Why It's Almost Impossible to Juggle 15 Balls | WIRED
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- The world's best numbers juggler can throw and catch 14 balls. Once. Has he reached juggling's limit? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez looks into the physics and physicality of extreme juggling.
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"I hold the record for most balls flashed."
And also the record for most indecent exposure charges.
😂😂
That's what I was thinking lol
Lmao its I'm impossible to get 15 balls cause the cops are coming for me
that's gold
@@hj7047 Hahaha, I forgot about this.
World Record: 14 balls
WIRED: Okay lets just add one more and call it impossible
That's why they put the almost.
Lmfao
WIRED: They've figured us out!
*Deletes Playlist*
Thats what they do for all of these videos. Kinda lame in terms of ideas
@@trentlacompte8323 @r/woosh
The guy at 1:18 looks a lot like the guy at 1:21....
I noticed that too. Funny.
I was looking for this comment
Woah, he looks extremely similar. Maybe they are related.
Maybe juggling is in the blood.
It is. Stupid Moron
*I JUST GOT AN AD FOR A GRINCH TRAILER AND HE WAS HOLDING A SIGN THAT SAID “watching grown men play catch? Grow up”*
Lol
No way lol
What are the odds! 😂
Good to know, I was planning on going for the 16 ball juggle this afternoon.
Spur-of-the-Mountain your mom already beat that in the summer of '83
Wait no Mountain, no! You don't understand! This, this, you're not, I'm, uh
That's...almost the whole team...
Same
TheOrigamiOctopus 😂😂😂
Such an honor to be placed in a video about the legendary Alex Barron! Thanks so much for having me!
dude you're so sick at juggling
Nice job dude I subbed keep it up
juggle my balls
Props
Zak Mcallister that's so awesome, congratulations!
"Why it's almost impossible to juggle 15 balls"
My ex: let me introduce myself
What happened to the 8th guy?
@@TheBluemindedGod Cancer.
🤣🤣😂😂
Man goes to moon and juggles 69 balls.😎😎
Wired: why is it almost impossible to juggle 70 balls in moon?
Yeh, that's probably what they'd say.
Yeah somebody could juggle on the moon. Is there a loophole in the world record rules by any chance?
Random Guy I don’t think so because “WORLd records not moon records
@Alexander Supertramp bruh😕
haha 69 funny number go brrr
"Why it's impossible for me to juggle 2 balls"
i really hope you can juggle 2 balls
you have some kind of disorder if you can't do that
3 balls okay, you need some coordination for that, but 2? go to the doctor haha
what about not having arms?
10 aged boy detected
why are you so offensive, no one asked for that
Well if you juggle it with a very short stick then it doesn't count.
I tried flashing 2 balls and they just called the cops on me
Robotic_Llama stolen comment, lol its literally above this comment
same lmao
i need a name he re worded it as all good thieves do
Did you try the 14 ball juggle
That took me a minute
People while he's juggling: "wow that's so cool"
Me: wondering how TF he can carry 14 balls in 2 hands
0:32 he is the average Disney channel cartoon character that catches everything that fell when someone bumped into them
1:20 that dude going back in time is pretty cool
I was looking for this comment
Editor on point to get that effect
Apparently he grew a third arm in the last few years. Three-armed mutant vampire.
The two of them even look alike. I wonder if they’re related?
I love your name Spaghett
Mom: "What are you doing in there?"
Me: "I'm on the internet watching a video about the skill and science behind flashing balls"
Mom: "..."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mom: "get a job and move out of my house"
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
I just got the 666th like
This guy is a master flasher
Imagine what he could do on the moon, just sayin...
Bloink ok so? He was just saying because the moon has much lower gravity
@@rogg0224 yeah, but you don't have to throw it at that speed. You cab just throw it at the speed you want.
You could actually simulate that on earth.. You juggle up against a slanted board at the proper angle.
You could do 20
@@rogg0224 Bruh you know you still need to throw at a speed of over 2000 km/s to escape the moons gravity idiot
I just spent 15 minutes watching guys play with their balls and enjoyed it.
