It was a great trick. I think the silence spoke volumes.

Brilliant work

*british

I miss this series.

Adding video to channels (British) - requested by ant.

Agreed, I love Teller's shtick

Too obvious: He loads the threaded pins into his mouth at 4:23.

(not that swallowing the other pins isn't impressive! [p.s. I'm a huge pen and teller fan so I ain't hatin'!])

Before he handles the roll of string, you can tell he's got the threaded pins in his hand, which he holds the entire time, until he slips it into his mouth.

Another thing to notice is how easily the string breaks once he pulls it off the roll. I'll guarantee the string is made of a substance that dissolves in his mouth so he can swallow it. Another indication is the tension on the string used on the threaded needles - if that was the same material as the empty string he eats, it would have broken as he pulled on it.

and here's something I prepared a little earlier

I'd be more impressed if he pulled it out the other end.

Would you like to check inside his butt with a flashlight and magnifying glass?

So the loading of the threaded pins is obvious.. but seriously did he swallow the other 100 pins? cant seem to find a point in time where he could lose them.

Btw sagemind.. your looking way to deep into it. You can pretty much swallow any string, doesn't need to dissolve, it will just pass through you.

You mean you don't think he threw them away with the apple? Seems like crappy editing to have so many distracting changes of camera angle at that point if they weren't trying to manipulate our attention.

No I dont? The big screen camera on the back was actually zoomed in on him when he was eating the apple.

Also its a live audience and the cuts didn't seem to keep me from keeping track of the points I wanted to see.

Yes, the screen for the benefit of the audience shows an extreme close-up of Teller's mouth at this point. It does not show (well) his hands or him throwing the apple off stage.
The quickness with which he grabs the apple after a visual gag (while the audience is still laughing), bites, and throws it away, the fact that he doesn't even look at the apple when he grabs it, the introduction of a new prop and gag (flashlight/mouth exam) right after this moment, all look like misdirection to me.
Also... what is he doing with his left hand while eating the apple? I only need one hand to eat an apple.

Nah, I'll let the rabbits stay in there.