Apollo Robbins Demonstrates the Technique of a Master Pickpocket | The New Yorker 

The real trick was RU-vid stealing all your personal info while you were watching this video

Pick pocketing someone un-noticed whilst telling the person you're pick pocketing them.... That's skill on a whole new level.

Apollo: Are you a virgin? Dude: Yes Apollo: Check again!

I like how he literally demonstrates stealing his stuff and he still doesn’t notice when it was done

I want to see someone put 15 guys like this in a room together for an hour. One with the most money in pocket at the end wins

Imagine he's like: Look I stole your hat And you look up and you aren't wearing a hat And then you look down and you aren't wearing anything and he's gone

What if he’s like “it’s all about misdirection check to see if your virginity is still there”

One thing people probably don't realize is imagine how effective this would be in a busy crowd like a concert.

If he's so impressive, while I'm typing let's see him steal my pho

Then the camera crew arrived home to realize that their wallets were missing.

I got pickpocketed one time, this guy was so good I can't even get mad at him. After I let go of his hand & walked for a few blocks I noticed I was getting cold so I looked down and realized I was completely buttnaked.

Pickpocket in the court: "I'm more of a magician"

Imagine being him in the 16th century. No cameras and everybody believed in magic.

“The easiest way to steal a man’s wallet is to tell him you’re going to steal his watch” - Kaz Brekker

I was pickpocketed in Italy right outside the Coliseum on a bud. Two shirtless guys got on the bus we were on and starting doing flips and breakdancing, forcing everyone already on the bus to scoot closer together. I was forced next to two old “nuns”. We get off the bus and my wallet is gone (luckily I had given my passport to my friend who had mine and hers in a necklace around her neck). The entire thing took 10 seconds. I got off the bus and realized what had happened and started crying. We called the police and told them what happened and they said it happened all the time and told me to consider myself lucky that they didn’t get my passport. The “nun” bit is one of the oldest in Italy, because who would suspect a nun of any wrongdoing! Lesson learned!

Last trick at 6:30 was literally used on me! Was in Europe and the guy mentioned something about football and did that move. I think I was a lot more sober than he was hoping for.

you couldn’t do this without charisma. the way he draws your attention with his voice and subtle motions is the key

Apollo: “Mam and here’s your child” Pregnant woman: :0

The way to steal a man's wallet is to steal his heart

“You lost the cellphone in your front pocket.” “And while you were looking, you also lost your life too.” *bang*

His greatest tool is his soft soothing voice

This guy I met on the street was really good at misdirection he managed to pick my pocket with his right hand without me even noticing it all while having me focus entirely on the gun in his left hand

Defo gonna try this on grandma... She'll never see it coming, or hear it.

Covid hit the pick pocketing community hard I’d imagine.

This guy is good. It takes me like five minutes just to get my own watch off.

How to defeat master pick pocket in a one-on-one encounter: "don't touch me"

With a name like Apollo, you know he's going to be stellar

Thank you guys, it's gonna help me a lot for my new business. Have a nice day.

His movements are just like martial arts. Look at the flow.

I love Apollo. And for everybody saying, "I would never let someone get that close!", that's the point. He does this for entertainment, the street kids don't, you won't even notice they were there.

I’ve always wanted to meet Apollo. I’ve always sort of prided myself in my situational awareness, so I’d love to interact with a master of manipulation. I feel as though it’s be a very humbling experience 😂

Thanks for showing me the art! Adding this to my playlist!!

In South America I came across a pickpocket. He was very friendly and engaging. He stayed very close to me when talking. I stayed polite even though I felt he was up to no good. I put my hands in my pocket as I talked to him, and he was trying everything to get my attention somewhere else. At one point he wanted to see my hands. I said no. He got nothing.

He stole my cellphone while I was watching this and I found myself staring at my toaster instead.

Expert craftsmanship! Love it!

True ex pickpocket conman or not, the way he speaks shows high class. Very comfortable to listen to too.

When he left the building everyone was double checking their pockets

This is what happens when you max out the pickpocketing skill in a video game

This guy is a genius. He studied and created and perfected all this.should be celebrated more i think

At the end with the sugar packets- “That’s the family fortune” Brilliant.

Alternative, someone who is unconscious can't feel you stealing their stuff either.

The Art of being uncomfortably close to a stranger, and rub against them.

Apollo just stole my heart….that man is gorgeous! 😍💚

Best tutorial ever, thanks❤️

thanks youtube, i'm going to be a better criminal!

So I guess the counter to this is to wear super tight jeans and jacket so that even you struggle to get things out of your pockets

Women are best at it. They are even so bold as to live with the person they are pickpocketing.

