Topological Effects

133 entries in Paper / Topological Effects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Die Kunst, in ein ringförmig geschlossenes band einen Knoten zu machen "The art of making a knot into a closed circle", moebius/möbius strip routine, seven different rings are cut with up to three double-twists
 		Aug. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 8)
125
The Afghan Bands rings of paper cut lengthwise
 		1903
Later Magic
471
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant The Boomerangs idea for the Jastrow illusion, cutting off pieces to make them the same length repeatedly
 		1935
They're Off
5
James Wobensmith The Afghan Bands wellknown topological thing
 		1938
Greater Magic
860
Ellis Stanyon The Evolution of the Afghan Bands extension for wellknown topological thing
 		1938
Greater Magic
861
"Paper Wizard" Grimes The "Grimes" Paper Chain moebius/möbius strip routine
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
119
Francis J. Rigney Cutting a Dido story trick, tearing a long strip
 		May 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 12)
51
Neal Elias Screwy Square optical thing with a line on a square sheet of cardboard
 		1946
At the Table Tricks
16
L. Vosburgh Lyons Discus Chinese compass, arrows on circle point always in same direction
Related to Mar. 1946
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 102)
410
Milbourne Christopher The Afghan Bands - The Mobius Strip
Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
185
Dr. Fred Bertsche Crazy Cardboards lines on paper, paper turned over lines change orientation, fake turnover
 		1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
37
Der Hokus-Pokus sendet.... no proper title, on three free tricks added to this issue, Jastrow illusion, compass trick and multi-pip card
  • 1. Die Zwillinge
  • 2. Die Verwandlungskarte
  • 3. Der Compass
 		1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 3)
1
Paul Curry Fourth Dimensional Turning idea for S.S. Adams money printing machine, performer and spectator write names on both sides of a paper, when put in machine paper turns inside out and back
Also published here Apr. 1952
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 252)
1009
Adolph Boldt Idea for the Boomerang Trick idea for Joseph Jastrow's optical illusion with two boomerangs, as a give-away
 		1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
35
Various The Afghan Bands Moebius strip used for magic, provides the basic method and a history/bibliography of the Moebius strip in magic (Afghan Bands was named by Prof Hoffmann)
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
70
Jochen Zmeck Die Unzerstörbarkeit der Materie paper strip is measured, 10 cm are cut off and burned, strip has same length, repeat
 		1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
14
Robert E. Neale Insideout & Stretchit topological origami tube for several effects:
  • Stretchit
  • Insideout
  • The Chinese Wand
  • Additional Notes
  • With a Sponge Ball
  • The Square Circle
  • Flexible Transpo
for simplified folding method see reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
14
Gene Anderson Afghan Bands Mobius strip routine
 		1968
Newspaper Magic
119
Francis J. Rigney A New Twist Mobius Strip routine
 		1968
Newspaper Magic
121
Louis Bertol Chinese Version Chinese Mobius strip routine
 		1968
Newspaper Magic
123
Tommy Thompson Look! No Twist! Variant of Mobius strip routines
 		1968
Newspaper Magic
127
Robert E. Neale Thru & Thru white pop-up cardboard die slides through black die and vice versa, see also p. 439 & p. 486 for suggestion by Al Weyfield
 		Aug. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 10)
435
Robert E. Neale Fold, Cut, and Fail pre-folded paper square with sixteen digits in two colors, folded and cut, all digits of one color except chosen one is in one pile
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Final Notes
Also published here Feb. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 4)
595
Paul Curry Turnabout arrows on squares turn so they always end up pointing in the same direction
Related to 1974
Paul Curry Presents
42
Paul Curry The Twist Turnover secretly gives a quarter turn in the act of turning over
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
43
The Magic Circles afghan band
 		1974
Tricks with Paper
38
Martin Gardner Hyper Card posed as problem with illustration
Related to Aug. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10)
1042
Robert E. Neale "Die Innere Außenseite" und "Ausgeflippt" topological origami tube for several effects:
  • Ausgeflippt
  • Die innere Außenseite
  • Der Chinesische Schnurstab
  • Fantasta
  • Platzwechsel
  • Anmerkungen
  • Mit Schaumgummibällen
Also published here Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
33
Hans E. Trixer Compas-sion
Related to 1977
Special Effects
48
Karl Fulves, Kim Iles, Mel Stover, P. Howard Lyons Hyper Card various ideas with the Hypercard
Related toVariations 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 1)
1067
