One Cup & Chop Cup Routines

200 entries in Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Clement de Lion Ein Würfelkunststück die vanishes in dice cup and reappears, match stuck inside cup to keep the die in place
 		Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
143
Eddie Joseph A Chinese Routine
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
59
Senor Charles Mardo The Glass Mystery Cup and Ball routine with newspaper-covered glass
 		1945
Routined Magic
7
Tommy Vanderschmidt Gone Ball ball vanishes from under cup and appears in pocket, then ball penetrates handkerchief
 		Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 278)
1111
"Senator" Clarke Crandall "Senator" Clark Crandall's Cup and Balls one cup and three balls, no magnet
Related to 1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
39
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
197
Jochen Zmeck Masse und Energie "Ein neues Becherspiel"
cups and balls routine with hidden magnet between fingers
 		1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
8
David Price Hocus Pocus with Chop Cup not the collector David Price, Chop Cup routine
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
47
Edward Marlo Chop Cup Idea using an additional magnet
 		Feb. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 366)
292
Phoa Yan Tiong Rice Bowl and Balls two final loads under bowl
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
310
Arthur Setterington Joe Smith - Hypnotist paper ball travels from pocket to under cup, the third time it changes color
 		1968
The Joe Smith Mysteries
6
Dan Tong* Cup & Three Balls three phase routine, see p. 200 for reference
Related to Apr. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 6)
174
Bob Ostin The "One Cup, One Ball, One Move" Routine normal cup
Also published here 1968
Fingertip Fantasies
14
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen One Cup - Two Balls chop cup, two large balls as climax
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
130
David Berglas, Lewis Ganson, Ralph W. Hull The Master Move For 'The Homing Ball' moves for ball and cone
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
182
Kirk Stiles Cop Out one-cup routine performed on left hand, using silk and second cup
 		Sep. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 11)
279
Eddie Joseph Bewildering Buttons routine with buttons and plastic cups and magnet gimmick at finger (impromptu chop cup style)
  • Downward Penetration
  • Upward Penetration
  • Direct Penetration
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
179
Aaron Black Black's Magnetic Cup Routine with three balls and one cup, three final sponge ball loads
Related to 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
169
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Also published here 1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
18
Bob Zraick Zraick's Chop Cup Move
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
79
Steve Spillman 39c Routine chop cup with Oriental ceramic cup
 		1971
Magick (Issue 26)
128
Paul Swinford A Chop Cup Routine with small opaque glass as part of routine
Related to 1971
Lecture Notes
1
Fred Kaps, Larry Jennings Combination. Larry Jenning's One Cup-Three Ball & Chop Cup Routine
Related to 1972
Fred Kaps Lecture
3
Billy McComb Chop Cups for All using glass with paper cover and magnet secretly added
Inspired by
  • Jennings Chop Cup routine, Genii, Mar. 1965
 1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
83
Steve Spillman Al Wheatley-Revisited on the Chop Cup
 		1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
58
Steve Spillman The Soup Can using a soup can for Chop Cup
Related to 1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
58
Steve Spillman Oriental Tea Cup using a oriental ceramic tea cup for chop cup
 		1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
60
Steve Spillman Handling - Chop Cup
1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
61
Steve Spillman Color Changing Load final load is covered again with cup and changes color
 		1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
62
Don Nielsen Dice Cup dice chop cup, used for visual die through cup
Related to Nov. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 1)
821
Gerald Kosky Impromptu Magnetic Cup magnet in aluminium foil, cover for glass
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
233
Larry Jennings Larry Jenning's Single Cup and Balls Routine one cup and three balls appear, then one cup routine with large ball finale, seated, translated by Jesus Etcheverry
Also published here May 1975
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 1 No. 5)
15
Joseph LaMonica, Lawrence Nudelman Cups and Bills into Change chop cup with rolled-up bill as ball, final production of spring bill bouquet and cup full of coins
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 7
1
Dai Vernon The Cone, Ball and Handkerchief short comments
 		1976
The First California Lecture
10
Frank Garcia The Soft Chop-Chop or You Don't Have to Be Chinese to Do This Trick chop cup routine with sponge balls, magnet in sponge
 		1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
173
Paul Harris Bayberry Bag Swindle chop cup routine with paper bag and paper ball loads
Also published here 1976
The Magic of Paul Harris
3
Ralph W. Hull Kegel und Ball ball and cone
Also published here
  • Ralph W. Hull's "The Homing Ball" in "Smart Magic", 1935.
