The surprising secret that solves your problems quickly | Collins Key | TEDxSantaBarbara

The answer to EVERY problem is hiding in plain sight! This is an education & entertainment focused TEDx Talk by Collins Key, who gained national notoriety for becoming the first magician to become a finalist on America’s Got Talent and is currently one the world’s biggest family / children friendly comedy YouTube influencers with over 8 million subscribers where he uploads viral videos and teaches his millions of fans how to make fun comedy and humor DIY food experiments / technology life hack.

In this engaging performance Collins Key breaks down learning the surprising secret that solves your problems quickly by using the art form of magic and explains that the answer to every problem is hiding in plain sight. The only question left to learn in this TED talk is, do you see it? Collins Key, with 6.5M+subscribers, is one of the fastest growing channels on YouTube having gone from 1M to 6M subscribers in less than a year. His unique blend of viral trends and family friendly content makes his channel unlike any other with over 100M views in the last 30 days alone.

[CollinsKey]

Such an honor to be able to give a TEDx talk. Hope you enjoy.

[isabellapergrossi]

i have never seen collins go so long in a vid without YEETING impressive

[ShubhamSharma-yxik]

This was amazing...it’s incredibly motivating to see a self-made man(or teen) come up and share his idea, and above all, give respect to minute details since a very young age. Big fan!!!

[SkylerBaird]

The other part of the magic is that he knows about YouTube and the algorithm. By making a riddle in a video that we have to go back to figure out over and over again, it makes the YouTube algorithm promote this video even more because we're spending more time on it. Then he gets a highlighted comment and sends even more people to his page.

[isabellag]

Watching this after watching Collins and devan doing a Christmas challenge😂😂😂 and his mood is so calm in this and he’s not yelling the whole time😂😂

[jphilrose]

He misdirects on the first solution. He quite clearly says "Using nothing except for these items - a candle, some pushpins and some matches". This rule explicitly excludes the box. He would need to say "a box of pushpins" to allow the box. So when he says you can use to box to find the solution that is "in plain sight", he is violating the very rules he specified. This itself may be a total misdirection to "prove his point", and expects us to fall for it, which most of us do (and yes, I did till thinking about it further) . . . unless he simple forgot to say a "box of pushpins", but in this case he did, so his solution is invalid for the rules given. Note that the original Karl Duncker test did in fact include the box.

[kwilson]

In case anyone is watching this for the second time, he touches his key at 2:41 and at 7:09. Very clever!

[judyberes]

I did notice the cards were different in the second set. I'd turn the champange bottle upside down and pour champagne from a different bottle into the recess, using it as a glass. :) Lots of fun.

[clem]

dear collins I have been watching you for only lord knows how long and just want to thank you for always making me smile even than i'm down. your channel has been an inspiration to me and i'm sure other people

[TruckingandLife]

Solving problems seems so simple, but a lot us Have a problem doing that simple thing! Thanks for this video.

[teacherlisa]

For all of my life, I have been criticized and misjudged based on any of these three common ways of the thinking. I'm very creative. My ideas are often either noticed and positively embraced or ridiculed. However, if people were to suspend these three limits, then they would be able to see the creativity in problem-solving and improve the situation more efficiently and effectively. Suspend quick judgments. Consider creative alternatives to answer the challenges at-hand.

1. Misconceptions.
Reassess the details to bring the information to surface in order to improve cognitive thinking.
2. Assumptions
Don't assume there are only certain resolutions.
3. Expectations
The answer you expect to find can limit your thinking.

[lulumoon]

Everyone should either know some magic, or have a friend who does, very invaluable! 👍❤️

[vtaeminsandvitamins]

Who else came here from Collins Key??? Like if you did
Edit: Thanks for 23 likes that is the most I ever gotten! Lol

[yashahire]

Answer to every problem is very easy but hiding in plain sight .
Useful tips :
1.Access all the resources, All the details
2.Observe the problem Pay close to attention
3.Every problem has a one simple solution
4.Maybe the problem you are struggling with is not even a problem
5.Answer can ve very simple
5.Your answer might be floating above you but you can't see it

[marklord]

Nice video. I actually solved the other problems after the initial candle one because I opened my mind to other possibilities. Nice!

[soniatorres]

I didnt know Collins could be SERIOUS for over 1 second...im proud of him...😎😎😎😀😀

[trevordallas]

This is great for awareness that our brains are wired such that we default to certain assumptions or more complicated ways of problem solving. The "school bus direction" problem is a pristine example of how adults complicate things whereas children aren't as biased. Again, great talk and information that proves the point. Question is: What tools exist that we can utilize that help us overcome this? Most viewers will leave this video never to research and benefit from the powerful outcomes that we witnessed...knowing that it can be transformative in our lives. We just toss away a potentially radical new way of thinking that may lead us to our own greatness...so to speak.

[cps]

Your presentation of the candle problem should have included the phrase "...a box of push pins". I noticed the box right away, but intentionally excluded it because of your specific instructions.

[ht_sheehan]

He’s so calm in *HE ISNT ON HIS CHANNEL* 😂

[devlinw]

the first time he touches the key on his chest he points to image to which in the background there is a painting of champagne bottles i think thats what hes pointing to and secondly when he touches his key the second time he points to the cards, the image on the back of the cards mimics the cups sitting under the bill. i didn't realised at first but i remembered there was this old trick of folding things over and over in made it stronger similar to the inside of the cardboard. this is what allows the bill to keep the salt suspended. the image on the back of the card is the trick i think just a theory. still dont know how he gets the champagne maybe he cracks the bottle or whatever.