Make a soft rope become stiff, straight at your command!

A rope is coiled over the magician's hand to prove it is just an ordinary rope. The magician now stretches the rope between his two hands, horizontally, and pretends to hypnotize the rope. One hand is now released, and the rope stands rigid like a stick. The magician merely blows on the rope, and it falls down limp once again.

The effect can be repeated immediately, can be done surrounded, and can be performed right under the noses of the spectators.

The rope is about 92cm long, made of red cotton rope covering a flexible spine.

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