Apollo Robbins Demonstrates the Technique of a Master Pickpocket | The New Yorker

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  • @Deady2012
    @Deady2012 5 років тому +8053

    Pick pocketing someone un-noticed whilst telling the person you're pick pocketing them.... That's skill on a whole new level.

    • @kjw1603
      @kjw1603 4 роки тому +370

      It actually makes it easier to pick pocket someone whom you've told you're about to pickpocket because their "spot light" becomes hyperactive and misdirection becomes easier.

    • @HexLabz
      @HexLabz 3 роки тому +291

      @@kjw1603 Truth. I had a buddy in Afghanistan who I'd ask for a smoke. He'd say sure, and feel around for his pack as I pulled it out of my pocket and lit one. I'd hand it back to him in while his eyes and jaw were open. Every. Time. I had to wait 10 to 15 min for that perfect window. I then had to wait a few more minutes so he could never pick up on it. The longer I did it, and more on guard he was, the easier it was,, and no, I never took one without permission. It was just something fun I discovered I had a talent for.

    • @Kagdra_omen
      @Kagdra_omen 3 роки тому +10

      Pick pocket the pick pocket

    • @drownindesigner
      @drownindesigner 3 роки тому

      @@HexLabz noob

    • @ObeyCamp
      @ObeyCamp 3 роки тому +21

      @@HexLabz You'd ask him for a smoke, he would say yes and feel around for his pack while you pulled what out of your pocket? Your own cigarette? And lit your own cigarette, while he was getting his pack out? What?

  • @huhhwuhh
    @huhhwuhh 3 роки тому +6081

    you couldn’t do this without charisma. the way he draws your attention with his voice and subtle motions is the key

    • @franksmith7271
      @franksmith7271 3 роки тому +11

      Myth

    • @CadillacDriver
      @CadillacDriver 3 роки тому +94

      Voice? Do you think street pickpockets talk to you?

    • @Sk8forsocks
      @Sk8forsocks 3 роки тому +23

      Bring a gun, easy new watch

    • @camdensamuli162
      @camdensamuli162 3 роки тому +2

      So true

    • @geddoe316
      @geddoe316 3 роки тому +31

      I agree. His voice is calm and inviting. It makes a person relax.

  • @jonathannuamah3296
    @jonathannuamah3296 3 роки тому +1657

    His greatest tool is his soft soothing voice

    • @markzaikov456
      @markzaikov456 3 роки тому +74

      That's the 90% of the misdirection

    • @Octokito
      @Octokito 3 роки тому +51

      Really puts you at ease doesn’t it

    • @samhain1198
      @samhain1198 3 роки тому +3

      Reminds me of tom cruise

    • @tachanka697
      @tachanka697 3 роки тому +5

      @@samhain1198 tom cruise's voice is more unpredictable

    • @hsojettedrub3821
      @hsojettedrub3821 3 роки тому +2

      That's a devil for you.

  • @kalybaizhalgasbai376
    @kalybaizhalgasbai376 3 роки тому +3495

    Apollo: Are you a virgin?
    Dude: Yes
    Apollo: Check again!

  • @Melted_Butter
    @Melted_Butter 3 роки тому +37078

    The real trick was UA-cam stealing all your personal info while you were watching this video

    • @iverson7x
      @iverson7x 3 роки тому +644

      Underrated comment

    • @obiwankenobodyasked5989
      @obiwankenobodyasked5989 3 роки тому +85

      Agh spider

    • @KingKamal47
      @KingKamal47 3 роки тому +209

      The art of misdirection

    • @connerh1382
      @connerh1382 3 роки тому +150

      @Peter P. I'm sorry, what?

    • @raider1o295
      @raider1o295 3 роки тому +110

      Even better is social media letting you post everything about your life yourself.

  • @kiriuxeosa8716
    @kiriuxeosa8716 3 роки тому +928

    This guy I met on the street was really good at misdirection he managed to pick my pocket with his right hand without me even noticing it all while having me focus entirely on the gun in his left hand

    • @uffa00001
      @uffa00001 3 роки тому +8

      I don't see the point in doing this. If the criminal uses a gun, he's doing an armed robbery in any case. That's worse than pickpocketing. People don't normally fake a more serious crime in order to commit a less serious one.

    • @cholmes7754
      @cholmes7754 3 роки тому +126

      @@uffa00001 I believe this is sarcasm

    • @internetenjoyer1044
      @internetenjoyer1044 3 роки тому +57

      @@uffa00001 bruh

    • @papillonvu
      @papillonvu 2 роки тому +7

      Underrated comment! 😆

    • @siterioffiji
      @siterioffiji 2 роки тому +2

      🤣 sorry but just the way you sort of casually explained that

  • @Tofusan232
    @Tofusan232 3 роки тому +1315

    His movements are just like martial arts. Look at the flow.

    • @Daniel-uq1yp
      @Daniel-uq1yp 3 роки тому +3

      LOL NO

    • @Phoenix00744
      @Phoenix00744 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah it reminded me of jiu-jitsu. Sometimes when you go for a submission you have to be subtle in the set up or else the opponent can notice your moves and start to counter.

    • @sethhowerton1489
      @sethhowerton1489 3 роки тому +1

      @@Daniel-uq1yp what, are you an expert in the field or something?

    • @ladywaffle2210
      @ladywaffle2210 3 роки тому

      @@sethhowerton1489 Depending on what martial art, they're either correct or horribly, horribly wrong. More technique-based arts, incorrect. Vice-versa, completely right.

