9 Levels of Pickpocketing: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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  • Опубликовано: 26 апр 2024
  • Attenzione, pickpockets! Magician Ben Seidman demonstrates and explains pickpocketing techniques in 9 levels of difficulty, from the easiest to most complex. From a traditional outside jacket pocket snatch to stealing someone's neck tie in broad daylight, this sleight-of-hand expert shows us how to protect ourselves from master pickpocket petty theft.
    Director: Maya Dangerfield
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    Expert: Ben Seidman
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  • @fatchulanjaza2433
    @fatchulanjaza2433 5 месяцев назад +23448

    This man is dangerous. Just the skill is already insane, but he combined it with charisma, good looking, and good public speaking

    • @TheComedyAndMagic
      @TheComedyAndMagic 5 месяцев назад +1191

      Aww shucks thanks

    • @alext880
      @alext880 5 месяцев назад +352

      @@TheComedyAndMagicseriously though, this was such a fun video to watch! Very entertaining and informative.

    • @TheComedyAndMagic
      @TheComedyAndMagic 5 месяцев назад +172

      @@alext880 Thank you!

    • @j02435
      @j02435 5 месяцев назад +43

      Brother you are amazing lmao

    • @Eternal_Sufferring
      @Eternal_Sufferring 5 месяцев назад +139

      ​@@TheComedyAndMagicpickpocket my heart please

  • @Iscannon
    @Iscannon 6 месяцев назад +36589

    He's so charismatic that I'd probably just give him my phone if he asked

    • @Tlhah
      @Tlhah 6 месяцев назад +294

      fr 😂

    • @hwoonDeurim
      @hwoonDeurim 6 месяцев назад +1380

      sooo he’s stealing your heart then XD

    • @SomeoneThatIsHappy
      @SomeoneThatIsHappy 6 месяцев назад +652

      He would probably have it before you give it to him

    • @DarkHarlequin
      @DarkHarlequin 5 месяцев назад +405

      @@hwoonDeurim Level 10? 😲

    • @numanuma20
      @numanuma20 5 месяцев назад +31

      @@hwoonDeurim😂

  • @thesllenderwoman4360
    @thesllenderwoman4360 Месяц назад +736

    I love the "Who's phone did I take" at the end. Such a funny way to end a set if he was doing this for a crowd. He'd have people that didn't even come up to the stage checking to make sure their phone wasn't stollen.

    • @user-jc4sr7ns2g
      @user-jc4sr7ns2g 16 дней назад +6

      IKR? he didn't even tell us who's phone it was!

    • @newmeta2668
      @newmeta2668 15 дней назад +4

      @@user-jc4sr7ns2gIt was probably his phone.

    • @Home_universek8
      @Home_universek8 8 дней назад

      Rewatch the vedio that phone he tooks in the lvl between 2 - 8 lvl you will found out try to see in 0.25 X if you can't see I had seen it in 0.75 X 😅

  • @cronicle567
    @cronicle567 3 месяца назад +1357

    This guy was so good, he actually had me feeling my own pocket to make sure he didn’t somehow pull a fast one on me

    • @jayall00
      @jayall00 Месяц назад +26

      This guy is so good he stole my entire pocket

    • @Devilhunter69
      @Devilhunter69 2 дня назад +1

      dude is so good that iam missing my pants

    • @ilovecarebears-
      @ilovecarebears- 3 часа назад

      hes so good he stole my closet

  • @vikhyath.
    @vikhyath. 4 месяца назад +4614

    This guy, the lockpicking lawyer & that insane geoguessr dude should form a group.

    • @TheComedyAndMagic
      @TheComedyAndMagic 4 месяца назад +200

      I'm down

    • @rendererprocess9167
      @rendererprocess9167 2 месяца назад +242

      I feel like if that happened, civilizations would be DECIMATED

    • @anexplosion9763
      @anexplosion9763 2 месяца назад +61

      gta v irl

    • @Krmiby
      @Krmiby 2 месяца назад +81

      That will be realistic version of a superhero team.

    • @charlesabju907
      @charlesabju907 2 месяца назад +123

      Think of the possibilities, add Jack Black to the group for no reason and they could take on the World.

  • @a2rhombus2
    @a2rhombus2 5 месяцев назад +5834

    My favorite part is he's so good at redirection that I knew he was pickpocketing and I didn't even realize he was stealing more than just his intended target. Through the whole tie steal I didn't notice ANYTHING else

    • @saveoursquirrels4241
      @saveoursquirrels4241 5 месяцев назад +457

      I saw him take the pocket square, but I figured all the other touching was for misdirection

    • @sparkstudies1675
      @sparkstudies1675 5 месяцев назад +47

      same im sobbing 😭😭😭🙈

    • @amrayabaptiste2933
      @amrayabaptiste2933 5 месяцев назад +62

      ​@@saveoursquirrels4241I didn't even see him take the pocket square. I feel hopeless 😢

    • @RavenMobile
      @RavenMobile 5 месяцев назад +45

      Yep, when he said he was taking the tie it never crossed my mind that he might go for something else as well.

    • @Arsiphal
      @Arsiphal 5 месяцев назад +1

      Я одновременно читал субтитры и смотрел, но заметил все детали кражи 😎

  • @The21stGamer
    @The21stGamer 2 месяца назад +311

    This guy has min-maxxed the con-artist build. Charismatic, quick-thinking, knows how to pickpocket, good at acting and social manipulation, the list goes on! He's the person that criminal masterminds planning a heist are referring to when they say "I know a guy".

