Tunnel Effect

75 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Tunnel Effect
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan, De Forrest The Diabolical Reversed Card (Improved) card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Variations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
32
Stanley Collins The "T-Square" Colour Change card pushed into deck perpendicular, when removed and turned over, it has changed
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
5
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Card Turns Over! card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Inspired by 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
18
Lengthwise Change card pushed through deck lengthwise and it changes, face down
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
6
Jack McMillen Card pushed through pack changes with gimmick
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
9
Sam Leo Horowitz The Magic Tunnel not perpendicular
 		1938
Greater Magic
552
Edward Marlo The Build Up red Aces produced, turn over when pushed through deck, sandwich black Aces, then previous selection
 		1952
Control Systems
106
Nick Trost Nick's Push-Thru Card Tunnel (tunnel change plot) without gaffs
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 364)
285
Harry G. Franke Three Ways Out Six to Nine change, moving pips from card to card, "The Vanishing Lady" Tunnel-like transformation (from Hugard's Magic Monthly, August 1952, p. 965)
 		1969
HEX!
14
Derek Dingle Visual Reverse and Color Change inspired by Trost's version (originally from his lecture notes)
Inspired by 1971 ca.
Dingle's Deceptions
4
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Handling Of Tunnel Effect Shown By Vernon No. 613, some kind of reverse with odd-backed card, unclear
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
170
Dr. H. Walter Grote Dr. Grote Effects No. 652, list without further details:
  • 1) Four ace trick using second deal
  • 2) Thru tunnel effect with reversed card
  • 3) Drop change in mid-air
  • 4) Cigarette thru hank
  • 5) Top change using card as cover
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
180
Howard Schwarzman, Frank Garcia, Ken Krenzel Plunger Discovery selected card appears between kings as pushed through
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
27
Karl Fulves Maximum Blue cards change back and front while pushed through each other (also perpendicular), posed as a problem
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
91
Ken Krenzel Krenzel's Tunnel-Change two cards pushed
 		1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
6
Derek Dingle Dingle's Tunnel-Change two cards pushed
Related to 1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
7
Karl Fulves Novelty 4-Ace Production an ace is sandwiched between indifferent cards and placed in deck, another ace rises sideways, it's turned perpendicular, pushed in an rises out as different ace
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 1
68
Karl Fulves Tunnel Space tunnel turnover between two other cards, color changing back kicker
Inspired by
  • "The Vanishing Lady" (Harry Franke, Hugard's Magic Monthly)
 1975
Methods with Cards — Part 2
152
Ken Krenzel Incredible Card Tunnel double blank card
 		1975
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
1
Karl Fulves On the Tunnel Effect credit information
 		1975
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
2
Jerry K. Hartman Easy Go Card Tunnel, card vanishes as it is pushed in perpendicular to the deck
Inspired by 1975
Card Fare
1
Ken Krenzel, Derek Dingle, Matt Corin Visual Reverse and Color Change tunnel effect, card reverses, back changes color and eventually whole deck changes color, misspelled "Matt Coran"
Related toVariations 1975 (ca.)
Additional Deceptions
5
David Britland Through the Fourth Dimension
Oct. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 2)
316
Steven Kuske Double-X-Posure
Nov. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 3)
328
Nick Trost Push-through Reversed Card Card Tunnel effect, card turns over as it is pushed perpendicularly through the deck
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
15
Ken Krenzel The Ultimate Tunnel
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
83
Howard Schwarzman, Ken Krenzel The Original Card Tunnel
Related to 1981
Cardworks
99
Henry Christ Subtlety for Tunnel Effect
1981
Cardworks
106
Howard Schwarzman The Second Card Tunnel duplicate card
 		1981
Cardworks
108
Richard Kaufman The Amazing Ace Tunnel combined with Hofzinser Ace Plot, all Aces pushed through deck
Related to 1981
Cardworks
113
Richard Kaufman, David Arthur, Ken Krenzel Ace Tunnel: Second Position combined with Hofzinser Ace Plot, all Aces pushed through deck, gaffed (card with corner missing
 		1981
Cardworks
119
Paul Harris Tunnel Transformation using half card
 		1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
161
Jon Racherbaumer Preparing To Tunnel finesse
 		1982
Card Finesse
53
Jon Racherbaumer Twin Tunnel Change gaffed
 		1982
Card Finesse
167
Richard Kaufman The Hofzinser Ace Tunnel
1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
71
David Solomon Tunnel Vision two cards pushed through at once, they transform into selections
 		1982
Sessions
19
Don England English Channel two cards pushed through at once, they transform into selections
 		1982
Sessions
31
John F. Mendoza Impromptu Tunnel duplicate
 		1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
173
Stephen Tucker Time Tunnel with three cards
Inspired by
