The Un-Linking Rubber Bands

Posted on August 15, 2007
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If you have thought about becoming a magician, but never really got started, I recommend you to read my post 10 steps to become a magician. As of today I have decided to write reviews and recommendations of different effects, which can be bought from magic dealers all around the world, for fair prices. These effects will make you look liked a skilled magician, and best of all, they will not require years of practice to master. This first effect we will look at is called Crazy Mans Handcuff. This effect was performed by David Copperfield, and it took the magic world by storm. It is a close-up effect, and it looks amazing. I always perform this when I am asked to do some magic. It does not require any setup, and the props needed, fits easily in your pocket. The effect goes like this:

A rubber band is stretched between the index finger and thumb of your left hand. A second rubber band, dangling from the right index finger is lowered into the half circle created by your left thumb and index finger. Your right thumb moves into the loop of the band dangling from your right index finger. This locks the bands together, stretched between the index fingers and thumbs of both hands.
There seems to be no way your hands could separate without taking the bands off the fingers. Yet that is exactly what happens!
With no cover or funny moves, the rubber bands seem to melt apart, one strand at a time!
The fact that you repeat it twice only adds to the mystery!!
Finally, the spectator himself holds onto one band as your band melts through his!

The effect looks exactly as described above. There is nothing added or taken away. It really does not get much cleaner than this. Below I have added a youtube video of a guy showing this trick, so you can see how it looks like in action.

It will take a bit of practice to get it right. But believe me, it is worth it. This is the perfect impromptu magic trick, which can be done anywhere. After you are done, the audience can look at the rubber bands. There is nothing special about them. This is definitely one of my favorites. Get it here.

Comments

5 Responses to “The Un-Linking Rubber Bands”

  1. Malok on August 23rd, 2007 10:05 pm

    That is a nifty trick. Going to practice it and see how well I do. (Hopefully, I’m not all thumbs!) Thanks for sharing.

  2. Jakob Dupont Knudsen on August 24th, 2007 9:00 am

    Malok,
    You are welcome! Is this your first time doing magic? Let me know how it works out.

  3. Gyms and Health Clubs by Aaron on September 5th, 2007 1:29 am

    I’m baffled by this… I’m sure it’s easily explained, but it looks tough to me… thanks for sharing this! I

  4. Hoto on September 5th, 2007 10:20 pm

    that trink looks very nice. i do some trick myself but i haven`t seen this before. the problem is that most of the trick you can already check out how they work on the web.

  5. Jakob Dupont Knudsen on September 6th, 2007 9:26 am

    Aaron,
    I know! And it does require a bit of practice, but it is not nearly as difficult as it looks like.

    Hoto,
    Alright. Close up magic or some other kind? Yes I know. I find that so annoying. People are uploading explanations to youtube like crazy, just to get a bit of traffic.

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