I'm the world record holder from the video. It was a pleasure being approached and interviewed. He was kind to edit out my fumbles and failed magic trick. I'm happy to answer questions anyone has. The only real obstacle I had faced was my arms getting cramped. My first attempt was only 2 hours for that reason, but with 100+ hours of practice I was able to break the record. I actually broke the record a few times because the recording equipment malfunctioned.
@@zacrevier8721 nope. In very few circles I'm known. Performers in my area (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) definitely know me. I've gotten a few emails from people around the world letting me know they are attempting my record. I encourage them and give advice.
Breaking a world record is like drumming with no experience, it looks fun and easy on the surface but when you're behind the seat its a whole different story
Unless that record is the largest body part. Pretty sure the guy with the biggest nose, didn't spend all his days picking it to have it get that way... hold up, or did he??😳
The fact that this must have overlapped with that drama of Hollywood executives stringing him along for months and him trying to animate the Bargain Bin Cinematic Universe is hilarious. He's been.... *juggling* a lot of projects
I would say then you're not a true gamer but when I was younger doing this wasn't all fun. My eyes at the end felt like they were going to fall out of my head, my lower half felt like it didn't exist after about the 3 hour mark, and lastly the outside of my thumbs literally wore away and I perpetually had what looked like a rash on my hands. (it would alway go away within the same day luckly) So you didn't miss much lol
@@DoubsGaming When I was younger, that was just a Saturday. I'd go to bed and still see the game playing out with my eyes closed. Now that I'm older I'm lucky if I can squeeze in 4 straight hours.
@@drewtheunspoken3988 Back in the day we had these LAN parties where when someone had the parents out of town, we would all bring our computers over (no laptops, big and heavy monitors), set up a local area network, and play. I went over 40 hours with minor food and bathroom breaks, a friend did 62. One dude fell off his chair and fell asleep in exactly the uncomfortable position he landed in. Another guy ended up having his face land on the (oldschool) keyboard after passing out and falling asleep. After some seconds the computer starts beeping if you press buttons for too long, so we disconnected the keyboard. He woke up hours later with an impressive keyboard impression all across one side of his face.
@@kurtilein3 That's hardcore. I remember LAN parties. I was fortunate enough to know someone who owned a computer shop ( The Eager Beaver) and they had a whole room dedicated to LAN parties. Some of my favorite memories are playing a modded Doom for about 6 hours. My longest personal stretch was about 13/14 hours when Final Fantasy VII (PS1) came out in '97.
@@donsanchodelapanza Have you watched his other videos? I'm trying to say he can make some of the most mundane things interesting and entertaining. So yes you're kinda right.
@@337Disgraciad yeah I meant, you're giving him a lot of credit for his ability to make seemingly mundane things entertaining/interesting, but to be fair the topics he picks aren't as bland or inconsequential as that one time he blinked (just had some fun taking your hyperbolic joke literally, haha).
@@ITR yeah actually he just wanted to see how many people would watch this video where he doesn’t break a world record sheesh actually that’s basically the foundation of Liam Thompsons vid XD
the king of spending a huge amount of time trying to do something insanely ambitious that never pans out. looking forward to whatever comes out of that cinematic universe project.
You know, sometimes I feel like Austin is a modern adult version of Charlie Brown. He tries lots of things, he rarely succeeds (sorry, Austin, no offense, please), but his journeys and his unstoppable passion is the reason why he is so charming and inspiring. Love ya, man
This is not a joke, every time I fail at something, I just go "Come on, Austin failed at so much more than you and he's still going!" Always helps, thanks Austin
Another video of "the story of how Austin fails to perform some obscure goal", my favorite! (srsly tho - love these kinds of videos, convinced me to start writing part-time to try and become published)
I’m so happy you got to interview this guy. I started juggling at the start of the pandemic and I remember going from 25 seconds to 45 minutes in about 6 days and, like most jugglers, looked at that record and wondered for a second if it would be possible to break. Also wondered how the hell he did it. Itchy nose is a huge thing, concentration isn’t too bad for the first hour I think, I’ve never gone over that initial 45 minutes though, only tried once since then and got to like 20. It does suck. I gave up (1:54). You clearly didn’t and pushed on.
