How This Guy Stacks Playing Cards Impossibly High | Obsessed | WIRED
Have you ever played a card game then decided to see how high you could stack the cards? Bryan Berg has made card stacking an art form. He holds numerous Guinness World Records (so many he's lost count), and keeps upping the ante on the difficulty. Stacking a house of cards on a running dryer? Why not!
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How This Guy Stacks Playing Cards Impossibly High | Obsessed | WIRED
I thought the title said “Man stacks cards while impossibly high”
Now that is something I'd pay to watch
lol
😂😂😂😂😂
Now that's something I want to see!
I read your comment as “Man attacks cards while impossibly high”
He clearly doesn't own a cat.
Haha good one.
Tara h lemme hit that
Plot twist: the cat built the card houses while he was trying to knock them over
@@blastroisehunt6546 ok simp
👏🙌👏🙌👏
"Engineers Hate Him, Card Manufacturers Love Him"
JUST LIKE US YOUR A ROCK STAR BLESSED ONE CRACKING ME UP FUNNY BONE
Those cards are more stable than my life.
Relatable
Relatable.
Relatable.
Truuuuuth huuuurts
Oi just what I needed to see this thanks
I imagine his parents yelling at him that playing with cards wouldn’t bring him nowhere
But playing with cards WOULD bring him SOMEwhere :D
Well, he also got a masters in engineering .
It really wouldn't bring him anywhere.
Kasper Vestergaard It would bring him to achieve a genius world record and that’s SOMEWHERE.
@@pizzablackwell5583 world record - honestly, who cares :)
Hey, I’ve built a pyramid out of 7 cards.
Jyavant Good job
Same with three cards
Godly
I will do one better. I can do with 2cards.
i built a pyramid with 1 card
"Professional Card Stacker" sounds like he just pulled 3 words out of a hat.
It's his new password.
Neither one of you two had a funny comment. That makes three of us.
Whatever you do, if you make a living out of it, you're a professional.
This guy: "Humidity is problematic because it changes the shape of the cards" Also this guy: Places cards in his mouth
Humidity will change the shape of the cards which are alrady stacked. Doesnt matter for the cards that are being stacked
Unless he senses the air is dry so he puts the exact amount of liquid to the mix. You are welcome; now you get the secret.
Yes, this guy is dumb because everyone else knows that hours or days of ambient humidity is exactly the same as holding something between your lips momentarily. What an idiot
GENES ARE GENIUS GENES ROYAL BLOOD ROCK STAR BLESSED ONE
If you quarantine this guy with 10,000 decks of cards, he won't even *notice* he's on lock-down
what are you talking about? one day and he's used them all up
Yes and then isolated himself in the house of cards.
I feel like trying to stack 3 cards is harder than 10,000
good thing he isn't building with toilet paper then
Dennis HEY! That’s precious
His friend: Hey man, wanna play cards? Bryan: *starts building a tower* His friend: Here we go again....
😂😂😂😂😂
Lol
He doesn't seem like the friend type lmao
This has like no replies
@@zackiechan2601 He's not. I went to school with him and watched him ostracize any one who wasn't as smart as he was.
This video raises many unanswered questions: What happens to the cards AFTER the project? Are they sorted and re-used, or just thrown away? Who supplies the cards? Does he get them for free as a promotion for the company that manufactures them, or are they purchased? How is he compensated for his time when doing these projects? And WHY would anyone leave a thumbs down on this video?
I was very curious too haha I had to go find the answers. It’s very interesting!!
Sorted why??? It's his job.... He take all back and make other projects with.. Who supply? The card maker.... How his is paid? Like every artist in the world.... He estimate the time, the complexity, the amount of card and give a quote..
I imagine the ones leaving the thumbs downs are just jelly.
@@xTreme.Power. It seems unlikely that he'd reuse the cards considering how it's shown he uses new decks of cards to build the rocket. But the point is, instead of relying on guesswork and what seems likely, I'd rather have the truth.
I'm assuming he's compensated with money. As for the cards I guess the client supplies and keeps them and does whatever they want with it as I don't think he has a shortage.
6:06 “Hold up, I wasn’t rolling can we get another take?”
"Everything else that I do is a sort of series of happy accidents..." This guy definitely watches Bob Ross.
He’s a tree. He needs a friend.
you know what for sooeeaw dfs
Phil Son i read this exactly as he said it🥴
@@pizzablackwell5583 then the tree start speaking vietnamese.
PHIL SON WHAT THE HECK I READ THIS WHILE HE ACTUALLY SAID IT
Then a reporter with a wired microphone comes in...
Oh the ice sculpture guy.
