REVEALED! Kostya Kimlat on Penn & Teller Fool Us

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[sugimation]

Everybody: cool he’s revealing it we can all learn it!
Everybody after video: well shit I still can’t do that.

[chookchack]

Thats pure skill and experience. No illusion, no bs.

[KostyaKimlat]

I decided to reveal the method myself because I think "revealed" videos online are just terrible. They steal from the artist; they give away their art of craft without permission. And they steal from the viewer, who is given the illusion of knowledge. The people who make those videos don't know what they're destroying, including their own reputation. I wanted to use what I thought was a negative pull into a positive push. I encourage anyone who wants to learn magic to go to the source, the books, the videos and the artists who create them, not the people who steal from them.

[kentuckymn]

Years worth of practice for 1 minute of magic, that is incredible! I can't imagine what tricks you are currently practicing now that we will see in 2+ years! What a legend you are Kostya!

[mirandameyhem]

The skill and practice required for this kind of precision is absolutely astounding. You are a true master of your craft, sir. Well done.

[Dr.UldenWascht]

When you reach a point where even revealing the method won't be enough for others to replicate the effect ✨
Thank you for letting the world experience this level of competency. I feel smarter watching this.

[innitbruv]

This is the closest thing to real magic. Heck it's infinitely times better

[arcade_matt]

Watched how he did it... still fooled. 😄

[TaylorMade]

The only part of this I can do is open the deck of cards

[bendyparanormal]

I’ve always enjoyed seeing you perform and hearing you lecture and talk about magic. Walking off stage, Penn said, “He’s better than you think, I’m telling you that!”
Well, once it was revealed that you actually did what you did, everyone, (magicians and lay people alike), knew immediately and without question something I’ve known and been witnessing for years: Just how talented you truly are. And then to have Penn tell us you’re even better than we think says a lot about their respect for you and your true level of talent.
I’m happy to see you get this kind of recognition. And you can use it in your speaking engagements to show that hard work, dedication and perseverance WILL pay off. Pursuing our passions can make the seemingly impossible for others less dedicated, an eventual, achievable goal for us as individuals who stay focused.
Well done, Sir. And...I’m not the least bit surprised by your achievements. You’ve worked for, and deserve, every damn one of them. Congrats, and much continued success.

[siddharthyadav]

"That perfection can never be achieved is no excuse to to never try"- Paladin

You have put years and countless hours of practice to achieve this 'effect'; that could have been achieved with gimmicks, and yet, here you are revealing a method which isn't much of a reveal but more of a testimony to what can be done when someone tries to achieve something with pure skill and no deception. Well done, Kostya! You represent patience, persistence, perseverance and above all- Love for the Art.

[WMTeWu]

I would like to see this in slow motion. Maybe a colaboration with The Slow Mo Guys ??

[albertlwj]

it's so apparent how in love you are with your craft, and that's what makes your acts so special

[mikeoliver]

The fact that you do that trick for real is the best magic I've ever experienced. It is magical to me that a person can train themselves to do what seems impossible.
Your more conventional magic ( if you could call magic conventional ) is also very impressive and fun to watch.

[wyar]

Hell of a man ! In this trick what was most important it was you - Real Magician with Real Personality. That's what Penn and Teller appreciated most.

[ferdinandluskel]

1:53
-Thats a beautiful shuffle!
- Thats years of my life right there.
LOL :D

[dkgray]

Now that I know how it's done, i'm even more impressed... and to achieve a level of which you can do it every time is just... incredible.

[MarkArandjus]

Kostya NO! Now everyone will be able to do this trick... in 18 years :D

[dingdangdog]

"People wanna know the effect but not the method"

This statement really struck a chord in me because it made me recall one of the best movies about magic - The Prestige. It made me remember the ordeals Angier had to go through just so he could outdo Borden and that no one would ever know the pain that he had to go through in every performance.

Truly amazing.

[sandmanmac]

What a likable person you are, and your performances are 'magical'. The time and dedication that you put into this "trick" is mind boggling to me. You may have just shown hundreds of thousands of people how to do it, but less than a handful of us would EVER be able to.
You sir, are a genius. Well done!