His TED talk unconsciously introduced me into ASMR a few years ago

The best counter to this is to Velcro everything so that any pickpocketing will be met with a wonderful skrrrrrrrrrrrrra

Covid-19: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*

To any potential pickpockets reading this, ive always wondered how do you practice pick pocketing

I think it's great that he played a role in in Brooklyn 99 as a Pickpocket

"You'd think you would feel someone rummaging around in your pocket" "Thats why we dont rummage" lol if that's not the most master thief line ever idk what is

I JUST STOLE YOUR HOME, YOU WERE TOO BUSY TYPING TO NOTICE

Hahaha what a masterpiece. The phone pickpocketing was legendary 👏👏👏

This was awesome to try & keep up ❤

How to be a master pickpocket: Get close to a person and press the X button

*steals watch* Adam: Ah ah! That's impressive. Now can I have it back? Apollo: Idk what you're talking about - Walks away

He has raised it to an art level

This quarantine has made me find a new job. Thanks for the educational video

This dude is hypnotic af. The way he talks, he moves, his facial expression. He's gonna be able to steal my stuff for sure rofl

When ever I travel, I always carry a fake, decoy wallet with expired cards and fake money with a real one dollar bill on top. If and when I'm "hit", which I've been twice, I hand it over. They get a dollar and I'm long gone. I'm not getting shot for my money. My real wallet is in my boot, with my knife or in a landyard around my neck hanging low under my shirt.

For a content like these I love reading comments more than actually watching the video 😂👍

Art, beauty or Symphany, by any other name is as graceful. a pleasure mystro.

With his smooth voice and gentle disposition, he already stole our hearts.

I knew a guy that would put his, "member" into a hole in his pocket when traveling in a place with rampant pickpocketing. He said he got many looks

Great to see the art is still alive

Thanks for the useful info! 👍🏼

A few years ago, I was at a kids play centre, with bouncy castles, mini golf, ping pong, and performers. I was there with my cousin, but we were only there for the entertainment of my sister and her friends. This guy walks up, and could tell that we were getting bored of the whole thing. He asks us if we wanted to see a magic trick, and completely blows my mind with a series of tricks like these. In a matter of minutes, with both of us carefully watching, he took off both of our watches, pops a coin in and out of a bottle (and it won’t fit through the opening) and several other very impressive tricks. Never again will I doubt the skill of magicians performing for kids!

6:32 he undid his zipper too what a genius

Outstanding; thanks for sharing 👍

His tricks remind me of that safe scene with the card tricks on Now you see me 2

"Are we sure we wanna post this?" "Yea why not? Not like the idiots will be able to do it"

“You got some sugar packets” “Thats the family fortune”

Time to try these thank you

thnks man..this is a great help!! i wnna practice more aftr this!

When you put all your stats on charisma and pickpocketing

Apollo: Let me show you how to discreetly steal your wallet by gazing into your eyes, cradling your neck in my hands, and trying to do the tango with you. Adam: Wow, I didn't even notice my wallet's gone.

Absolutely incredible

Good Pickpockets in big cities are crazy. It’d be cool to be able to do this.

as he said already, it's a different style and flavour. street pickpockets usually works in threes, such that the misdirection is not done by the one who steals but by another guy called the "blocker" that kind of knock into you first or do something to attract your attention. the algorithm of performing pickpocketing is like a magic performance, but it's a totally different thing on the street. he won't be able to do a street style pickpocket by himself.

I feel so relaxed just listening and watching anyone else?

Impressive, how such a fascinating performance can be made so dull with the right interviewer and production

This is so satisfying to watch

“It seems I stole your underwear.” “…Wait I’m not wearing under- “ *Looks down to notice all his skin is missing*

I have the perfect strategy against pickpockets. Being poor and looking like it. Worked all the time for me.

Congratulations for completing your course on pickpocketing basics by alberto🎉

Thanks for this it's wonderful

And the way his voice is soooo calm and monotonous to some extent

Now try stealing a Velcro watch

Great. Thanks New Yorker for creating a whole new generation of pick pocket thieves. Well done.

Thanks for the guide

"hello sir, do you have something in your jacket?" - not suspicious at all

You could know exactly how to do what he does but it would still take YEARS of practice to do it and even with practice it's doubtful! His abilities are astonishing to me.

Como espectaculo y entretenimiento, es fantastico. Gracias por compartir.

Thanks, nice tutorial.

Covid broke this trick! "Don't touch me" 🤣

Incredible how smooth and effortless he makes it

This is an awareness video for people to avoid Apollo Robbins on the streets.

Thanks finally i’ve learned something on youtube