The Jenga Tower dude lmao
"be careful"
It actually happened kzhead.info/sun/g91xYJmgkJilo68/bejne.html
Dear God don’t remind me
"Since then, he's broken 7 world records!" He also broke the laws of physics
I really admire how some people seem to be passionate about sth so specific that they fill a niche in the market and become super successfull with it, never having to do anything else in their life
CALLED LOVING WHAT YOU DO AND THAT DAY STARTS NOW EVERYDAY FOR THE CLOCKS ARE CLOACKS SO TOSS THEM OUT DO YOU SEE HIM LIVING BY ANY CLOCK NO THAT IS WHAT I WANT AND SO DOES THE WORLD VICTORY IS OUR PRAISE THE LORD AMEN
Friends: I’m so scared about COVID. Our healthcare system is like a house of cards. Me, an intellectual: Well, _actually..._
Jacob Potischman lmao
Glasses automatically comes up
Nah this is the healthcare system of like every other developed country on the planet. We’re still the dinky little house of cards that falls at a slight breeze
Woof Sounds like you missed the point. Your comprehension of humor is as strong as a tinfoil shack.
Woof For what?
Me: Hey guys wanna play card stacking? That one kid in the corner all this time: *My time has come to shine.*
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This guy: *Spends hours making these* Earthquake: *Lets give him a chance :D*
Parents: Son, you’re not gonna get anywhere in life with just a deck of cards. This talented person: Lemme introduce myself.
Probably he got his Harvard degree just to satisfy his parents. What a looser
Guy: builds tower of cards Wind: bout to end this guy's career Tower: not even destroyed by a leaf blower Wind: nani?
I love u
Originality. *nice*
*ultra instinct theme plays*
Earthquake: hold my tectonic plates.
Protaganist TheMainCan'tDie, who taught you how to get so many likes on a comment? Where do you get inspiration? Is it your IQ?
worlds most patient man
I would argue the rock stacking guy is more patient
@@mikeo5759 idk who he is
Me waiting my whole life to kiss a gril
@@penguin9941 which one of your lifes?
@@penguin9941 ye me to. I really want to kiss a GRILL.
If I were this dude and someone walked in and even accidentally knocked over, I would make satan scared
The "funny kid" comes in and sits on it
I would like to ask him what brand of card's he prefers too use and why
That's a really good question.
Probably cards that have plastic composition for more integrity.
Bicycle most likely because they are cheap and highly available
@@noone-hd1ck not in Europe (maybe in the Uk)
I wanted to make joke out of him, but this is art and he's talented artist.
Same. I was expecting to see some weirdo doing something stupid but this is really cool and he’s really passionate about it
I agree me too 😅
@@soysauce6534 why would you expect that?
EliteAaron dont lie to yourself
@@Fyice What are you on about?
When house of cards is built better than modern Houses
I adore minimalism.
Then go live in it
Holiday Inn and the Olympics don't sponsor the cost of quality houses. You need patrons for quality.
This man is the definition of patient and focus
I worked for Bryan during a build in 2000. He was a master of his craft.
WHAT A WONDERFUL TESTAMONY ROCK STAR ROCK IT OUT BLESSED ONE
This guy taught me how to build houses of cards over ten years ago. I have his book and I used to be obsessed with building them. I have pictures of buildings taller than my and my family. I’m very happy to see him still doing this ten years later
What's the name of the book please?
AWESOMENESS TESTAMONY YOU ROCK STAR BLESSED ONE
@@locowachipanga561 stacking the deck
@@migsy1 Thank you
This guy : stacking thousands of cards Me : can’t stack three
Why not stack four ;) grids > triangles
It’s impossible to stack three anyway
@@MC360s one triangle and a card on top Ez
@lurkin how can you put a single card on a triangle? Are you stupid?
lurkin just a triangle with to cards leaning on one card
I saw the title and thought he was stacking cards while "impossibly high".
😂😂😂
Hahahhahahahha
HAHAHA YOU CANT GET ANY HIGHER WHEN YOUR ON TOP OF THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN YOUR HEARTS OF HEART THY EYE OF EYE THEY EAR OF EAR THEY BODY OF BODIES OH SPIRIT LIGHT BEING IN AN EARTHLY BODY FLYS HIGH WAY UP LIKE EAGLES IN THE SKY AMEN ROCK IT OUT
I did not know "Card stacking" is a legit profession. I am like, super duper surprised.
See also: dominoes.
**someone breathes** Him: *you fool*
HunterHP breathing wouldent do anything
@@delicate6930 or will it?
Umair Khan is this a vsauce reference
@@delicate6930 r/woooosh
Fair play to this guy for making it into his job. 99% of people will never get paid to do something they love.