    • @merluzo8269
      @merluzo8269 22 дня назад

      If you would fell for any of these tricks you are a complete mor0n

  • @goldenpony822
    @goldenpony822 3 месяца назад +312

    I love it how being raised in certain areas, makes you immediately go suspicious if anyone gets close to your table and you get hands and eyes on valuables instantly.

    • @ElusiveTy
      @ElusiveTy Месяц назад +24

      First step is to never leave valuables on a table! Keep them in pockets (or a bag that doesn't leave your side/feet!)

  • @DaFuqBoom3r
    @DaFuqBoom3r 6 месяцев назад +13876

    This man turned a joke into a series with hope, despair, loss and hype. He deserves every bit of recognition he has and even beyond that

    • @artemis-arrow3098
      @artemis-arrow3098 6 месяцев назад +381

      "is this your phone?"
      "that is, that is not my phone, no"
      ....................................
      "who's phone did I take"
      absolute gold

    • @tiananesbitt7156
      @tiananesbitt7156 5 месяцев назад +18

      Those who think they’re good pickpockets? 😑

    • @Dracula_sb
      @Dracula_sb 5 месяцев назад +11

      Ben is an excellent magic creator as well

    • @realcarguyrighthere
      @realcarguyrighthere 5 месяцев назад

      lmao you gey my phone

    • @JustSamYT
      @JustSamYT 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@artemis-arrow3098Lol Imagine

  • @desmoMarco91
    @desmoMarco91 5 месяцев назад +8239

    Many fail to understand that this type of sleight of hand mastery takes YEARS to perfection in such a manner. I don't ususally enjoy when magicians expose their tricks but in this case its useful and he is a genius

    • @TheComedyAndMagic
      @TheComedyAndMagic 5 месяцев назад +125

      aww thanks!

    • @timokapornyai3266
      @timokapornyai3266 5 месяцев назад +146

      Useful for what? 🤔

    • @desmoMarco91
      @desmoMarco91 5 месяцев назад

      @@timokapornyai3266 useful for preventing future theft

    • @torgranael
      @torgranael 5 месяцев назад +391

      @@timokapornyai3266 Exposing how pickpocketing tricks are performed is useful for the audience to better avoid the real deal in the future.

    • @for_nothing_important
      @for_nothing_important 5 месяцев назад

      @@timokapornyai3266useful for stealing your wallet and maxing out your credit card

  • @Guplo1082
    @Guplo1082 3 месяца назад +57

    bro was controling the steal, the magic, the chatting, the sight, all at once, thats impressive

  • @iFr4nkLin
    @iFr4nkLin Месяц назад +153

    I started my internship as thief assistant few weeks ago and thanks to this guide I hope I can do better and make my supervisor proud of me, thanks Ben

    • @ElusiveTy
      @ElusiveTy Месяц назад +11

      Good luck, keep hustling, keep grinding!

    • @desasus3
      @desasus3 25 дней назад +8

      What did I just...?

    • @asdf570
      @asdf570 12 дней назад +1

      😭😭

    • @Lovely-bh3ln
      @Lovely-bh3ln 7 дней назад

      💀

    • @creative_username_here
      @creative_username_here 3 дня назад +1

      This is for a friend.... Do you know if I can score an internship too?

  • @DenisRyan
    @DenisRyan 5 месяцев назад +6051

    I think the thing I love most about this video is that while he looks great pulling one over on all the unsuspecting guests, we know the actual crew have no excuse. Presumably they're all on high alert, both excited to have him in studio, but also abundantly aware of exactly what's he's capable of, yet he still manages to get them too. Guy's a rare talent.

    • @bari3108
      @bari3108 5 месяцев назад +522

      I bet that they didn't even think he would pickpocket them - they probably thought that since they know he's a pickpocket and he's here to showcase it on unsuspecting people, he won't try it on them.

    • @cubing7276
      @cubing7276 5 месяцев назад +59

      I think it's a mix of both

    • @TheComedyAndMagic
      @TheComedyAndMagic 5 месяцев назад +160

      Aww thanks man!

    • @hayes9611
      @hayes9611 5 месяцев назад +56

      @@TheComedyAndMagicITS HIM

    • @DenisRyan
      @DenisRyan 5 месяцев назад +94

      @@hayes9611 OH NO! The pickpocket is IN THE ROOM!! Everyone get out, with your hands firmly shoved in your pockets, and bite anyone who tries to talk to or touch you!

  • @eakmadashma
    @eakmadashma 6 месяцев назад +6513

    8:42 love how he says "watch" as he takes it. This guy is incredibly smooth not only in actions but with how quick he can spin up a web of words to distract

    • @AhrkFinTey
      @AhrkFinTey 5 месяцев назад +102

      I wonder if people who are learning this trick use this as some sort of mnemonic to get the timing right

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin 5 месяцев назад +145

      I don't even understand how he did the magic trick, and can just barely comprehend the watch steal even as we're given the clearest view possible to see every motion he makes. But how can he steal that watch AND do that already amazing magic trick? This guy....