    • @holomurphy22
      @holomurphy22 3 роки тому

      Actually most of us walk with flow like masters. We have trained for years since very young age

  • @AZOG-VODS
    @AZOG-VODS 3 роки тому +2662

    What if he’s like “it’s all about misdirection check to see if your virginity is still there”

  • @lamario
    @lamario 3 роки тому +1899

    I love Apollo. And for everybody saying, "I would never let someone get that close!", that's the point. He does this for entertainment, the street kids don't, you won't even notice they were there.

    • @planetjerm
      @planetjerm 3 роки тому +194

      He also said straight forward that he can’t do a lot of this to a stranger on the street

    • @xinf3ctdx
      @xinf3ctdx 3 роки тому +52

      @SomeGuy UA-camHates Yeah, man. And if you do get caught, all you have to do is walk into a small group of people who look absolutely nothing like you, and bam. Instant getaway.

    • @roberta6641
      @roberta6641 3 роки тому +22

      @SomeGuy UA-camHates it did in high school for me. i lurnt to pick locks, pockets and peoples bags as the walked in the halls between lessons as i was never an academic and got bord esally. better with my hands to be honest.. got quite good at it actually. always returned the items after, even the kid who had a packet of weed and 40 quid. never thought to say anything as i was only 14 and diddnt know what it was. lol

    • @monks8620
      @monks8620 3 роки тому +68

      @@roberta6641 yeah and my dad works for Microsoft

    • @TheChadChamp
      @TheChadChamp 3 роки тому +11

      @@monks8620 lmaooo Classic

  • @domingoknife6280
    @domingoknife6280 3 роки тому +17795

    If he's so impressive, while I'm typing let's see him steal my pho

  • @mr.sandman3619
    @mr.sandman3619 3 роки тому +9154

    Imagine he's like:
    Look I stole your hat
    And you look up and you aren't wearing a hat
    And then you look down and you aren't wearing anything and he's gone

  • @JMNTN
    @JMNTN 3 роки тому +1496

    I like how he literally demonstrates stealing his stuff and he still doesn’t notice when it was done

    • @Anidoesstuff
      @Anidoesstuff 3 роки тому

      Tried it, lmk what yall think ua-cam.com/video/3M12cKkymos/v-deo.html

    • @allanjensen125
      @allanjensen125 2 роки тому +7

      Yes that’s phenomenal.

  • @Diglett_Dude
    @Diglett_Dude 3 роки тому +13125

    I want to see someone put 15 guys like this in a room together for an hour. One with the most money in pocket at the end wins

  • @CampingOutOfDebt88
    @CampingOutOfDebt88 3 роки тому +2266

    This guy is good. It takes me like five minutes just to get my own watch off.

    • @eeeeeek
      @eeeeeek 3 роки тому +51

      have you heard of chopping knife?

    • @haemogoblin7006
      @haemogoblin7006 3 роки тому +63

      @@eeeeeek chainsaw: allow me to introduce myself

    • @sanmesh96
      @sanmesh96 2 роки тому +2

      Lol.. people you are great 😂😂😂

    • @allanjensen125
      @allanjensen125 2 роки тому +1

      Camping Out Of Debt well I think pickpocketing is partly natural skill but mostly serious practice.

  • @slowpoketraveler
    @slowpoketraveler 11 років тому +1431

    In South America I came across a pickpocket. He was very friendly and engaging. He stayed very close to me when talking. I stayed polite even though I felt he was up to no good. I put my hands in my pocket as I talked to him, and he was trying everything to get my attention somewhere else. At one point he wanted to see my hands. I said no. He got nothing.

  • @T3hSandman
    @T3hSandman 3 роки тому +412

    One thing people probably don't realize is imagine how effective this would be in a busy crowd like a concert.

    • @JorgeRojas-ut3wj
      @JorgeRojas-ut3wj 3 роки тому +22

      That's exactly what magicians do. Ever seen a magician start off a show by surfing the crowd and stealing everyone's things by the time they get to the stage? It's a wonderful attention grabber.

    • @Sansblinking
      @Sansblinking Рік тому +2

      That’s why I shove everything, including merch (I always get shirts) down my pants; Not my pockets.

  • @elizabethli9941
    @elizabethli9941 3 роки тому +6848

    “The easiest way to steal a man’s wallet is to tell him you’re going to steal his watch” - Kaz Brekker

    • @habibaelbastawisy2436
      @habibaelbastawisy2436 3 роки тому +106

      I was looking for a kaz quote in these comments

    • @alexmanganas4900
      @alexmanganas4900 3 роки тому +36

      I just bought this book

    • @fmjjjjn7510
      @fmjjjjn7510 3 роки тому +111

      And then he steals his virginity

    • @super748
      @super748 3 роки тому +26

      @@alexmanganas4900 it's a great read

    • @kayaeki
      @kayaeki 3 роки тому +13

      Reading SoC right now hahaaa

  • @xero7087
    @xero7087 4 роки тому +5469

    Apollo: “Mam and here’s your child”
    Pregnant woman: :0

  • @SlowSlowSloth
    @SlowSlowSloth 11 років тому +15694

    Imagine being him in the 16th century.
    No cameras and everybody believed in magic.

    • @1003JustinLaw
      @1003JustinLaw 5 років тому +1252

      That might actually be why there were so many "wizards" running around at that time.