A+++
I can’t even stand two cards against each other
Imagine how calm hands you need to do that
Had a seizure reading that.
I guess no drinking or an healthy habits to keep stability yes..
This guy: *build a large card structure* My cat: allow me to introduce myself
this joke is unoriginal and old
Cristea Andrei shut up
@@tedpower9218 I agree
@@tedpower9218 shut up
Maximany shut up
Question is who is going to sort the cards once it's over?
My thought exactly😉
the shredder? A cigarette lighter?
HIS PARENTS HE BUILT THEIR HOUSE WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO DO AMEN
This is whole time I couldn’t get my mind off how expensive those cards must be.
A lot. Most are 4 bucks a deck and he uses at least 100 decks.
Media: card structures can withstand bricks and leaf blowers. Hagrid: “He’s a wizard harry.”
so cringe boi
He is a proud man saying "..a professional card stacker." I don't know if that's a job or not, but he is working it bruh.
it was around 13-14 years ago, i read his story in "Readers digest" and it made me pick up a new hobby... he is too amazing... Admirable as always
this guy would destroy at jenga
better watch guy that stacks rocks lol
No he wouldn’t
nugget muncher How u know?
Nugget muncher take a joke
nugget muncher ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
This guy: *casually builds a skyscraper* Me: how tf do I lean 2 cards against each other?
You don't
You don’t
Thats ok, everyone starts somewhere :)
You fly t posed
3:27
The Guy : Finally Cat : You Sure??
You learn something new every day. I had no idea you could generate so much stability with these things. But I guess a Harvard educated architect can teach me a thing or two😅👍
THE REAL TEACHER IS HE WHO CREATED THEE NOT THE FAKERS WHO ARE THE TAKERS
@@goronpaulpeace What’s wrong with humans teaching other humans things. Nothing, and even God would be ok with that, i would think. Lol. So you’re not speaking for the creator, you’re speaking for your own twisted little, weird meaningless agenda. Lol.
**Man built a city out of cards** Dwarfs: *It's a free real estate*
International Playboy dwarfs are less than 5 feet so it’s not that big to them
Literally
ShogunZ I’m Just saying
PANSPM r/ whooosh
@@_KDub KZhead isn't Reddit
Parents:"son you should become an architect or am engineer" This guy: *CÆRD STAÇKÏNG
He went to Harvard what a waste of tuition.
@@skepticmoderate5790 he's using the things he learned for his job, doesn't seem like a waste of tuition to me.
skeptic moderate how do u know he doesn’t have a job?
vmlopes I mean he did say his profession is a professional card stacker...given how long these must take, I doubt he has much time for anything else...
How some people are this talented while I'm just a waste of resource 😂
NO HE BUILT THEIR HOUSE HAHAHAHAHA
FREEDOM IS FREE FOR YOU AND ME YOU SEE FOR WINNING IS SO MUCH FUN AMEN
Me: _Builds a small pyramid_ Pyramid: *Collapses*
2:45 Him: "happy accidents" Me: you look younger Bob!
The wolf huffed and he puffed but he couldn’t blow the house down
Wolf. AKA leaf blower.
Normal guy: deck of cards This guy: suitcase of cards
Just imagine the amount of passion, patience and discipline this guy possesses
Imagine being so lonely growing up
“And the wolf goes huff and puff”
send pic
Take pic
Gimme pic
smile for the pic
Eat pic
6:04 he was like "tf of a monstrosity did i just built"
This is better than that professional finger skateboarder I saw the other day . 😂
I remembered seeing him featured at ruff Huffman show when I was a kid funny seeing him again after all these years. Good to know he doing great!
Im that one guy who trips over on a card building making everything fall like dominos
So you're a cat...
I can see this giving him extreme satisfaction
He's been doing this since 1994, he's probably bored of it, but its awesome to see he's still at it, I've been seeing him on TV on and off since he appeared on Ripley's believe it or not
Mahipal Sanikop I stack card tower because of him. Can confirm: it gives me a fuckton of satisfaction whenever I put the final card on
I love your card artistry!!!
9:54 he says "clean" him after destroying the stacks: never ending mess lol
Me: *sigh* KZhead: OH, YOU SAID THAT YOU LIKE CARD STACKING?!
10:21 Me going crazy during quarantine alone in my house.
We need to protect this guy at all costs
"impossibly high" thats an interesting new dimension i wanna try next time i smoke
This guy: Enters Casino* Casino: “Why do i hear boss music?”
