9 Levels of Pickpocketing: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Publicado 2023-10-30
Attenzione, pickpockets! Magician Ben Seidman demonstrates and explains pickpocketing techniques in 9 levels of difficulty, from the easiest to most complex. From a traditional outside jacket pocket snatch to stealing someone's neck tie in broad daylight, this sleight-of-hand expert shows us how to protect ourselves from master pickpocket petty theft.

Director: Maya Dangerfield
Director of Photography: Dominik Czaczyk
Editor: Jordan Calig
Expert: Ben Seidman
Creative Producer: Katherine Wzorek
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Kameryn Hamilton
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production & Equipment Manager: Kevin Balash
Production Coordinator: Kariesha Kidd
Camera Operator: Josh Andersen; Omar Elgohary
Sound Mixer: Kari Barber
Production Assistant: Fernando Barajas; Brock Spitaels
Hair & Make-Up: Vanessa Renee
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malazia
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • This man is dangerous. Just the skill is already insane, but he combined it with charisma, good looking, and good public speaking
  • @Iscannon
    He's so charismatic that I'd probably just give him my phone if he asked
  • I love the "Who's phone did I take" at the end. Such a funny way to end a set if he was doing this for a crowd. He'd have people that didn't even come up to the stage checking to make sure their phone wasn't stollen.
  • @cronicle567
    This guy was so good, he actually had me feeling my own pocket to make sure he didn’t somehow pull a fast one on me
  • @vikhyath.
    This guy, the lockpicking lawyer & that insane geoguessr dude should form a group.
  • @eakmadashma
    8:42 love how he says "watch" as he takes it. This guy is incredibly smooth not only in actions but with how quick he can spin up a web of words to distract
  • @The21stGamer
    This guy has min-maxxed the con-artist build. Charismatic, quick-thinking, knows how to pickpocket, good at acting and social manipulation, the list goes on! He's the person that criminal masterminds planning a heist are referring to when they say "I know a guy".
  • @ArkenGAMES
    Summary: Don't let strangers touch you.
  • @desmoMarco91
    Many fail to understand that this type of sleight of hand mastery takes YEARS to perfection in such a manner. I don't ususally enjoy when magicians expose their tricks but in this case its useful and he is a genius
  • @me1ody69
    this guy is the first pickpocket performer that isn't moving around so frantically like Apollo or Bob Arno (no hate). at least in the first few stages where that isn't necessary at all
  • @iFr4nkLin
    I started my internship as thief assistant few weeks ago and thanks to this guide I hope I can do better and make my supervisor proud of me, thanks Ben
  • @Guplo1082
    bro was controling the steal, the magic, the chatting, the sight, all at once, thats impressive
  • @DaFuqBoom3r
    This man turned a joke into a series with hope, despair, loss and hype. He deserves every bit of recognition he has and even beyond that
  • @a2rhombus2
    My favorite part is he's so good at redirection that I knew he was pickpocketing and I didn't even realize he was stealing more than just his intended target. Through the whole tie steal I didn't notice ANYTHING else
  • @shmeldilliogo69
    “You should look inward” is such a nicer way of hearing “you need help”
  • @goldenpony822
    I love it how being raised in certain areas, makes you immediately go suspicious if anyone gets close to your table and you get hands and eyes on valuables instantly.
  • @DenisRyan
    I think the thing I love most about this video is that while he looks great pulling one over on all the unsuspecting guests, we know the actual crew have no excuse. Presumably they're all on high alert, both excited to have him in studio, but also abundantly aware of exactly what's he's capable of, yet he still manages to get them too. Guy's a rare talent.
  • @YaroslavNechaev
    One dude tried to do level 7 on me on the street — honestly he almost succeeded, I noticed the movement of my phone, held on to it and the thief retreated promptly. It was done so smoothly it took me a minute to process what was going on after he was gone.