    • @TheISiLVERI
      @TheISiLVERI 5 років тому +215

      And most of all the Holy inquisition does )) You won't be glad trust me))

    • @ordelian7795
      @ordelian7795 3 роки тому +287

      One problem. No wrist watches.

    • @kyleebrock
      @kyleebrock 3 роки тому +90

      Or America in 2021! Same lack of evolution.

    • @oceanguy1249
      @oceanguy1249 3 роки тому +62

      I imagine that it would feel very crispy/burnt

  • @AggarwalPranshu
    @AggarwalPranshu 3 роки тому +391

    Pickpocket in the court:
    "I'm more of a magician"

  • @joshaldrete2017
    @joshaldrete2017 11 років тому +9995

    Then the camera crew arrived home to realize that their wallets were missing.

  • @TheTuneAce
    @TheTuneAce 3 роки тому +4294

    How to defeat master pick pocket in a one-on-one encounter: "don't touch me"

    • @fluxbomb3376
      @fluxbomb3376 3 роки тому +461

      And then you knock him down and steal his wallet

    • @stalinsbutterfly
      @stalinsbutterfly 3 роки тому +122

      And bury the evidence to replace him/her to start a new life as a Coffee barista.

    • @MrActionman305
      @MrActionman305 3 роки тому +64

      Im saying , that's a lot touching for me ..

    • @Syzygy3clipse
      @Syzygy3clipse 3 роки тому +25

      You guys ever seen the adventure of Tintin?

    • @CMack19
      @CMack19 3 роки тому +52

      Or have ADHD and not be able to have your attention stolen because not even you can control it.
      #blessingandacurse 😭

  • @Steyreon
    @Steyreon 3 роки тому +866

    He stole my cellphone while I was watching this and I found myself staring at my toaster instead.

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 3 роки тому +9

      good thing he didn't nick that toaster as well?

    • @newplayer1082
      @newplayer1082 3 роки тому +1

      Nice

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino 3 роки тому +1

      Pay attention next time

    • @Diglett_Dude
      @Diglett_Dude 3 роки тому +10

      Check see if you still have bread, quick

  • @manofmedia992
    @manofmedia992 3 роки тому +923

    I got pickpocketed one time, this guy was so good I can't even get mad at him. After I let go of his hand & walked for a few blocks I noticed I was getting cold so I looked down and realized I was completely buttnaked.

    • @MrMoo_Cosplay
      @MrMoo_Cosplay 3 роки тому +98

      You had us in the first half

    • @fenriswolf5876
      @fenriswolf5876 3 роки тому +25

      He must have upgraded his stealth

    • @jf13579
      @jf13579 3 роки тому +22

      Lmao pickpocket 100

    • @JonnyBoy803
      @JonnyBoy803 3 роки тому +5

      😂😂😂

    • @Anidoesstuff
      @Anidoesstuff 3 роки тому

      Tried it, lmk what yall think ua-cam.com/video/3M12cKkymos/v-deo.html

  • @teyteygreene7902
    @teyteygreene7902 3 роки тому +909

    When he left the building everyone was double checking their pockets

  • @mollybruce9739
    @mollybruce9739 3 роки тому +1048

    The Art of being uncomfortably close to a stranger, and rub against them.

    • @AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen
      @AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen 3 роки тому +13

      I know right.

    • @marioyamasaki1925
      @marioyamasaki1925 3 роки тому +13

      Happens a lot at bars after the night is done and drink is flowing

    • @facelessdrone
      @facelessdrone 3 роки тому +8

      @@marioyamasaki1925 which is why I hate bars. No body cares about personal space and its completely normalized

    • @jasonablah7702
      @jasonablah7702 3 роки тому +17

      @@facelessdrone You're there to get drunk & socialize

    • @mollybruce9739
      @mollybruce9739 3 роки тому +9

      @@marioyamasaki1925 if everyone is drunk u don't need any skills to steel their stuff, in fact they will give it to u

  • @Quimper111
    @Quimper111 3 роки тому +57

    With his smooth voice and gentle disposition, he already stole our hearts.

  • @Zerowner
    @Zerowner 2 роки тому +34

    Last trick at 6:30 was literally used on me! Was in Europe and the guy mentioned something about football and did that move. I think I was a lot more sober than he was hoping for.

  • @plebtile3347
    @plebtile3347 3 роки тому +2382

    Alternative, someone who is unconscious can't feel you stealing their stuff either.

    • @Cognitoman
      @Cognitoman 3 роки тому +5

      Lol

    • @kcoker9189
      @kcoker9189 3 роки тому +67

      @@GGKid so anyways, I just started blasting

    • @vincentmarcellino7183
      @vincentmarcellino7183 3 роки тому +15

      "People are easy to search when they're dead."-Barbosa

    • @chaos98GTVS
      @chaos98GTVS 3 роки тому +1

      For example their wife?

    • @HongFeiBai
      @HongFeiBai 3 роки тому +3

      Consequences are heavier though.

  • @sera404
    @sera404 3 роки тому +646

    So I guess the counter to this is to wear super tight jeans and jacket so that even you struggle to get things out of your pockets

    • @lordgino2006
      @lordgino2006 3 роки тому +14

      Nope,the opposite. Loose and deep pocket

    • @donnythedingo
      @donnythedingo 3 роки тому +213

      The counter action is don't wear clothes, tell time by the sun.

    • @EuroGuy85
      @EuroGuy85 3 роки тому +4

      @@donnythedingo well, I would only be able to tell time in full hours based on my sun dial, I won’t know when it’s 15:20.

