Topological Effects

125 entries in Paper / Topological Effects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown 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
Unknown 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 — Volumes I, II, III and IV (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 1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 102) 410
Milbourne Christopher The Afghan Bands - The Mobius Strip
Jan. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (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
Unknown 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 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
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 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
Unknown 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, 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
Unknown Hypercard No. 79
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 99
Mel Stover, 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
 		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
Also 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
Unknown 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
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
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
Unknown 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
Unknown 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