It boggles my mind that someone had the displine and willpower to juggle for 12 hours and five minutes. David Slick is not only insanely talented but also seems like a nice guy. This was a great video,
Chris Smith (eventually to be renamed Chris Slicker), from the YT channel “Chris & Jack” is also working towards this record! In their most recent juggling live stream he made 3 hours! I believe he plans on attempting 6 hours at some point soon.
I once drove over 11 hours without stopping once, and that includes not peeing the whole time. A result of very sparing ingestion of water coupled with temperatures just warm enough to sweat away enough moisture that I didn't have to stop to pee. I don't go nearly that long anymore because urinary tract infections started happening. But maybe for juggling...
@@tatehildyard5332 I was in an air conditioned library lobby. 3 ball juggling barely involves swinging my arms and doesn't heat me up like an exercise.
I really appreciate this video and juggling itself. I used to practice juggling in rehab and it's an almost meditative activity. If things are too hectic and you need to center yourself give it a try.
He looks pretty young in those TV clips. That seems like it'd help--a young person's more likely to have the energy/endurance to accomplish that feat, and crazy enough to actually commit to going through with it.
I work 12 hour shifts for work and its pretty brutal, even with breaks. I can't imagine just sitting and doing the same motion for that entire time with no stopping or eating
I like that Austin tries all sorts of things and then just, explains what he discovered. It's fascinating learning the intricate details of so many random things.
You are one of my favorite UA-camrs because you make the videos that you want to make and don’t chase trends it may not always work out for the algorithm but it always works out for me, thank you.
Honestly, I really love how your channel has absolutely no theme to it. I admire how you make videos about literally any subject you want. Keep it up, I’ll always watch 👍🏻
This channel is consistently the most interesting and entertaining of all the channels I’ve found that specifically deal with the topic of not succeeding at something. Every other big channel is always something cool or interesting that somebody did. This is the only channel I’ve found that does an equally good job at making the subject matter how they failed at something. It’s great. Keep it up.
Ha ha ha! I am surprised my record has held over a decade. There are millions of people who can do the basic juggling and the record is well known. With so much competition it should be at 20 hours by now.
im always happy to see it when record holders r more than happy to provide tips & tricks when someone comes to them saying “im gunning for ur record.” they kno just how much time & effort it takes to get as far as they did and r more than happy to hand off the torch if someone else can do it too.
Exactly! When someone finally breaks my record then my awesome title just goes from Guinness World Record Holder to Breaker. The stunt is too hard on the body for me to want to do it again.
What a fantastic video on learning when to give it up. THIS was awesome. Especially, nailing that interview with the current world record holder, WOW! You never fail to entertain us with your ideas & knowledge. Thank you for sharing your personal journeys with all of us randoms that watch your channel. Can't wait to see what you'll do next?🤗💕
Austin, as someone who has “mastered” a ridiculous amount of tasks that require not only perfect muscle memory… but ABSOLUTE SYMMETRY With the device or task… Until you are more comfortable with it and more familiar with it than you are the back of your hand or the palms of your hands or any other part of your body that you look at a lot. For me at LEAST a couple hundred hours might get my foot in the door. But I really don’t start making strides until I’m well past 1000 hours. But I’m a pretty slow learner. Considering I usually document and journal these journey…. You really start to see patterns when you can look through a journal or spreadsheet of all of your events over months and years… You start to pick out common patterns and weird things like that (no matter what kind of random task it is at the time)… I always have a pretty good idea of how much time I’ve spent and even write down details of each particular event. Some examples of these things that I have done personally are cycling… Which when I used to compete I rode thousands of miles per month and documented every single outing. Usually riding 7 to 10 times per week and according to what type of racing I was into at the time… I could be riding anywhere from 50 to 100 miles each time. There are many tasks that I’ve mastered in my professional life and the businesses that I run… But they’re kind of hard to explain to folks who don’t also specialize in electronics engineering things… (or my other business which is building vintage reproduction musical instruments using hand tools) But I’m going to try and describe one that you might be somewhat familiar with and would be easier for me to describe…. something you might be familiar with… And it’s going to sound strange… Metal Detecting. I’ve been doing it since I was seven years old, and there were many years over the past decade where I detected at least 250 days out of the year