Learning card magic with David Blaine!

Famed illusionist ‪@DavidBlaine‬ visits The Studio and teaches the team card magic - plus a guest appearance from ‪@julienolke‬! Some cards were harmed in the making of this video.
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[@AlEbnereza]

Hands down one of the coolest colabs yet! It’s so awesome when worlds collide.

[@palmeristo]

I don't care how he does these things, it's the fact that he does it so well that it feels like actual magic.

[@godsonpapito]

if you slow down the video, you notice after the cut the card is under the watch. we need a uncut clip of the first trick

[@laloajuria4678]

yea too many cuts. simple to place. oh well.

[@cloidless]

I think they cut it for that reason

[@hayatohuseman]

He asked us to stop filming at certain points to share some secrets; there was clearly some sleight of hand done between shots, but none of us were in on it! :) He's a master of misdirection.

[@Kademo]

also the next one the 8 was written before the trick even started

[@hayatohuseman]

@@Kademo That one had us stumped, David (Imel) never shook his hand or anything before the trick started!

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Very cool, loved it! :) I could watch videos like this for hours. I also like that they included the one mess up and didn't remove that bit. So we get to see a more real view of the whole thing.

[@MZ99698]

David Blaine is a genuine legend, one of the best magicians of all time. His feats of endurance like standing in the block of ice for 3 days put him in a whole different category to almost every other magician. Never get tired of watching him.

[@Boomvang612]

You do understand that his "feats of endurance" are also just more magic tricks, right?

[@MZ99698]

@@Boomvang612 except they’re literally not, he worked with scientists on his world record breath hold and then did a TED talk about it to more scientists. Do you think that was all a trick?

[@gloriajackson2021]

@@Boomvang612 wrong 🤦‍♀️

[@Boomvang612]

@@MZ99698 You're right. They won't just let ANYONE do a TED talk, right!? TED talks are great, but you don't have to prove a bunch of credentials to do one. And talking to people doesn't have to be a trick, that's just something he did after the trick. He is LITERALLY called an illusionist. And he also happens to do stuff that you would almost think has to be an illusion to pull it off. You really think is a coincidence? If it quacks like a duck...

[@Boomvang612]

​@@gloriajackson2021 I guess since you put up a facepalm, that proves it. I will rethink everything. See my comment to M Z.

[@oneteamwinwin]

I took this course and it was of excellent value. David Blaine taught it well, along with his fellow Magicians. Being a Magician myself for 35 years, I still learned a lot. Great job David Blaine and The Studio.

[@ariefahmedshaik729]

Can you reach us or comment how to do the trick ?

[@imperial-gamer]

1:14 The card was already on David's watch since the beginning 2:21 The Infinity symbol already on David's palm before the trick

[@texa]

He also gives him the illusion of choice on the infinity sign by asking him to pick one and when he picked the spade he asked if that was for him. So that he would be left with the 8/infinity sign. At the end of the day it's about entertainment, but I can't help but try to understand the method.

[@amanvermalh]

@@texa Right!

[@JensSi]

1:49 you can see the "real" foldet card underneath the deck that he switches a sec later

[@pgplaysvidya]

that 1:14 is still blowing my mind. i guess there was a cut during that time but i have no idea when it happened at 1:12 there's a cut (in the video)

[@Tecom38415]

Lol you could never

[@TheDeconstructivist]

I understand about 5% of Blaine's tricks and I feel like a freaking genius for understanding that much.

[@vncube1002]

I was smiling throughout the entire video, this was great🙌🏾

[@philohmazibuko]

Same!! Magic tricks are always so fascinating

[@jonbarrino]

I love this collab! Keep doing your thing MKBHD

[@canlevi9615]

This is amazing, thank you for inviting Blaine, he is one of the best of all times

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

fact

[@TheDeconstructivist]

He's the full-on goat in my book.

[@michaellange7819]

People are in on it, it's a show

[@Username-2]

@@michaellange7819 they are actually pretty basic tricks… no one is in on it

[@cdubs9918]

He is so far beyond any other magician its not even close. Its just mind blowing.

[@kushagra152]

Probably because you guys are a tech channel and not one dedicated to magic tricks, you didn’t account for the fact that so many jump cuts means us watching at home can feel entertained by your reactions, but not wow’ed by the tricks themselves.

