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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  • @tunaparlar7235
    @tunaparlar7235 4 года назад +25904

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

  • @justinkase918
    @justinkase918 3 года назад +13806

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

  • @juanblanco4131
    @juanblanco4131 2 года назад +6465

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

    • @morpheus6749
      @morpheus6749 2 года назад +69

      He never said that. Ever.

    • @paigetaranto
      @paigetaranto 2 года назад +664

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

    • @sonny6057
      @sonny6057 2 года назад +340

      @@morpheus6749 he literally said that twice

    • @nosoyporta
      @nosoyporta 2 года назад +699

      @@morpheus6749 i guess someone didn't pay ATTENTION

    • @viciousKev
      @viciousKev 2 года назад +351

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

  • @clarice8604
    @clarice8604 2 года назад +3238

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

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад +4

      ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎

    • @badgersgetabadname
      @badgersgetabadname Год назад +12

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

    • @randomadskipper3855
      @randomadskipper3855 9 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @halloweenfan158
      @halloweenfan158 9 месяцев назад

      @@randomadskipper3855you need to watch more then

  • @jamess7178
    @jamess7178 3 года назад +3708

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

    • @toyy101
      @toyy101 2 года назад +35

      🤣🤣He prolly said that

    • @WhiteUnicorn82
      @WhiteUnicorn82 2 года назад +25

      @@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
      @ablaha5151 2 года назад +56

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

    • @Richwiking318
      @Richwiking318 2 года назад +6

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Im dead mate

    • @yaddagd8179
      @yaddagd8179 2 года назад +17

      @@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

  • @ironocy496
    @ironocy496 2 года назад +217

    4:49 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
      @phantom2683 2 года назад +33

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

    • @peterfenter8800
      @peterfenter8800 2 года назад +12

      @@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
      @akirasmall4670 2 года назад +2

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

    • @explorer4921
      @explorer4921 2 года назад

      oh yeah...
      u got it man !

    • @ankushjain9516
      @ankushjain9516 2 года назад

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

  • @Hypehype-eg4yx
    @Hypehype-eg4yx 2 года назад +943

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

    • @morpheus6749
      @morpheus6749 2 года назад +32

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

  • @JonCom3dy
    @JonCom3dy 4 года назад +18022

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

    • @Koduhhhh
      @Koduhhhh 4 года назад +92

      Jonathan M. King same lol

    • @rjacoby880
      @rjacoby880 4 года назад +814

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

    • @blenderfox
      @blenderfox 4 года назад +444

      @@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
      @skymoore3177 4 года назад +10

      Lmao

    • @jordanh9520
      @jordanh9520 4 года назад +236

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

  • @akif5152
    @akif5152 3 года назад +5816

    “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
      @MrPrius-fy1sc 3 года назад +49

      good book

    • @grace-nl7kf
      @grace-nl7kf 3 года назад +31

      YES I LOVE THAT BOOK

    • @God_535
      @God_535 3 года назад +21

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

    • @Azturboz
      @Azturboz 3 года назад +8

      LOVE that book!!!!

    • @alayna2363
      @alayna2363 3 года назад +5

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

  • @markthurman4497
    @markthurman4497 2 года назад +830

    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.

  • @clyax113
    @clyax113 Год назад +128

    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!

  • @halflucan
    @halflucan 3 года назад +6036

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

    • @iamme776
      @iamme776 2 года назад +109

      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
      @halflucan 2 года назад +5

      @@iamme776
      Very true!

    • @BeckVMH
      @BeckVMH 2 года назад +6

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

    • @small-timegarden
      @small-timegarden Год назад +15

      He stole 8 mins 46 seconds of my time

    • @karebushmarebu233
      @karebushmarebu233 Год назад

      @@iamme776 bleh whatever

  • @shiro2400
    @shiro2400 4 года назад +4931

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

    • @subhasisbiswas1113
      @subhasisbiswas1113 4 года назад +45

      Dang. Same here.

    • @bond2140
      @bond2140 4 года назад +20

      Me too😂😂😂😂

    • @JMoney615
      @JMoney615 4 года назад +81

      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
      @tav095 4 года назад +4

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

    • @JMoney615
      @JMoney615 4 года назад +15

      Cargus Bralem 4:30

  • @lorens6003
    @lorens6003 Год назад +402

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

  • @Good.Vibe.Music.
    @Good.Vibe.Music. 2 года назад +1098

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

    • @morpheus6749
      @morpheus6749 2 года назад +100

      "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
      @DeesonJame 2 года назад +7

      Not necessarily true.