Nah that guy would be Richard Turner
@@lastday7284 I appreciate the reference, but the casino wouldn't let him near the door, let alone inside 😂
@@emilyscloset2648 Haha. That's true XD
I dont get the joke
literally "THE HOUSE OF CARDS" just waiting for a brattish cat to scram it any time
No one : This guy : Ima build a rocket out of card
*I love that this video is **11:11** long.* Haha satisfies my OCD so hard! 😅
Alternate Video Title: “WHO WANTS TO PLAY 250,000 PICK UP?”
Some random cat: let me introduce myself. This guy: leaves the chatroom.
The moment he blows that rocket, he looks so happy and satified looking those cards fall
Nobody: Me during quarantine:
😂😂
That nobody is worthless
Except everything fails
Cookie Poofs no that would be me lmaooooooo
Imagine having a degree in stacking cards...
I think I saw this guy doing his thing in Dusseldorf Airport in 2014. It was bloody impressive in person.
Saw him in an old magazine and remembered him so I ended up here
The title should be “How this guy became the most patient person when card stacking”
This guy: (exists) Other Card Stackers: "I'll close the door behind me."
He totally missed an opportunity to dress up as godzilla before destroying his creation.
These builds are awesome!
How does he both look like a 14 AND a 44 year old?
Drugs?
Happiness ^.^ Not living stressful
nah. It’s definitely meth
@@xtdycxtfuv9353 , nah missing the scabs to be meth, definitely coke, thats why he always has a pack of cards on him.
Also a man and a woman
Shane dawson's long lost brother came out of is card cave
or Matthew Lillards long lost brother
ACADIA nah more David Bowie! 😜
Wind, sees title: Imma bout' to end this man's whole career Bryan: Imma bout' to end this joke
Imagine walking in his house and accidentally bumping one
As a child, I read an article about him in a magazine, and started using the grid pattern to build card houses. It's amazing how he's still going strong all these years later.
WHAT A GREAT TESTAMONY BLESSED ONE ROCK STAR ROCK IT OUT AMEN
He's a man of patient, focus and sheer will
AMEN LAMB RIGHT ON ROCK START ROCK IT OUT AMEN
For having done what he does for so long its amazing that he still have to open packs of cards
I HIGHLY DOUBT HE HAS TO OPEN ANY OF THEM UP PEOPLE PROBABLY SEE HIM IN THE STREET AND JUST HAND CARDS TO THEM CAUSE WHEN YOU BLESS OTHERS THE BLESSINGS COME BACK 7 FOLD AMEN
8:12 that was satisfying ❤️.
I love how he used the word “Professional” for card building. I didn’t realise it was a profession 😃
Well it simply means he can make a living out of it and that's what he probably wanted to point out, it's not just a hobby, it's his job.
he gets paid for card building projects so ya know
@@Willensimperium jobs and professions are different though. A profession holds more stakes and a higher degree of professionalism. Idk if this qualifies, but examples would be doctors, nurses, lawyers, and so on
@@futurepastnull11 Then it's probably a translation thing here, in German you also say "professional football player" for example and that simply means you get an income that lets you live without additional second jobs etc. because it's in the higher parts of the third "PROFESSIONAL" football league or anywhere in the second.
definitely deserves the title master card builder or expert at the very least but not professional.
Dang, he’s moving that fast and the wind isn’t knocking everything over??
You idiot its sped up
Eraldo Nikolli Do I even need to respond to you
r/woooosh
@Eraldo Nikolli you are dumb
@@7thwardlord882 eat your cereal
I've met this guy a couple times when I was kid. Nice guy! Very zen.
9:50 I feel like that can be a good metaphor for life
*Imagine if he has a kid and they discovered the room with a deck of cards and started rampaging*
Or blowing 🌪️😂
With this guy around, the playing card companies will never go out of business.
this is awesome, typed in giant house and cards and just knew KZhead wouldn't disappoint me
Him: Stacking cards Air conditioner: Imma bout to end this guy whole career
Glad to see someone doing something they enjoy. Shows if you stick with your passion it can become something inspiring no matter what it is.
TRUE PASSION IS ALL YOU NEED LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN YOUR HEART FOR YOUR HEART STRINGS IS THE REAL PUPPET MASTER THE TRUTH THE WAY AND THE LIFE BE FREE BE FREE FLY WITH THE LIBERTY
I’m curious how on Earth he manages to keep his hands so steady, especially when he’s had no sleep
because he's cheating some how thats how
You know that weird feeling where you stand near the edge of a tall building and your mind tells you to jump, even though you KNOW you don't want to? If I was next to these amazing house of cards it would be sooo hard not to run through them like an NFL line backer.
the call of the void. or in this case, the call of the cards... see what I did there?
I think youd bounce off. Those things are serious bizz
@@devonqi 😂