Professor's Nightmare

73 entries in Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Howard Berman Miki's Methods
  • P&L Vanishing Wand Routine
  • Methods for Professor's Nightmare & Linking Ropes
 		1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
72
Tony Slydini Long and Short of It starting out with single piece of rope which is cut up for Professor's Nightmare
  • Slydini "Touches"
VariationsAlso published here 1966
Slydini Encores
85
Ed Mishell Roperama Professors's nightmare with restoration
Related to
  • p. 109 for reference
 July 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
109
Lewis Ganson Equally Unequal Ropes basic, with false count
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
33
Lewis Ganson Variations on Equally Unequal Ropes
  • Picking Up the Ropes
  • The Visible Unequal Move
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
43
Bill Shewan More Variations...
  • The Crossover Move
  • The Count
  • Now For a Knotty Finish
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
50
C. F. Germelman Equally Unequal Patter patter, with introductory remarks by Horace E. Bennett
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
60
Peter Warlock 3 Equal Ropes three unequal ropes are stretched into three long ropes, all ropes can then be examined, imitating Professor's Nightmare
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
71
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg 3 Tricks several brief descriptions
  • vanishing candy (Läkerol)
  • vanishing egg (with thumb tip)
  • sequence for professor's nightmare
 		1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 5)
83
Roger Sylwester The professor's incubus
Related toAlso published here Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
122
Pete Biro Professor's Nightmare Seit Up cutting piece of rope in front of spectators intro three pieces
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
46
Randy Atha 'Professor's (Second) Nightmare' three different sized ropes end up to be the same size and examinable
 		1971
Magick (Issue 25)
122
Sam Schwartz Three Way Ropes
  • Equal-Unequal
  • Knotting the Ropes
  • Three to One
see p. 520, p. 550 and p. 1300 for credit information on the plots
 		Mar. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 5)
506
Roger Sylwester The Professor's Incubus
Also published here 1973
Close-up Cavalcade
25
Three Rope False Count as required in Professor's Nightmare routines
 		1973
Close-up Cavalcade
30
Unequal Ropes
1973
Close-up Cavalcade
31
Amedeo Vacca End of a Nightmare
1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
20
Conrad C. Bush Complete Circle three ropes tied into loops, they then form one big loop, then repeat and the big loop is actually one rope
Related to Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
784
Karrell Fox Fox's "Unequal-Nightmare" Ropes
1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
125
José de la Torre New Professor's Nightmare
  • Cutting the Rope
  • The False Count
  • The Illusion of the Short, Middle and Long Ropes
  • The Triple "A" Illusion (All Alike Again)
  • The Paramount Long Rope Illusion
  • Knots to You! (The Sliding Knot)
  • Optional Climax (knot shot and it slides down rope)
  • Patter
  • A Few Comments
Related to 1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
59
Ed Mishell Ed Mishell's Subtleties ideas for previous routine
 		1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
79
Das Spaghetti Wunder patter
 		Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
133
Tony Slydini Equal-Unequal Ropes starts with single piece
Also published here 1979
The Magical World of Slydini
18
Johnny Cooper The Three Bears Professor s Nightmare patter for children's audience
 		1980
Polished Presentations
20
Lyle Laughlin 3-To-1 Rope three separate ropes of different length become one
  • What You Need
  • Presenting The Routine
  • The Rope Count
  • The First Tie
  • The Second Tie
  • From 3 To 1
  • Showing The Rope Restored
  • Tips and Comment
Variations 1982
Carlyle's 3-To-1 Rope
2
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Note by Karl Fulves alternative handling, three separate ropes of different length become one
Inspired by 1982
Carlyle's 3-To-1 Rope
15
Pavel Drei-Seil-Routine with snap fasteners
 		1983
Neue Magische Ideen
9
Manfred Cattarius Kurz - Mittel - Lang cutting rope to three equally long ropes, Professors nightmare, two ropes melt to one long rope as climax
 		1984
Exzellente Seilroutinen
38
James Lewis Hypnotizing the Professor
Related to 1985
Thinking About Magic
2
Woodrow Carpenter Impromptu Three-To-One cutting rope to end up in situation for Professor's Nightmare
 		1987
The Best of Buff
27
Ralph White Ralph White Rope Routine combination of Professor's Nightmare and Chinese Prayer Vase, Golf presentation
 		1987
The Best of Buff
29
Timothy Wenk A History of Insomnia
  • The Insomnia Theory
 		1988
Insomnia
1
Timothy Wenk Insomnia reverse approach, performer starts with three equal ropes that change to unequal and back
  • Getting Into Insomnia (spectator cuts up long rope initially)
  • Practicing Insomnia (with colored ropes)
  • Insomnia - The Routine
    • The Devastating Effects of Insomnia
    • Three Equal Ropes
    • Thee Separate Ropes
    • The First Con
    • The Sucker Explanation
    • Illusion Becomes Reality
    • Reality, What a Concept!
    • Full Circle
    • Three Equal Ropes... Again!
