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Sample Effect from "The King Has Left the Building...With Amnesia!"


Rubber Band Split

First published as a freebie in the PDF file of a released effect called "The Joining" a ring and rubber band link.

There are many variations of this effect, this is my handling. There are a few conditions that you need to pull this off. First, it helps if you are wearing a wedding ring; second, your hands need to be above the spectator’s eye level making this perfect for table-hopping.

SETUP: Take one rubber band and stick your left ring finger into the loop. Place the band behind your ring and slide the ring over the portion of the band showing on your ring finger. The balance of the band is hanging below your hand. Insert your thumb into the loop of the band so the band is looped around the base of the left thumb.

STEP 1: Show a second band hanging from the right hand fingertips. Take the band between the first and second fingers of each hand, stretching the band in and out. (Fig. 1)

STEP 2: On one of the movements where your hands come together, insert your right first and second fingers into the lower strand of the band on the left hand. (Fig. 2)

STEP 3: Immediately pull your hands apart. (Fig. 3) The left hand band will pull over the thumb and off the ring finger and be held by both hands with the first and second fingers. The left hand band will join with the right hand band giving the impression of the one band being stretched between both hands.

STEP 4: Keeping the bands stretched between the fingers, grab the top rung with the thumb and first finger of the left hand. (Fig. 4) Grab the bottom strand with the thumb and first finger of the right hand.

Twist the two strands and rip the bands apart, splitting one band into two. (Fig. 5)