Miscellaneous

74 entries in Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Beats the Band! handling for jumping rubber band
 		Feb. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 8)
3
The Penetrating Ring fingers trapped with rubber band, yet finger ring gets on finger
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
131
Mel Forrester Rubber Band Thumb Tie knotting method
 		1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
283
Gene Tarbell Rubber Band Off String rubber band penetrates string
 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
104
Ronald B. Edwards ScissorAction rubberband on scissors
 		Oct. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 162)
653
Ken Beale Beale's Baffler rubber band on cardboard penetrates string
Variations Mar. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 10)
641
Dai Vernon, Bill Bowman Dai Vernon's Adaption of Bill Bowman's "Clipped" rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
103
Linked Paper-Clip Idea rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill
Inspired by Dec. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 2)
306
Roy Baker Bandit Bill with rubber band
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
236
Harry Lorayne Sgt. Elastec and the Clip Artists paper clips on folded bill, bill pulled and clips linked, with rubber band
 		1977
The Magic Book
263
Arthur Setterington Tube-Off plastic tube is threaded on a rubber band and penetrates it under a handkerchief
 		June 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10)
583
Karl Fulves Puzzling Passage card penetrates rubber band around deck, problem
Related to 1979
Cryptology
105
Father Cyprian Cyprian's Passage rubber band around case, card visibly pushed through
Related to 1979
Cryptology
106
Karl Fulves Jacks And Jill cards penetrate rubber band around case
 		1979
Cryptology
110
Paul Harris Stretch rubber banded deck, top card pulled through and penetrates rubber band
Variations 1979
Close-up Entertainer
148
Jay Rene It's a Snap rubber band through thumb
 		1979
Elastrix
7
Ring-Off getting ring off rubber band, more a puzzle
Related to 1979
Elastrix
10
Put It On reverse of "Ring-Off"
Related to 1979
Elastrix
10
Snap rubber band around card, card penetrates and is now around next card, "Pixel" precursor
 		1979
Elastrix
15
Thumb Penetration
1979
Elastrix
22
Criss-Cross deck wrapped both ways with rubber band, thrown to other hand, selection remains in hand
 		1979
Elastrix
24
Button Holed long elastic through spectator's button hole
 		1979
Elastrix
25
Ring-Go! rubber band on string, ends held by spectator, it is removed
 		1979
Elastrix
28
Willie Schneider Willie Schneider Contributed This One thumb penetration
 		1979
Elastrix
33
A Penetration two rubber bands around hand, penetration
 		1979
Elastrix
34
Ben D. Stone Thumb-Thru
1979
Elastrix
34
Karl Fulves Slippery Shears No. 56, rubber band on scissors, us freed under handkerchief
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
69
Stanley Collins The Jumping Rubber Band No. 58, classic
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
71
Fred Furman Double Jump No. 59, Collins Jumping Rubber Band, with two bands
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
73
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves A Quick Getaway No. 61, rubber band penetrates pencil held by spectator, with business card
Inspired by 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
74
Bill Kalush Rubber Ringer finger ring on rubber band
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 13)
120
Steve Beam Convincer for Rubber Ringer
Inspired by 1983
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 2)
36
Michael Weber Upward Mobility card rises, then card rises through rubber band of banded deck and stops halfway with band through center of card
Also published here 1984
Side Effects
8
Bill Kalush Rubber Ringer two phases
Also published here 1984
Magic with Finger Rings
12
Michael Ammar Ring Band-It finger ring on rubber band
Variations Aug. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
A. Berkeley Davis Band Display touches
Inspired by Nov. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 4)
8
Rajneesh Madhok The Uncanny Penetrating Finger Ring rubber band through finger ring
 		May 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 5)
1350
Eric DeCamps "Snap" Finger Ring/Link
July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1371
Dan Harlan Traveling Cash folded bill jumps up the ladder of two rubber bands between fingers
Variations Nov. 1988
The Minotaur (Issue Sneak Preview)
1
Mike Bornstein Elastic Penetro rubber band through bill, gaffed bill
Variations 1988
Latest Money Magic of Mike Bornstein No. 3
30
Michael Ammar Ring Band-It three phases
 		1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
135
Richard Bartram, Jr. Break Through rubber band through pencil
