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 The
Escalator Ring
Fun with some office supplies and a borrowed wedding ring.
The Effect: Take a rubber band and thread a borrowed wedding ring onto it. The
wedding ring is sitting in the center of the band, but then slowly creeps up the rubber
band — all by itself!
What You Need: A rubber band — not a real thick one, and a borrowed wedding
ring.
The Method:
This trick almost works by itself. Actually, the rubber band does the trick, but you
take the credit!
- Break the rubber band. You now have a long piece.
- Borrow a wedding ring.
- Thread the ring onto the rubber band, but stretch the rubber band (not all the way;
about 12" between your hands) and keep most of the rubber band in your left
hand. When you do this, you will have a long, loose piece dangling hidden in your left
palm. The spectators won't see this as the back of your hands are towards them.
- Your hands should be at the same level so that the rubber band is horizontal.
- Make sure that the wedding ring is closer to right fingers, but not touching
the fingers — about an inch away.
- Raise your right hand and allow the ring to fall towards your left hand and say,
"Anyone can make the ring fall down. But I can make the ring fall up!"
Allow the ring to fall within an inch of your left fingertips.
- Gently ease the grip on the rubber band with your left fingers
allowing the rubber band to slide between your left fingertips. Don't worry; they won't
see this. (You'll actually fool yourself the first time you do this!) The ring
will move up the rubber band — as if it were on an escalator.
- Return the ring, give the rubber band out as a souvenir and bow to your thunderous
applause!
© 1999 Bryan
Dean — All Rights Reserved
Clipart from Art Explosion © 1996 Nova Development Corp. —
All Rights Reserved
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