Topological Effects

96 entries in Bill / Topological Effects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Monty Crowe Inflation bill passes through another bill when rolled
Also published here May 1936
The Jinx (Issue 20)
114
Novel Drinking Cup borrowed bill rolled up, liquid poured into tube and out again
 		1937
Money Magic
19
The Shrinking Dollar bill appears to become smaller, topological illusion with wrinkles
 		1937
Money Magic
20
A Transposition bill passes through another bill when rolled
Also published here 1937
Money Magic
20
Two Bills From One bill fold that makes one bill look like two
 		1937
Money Magic
57
Kent Arthur Spurious Pelf "do as i do" sequence with spectator and 5 bills each, selected bill remains upside down
Related to Sep. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 60)
429
Jack Vosburgh Money Enraptured bill becomes giant bill
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 126)
731
The Curious Fold bill folded and unfolded, then it is upside down
 		1941
After the Dessert
5
Jack Chanin Gaglets handling for folded bill that turns upside down
 		Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 23)
96
The Topsy-Turvy Bill bill is folded and opened, then upside down
 		1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
129
Karrell Fox A Bill Collector three bills under handkerchief, performer apparently folds them quickly into a ring, bird and bowtie, fourth bill is pushed in fist and changes into a bill folded like an umbrella
 		1954
Kornfidentially Yours
15
P. Howard Lyons Money Maker mis-made bills come out of money maker prop
 		Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
22
Andrew Kennedy, Ernest Heldman Boot Bill Fold see also p. 286 for additional ideas by Robert Myerson and Ernest Heldman
 		Nov. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 363)
280
Hans "Severus" Ernst Der Trick des Jahres 1961 written on bill, bill is folded and unfolded and while bill is reversed writing is still readable
 		1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 1)
12
Folding Money folding bill, upside down
 		1974
Tricks with Paper
21
Lawrence Nudelman Changing a Large Bill ($100, $20, or $10) borrowed dollar bill is torn in half, each half changes into full with with half the original value
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes
1
Lawrence Nudelman Splitting a $10 Dollar Bill ten-dollar bill is split into two five-dollar bills
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 2
1
Lawrence Nudelman Changing a $2 Bill Into Two $1 Bills
1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 4
4
Lawrence Nudelman Quick Count - One or Two? one bill (with secret slit) is folded so it looks like two
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 4
5
Lawrence Nudelman A $2 Bill Becomes Two $1 Bills
1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 5
4
Two for One "as shown to me by Deren Gertz"
bill fold that makes one bill look like two, leaving it as tip
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 7
8
Upside-Down George bill folded and unfolded
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
213
Dan Tong Bill Antics bill from hand to hand, featuring fold so one bill looks like two
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
181
Karl Fulves Banked Roll two bills, one on top of the other, rolled up and unrolled, they changed positions
 		1977
The Magic Book
47
John Booth Der Kopfstand bill folded and unfolded, picture then upside down
 		Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
108
Monty Crowe Inflation bill passes through another bill when rolled
Also published here Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
122
Stephen Tucker This Months Problems posed as problems:
  • removing ink from banknote
  • trick with spectator's finger
  • ESP card prediction
 		Sep. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17)
326
Jon Charles, Mitsunobu Matsuyama Inflation Bite topological puzzle with bill
Inspired by 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
327
Mike Bornstein Stretching a Dollar Bill or How to Make Money Go a Long Way!