 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 4)
112
David Roth Roth Chop Cup Routine
1976
Darwin's Theories
5
Larry Jennings The Larry Jennings Chop Cup Routine
Related toVariations 1977
Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling
57
David Carré Impromptu Cup & Ball impromptu chop cup with a mug
 		Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
370
Barry Govan Cup and Ball Trio one cup and three balls, four phases
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
121
Beer Can Routine bottomless beer can for cup and three balls (rolled-up bills) routine
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
139
Shigeo Takagi Shigeo Takagi's One Cup Routine one-cup routine with solid cup finale
Related to 1977
Shigeo Takagi's One Cup Routine
1
Ein billiger Chop Cup chop cup made from paper cups
 		1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 1)
3
Roy Johnson Close Up Parade chop cup routine with dice cup and balls, combination after dice stacking
  • Phase 1 - Chink a Chink
  • Phase 2 - The Homing Pigeon
  • Phase 3 - Odd Man Out
  • Phase 4 - A Cup and a Ball
 		1977
Third Dimension
9
David Carré, Larry Jennings One Potato Two Patato
Inspired by Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
543
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff UnCanny chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end
Related toVariations 1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
10
Karl Fulves* Random Walk on Op-Trik, Bob Fitch, coin banks that look like cans, chop cup with dollar bill cone
Related to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
91
John F. Mendoza The Chop Cup
Variations 1978
The Book of John
105
Fred Kaps, Larry Jennings Kombination - Larry Jenning's Chop-Cup Routine mit einem Becher und drei Bällen
Related to 1978
Fred Kaps Lecture
4
Mark Wilson Introduction
1979
The Chop Cup Book
1
Mark Wilson The Cup
1979
The Chop Cup Book
3
Mark Wilson The Simplex Routine
1979
The Chop Cup Book
5
Mark Wilson A Simplex Variation with color changing ball
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
17
Mark Wilson The Final Load from lap
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
25
Mark Wilson The Multiplication Cup ball multiplies into 4 balls during routine
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
31
Mark Wilson One Cup - Three Balls
1979
The Chop Cup Book
57
Earl Nelson The Nelson Chop Cup Routine
1979
The Chop Cup Book
71
Alan Wakeling The Pseudo Cup ungaffed cup, with sponges
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
87
John F. Mendoza "Big Load" Technique for chop cup, dice stacking, ...
 		1979
Close-up Presentations
23
John F. Mendoza On the Solid Block Climax to chop cup type routines
 		1979
Close-up Presentations
79
Allan Hayden One-Cup Routine ungaffed cup
 		Nov. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 11)
417
Ken Brooke Routines with the Chop Cup intro
 		1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
216
Ken Brooke My Chop Cup Routine
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
218
Ken Brooke Bertie the Baseballer
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
221
Shigeo Takagi Shigeo Takagi's New One Cup Routine one-cup routine with solid cup finale, final load travels inside cup which can be screwed open
  • Shigeo Takagi's Climax
  • Additional Load Climax
  • A Non-Lap Handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Shigeo Takagi's New One Cup Routine
1
Jeff White Flabbergasted first wand appears, chop cop routine, seated
 		1980
Visual Inspirations — Part Two
30
Steve Spillman Pea Soup Can using a soup can for Chop Cup
Related to 1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
63
Peter Wilker Chop Cup stehend stand up chop cup version
Inspired by 1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 4)
109
Trevor Lewis Commercial Chop Cup Routine
Related to 1981
Esolc
95
Barry Govan Las Vegas Dice one cup routine using dice instead of balls
 		May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
629
Frank Garcia The Chop Cup Revisited using three different colored balls
 		1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part II
51
Bob Follmer The Orange Chop chop cup with juice can
 		1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
54
John Brown Solidarity idea for Solid Cup Routine, apparently filling cup with milk
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
16
Ron Fredrick* The Ron Fredrick Chop Cup Routine with small opaque glass as part of routine
Related to 1982
The Professional Routines of Ron Fredrick
35
Dai Vernon Tuch, Ball und Kegel
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Sep. 1951
 Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
26
Larry Jennings Jennings Chop Cup Routine with handkerchief
Also published here
  • Magicana, Genii, Mar. 1965
 July 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
62
Edward Marlo Bill, Egg, and Glass bill vanishes and reappears under paper-covered glass, egg appears, vanishes, bill reappears in egg
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 9)
111
Roy Baker The Big Clock Produce large ringing alarm clock at the end of a Chop Cup routine
 		1983
Baker's Capers
29
Michael Ammar Beenie Weenie chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end
Inspired by 1983
Encore 3
36
Meir Yedid The Other Side Of Time chop cup routine with spaceship patter, toy spider finale
 		1983
Off the Wall
4
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Instant Chop Cup with bottomless spray can, becomes real spray can as climax
 		1983
Lecture Magic
32
Tommy Wonder Canned Craziness a one-cup routine with can and meatball, it penetrates can in slow motion, giant meatball appears and can is sealed again
  • Introduction of the Props
  • Ball Penetration Through Can
  • Ball Vanish From Top of Can
  • Production of Large Ball
  • Resetting the Routine
  • Notes on the Routine
Also published here 1983
Tommy Wonder Entertains
1
David Roth Revised Chop Cup Routine seated
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
21
Bill Brodersen No-Magnetic Chop-Cup Routine
Aug. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)
958
Curtis Kam Coffee & Dough using mug and crumpled bills
 		Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
961
Gerald Deutsch "Watch" the Bill/Cup coffee cup, wrist watch final load, see page 1092
 		May 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1064
Danny Korem New Wave Chop Cup stand-up routine, with silk, deceptive loads
 		1985
Korem without Limits
52
Martin Lewis Dice Propagation Chop Cup routine with dice, dice change color, produce large dice, final load is lots of small dice
 		1985
Martin's Miracles
133
Larry Jennings Single Cup & Balls Routine
Related toAlso published here 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
249
Karrell Fox "Imprompchop" ungaffed, rolled-up bill in any cup
 		1986
For My Next Trick...
15
John Carney Cup and Bill Routine chop cup routine with bill and coffee cup, lemon appears, bill inside lemon
 		1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Conjuring con Carney)
1
Ron Wilson The Uncanny Chop Cup with cardboard coffee cup, glass and handkerchief, drink appears as final load
 		1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
78
Roy Johnson Chopper! with shot glass, ball sealed in shot glass as finale
Also published here 1989
Silver Special
44
Finn Jon The New Theory Chop Cup
1990
Spectacle
111
John Bannon Chop2
1990
Impossibilia
66
Shigeo Takagi The Solid Cup one-cup routine with solid cup finale, final load travels inside cup which can be screwed open
Also published here 1990
The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi
26
Patrick Page Transparent Chop Cup glass with paper cover as chop cup
Also published here 1990
Pages From Patrick's Notebook
85
John Carney Fruit Cup chop cup routine with bill and coffee cup, lemon appears, bill inside lemon
Variations 1991
Carneycopia
98
Thomas Hierling Not Another Chop Cup Routine
1991
Hardcore
40
Stephen Tucker For Whom the Bell Tolls cups and balls with disjointed bell, clapper vanishes and appears attached inside bell
Related to 1991
New Close-Up Lecture
7
Patrick Page Der durchsichtige Chop Cup glass with paper cover as chop cup
Also published here Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
153
Dan Strange One Cup Routine routine using coffee cup and crumpled bills, lemons as final load, some details on the loading misdirection
Related to 1991
Strange Happenings
3
Arturo de Ascanio, "Senator" Clarke Crandall, Santiago de la Riva El Juego del Cubilete longer routine, jumbo balls finish
 		1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
150
Roy Johnson Chopper with shot glass, ball sealed in shot glass as finale
Also published here June 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1)
33
Scotty York My Lady's Teddy Bear with three olives and a coffee cup, lemon and teddy bear as final loads
Also published here 1993
For Your Eyes Only
51
Scotty York The One Cup Routine with three olives and a coffee cup, lemon and teddy bear as final loads
Also published here May/June 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 17)
187
Robert Doggett Chop Cup cup is produced, two final loads
  • Introduction
  • Cups
  • Routine
  • Loads
 		1993
The Chop Cup
1
Michel, Greco Climax Chop Cup
1993
The Invisible Hand
58