Oofff
@@AIOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA hey, sometimes you're just in that mood, you know?
Wait...
Those arms bro wtffffff
I guess "Do you even juggle" carries similarity to "Do you even lift"
harken DYEJ brah?
Jugglebrah
You are too easily impressed.
it looks like the muscles wanna escape! I guess you really need that flexibility, too big muscles get in the way.
Juggling higher numbers is a good workout actually
This just kept sounding dirtier and dirtier.
"You have the handspeed to flash 14 balls."
69 likes lmao
269 likes now
Oh no
362 boys , lets goooooo
Proud 369th. 😄
This the best show anyone can watch on youtube! It's amazing how Robbie gets into attempting and practices to do everything and it reflects in his writing and way of documenting, I find this really fascinating
11:22 he mixed up accents lmao
I noticed that. Sounds like he's had elocution lessons lol
Nova Astral Nexus he started speaking in a way that wasn’t typical for his accent, drawing out the ‘a’ in example in a more american way. probably a product of hanging out with an american for a bit
happens to me too much
11:10 it’s so satisfying to watch him catch all the balls without moving his hands and then falling perfectly into place.
If something is "almost impossible" then it's just considered possible
but thats not as click baity
It's probably because the world record flash is still only 14.
Why It Is Improbable to Juggle 15 Balls
Ramon Garcia but almost impossible Is a paradox as impossible means literally not possible so if it’s almost then by definition it would be possible.
I stumbled on my favorite channel here. Cheers sir ill be waiting for new uploads!
1:42 imagine if he forgot to record it 😂
I can flash 5 and sometimes keep them going for a bit, but it's really difficult. This guy is a master.
Hold my beer as I juggle grades, student loans, a bad job, a failing relationship, and the ever-present reminder that ultimately everything I ever do is meaningless and will one day be forgotten.
I recommend taking juggling lessons. They help with that. It's just 2 hours a day :)
Theodore Winston The dinosaurs are still remembered millions of years later.
Theodore Winston
Another nihilist
That's only like 5 things, that's weak. This guy can do 14.
Not if you shoot up a school you wouldn't
7:10 I thought he was juggling like 30 balls 😂
D GamerTv same lol🤣😂
Same
And 6:20
Emas
Me: *Watches this* (Searches “How to flash balls”)
FBI in my phone: “Wait a minute.... I think we got a trap here.”
*_Y U P_*
I'm gonna show someone 14 balls, may be illegal text.
One thing I wanna mention, for the basic cascade pattern, like someone would do for a world record or what most people think of as regular juggling, odd and even numbers are different. Odd numbers, the balls switch hand with each throw. Even numbers, you are just doing one handed juggling with both hands. Yes, you can cross balls between hands, but the basic pattern that would be used to set the record that wouldn't happen. Juggling even and odd numbered balls are fundamentally different, I almost wouldn't be surprised to see 16 happen before 15.
yeah you’re definitely not an experienced juggler. 15 would still be insanely easier than 16 theoretically. also 12 ball world record was accomplished with the balls crossing “wimpy” pattern
Me: *throwing one ball, couldn't catch it with my two hands, closing the video*
Me : whats a ball???
Me: throwing twelve balls, couldn't catch it with my thirty four
hands, closing the video
7:18 he started doing something with his hands then quickly realized he was being filmed, good save good save
That match cut at 1:20 deserves some recognition, well done editor.
“That’s right, Alex can flash 14 balls. Here he is flashing 13 balls.
What is your point?
@@ObeseGorilla229 why
davood oh the point is if he can do 14 why didn’t he
@@palps5190 He flashed 14 balls at 0:26
Evan Patterson that was 13
Imagine having a record for most ''balls flashed'' that just sounds inappropriate
Tim Evans
*@FBI loves this comment ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)*
Tim Evans no you need 16 balls all in the air simaltaniously to flash 16.