1984
More Money Magic of Mike Bornstein
20
Mike Bornstein The Elusive President face of president appears on wrong bill
 		1984
More Money Magic of Mike Bornstein
32
Mike Bornstein Enlarged Invisible Hole coin through hole in bill that is too small
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 11)
1136
Double Your Money No. 11, folding one bill so it looks like two
Related to 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
23
Stretching a Dollar Bill No. 30, bill opens and closes accordion-like, cuts
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
55
Robert E. Neale Stretch a Bill No. 69, shape-changing tube with dollar bill
Inspired byAlso published here 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
120
James Lewis The Mismade Dollar Bill
  • The Torn and Restored Mismade Dollar Bill
  • Turning a Dollar Bill Inside Out
Related to 1985
Thinking About Magic
19
Karl Fulves Inverted George "Penny Papers", on the upside down bill fold
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 2)
35
Karl Fulves Moragami No. 2, origami ideas posed as a problem
(A) dollar bill snaps into paper airplane
(B) inner of two bills folds itself into bird
(C) two bills transform into bill rings linked together
(D) dollar bill visibly changes into origami figure selected from cardboards with images/symbols
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 3)
48
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
Mike Bornstein Enlarged Invisible Hole coin through hole in bill that is too small
Inspired byAlso published here 1988
Latest Money Magic of Mike Bornstein No. 3
32
Joseph K. Schmidt The High Cost of Living folding a single bill so it looks like two
 		Sep. 1989
Epoptica (Issue 12)
571
Karl Fulves Change Reaction bill folded in V shape torn apart, each half is a bill
 		1989
Money Moves
27
Monty Crowe Five Riser No. 3, two bills are rolled up in perpendicular position, when unrolled, the former bottom bill is now on top, topological
Also published here 1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
4
Karl Fulves Safe Deposit No. 64, one and five dollar bill, fiver vanishes and reappears in box, one folded to look like two bills with fake index
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
80
Dan Garrett Torn and Quartered Mismade Bill, torn bill to mismade bill, then to normal torn bill restored with tape
Also published here Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
12
Kennichi Kuroki The Mystery of Width bill kind of unfolds as it is pushed through another bill
 		1992
Five Times Five — Japan
49
Alexander de Cova $100 Bill Switch presentation with Topsy Turvy Bill intro
Also published here 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
93
Tony Baronio Hole Restoration silvery disk gaff on bill
 		1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
23
Alexander de Cova $100 Bill Switch presentation with Topsy Turvy Bill intro
Also published here 1992
Magic for You!
10
Hiroyuki Sakai Midnight Chicago or The Right-Angle Bill Mystery three bills gripped by spectator who closes his eyes, chosen bill is then found in perpendicular position
 		Feb. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
45
Bob Farmer Beer Money length of bill compared to height and circumference of a glass
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
43
Zig Zag Bill using a card box for bills
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
20
Karl Fulves Play Dough "Impromptu Money Magic"
variation on the upside-down bill fold with two bills
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
54
Harry Anderson The Inside-Out Bill mismade bill
Related to 1993
Wise Guy
116
Bob Read The Happy Head Of State portrait on bill changes expression, optical illusion
 		June 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 10)
50
Watch George No. 55, bill folded and unfolded, then it is upside down
 		1995
Easy Magic
77
Karl Fulves Jackson Smiles "A near-impromptu bill trick"
bill folded in a way that the facial expression of the head on it changes depending on the viewing angle, with applications:
  • Real or Counterfeit?
  • White House Psychic
  • She Reads His Mind
 		1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
298
Marc DeSouza Picasso's Bill stick figure drawn on bill before making it turn into mis-made bill
Also published here 1999
Cyber Sessions
96
Paul Chosse Bar Bill Stunt bill changes into mis-made bill ("quartered bill")
 		2001
Bar Bill Stunt
2
Michael Powers, Ron Bauer The Powers' Payoff "Presentation Three", bill changes into "Inverted Dollar" with center upside down
Inspired by
  • "Inverted Dollar" (Mike Powers, Close-Up Variety Pack)
 2001
Bar Bill Stunt
18
Marc DeSouza Picasso's Bill stick figure drawn on bill before making it turn into mis-made bill
Also published here 2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
23
Karl Fulves Notebook on 9-11-01 and dollar bill fold that shows the attack
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
229
Dan Garrett Torn and Quartered Mismade Bill, torn bill to mismade bill, then to normal torn bill restored with tape