    • @sridathan1876
      @sridathan1876 2 года назад +1

      @@DeesonJame *approximately

    • @SidPil
      @SidPil 2 года назад +7

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

    • @rajatkoparde7093
      @rajatkoparde7093 2 года назад +16

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

  • @vincentsantiago6927
    @vincentsantiago6927 4 года назад +8430

    If he's that good can he steal my keyboa

    • @josephomoyajowo8509
      @josephomoyajowo8509 4 года назад +99

      LoL....well played

    • @unknownchannel2024
      @unknownchannel2024 4 года назад +27

      Haha

    • @zanybananas8379
      @zanybananas8379 4 года назад +55

      He hit delete twice and enter on the way out

    • @starshooter7128
      @starshooter7128 4 года назад +46

      FunFact: This was the original comment, and someone copied him on this video:
      ruclips.net/video/aoz7Q5OXIHY/видео.html

    • @nathanquoin
      @nathanquoin 4 года назад +25

      @@starshooter7128 WHOA. NOBODY CARED.

  • @dang2979
    @dang2979 9 лет назад +8095

    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
      @derpflinigan9490 9 лет назад +1211

      "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
      @mightguy123456 9 лет назад +28

      Sounds like Sons Of Anarchy.

    • @hanzohasashi5603
      @hanzohasashi5603 9 лет назад +56

      Derp Flinigan lmfaooooooo in a robin Williams voice xD

    • @seppokepponen8386
      @seppokepponen8386 9 лет назад +157

      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
      @jadonmiller9942 8 лет назад +14

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

  • @lud3269
    @lud3269 Год назад +245

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

    • @SlightlyMental
      @SlightlyMental Год назад +8

      4:37 He gave the clothes to the lady here

    • @whitesimurgh6363
      @whitesimurgh6363 Год назад +15

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

    • @islandrebelz8716
      @islandrebelz8716 Год назад

      I noticed it straight away

    • @user-bg4vq2rk5e
      @user-bg4vq2rk5e Год назад +1

      me too

    • @Portia620
      @Portia620 Год назад +3

      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

  • @Emily_Travels
    @Emily_Travels Год назад +93

    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: 5:45 takes out second chip, 5:52 places second chip on shoulder while Joe still has chip #1 in hand, at 5:52 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
      @KazoooGod Год назад

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

    • @angelmarques3124
      @angelmarques3124 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @Emily_Travels
      @Emily_Travels 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@angelmarques3124 It's a tear off.

    • @Emily_Travels
      @Emily_Travels 11 месяцев назад

      @@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
      @KazoooGod 11 месяцев назад

      @@Emily_Travels 6:58

  • @leo-vb5jq
    @leo-vb5jq 3 года назад +7277

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

  • @ReverbNinja
    @ReverbNinja 4 года назад +12939

    "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
      @BobCat981 4 года назад +714

      - 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
      @yakufox3765 4 года назад +28

      rr

    • @robinaleksander6791
      @robinaleksander6791 4 года назад +151

      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
      @BobCat981 4 года назад +94

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

    • @ashb7
      @ashb7 4 года назад +221

      @@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.

  • @BraeSf
    @BraeSf 2 года назад +343

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

    • @cs371212
      @cs371212 2 года назад +14

      enough for 2seasons in netflix

    • @bobmars8771
      @bobmars8771 2 года назад +3

      sounds like mrBeast episode

  • @Mahdjikeroz
    @Mahdjikeroz 3 года назад +178

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

  • @davebenny9523
    @davebenny9523 8 лет назад +8414

    The change of clothes was brilliant.