and usually each trip was at least three or four hours. But there were at least a good 100 to 150 days per year where I would hunt for 6 to 8 hours or even 12 hours. The machines used by enthusiast like myself are extremely complicated computerized pieces of equipment… costing as much as a nice used car. No matter how long you’ve been Detecting, a new machine takes a minimum of 500 hours before you feel somewhat comfortable with the machine. Probably about as comfortable as your machine as a soccer mom is driving her minivan. But it takes 1000 hours or more to become proficient and to synergize with the machine like a hobbyist race car driver who goes out and has fun on the weekend. At about 3000 to 5000 hours you’re getting to the level of a professional race car driver and how comfortable they are with their steering wheel and seat. I know that’s a strange comparison but it’s basically humans interfacing with the technology so I figured it’s the best way to explain it. And after about 10,000 hours there’s not much else you could learn or know more skills to home with that particular machine. You’ve become one with it to the point where the barometric pressure and moisture level of the air changes the settings you use on your machine. Cloud cover, distance from electric lines, all of that stuff makes a difference. At this point I can find and retrieve a target even if it’s in a foot deep of red Georgia clay all in the period of about 15 seconds. That’s finding it, pinpointing it, inserting my pry tool without fear of damaging the target, removing it, getting back into position, and advancing. All in between 5 to 15 seconds.
Another detail that I just remembered, for the 5 to 10 years where I was relic hunting in Metal Detecting that seriously, to where I was trying to run my business at night from my computer so that I could spend all of the days out and about… I had to start sleeping in a different direction because I kept kicking my spouse. On days where I had been in waist high water you use this strange scoop type thing and I would recover hundreds and hundreds of targets per day, and sometimes I would get focused on a real special piece of land in the water so it’s been several weeks in the water and those reflexes would stay with me even when I was asleep.
1 thing i love from you is that failing at an idea dosent stop you from making a video about it. its really hard to show the high and lows online but you know that content is everything :P
I guess youtube didn't think I would be interested in this video. Did not get any notification about this video 3 months ago when it dropped. Glad I stopped by your profile today. Enjoyed the video! Cool you were able to get that interview.
You are a genius. I would love to see a juggler try to wipe while juggling or does that job go to an underpaid assistant? If you sit on the toilet your legs sleep after a few minutes. What happens after 12 hours?
"highly recommended juggling balls" the fact that you didn't have to say the brand and I could tell which company you meant is saying something about their quality.
You did an amazing job even trying. It was also amazing that this did not start during the pandemic. Working up to breaking one sounds like something that many people might have decided to start then :-) ( I settled for just walking a little more to where there is a great chance to get cool sunrise pictures in the early morning and also writing Print on Demand books and ebooks. But thinking about world records did cross my mind for a moment)
This is a great way to present how interesting the record is, framing it instead as a question about how to beat it, and at the end really understanding that maybe it won’t be
You could just take the easy way out and apply for a Guinness World Record in a category that *no one has ever tried.* "Longest Time Spent Juggling Rainbow-Colored Koosh-Balls"
Awesome video and I love that you offered your "failure" as in beautiful humility. Although the record wasn't broken, you are better off for having tried, and so are your viewers.
I’m no juggler, but I’m all too familiar with the itchy nose problem. For me it happens when I have to focus on sitting still. So usually during a haircut. The itch might be anywhere on my face, but the inner nostril tickle is definitely the worst.
I wish I could do stuff like this but after a couple of minutes my ADD would either make it my entire personality or snatch me away and say, "ooo look, the thing you were interested in for months on end, then randomly forgot about even though it was almost the only thing you could think about :D"
That's kinda the impression I got, too. I'm willing to speculate that he is on the spectrum, at least slightly, given the insane dedication he puts towards this one activity. That might be the reason no one could beat this record, it's simply something regular people aren't able to do.
I want to see Austin write his autobiography, "Failure is ALWAYS an Option," and have it describe all of these times he tried and failed to accomplish goals. I think that book we'd all buy!
I respect the fact that you made this video only to admit you failed. We need more media about, you know, how it's ok to fail sometimes! If we normalize failure the same way we've glamorized success, that would be great for us as a species, especially when it comes to con artists, scums and the 1% hunger for more capital.
