I'd like to know your opinion on the best rubberband trick that you know. It could be a linking trick, or with a ring or whatever. Just thought I'd see what you all thought was a really good effect that I could add to my collection.

Trevor

For me any rubberband effect that does not use a gimmick,and is impromptu.....
my favorites
are
1. Missing link by Chris Kenner

2, joining by Jeff Pierce

3. ring leader By Simon Arronson

3 Pinnacle Russ sorry Ican't spell his last name lol,

4. liquid band by me

5 breakaway braclet by me

6 traveling cash by Dan Harlan

for thoese who like gimmicks
1, really linked Bt bernard sim
2. linked for life by Andy Levis
3, Ebony and Ivory by Andes moden
vinny

Vinny, could you e-mail me some demos of your tricks? trevor@koleys.com

Thanks!

Trevor

Trevor I sent you my effects vinny

Mike Ammar's Crazy Man's Handcuffs

I will completely agree with Vinny on 1, 2 and 3 in that order, although 1 and 2 are similar methodologically.

Dan Harlan's effect that Michael Ammar calls traveling cash and crazy man hand cuffs know it's not a Michael Ammar effect but don't know for sure where it started.

Crazy man hand cuffs = This effect was invented by Arthur Setterington, England, and later refined by Herb Zarrow.

Missing link is my favorite.

I go with Crazy Man's Handcuffs

Settterington is the inverntor of the rubberband effect however Slydini was one of the origional inovators using rubberbands.
vinny

I would have to put my vote for Chris Kenner's "Missing Link" as well. Hey Vinny could I as well get demos of your effects you listed with rubberbands. Tuffnavyrn@aol.com Much appreciated!!

Brian I sent you the demos
vinny

I have 2 that I like:

1) Crazy Man's Handcuffs

2) ???? - don't remember the name, but learned it from one of the Harlan vids. Thread a finger ring with a rubber band. Stretch out the rubber band about 8 inches. Put the ring next to your left fingers, and raise your right hand higher than your left. The ring begins moving up, as if it is crawling up the band, toward your right hand, seemingly on its own. Great little effect.

Does anyone know the name of the trick Chessmann is speaking of? Or which Harlan video it's on? It sounds great.

Also, thanks to Vinny for the vid demos! I'm gonna have to get that "Godfather" video...

Trevor

I would vote for Crazy Man's Handcuffs myself.

It is called something like "climbing ring" or something like that. It is not explained in the serie, but it uses an old principle. It is cute and is a nice "out" for the cases in which you broke you rubberband, since it uses a single thread of rubberband.

To tgroenjes,

Here is a source:

Magic For Dummies. It is called The Anti-Gravity Ring.

Crazy man handcuffs too

My vote goes to cmh