How to Do Magic Tricks With a Rope
Magic tricks have been a great source of entertainment for many years. From simple card tricks to the astounding things that magicians do today is amazing and always seems to make people crave more. String and rope are commonly used by magicians. There are many different ways to entertain the audience by using these.
- Gather the supplies that you will need in order to preform the magic tricks. Generally, you will need a length of rope and something to cut it with.
- Use a rope, cut it in half and make it whole again. To do this is really simple but can keep the audience wondering how you did it.
- Cut about three inches off of the rope. Double the rope, place the rope in your left hand with the looped end towards your fingers.
- Using another piece of rope about three feet long, fold it in half and place it over your right hand.
- Make your audience think you are somehow pulling the rope through your left hand by placing the rope that was in your right hand in your left hand and allowing the ends of the rope to hang down. Feed the rope through the loop of the rope you were holding. This is the most important step of the magic trick.
- Have your partner or someone you are entertaining assist you in cutting the loop with a knife or with scissors.
- Use the ends of the rope to show that the pieces of rope you initally cut are now one again.