Rubber Band

40 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Rubber Band
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jack Avis Houdini Card deck sealed with crossed rubber bands, yet selection extracted underneath handkerchief, p. 241 for further reference, p. 246 for idea by Harrison Beale
VariationsAlso published here Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
225
Clark Wirthlin Snap card jumps from deck encircled with a rubber band, cut and twist
 		1970
Magick (Issue 1)
2
Harry Lorayne Two Rubber-Band Ideas (that I don't know what to do with!) magically (?) removing a card from a banded deck & lapping move as rubber band is removed
 		1973
Rim Shots
144
Karl Fulves Not Even Houdini card inserted in banded deck penetrates it and drops to table
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
182
Karl Fulves Banded Deck Problems
  • Jump In (rubber band around case penetrates inside around chosen card)
  • Puzzling Passage (card inserted in banded deck through rubber band)
  • Hooked (after previous trick card is pulled out again with band only around card)
Related toVariations 1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
184
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
Karl Fulves Unexplainable Footnote wrapping handling for previous effects
 		1979
Cryptology
113
Paul Harris Stretch rubber banded deck, top card pulled through and penetrates rubber band
Variations 1979
Close-up Entertainer
148
Criss-Cross deck wrapped both ways with rubber band, thrown to other hand, selection remains in hand
 		1979
Elastrix
24
John F. Mendoza S-T-R-E-T-C-H Stretched
  • The Startling Appearance of Two Selected Cards
  • Color Change
Inspired by 1980
John: Verse Two
36
Stephen Tucker Banned one card penetrates encircled deck, see also p. 269 for additional ideas by Bill Worsley
Inspired byAlso published here June 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 2)
19
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 1983
Pengrove Connection
11
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
Bandit Aces No. 78, named Ace penetrates rubber banded deck
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
117
Jack Avis Houdini Card No. 79, deck sealed with crossed rubber bands, yet selection extracted underneath handkerchief
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
118
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 1985
Elastische Sensationen
[12]
Francis Carlyle The Houdini Card deck is wrapped with a rubber band in both directions, selection is pulled out
 		1985 ca.
Francis Carlyle Lecture Notes
7
Ben Harris Sleight of Band! rubber band is around the deck lengthwise, the bottom strand penetrates upwards so it encircles half the deck, then down again and up again and stops at selection
Also published here 1987
Bands of Gold
13
Ben Harris Rubber Twins rubber band is widthwise around deck, card is pushed into deck from the side and penetrates the band
Related to 1987
Bands of Gold
18
Dai Vernon Caught in the Stretch card is extracted
 		1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
63
Doug Edwards Out of Bondage
Nov. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 11)
1709
Stephen Tucker Gebannt! one card penetrates encircled deck
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
16
Ben Harris Sleight of Band rubber band is around the deck lengthwise, the bottom strand penetrates upwards so it encircles half the deck, then down again and up again and stops at selection
Also published here 1989
Expressions 79-89
5
Edward Marlo Simplex Banded Card to Cardcase rubber band around cased deck, it vanishes, spectator removes deck and finds rubber band around selection in deck
Inspired byRelated to 1991
Banded Deck Effects
28
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
Stewart Judah The Really(?) Wrapped Deck extraction, credit correction see p. 2784
 		Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2697
Larry Jennings Houdini Card Escapes Again interesting structure
Inspired by 1997
Jennings '67
79
Nathan Kranzo Invisible Elasticity Invisible rubberband suddenly appears wrapped around deck, selection penetrates deck and rubberband
Variations 1999
Cyber Sessions
135
Karl Fulves Bandini QD & KD in banded deck, king penetrates rubber band visually together with butter knife, queen pops out
 		2004
Under Tension
14
Karl Fulves Aces From Where dealing bottoms from rubber banded deck, one aces pops out from center
 		2004
Under Tension
37
Karl Fulves Locket Up Deck dealing bottoms from rubber banded deck, using Dr. Elliott deal
 		2004
Under Tension
40
Jack Avis The Houdini Card deck sealed with crossed rubber bands, yet selection extracted underneath handkerchief
Also published here 2006
Rara Avis
77
Salvador Sufrate Cartas y Elasticos four cards wrapped cross-wise with rubber band, one pulled through to penetrate it, paper clip gaff that simulates band
Also published here 2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 30)
1
So Sato Warp Wrap deck rubber banded, selection penetrates from center and drops to table, back to center, it vanishes and reappears in wrapped deck in spectator's hands
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
99
Ignacio López La Banda Inquieta rubber band appears around deck, selction is trapped by band and eventually hand of spectator and deck is placed inside rubber band and all cards except selection fall
 		2018
Sobre Magia de Cerca
23
Nathan Kranzo Invisible Elasticity II Invisible rubberband suddenly appears wrapped around deck, selection penetrates deck and rubberband
Inspired by 2021
Kranzilla Unleashed
65
Salvador Sufrate Unbanded four cards wrapped cross-wise with rubber band, one pulled through to penetrate it, paper clip gaff that simulates band
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
382
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