Karl Fulves Notes hypercard constructed from double facer with attached back piece
  • Elastrik
  • Oddments
Inspired by 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 11)
1173
Karl Fulves Hypercard on the idea of combining Hypercard with Moebius strip
Related to 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 28)
108
Karl Fulves Another Link old topological puzzle in which three parts must be linked, credit information on no-gaff linking cards
Related to 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 36)
142
Karrell Fox, Tommy Windsor Windsor/McAthy Applause Card apparently three sides on card that is turned over to read different messages
 		1979
Another Book
201
Karl Fulves Siberian Chain No. 14, paper strips link and unlink with paper ring
 		1980
The Children's Magic Kit
14
Hypercard No. 79
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
99
Mel Stover, P. Howard Lyons, Karl Fulves The Fifth Dimension No. 80, hyper card routine
Related to 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
100
Paul Curry Die vierte Dimension idea for S.S. Adams money printing machine, performer and spectator write names on both sides of a paper, when put in machine paper turns inside out and back
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
71
Karl Fulves Space Station tower of Hanoi variation
 		1982
Punch-Out Puzzle Kit
8
Steve Beam Upside Down Chinese compass effect with the words "up" and "down", square plaque, several moves, see also p. 51 for additional ideas and remarks by Martin Gardner, Dan Garrett and Sid Lorraine, more ideas on p. 990 by Lee Fred
Related toVariations 1983
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 1)
1
Pavel Zickzack Elefant zig-zag effect with picture of an elephant in a frame
 		1983
Neue Magische Ideen
7
Martin Gardner Twist And Link spectator holds end of paper construction which must be entangled in seemingly impossible way
Also published here
  • puzzle in Marin Gardner's "Scientific American" column
 1983
Trapdoor Card
2
Robert E. Neale Submarine Card spectator holds card frame with center torn out, its orientation changes while spectator closes his eyes
Variations 1983
Trapdoor Card
3
Robert E. Neale The Trapdoor spectator holds card with trapdoor with hole cut-out, it is entangled in seemingly impossible way while spectator closes eyes
VariationsAlso published here 1983
Trapdoor Card
6
Robert E. Neale Belt Buckle different design
Inspired by 1983
Trapdoor Card
9
Robert E. Neale Double Buckle different design
Inspired by 1983
Trapdoor Card
10
Robert E. Neale Flat Klein paper construction with only one surface
 		1983
Trapdoor Card
11
Karl Fulves Slade's Braid comment on connection with Slade's impossible braiding
Related to
  • "The Church of the Fourth Dimension" (The Unexpected Hanging, Martin Gardner)
 1983
Trapdoor Card
11
Karl Fulves Easy Unlink simple topological unlinking
 		1983
Trapdoor Card
11
Karl Fulves Topological Untrap topological linking and unlinking of one-piece rubber figure, solution to problem on p. 1
 		1983
Trapdoor Card
12
Jerry Andrus Parabox optical illusion
 		May 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21)
200
Shigeo Takagi, Karl Fulves Japanese Checkers No. 1, paper folded and cut into squares, really the squares remain all connected at a corner for form a sort of chain, challenge to get all squares out of a bag with one grip
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
1
Robert E. Neale The Trapdoor No. 63, card frame turns inside out while spectator is holding it
VariationsAlso published here 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
112
Robert E. Neale Inside Out No. 65, topological origami tube
Also published here 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
116
Robert E. Neale Stripes Make You Thinner No. 66, trick using the Inside-out Tube
Also published here 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
117
Robert E. Neale Stretchit No. 67, trick using the Inside-Out Tube
Also published here 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
118
Robert E. Neale Bill Tube shape-changing tube from dollar bill, square shape to rectangular shape
Inspired byAlso published here 1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 5)
74
Papier
  • Das Doppelte Moebius-Band
  • Die "6er-Prophezeiung"
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
136
Terri Rogers The Pirish Compass cardboard arrow that can change direction, tube
  • The Improved Arrow
  • A Final Tip
Also published here 1986
Secrets
15
Gordon Bruce Gordon Bruce on Parallax coin vanishes and returns in trapdoor of card
Inspired by May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
46
Eric Mason Eric Mason on Parallax name of thought of card appears on paper combined with Parallax
Inspired by May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
71
Mike Gancia Mike Gancia on Parallax card in envelope
Inspired by May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
80
Karl Fulves Step by Step Trapdoor step-by-step instructions of "The Trapdoor"
Inspired by 1987 ca.