    • @defurious
      @defurious 5 месяцев назад +77

      also the only person ive ever hear say "lastly but not leastly"

    • @wishywashy1153
      @wishywashy1153 5 месяцев назад +5

      You realize these ppl are actors and are getting paid to basically say ""oh i had NO idea!" . I'm sure this guy is a good magician but come on now.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin 5 месяцев назад +63

      @@wishywashy1153 Hi there Mr. Kiljoy. I'm not sure, they seemed pretty genuine. Not over reactions, just a couple excitable people.

  • @ArkenGAMES
    @ArkenGAMES 3 месяца назад +81

    Summary: Don't let strangers touch you.

  • @sigadop3492
    @sigadop3492 2 месяца назад +121

    Bro just dropped a tutorial

  • @me1ody69
    @me1ody69 6 месяцев назад +10331

    this guy is the first pickpocket performer that isn't moving around so frantically like Apollo or Bob Arno (no hate).
    at least in the first few stages where that isn't necessary at all

    • @CamJames
      @CamJames 5 месяцев назад +255

      that last scenario jumped the shark, I'd definitely recognize what was happening if someone touched me that aggressively.

    • @xWingzTV
      @xWingzTV 5 месяцев назад +567

      @@CamJamesnigga you try discreetly stealing a tie then 😂

    • @AppleJackApple
      @AppleJackApple 5 месяцев назад +120

      @@CamJames Agreed with last one. Even if you don't feel the tie pull (although the first pull literally pulled the whole body - he must have felt it with his neck.. but I dunno), you gotta feel that something super weird is going on with all the touching.

    • @Hyperdriveuk
      @Hyperdriveuk 5 месяцев назад +85

      He doesn't behave like a pickpocket is the biggest oxymoron statement I've heard in a while. He acts like a pickpocket... he is a pickpocket

    • @me1ody69
      @me1ody69 5 месяцев назад +10

      @@Hyperdriveuk hahaha wtf did the pickpocketer do to you man calm down. I've been doing this for 10 years

  • @usernamenotavailablee
    @usernamenotavailablee 4 месяца назад +1827

    The fact that the "victims" didn't know what was actually going on makes this so much more entertaining! Thank you for another banger Wired

    • @spiker.ortmann
      @spiker.ortmann 2 месяца назад +27

      I still love the ones where they actually tell them what's happening and still clean them... 😂

    • @suru2774
      @suru2774 Месяц назад +12

      Acting

    • @ElusiveTy
      @ElusiveTy Месяц назад +2

      ​@@suru2774 Thinking this is 'acting' simply shows your naivety. That mindset is how someone becomes vulnerable to pickpockets.

    • @X.L.B1
      @X.L.B1 29 дней назад +5

      @@ElusiveTyYou can see at 2:22 how the “victim” shakes his head , like an actor, at the fact that the pen was dropped by no fault of his own. That is acting buddy.

  • @shmeldilliogo69
    @shmeldilliogo69 3 месяца назад +17

    “You should look inward” is such a nicer way of hearing “you need help”

  • @nomadnoparty3243
    @nomadnoparty3243 3 месяца назад +35

    17:38
    Bro is so good that he casualy finds a pickpocketed phone in his pocket 😂😂😂

  • @YaroslavNechaev
    @YaroslavNechaev 5 месяцев назад +2113

    One dude tried to do level 7 on me on the street - honestly he almost succeeded, I noticed the movement of my phone, held on to it and the thief retreated promptly. It was done so smoothly it took me a minute to process what was going on after he was gone.

    • @kingcosworth2643
      @kingcosworth2643 5 месяцев назад +380

      Years ago in Bali the local children were taught to swarm a tourist and thrust crap they are trying to sell into the waistline of a tourist, one of the kids has empty hands and pickpockets the target. It happened to my Dad but he felt their hand, he grabbed the kids hand and they all split like lightning. Very well trained, all the kids were under 10

    • @claudioballesterosdeaguiar1569
      @claudioballesterosdeaguiar1569 5 месяцев назад

      @@kingcosworth2643 a kid tried to do it to me too in a city nearby where I live

    • @ishakawade9100
      @ishakawade9100 5 месяцев назад +7

      woAhh

    • @ishakawade9100
      @ishakawade9100 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@kingcosworth2643woAhhh

    • @PurePain_1
      @PurePain_1 5 месяцев назад +137

      @@kingcosworth2643 it's sad that the kids were probably forcibly trained to live such an unhealthy lifestyle.

  • @cengizkaan7513
    @cengizkaan7513 5 месяцев назад +3999

    He did another magic trick while speaking to us with the coin in his hand on 6:49 . Absolute legend.

    • @GargiK-ff3lj
      @GargiK-ff3lj 5 месяцев назад +115

      Dang! I didn't notice it until I read this comment. Good observation!

    • @imstupid880
      @imstupid880 4 месяца назад +80

      And the $2/$100 bill too

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane 4 месяца назад +136

      And it's really clever if you know how he did that trick. He was, in a round about way, telling us exactly how he did that trick.
      In fact, I'll go ahead and spoil the trick It's pretty basic, so I think no magician would mind.
      (SPOILERS BELOW)
      He conditions us by actually moving the coin to the other hand. The repetition then helps hide that he didn't transfer the coin the last time.

    • @flutisticwonder
      @flutisticwonder 4 месяца назад +21

      ​@@ZipplyZane Where does the coin go though?! He doesn't seem to be holding it in either hand at the end.

