![]() Which is why we now refuse to blink in public. ( Link)įor one of the most insanely fast watch steals, fast-forward to the 6:06 mark. He’s also a hypnotist, which sounds like a deadly combination for the prospects of hanging onto your cash. No, the Founder of Funk did not go around swiping wallets, this James Brown happens to be a “Professional Opportunist.” He pulls off other sleight of hand moves, but the lifting of watches is the most impressive. He could also take your underwear, which he does in the video. Actually, that would be getting off easy. ( Link)ĭon’t piss off Bob Arno in public or he might just remove the shirt you’re wearing without you noticing. ( Link)Īnytime there’s a comment on a Youtube video that says, “How did he steal the man’s sock?” WATCH THAT VIDEO! The collection of nice watches he gathers from the crowd is pretty hilarious as well. The professional pickpocket and sleight-of-hand artist steals our hearts. Not only does he remove watches, pens, and wallets, but he does more fascinating stuff that you won’t even realize until the end. The Spectacular Thefts of Apollo Robbins: Street pickpockets generally work in teams, known as whiz mobs or wire mobs. The occasion is a profile and a feature story published a month before the Department of. He did, and proceeded to remove a variety of items from Matt Lauer and crew. The subject is Apollo Robbins, an extremely talented pickpocket. ( Link)Īpollo Robbins is so good, The Today Show had him on to try and do his stealing live. It also provides valuable tips like: Be careful around “Be aware of pickpockets” signs. He then proceeds to hand one of them all the stuff he continually swipes from the other. He managed to steal the forner president’s itinerary, the keys to his motorcade and the badges of the agents. In this TED talk, James Freedman calls two audience members up on stage to help him out. Sleight of hand artist Apollo Robbins was so proficient that he once managed to pick the pockets of 2 secret service agents assigned to former president Jimmy Carter. Here he demonstrates how he can use tactile misdirection to swipe things like a watch, a wallet, and even some poor dude’s tie. He tricks people into all sorts of insane things. If you’ve ever seen Mind Control with Derren Brown (a show that was on Sci-Fi/Syfy for a bit), you know that Derren Brown’s skills go far beyond pickpocketing. Don’t believe us? Check out these videos from some masters of stealth theft. Watching someone who is skilled in the art of pickpocketing is like watching an incredible magician. ![]() That said, it can also be a thing of beauty. Sleight of hand artist, theatrical pickpocket, and our collaborator in some of our earliest neuromagic studies, Apollo Robbins (aka The Gentleman. Stealing someone’s wallet or cell is illegal. By Susana Martinez-Conde on September 23, 2013.
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