If you’re still looking for something similar to Perplex City, in the state of Maine there is something called Dirigo Treasures, very similar but not as large and only in the state. Not very many puzzles but it is something similar
Honestly, it can seem like the most disappointing thing when you work towards a goal for so long only to fall short in the end. But that’s how life works out sometimes. Cool on you for still pushing through and making the video.
I remember a long time ago I worked at a pizza parlor and juggled non-stop doughballs, to the delight of the customers. Made a lot of tips, and the employees just let me go because of the shared-tips and I went for like forty-five minutes. I never thought anything of it. What was hilarious was after my shift I kept having a problem with zoning in on the front at a close distance and was unable to go left or right. Really weird.
The sped up juggling looks like an infinity symbol. Like the infinite and endless void of those yellow orbs rising and falling, slipping from his hand, again and again. Forever...forever...FOREVER. Bless you man, I'd have gone nuts at hour 2 at best.
I'm the world record holder from the video. It was a pleasure being approached and interviewed. He was kind to edit out my fumbles and failed magic trick. I'm happy to answer questions anyone has.
The only real obstacle I had faced was my arms getting cramped. My first attempt was only 2 hours for that reason, but with 100+ hours of practice I was able to break the record. I actually broke the record a few times because the recording equipment malfunctioned.
Wow! You doing it a few times is even more awesome!
Do people ever recognize you from the record book? I know you are a magician and all but does anyone just know you from the WR?
@@zacrevier8721 nope. In very few circles I'm known. Performers in my area (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) definitely know me. I've gotten a few emails from people around the world letting me know they are attempting my record. I encourage them and give advice.
are you going to ejc this year in Madrid?
@@theokurpierz I'm not a very social juggler. It is extremely rare that I attend even local juggling clubs or festivals.
Love this video Austin, keep going and we can see you in the book one day!
dang, i tried getting a record once, and gave up immediatly, i was like 9 and dont even remember what i was going for
Breaking a world record is like drumming with no experience, it looks fun and easy on the surface but when you're behind the seat its a whole different story
Unless that record is the largest body part. Pretty sure the guy with the biggest nose, didn't spend all his days picking it to have it get that way... hold up, or did he??😳
I almost have a world record.
i take it you're a drummer?
@@betaversion9654 beginner, not the best. Can do song 2 by blur. But I guess
@@view6998 hey im right there with ya in the "beginner, not the best" category. i think we will both amount to great things.
The fact that this must have overlapped with that drama of Hollywood executives stringing him along for months and him trying to animate the Bargain Bin Cinematic Universe is hilarious.
He's been.... *juggling* a lot of projects
Careful, he's a hero
boooooooooo
(excellent work friend)
@@ccriztoff 🤓
Using the word “absurd” in the title worked once and this man just decided to add it to every single video title going forward.
gotta respect the grind
Well, you can't fault him for an accurate assessment on his part.
I think it's pretty accurate in this case though.
I find that absurd
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed
I can't even play a video game for 12 straight hours, let alone just a single task. I applaud your efforts.
I would say then you're not a true gamer but when I was younger doing this wasn't all fun. My eyes at the end felt like they were going to fall out of my head, my lower half felt like it didn't exist after about the 3 hour mark, and lastly the outside of my thumbs literally wore away and I perpetually had what looked like a rash on my hands. (it would alway go away within the same day luckly) So you didn't miss much lol
@@DoubsGaming When I was younger, that was just a Saturday. I'd go to bed and still see the game playing out with my eyes closed. Now that I'm older I'm lucky if I can squeeze in 4 straight hours.
@@drewtheunspoken3988 Back in the day we had these LAN parties where when someone had the parents out of town, we would all bring our computers over (no laptops, big and heavy monitors), set up a local area network, and play. I went over 40 hours with minor food and bathroom breaks, a friend did 62. One dude fell off his chair and fell asleep in exactly the uncomfortable position he landed in. Another guy ended up having his face land on the (oldschool) keyboard after passing out and falling asleep. After some seconds the computer starts beeping if you press buttons for too long, so we disconnected the keyboard. He woke up hours later with an impressive keyboard impression all across one side of his face.
