf]

Dude, it's obviously the other way around. A show isn't just gonna go "That trick wasn't as cool as it should be, let's make it look better." and the dude going "Okay, cool." It's more like "Hey, my trick is cool, but won't look that great without editing. You should edit it. Here's how. Also, I'll practice my choreography so it assist the editing to make it look more natural to the common viewer."

[@ceruchi2084]

His "methods online" seem to be lying about how his products work so that he can sell more of them. Still sounds like a scam artist to me. By the way, if you want a game-show that has much better magic, try out Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" (many clips on KZbin). I don't know how much of it is faked for reality TV, but the magicians are legitimate performers.

[@benjammin2020]

The Americas got talent thing is actually ok with me. The trick looks great in real life, because of how our brain works. They're just letting the tv audience have the same effect as the live audience.

[@chris-hv2ro]

@@benjammin2020 yo I've actually brought the trick and there is no vfx in it at all

[@timothyneiswander3151]

@chris patt post a video of you doing the trick

[@GinnyHigerd]

I shouldn't be surprised at the last part, but I'm still left feeling disappointed. I know reality TV is fake, but this is just depressing.

[@SMgrimbldoo]

Ginny Higerd You need more hobbies

[@Iamverylazy]

I think you mean it's disillusioning.

[@deadpoolfanboy3012]

I know what you mean... I use to think conspiracies and religion was true till I woke up and looked up the facts. Now I am in college and understanding reality more clearly life is just life. And we have to fabricate stories or edit visuals to make it more interesting.

[@Tothro]

The moment I got a hold that NatGeo, Discovery, and many other big tv chains were trying to pass dumb mediocre sci-fi movies as actual documentaries was the moment I decided I wasn't watching anything from them ever again.I don't know why is it so hard to believe reality shows producers would look for the best possible outcome with the lower risks, by not leaving anything at chance "But that's boring, the reason we watch it is because the high stakes!" "BUT THAT's HOW IT IS AND YOU STILL ATE THE FUCKING PIECE OF TRASH PRODUCTION LIKE A GULLIBLE IDIOT"

[@mezalos]

Totally, I really liked the "doctor" illusion, and knowing that was enhanced with editing is really disappointing. I already know about this wave of "visionist" and “fx magicians”. But to know that real live acts been edited; it feels cheap. I’ve learned, the bad way, that if you see it in a screen is fake until proven otherwise

[@MawnstorFilms]

Definitely not magic when it's manipulated through editing and VFX. Great work CD!

[@magicprime5135]

I agree. Magicians spend more time, effort, and dedication to learning slight of hand, misdirection, etc. to pull off their illusions and tricks than I can imagine. Relying on VFX, even though requiring skills in their own way, is kinda cheating.

[@sunemllersievertsen3062]

I don't think it's about the amount of effort that go into the two different fields, magic tricks and VFX, but more about the fact that they are just that: different fields. I'm sure they are both demanding disciplines, if they are to look even halfway believable, but I think most people simply take umbridge with the fact that someone is trying to pass off his sloppy VFX work as impressive magic tricks. as in, if what he did was accomplished by magic it would truly be remarkable and maybe even game-changing stuff, but as far as VFX goes, it's very run-of-the-mill and unimpressive.

[@adamsbja]

Agreed. You already have the divide between heavy prop magic ("illusions") and sleight of hand with maybe some trick props ("street magic").VFX illusions can be impressive but shouldn't be conflated.

[@OneEyedJack01]

Is it really that different than David Copperfield making the Statue of Liberty "disappear" on television? He performed that illusion multiple times (for the same audience) to get the shots they wanted. it was then edited in post production to show the precise angles needed for the illusion. You can google the details to see how he performed the illusion. In short, Copperfield, the construction crew that built the illusion, the helicopter pilots flying around the statue (then empty air, then the statue again), the audience (feigning amazement after multiple runs), the camera crew, and post production were all part of the illusion. Copperfield wasn't even the original designer of the illusion. With the performer featured here, the editing done by AGT may have been to preserve the illusion from frame by frame video scrutiny. It's doubtful that the human eye could catch the transitions without the aid of modern technology. So, is it really wrong to mask that?. In the end, it's all performance, and the best magicians sell the illusion. Does that lessen the entertainment value? Are you expecting real magic?