    • @haemogoblin7006
      @haemogoblin7006 3 роки тому +1

      @@EuroGuy85 well do what we all do after sundown, sleep!

    • @ThiefOfNavarre
      @ThiefOfNavarre 3 роки тому +5

      @@donnythedingo A true trend setter

  • @smolchungus9213
    @smolchungus9213 3 роки тому +2723

    This is what happens when you max out the pickpocketing skill in a video game

    • @XXXEmpoleon
      @XXXEmpoleon 3 роки тому +83

      flashbacks to pickpocketing a guys armour while he's wearing it in Skyrim

    • @ryanduchon8846
      @ryanduchon8846 3 роки тому +16

      Lvl 99 thieving rs

    • @gokuusf
      @gokuusf 3 роки тому +9

      or the old reverse pickpocketing grenades into enemies pockets in Fallout 🤣

    • @thetoddishtales7928
      @thetoddishtales7928 3 роки тому +4

      Rogues in dnd with expertise and reliable talent

    • @Igoriann
      @Igoriann 3 роки тому +1

      World of Warcraft (Rogue)

  • @thelonelyghosts9004
    @thelonelyghosts9004 3 роки тому +169

    I was pickpocketed in Italy right outside the Coliseum on a bud. Two shirtless guys got on the bus we were on and starting doing flips and breakdancing, forcing everyone already on the bus to scoot closer together. I was forced next to two old “nuns”. We get off the bus and my wallet is gone (luckily I had given my passport to my friend who had mine and hers in a necklace around her neck). The entire thing took 10 seconds. I got off the bus and realized what had happened and started crying. We called the police and told them what happened and they said it happened all the time and told me to consider myself lucky that they didn’t get my passport. The “nun” bit is one of the oldest in Italy, because who would suspect a nun of any wrongdoing! Lesson learned!

    • @Armendicus
      @Armendicus 3 роки тому +6

      I always keep my hands in my pocket.

    • @birdysama2980
      @birdysama2980 3 роки тому +9

      Elderly people that stick around you, taxis, airport helpers and street sellers are common red flags too

    • @flowondemand5181
      @flowondemand5181 3 роки тому +7

      @@Armendicus They'll steal your hands too

    • @kiwi4058
      @kiwi4058 3 роки тому +2

      @@flowondemand5181 good one, lol

    • @CadillacDriver
      @CadillacDriver 3 роки тому +4

      Flips, on a bus?
      Break dancing on a bus?
      That sounds legit 😏

  • @stuoidstuoids6631
    @stuoidstuoids6631 3 роки тому +887

    The best counter to this is to Velcro everything so that any pickpocketing will be met with a wonderful skrrrrrrrrrrrrra

  • @Vorusen
    @Vorusen 3 роки тому +383

    "You'd think you would feel someone rummaging around in your pocket"
    "Thats why we dont rummage" lol if that's not the most master thief line ever idk what is

  • @AirStryke71
    @AirStryke71 11 років тому +760

    I JUST STOLE YOUR HOME, YOU WERE TOO BUSY TYPING TO NOTICE

  • @MiguelRodriguez-tm2yc
    @MiguelRodriguez-tm2yc 3 роки тому +747

    The way to steal a man's wallet is to steal his heart

  • @boplax123
    @boplax123 3 роки тому +84

    This dude is hypnotic af. The way he talks, he moves, his facial expression. He's gonna be able to steal my stuff for sure rofl

  • @larrydrozd2740
    @larrydrozd2740 9 років тому +1472

    When ever I travel, I always carry a fake, decoy wallet with expired cards and fake money with a real one dollar bill on top. If and when I'm "hit", which I've been twice, I hand it over. They get a dollar and I'm long gone. I'm not getting shot for my money. My real wallet is in my boot, with my knife or in a landyard around my neck hanging low under my shirt.

    • @skinnymon123
      @skinnymon123 3 роки тому +310

      Where do u live

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 3 роки тому +178

      and the 2nd fake bill says _'eff you have a nice day with your single doller!'_ , doesn't it? 😂

    • @IndigoGollum
      @IndigoGollum 3 роки тому +237

      You didn't need to tell us about your "real" wallet

    • @flipgoat7432
      @flipgoat7432 3 роки тому +38

      Are you going out soon?

    • @Karsten3
      @Karsten3 3 роки тому +575

      Because of guys like you who keep posting like you did, I do the opposite. Every time I get mugged I hand over my wallet containing all my money. The thugs (having read about your trick) then go "Oh no you don't! ", hand me back my non-decoy wallet, and grab the fake pile of money I keep in my boot.

  • @capnanaya4642
    @capnanaya4642 3 роки тому +481

    Covid-19: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*

    • @AetheriusLamia
      @AetheriusLamia 3 роки тому +8

      Underrated comment

    • @morningwaves
      @morningwaves 3 роки тому +11

      Comes out of retirement in 2022.

    • @perrygeorge1510
      @perrygeorge1510 3 роки тому +2

      Well said the only good thing about social distancing

  • @jackbotman
    @jackbotman 2 роки тому +9

    With a name like Apollo, you know he's going to be stellar

  • @owencrowe4379
    @owencrowe4379 3 роки тому +78

    I feel so relaxed just listening and watching anyone else?

