I Snuck Into A Secret Arms-Dealer Conference 

For the non-Aussies, Ben Roberts-Smith is one of the most decorated soldiers in Australian history and is currently accused of throwing a disabled man with a prosthetic leg to the ground and shooting him 10-15 times while on deployment in Afghanistan in 2009. He is suing publications for defamation saying he didn't do any war crimes, but he almost certainly did a few cheeky atrocities let's be real

Remember kids the war crimes don’t count of you’re wearing an ironman suit

“It’s almost like your not human” “Completely detached “ “Yeh great bit of gear” Sasha Bowen Cowen level of getting someone to drop their guard.

that chick at the front gate was honestly such a good sport. "it's not too often someone comes to the arms convention carrying their arms" "well what do people bring to arms conventions" "i dont know i just get paid to stand outside"

I can’t believe military contractors actually larp as villians

I love how he completely wasted his first try for that joke

*pitches something morally reprehensible* “Does that sound like a good idea?” *looks at camera first* “…no”

Having your mom support you doing this is so freaking cool, lol, you owe her two lifetimes of doing dishes

Love how his first time holding a "gun" he immediately gets his finger nice and comfortable in the trigger guard.

Dude: **Drops briefcase, spilling mannequin arms all over the pavement** Dude: Oh no! My armory!

I had a really hard time looking for engineering jobs these past few years. Almost every job I found was somehow linked to military research, testing, or manufacturing. This year I finally got a job in making animal feed without any fertilizer runoff, only to discover the company I am working for got started when they separated from a military R&D company trying to make jetfuel more economically. Absolutely crazy.

There is nothing more funny than a fucking arms dealer complaining about drinking out of a leg being “inappropriate”

congratulations on learning it's essentially effortless to get into places, it's all just security theatre. nobody is paid enough to care

The "I see civilians" was one of the funniest jokes I have seen in a while

love the: "shoey?" "leggy!" as it is just the most normal way to down a beer

"that's really inappropriate" says the men explicitly responsible for explosive-induced traumatic amputation

good damn that "banter" about the armoured suit helping riot cops detach from their humanity was bloody grim

The power armor guy explains a lot about whats wrong with riot control mentality really well just unintentionally

5:11 I died wheezing and laughing when you bowed at the dummy. Right after that guy's speech about the super suit. Thank you for that bit of comedy gold.

When he got past security all I was thinking was, “Well done 47.”

"I wouldn't even understand or have a clue about what that is" -Lockheed Martin's view on the Geneva Convention

"Don't get handsy" intentional or not, that was glorious 👏

More inappropriate than committing war crimes? More inappropriate than profiting off of human misery?

Aleksa is just polite and nice enough to sneak into anywhere with enough confidence

Lmao that convo with the Star Wars larper was a masterpiece

I find it hilarious that all the international arms dealers look absolutely lost and petrified when confronted by someone clearly taking the piss out of them.

6:25 "Without them them a lot of the warzone humanitarian charities would be out of business." lmao. Brilliant. Glad I found your channel. Cheers from Canada.

the way that he does social commentary hidden within comedy is genius

I expected a cop out after the "arms" clip but you actually did it. Incredible

"I wouldn't even understand or have a clue what [the Geneva convention] is" -Lockheed Martin employee 7:00

Dude it's harder to sneak into an anime convention than it was for you to get there.

As someone that works in security, the fact the guy didn't actually check your tag was both disappointing and completely expected. Still absolutely blown away that the tag scanner took the QR code and either spat out a "YEP, ALL GOOD" or she just never actually checked it. With how much people spend on missiles and armor, you'd figure they'd spend SOMETHING on a quality fucking security detail.

Pitching "a missile that goes so far up in space , the geneva convention does not applie anymore" arms dealer: write that down! write that down!

"That's really inappropriate" after a conference that makes people have to wear those for the rest of their lives :p

I can't wait for your collab with Max Fosh: "Fake arms dealer sells fake weapons to fake security agent for fake money"

Wow. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for committing so fully do this, and making something so beautiful out of something so tragic. Wishing you all the best from 🇨🇦.

