The Gentleman Thief

[Rayaan]

Well ... not really a thief, to be honest.

So this man, Apollo Robbins, is an illusionist/magician and an expert pickpocket. As a pickpocket, he's able to steal items from people such as watches, wallets, pens, rings, ties and other common things that they carry with them simply by controlling their attention where he wants them to be. And he's amazingly good at it.

Here are some demonstration videos below to show you what he does and how well he does it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTa7rC1oUnk


This is a segment from a 3-part series on the National Geographic channel called "Brain Games":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLm_dQzoC5E

And here, Apollo pickpockets a pen from Neil deGrasse Tyson and another man's wallet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdqSmUnd4cU

[frankiej]

Man, I wish I could do that.

[Mister Agenda]

4 hours of practice a day for five years should do it.

[Rayaan]

Especially important for a magician is the practice of sleight of hand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleight_of_hand

[TaraJo]

Fox News opens the video by telling us how easily our brains can be duped.

Oh, the irony.

[Rayaan]

A new video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG2HPtbV-80


Shows how he steals watches starting from the 3:50 mark. He does it so fast that it's hard to notice.

[Rayaan]

More revealed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoUSO_Mj1TQ

[Baalzebutt]

I have seen this series i=on Discovery. It is as frightening as it is fascinating.

The brain is a wonderful, if flawed, product of evolution.