[@magicprime5135]

Speaking for myself. I enjoy smaller more intimate illusions then the big Copperfield spectacles. I'd take a person on the street doing coin and card tricks any day over that.

[@tobiasmattsson9285]

5:17 That subtle "High horse" joke was genius

[@keyboardcat7194]

That starting joke was dead accurate right now lol

[@diederik6710]

to the people saying "how did people get here 14 hours ago". if you support him on patreon you get so see the videos early

[@jiayinglin3484]

unlisted "Magic"

[@prankgirl9112]

diederik z How much do you pay for that and why?

[@mizusecond]

Prank Girl to get videos early, and to support the creator.

[@prankgirl9112]

Jack How much do you pay?

[@mizusecond]

i am not a patreon of this guy, but usually people pay between 2-5 dollars a month.

[@strykerking]

Some of the best content on youtube.

[@Ohmagat69420]

+Jack Skellington yes it's a good content videos these days are all cringey

[@wright96d]

Jack Skellington The quarters have reflections, which I highly doubt could be faithfully recreated in a monitor replay.

[@wright96d]

I think your eyes are being tricked by the pitch black table and translucent rose pedals. They look flat like that because there's not enough light passing through them to reveal their texture.

[@TylerStudios101]

Honestly, I've lost count of how many times I've watched and re-watched this video.

[@Scripture-Man]

Google hasn't

[@theKRB93]

2:07 "With lots of users confidently offering wrong explanations of the method" 🤣

[@kialo6790]

Reddit in one sentence

[@sysghost]

The good ol' dissapear with a flick of a finger. I tries that once... and.. will never try it again. Took me ages to find myself again.

[@PikaPetey]

AWE YEAH NEW CAPTAIN DISILLUSION!

[@einksul9218]

Spooky

[@anuel3780]

Woop woop!

[@darelh1348]

My feelings exactly! Who needs sleep when you could have a Quick D? :P

[@CherryNobody]

Excuse me while I pull my mind out of the gutter

[@blambo7954]

WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE, PIKA???? btw

[@JustinShaedo]

It takes more talent to master visual effects to the level of Captain Disillusion, than to master a few simple magic tricks. Respect for the humbleness of this genius.

[@owenmcbride1]

Explaining magic just makes it more interesting for me. I love learning how the amazing tricks are made. It’s so entertaining seeing how people make this sorta stuff.

[@chasetherightenergy]

this channel is fucking insane, great content, finally that stupid ass talent shitshow is getting exposed too!

[@superamazeing]

such a shame youtube favors quantity over quality

[@kamalahmad9582]

Yeah, this channel would be popular if he uploaded more. I also believe the face paint turns off a lot of new viewers because I remember a reddit thread about one of his videos, and everyone on the comments was talking about his face

[@Soulgraven]

@Kamal Ahmad,- Yeah, I agree. He should probably chrome paint the upper half of his face too.

[@Kevin-xy2tu]

Soulgraven It's not paint, he's actually chrome

[@Shikamaru747]

you mean fix the other half of his skin mask, right? xD

[@Bubblegummonsters]

I have to say that was poor rotoscoping around the wires of the ukulele, what did that take, like 5 minutes? 😉

[@juliakaeppel8762]

Bubblegummonsters oof

[@TemmiePlays]

Bubblegummonsters it took him over 2weeks to do each string one by one. He mentioned it on the H3H3 podcast he was on.

[@Bubblegummonsters]

Ha ha, I know, that's why I thought I'd tease him about it :)

[@rich1051414]

Keeping it blue but a lighter shade made his job MUCH easier.