  • Harry G. Franke's "The Vanishing Lady"
 June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
495
David Britland Tunnel Sandwich sandwich cards pushed through deck perpendicularly, card appears in sandwich
 		1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves Push Thru Problem transformation as card(s) is pushed through deck, posed as a problem
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
127
Richard Kaufman The Face-Up Incredible Card Tunnel two cards change
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
52
Richard Kaufman Gaff/ace Tunnel combined with Hofzinser Ace Plot, all Aces pushed through deck
Related to 1984
Abstract
13
Frederick Braue The Tunnel deck in Charlie cut position with two packets, card slid through the opening reverses
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
5
Peter Duffie Internecine Red King transposes with black King that has been placed between two Jokers. Visual transposition, tunnel change
Also published here 1986
Quartet
1
David Regal Through-The-Deck Change
Variations 1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
251
David Britland Die verdrehten Schwestern two Queens pushed through two other cards, their orientation and head orientation changes
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Parallax, marketed manuscript
 Dec. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2)
66
Ken Krenzel Tunnel Visions multiple phase routine with several transformations
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
139
Stephen Minch Card Tunnel Effects credit information
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
140
Jerry K. Hartman Tunnel Disappearance card vanishes when pushed through deck perpendicular
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
144
Ken Krenzel Tubemogrification four queens pushed through deck ala tunnel effect, named one turned over, changed back color, rest changes to aces
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
148
Ken Krenzel The Thought Stealers named card appears between two Jokers that are pushed through deck ala tunnel
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
152
Karl Fulves Split Image III two Twos stick perpendicular in a half of the deck each, halves pushed together so Twos are out of sight, the two Twos then change into four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1991
Pull Apart Notes
5
Jack McMillen, T. Page Wright The McMillen Change face card of right-hand half is pushed into left-hand half, switched for dummy card, two handlings, also as Tunnel effect
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
109
T. Page Wright A Reverse Routine
  • The Double Reverse
  • The Longitudinal Reverse (Tunnel)
  • The Whole Deck Reverse (faced deck, suddenly is backed deck)
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
207
T. Page Wright A Giant Card Reverse tunnel effect with seven jumbo cards
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
211
Jerry K. Hartman Knocked for a Loop card reverses when pushed through deck
Related to 1991
Card Craft
556
Richard Bartram, Jr. A Descent Into Maelstrom
1993
Mystification
67
Paul Harris Tunnel Transformation using half card
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
93
Nick Trost Nick's Push-Thru Card Tunnel (tunnel change plot) without gaffs, includes history information for tunnel change plot
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
145
Johnny Thompson, Stewart Judah Thompson-Judah Version Variation on "Nick's Push-Thru"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
147
David Regal Sending It Through Card goes through a series of changes when pushed sideways through the deck
Inspired by 1999
Close-Up & Personal
43
Peter Gröning Marjasin Joker pushed through deck sideways, visually changes into selection
 		Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
8
Peter Gröning Traveling Marjasin Marjasin variation as transposition
 		Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
9
Peter Gröning Blushing Marjasin back color changes visually when pushed through deck sideways
 		Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
10
Don England The English Chunnel two Cards change
 		2001
Don England's Paradox
116
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Just a Little Off the Top, Please elevator with progressively fewer cards, final card changes into selection
Related toVariations 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
40
Alex Elmsley The 4D Card card is tapped through deck and turns over
Related toVariations Aug. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 8)
24
Joshua Jay Four Card Tunnel Change
2005
Overlap
122
Jack Avis Tunnel Change card kind of pushed through deck, but not perpendicular
 		2006
Rara Avis
129
Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's "Selective Control" King and Queen pushed sideways through deck, King turns over
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
735
Scott Robinson Card change in bill face card of packet inside bill changes as packet is pushed back and forth through bill, using card gaff
 		2018
Pure Imagination
254
Sultan Al Qasimi Banksy card pushed through deck in right angle, it comes out with one ned cut in shredded strips
 		Aug. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 8)
62
Jonathan Davidson Transformer tunnel effect with color-changing back
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1044
Yoann Fontyn Push-Through Change card pushed though lengthwise packet changes
 		2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
247