EXTREME Hide & Seek (Hunting my Employees 2024)

[@randomman2301]

Also. Police would have a blast in case someone reported your place for a contraband. "Why is this thing have a secret hatch?" "Oh you know. Annual hide and seek with my employer"

[@capvux]

They would have a field day wit all the holes routes and secrets, herc labs would be literal teaching site for agents😂

[@brendanrobertson5966]

next year arrange the police dog squad to start an exercise with 30 minutes to go

[@stevengavra]

Just hope the police understand 😅

[@Aabergm]

@@stevengavra Any decent K9 unit would love to play, it's just if they can spare the time.

[@Realone2345]

better than having a tunnel in your synagogue!

[@ShardtheWolf]

A cool twist for next year would be having to "unlock" your tech gadgets. Like after finding 1 person, you get earbuds to communicate with your partner. 5 people found gets you a drone, 10 people gets you thermal cameras, etc.

[@KiatnissNZ]

killstreaks lmfao

[@LophiusAiam]

THIS, literally, reward system for the hunter

[@dariusstarrett8837]

I agree. The thermal right off the bat is a bit op

[@ReviewyCA]

Most creative for me was the kayak - right in plain sight, but soooo hard to check!

[@jongeorg]

Looking forward to next year and wondering if someone can figure out how to be in the pond undetected...

[@go1to1finish15]

I wonder if somebody will build a submarine next year.

[@Osmotic]

Making the basket barely visible was such a good trick, too!

[@highonpcbs]

yes and taking up 20 minutes of BOTH seekers!

[@TheRealJamesMckeever]

Agree

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

Over the last 4 years, I have considered applying to Hacksmith Industries, just to sneak back in at night by the creek and hollow out an entire underground apartment, one backpack at a time, entirely for the purposes of winning the Hide and Seek contest, and then immediately quitting and abandoning any active projects after doing so.

[@Thetankracer]

You know, it would be 10 times funnier if you do it anyways right after telling them :D

[@slasher2595]

hacksmith hearted this. Do it

[@Shadow-l7b]

just disappear during the contest and don’t come back so you win every year

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

​@@Shadow-l7b- The trick will be, how do I remain on payroll? James might not notice but Ian would sus it out.

[@FlashFear-tz7vf]

the kayak was definitely the most creative and original spot out of them

[@onecannot]

and he put his body on the line aswell lol

[@TheMakerFC]

I guess

[@connorhorman]

Second, though if there was another Kayak out there that would be even better.

[@qaserblade1785]

Agreed

[@Ulmaramlu]

Agreed.

[@mimmikyute]

the subtle "did you check princess' doghouse?" before the reveal of Princess was pretty A+ for someone who had no idea what breed of dog she is.

[@Someone-d4s5u]

“Ian’s gonna take his pants off and come under the tarp with me” 15:59 😂

[@SuprSBG]

LOL ikr

[@douganater]

Doesn't beat 17:01 "Your Silence is consent"

[@famousamoso7]

I think next year James and Ian should get in on the hiding and work with local law enforcement to have them be the seekers. Have like 3 waves. First wave is 1hr long and just police using their own eyes/intuition, 2nd wave 30 minutes and they get use of any tools at their disposal, 3rd wave 30 minutes RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!!!! Open up the hiding area to ANYWHERE on the property (buildings, cars, trees, underground, pond, ect) This would allow for a fresh new take on the challenge since James and Ian are familiar with "known" spots everyone has the ability to re-use 1 of those spots and or be a little more creative hiding in trees or "under ground" or personal cars.

[@matthewboire6843]

I allways forget about this series but it’s allways incredible to watch it every year.

[@HelenMaffin]

Absolutely the creative award goes to the guy in the storage boxes that he hollowed out to sit in. I know he was caught quite quick but in terms of looking so natural and not just being inside a wall cavity I think it's miles better! ☑️

[@jst1man]

I agree.... That was pretty incentive. The kayak wasn't all that hard to get to sure, but not inventive.

[@AusSkiller]

Kayak for most creative, also the commitment to hiding under risk of getting hit by grappling hook was impressive.

