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Rings and Loops

A stiff cord is used in this stunt,
along with two rings or disks that
should be quite different in appear-
ance — say one black and one white.
The rings have holes in the center and
can be cut from heavy cardboard if
metal rings are not handy.
The black ring is threaded on the
cord, which is tied with a hard, firm
knot, so as to form a loop some three
or four inches in diameter, from
which the black ring dangles. The
white ring is then slid over one end of
the cord, which is tied to form an
upper loop of about the same size
(fig- 1).
Three or four more knots are
added at the top to make it all the
more secure. Two persons hold the
extended ends of the cord and a large
handkerchief is thrown over the hang-
ing loops and rings (fig. 2).
Now, you announce you will make
the rings change places despite the
solid knot that intervenes. You show

fig. 1

fig- 2