    • @omega1575
      @omega1575 3 роки тому +2

      Your wallet is now missing

  • @doapin6240
    @doapin6240 3 роки тому +1313

    How to be a master pickpocket:
    Get close to a person and press the X button

    • @abdullahahmad2458
      @abdullahahmad2458 3 роки тому +41

      Hold the X button

    • @doapin6240
      @doapin6240 3 роки тому +9

      @@abdullahahmad2458 or press the O button

    • @GoatMan64
      @GoatMan64 3 роки тому +19

      Go into stealth mode and press square with pickpocket 100

    • @dietznuts8106
      @dietznuts8106 3 роки тому +3

      Doubt

    • @x6dingle6x
      @x6dingle6x 3 роки тому +2

      Pick pocketing is a QuickTime event.

  • @phantom__oaa
    @phantom__oaa 3 роки тому +593

    "Are we sure we wanna post this?"
    "Yea why not? Not like the idiots will be able to do it"

    • @SuperHaithouma
      @SuperHaithouma 3 роки тому +8

      it helps in raisinh awareness

    • @Slimtacoeater
      @Slimtacoeater 3 роки тому

      Too late

    • @georgewhitworth9742
      @georgewhitworth9742 3 роки тому +4

      @@SuperHaithouma Ah yes, raising awerness in how to partake. 😆

    • @fanyoktavia1703
      @fanyoktavia1703 3 роки тому +10

      @@SuperHaithouma awareness doesnt help at all, he still able to pickpocketing the writer stuff while explaining it to him. he is a god, you cant do anything to him

    • @orianaaaa
      @orianaaaa 3 роки тому

      They were wrong

  • @Risnox
    @Risnox Рік тому +4

    Thank you guys, it's gonna help me a lot for my new business. Have a nice day.

  • @magicflyingboi
    @magicflyingboi 11 років тому +17

    as he said already, it's a different style and flavour. street pickpockets usually works in threes, such that the misdirection is not done by the one who steals but by another guy called the "blocker" that kind of knock into you first or do something to attract your attention. the algorithm of performing pickpocketing is like a magic performance, but it's a totally different thing on the street. he won't be able to do a street style pickpocket by himself.

  • @testtest-lc4xz
    @testtest-lc4xz 4 роки тому +350

    Apollo: Let me show you how to discreetly steal your wallet by gazing into your eyes, cradling your neck in my hands, and trying to do the tango with you.
    Adam: Wow, I didn't even notice my wallet's gone.

    • @enriquerenteria6089
      @enriquerenteria6089 3 роки тому +31

      Exactly lmao like who tf would let a random guy be in your face like that 🤦‍♂️ they deserve to get robbed

    • @avosmash2121
      @avosmash2121 3 роки тому +14

      uh. Why am I aroused?

    • @bodhiz9306
      @bodhiz9306 3 роки тому +65

      @@enriquerenteria6089 He does it as a part of a show, and explicitly says that street pickpocketing works differently.

    • @Rymeths
      @Rymeths 3 роки тому +12

      @@enriquerenteria6089 if you would have listened you would know why...

    • @egads3696
      @egads3696 3 роки тому

      Ur a champion

  • @tasmanmillen
    @tasmanmillen 4 роки тому +20

    A few years ago, I was at a kids play centre, with bouncy castles, mini golf, ping pong, and performers. I was there with my cousin, but we were only there for the entertainment of my sister and her friends.
    This guy walks up, and could tell that we were getting bored of the whole thing.
    He asks us if we wanted to see a magic trick, and completely blows my mind with a series of tricks like these. In a matter of minutes, with both of us carefully watching, he took off both of our watches, pops a coin in and out of a bottle (and it won’t fit through the opening) and several other very impressive tricks.
    Never again will I doubt the skill of magicians performing for kids!

    • @KingstonCzajkowski
      @KingstonCzajkowski 2 роки тому +1

      Coin in the bottle isn't impressive; it generally uses a folding coin. There are a couple of more skill-based methods but they're rare. Stealing watches takes a lot of skill though.

  • @tawon1984
    @tawon1984 3 роки тому +189

    Covid hit the pick pocketing community hard I’d imagine.

    • @whotube88
      @whotube88 3 роки тому +1

      Checking date of video would help.

    • @wa.sabi-1730
      @wa.sabi-1730 3 роки тому +9

      @Bob the Fish nah, I checked the date of the video and Covid has left my body completely. Now I am a rich man! God bless America

    • @viciousKev
      @viciousKev 3 роки тому +6

      @@wa.sabi-1730 thankyou for saving the pickpocketing community

    • @paulkajetan7251
      @paulkajetan7251 2 роки тому

      😂😂!!!

  • @sketchpad7116
    @sketchpad7116 3 роки тому +218

    I knew a guy that would put his, "member" into a hole in his pocket when traveling in a place with rampant pickpocketing. He said he got many looks

    • @sketchpad7116
      @sketchpad7116 3 роки тому +15

      @Pootis Pootis yeah that's what the pickpocket was thinking

    • @sketchpad7116
      @sketchpad7116 3 роки тому +11

      @World McCrea we were really good friends, take that as you will

    • @ChaoticNeutralMatt
      @ChaoticNeutralMatt 3 роки тому +1

      Not the first time I've heard of that trick 😅

    • @teentraveler1790
      @teentraveler1790 3 роки тому +3

      That makes me uncomfortable just thinking about how effective that had to be.

