Ok this is some, "I have an entry level office job. I finished my work already 2 hours in. I have 6 hours left to kill. What do I do?! OoOooo staples!"
I actually went out to buy staples just to try and make this thing and let me tell you, he makes it look easy. You have to have 16 segments of identical length and I had to use guess work to figure out the right length. If they're too long or too short, it won't even work. That pile in the beginning looks like he just took them out of the box but most likely, he pre cut them for the video. TL;DR it's a fun project but it's not super easy like it looks, I recommend to try it but you may get frustrated and it will take longer than expected.
It's definitely doable. However, if each section doesn't have the EXACT same number of staples, you're in for a rage-inducing process. But, my desk is now happy with one. :)