[@rich1051414]

FYI, there is a live version of this trick where there are no camera tricks, but it's done by flicking the lights off for less than a second and then flipping it back on. If you want that version spoiled, it is done by the second light having a notch missing from it's color pallet.

[@DannyBPlays]

Bro, when he disappeared at the end after snapping, I literally clapped out loud in the library I was watching it in. Woke up a baby. Totally worth it

[@alecj3454]

Captain D's presentation takes as much talent as any of his digital effects. I wish my teachers all had his ability to make a topic so interesting. Ive never done a digital effect or even used photoshop but i love his videos. Thanks Captain!

[@claireb2256]

The quality of this show just gets better and better, keep up the great work!

[@user-og6ol2im7v]

yep. america's got talent is a truly great show

[@claireb2256]

hahah nice one

[@user-og6ol2im7v]

seriously, america's got talent is one of the shittiest shit)

[@claireb2256]

Oh my no I meant the youtube channel :)

[@user-og6ol2im7v]

haha true! :¬)

[@mindsnare1982]

Bombshell at the end. Fantastic work.

[@lucaswhitfield718]

mindsnare1982 but everyone knows he used special effects therefor it isnt inexplicable, unlike in the case of will tsai where people might think its real (I liked the video as a whole btw, just the ending bothered me a bit)

[@bendonahue]

D, your dedication to quality, razor-sharp edits, is incredible.

[@Latigo]

I've just found out about your channel and i love it! Thanks for such quality videos.

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

I actually really enjoy seeing the process of creating magic, almost more so then seeing the actual magic. I love watching the mechanics of how a trick works and seeing the trick play out after knowing how it works is still great to me because I'm seeing the mechanics in real time.

[@caramelldansen2204]

*than

[@RustyNips]

Ya knowing and seeing how it works makes it more interesting Figuring it out is cool too tho but you gotta get the confirmation you were correct or at least close Or that feeling when you were way off and it was super obvious that you feel kinda dumb after

[@alfiankurniadi9137]

1:13 "these spirals aren't really moving!" Me: Nope *Pause the video* Me: ... nope

[@frank6842]

I don't trust like that.

[@kemchobhenchod]

wtf

[@10player]

Serge Storms open that button

[@ZiRR0]

you found out about that optical illusion in 2018? wth

[@iamthatoneguy7875]

I love how he follows up with *"RUINED FOREVER!"*

[@t0nito]

WOW! The amount of effort and scrutiny is simply amazing!!!

[@immortalsun]

0:00 I like the quotation marks around “quick,” as this episode is eight minutes long.

[@Sergeantmajormario]

Didn't even notice that! Subtle!

[@ironicanimations]

Oh my god I never noticed that-

[@CurtisWaltermire]

As someone who makes their living as a professional LIVE magical artist (corporate work mostly), I really appreciate videos like this. When Mark Wilson pitched an idea for his TV show "The Magic Land of Allakazam" back in the 1960s, the networks wouldn't do it because they didn't think audiences would buy it. They were afraid they would write it off as camera trickery of some kind. Today, with such advanced technology, why does it seem like so few ever question it? For some, the virtual world IS their reality it seems.

[@myfeetsmell6398]

Curtis The Mentalist what do you think of the Netflix show “Magic for Humans”? I felt it was very fake (real tricks with editing after) but never got far enough in to say for sure.

[@BK-hq7tn]

I guess since this product was released now you realize this is a hack analysis and he was just wrong about it all. It’s only post edited to prevent over exposure to reveal the method. Since you perform live for corporate maybe you should think about purchasing it. Watch O’Brien Magic’s review of it.

[@CurtisWaltermire]

@@BK-hq7tn Thanks for your reply. Gotta love the internet. Something I commented on three years ago and have long since forgotten about suddenly surfaces again. I'm aware of Will's product but it's nothing that I would ever perform for a live show, so not really interested in it. In fact, I actually purchase very few commercial products at all. My comment was not so much about endorsing this man's explanation is it was more about TV magic being highly edited (whether the direct method of the effect is accomplished through editing or not) to make it more sensationalized than it may actually appear when performed in person. Many seem to eat this kind of performance up when I think it should actually come across as less sensational. Just my opinion.

