Captain Disillusion

Season 2016

In a world where the content of digital images and videos can no longer be taken at face value, an unlikely hero fights for the acceptance of truth. Captain Disillusion guides “children” of all ages through the maze of visual fakery to the open spaces of reality and peace of mind.

Where to Watch Captain Disillusion • Season 2016

11 Episodes

  • Quick D: The Invisible Cut
    E1
    Quick D: The Invisible CutA close look at a rudimentary visual effects trick and how it's often used by Vine filmmaker Zach King.
  • Australian Lightning DOUBLE DEBUNK
    E2
    Australian Lightning DOUBLE DEBUNKCaptain Disillusion pulls a double shift and deconstructs two similar hoax videos featuring close encounters with lightning.
  • Quick D: Flying Girl
    E3
    Quick D: Flying GirlCaptain Disillusion deconstructs the Russian viral video of the flying girl in the woods.
  • Quick D: Mirror Ball
    E4
    Quick D: Mirror BallCaptain Disillusion explains the visual effects behind the puzzling "Mirror Ball" video by animator Kevin Parry.
  • BEAKMALLUSION: Free Energy Devices
    E5
    BEAKMALLUSION: Free Energy DevicesCaptain Disillusion teams up with Beakman of 'Beakman's World' to examine some free energy claims on YouTube, in the most '90s way possible.
  • The Undebunkable
    E6
    The Undebunkable7Captain Disillusion discovers that skepticism to an extreme is not skepticism at all.
  • Quick D: Ambiguous Cylinder
    E7
    Quick D: Ambiguous CylinderCaptain Disillusion gives a detailed breakdown of Kokichi Sugihara's Ambiguous Cylinder illusion. AND HE DOES IT BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE, EVER, PERIOD.
  • Quick D: Viral Kid Stunts
    E8
    Quick D: Viral Kid StuntsCaptain Disillusion considers the goods and bads of featuring kids in viral videos.
  • Cicret Bracelet DEBUNK
    E9
    Cicret Bracelet DEBUNKCaptain Disillusion examines the concept, design, execution and fundraising of the Cicret Bracelet while trying to develop his own revolutionary invention. The views expressed in this video are personal opinions, based on information publicly available at the time of posting.
  • Quick D: Cup Levitation & Train Track Rescue
    E10
    Quick D: Cup Levitation & Train Track RescueIn this double feature Quick D, Captain Disillusion takes a look at two completely unrelated videos.
  • Skiing Ostriches DEBUNK (Featuring the YouTube Algorithm)
    E11
    Skiing Ostriches DEBUNK (Featuring the YouTube Algorithm)Captain Disillusion investigates the sophisticated visual effects behind a Japanese ad campaign while thinking about something completely unrelated.

 

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