    • @sketchpad7116
      @sketchpad7116 3 роки тому +6

      @@teentraveler1790 the other people didn't have to think about how uncomfortable it was

  • @secondaccount2634
    @secondaccount2634 4 роки тому +60

    6:32 he undid his zipper too what a genius

  • @bemzen5240
    @bemzen5240 3 роки тому +138

    *steals watch*
    Adam: Ah ah! That's impressive. Now can I have it back?
    Apollo: Idk what you're talking about - Walks away

  • @megatrollface1113
    @megatrollface1113 3 роки тому +192

    Defo gonna try this on grandma... She'll never see it coming, or hear it.

  • @robdobson5056
    @robdobson5056 3 роки тому +17

    Incredible how smooth and effortless he makes it

  • @TheResidentPsycho
    @TheResidentPsycho 3 роки тому +37

    And the way his voice is soooo calm and monotonous to some extent

  • @simoncheung2573
    @simoncheung2573 10 років тому +695

    Now try stealing a Velcro watch

    • @alevzykzlvylakznav6532
      @alevzykzlvylakznav6532 10 років тому +15

      What's your point?
      Don't you know there is always a way...

    • @wyzade
      @wyzade 10 років тому +12

      that'd be stupid easy to do.

    • @Crit-Chance
      @Crit-Chance 10 років тому +59

      You know, velcro straps are easily replaceable. Get mini scissors and I'm sure you can figure the rest out yourself.
      ... But then again, you've gotta remember that none of this is meant to be used for actually stealing people's belongings, it would never work. Nobody would ever let a stranger touch them all over and ask them what they have in their pockets. It's just for entertainment.

    • @masteryoda4583
      @masteryoda4583 5 років тому +8

      @@Crit-Chance Yea but you do know there are many people in the world who are EXTREMELY skilled at pickpocketing.They can remove things out of your front pocket and back pocket without you even knowing a thing.They can take away things even within your line of sight.For example,your phone on a table in front of you.

    • @FC-re7gk
      @FC-re7gk 5 років тому +72

      no one who wears a velcro watch have anything worth stealing.

  • @bobbysands5385
    @bobbysands5385 3 роки тому +3

    Expert craftsmanship! Love it!

  • @mistynightshade5471
    @mistynightshade5471 4 роки тому +13

    This is so calming and relaxing to watch with the music and his voice XD

  • @bobwilson00
    @bobwilson00 5 років тому +208

    “You got some sugar packets”
    “Thats the family fortune”

  • @35i_Hearse_Driver
    @35i_Hearse_Driver 5 років тому +13

    It's so ultra satisfying to watch him.
    First saw him on TED.
    Big fan!

    • @therueben
      @therueben 3 роки тому +1

      Me too

    • @Plant_Parenthood
      @Plant_Parenthood 3 роки тому +1

      I first saw him on Brooklyn 99. He played a pickpocket

  • @audreytumaini9299
    @audreytumaini9299 3 роки тому +20

    This guy is a genius. He studied and created and perfected all this.should be celebrated more i think

  • @dragonare715
    @dragonare715 3 роки тому +103

    When you put all your stats on charisma and pickpocketing

  • @randomstranger6873
    @randomstranger6873 3 роки тому +265

    Covid broke this trick!
    "Don't touch me" 🤣

  • @AegisAuras
    @AegisAuras 3 роки тому +1202

    “It seems I stole your underwear.”
    “…Wait I’m not wearing under- “
    *Looks down to notice all his skin is missing*

    • @darkvip3r
      @darkvip3r 3 роки тому +7

      Lolol

    • @Zack-wc5mv
      @Zack-wc5mv 3 роки тому +2

      Hey at least my sams

    • @xXJack4758Xx
      @xXJack4758Xx 3 роки тому

      This is the

    • @fmjjjjn7510
      @fmjjjjn7510 3 роки тому +12

      And then next thing yk it’s your virginity

    • @peachyevren5789
      @peachyevren5789 3 роки тому +1

      @@fmjjjjn7510 virginity is a social construct so good luck with stealing something that doesn't exist🤤

  • @APoetsCorner
    @APoetsCorner 3 роки тому +2

    Apollo just stole my heart….that man is gorgeous! 😍💚

  • @muskanchanana3756
    @muskanchanana3756 10 років тому +23

    great person, has so much cleanliness,
    has an art to be appreciated.

    • @seanc9507
      @seanc9507 4 роки тому +1

      Have you ever tried to pick-pocket someone, even if just playfully?

  • @youwannaknoweh
    @youwannaknoweh 3 роки тому +102

    I have the perfect strategy against pickpockets.
    Being poor and looking like it.
    Worked all the time for me.

    • @helloidharbl6753
      @helloidharbl6753 3 роки тому +6

      Pickpockets will pass on you, but crackheads will still beg 'fo a dollah'

    • @caesarion4596
      @caesarion4596 3 роки тому +1

      @@helloidharbl6753 nice casual racism bro

    • @ApacheHighlights
      @ApacheHighlights 3 роки тому +9

      @@caesarion4596 what are you implying?

    • @ThumperG
      @ThumperG 3 роки тому +16

      @@caesarion4596 crackheads can only be one race? What race is that mr. ‘casual racism’?

    • @hereandnow990
      @hereandnow990 3 роки тому +1

      No, he will put money into your pocket without you noticing it, out of pity.

  • @miriaml.150
    @miriaml.150 5 років тому +101

    You could know exactly how to do what he does but it would still take YEARS of practice to do it and even with practice it's doubtful! His abilities are astonishing to me.