Paul Gertner Tea Party chop cup with tea bag and cup, loose tea as final load
 		1994
Steel and Silver
125
Dan Tong* One Cup and Balls one cup and three balls
Related to 1994
Close-Up File
119
Jerry Mentzer Chop Cup an Balls one cup and three balls
Inspired by 1994
Close-Up File
126
Jerry Mentzer Magnet Gimmick finger palmed/clipped
 		1994
Close-Up File
132
Steve Dusheck Collapse-a-Pill Cup impromptu chop cup with magnet in pen which is held near cup, done with a pill
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
16
Jamy Ian Swiss The "Solid" Glass one-cup routine with paper-wrapped glass, glass shown to have turned upside down in paper wrapping as finale
Also published here July/Aug. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 24)
270
Jerry Camaro Chop Cup Finale chop cup with cocktail shaker, Martini glass as climax
 		Nov./Dec. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 26)
296
R. Paul Wilson Lean Chop practical Chop Cup Routine
Also published here 1995
The Little Black Book
17
Chad Long Playing With Doh chop cup routine with play doh container
 		1995
The Lost Cheesy Notebooks — Volume Two
17
John Riggs Solipsist Cup and Ball Routine ball, wand and cup, different loads then solid cup ending
 		1995
The Magic of John Riggs
5
John Riggs Further Thoughts on Cups and Balls
1995
The Magic of John Riggs
10
R. Paul Wilson Lean Chop
Also published here 1995
Chaos Theories
41
Jay Sankey Creamed short chop cup sequence with creamer and crumpled up lid, then creamer is restored and full of milk again
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 31)
356
Jim Artle Chop Cup Routine with rolled up bill and leather cup, bill ends up in cigarette, torn of corner as proof
 		Nov./Dec. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 32)
369
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel Chop-Cup Load loading technique
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
94
Paul Harris The Bayberry Bag Swindle chop cup routine with paper bag and paper ball loads
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
63
Jim Steinmeyer, Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff Uncanny chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)
225
Michael Fesenmeier Sphere, Cone and Stone ball and cone routine, with big stone as surprise
 		1997
Trephine
121
Ken Brooke Routinen mit dem Chop Cup
  • Meine Chop Cup Routine
  • Bertie, der Baseballspieler
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1)
20
Dean Dill Tonight Show Closer peeked selection vanishes and appears folded under a cup, then it penetrates the cup inside an orange
 		1997
Intimate Miracles
17
Rainer Pfeiffer, Helge Thun, Manuel Muerte The Fruit Cups two-cup routine with two different colored balls
  • Phase I: The Production of the Balls
  • Phase II: The Vanish and Reappearance of the Balls under the Cups
  • Phase III: The Journey of the Red Ball
  • Phase IV: In the Hands of the Spectators
  • Phase V: The Fruits of Your Labor
 		1998
The Book
35
Mike Gallo The Shaker Neal Prete prop, salt shaker chop cup
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1473
Stephen Bargatze Chops and Balls humorous chop cup routine with a gun, baseball and turnip
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1475
Bob King Master Chop Cup Routine with glass with liquid as a final load
 		1998
Chop-Cup Routine
1
James Swain, Larry Jennings Larry Jennings' Famous Chop Cup Routine new handling
Inspired by 1999
21st Century Card Magic
149
David Regal My Best Friend Chop Cup routine involving mice under a cup, appearing cheese and final load of lots of fake mice
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
90
David Acer, Richard Sanders The Time Machine chop cup presentation
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
180
David Acer The Chop Mug and Creamers coffee mug and creamers for chop cup routine, only the idea
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
181
Jerry MacGregor The Logic Cup coffee mug as chop cup, routine with balls, silk, bill, newspaper
 		1999
Real World Magic
149
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Ein Becherspiel mit einer Tischglocke cups and balls with disjointed bell
Related to 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
56
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Die Moccatassen-Routine ball appears under coffee cup, changes color and changes into large ball
 		1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
58
Tim Spinosa Show Me the Money chop cup with rolled-up signed bill, then bill appears inside peppermint
 		Jan./Feb. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 51)
590
Helge Thun Easy Chop Cups and Balls one of the three cups is a chop cup