    • @urbexbohol4596
      @urbexbohol4596 8 лет назад +498

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

    • @jelaninoel
      @jelaninoel 7 лет назад +252

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

    • @tylerkemp9776
      @tylerkemp9776 7 лет назад +88

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

    • @jayhaze1528
      @jayhaze1528 7 лет назад +31

      dragon born

    • @jayhaze1528
      @jayhaze1528 7 лет назад +11

      aye

  • @30guarino
    @30guarino 6 лет назад +4337

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

    • @rickiikaka
      @rickiikaka 5 лет назад +2

      30guarino I

    • @jacktheripper5112
      @jacktheripper5112 5 лет назад +36

      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
      @shreevatsansithu7906 5 лет назад +11

      Now we know how Kuroko no baske works XD

    • @davidu8688
      @davidu8688 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @lidokork
      @lidokork 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @rkotarantu4694
    @rkotarantu4694 3 года назад +200

    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 😂

  • @jjustinjjames5357
    @jjustinjjames5357 3 года назад +27

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

  • @scottcu
    @scottcu 5 лет назад +4239

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

    • @2339091q
      @2339091q 5 лет назад +89

      and you underwear.

    • @Pray4FLYGOD
      @Pray4FLYGOD 5 лет назад +110

      Long Zhang And then your virginity

    • @kirstinetermansen7234
      @kirstinetermansen7234 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @hitonozhimo4392
      @hitonozhimo4392 5 лет назад

      Forget ur socks even ur underwear might disappear 😂😂😂

    • @antimatter2376
      @antimatter2376 4 года назад +4

      He knocked your socks off

  • @edvinkolozsi3612
    @edvinkolozsi3612 4 года назад +4278

    This guy could steal your kidneys while giving you a handshake

    • @Al-of3zp
      @Al-of3zp 4 года назад +42

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

    • @rudraksh2708
      @rudraksh2708 4 года назад +15

      @@Al-of3zp oooof get well soon

    • @tomi-erikotto1322
      @tomi-erikotto1322 4 года назад +5

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

    • @dashdash326
      @dashdash326 4 года назад +6

      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
      @darkin1484 4 года назад

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

  • @tradingnewbs3347
    @tradingnewbs3347 Год назад +6

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

  • @brianjackson1369
    @brianjackson1369 3 года назад +5

    One of my all time favorite TED Talks.

  • @DjgodYT
    @DjgodYT 5 лет назад +13727

    This guy stole my phone while I was watching this.

    • @Jjjkluejnek
      @Jjjkluejnek 5 лет назад +21

      Djgod YT hilarious 😂 😂😂

    • @DjgodYT
      @DjgodYT 5 лет назад +21

      babysead02 ikr😂 Hi guys I'm currently starting a gaming channel... Hoping you can take a brief moment of your time to watch my videos and see if you like it😇 Lastly, it would be nice if you can subscribe and give me support! Thank you for your time!😇👌

    • @th3benster909
      @th3benster909 5 лет назад +52

      @@DjgodYT smh no one cares

    • @shannon1664
      @shannon1664 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for that surprise laugh. Awesome.

    • @yourmomsasshole7301
      @yourmomsasshole7301 5 лет назад

      Djgod YT g

  • @MeetThaNewDealer
    @MeetThaNewDealer 4 года назад +4122

    Illusion Skills 100
    Speech Skills 100
    Pickpocket Skills 100

  • @victoriabarclay3556
    @victoriabarclay3556 Год назад +16

    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
      @NRSTONE 4 месяца назад

      И остаться без часов и бумажника)

  • @leehughes5733
    @leehughes5733 2 года назад +3

    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 . ✌📿💯

  • @regul8or71
    @regul8or71 6 лет назад +2022

    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
      @macdoodlechamp 5 лет назад +12

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

    • @JeahnLaffitteAdventures
      @JeahnLaffitteAdventures 5 лет назад +4

      You have 666 likes right now 😈

    • @macdoodlechamp
      @macdoodlechamp 5 лет назад +5

      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
      @gfd796f8f-0pyiolk 5 лет назад

      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
      @TimmyFoster 5 лет назад +27

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

  • @Abi-hq1lm
    @Abi-hq1lm 4 года назад +6340

    This guy could steal the rest of my comment and

  • @milkncheese1
    @milkncheese1 Год назад +8

    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....