With a suit, lanyard, cup of coffee, and top confidence you could get into any conference you wished

Reminds me of when I got into Dreamforce - one of the most high-profile tech conferences in the world, complete with business CEOs and politicians as guest speakers - by just wandering in and asking what it was about. Seriously, I happened to be in San Francisco that day and saw so many people wearing the same blue lanyards. So I followed them over to Moscone Center and asked the lady at the front desk what it was all about, and if I could see it. She inexplicably printed out and gave me a full pass, which normally costs well over a thousand dollars and requires registering months in advance. I don't know why she did that. I was just some rando who wandered in; for all she knew, I could've been some kind of terrorist. They didn't even check my backpack. I got away with tons of free swag. One of the booths had a Hawaiian theme, with the desk decorated with authentic flower leis. I talked one of the clerks into giving me one, and I wore it on the entire subway ride back home. Good times.

This clown saying its inappropriate, thinking he's the morally superior one, had me feel some type of way. I would have called that clown out on the spot

Pozdrav iz Srbije,svaka cast za muda i ideju.Vas dvojica ste legende.

This man has higher confidence than a basketball player smoking weed

"They make an absolute killing" is just about the most hilarious yet accurate description of arms-dealers.

the leggy bit just got extra funny

Acts like an idiot Later: "I feel like a massive idiot" How could this be?

Everyone at the bar - "It's inappropriate!!!!!" Chad - "Shoey!"

“That day, an arms dealer took the idea of a bread gun seriously. The Breadtta was created, and most of the world was slaughtered in those days.”

I recently discovered I did a thing and was so amazed by his videos. Then this channel was recommended to me and im even more amazed by you guys. You really really impress me with your whole lifestyle and attitude. Now you are one of my favourite youtubers. I really respect your balls!!! (Sorry if my english is a little incorrect) Greetings from Germany!!!

Hello Esther, crew, and Abraham. Another great video!

"that is really inappropriate mate" they said, while making a deal worth millions dollars that would result in thousands of civilian deaths

How sweet and sensitive of them to comment on the leg. Not surprised as they’re so generous to have attended to such a huge charity convention.

"do you reckon thats a good idea?" looks straight into the camera "uhh.... no"

Like, I went from stuff made here, to I did a thing, to this in a week. Been sick the whole time and it's been like the best week ever. Thanks for the vids.

"it's inappropriate mate!" What a strange thing to hear from a guy seeling bombs to turn kids in Syria into meatloaf 😂

My friends and I snuck into Gamescom a few years ago because we couldn’t get tickets and it was so much harder than getting into this arms dealer convention.

Love how quite a few comments have been replied by the boys, I love you guys hope you do awesome. Love from a spanish sociologist ♥️♥️

I apologize for being so late. I should've followed you sooner. I been a fan of "I did a thing" for what feels like years and I enjoyed you in his videos. HAD NO IDEA YOU MADE YOUR OWN. BRAVO

That first conversation was so scary. Just put on a mask to dissociate with whomever you’re executing. Great video.

“Do you know how to use an Ipad?” “No” Ahh yes, classic Aussies, somehow managing to sneak past all the cops out front but not knowing how to use technology

7:02 he’s playing 4D chess. By claiming he has no idea what the Geneva Conventions are, he is less likely to be held liable.

This voice with this angle is priceless

Ok so hilariously I actually frequent these arms expos in the US. My favorite thing to do is do a bit of joking around too, go to the vehicle/aircraft vendors and ask them if they've got discounts on last model year etc like used car sales and shockingly often they run with it and go on long spiels about how their MPG is and what entertainment options there is.

I love how their responses to your ship-post pitches are "I've never heard anything about that" and "I wouldn't know what you're talking about." Its like they just hear the words "war crime" and immediately go into deny-culpability mode...

Just think how great it could be if your camera man discovered landscape instead of portrait.

I must admit that armor looked awesome but the "dehumanizing" thing of putting the helmet on ... that shit was scary

I’ve worked at multiple events as a grunt, steward. And honestly if you have the confidence just to walk past us without hesitation we won’t question you. It’s obviously a gamble as you may get unlucky but there’s a good chance of getting in, more secure sections we/they try harder and check everyone but getting in to the general area is easy. A suit and any lanyard or wrist brand of any colour will get you in.