 		2000
Faustdick hinterm Schlitzohr
25
Don Alan Lean-Mean Chop Cup two final loads
 		2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
5
Martin Lewis Cheap Cup chop cup using peas can, two final loads
 		July/Aug. 2000
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 60)
699
Bob Ostin One Cup, One Ball normal cup
Also published here 2001
Discoverie (Issue 6)
80
Peter Rosengren Psycho Ball in-the-hands chop cup routine
 		June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
67
Harry Houdini Cone and Egg hat with plate on table, egg on hat, covered with paper cone, a wooden cone vanishes under handkerchief, under paper cone is now wooden cone, egg produced from elbow, egg-cone sequence, wooden cone reappears in hat
Also published here
  • Harry Houdini, Houdini on Magic, ed. Walter B. Gibson and Morris N. Young, 1953, p. 188
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
177
David Ben Worse Habits cups & balls with a cigarette paper and a bottle cap
 		2003
Tricks
23
Jay Sankey The Chop Suey Subterfuge Ball travels into cup held by spectator during Chop Cup routine
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Sankadelic Magic)
60
Miguel Aparicio Variaciones del Cono y la Bola with handkerchief, variations
Inspired by 2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
187
Tomohiro Maeda The Lemon Cup ungaffed
Inspired by July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
53
Curtis Kam Praise The Load cup shown empty, then final load appears, no small ball sequence at all
 		2004
Dangerous Notions
46
Jay Sankey Creamed short chop cup sequence with creamer and crumpled up lid, then creamer is restored and full of milk again
Related toAlso published here 2004
Sankey Unleashed
137
Tom Stone Conic Relief ideas and sequences for Dai Vernon's "Ball, Cone and Handkerchief"
  • The Cone as a Holdout
  • The Cone as a Servante
  • Combinations
  • Vernon's Basic Vanish
  • Changes
  • The Surprise Load
  • Extending it outwards
Inspired byAlso published here 2004
Deserting the Legion
10
Ron Bauer Introduction on the Chop Cup and different cup styles
 		2005
The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup
1
Don Alan The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup
2005
The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup
6
Don Alan Don Alan Chop Cup Loading Technique
2005
The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup
20
Don Alan The Big Bang chop cup loading technique with bang on table
 		2005
The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup
25
Roy Cottee Roy Cottee's Dixie Cuppa Magic
  • Flim-FlaMagic (Bob Farmer)
chop cup routine with paper ball, two apples are produced
 		Feb. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 2)
22
Bob Ostin One Cup, One Ball normal cup
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
106
Michael "Mike" Müller Chop 'N' Up using small paper cup
 		2005
Chop 'N' Up
2
Michael "Mike" Müller Handhabung der FMDSS "Flexible Magnet Daumen Spitzen Spitze"
shortened thumb tip with magnet, and handlings in a paper cup chop cup routine
  • Aufnahme
  • Aktivierung
  • Feintuning the Anziehungskraft
  • Schein-Verschwinden I (Klassisch)
  • Schein-Verschwinden II (Zusatz-Zahl)
  • Schein-Verschwinden III (Lift)
  • Schein-Verschwinden IV (Doppel-Lift)
  • Aus-Laden I (Pendel-Kippen)
  • Aus-Laden II (Weg-Ziehen)
 		2005
Chop 'N' Up
3
Jim Sisti Chop Cup Routine
Mar. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 7)
106
Rainer Pfeiffer The Finger Fruit Cup chop cup routine with bill and coffee cup and saucer, lemon appears, bill inside lemon
Inspired by Nov. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 3)
109
Pete Biro Chop Glass paper covered glass, folded bill with paper clip
 		Aug. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)
78
Karl Fulves* Abridged Version cups and balls routine outline for standup, using first three then two then one cups
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
219
Axel Hecklau Ein Becher Just a Cup precursor
 		2008
"Details"
40
Curtis Kam Cup One with coffee cup and rolled-up napkin, two final loads
Inspired by 2008
The StageCoach
5
Juan Escolano Rutina de Chop-Cup con un cubilete using a glass and silk
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
31
David Regal Cocoa cups and balls routine with two coffee mugs and marshmallows, liquid production (cocoa) as finale
 		2008
Approaching Magic
83
David Regal The Money Cup Mini Chop Cup routine with rolled-up bill, coins appear
 		2008
Approaching Magic
159
Gabi Pareras Bolas Imaginarias multi-phase chop cup routine, last phase on hand of spectator, three balls and jumbo ball finale
 		2008 ca.