@@kurtilein3 That's hardcore. I remember LAN parties. I was fortunate enough to know someone who owned a computer shop ( The Eager Beaver) and they had a whole room dedicated to LAN parties. Some of my favorite memories are playing a modded Doom for about 6 hours. My longest personal stretch was about 13/14 hours when Final Fantasy VII (PS1) came out in '97.
Depends on the game…
This man could make a 20 minute storytime video on this one time he blinked and I'd still be entertained.
Bring. it. on.
I feel like you're both giving him a lot of credit but not enough credit at the same time
@@donsanchodelapanza Have you watched his other videos? I'm trying to say he can make some of the most mundane things interesting and entertaining. So yes you're kinda right.
@@337Disgraciad yeah I meant, you're giving him a lot of credit for his ability to make seemingly mundane things entertaining/interesting, but to be fair the topics he picks aren't as bland or inconsequential as that one time he blinked (just had some fun taking your hyperbolic joke literally, haha).
@@donsanchodelapanza yeh i get lol, thx for talking.
This man does the stupidest things just for our entertainment. Respect
He does it for our respect
@@iangolden6454 Nah, pretty sure he did this for his own entertainment
@@ITR yeah actually he just wanted to see how many people would watch this video where he doesn’t break a world record sheesh actually that’s basically the foundation of Liam Thompsons vid XD
@@iangolden6454 ayo Liam Thompson is king, I see you're a man of culture
the king of spending a huge amount of time trying to do something insanely ambitious that never pans out. looking forward to whatever comes out of that cinematic universe project.
You know, sometimes I feel like Austin is a modern adult version of Charlie Brown. He tries lots of things, he rarely succeeds (sorry, Austin, no offense, please), but his journeys and his unstoppable passion is the reason why he is so charming and inspiring.
Love ya, man
You hit the nail on the head: no wonder we all love Austin, he's like the loveable Charlie Brown.
This is not a joke, every time I fail at something, I just go "Come on, Austin failed at so much more than you and he's still going!"
Always helps, thanks Austin
Another video of "the story of how Austin fails to perform some obscure goal", my favorite! (srsly tho - love these kinds of videos, convinced me to start writing part-time to try and become published)
oh? what kind of stuff do you Write?
I’m so happy you got to interview this guy. I started juggling at the start of the pandemic and I remember going from 25 seconds to 45 minutes in about 6 days and, like most jugglers, looked at that record and wondered for a second if it would be possible to break. Also wondered how the hell he did it. Itchy nose is a huge thing, concentration isn’t too bad for the first hour I think, I’ve never gone over that initial 45 minutes though, only tried once since then and got to like 20. It does suck. I gave up (1:54). You clearly didn’t and pushed on.
If you want to break my record go for it asap. Records only get harder to break. I used regular tennis balls.
It boggles my mind that someone had the displine and willpower to juggle for 12 hours and five minutes. David Slick is not only insanely talented but also seems like a nice guy. This was a great video,
Thanks. Austin made me able to relax with his calm demeanor. He is the same as you see on video.
Chris Smith (eventually to be renamed Chris Slicker), from the YT channel “Chris & Jack” is also working towards this record! In their most recent juggling live stream he made 3 hours! I believe he plans on attempting 6 hours at some point soon.
Now I want to see an endurance race of Chris slicker vs Austin McConnell
I once drove over 11 hours without stopping once, and that includes not peeing the whole time. A result of very sparing ingestion of water coupled with temperatures just warm enough to sweat away enough moisture that I didn't have to stop to pee.
I don't go nearly that long anymore because urinary tract infections started happening. But maybe for juggling...
Congrats? I wouldn't trade you. The catheter (worn like a condom) is much better option than holding it or pissing yourself. I know from experience.
Also how did you not pass out from heat exhaustion/dehydration? I did it to myself twice by accident.
@@tatehildyard5332 I was in an air conditioned library lobby. 3 ball juggling barely involves swinging my arms and doesn't heat me up like an exercise.
@@bobbyfreethe170 I was talking to the first guy about basically dehydrating himself to avoid peeing
I really appreciate this video and juggling itself. I used to practice juggling in rehab and it's an almost meditative activity. If things are too hectic and you need to center yourself give it a try.
