whatever it's trick or magic. it's not easy to stand in summer with silver suit. he does work hard and earn money. salute this man.

The fact that he is standing there all-day is already "magical" in itself.

Hats off to him, whatever support he is using it's still not easy to stand in the pose for such a long time and the change in posture to show gratitude for the people donating money those swings are not easy at all. Awesome and shows his dedication towards what he is doing

This is a new generation of practitioners of this street art. I remember the artists on this same thoroughfare performing very similar skills when I lived in London almost 30 years ago. Long may they continue to prosper. The importance of bringing a smile to peoples faces in these troubled times cannot be overstated.

Its awesome that we have people in the world that choose this path to entertain...life is boring without these type of individuals

He sparked imagination in those kids' minds. He got people to stop rushing around, ponder and be still for a few moments. Job well done 👏👏👏

Doesn’t matter how it’s done. It took some ingenuity to design a rig like that to give the appearance of holding the shovel to support his weight. The moves he performs look flawless. And I don’t believe I could stand in the same spot like he does for more than 30 minutes. Fantastic Job.

I used to love seeing the street performers in Covent Garden as a kid. Sometimes they'd clock me trying to figure out their act and give me grin or a wave and it made my day. Always give them a fiver or a tenner now. Awesome

it's been 5 years and this mate still heart comments. *RESPECT*

The song makes me feel bad for him....idk why. I hope he enjoys doing this and he's supporting himself well.

While it is an accurate description, calling it a “Trick” is almost an insult - yes, there is a hidden secret to it, but he is still using real skill and effort, and putting on a performance to make people happy and bring a little bit of joy. That’s real magic, right there.

People trying to justify how he is able to do what he does, the mechanics of it all. No one just appreciates the art of it all. We know it's a trick, we are not idiots. That is not the point of any of it. The point is the look of wonderment on the children's faces, creating memories for them and their families. Inviting a little colour into people's lives!

You can say it's a trick... that is still incredibly difficult to do! Much respect.👏🏾

Look at the wonder and curiosity on those childrens’ faces. Job well done sir!

I love that in so many cities around the world you can find performers like this and people understand there is an illusion to it and tip the performer to say, “thanks you entertained me!”

Stunning performance This is not a trick, it is an arduous job but an art, ingenuity in design. Salute 👊👍💪😍 Hail Our Artist 💚🎉💪

For everyone who doesn't understand, the man is simply falling upside down, and holding on to the shovel really tight to prevent him from floating into the clouds.

This trick still requires a lot of strength. It looks easily because he has a little help, but you try to stand in mid air being supported (even if partially assisted) only on side, in the sun and painted silver. Kudos to this gentleman

Thank you Silverman for working so hard, and creating wonder and enjoyment in so many. You make the world a better place.

He has been doing this for 6 plus years!! Damn, i m impressed at the consistency and dedication to his craft. What?! 6 plus years.. I m beyond impressed. What sparked his inspiration to do this? That's my only question.

Physics, art performance, obviously a lot of hard work, dedication, and imagination- nicely done silver man!

This kind of devotion should be studied, analyzed and then taught in schools. Hats off for you silver man.

He actually moves a lot faster than most Roadworkers.

Now this is magical. Truly uplifting for the soul. Your will to entertain for just pure love is a blessings on its own. Stay blessed my friend 🙏🏼💜🌎

This is a SKILL! They deserve more recognition for putting on such a wonderful show.

I absolutely love street performers. They're such a delight.

it still takes great strength in mind and body to accomplish this. Very cool👍👍 And that IS my FAVORITE piano piece!❤❤❤❤

This is an ART ❤️ it's a difficult task to stand like that for hours on the street..he's indeed very talented and patient...I respect him ❤️

These acts get people to stop and take time out of rushing about . That alone is worth the effort. Great man . Keep up xxx

What if there is not secret he just has really good upper body strength

I can appreciate all the hard work and creativity this person has.

I feel like getting inside my screen to drop something significant into his hat. This is hard work.

