The professional puzzler Chris Ramsay, whose YouTube channel has millions of subscribers, is sensitive to the power of playful concentration. In the video above, he talks about why people are enjoying puzzles so much during isolation and how he arrived at his unusual career. A magician, he found his current calling when he recorded a video of himself using the tricks he’d picked up through magic to unlock a three-dimensional puzzle that resembled a padlock.
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Showing posts with label Chris Ramsay. Show all posts
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17 May 2020
Chris Ramsay in The New Yorker
From the May 15th article "Quarantine Is Making Puzzle Enthusiasts of Us All" by Crispin Long in The New Yorker:
18 February 2020
Chris Ramsay in Bloomberg Businessweek
From the February 13th article "For Customers Addicted to Stave Puzzles, the Torture Is the Point" in Bloomberg Business:
“There’s just something cool about unraveling a puzzle’s secrets,” says YouTube puzzle expert Chris Ramsay, who has 3.6 million subscribers to his channel, where he broadcasts videos grappling with $3,000 locks and rare Enigma boxes. “The rush of figuring it out yourself only comes with a level of mind-numbing patience, where you start thinking abstractly a little, and it leads you in the right direction. If you’re running or owning a business,” he continues, “this deconstructing mindset is huge. It’s problem solving.”
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03 December 2019
ICYMI: Darcy Oake and Chris Ramsay in "A Series of Impossible Events!"
In case you missed this 2016 collaboration between Darcy and Chris.
From Darcy Oake's YouTube channel:
From Darcy Oake's YouTube channel:
This video was done in one continuous take. No cuts. No camera tricks.
24 November 2019
Chris Ramsay: Buying Strangers ANYTHING They Want at a Magic Shop!!
From the Twitter feed of Chris Ramsay:
"Buying Strangers ANYTHING They Want at a Magic Shop!!" from Chris Ramsay's YouTube channel:
Question for magicians: other than complaining about Youtube magic exposure, what have you done to help the community?
"Buying Strangers ANYTHING They Want at a Magic Shop!!" from Chris Ramsay's YouTube channel:
I worked at a magic shop for a day and paid for strangers!!
17 November 2019
Chris Ramsay, green backed cards, and cardistry
A fabulous combination if I've ever heard one. Don't believe me? Have a look at this video he posted to Instagram last week:
22 September 2019
Ramsay's (sub)Reddit
Chris Ramsay started a subreddit to talk magic, puzzles and cardistry.
Have a look for yourself over at r/ChrisRamsay52.
From Chris Ramsay's Twitter feed:
Have a look for yourself over at r/ChrisRamsay52.
Magic, Puzzles and stuff from r/ChrisRamsay52
From Chris Ramsay's Twitter feed:
I made a subreddit. A place where you can post about magic, puzzles and cardistry. I'll be reacting to some of the links you share and stuff that you post. come join!https://t.co/QRBI5i5Nsc— Chris Ramsay (@chrisramsay52) September 9, 2019
17 July 2019
Exciting news from Chris Ramsay
Congratulations Chris!
From Chris Ramsay's Twitter feed:
From Chris Ramsay's Twitter feed:
Alright so here’s some exciting news... I’ll be playing a role in the new @SawMovie starring @chrisrock & @SamuelLJackson !!!! WHAT IS LIFE?! Special thanks to the director @darren_bousman ❤️ #sawmovie pic.twitter.com/tsxmY9Do1U— Chris Ramsay (@chrisramsay52) July 9, 2019
06 April 2019
Chris Ramsay and Xavier Caffrey in the National Post
From the April 4th article "How young magicians are learning to cast a spell on a modern audience" by Alex Wong in the National Post:
A professional magician, Caffrey immigrated from Lebanon to Canada at the age of 15. While other high-school students loitered in back alleys and caused headaches for nearby convenience-store owners, Caffrey hung out at the library, reading English books and learning the language. If he couldn’t pronounce a word on the page, he would scamper over to the nearest librarian for a quick lesson. “Once I get into something,” Caffrey says. “I have to do it all the time.”
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One person who seems to have surveyed this new landscape accurately is Chris Ramsay. A practicing magician for over a decade, Ramsay started by working for magic companies, helping them create tricks that are teased over social media, then sold — at prices that range from $5 to thousands of dollars — with full explanations on how they work to other magicians for use in their acts. While managing the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts for these businesses, Ramsay had an epiphany: He could use social media himself as a direct channel to a potential audience. By sharing his work online, he could skip the middleman and be the owner of his content. And so, Ramsay created and began posting to his own YouTube channel.
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13 January 2018
You Laugh, You Lose, Canadian magician edition
Chris Ramsay, Wes Barker, Spidey, Vincent C, and Eric Leclerc face-off in the ultimate "You Laugh, You Lose" challenge where they each have to come up with their own magic related Dad Jokes!
Definitely NSFW.
From Chris Ramsay's YouTube channel:
Definitely NSFW.
From Chris Ramsay's YouTube channel:
16 January 2017
Chris Ramsay in the CBC news
From the CBC:
David Blaine is running into some serious competition as the most viewed street magician on YouTube with Saint-Sauveur's Chris Ramsay edging his way into top spots.
Ramsay said his love of magic started as a child and blossomed when he noticed he could make extra tips performing tricks while he worked as a bartender.
Now, he performs bigger and better tricks for millions of YouTube viewers.
It all started with a street magic video shot in 2014 with the help of a friend, much like Blaine's, but "in my own way, with my own flare, and obviously my own budget," Ramsay told CBC Montreal's Homerun.
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