[@CurtisWaltermire]

@@myfeetsmell6398 it's an entertaining show, no doubt, but not my cup o' tea... Congrats to Justin for his success with it.

[@OrchidAlloy]

"Yeah. It's a reality show. They can do whatever they want."

[@raffaelp.5568]

I really enjoy Captain D's videos! They are nothing less than brilliant.

[@chaosminecraft3399]

Its incredible how good you are in debunking _or how its written._

[@ppperga4341]

7:42 “Honey I’m pregnant!”

[@HowDoIMakeAUsername]

Dad?

[@randomthingch1970]

Son?

[@sonayyalim]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ-pk6auiJKnntk

[@hssn9123]

I can explain

[@twistedgwazi5727]

Haha yes using females for sex and leaving when you get them pregnant, that is very funny and original

[@oat-jack597]

"the most unbelievable magic trick of all time" *proceeds to snap fingers through gloves*

[@TheBearWithOrangeFur]

*Thanos sweating fiercely*

[@kysier6015]

As a master of the long forgotten art of Dave, I can confirm.

[@shreyanshu9785]

Who's dave

[@Karolomen]

underrated comment 0:27

[@menathemean3613]

I’ve seen many people explain the magic trick at the end.. but in 3 years.. I finally have the answer: Alan (CD) was never there, the editors just created a very detailed model.. that is the reason we heard a snap, though his gloves were on. then he voiced over the whole video. The whole video was fake!

[@mk_rexx]

But Captain D and his intern, Alan, are definitely not the same person. What are you talking about?

[@harshdevsharma6397]

bro he just add sound in it , whats the problem

[@VahnCruz]

Captain D, great vid as always. I was wondering what brand of chrome concealer do you use? I just can't get the same human colored flesh tones as you. Thanks!

[@MrAvocadoMan]

It's not artificial at all ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@utrak]

and why does he always use caucasian paint? WHERE'S MUH DIVERSITY

[@jones4106]

Woo! Thanks, captain D. I let my skepticism sense get a little dull. It hadn't occurred to me to think twice about the footage in competitive reality TV shows. I needed that reminder to take everything with a grain of salt.

[@justingonzalez4533]

I have just found this channel and I honestly wish I had seen this earlier, I love this channel now.

[@victoriancu5661]

I love the end of this. It encapsulates perfectly why we reserve our amazement for sleight of hand tricks done in person, and illusions on film are virtually meaningless.

[@TheGauges420]

I couldn't help but instantly subscribe. Your form of humor along with your production quality, the way you recreate things very meticulously. Amazing, simply amazing. Thank you.

[@CraigGood]

This is a great public service. I was skeptical, and noticed the deep black of the table, but I wasn't skeptical enough. I was assuming, incorrectly, that the show wouldn't allow for that kind of cheat. And I was misdirected by the lock-off on the camera, thinking it was just respecting the act. One thing you didn't bring up is the way the sight lines worked. Neither the judges nor the audience could directly see the top of that table. All they had was the video. It could have been edited and played back in time with his hand movements. Shades of Milli Vanilli.

[@PedroContipelli2]

Craig Good Just scrolling through the comments and I recognized you from Quora haha small world

[@VishalAnand24]

same here :D

[@gusti14]

wow i was sayin the same in others video... Crowd and judges are TOO FAR (even half of them are BELOW the table's sight) to even see what is happening so they are obviusly watchin just the screen... which swaps from a live open camera to an edited video camara of his hands and table.

[@H.EL-Othemany]

The judges are a part of it too.. It's a TV show they can do whatever it takes to increase views.. Just like they do with dramatic acts like angry contestants or sth like that. It's all staged to boost ratings..