[@althaz]

Yeah, if you want to show a magic trick, you really can't use any cuts at all.

[@---_---_---_---_---_---]

Idk man I was able to see the tricks

[@phantom.95]

Yeah! 1:13 was a jump cut and after that the card is under David’s watch all the time so not exactly a trick. I literally saw that the first time… not very impressive. Camera tricks

[@pranaychatrath6971]

1:49 the actual card is folded beneath the deck and then switches.

[@ephraimtj5591]

@@pranaychatrath6971 damn nice catch

[@YehoshuaD]

I loved the original video on the main channel and this sort of BTS...The collab between MKBHD and David Blaine is always epic...

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

At 06:50 the cards become bigger. What the hack is that?

[@mustang8206]

Air trapped between the cards

[@Ike_Belton]

This channel is the best. It feels like an amazing version on Hulu 😍🔥🔥

[@ash4tube]

Loved this so much!

[@georgehorlock]

1:43 I hate to reveal how a magician does his tricks but I have to tell you just how incredible David Blaine really is here. The guy said Jack of clubs which was the WRONG card David wanted him to choose. You see how calmly David takes the cards from him to find the black jack, quickly folds it using one hand, rips the "right" card from the watch and quickly swaps it for the black jack that he just folded. Just extraordinary slight of hand and showmanship from David!

[@avimundutta2480]

Amazing! Just amazed

[@Slimothy]

2:21 *you can see he already had the mark on his hand before the trick even began*

[@akhilvyas9908]

Yeah WTF! haha

[@imperial-gamer]

Yeah!!

[@---_---_---_---_---_---]

Dude's not in on the trick. David only wud have done that before

[@mustang8206]

Wait so you're telling me that David put it there himself and it didn't magically travel through the universe 🤯 🤯🤯🤯

[@DoJoStan]

13:52 you can see that David is counting the cards to make sure Marquees does the trick right 👀

[@cloidless]

No need for counting cards right there, I'm pretty sure

[@TechOutAdam]

@@cloidless He was MAD focused.

[@vedaryan334]

there's no counting required in that trick afaik

[@FenceOnAWall]

This, I've been waiting for since the video on the main channel went up. Awesome video, as always

[@furiousgeorge1520]

But where is the 4 minute breath hold??

[@MysticHm]

Yes. I have been waiting for this

[@gaminghighlights2481]

Your the first comment

[@zambiarsenal4792]

Great stuff i really enjoyed this ...nuff love from Zambia

[@hexahorn]

Love this channel 💯

[@AlteranKing]

Julie Nolke!!! What an amazing video!

[@billgreen4003]

David cool also and everyone having fun

[@Katherine_Pan]

Ok, I think I figured out how Marques did the flipping all the cards up except for one trick. When he was shuffling the deck himself 13:43, pay attention to the way he's putting the cards on top of one another. It looks like the cards are going in multiple different directions, but really there're only two directions, one facing up, one facing down centered around two cards facing back to back. Then when he showed that there were even cards facing back to back 14:06, he flipped the deck facing down and put it on top of the one already facing up, except that the first card in the facing up pile is facing down. Then all cards are facing one direction except for that middle one. But I still don't know how he got that card to be the exact one Tim was thinking about tho.

[@claw1479]

Yup you're right! Plus you can bend the deck a bit before doing the sloppy shuffle so it's easier to find the cards that are facing back to back. Search "sloppy shuffle", you'll find a ton of tutorials.

[@rtotheizzle]

It was a forced card when he was flipping through the deck. Anytime someone has you choose while flipping through a deck like that they are forcing a specific card that will be shown for longer than the others. When he does the flip on the second guy you can see that the card he chooses (3 of clubs or something) catches your eye.

[@inocencioludi1177]

I love this team!!!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@sammyhiggs4202]

David Blaine is my favorite magician. He's the best modern magician in my opinion.

[@namanmishra7975]

If you're a magician... watching these will make you smile and make you feel proud for marques

[@EthanSomers]

This is incredibly cool!!!!!