  • @psyso-cleanedits8953
    @psyso-cleanedits8953 2 года назад +3

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

  • @poketdoom
    @poketdoom 4 года назад +5405

    Guy changed his clothes and removed his tie without anyone noticing

    • @kaczoreuropejski582
      @kaczoreuropejski582 4 года назад +172

      4.35

    • @jootai
      @jootai 4 года назад +415

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

    • @dontgetmadgetwise4271
      @dontgetmadgetwise4271 4 года назад +146

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

    • @MitchellTF
      @MitchellTF 4 года назад +111

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

    • @mhouston2968
      @mhouston2968 4 года назад +142

      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

  • @noynayru
    @noynayru 4 года назад +2289

    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

  • @e.j.egamer5774
    @e.j.egamer5774 Год назад +1

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

  • @abdelhaykabani8264
    @abdelhaykabani8264 2 года назад +1

    This guy personality is another great gift

  • @lonke_9049
    @lonke_9049 4 года назад +1726

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

    • @ricoRIC0paco
      @ricoRIC0paco 4 года назад +42

      Or did he?

    • @deathmark25
      @deathmark25 4 года назад +7

      2000 IQ play by Joe

    • @bart869
      @bart869 4 года назад +10

      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
      @smgaming162 4 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

    • @sleepyjoe8459
      @sleepyjoe8459 4 года назад +2

      I thought he was saving that for later

  • @jadegpeligro1806
    @jadegpeligro1806 4 года назад +4352

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

    • @CapmSHAM
      @CapmSHAM 4 года назад +104

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

    • @alistairmiller9687
      @alistairmiller9687 4 года назад +51

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

    • @CapmSHAM
      @CapmSHAM 4 года назад +5

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

    • @Readraid_
      @Readraid_ 4 года назад +8

      @@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
      @dooloo6252 4 года назад

      un ironic and not funny

  • @kayakadimsoy
    @kayakadimsoy 8 месяцев назад +1

    The ending was amazing.

  • @NeruTube7
    @NeruTube7 2 года назад +2

    この動画、何度も見に来てしまう程お気に入りw

  • @CorinMusic2012
    @CorinMusic2012 4 года назад +7853

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

    • @andrew6846
      @andrew6846 4 года назад +312

      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
      @kcsanson4216 4 года назад +48

      Over and over again lol

    • @rawkboikorpvillalobos5255
      @rawkboikorpvillalobos5255 4 года назад +79

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

    • @briann4672
      @briann4672 4 года назад +21

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

    • @urgi99
      @urgi99 4 года назад +6

      Stealing attention isn't just a way of saying

  • @TheRussianGenius
    @TheRussianGenius 10 лет назад +4939

    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
      @TheRussianGenius 9 лет назад +165

      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
      @ajvorce5697 9 лет назад +95

      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
      @RubberBandMan92 9 лет назад +82

      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
      @alevzykzlvylakznav6532 9 лет назад +11

      TheRussianGenius
      It's easy..

    • @usupreme
      @usupreme 9 лет назад +9

      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.

  • @droomgame_pee
    @droomgame_pee Год назад

    まじで上手いし面白いし引き込まれる…

  • @vecremser2226
    @vecremser2226 3 года назад +31

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

  • @PenguinGuy17
    @PenguinGuy17 4 года назад +2050

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

  • @videos4mydad
    @videos4mydad 7 лет назад +1140

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

    • @iodachi
      @iodachi 7 лет назад +18

      Well, what would you?

    • @videos4mydad
      @videos4mydad 7 лет назад +122

      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
      @themichiganders9580 7 лет назад +17

      videos4mydad he was on brain games for a little

    • @muskkawaiii5156
      @muskkawaiii5156 7 лет назад +30

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

    • @AzureJaw
      @AzureJaw 7 лет назад

      Musk Kawaiii I hear it now

  • @brandon9689
    @brandon9689 Год назад

    The shirt change happens around 4:37. Though I definitely would have been duped watching this live. Great show!

  • @Flawed-Awed-Gawed
    @Flawed-Awed-Gawed 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @ayanarif7378
    @ayanarif7378 4 года назад +2319

    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
      @orange3567 4 года назад +93

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

    • @kieoncoleman9810
      @kieoncoleman9810 4 года назад +36

      That's deep asf!

    • @kikofernandez9184
      @kikofernandez9184 4 года назад +6

      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
      @BERNARDOmPESSOA 4 года назад +3

      Stfu. Horoscope philosophy.