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane 4 месяца назад +80

      @@flutisticwonder Again, I don't want to spoil people who don't want the trick spoiled. So I'm typing a bunch of text in front of the explanation.
      (Spoilers ahead)
      He palmed it. Look at his left hand. It looks relaxed, but look at his pinky and ring fingers. They're curled up. You can easily hold something that way. And he's very careful not to move his hand where you could see the other side. Compare that to how he moves his hand when it is definitely empty.
      It's actually a fairly common hand shape that magicians use. Once you learn about palming, it's hard not to notice.

  • @Cyba_IT
    @Cyba_IT 3 месяца назад +59

    Props to Ben for giving up some of his tricks, which is actually a very generous public service, and Wired for hosting him.

  • @lookdadnomilk
    @lookdadnomilk Месяц назад +19

    the greatest steal was how he took every second of your day and maybe even more than 18:14 because you just had to remind and pause some bits. incredible

  • @jaydenchristophercacho3371
    @jaydenchristophercacho3371 4 месяца назад +606

    17:11 he manipulated us all, i didnt even realize he stole everything💀

    • @NebulaJohnny
      @NebulaJohnny Месяц назад +9

      Real.

    • @rsmith9774
      @rsmith9774 Месяц назад +1

      Same lol

    • @bruce4139
      @bruce4139 26 дней назад +6

      I only caught the handkercheif in the breast pocket

  • @yasminh
    @yasminh 5 месяцев назад +466

    the way he improvises a relevant script each time is the real mind blowing thing to me as someone who can hardly hold a conversation with a stranger 😭

    • @yasminh
      @yasminh 5 месяцев назад +19

      without breaking character as well

    • @TheComedyAndMagic
      @TheComedyAndMagic 5 месяцев назад +82

      Give yourself more credit. I did NOT make up that script as I went along. I worked on it for quite some time!!

    • @yasminh
      @yasminh 5 месяцев назад +17

      @@TheComedyAndMagic AHHGHJHJH OMG HELLO OKAY THANK YOU (youre so cool) OKAY

    • @yasminh
      @yasminh 5 месяцев назад +11

      @@TheComedyAndMagic I tried some of the earlier levels with my friends and burst out laughing (despite having studied acting for years) so I'm still so impressed at how you stay in character! :D

    • @TheComedyAndMagic
      @TheComedyAndMagic 5 месяцев назад +12

      @@yasminhhaha, I’m over here trying to steal with Marlin Brando level seriousness 😂

  • @thomasspaletti4279
    @thomasspaletti4279 Месяц назад +92

    It's really wonderful to come across people who freely share valuable information online. You never know what kind of knowledge you might stumble upon that could have a lasting impact on your life.

    • @katinkafrauke2148
      @katinkafrauke2148 Месяц назад +3

      Don't procrastinate when it comes to saving and investing. Don't wait for the perfect timing; start now because the current moment is the best time to invest.

    • @vandejong9343
      @vandejong9343 Месяц назад

      What specific type of investment are you referring to? I'm aware that making money through investing is not as straightforward as it may appear.

    • @katinkafrauke2148
      @katinkafrauke2148 Месяц назад

      Cryptocurrency trading appears to be quite lucrative. Despite the constantly changing nature of Bitcoin, it's evident that the cryptocurrency community is here to stay. John Joseph, you're doing an excellent job.

    • @daviniafelipe4412
      @daviniafelipe4412 Месяц назад

      Who is this man everyone is talking about? Is there any way to contact him?

    • @katinkafrauke2148
      @katinkafrauke2148 Месяц назад

      INSTAGRAM

  • @Ryan-dk7mm
    @Ryan-dk7mm Месяц назад +4

    I love how he says "watch" just as he takes the watch. Great touch.

  • @lewisbosworth860
    @lewisbosworth860 5 месяцев назад +984

    My favorite line, "Whose phone did I take?" at the end was hilarious, implying we might have a klepto here. Thanks for posting this. Informative and entertaining. Well done.

    • @farhanaditya2647
      @farhanaditya2647 5 месяцев назад +9

      llmao what

    • @leave-a-comment-at-the-door
      @leave-a-comment-at-the-door 5 месяцев назад +36

      @@farhanaditya2647 I figured that the reply would point out the accidental duplication but I didn't realize that I didn't realize that it was infectious

    • @SavageJarJar
      @SavageJarJar 5 месяцев назад +1

      duplication of text???

    • @lewisbosworth860
      @lewisbosworth860 5 месяцев назад +22

      Not sure how that dup'd text, but I'm guessing with 3 keyboards in front of me I probably got interrupted while typing and completed the thought...again. Thanks for going light. Thank for going light. Yeah, I did that.

    • @RhysKriegler
      @RhysKriegler 5 месяцев назад +7

      Well this is this is quite a strange thread

  • @abelldeez2146
    @abelldeez2146 5 месяцев назад +2692

    I saw him live recently not only is he hilarious it was truly amazing what he was able to do during the show. I highly recommend seeing him live.

    • @Leotique
      @Leotique 4 месяца назад +87

      I saw him live and took some videos, would love to upload it on RUclips but sadly I somehow can't find my phone anymore.

    • @spuriusscapula4829
      @spuriusscapula4829 4 месяца назад +8

      ​@@Leotique noice

    • @godsepicgamer3825
      @godsepicgamer3825 3 месяца назад +4

      @@Leotique XDDDDDDDDD

    • @Cyba_IT
      @Cyba_IT 3 месяца назад

      I feel like if you watch this before seeing him live you're going to know what he's doing if he gets you on stage.