Woooosh
Justin Y. YOOOOOOU
HurricaneX31 r/woooosh
I spent about 12 years dedicated to learning to juggle 9 beanbags. Qualified it a few times but never reliably. Flashed 10. Then Barron comes along and does 11, and flashes 14! Glad I didn't spend any more time on that! But, really, congrats on the triumph! I'm happy for our species.
Before you all cry, it was a joke.
'I'm happy for our species' **gucci gang gucci gang*
i remember watching your videos when i was an 8 year old kid learning how to juggle 5 balls omg
Look at this dude. Almost forgot you existed like 5-6 years ago
JeremyShaferOrigami I do not care
The first blond guy looks like he could be a superhero at night, like he fights the bad guys by throwing his balls at them.
wait
Yeah he can definitely BEAT them to death
0:27
My dirty mind:hehhee
I honestly never thought a 15 minute video about juggling could be so interesting...
Hold my beer
Mahir Cave if it needs holding your off to a bad start.
said said Why are you so racist?
PepsimanOnDrugs you offend me
Mahir Cave *Takes beer and hand the balls*
Are you still active?
11:07 bruh there was no effort involved and it was still so clean.
0:14
I'm not sure about that...
my EX might give you a run for your money
Lmao
I think the most impressive thing I've learnt is that it's possible to juggle 14 balls.
I'll bet Snow White had some experience juggling 14 balls at the same time. 16 once the prince entered the picture.
I know 7 guys who are going to be very happy with this news
But no one has done it yet
Finally mastered how to juggle one. Wish me luck on 15
Wait... what
1 balls almost as hard as 15.....Checkout contact juggling :-)
You have the potential to go for 3. You already have two of them in place. Just add one and you're golden. Good luck my friend 🙏
i don't think people realize how amazing this is, the human brain is incredible. Imagine programming a machine to try and do that
I want to watch every story this guy does, lol. He makes it fun to watch.
11:08 the end of that was sooo satisfying
once he said the thing about going to an odd number being harder, i was wondering if maybe 16 would actually be easier to flash than 15 because of the throwing in pairs thing??
Alexis Stansfield how
Since nobody wants to answer, I can tell you that it would probably be easier to skip 15 and go straight to 16. However, it is ridiculously tough to catch synchronous balls (I know because I can juggle 6). So, though throwing 16 balls would be easier, catching 15 balls is substantially easier. At the end of the day, it will probably be 16 balls first thought because it is easier to have a fluke catch than a fluke throw haha
Alex was able to juggle 13 balls way before he did 14. I dont see how someone who can juggle up to 6 balls could possibly think that 16 will be easier in any way shape or form than 15, you are misinforming the original commenter of this thread lol
Also if synch throws are so "easy" why did Alex first do 14 balls asynch instead of throwing them in pairs? In most cases asynch is easier than synch. Synch is more of an exercise that makes the balls easier to track when you're first calibrating how you need to throw the balls. But when you're actually going for the records asynch saves you way more energy.
Bottom line: 16 will NOT be done before 15, anyone who thinks otherwise has no idea what they're talking about.
You have to juggle 8 balls with each hand, with both hands at the same time to do 16!
8 balls is already considered a high number with TWO hands let alone ONE. If you think that 16 will be easier than a 15 just because you can throw then in pairs you must not known much about juggling.
Yo, pro tip. Keeping your elbows lower will help you a lot. You're even reaching up to juggle 3 which give you less time to catch them. (7 ball juggler)
Dale Kellegrew this is the most useless tip ive seen, i can easily juggle 9 balls and my limit is 12
I love this series so much, not just for the invaluable amount of information I'm easily able to absorb, but also because Robbie is so genuinely into every topic. He's always willing to push his body as far as it will go and fail in the process, and usually with a hearty laugh through the heavy breathing. Genuinely some of the best content out here.
I can't even do 3 ;_;
I can't do one :/
Vi Con i cant even do a half ;-;
I can do 0 :)
Dorupero I can do -1
I can do -42069
at 12:10 close your eyes and just listen.
