- My office, where I get all my work done.
This is where I spend most of my days.
Literally probably all of my life
is concentrated in this space.
I use it to film, I use it to edit, I use it to be creative.
I use it to waste my life away and game.
I need this office to be good vibes.
Basically I wanna be positive,
and I want this to be a good work environment.
And I think it's very important to stay healthy
when you work from home,
especially if you're crammed up in a little room,
so today I'm gonna take you guys
on a little bit of a tour of my shelf.
(mellow music)
Ah, welcome back to the channel, guys.
I just got back from the gym, and boy, are my arms tired.
They're really tired 'cause I got back from the gym.
- Yeah, buddy, my weight, baby!
- You see, because the gym, is where you work out your arms,
but it's also a joke about--
(man cheers)
I talk about this shelf a lot when I'm solving puzzles,
I'm like I'm gonna put this one up on the shelf.
Well, my shelf is full of stuff
so we're gonna empty a lot of it out,
and I'm gonna talk about a few of the items
that I'm gonna keep up there.
As a bonus, on my Instagram, we posted a picture,
and I had you guys asking me questions for a Q and A,
so while I clean this up, talk to you about some
of my favorite items, I'm gonna answer some
of your questions as well.
Let's just get on, let's just do this, alright?
First thing's first, this thing is a mess.
Definitely like this video and subscribe.
Secondly, we're gonna clean this up right now, ready?
Ready for the magic cut?
(fingers snap)
(audience cheers) - Whoa.
- Magic, so this is the empty shelf.
Before we get into that, let's take a question.
"What made you start doing lock puzzles,
"and what advice do you have for someone
"getting into lock puzzles," from the_next_doctor.
Great question, the very first puzzle video I ever did
was this one, this is the DanLock B puzzle.
(mellow music)
Actually, I'm gonna set up my lock puzzles first here
while I answer this question.
I got this close-up pad from Dan and Dave awhile ago.
Dust it off (coughs).
Actually really dusty.
So I'll put this little Dan and Dave close-up pad here
maybe to display some of my lock puzzle.
I think that's kind of cool.
Alright, so this one was the first one.
I was at Dan and Dave's Art of Play warehouse.
Their sort of show room, and I saw this.
And it intrigued me because I looked at this ordinary lock
with a couple keys on it, and I was like,
why do you have this among your other puzzles?
Well, because it is a puzzle,
and that just like, something inside me went, what?
How can a normal lock be a puzzle?
Lo and behold, it was one of the most fascinating puzzles
I've ever solved, and one of the biggest videos
on my channel consequently.
And then, I found that you guys also had an interest
in seeing someone solve puzzles, and the rest is history.
(mellow music)
Lock puzzles.
Check, next question.
"How do you keep a creative process going?
"Any advice on not getting too burnt out on the same thing?"
Great question by shuffle_hustle_drumming.
Shuffle_hustle_drumming, shuffle_hustle_drumming.
Still trying to figure that out (laughs).
I think it's important to try and reach outside
of your comfort zone, a lot of it is based on, oh.
I love magic, I love puzzles, I love traveling,
so I'm gonna make videos about that,
but I'm always on the lookout for things
that I'm interested in, obviously,
but things that relate to things that I'm interested in.
And I think that that keeps it large enough of a field
for me to find interesting things to talk about.
If I stay within magic and be like,
this is a magic trick channel,
literally, everyone's gonna get bored over a year.
Two years, max, and you're bored, your channel's dying.
You're dying on the inside because your channel's dying,
and I think it's unhealthy.
Also, Revomaze sent me this.
If you guys hear about the Revomaze Puzzle,
this is a Revomaze, there's a maze on the inside of this.
I don't know how it works, we're gonna solve it one day,
but for now, it looks great right here.
The Lotus, you guys remember the Lotus puzzle?
Biggest video on my channel,
still one of my favorite puzzles to date.
Super, super intricate, it's all about the feng shui.
Shui, here's something interesting.
I don't know how to juggle.