[@seraphwithatank6535]

Agreed

[@IberianCraftsman]

Agreed

[@joedoe7572]

I wish he would have moved when they went to get the grappling hook

[@aSipOfHemlocktea]

It's not impressive it's stupid one of these years someone is going to get hurt for not a lot of money sue the hacksmith and make a lot of money because some of these people are literally putting their lives in danger when it's not

[@aSipOfHemlocktea]

Worth that much

[@GriziDaWiz]

charles is probably the most creative for me, because everyone else did try and hide. He tried to just blend in and disappear. The thermal camera was sad to see when they got to him. I wanted to see it in proper action at least once.

[@YuriyZakk]

I honestly think that charles had the most creative hiding spot because he was trying to hide in plain site just by messing with your senses; sadly he didn't account for the thermal camera

[@isendall2185]

yes

[@JD-128]

I second this!

[@chazfreakshow]

I agree with this one

[@sweaty_b.o.i.1983]

Agreed

[@Theloudestquietkid]

I third this

[@Nerd-13-r4r]

9:47 the robot literally found someone there in the top right corner 🎉😂

[@ColtonGiovannelli]

Literally searched the comments too find someone else who noticed 😂

[@Theloudestquietkid]

Im pretty sure that's ian

[@hyppeerr]

Saw that

[@Haistaite]

same​@@ColtonGiovannelli

[@Ibloop]

I’m not quite sure that’s a person

[@jimbobur]

Watching Ian climb up that shelving and peer into stuff, I would be terrified to have him hunting me.

[@bryanjohnson8608]

Ikr 😂😅

[@scottspropertyservices6877]

It’s like gravity doesn’t affect him

[@bigfoothunter8080]

He the real life version of those blue freaks from avatar

[@shenzixirgs8152]

4:51

[@Yellowsam4145]

3:05 He's in the walls. HE'S IN THE GOD DAMN WALLS!!!

[@Mohamed_ahmed27]

The heat pad had so much potential tho

[@julesdeblauwe]

yea! imagine you put the heater in the spot next to you, and then cool off the spot you are in!

[@KubaEkaj]

@julesdeblauwe A slight issue. Cooling the spot you are in also means cooling yourself. I think this game last for about an hour, so it would not be impossible to just wear a thick jacket, but it definitely would still be a very unpleasant spot to be in.

[@julesdeblauwe]

@@KubaEkaj almost all of the spots in this vid were unpleasant lol, i don't think that's that bit of an issue here

[@SinForTheSaint]

16:23 you can see him peek out how did they not see that

[@Wandervenn]

That was most definitely the wind. The tarp came up so high that we would have seen an arm

[@ethantalbot1811]

While I do believe that Bogdan's spot was the most creative (hiding in the wall adjacent to the fridge definitely works as psychological thermal camera deterrent) if i had a scuba suit, i would have hid UNDER the inflatable kayak after filling it with sandbags. If they had gone through all that effort to check inside the kayak only to find nothing, they'd've certainly given up on checking under it

[@bongmuon]

They would see air bubbles coming to the surface though.

[@linecraftman3907]

@@bongmuon well then you'd have to route a exhaling tube somewhere

[@cameronwebster6866]

@@bongmuon re-breather?

[@Killajake99]

Next year, it'll be 3 kayaks filled with sangbags. The guy will be in a gilly suit underwater with a snorkel fashioned from a reed.

[@Darknight_84930]

10:18 lmao, that angle sure looks like a cartoon scene 😆

[@Lets_Get_Creating]

I love how Ian just scales the shelves without touching the floor haha

[@breadO0]

deffo a climber

[@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988]

my idea wouldve been for one person to get an observation drone above to see when james is coming and to wait in a heated drysuit next to the lake. and when he does go that way, to slowly slide into the lake with either a rebreather so that no bubbles ever go to the surface, or just with like a really long breathing tube that looks like some plant and then hope the pond is deep enough not to be seen and that james doesnt use heat vision outdoors. another option would be to forego the heated drysuit and instead opt for a wetsuit, but that'll be devilishly cold, so only someone with serious experience can pull that one off, though it would help hide them from the IR vision.

[@OldSkullSoldier]

No drone without wing can be in the air for that long.

[@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988]

@@OldSkullSoldier for an hour? alternatively, the person could also just use a squad of handsized, silent little quadcopters

[@OldSkullSoldier]

@@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988 DJI max time are between 20 and 45 minutes in theory (no wind, so real life even less). Adding more battery at some point doesn't help anymore, as battery weights. Only solution would be to e.g. and every 15-20 minutes for new battery. Oh, and drones are quite visible and you can hear them and each landing gives out your spot.