I think when you mentioned about the space missile, the guy just went "Holy shit, that could work" mode for a moment.

7:45 he looked at the camera and then said no lol

If you have a suit, a couple different colors of polo t-shirt, a pair of carhartt overalls, an apron and a pair of sunglasses you can make a disguise to go pretty much anywhere. Or combine them all together for the exact opposite effect.

*Aging orange pitch* “So you think it’s gonna be good?” *army guy looks at camera* “Im gonna say no”

The armor being used to disassociate from being human is genuinely one of the most bone chilling things I’ve ever heard someone say completely unapologetically. He thought that was ok

6:18 Tomar looking good there

The way that that arms dealer described wearing his "invincible suit" is the same way you feel when you wear a mascot costume It's kind of funny how the world works.

Jeezus, how many quick saves did it take to successfully get through? Amazing job smuggling yourself in there lol

This is actually incredible. Well done.

Loved it..I'm here from IDAT's yt channel and you give more or less the same comedic vibes...subscribed!

Who will win: - A conference guarded by police and private security, filled with people's profession is ending intrusions through violent heavy ordinance. - One sneaky boi with a camera crew and a pass made in photoshop.

I love how the Australian Defense force guy looks over at the camera before saying no. If you hadn't had that camera you would have had a sale.

The riot gear is actually a very intentional thing. Cops often bang on their shields to make a lot of noise. When they actually studied riots, looking like scary, invading armies scares off people less just caught up in shit happening. They're supposed to leave gaps for people to run through while bumping into them to further frighten and break up the crowd. Obviously that doesn't always exactly happen... But the scary armor and dehumanizing look is actually a more humane tactic.

Love your vids never got to sub befor eyou hit 100k, found this vid again and now seen your other vids and think it's great!

"It's inappropriate" They get that worked up over a severed leg? Do they really not understand what the things they sell do?

I love how the ADF guy looks directly at the camera before saying Aging Orange is a bad idea. I imagine he's thinking "I've seen the Borat movies, I'm on to you."

That Lockheed Martin suit saying "I wouldn't even understand or have a clue about what that is.." gave off some creepy "that's in development and top secret, can't talk about that" vibes.

the absolute cluelessness of our imperial storm trooper here when you were talking to him about being completely detatched from the situation "yeah but you can see the other people right, like they look like humans, yeah?" "yeah" what a bozo man...

Did you get those spare limbs from a second hand store?

With every one of these videos, I become more and more convinced that with a high Vis jacket, photoshop, and confidence, you could walk into any place in earth. Great video mate.

That conversation was hilarious. As someone who's spent some time around DoD and SF folk, that was banter. He was trying to get you to laugh, if the conversation continued he'd probably go on to talk about how difficult it would be to prosecute people committing war crimes which is always a plus. I'm not sure what you expected after asking a loaded question though.

I love the july 26 movement flag in the back!

"He just said it's inappropriate, wtf?" *stops drinking* "Its an aussie war hero tho" *continues drinking*

"I aim at the moon, but the rockets keep hitting London!" - Wernher von Braun.

Man, so excited for more of this year's CES coverage

Recently had a lecture from Thales at my university and we asked about the weapons dealing thing and the person said "Someone's gotta do it, and wouldn't you rather it be someone that's educated and has some ethical concerns in mind than the nut-job selling this shit?" This video gave me a whole new perspective man.

"Shoey!" "Leggy!" I love Australians.

This is the kinda shit i love. Anti-war, full of irony and, my favorite, good people sneaking into crowds of bad people to show us a glimpse of their delusions

this asmr conference sure has a lot of guns in it

This is such a horrible and chaotic video and I enjoyed every minute of it subbed 👍

The last moments of this were hilarious - weapons dealers telling a guy off for making 'inappropriate jokes'. Wow.

Great video mate!

It's actually insane you guys pulled this off, honestly badass.

"Vidis da moze, vidis kako je lako, jednostavno je!" 😂🤣 Veliki pozdrav tebi i Alexu! Super su vam kanali!

I don't think arms-dealers really care about war crimes