He looks pretty young in those TV clips. That seems like it'd help--a young person's more likely to have the energy/endurance to accomplish that feat, and crazy enough to actually commit to going through with it.
I work 12 hour shifts for work and its pretty brutal, even with breaks. I can't imagine just sitting and doing the same motion for that entire time with no stopping or eating
I like that Austin tries all sorts of things and then just, explains what he discovered. It's fascinating learning the intricate details of so many random things.
Yessss more Austin McConnell content! Something to relax my anxiety with.
You are one of my favorite UA-camrs because you make the videos that you want to make and don’t chase trends it may not always work out for the algorithm but it always works out for me, thank you.
Honestly, I really love how your channel has absolutely no theme to it. I admire how you make videos about literally any subject you want. Keep it up, I’ll always watch 👍🏻
Austin always has that one secret backstory that he would eventually make a video on, I bet he still has an entire warehouse worth of them
It's like Doofenshmirt's backstories
Your videos never cease to entertain Austin
This channel is consistently the most interesting and entertaining of all the channels I’ve found that specifically deal with the topic of not succeeding at something. Every other big channel is always something cool or interesting that somebody did. This is the only channel I’ve found that does an equally good job at making the subject matter how they failed at something. It’s great. Keep it up.
And with an upload, Austin McConnell has once again made my day that much better
"With all these jugglers, why hasn't the record been broken in over a decade?"
"Catheter."
"Ah."
Ha ha ha! I am surprised my record has held over a decade. There are millions of people who can do the basic juggling and the record is well known. With so much competition it should be at 20 hours by now.
Thank you Austin. Your hard work and excellent story telling is appreciated 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love your videos. You can take the most mundane situation and make it funny, interesting, or informative. Thank you!!
Sooo great~ love how you maintain the positivity during the “watch me fail gloriously” segments. May even be a great schtick for ya! Mad respect💙
im always happy to see it when record holders r more than happy to provide tips & tricks when someone comes to them saying “im gunning for ur record.” they kno just how much time & effort it takes to get as far as they did and r more than happy to hand off the torch if someone else can do it too.
Exactly! When someone finally breaks my record then my awesome title just goes from Guinness World Record Holder to Breaker. The stunt is too hard on the body for me to want to do it again.
Man you’re a great storyteller. I barely read the titles, I know you’ll make it interesting
What a fantastic video on learning when to give it up. THIS was awesome. Especially, nailing that interview with the current world record holder, WOW! You never fail to entertain us with your ideas & knowledge. Thank you for sharing your personal journeys with all of us randoms that watch your channel. Can't wait to see what you'll do next?🤗💕
Austin, as someone who has “mastered” a ridiculous amount of tasks that require not only perfect muscle memory… but ABSOLUTE SYMMETRY With the device or task… Until you are more comfortable with it and more familiar with it than you are the back of your hand or the palms of your hands or any other part of your body that you look at a lot.
For me at LEAST a couple hundred hours might get my foot in the door. But I really don’t start making strides until I’m well past 1000 hours. But I’m a pretty slow learner.
Considering I usually document and journal these journey…. You really start to see patterns when you can look through a journal or spreadsheet of all of your events over months and years… You start to pick out common patterns and weird things like that (no matter what kind of random task it is at the time)… I always have a pretty good idea of how much time I’ve spent and even write down details of each particular event.
Some examples of these things that I have done personally are cycling… Which when I used to compete I rode thousands of miles per month and documented every single outing. Usually riding 7 to 10 times per week and according to what type of racing I was into at the time… I could be riding anywhere from 50 to 100 miles each time.
There are many tasks that I’ve mastered in my professional life and the businesses that I run… But they’re kind of hard to explain to folks who don’t also specialize in electronics engineering things… (or my other business which is building vintage reproduction musical instruments using hand tools)
But I’m going to try and describe one that you might be somewhat familiar with and would be easier for me to describe….
something you might be familiar with… And it’s going to sound strange… Metal Detecting. I’ve been doing it since I was seven years old, and there were many years over the past decade where I detected at least 250 days out of the year and usually each trip was at least three or four hours. But there were at least a good 100 to 150 days per year where I would hunt for 6 to 8 hours or even 12 hours. The machines used by enthusiast like myself are extremely complicated computerized pieces of equipment… costing as much as a nice used car.