    • @umbralgaming3443
      @umbralgaming3443 3 месяца назад +2

      *did you notice that your pockets were slightly lighter?*

  • @feathered8339
    @feathered8339 4 месяца назад +2

    You make these all look so flawless. amazing talent.

  • @quprigon
    @quprigon 2 месяца назад +26

    This guy just stole my heart, and I didn't even realise 🤯

    • @nicola9587
      @nicola9587 Месяц назад

      It's called pickpocketing ;)

  • @cczwhite
    @cczwhite 4 месяца назад +350

    12:31 "Sorry I took that during lunch". He said that like it was his kid he wasn't keeping an eye on 😅

  • @gibblsworthiscool
    @gibblsworthiscool 6 месяцев назад +2461

    Love the detailed breakdowns of all these methods. Also excellent job with the graphic overlays, it really helped visualize how the pickpockets worked.

    • @xdBrute
      @xdBrute 5 месяцев назад +31

      yes very informative i am going to a busy road as we speak

    • @davidgraham3102
      @davidgraham3102 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah i woll

  • @MPhantomAs
    @MPhantomAs 3 месяца назад +4

    Just found your channel and already loved it. It's a good way to make people say "amazing" even being pickpocketed.

  • @felix4059
    @felix4059 Месяц назад +3

    Thanks for the tutorial!

  • @sandrinecacheton3909
    @sandrinecacheton3909 5 месяцев назад +1071

    8:41 this is one of the most insane things I have ever seen. The amount of coordination that this requires is completely out of this world. The tie steal was also incredible. Thank you for this great video!

    • @_CharlieH
      @_CharlieH 5 месяцев назад +48

      Reminds me of now you see me. I love that movie because of the movements and the choreography they just all seem so smooth and satisfying. It’s so awesome seeing someone actually able to do this in real life

    • @bardia8225
      @bardia8225 5 месяцев назад +4

      Tie steal is objectively much harder than a watch steal.

    • @olivia-ot4xj
      @olivia-ot4xj 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@_CharlieHi loveee that movie for the same reason haha. i wish i had the ability to be that smooth with movements.

    • @RavenMobile
      @RavenMobile 5 месяцев назад +3

      I love how his distraction is a legit sleight-of-hand magic trick!

    • @truthboom
      @truthboom 5 месяцев назад +1

      It's normal for great magicians

  • @TheRafaelRamos
    @TheRafaelRamos 6 месяцев назад +3242

    I always said that people have to be really stupid to let others pickpocket their stuff but these are actually really impressive skills!

    • @SchgurmTewehr
      @SchgurmTewehr 5 месяцев назад +125

      You are stupid if you let yourself be touched, manipulated and controlled like that by a stranger.

    • @Nightwalk444
      @Nightwalk444 5 месяцев назад +341

      @@SchgurmTewehr depends on the country. In some countries people are more physical with strangers. In Finland people aren't physical even with their close friends.

    • @Magdalena8008s
      @Magdalena8008s 5 месяцев назад +277

      ​@apocalypsewow7 you say this. But I guarantee you'll be got just like most. Maybe not a tie off you. But you're the ignorant one to think it can't be done to you.

    • @jakobmoiirers_jmoii
      @jakobmoiirers_jmoii 5 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@Nightwalk444that's rly sad to hear ):

    • @ZT1ST
      @ZT1ST 5 месяцев назад +156

      @@SchgurmTewehr So what you're saying is that you're an easy mark for family.
      Also, some of these only need bumps, which can happen really easily on crowded public transit, or just on a sidewalk, or going through a door...
      The reason he does a lot of this touching for these steals in the studio is because there's not enough other things to distract the participants, so he has a whole bunch of shade that he needs to create; in real life, there's a lot more shade.

  • @bronsonpatten7188
    @bronsonpatten7188 3 месяца назад +1

    This is absolutely amazing. This level of skill is years of practice. I wish I could do this. Better start now

  • @halpwr
    @halpwr 4 месяца назад +1

    I keep coming back to this because he's so good

  • @lozla745
    @lozla745 5 месяцев назад +140

    12:00 "And if you do want to see footage of that one... you should look inward." 😂

    • @welp1249
      @welp1249 2 месяца назад +3

      I fkn lost it 🤣

  • @TahmidA150
    @TahmidA150 5 месяцев назад +714

    I'd say the biggest factor by far that I understood is conversation ability and having the confidence to lead another person without letting them output much and bombarding them with inputs.
    That sheer confidence is probably the most difficult aspect to grasp i think

    • @ishakawade9100
      @ishakawade9100 5 месяцев назад +5

      True

    • @charles_teak
      @charles_teak 5 месяцев назад +15

      You can train it by creating another identity that is charismatic and convincing.
      Fake it till you make it. That's what I live by.
      Lots of practice too.

    • @mesotolioma5089
      @mesotolioma5089 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@charles_teakMe unleashing my fake personality to manipulate someone into doing what I want (I needed to ask someone the time [I'm severely autistic])

    • @charles_teak
      @charles_teak 2 месяца назад +1

      @@mesotolioma5089 Yeah, sometimes you even impress yourself. It's like I'm watching my other persona handling the situation while I'm chilling in the back of my mind.