Trapdoor Card
13
Harry G. Franke Harry Franke's Topological Tricks two square papers with a square hole used for topological fold, another with rectangles with holes
 		1987 ca.
Trapdoor Card
15
Tooru Suzuki Linking Cardboard squares of cardboard with holes in them are linked and unlinked
 		1988
New Magic Of Japan
97
Terri Rogers False Witness sculpture made from two rings on table, two spectators describe it very differently
Also published here 1988
More Secrets
50
Terri Rogers Squaring apparatus, disc with round hole in it visibly changes into square with square hole
Also published here 1988
More Secrets
64
Terri Rogers Der Östfriesische Kompass cardboard arrow that can change direction, tube
Also published here Apr. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 3)
94
Terri Rogers Falsches Zeugnis sculpture made from two rings on table, two spectators describe it very differently
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
167
Terri Rogers Kreisquadratur apparatus, disc with round hole in it visibly changes into square with square hole
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
175
Michael Weber Appealing Illusion picture in magazine, apparently peel the top layer and see under the picture (car and engine, woman and underwear), removing the torn paper part and everything is normal again
 		1991
Life Savers
115
Michael Weber A Better Mousetrap three phases, based on Robert E. Neale's "The Trapdoor Card"
Inspired byRelated to 1991
Life Savers
130
Karl Fulves Paper Race four papers sticking out underneath cover, whoever choses the paper that is on top of the other's choice when cover is removed wins
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
34
David Harkey Sunburst grid printed on business card, part of the design is twisted when seen through a ring, printing remains permanently twisted
 		1991
Simply Harkey
209
Masao Atsukawa The Knotted Letter knot in strip of paper disappears
 		1992
Five Times Five — Japan
25
Ken Bowell Kreisquadratur paper folded, half-moon cut out, when unfolded the hole is a square though
 		Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
181
William Larsen Im Zirkus patter for moebius strips
 		July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
160
Karl Fulves Trisecting the Paper No. 15, tearing a paper into three pieces with one tear, spectator has to close eyes
Related to 1995
Easy Magic
20
Karl Fulves The Rings of Saturn No. 35, moebius strip
 		1995
Easy Magic
48
Terri Rogers Top of the Bill Boomerang (Jastrow) optical illusion with names of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
 		1998
Top Secrets
11
Terri Rogers Buckled Bunkum Invert a flexible plastic buckle threaded on a cloth belt. Inspired by Bob Neale's Floppy Buckle / Get Out of Jail technique
 		1998
Top Secrets
33
Terri Rogers StarGate Two card frames glued back to back turn inside out to become glued face to face
Inspired by 1998
Top Secrets
50
Terri Rogers The FlexiCard Flexagon with playing cards
 		1998
Top Secrets
82
Terri Rogers Blink Three colored plastic rings shown separate, then become linked while spectator is holding them, impossible to separate
 		1998
Top Secrets
93
Rudolf Braunmüller Gags im Zusammenhang mit Tricks Eröffnung, Daumenfesselung, Afghanbänder, Fischtrick, Geldfang aus der Luft & Münzen, Handguillotine, Handschellen, Karten, Mentalmagie, Persiltrick, Schallplatten, Schaumgummi-Backstein, Schwebekunststücke, Seile, Würfel, Zeitungen & Zeitschriften, Party & Restaurant
 		1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
63
Paul Curry Turnabout arrows on squares turn so they always end up pointing in the same direction
Related to 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
335
Paul Curry The Twist Turnover secretly gives a quarter turn in the act of turning over
 		2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
336