    • @seanc9507
      @seanc9507 4 роки тому +10

      True, but like many things in life, pickpocketing has varying degrees. There are thieves on the street looking to steal wallets; then there's what I'd call "playful" or "prank" pickpocketing, where you sneak an item out of a family member or friend's pocket without them noticing, then show it to them when they realize it's gone. The latter is fun and generally garners plenty of laughs!

    • @philgraves7814
      @philgraves7814 3 роки тому +2

      There’s a lot of pick pockets in Las Vegas

    • @scptime1188
      @scptime1188 3 роки тому +3

      @@seanc9507 There's also reverse pickpocketing where you put the most random stuff in people's pockets. It's also good if you need to sneak a coin or a card into someone's pocket for a trick .

    • @seanc9507
      @seanc9507 3 роки тому +1

      That's right! I've done that many a time, and I always get a good laugh when the person I've done it to had that shocked look on their face! Do you have an interest in this topic?

    • @miriaml.150
      @miriaml.150 3 роки тому +2

      @@seanc9507 I can appreciate the skill it takes even though, unless someone's doing it for entertainment, it's definitely not something I encourage or aspire to doing.

  • @D71219ONE
    @D71219ONE 3 роки тому +166

    “You lost the cellphone in your front pocket.”
    “And while you were looking, you also lost your life too.”
    *bang*

    • @highdownmartin
      @highdownmartin 3 роки тому

      I think he’d take your gun first.
      And you wouldn’t notice. Then he’d have your phone and wallet. And you’d smile.
      And you still haven’t noticed.

    • @billyjunks
      @billyjunks 3 роки тому +2

      @@highdownmartin And surrounding people notice it and start shooting at the pickpocket, dead pickpocket is the best kind of pickpocket

    • @colemanfly3268
      @colemanfly3268 3 роки тому +1

      Okay Kendrick

  • @florianbelza7370
    @florianbelza7370 3 роки тому +10

    "That's the family fortune" reeeeaally love the Moderator for that one.

  • @noone-yx3fl
    @noone-yx3fl 4 роки тому +176

    "hello sir, do you have something in your jacket?" - not suspicious at all

    • @uberfacsol
      @uberfacsol 4 роки тому +54

      Those are lines he uses in shows, on streets it's different.

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 3 роки тому +20

      hello good sir, can you show me the way to the church (on this uber big map which covers up your entire eye sight beneath your chest...?)

  • @mustafainulhaque9508
    @mustafainulhaque9508 5 років тому +7

    Can I just say... That this art... Was beautiful

    • @seanc9507
      @seanc9507 4 роки тому

      There is something beautiful about a perfect lift! 😝

  • @CyanBlackflower
    @CyanBlackflower Рік тому +1

    ~I see Apollo Robins as a master "martial artist". The mental & physical skills & training he has and uses are in principle exactly the same. An extremely high amount of discipline and "focused situational awareness" is involved, along with ones "whole being". Years of practice, and SELF discipline developing a skill and craft to the extent that it can be performed seemingly without effort, and the ultra finely honed motions and techniques are often invisible to an observer, invoking astonishment and or appreciation for feats witnessed yet unseen, and the core "secret" of the craft.
    I suppose this is why some people who are very highly skilled in these ways are commonly referred to as "Magicians".
    ~When someone has such complete understanding, and dominion over their craft, so they deploy it to perfection effortlessly, making it look easy...Only Then are they truly a Master.
    I am always very impressed and I marvel at what the human body & mind is capable of when properly conditioned - incredible feats, not accessible and impossible to those who have not traversed the "Rite Of Passage", the "Conditioning" passion, and devotion, needed to Master a craft, and it could be almost anything...which to the untrained and unconditioned majority of us, can sometimes seem to involve the supernatural. Because I recognize these special features in Apollo, I think of him as a Master Martial Artist. If his skill level and philosophy were ANY less, I would perhaps see only a common expert "pick-pocket".

  • @TeamDaniellomholt
    @TeamDaniellomholt 11 років тому +55

    Damn, he's actually really smart

  • @decordova.
    @decordova. 3 роки тому +196

    Guy: I can steal your watch without you noticing...
    me: locks wrist into vision..
    guy: you have something on your shoulder.
    Me: still looking at my wrist..
    Guy: look awayyyyyy!

    • @THESUBZILLA
      @THESUBZILLA 3 роки тому +79

      **steels your wallet instead**

    • @nuttbutter3214
      @nuttbutter3214 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you lmaooo

    • @mqegg
      @mqegg 3 роки тому +9

      yeah hes gonne steal your phone since he notices you locking in on your wrist.

    • @bonezkira4824
      @bonezkira4824 3 роки тому +2

      3 min later I said look away you imbecile

  • @YormanGina
    @YormanGina 3 роки тому +33

    "See how easily I got the phone out of your- wait, is that a grenade pin?"

    • @jamesfanon9351
      @jamesfanon9351 3 роки тому

      Dude i laughed so hard with your comment xD i could really imagine it in his polite voice. God bless u

    • @mikkey246
      @mikkey246 3 роки тому

      😂

  • @AJ-lh9cg
    @AJ-lh9cg 3 роки тому +1

    For a content like these I love reading comments more than actually watching the video 😂👍

  • @nealsonf
    @nealsonf 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you so much Apollo! Great video and very informative!

  • @TheDeanofLean
    @TheDeanofLean 3 роки тому +193

    This is all really an elaborate excuse to hold his hand.