  • @Emperorling81
    @Emperorling81 3 месяца назад +1

    I love watching Ben operate. Everyone is so disarmed by his personality

  • @Art2om
    @Art2om 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the tutorial! ❤

  • @kaizen5023
    @kaizen5023 5 месяцев назад +55

    12:40 🤣 Not even the cameraman is safe, LOLLL

  • @maidenless_tarnished
    @maidenless_tarnished 6 месяцев назад +363

    The way he said "watch" while stealing the watch was brilliant

  • @PhuongNguyen-zb2en
    @PhuongNguyen-zb2en 4 месяца назад +4

    I find it very useful. Thank you for your tutorial

  • @casperiusss9999
    @casperiusss9999 2 месяца назад +2

    Awesome tutorial man, cant wait to go out and try all of these!

  • @coreyhughes1456
    @coreyhughes1456 5 месяцев назад +394

    Watching him steal that tie little by little actually has me in stitches. That's so entertaining!

  • @siegebug
    @siegebug 5 месяцев назад +2858

    0:32 Lv1 Table Steal
    1:51 Lv2 Outside Breast Pocket
    2:44 Lv3 ID Badge Steal
    4:00 Lv4a Outside Jacket Pocket
    5:16 Lv4b Outside Jacket Pocket
    5:48 Lv5 Smartwatch Steal
    7:57 Lv6a Traditional Watch Steal
    10:07 Lv6b Traditional Watch Steal
    10:34 Lv7 Pants Pocket Steal
    12:47 Lv8 Inside Jacket Pocket
    14:19 Lv9 Neck Tie Steal

  • @BinaryBrew101
    @BinaryBrew101 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for the knowledge Sensei 🙌🏻

  • @madGG-official
    @madGG-official 4 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for the new job inspiration❤️. Absolutely useful👍

  • @yesimemoin0935
    @yesimemoin0935 5 месяцев назад +1152

    Maybe it's a cultural/regional difference but I feel like a lot of these require a level of handsiness and crowding of personal space that's awkward with a stranger. The jacket ones were the most egregious.
    You hear about Barcelona, Rio and Paris as crawling with pickpockets and I wonder if it's more common in crowded cities with more touchy feely cultures.

    • @Belti200
      @Belti200 4 месяца назад +487

      The pickpocketing in rio is usually not very subtle and often a gun is used to motivate the target

    • @louquole
      @louquole 4 месяца назад +105

      It's not common in Rio or anywhere in Brazil, thugs just mug you by threatening

    • @altertopias
      @altertopias 4 месяца назад +61

      In Barcelona and Paris you don't notice it (so no touch), it's very often done on subways where it's crowded.

    • @santiv4
      @santiv4 4 месяца назад +123

      hes way too touchy for me, i’d tell him to back off or i’d pull away at the start, so idk how difficult that makes it for him, but im sure most people wouldnt let a stranger get so touchy

    • @fluffyx1676
      @fluffyx1676 4 месяца назад +121

      He's extremely good at making the touch feel natural. I would also bet a lot of the places he touched the participants, they wouldn't be able to recall, since he kept redirecting their focus on other things, and the brain can't focus on all things at once. His charisma, social skills and good looks help make people be more relaxed around him also, so more touch is 'allowed'. Lastly, a key principal shown in level 2, he often directs their focus on what he is about to steal, and touches the thing, to make it less obvious, by actually making it seem 'too' obvious that he would do such thing. Think of hide and seek. If you are allowed to move around wile hiding, you drastically increase your chances of not being found, if you go to a place the seeker has just checked. They generally won't pay attention to that place again, before they've been to every other place.@@santiv4

  • @Fallub
    @Fallub 6 месяцев назад +583

    This guy is as gifted as he is entertaining. Amazing. Thank you.

  • @memoryman15
    @memoryman15 3 месяца назад +5

    2:00 dude you misdirected me on that one, I missed the theft the first time I saw it because I was looking at the pen. 😂

  • @sagarpatel4363
    @sagarpatel4363 4 месяца назад +2

    Thanks Man I am new to this business . Your tutorial really helps me😊

  • @evan
    @evan 5 месяцев назад +267

    And with his final move, he has stolen my heart ❤

    • @ItsAsparageese
      @ItsAsparageese 5 месяцев назад +1

      How are there no "oh hey it's this guy!" comments yet? I gotchu Evan, I've only watched a handful of your videos but you're famous enough for me to be like "Oh hey it's this guy" about 😂

    • @TrumpForPrison2023
      @TrumpForPrison2023 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@ItsAsparageeseyikes bro. Stop putting other humans on a pedestal. No need to react and blush like that.

    • @ItsAsparageese
      @ItsAsparageese 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@TrumpForPrison2023 If you think a casual and half-humorous "hey, I recognize you" appreciation comment is "putting someone on a pedestal" or "blushing", then it sounds like you're really lacking in ordinary friendly appreciation in your life to help you not feel bitter (and I'm guessing envious) about seeing friendliness in the wild. Your comment has "type of dude who thinks a friendly hug means a chick wants to bang" energy. I definitely do an above-average amount of spreading compliments and appreciation to others, it's a hobby/lifestyle for me right down to complimenting strangers in grocery stores, but still, seeing this shouldn't stand out as that weird to you. I think you need to recalibrate your meters, "bro".
      I'm sincerely unsarcastically sorry for you about whatever underlies your crankiness about my comment. Fwiw I'm sure you're an interesting and good person who deserves to feel recognized and appreciated too. (I like your username btw)

  • @iarlacomedy
    @iarlacomedy 5 месяцев назад +45

    The moment he stole the traditional watch, he literally says the word watch. Perfect.

