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- Ever tried to make a card castle?
I'll show you a really neat trick
to make a card castle.
So you gotta make sure they're lined up
as soon as you get the first one.
(beating table)
Or you can try this way.
(cards crackling)
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That works too.
Welcome back.
What's up, welcome back.
We're doing a video in my kitchen today,
because the light is great and there's coffee near by.
(coffee machine running)
Ah.
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Today we're gonna be looking at
some more magic on Reddit.
This time some of the top posts in the magic category.
A vote system makes it easy to
find the good stuff, right?
I like when somethings trending on Reddit
because it's actually trending in real life.
What's up Youtube.
Alright, let's get in to it and
start looking at some magic.
Oh, also, like this video, smash and subscribe, do that.
Okay let's go.
Magician Bartender.
(glass clinking)
The flaring with the cups is insane.
That was very clean man.
Like that load, that was actually good,
if you missed it rewind.
It was really good.
This guy's got great misdirection.
He knows what he's doing.
He's way ahead, he's so far ahead right now.
Ooh.
- You know where that came from?
- Whoa, that's smart.
That banging, it's really good man.
- Nice meeting you.
- Clearly this guy's a professional magician
and not just a bartender.
He's dabbled in the dark arts before.
So this is your classic cups and balls,
a lot of people perform it with a
magic wand and a little ball.
It's so much more organic performed
by a bartender, in front of real people,
with real props that they could see.
And the props are actually being used
to make drinks which is phenomenal.
One of the things, like I said,
that makes this great is that the twirling
and the flaring and the flourishing,
if you will, of the cups is actually
something magicians do with a wand.
Which is cool but in this case
I think even cooler because it's done just
right in front of you with some more props.
Let's look at the next video.
Oh my God, okay so I know this guy.
This is Mario Lopez.
(chuckling)
Not this guy. (pop)
Different Mario Lopez.
My favorite Mario Lopez, an absolute wizard.
Have a look at some of this magic, this is just insane.
Alright, here we go go.
(lounge music)
(gasps)
Dude, that is so clean.
(lounge music)
(laughter)
(claps)
Ho ho.
Okay, what makes this so great
right now is the subtleties.
Mario is a genius when it comes to
subtleties, the one thing he's doing right now.
Is when he turns his head to the side, both sides.
So he's showing the spectator that, okay,
you may have a clue of how this is done.
I'm gonna break that clue, I'm gonna
destroy your mind right now and just
go like this subtlety to look around,
and you can still see the cigarette.
The bud of the cigarette on both sides.
Which is insane.
(clicks)
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So he's doing it from the side now.
He's like I'm gonna approach this from a (chuckles),
like if I don't look at it maybe it'll help.
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He's so good this is just theatrical fiction at it's finest.
Wow.
Wow, come on.
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(laughs) It's flawless.
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Oh and this, dude the choreography
here is definitely on point.
There's some more of Mario Lopez.
His Instagram I'll link below.
He posts some really entertaining and interesting magic.
Stuff that is just out of the box thinking.
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What?
That was really good.
Have I ever viewed this before?
I don't know, regardless, that was really good.
Damn (laughs).
"Find someone that looks at you
" the way that Shin looks at his cards."
(chuckles) I couldn't agree more.
By the way, congratulations to Shin Lim.
For those of you, obviously who live
under a rock Shin Lim has won AGT Champions,
FISM, he's fooled Penn and Teller twice.
Literally, he's done everything.
This guy can't lose.
He's a friend of mine.
We've hung out a few times.
And he's really dedicated to the craft
and really passionate about it.
And I really appreciate this guy,
so congrats to Shin by the way.
A Different Type Of Gangster.
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- [Player] Stop.
- He put the card bad.
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- [Player] Stop.
- This is just like at a Starbucks or something.
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That's really good man.
Like, I probably could've done better
without a blindfold.
So kudos that's great.
Great handling, very seamless.
You didn't look nervous at all.
Oh here's some actual cups and balls,
this little girl.
Check this out.
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Whoa, you can't even...
Whoa!
You can't even follow.
She doesn't give you a chance.
This girl's incredible.
(lounge music)
Okay, that's interesting.
(lounge music)
(clapping)
Look how happy she is dude.
Look at that face, look how happy she is
to be performing magic to these people,
and fooling the pants off her elders.
I mean good for you girl.
That's amazing.
This is my friend Matt Whitaker.