[@berlinmotv1979]

I would even hide from my boss/supervisors for free! Challenge Accepted!

[@maddox0110]

I get payed for that, even better. I'm only seen as the problem is to heavy/big to tackle alone.

[@TectonicTechnomancer]

My boss teached me how to hide from the directors.

[@NatoVieir]

It would be funny if there really were concrete blocks in Logan's boat. I just don't think his hiding place was the most creative because it was too visible and suspicious, but I liked the resolution.

[@kameronlightheart4402]

Hollowed out storage bins was most creative for sure

[@wizardkevin101]

I like how Bogden and Tyler both had the same idea - hide inside the walls by cutting a hole in the wall and then hiding the hole behind another big heavy object.

[@carmenjoubert8190]

yeah thats freaking awesome

[@OldSkullSoldier]

Hiding in walls simply exploits how much time is needed to check all such possible spots.

[@ben_insomnia]

Would love to get a full length video on the design process of the smith blade!

[@hacksmith]

It is in the works, I promise.

[@banactus]

@@hacksmith yippee

[@Goodsoldiersfolloworders66]

Most creative spot i think was the boat. extremely good potential decoy!

[@JacobStreamsTwitch]

Kayak was absolutely by far the most creative. Simple yet elegant to hop in a kayak "either they leave me alone or they gotta figure out how to get me" especially after committing to not moving while you tried to grapple them. Next year they gotta commit and float like 5 of them out there and hide in a false bottom, really make you work for it. Hiding in a "not locked but looks locked" shipping container i feel like should be disqualified, it was BS last year but now its BS AND unoriginal

[@2MeterLP]

Yeah that hiding spot was rules lawyering

[@Geldaran]

Better yet, float 3 or 4 with heat sources, then don't hide in any of them.

[@kiram.3619]

That disco room was super creative! Really just messing with the environment, which is so counterintuitive!

[@N0T_F0VND]

why is roofs are allowed in both not allowed and allowed at 1:28 lol

[@patricklang7162]

Weird that they did that, but they both say “roofs are allowed”

[@N0T_F0VND]

@@patricklang7162 pretty sure its just a mess up but I just found it weird lol

[@tylerprime6741]

They just really wanted to iron home that roofs are fair game

[@Rogue_Night21]

Might have been on purpose, because they also said hiding on top of buildings is allowed. I don't think they would say it three times on accident.

[@EmmettVolkert]

You are allowed to be on-top of the roof, but now in it

[@georgerichardson7505]

Charles had the most creative spot. It would have been next to impossible if there had been no thermal cameras. I thought it was interesting how he was trying to play with the seekers senses.

[@wilfriedklaebe]

Should mask the heat with dry ice and protect from the dry ice gassing out carbon dioxide with SCUBA gear.

[@jarekcrossley8966]

As a scuba diver 2 hours underwater is not a big deal I would have got the thickest wetsuit I could and buried myself in the mud of the pond.

[@Ithenna]

Yeah, but the exhaled air has got to go somewhere... it'd be a dead giveaway if they saw some random bubbles sporadically popping up in the same place.

[@JonHGeorg]

@@Ithenna That's why I was thinking some sort of diving bell...

[@tomeisner8381]

@@JonHGeorg might be easier (and safer) to use a closed circuit rebreather

[@wilfriedklaebe]

@@Ithenna bury an exhalation hose in the mud, leading to the shrubbery outside the pond

[@nicksurfs1]

​​@@JonHGeorgThat's the move, inflatable underwater "diving habitats" are available for purchase and would be perfect for this. Only drawbacks are I believe they take some time to set up and are expensive. Edit: and I think you have to breathe mixed gas which is more school and license. If one of them has a very cool diving friend they would be great!

[@SBChaevok]

Hollowed out storage bins was the most creative to me! For sure.

[@justthinkingoutloud2538]

3:55 Someone should've just put on that Iron Man suit and just held perfectly still when he came by

[@divijdutta9260]

Bro that's John Wick's suit

[@ethannorton564]

Thermal would get you

[@DepthVorpa]

Anyone remember when one of them last year just straight up hid in the office and only got caught near the very end? Plain sight always works

[@Hawkloc1_Gaming]

@@divijdutta9260 skip 5 seconds back in the vid

[@a11aaa11a]

1:30 "on top of buildings", "roofs are allowed", and "roofs are allowed" 😆

[@ultimate_pleb]

The Thermal camera is OP they should make it so the camera is only charged to 15% so james can't use it literally everywhere Or every time he uses it 5 minutes gets taken off the timer

[@improvedalpaca3294]

Or let the hiders use more technology like cameras and tracking.