Davide Costi Boomerangs routine for Joseph Jastrow's optical illusion with two arcs
 		2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
137
Wesley James Hyper-Warp "final", ending with Hyper Card stapled to other card as souvenir
 		2004
Enchantments
89
Jerry Andrus Jerry Andrus's Parabox optical illusion
 		Sep. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 9)
78
David Acer Caffeine Overdose exploiting Jastrow/"boomerang" optical illusion with signed cardboard sleeves of coffee paper cups
Variations Oct. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)
35
Gene Taylor Inverter Converter topological puzzle, Trapdoor variation with "Me" and "You" written on different parts
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. Annual 2006)
6
Gene Taylor Warp Central using trapdoor puzzle card as outside wrapper for card warp type routine in which center of inside card goes missing
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. Annual 2006)
11
Gene Taylor Warp Central Plus ends with examinable card
Inspired by Dec. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. Annual 2006)
17
Robert E. Neale Crossing the Threshold Presentation and handling for The Trapdoor Card
 		2008
This Is Not a Book
139
Robert E. Neale To the Other Side of No Similar effect to Trapdoor Card, but the paper is cut in a circle with a bar through it (standard STOP sign), paper is turned inside out despite holding on to it
 		2008
This Is Not a Book
151
Robert E. Neale Boros the Boastful Boa Story about snakes twisting themselves using a strip of rubber, twists vanish and appear on the strip of rubber
 		2008
This Is Not a Book
160
Robert E. Neale Fold, Cut and Fail Pre-folded paper square with sixteen digits in two colors, folded and cut, all digits of one color except chosen one is in one pile
Also published here 2008
This Is Not a Book
188
Robert E. Neale Wheel of Life Presentation for a flexagon
 		2008
This Is Not a Book
202
Robert E. Neale A Very Personal Computer Presentation for a trihexaflexagon
 		2008
This Is Not a Book
211
Robert E. Neale The Card Presenting the Hyper Card
Inspired byRelated to 2008
This Is Not a Book
229
Robert E. Neale Moves New moves that can be done with the Hyper Card to make the presentations more fooling and interesting
Related to 2008
This Is Not a Book
237
Robert E. Neale Hyperflexagon From a Hyper Card to a a flexagon, uses business cards
Related to 2008
This Is Not a Book
250
Robert E. Neale Hoaxcard Variation on Hyper Card
Related to 2008
This Is Not a Book
263
Karl Fulves The Hole Thing "Unexplained"
envelope with hole, paper card without, condition reverses, also as card revelation, posed as a problem
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
405
Karl Fulves Trisection trisecting a paper square by folding (three equal parts), bet
  • The Folding Process
Related to 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
409
Karl Fulves Flexagons - Part One longer article, credit information
  • Flexagon History (Early Himber)
  • Terms & Conditions (the parameters)
  • Flexagon Described (the double hinge)
 		2009
Xtra Credit (Issue 4)
13
Karl Fulves X-Ray Card Case accordion/flexagon fold with card case, two cards underneath paper straps/grid, they transpose
 		2009
Xtra Credit (Issue 4)
22
Karl Fulves Flexagons - Part Two intro, credit information on Cherchez La Femme
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 6)
29
Cherchez Again sailor in flexagon, lady picture is hard to find by folding
Inspired by
  • "Cherchez La Femme" (Martin Gardner)
 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 6)
30
The Magic Book "Cherchez la Femme", flexagon construction, one part of the paper hard to locate by folding
  • Flexing The Device
Also published here
  • Willane's Wizardry (1947)
 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 6)
32
Karl Fulves Flexagons - Part Three more credit information