  • @misskitty_0
    @misskitty_0 4 месяца назад +9

    Thankyouuu sooo much , this has helped me alot , i used to get caught before . But you helped me alot with this now nobody even gets a hint that their valuables are not with them anymore . Thanks again , lots of love ❤️

  • @fallenbounds
    @fallenbounds 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for teaching me this! Extremely useful.

  • @Marowakie
    @Marowakie 4 месяца назад +43

    Instructions unclear, i’m now in jail

    • @Stoic-vl3zl
      @Stoic-vl3zl 15 дней назад +5

      Watch again properly and pickpocket prison keys

    • @gana-dp6ox
      @gana-dp6ox 3 дня назад

      Same fr

    • @pigeon1923
      @pigeon1923 День назад

      At least you managed to get a phone in somehow

  • @raremage
    @raremage 5 месяцев назад +656

    Ben is wonderful. I always enjoy seeing him practice his craft. Even breaking it all down, I’m sure most viewers still missed most of the steals in the last part of the video.

    • @sparkstudies1675
      @sparkstudies1675 5 месяцев назад +9

      I absolutely did... and I thought I had learned 😂

    • @folieadeux147
      @folieadeux147 4 месяца назад +1

      That was wild lol I just had a vague thought of “didn’t he have a pocket square earlier?” but I wasn’t even remotely sure and went back to looking at the tie without a second thought. Final reveal of just how much he was able to take was insane!!

  • @tabu8235
    @tabu8235 Месяц назад

    thanks for spreading useful information man! I will be trying these out

  • @GrrgBttz
    @GrrgBttz 2 месяца назад

    The ending is amazing.

  • @bradenkowalski8192
    @bradenkowalski8192 5 месяцев назад +346

    I saw Ben perform once 4+ years ago. He did an amazing trick where the “pick a card” card was posted onto instagram an hour before the show. It was so crazy to experience live. Highly, highly reccomend seeing him if you ever get the chance

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino 5 месяцев назад +2

      Thats wild

    • @DecrepitBiden
      @DecrepitBiden 5 месяцев назад +6

      Either force the card or the random audience member is a stooge.

    • @loganmontgomery1955
      @loganmontgomery1955 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@DecrepitBiden Yeah those tricks are always kind of lame for me bc I know its most likely one of the two

    • @shachardahan1081
      @shachardahan1081 4 месяца назад

      Actually there's a very clever method for a trick like this

  • @CalzaTheFox
    @CalzaTheFox 5 месяцев назад +360

    Absolutely love the magic happening on top of the techniques being taught. He doesn't give everything away, and you're still left feeling fooled.

  • @MichaelPickles
    @MichaelPickles 3 месяца назад +2

    This is great content. Also the reason why I always maintain a bubble around me. It must be even easier for pickpockets these days with people staring at their mobile phones.

  • @Controller-Cassie
    @Controller-Cassie 4 месяца назад +1

    I love Ben Seidman. I hope Wired brings him back again.

  • @alicjak700
    @alicjak700 6 месяцев назад +65

    The whole video was extremely entertaining but I just lost it at the end "who's phone did I take?" 😂

    • @letsgo214
      @letsgo214 5 месяцев назад +4

      Right! Whose phone is it? Thankfully I am watching (watch reference intensional) and typing on mine lol😂

  • @delavan9141
    @delavan9141 6 месяцев назад +347

    A variation on the first one resulted in the loss of my phone at an outdoor cafe in Bogota. The thief pretended to want money for some magazines, placed some of them on top of my phone, then after a minute grabbed his magazines along with my phone that was underneath and disappeared quickly. It took me about 20 seconds before I realized what had happened.

    • @TheCatMurgatroyd
      @TheCatMurgatroyd 5 месяцев назад +22

      I only saw this trick recently for the first time, but it makes a lot of sense... it doesn't make a lot of sense to me why people have their phone out at the table and then leave it out, in places where stealing can be expected 😅

    • @SupremeCyril
      @SupremeCyril 5 месяцев назад +9

      @@TheCatMurgatroydit won’t happen where stealing could be xpected.. I drop my phone on counters all the time 🕰️ and Ofcourse I always have my eyes on it but if someone walked upto me real close I’d seek out my phone first cos I seee how this kinda theft is possible.

    • @TheCatMurgatroyd
      @TheCatMurgatroyd 5 месяцев назад +14

      @@SupremeCyril same... I always check my pockets.
      But it will also happen where stealing is expected. My mom got her purse stolen in Barcelona... yeah, no kidding... she let it out of her eyes for a second and it was gone. That could've been expected.

    • @clarab325
      @clarab325 5 месяцев назад +3

      something similar almost happened to me yesterday but i’d heard stories abt this method of stealing and immediately grabbed my phone

    • @regisblessbin1937
      @regisblessbin1937 5 месяцев назад +2

      prolly the most effective one, also the easiest apparantly.