[@ultimate_pleb]

@improvedalpaca3294 that would effectively turn the game into tag with extra steps not hide and seek with extra steps since everyone would just run away as soon as the seeker gets close since they both have terminal cameras now Since it's near impossible to hide a person's thermal signature atleast while having the ability to stay mobile i think my original idea was better But thank you for your feedback 👍

[@improvedalpaca3294]

@@ultimate_pleb Very good argument. The seekers are at a natural disadvantage but I agree that the thermal feels OP. Maybe it should only come out in the last 30 minutes.

[@angzamberlan9323]

The things these people have made is INSANE! I remember watching it back in the day day when it was that little shop and it was just a few of them and they made the captain American shield. SO INSANE to see where they are now!

[@shawnswc2539]

I think the batcave hiding space was really good. All he had to do was put the heat in the back cave

[@DoctorVadarWho]

The next one James has to be hiding and the last two winners are the searches

[@liliowen2132]

I think Tyler's one was creative. He hid himself and also hid the enterance to his hiding spot, so even if they found him with thermal they'd need to find the enterance to actually find him.

[@andrewmatteson8993]

Parkour 4:54 Parkour Parkour

[@moveon1830]

Spiderman

[@Slay_No_More]

Whats the origin of saying parkour over and over? My friends used to say it also. Is it a reference to something?

[@adithr6846]

9:45 Was that a face down there?

[@hacksmith]

That was Ian

[@adithr6846]

@@hacksmith Ah, I see. Ian, that is

[@SpaceSoups]

@adithr6846 Ian just exists there, they're not part of the game.

[@adithr6846]

@@SpaceSoupsyea, I figured.

[@fastestnoob7453]

Definitely the kayak, also was hilarious to watch the attempts to get to it.

[@noname_5160]

The vents is creative, holy

[@jameswest6232]

I honestly was surprised that one got found out so quick.

[@tronicalli7587]

For a second i thought it was a corridor crew vid, lmao Forgot the hacksmiths did these 😂

[@Will-501]

I think it was definitely Charles, he set up a whole distraction and hid inside it

[@aryansinha9806]

+1, i liked charles, if not for thermal vision, he wouldn't be caught

[@GrantBrown-n8j]

Hiding in the kayak was really creative

[@janvasicek8843]

Riley is back??? Let´s goooo

[@kgpp2293]

That was crazy 😂 last two were nuts couldnt do that for that long

[@theodoresarras7983]

Nice climbing from both! Especially Ian!

[@BobT36]

He's sooo agile. Swooped up there so naturally, like a monkey in a tree lol

[@petercefalk]

Must say Bogdon. The kayak is a close second tbf. But Bogdon because of the heat coming of the frigde makes its so much harder for you guys to find him even with thermal. And i really like the decoy heatbags xD If i ever had a chance to hide from you guys ill would try to use as many decoys as possible around me that you would give up xD but most likely you would find me first xD

[@tallguygreg]

The storage totes was the most creative! Freaking awesome!!

[@presidentzee5052]

just gotta find a way to vent the heat out more efficiently than a hole in the side

[@NicholasAndrewLouie]

I just discovered this vid/your channel and to me, Charles had the best spot. Hide and Seek in plain sight is such like a Batman move. Hahaha. I rarely see people have enough confidence to commit to that. Not a huge fan of the use (or at least continuous use) of the Thermal cams, but hey, it's your game. If y'all are havin' fun, that's what matters! Great vid!

[@artiumromanov9798]

Kayak is deffo the best spot: if only he had another kayak as a decoy lmaoo

[@Fordandra]

One year, they should try playing Sardines! It's a modified version of Hide n' Seek where there's only one Hider, and the rest Seekers. Except, when a Seeker finds the Hider, they silently join them in their hiding spot, and inevitably, the hiding spot becomies a can of sardines! 😂

[@Violianom]

Storage bins were cutout so he could stretch his legs. Simple, but creative. I love the Tetris idea haha

[@Stewartiscool]

I like the boat spot, that was good. No one else hid outside and away from the buildings.