Also published here 2002
2002 — The Last Palindrome
7
Andrew J. Pinard Autograph Collection borrowed bill signed by performer, turned into mis-made bill and back
Also published here Winter 2002
The Magic Menu (Vol. 11 No. 61)
36
Al Baker Stretched Bill
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
742
Jay Sankey Cornered Circular hole in bill becomes square hole
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Tricks of the Trade)
44
Jay Sankey Nothing Moved Circular hole in bill moves into/out of a circle drawn with a Sharpie on the bill
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Tricks of the Trade)
45
Gerald Deutsch Heads Down bill through table is promised, but only the head part of the bill penetrates, leaving a hole in the bill
Also published here May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
70
Jay Sankey Cornered corner torn off, missing corner changes to other side of bill, it still fits, using $100 Bill Switch
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
75
Jay Sankey Geometrick round hole changes into square hole, using $100 Bill Switch
Related to 2004
Sankey Unleashed
77
Jay Sankey Genuine Counterfeit corner torn off piece of white paper, paper changes into bill with missing corner, white corner fits, using $100 Bill Switch
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
78
Gregory Wilson Faux Flaw presentation for mis-made bill
Also published here July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
86
Thom Peterson, Jay Sankey George of the Jumble torn and mismade-restored bill
Related to Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
29
John Lovick Chapter 14: Mis-made Routines intro, credit information
 		2006
Switch
193
Michael Ammar, James Lewis On the Mis-made Bill
2006
Switch
194
Dan Garrett Torn and Quartered Mismade Bill, torn bill to mismade bill, then to normal torn bill restored with tape
Also published here 2006
Switch
195
Marc DeSouza Picasso's Bill stick figure drawn on bill before making it turn into mis-made bill
Also published here 2006
Switch
196
Andrew J. Pinard Autograph Collection borrowed bill signed by performer, turned into mis-made bill and back
Also published here 2006
Switch
198
Gregory Wilson Signature Piece borrowed bill signed by performer, turned into mis-made bill and given to spectator
 		2006
Switch
200
Danny Archer Bill Mis-Made mis-made bill shown, turned into normal bill
 		2006
Switch
201
Lance DeLong The Mis-Made Frog bill folded into frog, when unfolded it is a mis-made bill
 		2006
Switch
202
David Gripenwaldt Side Note bill torn in half, restores mis-made but torn edges still match
 		2006
Switch
204
Jay Sankey Traveling Expenses four holed in dollar bill travel into one corner, using $100 bill switch
Also published here
  • Tricks of the Trade, 1992 notes
 2006
Switch
245
Jamy Ian Swiss Quadradical Currency combination routine with bill changes, torn and restored to mis-made bill, borrowed signed bill to wallet
Inspired by 2006
Switch
258
Eric A. Maurin Shred of Evidence corner torn off One dollar bill, changed into Five dollar bill and corner still fits
 		2006
Switch
269
Max Maven Wrapper's Delight bill folded, it is then shown to be folded into origami braid
Inspired by
  • "Baffling Bill Braid" (Robert E. Neale, Folding Money Fooling, 1997)
 2006
Switch
273
Tony Chapek, Michael Weber, Michael Powers Reversal of Fortune topsy-turvy bill, then picture of George Washington has turned upside down on bill
Related toAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Aug. 1985
 2006
Switch
282
Gregory Wilson Faux Flaw presentation for mis-made bill
Also published here 2006
Switch
292
Jim Artle Drinker's PSA presentation for mis-made bill
 		2006
Switch
292
Fritz Alkemade Kill Bill borrowed bill and performer's bill are initialed, they become one bill with both initials
Inspired by
  • "Tubular" (Paul Harris, True Astonishments DVDs, 2009)
 Oct. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 10)
42
John Hostler Convoid flap in middle of bill is opened and closed again
Related to 2016
Magnum Opossum
123
张国洲 Jojo 独一无二的十一元 (The One and Only Eleven Dollar Bill) Dollar coin fused with ten dollar bill, then plucked out again
 		2017
The Truth 真相
29
John Hostler Kinetogenic Heart spectator initials bill, it magically folds itself into an origami shirt with initials still on it
  • Ala Dingle
  • Ala Crinkle
Related to
  • "Casanova Concept" (Steve Haynes)
 2018
Firkin of Deipotent Trouvailles
16
John Hostler Appendix A: Shirt Folding 101 folding a bill into an origami shirt
 		2018
Firkin of Deipotent Trouvailles
65
Daniel Garcia Love Note bill visibly transforms into folded origami finger ring
Also published here 2018
Something More
30
Daniel Garcia Love Note bill visibly transforms into folded origami finger ring
Also published here 2022
Something More
46
Gerald Deutsch Heads Down bill through table is promised, but only the head part of the bill penetrates, leaving a hole in the bill
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
188