 		1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 37)
661
David Harkey Two to Tangle rubber band around match box penetrates to around inner drawer, then ends up linked with shell
 		1991
Simply Harkey
222
Barry Govan Ring Link ring on rubber band, finally rubber band is broken to release ring
 		1992
Ring Link
4
Michael Goldman A "Golden" Escape finger ring
 		June 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 6)
2225
Lee Freed Klaatu, Barada, Nikto folded bill jumps up the ladder of two rubber bands between fingers, finessed initial set-up
Inspired by Mar. 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 1)
9
Martin Gardner Band Release rubber band penetrates card case or something else
Inspired by
  • Dan Harlan item on video The Band Shark
 Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
56
Steve Dusheck The Pretzel twisted rubber band penetrates off a pencil
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
121
Michael Weber Gaffect card rises, then card rises through rubber band of banded deck and stops halfway with band through center of card
Also published here 1994
Impossible Objects
9
Paul Daniels Truly Through stem of wine glass
 		Oct. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 10)
2559
Joe Rindfleisch Thnap! doubled rubber band penetrates (spectator's) thumb
 		1995
Elastrix — Volume 2
4
Joe Rindfleisch Rubber Necking rubber band through neck
 		1995
Elastrix — Volume 2
6
Joe Rindfleisch Likewise Kneed rubber band through leg
 		1995
Elastrix — Volume 2
7
Joe Rindfleisch A Marriage of Convenience
Inspired by 1995
Elastrix — Volume 2
22
Joe Rindfleisch On Again, Off Again brass ring penetrates rubber band
  • First Penetration - On!
  • Second Penetration - Off!
  • Third Penetration - On Again!
  • Fourth Penetration - Off Again!
  • Fifth Penetration - On Once More!
  • Sixth Penetration - Spin Off!
  • Seventh Penetration - Off on Command!
  • Final Phase - Link and Restoration!
Inspired by 1995
Elastrix — Volume 2
25
Jon Allen E.T. ring on rubber band, rubber band is broken and restored to remove ring
Also published here 1995
The "B" Movies
2
Fred Vigure Uncuffing a Ring two rubber bands and a finger ring, credit information
 		Feb. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 6)
56
Peter W. Tappan The Old Jumping Rubber Band finessed handling
 		Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2693
Joshua Jay Watch This! rubber band visibly linked onto watchband
Also published here 1998
A Teen's Routines
57
Kirk Charles The Business Card and Rubber Band Trick business card with hole and rubberband, penetration à la Crazy Man's Handcuffs
 		Sep./Oct. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 49)
572
Joshua Jay Watch This Rubberband visibly linked onto watchband
Also published here 1999
Magic Atlas
125
David Acer Packs a Wallet!
  • Confessions of a Road Warrior
Rubberband wrapped around wallet vanishes, appears around a credit card inside the wallet
Inspired byAlso published here June 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)
56
Karl Fulves Bandini QD & KD in banded deck, king penetrates rubber band visually together with butter knife, queen pops out
 		2004
Under Tension
14
David Acer Packs a Wallet! Rubberband wrapped around wallet vanishes, appears around a credit card inside the wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 2004
Random Acts of Magic
275
David Widener Band Together finger ring on rubber band
  • The Link
  • The Unlink
Inspired by July 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 7)
19
Christian Engblom The End Ending for Harlan's Traveling Cash, Bill penetrates last string too
Inspired by 2007
Lecture Notes
1
Jon Allen E. T. ring on rubber band, rubber band is broken and restored to remove ring
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
55
Tyler Wilson A.K.A. 47 rubber band and borrowed ring link
Also published here 2010
Reinventing the Real
121
Bill Bowman, Dai Vernon Clipped! rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill
Also published here 2011
Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy
14
Tomas Blomberg Stem Spell Research rubber band with signed label through stem of wine glass, repeat
 		July 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 7)
71
Jack Carpenter One Handed Double Unlink one strand at a time
Inspired by Aug. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 8)
50
Michael Powers Ring Bandit three-phase routine with one-inch steel ring
  • Garcia Position (Danny Garcia)
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
272
Marcus Eddie B And E card penetrates cross-wise banded deck, glued cross-wise rubber-band gaff
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
968
Joshua Logan Cell Band rubber band jumps from spectator's one hand to the other
  • Cell Phone Version (from one phone to another)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1158