Transformation

42 entries in Spongeball / Transformation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles R. Blyth, Jr. Chameleon Sponge Ball! red and blue sponge ball change places in spectator's and performer's hand, then ball in performer's hand vanishes and spectator has two green balls in his hand
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 214) 857
Lewis Ganson, Jack Hughes Accessories additional ideas to incorporate into sponge ball routines
  • Rubber Production Fruit
  • Sponge Ball to Bunny
  • Geometric Designs
  • Handkerchief Colour Changing Tube
  • Handkerchief Pull
  • Sponge Ball to Silk
 		1954 Routined Manipulation Finale 119
Thomas M. Jacobsen Crazy Sponge black sponge ball changes into a red one, then it splits into smaller balls and one ball changes into a coin
 		1964 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 386) 371
Jerry Mentzer Sponge Shenanigans
1973 Close-up Cavalcade 119
Stewart Judah Metamorphic Sponge routine with ball-to-cube item
 		Autumn 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10th Folio (Part One)) 805
John Francis Where Did They All Come From using Goshman cube sponge gaff
 		1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 156
Al Cohn Spongeball to Rubber Nut
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 196
Mike Tannen, Bob Baxter Ball to Cube
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 203
Frank Garcia Hollow Egg and Lemon Idea
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 206
Frank Garcia Balls to Cube
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 206
Frank Garcia Box of Mystery box prop to transform sponge balls
 		1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 208
Frank Garcia Rubber Frankfurter Finish
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 219
Harvey Rosenthal New Theory Square-Circle die changes into sponge ball, metamorphosis change
 		1976 Close-Up Sampler — Part 1 8
Bob Ostin Sponge Ball to Dice
Also published here 1976 ca. Sleightly Surprising 4
Unknown 17. Conejitos de Esponja color changing sponge rabbits
 		1977 Magicolor 111
John C. Wagner Spongeball to Coin
1978 7 Secrets 52
Ravelle, Andree Ballquadratur sponge balls transform into larger sponge die
 		Aug. 1979 Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2) 70
Al Schneider Sponge Color Changer with thumb tip
 		1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 105
Paul Brignall Black Cubed coloring one shape of the Goshman ball-to-cube item
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16) 297
Stephen Tucker Ball-to-Cube Idea placing an item, like a coin, inside the Goshman item
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16) 297
Meir Yedid Ribit-Rabbit sponge ball routine, with transformation to sponge rabbit climax
 		1982 Close-Up Hallucinations 23
Ray Kosby One, Two, Three, 4 four sponge balls produced and put between fingers of the left hand, they change into a numeral four out of sponge
 		1986 Scratching the Surface 1
Dan Garrett The Tooth Fairy sponge tooth changes into coin
Also published here 1991 Garrett Does The U.K. 14
Steven Hamilton Silk and Sponge "Professional Routines"
silk vanishes, appear in rolled-up bill, changes into sponge ball which splits in two, sponge routine
Also published here Aug. 1992 Profile (Issue 9) 5
Neil Smith Mental Resistance five ESP cards, one chosen, predicted as sponge ball, another one chosen, ball changes into cube
 		Oct. 1992 Profile (Issue 10) 6
Dan Garrett The Tooth Fairy sponge tooth changes into coin
Also published here 1992 Garrett In The U.S.A. 14
Joe Rindfleisch Ball-Istic two billiard balls, one changes into sponge ball and back
 		1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54) 1001
Jay Scott Berry Orb Warp sponge ball appears, changes into silk streamer and back, sponge vanishes, using Diamond Tip
 		1995 Totally Eclipse 14
Jay Scott Berry Lunar Eclipse sponge ball appears, changes to silk, silk changes color and changes back into matching sponge back, ball vanishes, using Diamond Tip
 		1995 Totally Eclipse 17
Troy Hooser In the Round color change of sponge ball, two variations
 		1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70) 1456
Jack Avis Cuball green sponge ball, scissors waved around hand, pieces fall off, now two sponge cubes
 		1998 Vis à Vis 143
Bobby Bernard H-E-A-V-Y sponge balls change into solid steel ball
 		1998 Come A Little Closer 20
Sid Lorraine Moon Rock
  • Strange Tricks of Yesteryear
sponge rock changes color
 		Jan. 1999 Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1) 64
Bob Ostin Sponge Ball to Dice
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 135
Sveroni Die Kunst der Ablenkung sponge balls routine, two in the hands element, color change of balls
 		2009 ... oder so! 28
Steven Hamilton Silk & Sponge silk vanishes, appear in rolled-up bill, changes into sponge ball which splits in two, sponge routine
Also published here 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 154
Kazu Katayama Hanky-Panky Balls
  • Tokyo Workshop
five red sponge balls produced with top hat, they transform to five knotted red silks
 		June 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 6) 42
Alexander de Cova Bällchen two sponge balls become one large and many small balls, Goshman Growing Sponge Ball
Also published here 2015 Burners — Vol. 1 47
John Guastaferro Silkworm silk produced and changed into sponge ball which is split into two, they change back to a silk which vanishes
Also published here
  • Second Storm, 2005 lecture notes
 July 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7) 81
Davide Fragione Wild Bolita multi-phase sponge ball routine
  • Part One: Color Change
  • Part Two: Transpositions
  • Part Three: Seeing Red
  • Part Four: Seeing Yellow
Inspired by
  • "Wild Comodines", Gabi Pareras
 Feb. 2022 The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 11) 289
Philip T. Goldstein Shipshape four sponge letters THIS spell different words, T changes to a P, humorous
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2002
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 136
Michael Lair Sponge Poker red sponge is squished in clear plastic coin case and changes into a poker chip
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2004
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 304