[@Cyrribrae]

I mean. Sure. Do you have one of these machines in your living room? To switch out random items on your black-as-night table? Cuz I sure don't, and I would never make one. I certainly don't fault Penn and Teller for using stage magic - they're on a stage. You create the trick for the constraints you're working with. That's to be expected. The same way you do things differently between the Broadway musical and the movie version. As for editing and playing back to the judges? Uh. No. That would be a colossal waste of time for the producers. They would have had to record it once. Decide that it wasn't good enough, but feasible to cheat. Decide that he is worth betting on to keep doing cool stuff after this audition. Plan it out carefully. Video edit. Live(!) intercut video feed to the studio audience. You know what would be easier and cheaper? Letting him fail and getting the next best person. Reality TV is fake, sure. But this conspiracy theory is just ludicrous.

[@angec6682]

Great work Captain D. I wish you would bring out more content.

[@vanmatlock]

I don’t know why it took me so long to find this channel but man I am glad I did!

[@GabrielKnightz]

"And remember kids, Love with your heart, use your head for everything else"

[@peterobinson3678]

EVERYTHING ELSE? I wish my GF would do that. :/

[@yeahheyyayya4745]

"Quick D" "8 Minutes"

[@sebimoe]

Christmas

[@shenlong0]

Tommy Barnard those are my favorite if you know what i mean

[@FastFord58]

The longer the D, the better.

[@yeahheyyayya4745]

It's not the length of the D, it's how you debunk it

[@vicdmise]

You're welcome.

[@notachili-head]

Dude... you're insane. Your attention to detail is to be envied. Impressed.

[@XX-vu5jo]

Damn cap should upload more often this is one of the best channel ever

[@dexterwhit8565]

wow I love this. he was one of the most mystifying tricksters ive ever seen. so thank you again for showing me the truth. And it wasnt far away from the assumptions that I made, but I was thinking more on a digital angle, dropping it into the impossibly black surface and reproducing them digitally. Didnt think deep enough into the possibilities of what could be engineered, and they did digitally edit it also so i wasnt a complete doofus.

[@kayagorzan]

indeed

[@BK-hq7tn]

No this is a hack analysis. It looks the same live. Just edited to prevent over contrasting and exposing the method. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKuYkGeOjpaLqJo

[@belkYT]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS1mJ2eg8qmpZo

[@notahotshot]

@@BK-hq7tn "Just edited..." Yeah, that's what he fuckin said.

[@testacals]

​@@BK-hq7tn Editing the trick makes the trick look more real. If you need to edit it to make it real then it isn't magic.

[@micomator]

Man that ukulele colour switch at 5:02 was OFF THE CHARTS. I watched it a hundred times over. The time spent was well worth it! Subscribed!

[@towerclimber7277]

I feel like a puclic service was done here, Bravo sir.

[@303kirishimamcpe_yt8]

Whenever he switches to the green background, I wasnt focusing on what ever the hey he is saying. I was hypnotized

[@DerrillGuilbert]

And this is why we don't watch reality TV.

[@NathanHaaren]

i do.. the trick was still done, they just edited it for tv since you can pause a video on tv or pc, wich would reveal the trick. You wont need that with live audience since they cant rewind, pause, slow down the trick to watch each frame

[@GuanoLad]

If you can't trust Simon Cowell, who can you trust? The world has gone topsy turvy!

[@KaeYoss]

GuanoLad If you think you can trust anyone on TV, you're almost beyond help. There might have been decent folks screen once, but they either sold out or were replaced.

[@CTOOFBOOGLE]

Pretty sure he was joking lol

[@YichenWang]

I’ve never trust that clown

[@DrWhom]

Surely everybody knows Cowell is the lowest species of garbage around?

[@aidan6536]

You can't trust the king of the beavers...

[@themaldivian4115]

Please come back . My whole family watches your videos and we miss you captain

[@sgringo]

0:30 - I've seen enough. Subscribed.

[@jordanhansen8631]

There was no proof in this entire video. It was all claims, theories, and speculation.