 		1988
Insomnia
4
Hiroshi Sawa A Nightmare For Experts unusual routine that ends in one long rope
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
156
Christoph Borer 4. Kurz - Mittel - Lang with shoelaces, brief idea
Also published here 1989
Seminarheft
23
Mac King, John Cornelius The Professor Wakes Up Climax to Professor's Nightmare
Inspired by
  • "3-2-1 Nightmare" (Tom Ogden)
 1990
Howdy! I'm Mac King!
8
Jim Kahlert End of the Nightmare some loop moves at the end
 		Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2012
Sveroni Tricord intro for Professor's Nightmare, rope is cut once, suddenly performer holds three ropes with the same length
 		1991
Sveroni Original
9
Aldo Colombini Trio handling for professor's nightmare, rope is cut into three pieces and becomes one again, different approach
 		1991
FISM Lecture Notes
8
Bob Rees Cut-&-Restored Nightmare
Oct. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 10)
2129
Aldo Colombini The Professor Strikes Again lead-in
 		Apr. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 4)
2346
Daryl Martinez Patter for the "Ropes of India"
1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
22
Dan Harlan Burnt to the Core burnt bill is found in rope, with handkerchief and pan, rope routine, nightmare, restoration and endless loop
Related to Dec. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 4)
1
Jon Allen Final Nightmare handling for Professor's Nightmare, fair displays of the ropes
Also published here June 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 2)
1
Jon Allen Freddy's Dead clever Professor's Nightmare variation
Also published here 1995
Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut
6
Dan Garrett Professor's Daydream
Inspired by
  • "The Carver Ropes" (Bob Carver, marketed under "Professor's Nightmare")
Also published here
  • "Teasers & Ticklers" lecture notes
 1996
Top 10
14
Guy Hollingworth Hollingworth's Nightmare
Sep. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)
20
Steve Daly Professor's Recurring Nightmare Professor's Nightmare with child and clear plastic bag
 		May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
86
Alan "Magic Al" Garber Professor's Nightmare
July 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 11)
86
Debbie Leifer, Jennifer-Jo Moyer Professor's Nightmare nutrion themed patter
 		Aug. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 12)
86
Bruce Bray Professor's Nightmare motivational self esteem patter
 		Aug. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 12)
86
Ben Ulin Professor's Nightmare worm patter with three children on stage
 		Aug. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 12)
86
J. C. Doty Before It Was A "Nightmare" credit information
 		Aug. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 12)
87
Scott SteelFyre Centrifugal Nightmare visual phase for finale of "Professor's Nightmare" routine
 		Jan./Feb. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 5)
21
Just Alan The Three Treasures "Transcending Time and Space"
presentation for Professor's Nightmare
 		2003
Mystery School
293
Danny Orleans Teaching Magic to Children Week One, Part II
  • Pediatrix
 		Feb. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 2)
20
Francis Tabary The Close-Up Routine multi-phase rope routine, traveling knots and Professor's Nightmare
 		2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
147
Francis Tabary Two Equal Ropes Become Unequal, then Three Ropes
2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
192
Francis Tabary The Three Unequal and Equal Ropes
2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
194
Francis Tabary Two Ropes Become Equal by Fusion
2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
196
Francis Tabary Studies in The Professor's Nightmare
  • A. Making a "Single" Long Rope
  • B. Ending with One Long Rope and One Short Rope
 		2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
236
Barrie Richardson The ABCs of Our Lives presentation for Bob Carver's Professor's Nightmare
 		2005
Act Two
203
Christoph Borer 6. Kurz-Mittel-Lang with shoelaces, brief idea
Also published here 2006
Compilation
161
Just Alan The Clay
Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
78
Karl Fulves Rope Count credit information on the false count for professors nightmare
Related to 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
376
Trevor Lewis Professor's Nightmare Patter Variations
  • Barman's Routine
  • Professor's Nightmare Patter for Senior Citizens
  • Professor's Nightmare Patter for Car Launch
  • Professor's Nightmare Patter for Golf
 		2009
Routines Matter
122
Jon Allen Freddy's Dead with two alternative endings that happen in the spectator's hands
Inspired by
  • Daryl's routine
Related toAlso published here 		2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
29
Jon Allen Non-False Count a display in which the three equal ropes are seemingly held separated
 		2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
32
Doug Edwards End of a Nightmare! ending for Slydini's routine
Inspired by 2013
Nukes
121
Christoph Borer Ali, der unglückliche Fakir three phases, rope routine
 		2016
21
185
Gene Anderson The Pajama Cord Trick rope cut into three pieces, lengths change and after ends are knotted it restores again
  • A. Performance
  • B. Props and set-up
  • C. Gene's script
 		2016
Gene Anderson — The Book
76
Greg Boggs Greg Boggs offers his thoughts on why you shouldn't retire your Professor's Nightmare props just yet
Feb. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 2)
62
Nick Diffatte, Tyler Erickson School of Hard Knots knot taken off rope, rope cut into three unequal pieces that become equal, tied into one long rope, knots come off and rope is restored and examined
Inspired by
  • "Professor's Math" (Aldo Colombini)
 2022
Offbeat
13