  • @Risnox
    @Risnox 3 дня назад +1

    *Thank you for the tutorial*

  • @karetsin8700
    @karetsin8700 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for the tips dude! Going to use them in my next one for sure. 🥰

  • @oladelei.1170
    @oladelei.1170 5 месяцев назад +236

    The best and mind-blowing part of this video is the part where he stole other things alongside the tie without consenting or giving his audience prior notice. That's pure class. Dude pickpocketed our attention.😅

  • @Flake_19
    @Flake_19 6 месяцев назад +52

    Instructions unclear, I'm in prison now

  • @liamskopal7516
    @liamskopal7516 3 месяца назад +2

    This guy came to my college to perform. He's quite literally amazing.

  • @benitocamelo1488
    @benitocamelo1488 5 месяцев назад +193

    This man's talent to catch people off-guard is otherworldly

  • @Kokozaftran
    @Kokozaftran 5 месяцев назад +98

    It's one thing to have the skills and dexterity to execute these moves, but to combine these with charisma and quick wits is honestly impressive.

  • @lelexUS34
    @lelexUS34 2 месяца назад +1

    thanks man, my career realy took off big time thanks to your tips and tricks

  • @Wonderland_Waves
    @Wonderland_Waves Месяц назад +1

    Thanks for tutorial ❤

  • @ElonMuskTheOne
    @ElonMuskTheOne 5 месяцев назад +15

    8:40 I love the script where he is saying "watch" and is actually stealing the watch.

  • @christopherkovalcheck3964
    @christopherkovalcheck3964 5 месяцев назад +181

    This is actually a science, and it is fascinating. He talks with so much knowledge and wisdom. A blessing, it would be, if we all could have this much passion for a subject.

  • @gordd4396
    @gordd4396 4 дня назад

    Thank you so much for sharing your talents. I’m going off to Rome shortly and am preparing for the pickpockets there. You shared great ideas about theft proofing pockets and items in clothing.

  • @LateNightChess
    @LateNightChess 4 месяца назад +58

    Why does RUclips want me to become a criminal?

    • @merveaslan3603
      @merveaslan3603 18 дней назад +1

      😂 no RUclips help you to find more intresting different video. Help you pass time with more fun, more different. Sana uygun ilginç videolar bulmaya çalışıyor. İlgi alanlarına uygun.

  • @piggugudu1327
    @piggugudu1327 5 месяцев назад +477

    This was wild and so entertaining to watch 😂 Wired always has amazing guests :0 I don’t know how he pervades such confidence whilst having to concentrate on so many things at once, it’s beyond impressive 😮

  • @no_hay_valentim
    @no_hay_valentim 5 месяцев назад +21

    14:08 - Ben: "You've gotten this far in the video, which means that you know what all of that means..."
    Me: * feels for wallet * ..... "Oh no!!"

  • @DrissLeDriss
    @DrissLeDriss День назад

    Thanks for the tips !

  • @marktabiolo534
    @marktabiolo534 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for this video.. It's really effective techniques.

  • @zarand4301
    @zarand4301 6 месяцев назад +18

    15:46 "I suggest finding a wealthy oil mogul" hahahah

  • @toadsmushroom
    @toadsmushroom 6 месяцев назад +338

    I lost my wallet since this came out

    • @tuuturu
      @tuuturu 6 месяцев назад +6

      Fr

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 6 месяцев назад +6

      Must be Level 10

    • @bl2005
      @bl2005 6 месяцев назад +4

      lucky for u..i lost my mind..

    • @SANDRA-xq7es
      @SANDRA-xq7es 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@bl2005😂😂😂

    • @timcook4871
      @timcook4871 Месяц назад

      I’ve dropped my wallet
      I’ve dropped my wallet
      I’ve dropped my wallet
      I’ve dropped my wallet

  • @huynhtrungthanh1326
    @huynhtrungthanh1326 Месяц назад +1

    What a great pick pocket tutorial! It helps my career a lot. Thank you very much.

  • @bry2k
    @bry2k 4 месяца назад +2

    This video was great. I think I'll go try some of these techniques out at my local biker bar.

  • @eenayeah
    @eenayeah 5 месяцев назад +23

    "You should look inwards" absolutely killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @nengquiin1811
      @nengquiin1811 4 месяца назад

      sorry, would u mind to explain what that means? people seem to find it funny but i dont get it since english isnt my first language

  • @halfstaff2602
    @halfstaff2602 6 месяцев назад +175

    What an interesting selection, WIRED. I enjoyed it

  • @OnCoated
    @OnCoated Месяц назад

    Thanks for the tutorial

  • @edittcr
    @edittcr 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for the tutorial! I might try it out tonight!

  • @Markyroson
    @Markyroson 6 месяцев назад +37

    So is level 10 when you hold an active conversation with them and swap clothes without them noticing? Did pretty much everything else there 😂

  • @joywolf83
    @joywolf83 5 месяцев назад +22

    2:41 love that moment of recognition 😂

  • @hinenik
    @hinenik 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for teaching me this valuable stuff

  • @waywardmind
    @waywardmind 4 часа назад

    While I was watching this, Ben stole my heart without me even knowing it.

  • @raz2548
    @raz2548 5 месяцев назад +68

    Wow Bjergsen has come a long way, love to see him finally pursue his true dreams of pickpocketing. First TSM, now common folk, good for you dude!!

    • @THEPCFREAK1000
      @THEPCFREAK1000 5 месяцев назад +15

      Literally only clicked on the video to see if someone said that he looks like Bjergsen, thank you!

    • @mtaur4113
      @mtaur4113 2 месяца назад +1

      Level 10 - Baron buff.