And I shouldn't do that with these expensive puzzles.
This is also something I'm lookin' to solve in the future.
Wil Strijbos, who made the Lotus puzzle,
who made most of the puzzle you see here,
really, really crazy craftsman when it comes to puzzles.
He made these impossible Dovetail Cubes,
which you might've seen before.
I made, I solved this one in a video in the past.
This triangle one.
But fun fact, there's three of them,
numbered one, two, and three with different colors,
and they all open differently.
Stay tuned, I think that looks just about fine.
What do you think, I think that's good.
Next, Andre Jikh, good friend of mine.
Also, Andre, who you might know
as like a really famous cardist and who also produced this.
This is the Bitcoin puzzle.
It got funded, incredibly funded, really quickly.
He made this thing, I don't know where to put this yet.
I'm just gonna talk about it for a second,
but he also started a YouTube channel
based on finance and cardistry,
and it's super interesting.
He's an amazing cinematographer and a great gift to YouTube.
You should check him out, I'll leave the link below.
Sub to Andre, he's a cool guy.
Andre says, "Where do you find inspiration
"for you passion when you're starting a YouTube channel,
"and was there an A-ha moment when it clicked?"
There was no A-ha moment.
I'm somebody who loves to share my opinions.
I love to share my thoughts.
I love comedy, I love cinematography.
I love magic, I love all these things.
I just consider myself a really creative person.
I like being creative, so for me,
this was a creative outlet, it was like a punching bag
for my soul. (sad music)
And I use it in a way where I can share my creativity
with others, and lo and behold,
others also had similar opinions.
And the thing happened.
There was no A-ha moment, it was always just
as soon as I discovered this platform, I was like, yeah.
This is for me, so I guess that was my A-ha moment.
Thank you, Andre, that's just a pretty puzzle, isn't it?
This radio one. (soft music)
Remember how to solve this?
Should I show you right now? (radio crunches)
Maybe another time (hums).
This old phone, an old radio, an old man.
Lovely, that's actually great, oh, that's great.
Great, great, great.
(sniffs) (groans)
This is a foot. (mellow music)
Crayon box, always in threes, the rule of three, right?
This looks familiar, it is not the Excalibur.
It's actually a little bit easier than the Excalibur.
For those of you wondering, Chris,
when are you gonna do the Excalibur?
The answer is I'm actually gonna take another crack
at it soon, I'm sick of the comments, to be honest.
I'm sick of hearing you guys talk about it.
It's haunting my dreams.
The Excalibur, the fact that I failed at it.
I might take another crack at it, just for you guys.
(triumphant music)
Stay tuned for that, it's not this one.
This one is cool, but it's not that one.
What do you think, books on top, or book's here?
Lee, maybe here, right? - I think right there,
the books would be good. - Okay.
Let's get these books in here, let's take another question.
"What is your main goal in magic?
"Possible casino residency," by nayr.yor.
No.
No, that's like asking a violin player,
"Oh, you know what, maybe one day if you're good enough,
"you'll be able to play the cello."
It's just a different, it's a different instrument.
Not interested at all in headlining a casino, period.
Zero, zero.
My passion with magic is solely with the audience
with a one-on-one, I watched this documentary,
which there's another question.
I'll answer two birds with one bird.
"Favorite show on Netflix," _nickkkkg.
This has nothing to do with 'cause it's not a show,
it's a movie, but it's about Bill Murray.
I just watched last night, and it was super interesting
'cause he was like living his life
just improvisational situations.
Just doing things, making people happy,
and that's kind of where I live at with magic
is that it's best performed
when it's unexpected, and it's best for me
performed when I wanna create a connection
with someone else or with other people
and just take them out for a spin and give them
something to talk about the next day.
Give them something to remember,
maybe they'll take with them.
That's why I love magic, but I'm not in it
for the AGT and the Vegas and all that stuff.
So hope that answers your question.
Favorite show on Netflix.
That's a tough one, hm.
What show have I binged, like binged?