El Chop-cup
2
Gabi Pareras Bolas Locas multi-phase routine, jumbo ball finale
 		2008 ca.
El Chop-cup
9
Gabi Pareras Rutina Clásica de Chop-Cup             multi-phase routine, jumbo ball finale
 		2008 ca.
El Chop-cup
15
Trevor Lewis Commercial Chop Chup Routine routine, two large loads, eyeball
Related to 2009
Routines Matter
59
Douglas Brewer Eggity-Bread chop cup with plastic cup and borrowed crumpled up bill, plastic egg appears as final load with bill inside
  • Phase 1: Borrow a Bill
  • Phase 2: Vanishing Sequence
  • Phase 3: Magical Gymnastics
  • Phase 4: One More Time
Also published here May 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 9)
62
Tom Stone Conic Relief ideas and sequences for Dai Vernon's "Ball, Cone and Handkerchief"
  • The Cone as a Holdout
  • The Cone as a Servante
  • Combinations
  • Vernon's Basic Vanish
  • Changes
  • The Surprise Load
  • Extending it Outward
Related toAlso published here 2010
Vortex
141
Patrick Page The Mini-Money Miracle rolled-up bill travels under cup, then stack of coin appears under cup
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
251
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Hanky
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1947
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
50
William Larsen The Cup and the Ball ball attached to invisible thread
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1951
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
55
Jay Sankey Creamed creamer lid travels to under inverted creamer, then creamer is whole again
Also published here
  • Short and Sweet video, 1999
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2
846
Hiroshi Sawa ティー・ブレイク (The Tea Break) Chop Cup type of routine with coffee cup, sugar cubes and lemon as a final load
 		2013
Magic of Dr. Sawa (澤浩の奇術)
151
Joaquín Matas Los Cubiletes de Vernon "Tuneados" with three cups, one chop cup
Inspired by 2014
A Fuego Lento — Volumen I
253
Bob Cunningham Improvised Chop Cup chop cup routine with polystyrene cup and crumpled up sugar packet
 		Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
40
Daryl Martinez Daryl's Cup & Ball Routine
Sep. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 1)
62
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Also published here Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
62
Jamy Ian Swiss The Solid Glass one-cup routine with paper-wrapped glass, glass shown to have turned upside down in paper wrapping as finale
Also published here 2016
It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle
45
Jamy Ian Swiss Credit Information on Solid Cup Finale
2016
It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle
45
Alexander de Cova Riesenedding ideas with a jumbo pen (actually pen holder in shape of pen)
  • Der Stift
  • Die Vergrößerung
  • Die Chop Cup Routine (giant hollow pen as chop cup)
Inspired by 2016
Burners — Vol. 5
194
Al Schneider Al's Cup
  • Broadcast From Nowhere
three balls travel under one cup one by one, large ball as final load
 		Nov. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 11)
69
David Regal A Cup multi-purpose paper cup with magnetic disc as second base
 		2019
Interpreting Magic
194
Christian Scherer, Shigeo Takagi Die Magie der Logik one-cup routine with solid cup finale, final load travels inside cup which can be screwed open, with two final loads and no wand used
Inspired by 2021
Die Magie der Logik
3
Ricardo Rodriguez El cubilete stand-up Chop Cup routine
 		2021
Magia de altura y más
13
Max Malini Improvised Productions nut vanished, instead of nut a cork appears under newspaper-covered glass, repeat with billiard ball appearing under glass, then shot glass, then big glass vanishes
 		2022
Max Malini
225
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Also published here 2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
61
Douglas Brewer Eggity-Bread chop cup with plastic cup and borrowed crumpled up bill, plastic egg appears as final load with bill inside
  • Phase 1: Borrow a Bill
  • Phase 2: Vanishing Sequence
  • Phase 3: Magical Gymnastics
  • Phase 4: One More Time
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
854
Ricardo Harada Invisible Transposition of a Ball cone and ball routine, on table
Related to Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
58
Myles Thornton Just an idea ball travels back under chop cup during course of performance, used as running gag
 		Nov. 2024
The Gnome (Issue 1)
[8]
Juha-Matti Ristiharju Walkaround Chop Cup
2025
For Friends
201
Tommy Wonder Canned Craziness one-cup routine with can and meatball, it penetrates can in slow motion, giant meatball appears and can is sealed again
Also published here 2026
Out of the Blue (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1