No matter how long you’ve been Detecting, a new machine takes a minimum of 500 hours before you feel somewhat comfortable with the machine. Probably about as comfortable as your machine as a soccer mom is driving her minivan. But it takes 1000 hours or more to become proficient and to synergize with the machine like a hobbyist race car driver who goes out and has fun on the weekend. At about 3000 to 5000 hours you’re getting to the level of a professional race car driver and how comfortable they are with their steering wheel and seat. I know that’s a strange comparison but it’s basically humans interfacing with the technology so I figured it’s the best way to explain it.
And after about 10,000 hours there’s not much else you could learn or know more skills to home with that particular machine. You’ve become one with it to the point where the barometric pressure and moisture level of the air changes the settings you use on your machine. Cloud cover, distance from electric lines, all of that stuff makes a difference. At this point I can find and retrieve a target even if it’s in a foot deep of red Georgia clay all in the period of about 15 seconds. That’s finding it, pinpointing it, inserting my pry tool without fear of damaging the target, removing it, getting back into position, and advancing. All in between 5 to 15 seconds.
Another detail that I just remembered, for the 5 to 10 years where I was relic hunting in Metal Detecting that seriously, to where I was trying to run my business at night from my computer so that I could spend all of the days out and about… I had to start sleeping in a different direction because I kept kicking my spouse. On days where I had been in waist high water you use this strange scoop type thing and I would recover hundreds and hundreds of targets per day, and sometimes I would get focused on a real special piece of land in the water so it’s been several weeks in the water and those reflexes would stay with me even when I was asleep.
Surprisingly interesting stuff, Austin. Thanks for the quality content.
1 thing i love from you is that failing at an idea dosent stop you from making a video about it. its really hard to show the high and lows online but you know that content is everything :P
For whatever undefineable and particular reason the videos you make are really entertaining.
So in those "X minutes of useless information" videos when he says he was working on it, I always thought it was a joke, but I guess not
Good to see you upload something again. Every single day i live is absurd as it is.
I guess youtube didn't think I would be interested in this video. Did not get any notification about this video 3 months ago when it dropped. Glad I stopped by your profile today. Enjoyed the video! Cool you were able to get that interview.
great quest, austin. yet another fine journey travelled this time.
There's a phrase I never thought I'd hear! "There are a number of problems that you are faced with when endurance juggling."
Absurd has to be Austin’s favourite word
Your videos are always so entertaining no matter what they are about. Thanks for another great video!
Go for it Austin. I'm currently waiting on the confirmation for my own first world record.
The Juggler needs to be a hero in the BBCU
I think you could combine the standing problem and bathroom problem by sitting on a toilet, allowing you to go at anytime, just have someone flush...
You are a genius.
I would love to see a juggler try to wipe while juggling or does that job go to an underpaid assistant?
If you sit on the toilet your legs sleep after a few minutes. What happens after 12 hours?
I will literally never get tired of how much variety and personally your channel has!!
I had a very strong feeling a catheter was involved
"highly recommended juggling balls" the fact that you didn't have to say the brand and I could tell which company you meant is saying something about their quality.
Awesome video as always, that twist in him talking about solving the #1 problem was wild. Keep it up!
You did an amazing job even trying. It was also amazing that this did not start during the pandemic. Working up to breaking one sounds like something that many people might have decided to start then :-) ( I settled for just walking a little more to where there is a great chance to get cool sunrise pictures in the early morning and also writing Print on Demand books and ebooks. But thinking about world records did cross my mind for a moment)
Very informative video! Cool stuff
This is a great way to present how interesting the record is, framing it instead as a question about how to beat it, and at the end really understanding that maybe it won’t be
Yellow flannel. Does this mean Austin is giving juggling a 10/10?
I like your channel because you just do whatever you want and you don't stick to just one genre of content.
Next up, Austin learns to play Erik Satie's "Vexations."
You could just take the easy way out and apply for a Guinness World Record in a category that *no one has ever tried.*
"Longest Time Spent Juggling Rainbow-Colored Koosh-Balls"
You should try to get the longest juggling for STANDING his David was sitting
never been this early. you're such a delight.