[@danielegvi]

@@jordanhansen8631 Proof of what? If you mean proof that the video is edited you can find it at 6:17

[@jordanhansen8631]

@@danielegvi I agree it looks edited, but the fact that he does that a bunch of other times, and that I've seen this actual trick live, shows that he is an actual magician and that it is possible to do the shown trick. We all know it's fake anyways. If he can make a rose pedal appear or other coins disappear, I find it hard to believe that AGT is letting him do a ton of other tricks, but going in and editing in a random coin once and a while. Even if they do, I'm sure he's a great magician. Does AGT write all of the comedians jokes, or do all the choreography of the dancers? No, but neither do they fly through the air in slow motion. Doesn't mean the whole thing is fake.

[@danielegvi]

@@jordanhansen8631 I think what he was saying is that Will was likely using typical practical effects and tricks for his performance, but some areas had to be edited for the actual TV show. Since the camera is way more up close than the audience, and with recorded TV you can play everything back frame by frame, I reckon they were basically forced to make some edits here and there. The main point is that this is a barrier that the producers are willing to break, and it kinda sucks since the whole theme of the show revolves around real time performances. If they are willing to edit performances, then where's the limit?

[@ng.tr.s.p.1254]

@@jordanhansen8631 🤡🎣

[@kennan10101]

"...users confidently giving wrong explanations" Yeah, that pretty much sums up reddit.

[@BK-hq7tn]

It also pretty much explains this hack analysis. It looks the same live. Just edited to prevent over contrasting and exposing the method. And the method is NOT a pivoting rod under the table that turns things over. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKuYkGeOjpaLqJo Notice the thin mat that removed at the end.

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

Holy COW! Not only is your content compelling, but your editing is also flawless, effectively underlining how the illusions you analyse are made. You need several billion more subscribers! Thank you for educating those who have enough brains to listen. Like me, for instance. 🤗

[@Scripture-Man]

SO GOOD! :-) Hilarious from start to finish. And THANK YOU for mentioning Kevin James on AGT! It's nearly 15 years ago now, but I still remember how outraged I was by the totally dishonest editing! Those shows are so deceptive!

[@Blu-uf9lu]

7:42 HA! You did it so well seeing that you still come back to KZbin, my dad did that trick 7 years ago... he hasn't come back since 😐

[@aydict]

Why Does This Video Not Have A Billion Views

[@aydict]

Just if you could find my mother, you can have half of the share :)

[@Simplystimulating]

Ayush Dua because there’s only 12 people on earth

[@miraikuriyama4178]

Because it's wrong.

[@mmsimmanyueru991]

Because he is an idiot

[@yasirsaheed]

You need a catchy tune, some booty & boobies to get that many views!

[@grahamburdick]

The bittersweetness of a new CD upload. New video, but not another one for a while.

[@CosmicGardener]

I watched Chris Ramsay's video on the masked magician the other day and I agree with both of yall. I'm the kid of person who doesn't hate spoilers bc they often make me more invested in the story or lore or more fascinated by the sfx. I love when you can learn more about something like make up and computer effects for movies or magic and it makes it way more impressive or interesting.

[@milkeeunicorns2307]

That magic trick at the end though!!! MIND BLOWN!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@D.A.-Espada]

I discovered you yesterday and I'm immensely impressed with your editing skill and presentation. How is this channel not more popular? You're at least a top 3 YT content creator in my mind and I've binged me some KZbin.

[@theale8821]

I feel like in every video he finds a way to make fun of zach king

[@cnj96]

dumb king.

[@thespeedyyoshi]

Christian Nicholas how DARE you! XD

[@ellebrown9675]

The one where he punches Zach in the face through editing made me laugh for a solid 2 minutes

[@theale8821]

my secret is exposed

[@Jennyshalfmusic]

I brought a camera and editing software in January. I think I have learnt more from trying to recreate a couple of captain d's transitions than thousands of tutorials!

[@rishabhsingh702]

This is one of the best channel on KZbin......not one of but best of best .... it deserves more than 1.9 m sub ...