All we appreciate here is the extreme creativity and the time he gives in to make us watch him endlessly

It's nice to see kids and adults both showing the same amount of interest in what and how he's doing what he's doing.

My utter respect for this man. Whatever ,it's his " thing' .,remarkably well done. What legends are made of.

That man must be superstrong in his arms. Its magic and brings a smile on the faces of the people. Thank u.

Anybody came here after watching the goldman Just me... OK.

Just because it is using tricks doesn't mean it doesnt take effort.

Perhaps the support we see on top of the shovel somehow connects to a very sturdy harness around his midsection that helps him pivot? I dunno, but the tremendous strength and grace on display is jaw dropping. Would get a big tip from me!

I’m always speechless everytime I watch his videos!

Well done, silver man! This magic trick borders on artistry and you put in a lot of work to make it work. I hope you were richly compensated for your efforts and dedication.

The strength and control required is phenomenal! Might as well be magic!!! Bravo👏👏

You are really working hard, God bless all. Salute to you man.

Saludos dese Venezuela. Cuando vi el trabajo de este señor, lo repetí varias veces y aún. Felicitaciones a esta persona ingeniosa, fuerte y que da vida al mundo. Sin mayor interés que el de dar momentos de paz a otros. Ojalá continúe y que tenga salud por siempre.

It's sad, that people like you are uploading it! It Breaks the Illusion! :(

I was mesmerised by his performance a few years ago, and I couldn’t work out how the illusion was done let alone how he could just keep going for hours. Performers like him really add character to Covent Garden or any other location.

A wonderful show from a simple person with modest capabilities to provide entertainment to people. I hope he receives financial support from entertainment agencies .And to present performances at the level of talent competitions or a circus.. Well done and, 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👏👏👏👏💐💐💐💐🤩 good luck

I don't know what kind of bracing or support he has, but this takes amazing strength and endurance no matter what. Kudos!

Yes everyone knows he has tricks up his sleeve but it still take a lot of muscle strength to do what he does...not to mention on a hot summer day

Even if he's got a support on that arm up to his underarm it's still amazing that he can do that continuously and lay himself out etc on one arm that takes some serious strength 👍👍👍

One thing to say about that is:THAT IS AWESOME I LOVE IT SO MUCH 😁💕😁💕

The beauty of Magicians or artists like this man is that they have a trick but if you don’t know what it is, also if just for a moment you could think about magic exists and everything become possibile… And hope come back shining in our hearts

Shoutout to all the Legends who have this in their recommended after 5 years Edit: Yo I don't understand why y'all attacking me in the replies. I'm just praising everyone who's got this vid in their recommended. What's wrong with that? And also stop saying im fishing for likes, because I'm not. If you don't understand what imma tryna say just kindly shut up instead of hating me. go comment your own comments and keep y'all hate to yourself. keep safe. peace be with y'all✌

My theory is that he wears a climber's harness through his crotch, so he is essentially sitting all the time. He has a steel tube inside his left coat sleeve that attaches to the stub that's welded to the shovel handle, shown at 3:28. The top of the tube in his sleeve gets hooked to hinge attached to a steel frame that encircles his torso below his armpits. The hinge is probably just a round steel stub that gets slipped into a round socket. The climber's harness is hung from that encircling frame. I believe that he connected the tube in his sleeve to the frame around his chest at 3:58 in the video. Before that, he was moving his arm freely out to the side. After that, his arm only rotates forward and back. His center of gravity is below the pivot line, which is just below his arm pits. That means he has to muscle himself into the prone position, which must take some real strength. Knowing how it's done adds to the respect for the engineering involved. And it does not remove respect for how much strength it takes, or how uncomfortable it must be to hang there in that hot clothing.

BRAVO !! EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE, AMAZING!!

Sensacional!! Bravo!! Um verdadeiro artista. Parabéns!💗

Who’s still like..”how the f does he do it?”

The most impressive part is him putting on a glove one-handed.