[@gaminghighlights2481]

We need an unedited version on the tricks. It makes the trick less impressive

[@zandar036]

Easily my favorite tech channel

[@1969MARKETING]

David is a Gen X. Proud he's representing it so well :)

[@carlotakoerts]

Hi I just came to say I really liked the thumbnail design. Really cool. Also loved the vid!

[@Asajz]

I really want to learn the first one Blaine taught Marques. The flipping where Marques was talking about the number of combos of shuffles

[@VagSoft]

Please let me know if you find a tutorial or sth :D

[@ricardosierra01]

I saw that he was looking for something, and when he found that 2 cards where back to back, he flip them… I think there is the trick…

[@timmartin6232]

Look up slop card trick by mismag882 it’s pretty much that trick

[@---_---_---_---_---_---]

David's teaching magic right. That's why the Collab for his course lol. Check out the main channel

[@coldazVeith]

The Drunken Shuffle!! I learned that off Jaw Droppers when I was a kid, one of my favorites!

[@ChiMobileX]

such an epic twist from the main vid

[@arachano89]

I wish there wouldn’t have been those cuts during the plateau of the tricks. Could you guys upload one more uncut version?

[@CoolGuy12_]

great video

[@IILMNBD]

David Blaine is a legend.. a cool one too.

[@Fleato]

1:15 cut really effected the trick.

[@IanHutchison]

That was a very Chris Ramsey "Let's go!" at 14:48🔥

[@arrow9193]

6:50 I literally see the cards duplicating in the slightest amount. Either this is real time sorcery, or this is really clever highly advanced editing magic

[@sutton4791]

Cards sometimes trap air. The cards were slightly bent. So when he set them down. The cards started to return to their original shape, but not immediately, due to the trapped air. Similar to a suction cup.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

haem

[@arrow9193]

@@sutton4791 Nope. We're forgetting magic isn't really magic - it's an act. An "illusion". If it was real, how come the cards just magically seem to be stacking up from each other, and not just inflating back to their already thin stage, as you're suggesting

[@therealkhaner]

@@arrow9193 as someone who grew up doing magic, ive handled a deck of cards thousands of times and I can promise you that they are just returning to their normal form. This is just how cards behave, especially when they are new. If you watch forward a few seconds to when they spread the cards you can see that the cards are slightly bent.

[@Brythemagicguy1]

@@arrow9193 Aaron is correct. It’s also another trick Blaine does where the cards vanish from a whole deck to half a deck in his hands Air between cards can convince ppl crazy stuff

[@JJs_playground]

I'm convinced, David Blaine is a wizard from another dimension.

[@jessepowell8267]

Love when David was guessing the card when Mark Edwards was holding them 😂

[@jb4558]

This video was better than the main channel video.

[@chesuscrist3502]

i have never seen Marques as happy in any video as he is here

[@Aswinishere]

16'30 each back of card is different. He can read what card it is. I saw that somewhere.

[@tiger_mou_tv516]

David Blaine is a Legend!!!

[@itsdeonlol]

This is DOPE AF!!!!!

[@slatersworld]

I always enjoyed his performance, when he had his first tv special "street Magic". My grandfather taught myself most of his tricks. might been one or two I didn't know, not my point I knew them. More of how he delivered them. That was more magical to me. My performance sucks! lol Marked deck near end priceless, would love to see that deck

[@mustang8206]

Yeah that's what makes David so great. Most of his tricks use basic sleight of hand but he presents it so well and he's so good at misdirection that you don't even see it happening

[@v1d300]

Was not expecting Julie Nolke in a video titled David Blaine. What a pleasant surprise!

[@Fleato]

3:00 i think the trick starts there with a deck that is stacked in some manner, as i think theres a reason it goes 6-8-10 im betting if you saw the other side the cards have an ordering of 5-7-9 and they deck originally is stacked in some manner ( but not by suit as suit would be too easy to notice the ordering of) so when he splits the deck and riffles. it's not really mixing anything just spliting odd and even.

[@NotLOGOS]

Best. Editing. Job. Keep up the great work guys you really set the bar for quality!