    • @tbasan
      @tbasan 4 года назад +6

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

  • @GOHARALI-SONGS
    @GOHARALI-SONGS 4 года назад +2127

    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
      @muhammadmubashirullah7152 4 года назад +32

      He took off his waistcoat and tie.

    • @GOHARALI-SONGS
      @GOHARALI-SONGS 4 года назад +52

      @@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
      @mohamedantar281 4 года назад +27

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

    • @GOHARALI-SONGS
      @GOHARALI-SONGS 4 года назад +3

      @@mohamedantar281 i appreciate that 😂😂

    • @thecavendishslostkitten3898
      @thecavendishslostkitten3898 4 года назад +7

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

  • @georgeburkholder7195
    @georgeburkholder7195 Год назад +1

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

  • @tuffyyakim1983
    @tuffyyakim1983 3 года назад +9

    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

  • @lukejap11
    @lukejap11 8 лет назад +2388

    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
      @hi7447 8 лет назад +1

      Then how did you comment xD

    • @hi7447
      @hi7447 8 лет назад +1

      Then how did you comment xD

    • @jordaniumjordanicus
      @jordaniumjordanicus 8 лет назад +20

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

    • @eloforfree
      @eloforfree 8 лет назад +6

      +FMSpeedart wait what?

    • @felixmcphie
      @felixmcphie 8 лет назад +22

      +eloforfree misdirection

  • @TheDendran
    @TheDendran 4 года назад +1715

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

    • @mhan00
      @mhan00 3 года назад +171

      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
      @jokerj4mes 3 года назад +2

      Nope and nope...

    • @KingNefiiria
      @KingNefiiria 3 года назад +5

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

    • @qwiz1787
      @qwiz1787 3 года назад +62

      @@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
      @KingNefiiria 3 года назад +7

      @@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.

  • @adrenalinejunkey5038
    @adrenalinejunkey5038 3 года назад

    4:38 the answer to the "what am I wearing" question. Very subtle 👏👏

  • @richardmcdonald6237
    @richardmcdonald6237 Год назад +4

    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 .

  • @mrkrazyeddydog1419
    @mrkrazyeddydog1419 4 года назад +2422

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

    • @GriseBlacolar
      @GriseBlacolar 4 года назад +81

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

    • @zchia
      @zchia 4 года назад +22

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

    • @thepacificwart8777
      @thepacificwart8777 4 года назад +14

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

    • @krugerstan
      @krugerstan 4 года назад

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

    • @ameera8423
      @ameera8423 4 года назад +3

      He already has the reality stone

  • @facepalmjesus1608
    @facepalmjesus1608 5 лет назад +844

    this is how an epic level rogue character looks like

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 5 лет назад +14

      Chaotic neutral all day.

    • @faintermango4219
      @faintermango4219 4 года назад

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

  • @wrld2861
    @wrld2861 2 года назад +1

    His voice can hypnotize

  • @delonweird6500
    @delonweird6500 2 года назад +3

    This man is a master!!!

  • @vincenthubschmann6512
    @vincenthubschmann6512 4 года назад +2765

    Fun fact: you will never have a name this cool

    • @redlou3908
      @redlou3908 4 года назад +7

      true

    • @redlou3908
      @redlou3908 4 года назад +36

      id love to be called apollo not gonna lie haha

    • @rileyrussell9321
      @rileyrussell9321 4 года назад +61

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

    • @evanray8413
      @evanray8413 4 года назад +7

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

    • @choppaharris8474
      @choppaharris8474 4 года назад +78

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

  • @wildyoda2931
    @wildyoda2931 5 лет назад +2630

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

    • @somerandomdude5218
      @somerandomdude5218 5 лет назад +86

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

    • @katlegomogolwane4236
      @katlegomogolwane4236 5 лет назад +102

      He would steal the 10 feet distance as well.

    • @jimmyESSEXUK
      @jimmyESSEXUK 5 лет назад +5

      Wild Yoda and he’ll still steal something from you

    • @huidenjohnhowards.2684
      @huidenjohnhowards.2684 4 года назад +7

      keeping a distance of 10 feet away could distract you more

    • @adnaanfakir5500
      @adnaanfakir5500 4 года назад +3

      Wild Yoda he’d steal 5 feet 😂

  • @yusufjonshodmonqulov3269
    @yusufjonshodmonqulov3269 Год назад +1

    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

  • @ePICS8
    @ePICS8 2 года назад +1

    Omg this is incredible, I had to watch twice.