XD Im Dying
Can i open them yet. I am hoping i am typing thid correctly
I respect you.
When it comes down to flashing balls this guy is the king
I never thought I'd hear "Alex has flashed 14 balls" in my life
“Most balls flashed”
*chuckles*
*blushes*
1:20 the guy looks like the old dude in black and white picutre, perfect transition
I can barely do 4 wtf!
I can't even do 3 lol
I can juggle 2
I can 1
I cant do 3
I can't even do none
im just imagining how amazing these guys would be as drummers
‘On camera, *I Think’*
'fink'
Not only is he a great juggler but he has an excellent ability to explain what he is doing.
This had about the perfect ratio of 2 minutes of commercial to 20 seconds of actual video. Well-done!
This dudes hand eye coordination is off the charts
*Alex has flashed 14 balls*
That's alot of ti- I mean balls
“I have the record for *juggling* the most balls”
“I have the record for *flashing* the most balls”
Wtf are these names
Davi Direct ikr lmao
Fascinating how your brain is wired that you instantly think of their figurative meaning.
Most guys probably flashed 2 balls before
bbd
Juggling means that you do the same number of catches per ball as you have hands, so each ball makes a full run. So for two handed juggling, it's twice the number of balls as hands - 10 catches for 5 balls, 12 catches for 6 balls, etc.
Flashing just means that each ball goes up once and comes down once, so 5 catches for 5 balls, 6 catches for 6 balls, etc.
After watching this I bunched up a few paper towels, practiced vigorously for 15 minutes. Now I'm sweaty, out of breath, and I think I pulled something in my leg. I need to exercise more..
In any event, I can now sort of juggle two balls, and I can sometimes flash three. I guess I can consider this day productive now.
I once flashed two balls and people weren't impressed. Indecent exposure or something.
George Lagoon i'm dead😂
This comment needs to be top ASAP
this
the dude is having a full conversation while straight up juggling.. and then even alternating the patterns... all while not even looking at the balls??
Chodda with enough practice it's only natural
I can read a book while juggling three. (If the print is large enough and it's placed in front of me) Maybe 4 as well.
Not too hard. Six is the start of mandatory head-lifting.
Great video. Really informative and interesting
1:35 My god this is amazing I can't belive what I am seeing.
Some say Zak is still juggling behind his back to this day..
Jordan Noyola I wouldn’t see why he wouldn’t since he’s a professional juggler....
I am even now
I was like, “Wait, that’s one of my circus instructors!” And then I saw it wasn’t. He beat the world record for juggling suspended upside down. He got, like, 21 minutes, as opposed to the actually recognized time, like, 12 minutes.
“so juggling’s pretty hard” he says as he’s juggling perfectly
love the quality of this episode! truly interesting besides its got a documentary style that i absolutely applaud
Fun Drinking Game:
Take a shot every time they say "balls"
Awesome video. I used to be into juggling quite a bit, but I could never do more than five. Three ball tricks is what I enjoyed the most.
both of the jugglers you had on seemed like really cool guys. idk why but that was surprising
That dude is fit. Should I have been juggling instead of running this whole time!?!
If you had spent as much time running as he had juggling balls, then you would probably also be fit
Kevin Flores you don't have to do nothing , including eating. Don't eat don't get weight.
Try joggling.
Alex has been fit his entire life, I think he even was in the national rowing team of the UK when he was younger not a 100% sure though.
JOGGLING, YES!
I have to study but I watch this
**I’m watching* or *watched*
Maybe you should have studied instead of watching this.
@@dept-7443 don't you do that
I juggle but you just can't say someone is flashing balls and not get a chuckle out of that.
This series is fantastic. I really enjoy seeing passionate people dedicate themselves to a sport or craft. Thanks!
What a fun, uplifting, and informative series of videos. You've made the world a slightly better place, Robbie. Thank you.
He is not even looking at balls while catching. It's amazing as well as insane
juggling really develops your peripheral vision. It also makes you more ambidextrous and increases cross-hemisphereal connections in your brain
Thanks, I've always wondered why I could only juggle 14 balls!