  • @amyj86
    @amyj86 11 років тому +312

    Awkward moment when he's caught throwing his wallet lol

  • @mokchuangchieh
    @mokchuangchieh Рік тому +5

    True ex pickpocket conman or not, the way he speaks shows high class. Very comfortable to listen to too.

  • @MrActionman305
    @MrActionman305 3 роки тому +195

    All his techniques take so much violation of personal space .. Im dumbfounded how many people let absolute strangers in their "Bubble" .. I get paranoid when my barber stands behind me ..

    • @thatonedude-6819
      @thatonedude-6819 3 роки тому +65

      I always wear fake hair whenever I go the barber, just in case he tries to pick pocket me

    • @DS-zo8xs
      @DS-zo8xs 3 роки тому +14

      Seriously though. I'm constantly checking to see if someone is behind me and who is on the left and right of me, typically I avoid these situations all together by standing off the the far left or right, and I'm definitely not letting them get this close to me.

    • @Plant_Parenthood
      @Plant_Parenthood 3 роки тому +44

      That's why people do this stuff on crowded subways and in markets where you don't have a choice

    • @popcornsniper
      @popcornsniper 3 роки тому +4

      @@Plant_Parenthood Be aware what's happening around you.

    • @dominus6224
      @dominus6224 3 роки тому +37

      You do realize what he’s doing is oriented on the magic aspect of it right? Of course when they want to pickpocket you on the streets all it takes is a little bump into you, someone shouting some random stuff to you to gain your attention etc.
      It’s easy to know it all when you’re literally watching a video where he’s explaining stuff, now show us whether you’d be safe in an environment where they’re actively hunting.

  • @herons6691
    @herons6691 3 роки тому +37

    Mom: He'll be a doctor
    Dad: He'll be an engineer
    Me:*already decided to be a master pick pocket*

  • @issac7787
    @issac7787 10 років тому +284

    brb going to steal some wallet

    • @espoirmourantdesespoireter1419
      @espoirmourantdesespoireter1419 5 років тому +26

      @@Brandon-hk7ed he didnt replied it means that hes caught

    • @pancakes7373
      @pancakes7373 4 роки тому +5

      I think he successfully stole a wallet,but he got caught in the end,it's been 5 years XD

    • @issac7787
      @issac7787 4 роки тому +32

      Howdy gentleman, doing fine, the jail here is cozy and nice

    • @kameronhutson8450
      @kameronhutson8450 4 роки тому +7

      @@issac7787 *5 years later
      😂😂

    • @Jacrispy.98
      @Jacrispy.98 4 роки тому +4

      Searching In Progress wtf I’d never seen a reply happen five year later lmao.

  • @desleykakoulidisgallaway3382
    @desleykakoulidisgallaway3382 Рік тому +1

    There’s a great deal of skill, confidence, charisma and intelligence

  • @snail_decoy
    @snail_decoy 10 років тому +73

    his name should be Hermes not Apollo!

  • @criticallol3039
    @criticallol3039 3 роки тому +26

    He's so good I learned how to be a master pickpocket just by watching him in this video and pickpocketed myself without even knowing it.

  • @arturiuxmandarinas4636
    @arturiuxmandarinas4636 3 роки тому +50

    Dont worry guys he just demonstrates this art, he never stolen anything

  • @bijotitus3251
    @bijotitus3251 3 роки тому +1

    Best tutorial ever, thanks❤️

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy 4 роки тому +56

    There's gotta be people watching this video somewhere going "THAT'S the guy who stole my watch!"

  • @silverkeystoalchemicalgold3358
    @silverkeystoalchemicalgold3358 3 роки тому +13

    At the end with the sugar packets-
    “That’s the family fortune”
    Brilliant.

  • @Musse2009
    @Musse2009 Рік тому +3

    Hahaha what a masterpiece. The phone pickpocketing was legendary 👏👏👏

  • @shawnguy3005
    @shawnguy3005 Рік тому

    Art, beauty or Symphany, by any other name is as graceful. a pleasure mystro.

  • @sorkaem
    @sorkaem 3 роки тому +7

    Thons guy sounds like he has a PhD on how to pickpocket ! It’s crazy how much experience and knowledge he has on the subject !

  • @therealsigmamale2911
    @therealsigmamale2911 3 роки тому +7

    This is an awareness video for people to avoid Apollo Robbins on the streets.

  • @UneasyTortoise
    @UneasyTortoise 10 років тому +167

    just punch someone in the face and take their wallets.

  • @cozymode70
    @cozymode70 3 роки тому +2

    His TED talk unconsciously introduced me into ASMR a few years ago

  • @landr9391
    @landr9391 3 роки тому +7

    This guy has the perfect name to be an archer 🏹

  • @dustinbruce
    @dustinbruce Рік тому +16

    I’ve always wanted to meet Apollo. I’ve always sort of prided myself in my situational awareness, so I’d love to interact with a master of manipulation. I feel as though it’s be a very humbling experience 😂

    • @dustinbruce
      @dustinbruce Рік тому

      @@Erik-tp6ko 😳😳😳 my phone wallet and keys! 😨

  • @vincentlane4166
    @vincentlane4166 3 роки тому +37

    He steals James Bond's watch.
    BOOM!!!
    Bond: "Robbins? Oh... He didn't buy himself enough time."

  • @gautamroychoudhury2735
    @gautamroychoudhury2735 Рік тому +2

    He has raised it to an art level