  • @arcade_matt
    @arcade_matt 8 лет назад +5675

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

  • @mustafaamin9516
    @mustafaamin9516 4 года назад +1757

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

    • @teoguurrrlll7689
      @teoguurrrlll7689 4 года назад +5

      Facts

    • @umomma5198
      @umomma5198 4 года назад +25

      Government: finally a worthy opponent

    • @jjoseph9206
      @jjoseph9206 4 года назад +4

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

    • @Salman-fb9vi
      @Salman-fb9vi 4 года назад

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

    • @flipblip3519
      @flipblip3519 4 года назад

      salman alshamari hey babe

  • @shadow_crne1030
    @shadow_crne1030 2 года назад +17

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

  • @SantiagoHidalgo-ow9wb
    @SantiagoHidalgo-ow9wb Год назад +1

    He speaks so clearly

  • @Nocomment1
    @Nocomment1 6 лет назад +2322

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

  • @wubs4441
    @wubs4441 4 года назад +1319

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

    • @yusufpekin3556
      @yusufpekin3556 4 года назад +121

      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
      @shrubbycaleb014 4 года назад +19

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

    • @dhruvpandya4136
      @dhruvpandya4136 3 года назад +2

      Use 0.25x it helps

    • @shubhsaxena8745
      @shubhsaxena8745 3 года назад

      @@dhruvpandya4136 and can u do it in real

    • @dhruvpandya4136
      @dhruvpandya4136 3 года назад

      @@shubhsaxena8745 no

  • @morpheus6749
    @morpheus6749 2 года назад +7

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

  • @carolinaandreaavilesfernan5780
    @carolinaandreaavilesfernan5780 2 года назад +1

    Wow i need to know more about him. Does he have any books??? Loved this ted talk. Thank you

  • @911shan
    @911shan 7 лет назад +324

    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
      @stxgod 6 лет назад +5

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

    • @RoyalMountedAnkleBiters
      @RoyalMountedAnkleBiters 6 лет назад +12

      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.

  • @malikero9435
    @malikero9435 8 лет назад +99

    That plot twist at the end... amazing

  • @user-ds2yt5ig1c
    @user-ds2yt5ig1c 2 года назад +1

    何回見てもすごいわ。
    もっかい登壇して欲しい。

  • @user-wf1mp7zn3i
    @user-wf1mp7zn3i 10 месяцев назад

    Absolutely amazing 👏

  • @c_a_p_s
    @c_a_p_s 7 лет назад +691

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

    • @elleirr12
      @elleirr12 7 лет назад +11

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

    • @TheVincentledu
      @TheVincentledu 7 лет назад +25

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

    • @alightened
      @alightened 7 лет назад +4

      I just got 99 thieving yesterday in rs! :D

    • @elliottholt7541
      @elliottholt7541 6 лет назад +1

      Didn't know people still play that lol

    • @yousefal-hadhrami7853
      @yousefal-hadhrami7853 6 лет назад +1

      Thieving and agility level 99

  • @ApexGale
    @ApexGale 4 года назад +270

    it's incredible just how far in advance he plans ahead with all of these small tricks. he starts off small with something harmless and then slowly escalates, checking pockets with light taps and keeping him distracted with the other hand.

    • @joepublic4082
      @joepublic4082 Год назад +2

      Yeah, see just like in the Jurassic Park monologue about how a T Rex's eyes work on movement our eyes also work in the same way, that is why close up magic works. I know this because I am an exponent of close up card magic & the theory, relevant to this discussion, goes.., you cover a small move with a larger movement. There is a little more to it than just that but we magicians don't reveal all our tricks do we... I can say however that I do a 3 part routine in which there is a *small* set up beforehand & the routine takes about 25 minutes to preform so 25 minutes ahead of time, at least, I am ahead of the audience. The set up makes the ending of part 3 seem mind blowing to the point of "burn the witch" which was exactly the intention. I also leave a long gap of 5+ minutes between having done the sleight & sneaky bit for part 1 & revealing it because that causes the spectator to ignore what otherwise *might* rouse their suspicion. Time lapse however causes *everybody* to have long ago forgotten what maybe a bit sus so that the first reveal has a big impact too. 😃😁😉

  • @eddiking9910
    @eddiking9910 2 года назад +1

    That was phenomenal

  • @KINGABDUL99
    @KINGABDUL99 Год назад +2

    This man is Amazing!

