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Creepy Ring

How it looks
A ring threaded onto a broken rubber band climbs uphill against the force of gravity. Words can't describe how eerie this looks.

Set-up
Break a rubber band. Grab most of the band inside the right hand. (Picture 1and 2) Only about one inch should stick out past your first finger and thumb, which pinch the band. Make sure to keep the fingers together to hide this from the front. Put the ring over the band and grab the opposite end with the left thumb and first finger mirroring the right hand (Photo 3.) Stretch out the band. (IMPORTANT: Don't let the extra slack hidden in your right hand stretch out. That will be the secret set-up that allows the ring to travel along the band.) Raise the right hand to slide the ring down to the left hand. Talk about this being gravity at work. Raise the left hand to slide the ring back to the right hand. Now raise the left hand to almost a forty-five degree angle. Look at the ring intensely as if willing it to move. You just let the right hand thumb and finger release the band hidden in your hand little by little making the ring creep up the band (Photo 4 and 5.)

Presentation
Borrow someone's ring. “Did you ever stare at something long enough and your eyes refocus and whatever your staring at seems to move? Like those wacky magic eye things that were popular a while back. One time I tried this thing with a ring and a rubber band. I put the ring on the band and held it right up to my eyes so I could stare at it real good. It actually seemed to move. I don't know maybe I was just imagining it moving up the band. You tell me whether you see it move or not O.K.? (Put the band on the band doing the secret set-up.) This is gravity right, but if I hold the band up it can't fall up right?” (Let the band slip between the right first finger and thumb little by little.) Hand the band and ring to your audience to check out.

Notes
Experiment to get the steepest angle while still keeping the ring balanced on a specific spot on the band. If the angle is too steep it will slide down when you release the hidden section of band in your hand. You will want to practice this at least ten or twelve times to get familiar with the feel of the band to be able to control it slipping form you hand. The slower you release it the better you want to avoid it looking jumpy. It should look like you are willing it to move. Also you want to know the feel of the end of the band as it reaches the fingertips. If you let the band slip completely out of your hand you're sunk. Most importantly, have fun with it!

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Secret Switch

How it looks
You take out or borrow two different bills like a one and a twenty. Put the twenty on the bottom, one on top and roll the two bills together. You even have the audience member pin the upper edges of both bills to the table. Even so when you unroll the bills the twenty is now on top!

Set-up
Just need any two bills, U.S. currency, foreign, whatever. Make a V with the two bills (photo 1.) The top bill needs to be up from the end of the bottom bill about one inch (photo1). Roll the bills up starting at the bottom corner of the twenty and straight up towards the center of the V (photo2, 3.) When you roll the bills almost to the end you want the twenty to have a little corner hanging out and the one to have a much bigger corner (photo 4.) Now comes the one sneaky move in the whole trick. You must secretly let the twenty flip over. If you roll the bills up a little further you will see the corner of the twenty flip around. When you do the trick though you don't want your audience to see this. You will use misdirection. Go back to when you just rolled the two bills down almost to the ends (photo 4.) Now your left hand crosses in front of the corner of the twenty covering it completely to put the left index finger on the end of the one to demonstrate what you want the spectator to do. With the left hand covering the twenty you can roll the bills up a little letting the twenty flip over. Now have the spectator put another finger on the corner of the twenty to hold it down. You can unroll the bills and show the twenty is now on top!

Presentation
Borrow any two different bills, one and a five, one and a ten, one and a twenty. For the explanation we will assume a one and twenty are used. Say, “We'll play a little game. Whatever bill is on the bottom is yours, whichever one is on top is mine. O.K.?” Put the bills in the V position (photo1.) Spectator should choose the bigger bill to be on the bottom. Say, “ I'll make it a little more challenging to follow by rolling the bills up.” Roll them into position to get ready to secretly flip the bottom bill over (photo 4.) “ I'll be fair though, put your finger on this corner . . . “Left hand covers the bottom bill as it flips. This is done in a gesture to show the person where to put the finger on the corner of the one. “ And this one too. “ Point to the corner of the twenty. Say, “ Yours is the bottom bill right? “ Spectator says, “Yes.” Unroll them to show the one on the bottom and twenty on top. Swiftly put the twenty in your pocket and say, “Thanks!” Just kidding, generously hand back your spectator's money and say” It's a good thing I'm your friend otherwise you'd be out nineteen bucks.”

Have fun!

Notes
1. It's important that you roll the bills to the center of the V not the middle of the two bills (photo 1,2.) Because of the placement of the top bill in from the end this will feel awkward until you do it a couple times. Remember you want the twenty's corner to be small when rolled up and the one to be bigger. Experiment with the rolling and placement of bills until you achieve this effortlessly. 2. Misdirection or directing somewhere else is key when flipping the twenty's corner over. Practice timing the left hand covering the twenty's corner as you gesture to the one for the spectator to hold it down(photo 4.)

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