Same
Awesome video and I love that you offered your "failure" as in beautiful humility. Although the record wasn't broken, you are better off for having tried, and so are your viewers.
WORLD RECORD!!!
I’m no juggler, but I’m all too familiar with the itchy nose problem. For me it happens when I have to focus on sitting still. So usually during a haircut. The itch might be anywhere on my face, but the inner nostril tickle is definitely the worst.
I love this so much, you're not afraid to be honest to tell a cool story
Hey Austin, how’s your heart going? You seem much better and happier, so I hope that means your heart is too.
This video inspired me to begin juggling and I love it now. Thank you :)
I wish I could do stuff like this but after a couple of minutes my ADD would either make it my entire personality or snatch me away and say, "ooo look, the thing you were interested in for months on end, then randomly forgot about even though it was almost the only thing you could think about :D"
David's mannerisms and facial expressions kinda reminded me of Sheldon Cooper at times
That's kinda the impression I got, too.
I'm willing to speculate that he is on the spectrum, at least slightly, given the insane dedication he puts towards this one activity.
That might be the reason no one could beat this record, it's simply something regular people aren't able to do.
You will do it one day you will do it one day man one day
Never would’ve thought of the eye aspect
i can't juggle and I think it looks amazing and magical
I liked the color composition of this video. The grey background contrasted nicely with the yellow balls and snazzy yellow shirt.
You never know what he’s going to upload but you do know it’s going to be good
This is one of my favorite videos you made
I want to see Austin write his autobiography, "Failure is ALWAYS an Option," and have it describe all of these times he tried and failed to accomplish goals. I think that book we'd all buy!
You never failed, Austin. In fact, you did something even better which is making this video
Just want to say Austin is looking much better. Hope your are doing well!
Congrats on becoming a Juggalo Austin!
Me who can't even juggle 2 balls
Nice name
I respect the fact that you made this video only to admit you failed.
We need more media about, you know, how it's ok to fail sometimes!
If we normalize failure the same way we've glamorized success, that would be great for us as a species, especially when it comes to con artists, scums and the 1% hunger for more capital.
“That thing that some men call failure, I call living. And I’m not gonna stop until I clean the entire plate!” Pierce Hawthorne - ‘Community’
@@alexanderthegreat1270 Geez, that was a great line. One of my favorite Pierce lines ever. I live by that shit.
this man can make money by TELLING people he juggled
Oh, Austin! When will it ever be your turn?
If you’re still looking for something similar to Perplex City, in the state of Maine there is something called Dirigo Treasures, very similar but not as large and only in the state. Not very many puzzles but it is something similar
Cutting from the interview back to the studio at the mention of the catheter was priceless
I can't juggle at all! I think it's cool that you attempted it. And David Slick was fun.
I’m so glad I found that stupid bear attack video years ago because this has become one of my favorite channels
I find it amazing that this video has been effectively in the works since before the pandemic.
2 hours or so is still excellent endurance. Loved the interview!
this guy living the life of a movie character or like the life of many movie chararacters all at once and thats trully amazing!
Honestly, it can seem like the most disappointing thing when you work towards a goal for so long only to fall short in the end. But that’s how life works out sometimes. Cool on you for still pushing through and making the video.
Your tenacity is impressive. I couldn't stick with something like that for that long
OF COURSE Austin would go straight to the source and interview the previous record-setter. Great video!
I remember a long time ago I worked at a pizza parlor and juggled non-stop doughballs, to the delight of the customers. Made a lot of tips, and the employees just let me go because of the shared-tips and I went for like forty-five minutes. I never thought anything of it. What was hilarious was after my shift I kept having a problem with zoning in on the front at a close distance and was unable to go left or right. Really weird.
Loved hearing the journey
Solved the standing problem by…”sitting”. 😂🤣😂
Super coincidental that you post this shortly after I began working towards a different(and much shorter) juggling world record
its always a good day when Austin uploads a video
:)
The timelapse at 1:47 looked really cool, like an infinity symbol
How are you so damn good at video making. Love to see it. Great stuff, keep it up.
The sped up juggling looks like an infinity symbol. Like the infinite and endless void of those yellow orbs rising and falling, slipping from his hand, again and again. Forever...forever...FOREVER.
Bless you man, I'd have gone nuts at hour 2 at best.