[@majok55]

Time to learn anything about Tech and the Magic tricks as well in the Studio 😂😂

[@wereallthinkingit9389]

Super cool twist to double cross

[@patient13eugenic40]

David invoked the spirit of who done it into Marcus 👍👏👏👏

[@davidjackson7051]

David Blaine has a gift seeing cards in his minds eye I believe

[@AmaraARW]

Oh shit, Julie Nolke collab incoming :O

[@Carefaceeeee]

Blain will go down in history ,living legend

[@Kapparillo]

aw man why did y'all make a cut at 1:13 ??? Before 1:13 he has no card under his watch and after the cut he has the card there...

[@amirfrz]

I think last one is pretty straightforward, if you follow the instructions, the chosen card is always the first upside facing card so you’ll know instantly when they’re reading them out loud.

[@jly8211]

But she shuffled it in the end

[@AS-wi6hr]

*Self-taught* smart people who are good at what they do can be excellent teachers. David Blaine in his field is a legend. Two key elements 1) *self-taught* so they have looked at the problem from many possible angels and and tried to solve it on their own (there was no one around to ask) 2) smart ... this on is obvious one in this case

[@AmaraARW]

I think the card under the watch wasn't the Black Jack, but he found the card in the deck afterwards and switched it at 1:50 before it was revealed, as you see him slide the card it under the deck of cards first. Now, how he got the card in the watch I can't figure out lol.

[@HuggleNuts]

Classic

[@lukasbomba]

But he showed him the Black Jack, and then switched the cards. Why?

[@AmaraARW]

@@lukasbomba he didn't show him though, the card was folded, then it goes under the deck, then he opens up a card and it's the black jack

[@acopernic]

Exact.

[@lukasbomba]

Look closely, He showed him a little corner. ☝🏼

[@codedfotography]

david blows my mind

[@dawashobha2745]

Amazing

[@shaankhilnani3757]

The goat of magic

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

fact

[@riccardomichelangeli7453]

Super cool vid! I didn't know David used marked decks thou, if it is, I'd like to buy it immediately!!! xD

[@raosrinivasa.k9010]

Mr. db you are awasome... Hard-core follower from South India🤝🤝🤝

[@RandomStuffYT1]

Where can I buy the hoodie Marques is wearing? It's rly a fire hoodie!!

[@brokeguy5607]

Under his merch.

[@RandomStuffYT1]

@@brokeguy5607 It's not on his website

[@simonschwarzmueller]

It's from Mooncolour

[@brokeguy5607]

@@RandomStuffYT1 Ok. It used to be there.

[@jaydover346]

Awesome

[@Slight0789]

David Blane the legend

[@LashanR]

Ok the card guessing one after the shuffle blew my mind. what in the hell

[@krzysztoffolta4823]

Hey there from Poland!

[@calvincampbell64]

So dope

[@wannabeleek]

David Blaine you demon!

[@kevinim300]

OMG mind still blown

[@janetgrajeda1098]

David to great u the man

[@boeusong7950]

the best magician of all time

[@TechOutAdam]

Ya'll looked so scared the whole time lol Don't blame ya'll!

[@billgreen4003]

Three of clubs is Penn and Teller signature card trick illusion idea concepts

[@christinademps374]

I love magic

[@Mars21681]

Living Legend

[@Leanzazzy]

1:34 Can someone explain how this works? I rewinded and noticed David had the card in his watch beforehand, so was he in on it?

[@eeclarkutube]

too bad you cut away between 1:12 and 1:18...it is between that cut that you are not showing DB reaching for his are to do the planting of the card. Editing is so key with magic and making it "believable".

[@JonC341]

16:00 Anyone know the cards David used or how he knew the cards without seeing the face with the black deck?

[@rodrigoc7104]

21:23 sounds like Jennifer Aniston’s “wow”

[@sohamdhamnaskar8340]

1:22 😂 Now I know why he was laughing!

[@SleightsOnFire]

Beautifull

[@devildriver9615]

Love the card behind the watch, sad that they erased Davids move.

[@Ryan_online]

I grow up watching david’s magics in cable 📺 Tv

[@amanvermalh]

That is very entertaining marqus

[@ConorORegan]

I’ve been looking forward to this since it was teased

[@tanakiran7740]

Legend

[@sniperkobragaming.5264]

Great 🪄✨

[@yay-cat]

best trick is how MB’s pants changed colors

[@billgreen4003]

Cool thanks for sharing knowledge freely Amen in Christ God Bless everyone

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome job marquess.