Related to
  • Jacob's Ladder in "Magic" (Albert Hopkins, 1897)
 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
41
Martin Gardner 2-Way Flexagon folded square with 2x2 grid, map folding presentation with coincidence
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
42
Karl Fulves Casey At The Bat "the real story"
card travels from flexagon type paper folder to case
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
48
Karl Fulves Out Back "simple double hinge"
flexagon type paper folder, card changes in it
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
50
Karl Fulves Z-Flex "z-fold to flexagon"
on z-fold vs. Himber (flexagon) wallet
Related to 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
52
Karl Fulves Flex Escape "Unsolved - magic & flexagons" [1]
strip of paper in flexagon behaves in certain way, "I consider this the fundamental unsolved problem connected to flexagons", posed as a problem
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
54
Karl Fulves Deconstruction "Unsolved - magic & flexagons" [2]
flexagon with loose parts, posed as a problem
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
54
Karl Fulves Pass Thru "Unsolved - magic & flexagons" [3]
passing objects to different sections of a flexagon, posed as a problem
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 8)
54
David Acer Coffee Break exploiting Jastrow/"boomerang" optical illusion with cardboard sleeves of coffee paper cups
  • Identity Theft (two cardboard sleeves with names on them transpose)
  • Sizeable (cardboard sleeve grows)
Inspired by 2011
More Power to You
125
Karl Fulves 3 Easy Pieces "Unexplained"
tearing a paper into three pieces with one tear, posed as a problem
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
679
Karl Fulves Paper Caper "Unexplained"
bet in which spectator cannot guess how many separated pieces there are after a folded paper piece has been torn, posed as a problem
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
680
Karl Fulves East-West Magnet card with E and W put in slit in paper pocket flexagon and turns around
 		2015
Errata (Issue 1)
29
Karl Fulves Tricks With Flexagons introduction
 		2015
Folderol (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves Pocket Flexagon for switching flat small objects
  • Construction
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Manipulation - Double Flip
Related to 2015
Folderol (Issue 1)
2
Karl Fulves Starter Tricks some ideas with the Flexagon wallet
  • More Basics
    • Dissolvo
    • Spirit Switch
    • Outside Inside
    • Mayan Mystery
    • Trunk - The Untold Story
    • Upmanship
    • Texas Holdout
 		2015
Folderol (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves Change of Direction different way to handle the pocket flexagon wallet
 		2015
Folderol (Issue 1)
10
Gene Anderson, Tadashi Tokieda Precocious Paper Chain
  • A. Introduction
  • B. Preview to precocious
  • C. The Möbius strip
  • D. The precocious Möbius strip
  • E. Gene's presentation
 		2016
Gene Anderson — The Book
199
Harapan Ong Flexacard tritetra-flexagon from cards, two cards can be revealed, self-animated
 		2018
Principia
193
Robert E. Neale Trump's Members "An Optical Illusion Presented as a Psychosocial Illusion"
presentation for Jastrow illusion
 		2018
The Trickster Spirit
85
Christian Scherer, Sveroni Fischerlatein fish on cardboard change size with scale, magic trick based on Jastrow optical Illusion, medal on chain vanishes
Inspired by
  • Toru Suzuki's "Sakkaku Scale" in Richard Kaufman's "Tenyoism - Volume Two", p. 843.
Related to 		2019
Fischerlatein
3
Michael Sondermeyer Der Bananentrick children routine for Jastrow Illusion, with paper bananas
 		2019
Seminar 2019
30
Ben Harris Unhinged "(Examining the TrapDoor Card from a New Perspective)"
 		Feb. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)
77