[@worMatty2]

Another great CD video. Thanks, Captain. I liked the music at the end.

[@iharimina7472]

worMatty Bad CD video It's black magic kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYLZpGiDZ8mnaqs

[@samhusseini6471]

Holy hell thats some fine ass content

[@charlenekaczynski9023]

I love how you put quotation marks on the quick at the beginning of the video

[@tonycoffey2485]

'It's a reality show, it's all fake'. Good one.

[@KengaruZ]

Why is the production value so hiigh??

[@Kavukamari]

dedication, love of the craft, and a month's worth of work (well for a quick D, maybe not a month, but CD goes hard all the time)

[@Krystalmyth]

CD is always on 11. Why he's the only guy I Patreon.

[@asdfghyter]

Because it's Captain D! He's always awesome!

[@manasdas8793]

Maybe because he's a professional visual artist having expensive tools and skills at his disposal.

[@VestigialHead]

+Sand Bag You sound like you are annoyed that the production values are "so hiigh". Just enjoy and contribute if you want it to continue.

[@alexxcold]

Christ, why did i never hear of your channel until now? You're absolutely amazing, keep up the great work!

[@kjamison5951]

His name is Alan, or Captain, not Christ. Although, he’s more for debunking so called miracles…

[@duttasanjiv]

Best dialogue: "Its a reality Show, its all fake!"

[@kskslslslsoooao]

A dialogue is between two people.

[@xmlthegreat]

Strong "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the War Room!" vibes

[@BK-hq7tn]

No this is a hack analysis. It looks the same live. Just edited to prevent over contrasting and exposing the method. And the method is NOT a pivoting rod under the table that turns things over. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKuYkGeOjpaLqJo

[@xmlthegreat]

@@BK-hq7tn stop whining, Will Tsai. The video you linked also used VFX BTW. The only hack here is you.

[@BK-hq7tn]

@@xmlthegreat kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5Lbhpp9ebtjpbM kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKuYkGeOjpaLqJo kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKmmeKONmtGKbJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3KlfoGhn6qEe5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYi1kGCmor6sma8 Other performances all edited right for their 14 KZbin subscribers? You’re like talking to someone on the daemon magicians page who just irrationally explains things they can’t comprehend with an easier explanation. You do realize this product is for sell right?Instead of listening to a hack who doesn’t know anything about magic maybe listen to actual professional magicians like me. Or Here is O’Brien Magic’s review of the product a professional magician. At least watch the first half at double speed should only take 10 minutes and have an actual professional performing magician tell other magicians “that if you thought the performance was edited you were fooled”. kzbin.info/www/bejne/houqkpd_aMuJeac Or watch Magic orthodoxy’s review. He also has a review somewhere on KZbin that says the same thing. Or you could buy the table and see for yourself. It’s only 300$ which is cheap af considering brushwood sales his closeup pad for 400$ and it doesn’t do anything. Or you can buy the Chinese knockoff version for only 100$ on AliExpress, and learn how to produce an entire rose. Seen here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nonSh2yBbMekb80 Blackstone magic also has a knockoff version that actually is electronic. Buy that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHypq3pphKukprM Or you could just remain the ignorant sucker you are.

[@Disthron]

7:21 Here I was thinking the table was actually some kind of screen that was playing a video or something. Maybe a touch screen that reacted to his hand, and or the cards.

[@Benderrr111]

AMAZING Channel! Subscribed just for this video alone!

[@GantMan007]

One of the many who appreciate you for your work! Thanks for calling out the hacks!

[@spideyr6296]

Thank you for making art more pure

[@BK-hq7tn]

He pretty much destroyed this pure magic effect. It looks the same live. Just edited to prevent over contrasting and exposing the method. And the method is NOT a pivoting rod under the table that turns things over. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKuYkGeOjpaLqJo Notice the thin mat that’s removed at the end.

[@lavxra_1337]

I was an extra in a movie and it was kinda cool how they like delete the cameras from the frame