[@MaxRovensky]

17:06 yeah throwing a grappling hook at an inflatable kayak is rough 🫠

[@DepthVorpa]

*pop* *glub glub glub*

[@bluebook6312]

The kayak was definitely creative.

[@deathblade8107]

The meme chaos is great

[@nodsib]

Throwing those hand warmers in random spots was diabolical counter-warfare 😂

[@shadowc2164]

Definitely most creative was the kayak

[@ellluksubchannel9905]

The bat rave was the most creative spot lol

[@girshrewsbury6232]

1:28 are the roofs allowed or not?

[@hacksmith]

Yes. Roof is allowed

[@R.K_Chalkboard]

You can be on them, not in them( like above ceiling tile or lights or anything).

[@TomCozzarin]

Absolutely the Kayak for creativity.

[@vaex_darastrix2194]

Yea gota vote for the kayak - without that wasting so much time the other 2 could have been found

[@francoissmit1901]

Charles was the most creative, hiding in plain sight 12:27

[@Matthewpro96]

Most creative for me was the kayak - right in plain sight, but soooo hard to check! Looking forward to next year and wondering if someone can figure out how to be in the pond undetected...

[@Kurtos25]

Yeah, the kayak totally takes the cake

[@BulterMarkwad]

I can't believe it's been a year. The last hide and seek video feels like last month.

[@fredq6118]

Gotta grab a few electric kettles, boil water in them, and leave them in super inconvenient places as decoys :D

[@Blibers]

1:17 Ian. He was hiding in plain Sight!

[@Oyoboii]

The kayak for sure was the creative one

[@PlasmaChannel]

In the wall. Hahah that's epic. This was fun. Next time i'm joining.

[@ron3940]

i love watching these year to year and seeing the progression of the hiding spots

[@Chad_Formers]

For real this is awesome 0:16

[@pusmblb]

these are the best Hacksmith videos

[@GarrettHoward22]

This video is always my favorite upload of the year. And the most creative spot has to be the kayak.

[@danielwarzecha2007]

The bins is the best spot hands down.

[@GamerQuail]

I think the kayak was the most creative one

[@michaelhoogendoorn3179]

Either Charles or Logan in the kayak had the most creative spots. Think I'd give it to Charles. Without thermal, he would not have been found, while hiding in plain sight.

[@CM1_SonicAndOtherStuff]

YAY! ANOTHER HACKSMITH HIDE AND SEEK CHALLENGE! XD 1:27 So it's not allowed that roofs are allowed. That makes total sense. Congrats to tyler and bogden!

[@DrepyDodoPlays]

Mike was the most creative with the boxes :)

[@TheWanderer1000000]

The MOST creative hiding spot goes to the guy on the boat. He *KNEW* you would be too scared to swim in the lake and that you would be second guessing yourself if either he was in there or not. "There's goddamn concrete in the boat."

[@MrBe56]

Kayak was the most creative. Made a hiding spot and the mind games and commitment to the bit are so amazing.

[@andrewmoore0]

The kayak was the most creative spot!

[@THKGTHKG]

Gotta go kayak for me on this one

[@TechniX_DynamiX]

the kayak was most creative

[@general...anxiety]

The hollowed out tubs are my personal favourite 😂

[@YoungWolffe]

Kayak was by far the most creative

[@doomgolem5348]

"Hunting my employees 2024" - an excellent sign of a healthy company

[@rockerravn]

What was that exoskeleton at like 10:00 any1 know?

[@Slay_No_More]

Not sure but gonna post so I can find out too when someone answers.

[@chasepeter3632]

Dnsys X1 Exoskeleton

[@Noneyabusinesscricuts]

Wow I need that rn!

[@sharmansinge3214]

1:29 "Roofs are allowed" is in the allowed and not allowed category 😂

[@theboreditamar2108]

23:54 is that video from last year?

[@WallMan1013]

I look forward to this video every year now!

[@stachuanimations4077]

9:46 i think there is someone on the right

[@hacksmith]

That was Ian remote controlling the robot back out.

[@sunniproductions1951]

@@hacksmith that was so creepy

[@stachuanimations4077]

@@hacksmith make sens

[@BittyGhostInTheWorld]

1:14 oh man that 3D printer looks gorgeous.

[@hussain7675]

kayak far most creative outside the top 2

[@hackbyte]

Heating pad decoys vs thermal cameras... i love it. ;)