If 15 is so hard, why you don't you just try 16?
Jonathan Bieß IKR so stupid.
Yeah he can throw them in pairs
Uhhhh... Because 16 is harder than 14?
Jonathan Bieß
Hoi Tong Ng /wooooosh
I saw Zak McAllister at Austin at a juggling convention in 2013 and again in 2015 and in those two years he improved an enormous amount, kid has big talent and dedication to the craft for sure.
the way that the guy can keep eye contact and juggle five balls is really impressive
Forget juggling, sometimes I can't even catch a ball property 🙄
"...hold record for most balls flashed"
*Perverted side lightens*
This is a brilliant video. Well done to the people who worked on it!
•Lands a SF4 1frame counter hit link into ultra combo
•Handspeed - + 356728324
•Maximum juggling amount - Chuck Norris's balls, all 9000 of 'em
I was a top-tier SF4 Dhalsim. You give me lol
In 1977 I was able to observe the great Russian juggler, Ignatiev, keep 11 rings going for almost 20 minutes while he was waiting to go onstage at the Moscow Circus on tour in Philadelphia. Never dropped a single one during that time.
This takes balls to do.
Lol, you can double how much you juggle if you use your feet. DUH
WHY HASN'T ANYBODY EVER THOUGHT OF THIS???
Juggling Isaac because it’s crazy hard
I think Jorden Moir has done 8 balls this way (five in the hands and three on the feet) but it's absurdly hard.
Not to mention your tongue! You MUST involve your mouth just like the greenhaired dude in onepiece.
You mean Zoro?
I guess you could say this guy is really good with handling balls.
It looks like he's on a special juggling court - like it's too dangerous to try if you're not in the special juggle room.
Understanding the physiological limits, made me appreciate his feat even more.
We love juggling and world records! Way to go, Alex!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Jake
I was about to comment about you!
Luv u josh
Why're ur hands up?
lol I just commented I want to see Josh Horton react to this video and I scroll down to see you react to this video
Barron reminds me so much of Eddie Redmayne like 😍😍😍
when he had him move his hands fast to measure hand speed it reminded me of will ferrells juggling routine on the office
I wonder how good is their peripheral vision
Maniac50AE yes they focus on the zenith, not on their sides. But that's the point of peripheral vision, they still see the other balls falling in order to have that 'feel' of where they land as you said. And a way to have a better feel of this would be to have a better peripheral vision.
Maniac50AE yes I might be wrong, but still he says "even though you're not looking at one ball in particular your subconscious is still taking in where they all are in the sky and where they're coming down" at 4:18 I don't know about you, but for me that's peripheral vision. But I might be wrong, and I'm no juggler so I don't know after all.
It's a sub conscious vision. I can only juggle three, (I've never even attempted a higher number) but i just look at the arcs of the balls, and you kind of just know where they are going to fall. You don't watch the balls as you catch them. You can't move your eyes fast enough to watch every ball make it's full rotation. So you watch somewhere towards the top, then as one falls, you position your hand to where that ball will be. Then once your hand is ready for that catch, you watch for the next ball to fall, and you position your second hand while the first ball just falls into your first hand without having to think about it. With three balls, you could just use peripheral vision because it's not too many to juggle, but when you have 14 like this guy, peripheral vision isn't going to cut it. You kind of just have to know where to put your hands, then have faith that you know what you're doing. You'd be surprised at how well you can catch a ball without looking if you see where the ball is before it leaves your field of view.
The peripheral vision is the lesser part of juggling but if you are at this level at any sport then every aspect of your technique should be perfect and pushed to it's limit
362°
why its almost impossible to make a video get to the point in under 15 minutes
Actually the video was under 15 min.
ماجد الشمري Keyword almost
Joyson Wildhart great grammar
ماجد الشمري that's why he said almost impossible
Joyson Wildhart almost impossible 🙈
this is a great video!