Shin Lim's Act Summed Up, let's have a look.
(intense music)
I mean a little more sloppy.
(chuckles) Oh the hair, you got the hair.
(laughter)
And the chest reveal.
That's pretty good man.
All in good fun of course.
This guy says My ACR.
ACR stands for Ambition Card Routine,
where the card rises to the top.
Magicians for years have been coming up
with their own routines in ACR,
and sort of making it their own.
So this is his, let's have a look.
- If I can have one of y'all accepting a card trick.
(Girl laughter)
- Let's go boy.
What's he using?
He's using Fontaines, no joke.
- Now take a browse.
Take a look and observe if they are normal.
Check 'em out just like poker, all that good stuff.
The decks are...
Do you have a particular card in mine?
- Ace of Spades.
I knew you were gonna say that, look in your pocket.
No, I'm just kidding--
- (laughs) I was about to say.
- So look behind the Ace of Spades.
Okay, so the Ace of Spades,
if you wanna get closer so you can see it.
So we're gonna take the Ace of Spades,
stick it in, put it in the middle.
- Oh those aren't Fontaines, they look like Fontaines.
I guess there's all kinds.
(laughter)
- Oh crazy man.
- (laughs) That's a good reaction.
- We're gonna do it, let's say, like this.
So you can see.
- [Player] Okay.
- Now look.
Now hold that for me.
Now just like that it jumps back to the top.
Wait, no, now look at that top card.
It jumps over there.
- [Girl] Cool.
- Okay I'm gonna film you this one more time.
- They gotta love this man.
- So one more time, the Ace of Spades.
What we're gonna do, now I want you to really see that.
Okay, so we're entering the Ace of Spades.
I'm gonna give it a little pat.
Now, you can see that right?
- [Player] Yeah.
- Now look, focus on the top card, okay.
Bam (snaps).
You see it's jump?
- [Player] Yeah.
- That was great, I think he could've
taken a little bit more time with that last phase.
I think making that card jump especially
if you're gonna keep that as your last phase,
that moment when the card pops up to the deck
needs to be visual, so you gotta milk that, ya know?
I feel like the spectator was so bewildered
at that point when he had his cards.
So let's react this last trick, right.
So he takes the spectators card, he says,
"I'm gonna bend it."
Leaves it on the top shows it to him,
see how it's bent?
Puts it on top, now here's where you
really want that emphasis.
He just kind of went bam (snaps) and it was already done.
Take your time, say look at the deck.
Watch your card, you can imagine it
coming from the middle, all the way rising
to the top and just about now (snaps).
It jumps to the top.
Now that is a great moment and something you can digest.
So the one thing about ACR is that it is
a really powerful routine.
You just need to slow it down a bit.
And I understand that this might've been
in a hurry and you just want to get it with over.
And you don't want to make him uncomfortable,
but at the same time, he's loving the magic man.
First trick, second trick, he was all aboard.
I say take your time, milk that reaction.
That guys is there man.
He's along for the ride, you already got him
in with that great magic, ya know.
So, I would say take him along for the ride,
slow it down a bit.
Make it a little bit more meaningful for him,
but otherwise great performance, man.
Let's wrap this up with one more performance here.
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That was actually pretty crazy.
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Okay, that might be the greatest thing.
Cash Control, he calls this the Cash Control.
Alright, we got the sign four of clubs.
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Okay, I mean, definitely not original, well executed.
So, check this out.
Classic gag in magic with stage performing
is paper balls over the head.
Where you take the paper balls,
you make them disappear but they're actually
thrown over the spectator's head.
Watch this.
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(laughter)
Clearly, this kid's fooled himself.
Alright guys, that about wraps it up
for today's round up of some internet magic.
I hope you enjoyed it and I hoped
you learned a thing or two.
These type of things are great for me,
as well, because I get to witness people
who are masters of the craft, as well,
as people who are just getting into it.
But it's all in good fun, obviously,
as long as everybody who performs this stuff
is loving and their passion about it.
Then there's nothing wrong with any of it.
So, keep up the good work.
Thanks guys for watching.
And like this video, subscribe, to the new here
and we'll see you on the next video.
Wednesday by the way is when it's going down.
We threw down some votes on the last video,
which puzzle you guys wanted to see on Wednesday.
So far, it's hinting towards Jigsaw,
pretty much lopsided but it's not over yet.
Go ahead and keep commenting on that last video
and we'll see you Wednesday.
Peace.
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