The fact people find ways to survive, work, provide without doing Violence to another deserves much Respect..👏😎🙏💪☝👍

Muchas felicidades ; me encanta su trabajo; que tenga muchos éxitos!!

Plot twist: He actually has super powers and needs to make it look a little fake, so nobody finds out that he actually can levitate and fly.

i thought i was at a funeral because of the music

This is amazing. I'd like to see what kind of shape this guy is in. To be able to support your own bodyweight for so long, even with the underarm device is amazing. Bravo 👏.

I cant stand for 2 mins even after this support.... magical strength

Love street performers,fill the malls,and everywhere with that amazing talent.

Such people bring joy for everybody. Without them, the smile in the streets will die.

Appreciate these street artists make our concrete jungle bursting with vivid

Respect to people like him. Brilliant!

I loved seeing him, as a performer myself I always had love for his work...... not something I could have done.

As much as we watch him setup everything I'm still left gasping at how he is doing this. Brilliant..

Still amazed. Great work 👍

И Нужно улыбаться при этом ,БРАВО , УСПЕХОВ И ВСЕГО САМОГО НАИЛУЧШЕГО, ЗДОРОВЬЯ КРЕПКОГО И СЧАСТЬЯ ВАМ 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

He has a mechanism attached to the Shovel handle. It moves with the motion of his arm. When hes putting the glove "away" hes locking / unlocking it in. His arm will either stay in a 90,45 or straight angle. This keeps his body balanced. I'm guessing it also helps relieve some stress by attaching said mechanism to his spine area. Besides that, I'm sure he has abnormal core and upper body strength.

I don't see what the secret is, this video didn't reveal anything.

I don't see how that's possible even with the brace on his arm! That's incredible! I sure couldn't do it!

Absolutely amazing 🤩

I remember being a kid in Cancun and being so fascinated with these kind of street performances

i came here after watching a man paint himself gold

This video bringing us back 6 years later

Wow wonderful trick It's Awe some So attractive Statue silver man.🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏👍👍

I just can't imagine how anyone could really do this some people are truly amazing so talented.

What I like about it is he puts a smile on kids faces and they're amazed at his work.

What’s magic is that this guy created is own job ! Only a few of us can do that! 👍🏼

Pure Art and Hardwork. Hats off

I WISH YOU GET RICH SOMEDAY

Even though I know how it is done, it still looks amazing. That is one cool looking dude earning an honest buck and I respect the art.

Absolutely amazing looks effortless

Great Work !! - Excellent Piece Of Piano :

Two thumbs up for the efforts this artist put on. Simply amazing

HE IS DOING TRICK TO MAKE A LIVING. WE SHOULD APPRECIATE HIS HARDWORK.

Love it, still a lot of work. Man each time those kids get too close I panic. Great job.

I hope your aware that the "magic" exists in the act. It also exists in the hearts and minds of little children that walk by. It exists for the person that is lonely and just wants to be noticed or notice something. The magic is also in the adults as they argue politely with the stranger next them about how is he doing that. And finally the magic is in the heart of the performer. He carries it with him anywhere he goes. (the magic) He keeps it alive in his act. If you still do not believe in his magic powers then answer one simple question. How many people and strangers did you make smile today? Because he does it every day for hundreds if not thousands of passers by. Thank you good sir.

Regardless, you've got to be strong to do this! You can see him shaking from the strain when he spins down. I would have designed it so the bar goes up to the armpit support but continues across the back (hidden under the coat) and has another armpit support on the other side! Would be a lot more comfortable and a lot less strenuous!

The thing at 3:12 goes up through his sleeve and then connects to something else in his suit that he rests on.

Huge effort and fine idea. Not a piece of cake.

Maan, this is too creative. Just like magic.

Incredible feat of strength, I can see you trembling to hold your poses. Great job.

Forget the silver man trick... I was in awe of the way he put that glove on one handed! 😲

Amazing!! Saludos from México 🇲🇽✌️👍

Incredible illusion. I imagine the end of the shovel extension connects to something we never see in his jacket that is holding him in place. Even so, good fun and well designed.