Yea but he pulls burgers out of signs lol, and put his arm through a fish tank or something like that, saw them videos a long time ago, i don't really remember :p
To be honest i think that kid wanted to show off his dvd collection more than the stopping exposure idea, there was a big thread about him on dnd forums when he posted the black ghost video...and his Akira...well lol talk about slaughter
Magician wise I don't like Chris Angel and Cyril, they just seem too fake, and as you can tell by my name, I don't like gimmicks :P
Company wise Magic Makers, products are rip offs of other products, unethical and terrible quality...etc.
Out of control queens I don't know, but i believe colour changing knives are knives that well...change colour, surprisingly enough, heres a video:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/284451/knives_change_colors/
The change is not called Proteus, thats just the name of the trick, he didnt give the change a name i don't think, just stated it was a variation of goldins snap change
Theres also Snowblind by jack parker
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LbccuDnTnw8
Tallys unquestionably are much better than bikes all round, although i don't think guardians will handle as well, they do look awesome, and i think the performer should enjoy the cards he is using, its nice to have a change sometimes :)
I'd master all the cuts that you like and are interested in on the system first, and don't perform them until your confident you can do them perfectly without dropping,