  • @geoffstockton
    @geoffstockton 8 лет назад +552

    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
      @greggame4764 8 лет назад +6

      Maybe...

    • @MrMrWattz
      @MrMrWattz 8 лет назад +3

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

    • @carrreeeee
      @carrreeeee 8 лет назад +1

      maybe....

    • @jaker7335
      @jaker7335 8 лет назад

      +Geoff Stockton ah yes i see it

    • @mjsmcd
      @mjsmcd 8 лет назад

      when he leaves audience foes back on stage

  • @bromixsr
    @bromixsr 4 года назад +7796

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

    • @sasha._.4471
      @sasha._.4471 4 года назад +113

      mmm, Bacon damn! She took the dog?😟

    • @bungholeshagnasty1724
      @bungholeshagnasty1724 4 года назад +176

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

    • @Fr3k3
      @Fr3k3 4 года назад +40

      damn definitely havent seen this comment six times before

    • @AidanCazares
      @AidanCazares 4 года назад +6

      it do be like that...🙁

    • @theboothy91
      @theboothy91 4 года назад +12

      Damn she's good

  • @RunMan254
    @RunMan254 2 года назад

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

  • @WillMauer
    @WillMauer 8 лет назад +1661

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

    • @Innovatician
      @Innovatician 8 лет назад +8

      He stole your attention and boredom too. XD

    • @Magic_Mann
      @Magic_Mann 8 лет назад

      +Innovatician probably his intellect too

    • @WillMauer
      @WillMauer 8 лет назад

      Mario Hernandez What do you mean?

    • @Magic_Mann
      @Magic_Mann 8 лет назад

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

    • @WillMauer
      @WillMauer 8 лет назад +5

      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.

  • @namelesswon
    @namelesswon 3 года назад +513

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

    • @UselessGTAV
      @UselessGTAV 3 года назад +7

      loooool underrated comment

    • @ForsakenDNL
      @ForsakenDNL 2 года назад +1

      Lmao 🍤

    • @morpheus6749
      @morpheus6749 2 года назад

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

  • @michaelrodriguez2919
    @michaelrodriguez2919 2 года назад +3

    Apollo is a legend.

  • @FredHerrman
    @FredHerrman 4 месяца назад

    He is such a talent!

  • @corndog984
    @corndog984 6 лет назад +646

    This guy shredded this TedTalk

  • @CDeeez94
    @CDeeez94 7 лет назад +482

    At the end I was like "holy..." 😮

    • @Tobias_Fuglemad
      @Tobias_Fuglemad 7 лет назад

      same

    • @ITRIEDEL
      @ITRIEDEL 7 лет назад +10

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

    • @regul8or71
      @regul8or71 6 лет назад

      That emoticon was my exact expression.

  • @hotbello0071
    @hotbello0071 Год назад

    Changed his shirt right before he went back on stage.....thats awesome! I needed to rewind to see it.....

  • @speck343
    @speck343 2 года назад

    being polite and confident can get you along way

  • @bowrawie277
    @bowrawie277 6 лет назад +2520

    I'm angry at my frank

  • @sargeanthrs
    @sargeanthrs 4 года назад +533

    4:40
    "Don't think I need this clicker anymore"
    *hands over his tie*

    • @scsxq
      @scsxq 4 года назад +11

      Also right before that you can see him unbuttoning the purple shirt as he walks with his back to the audience and reveals a grey shirt underneath

    • @MEGAtheguy
      @MEGAtheguy 4 года назад +8

      @@scsxq tie, vest, and purple shirt. i don't see where they all go

    • @BigGus87
      @BigGus87 4 года назад +4

      MEGA theguy it's a special suit

    • @tiarnan76
      @tiarnan76 4 года назад +8

      yeh - we all know how to re watch the video you turd bags

    • @bodyer2120
      @bodyer2120 4 года назад +1

      @@MEGAtheguy the tie, shirt and waistcoat are of very light materials, they are all connected and they only cover the front of the body. They all end up under his trousers or coat.