End of the (bleep) World, that was a great show,
but it was only one season.
I'm drawing a blank right now.
Anything, Lee? - Gossip Girl.
(Chris snickers)
- Done, Gossip Girl, alright.
So we got a few books here.
In my collection, I got a lot of books actually
in my dresser over here, but these are the ones
that look pretty, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
So that one's cool, Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Crazy book.
This is a sequel to Alice in Wonderland,
and actually in this book, this is by Lewis Caroll.
Basically, made a chess game out of this entire book,
and you can follow move for move,
depending on what's happening in the book, crazy.
Crazy stuff, Mnemonica, Juan Tamariz,
who I saw in Ohio, he still looks really old.
Ken Krenzel, Relaxed Impossibilities.
Gift by my buddy, Jeremy, which was a great book.
I think it just fits the color scheme, so I left it there.
Japan Ingenious, great for like gimmicking
and that type of stuff, very cool book.
The Art of Switching Decks by Robert Giobbi,
which is also cool, and to add to that--
(grunts) Coming out in one month is Magic Is Dead
by my buddy, Ian Frisch, a book,
which is about me and my friends.
In stores in a month, you can pre-order.
Magic Is Dead, pre-order it on Amazon if you wish.
That's kinda cool, is it centered?
Yep, good?
This one was a little gift from theory11.
Here we go, oh, this side.
You get it, okay.
(hums)
Bitcoin, right here, boom, found a place.
Sick, bell jar, I got that bell jar.
This is a bell jar.
It's dusty, this thing, remember this?
The Mystery Box, the password was hairy.
(mellow music)
That looks cool there.
Very cool variety box by Dan and Dave, Brick Box.
Very, very cool. (mellow music)
Very cool, Kanye, very cool, tremendous.
Another question, yuval.avni11.
"What is life, why are we here now, who are we?"
(laughs)
phillippelafleur_,
"Will you ever show us your French skills?"
(Chris speaks in foreign language)
kaeden_stewart, "What's the best way
"to practice slight of hand?"
Kaeden, not with your feet, use your hands.
That's the best way.
It's the best way, listen, there's no better way
than to practice slight of hand
than with your hands, let's finish up this,
I think we're almost pretty much done.
Like I've got a whole bunch of crap left.
Nowhere to put it!
I've got these things, these are neat.
These are, that was my very first deck,
and it's in a bottle. (mellow music)
What if they were here?
I feel like that's weird but acceptable.
♪ So many things left to put on my shelf ♪
Signed deck by David Blaine.
I hung out with David at Magifest recently,
and it was really cool.
I was like, David man, and this is a true story.
I was like, "David, like every time I'm in New York,
"you're always in Paris," and he's like, "Yeah.
"I'm in Paris now, but I'm not there now."
(laughs) I know, it happened.
Believe it, I'm not there now.
He says he's not there now!
Boom, stupid, that looks stupid.
This thing, stupid, still stupid.
Looks like my, I hate that my radio
looks like it's wearing a hat.
No hat for you, still have things, guys.
I don't know what this is.
I don't know if this was a puzzle.
I don't know what it is, but I have it.
Stupid.
Still (laughs), still looks like he's wearing a hat.
(laughs) I don't know, makes me laugh, okay.
(mellow music)
Okay, done, take a look.
(bright music)
Alright, folks, that was it.
Hope you enjoyed that, I felt very rambunctious today,
full of energy.
Going to the gym's actually helpin' out with my energy.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed that.
I hope you enjoyed this little shelf tour, shelfie.
Okay, just me?
Thanks for watching, subscribe, like,
and we'll see you all in the next video, peace (grunts).
(mellow music)
Alright, actually, one more question by herselmanruben,
herselmanruben, herselman is one word.
"What is your worst fear when you're performing?"
Dying, definitely dying, do not wanna die
when I'm performing, crapping my pants.
I think.
I think if I crap myself, actually,
crapping myself then dying (laughs).
That would be the worst fear.
I don't wish it upon anyone, thanks for watching.
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