Hi!

This is a cool experience i would like to share with everyone! (it happened just recently :P )

You see, Crazy Man Handcuff is one of a very strong effect that gets cool reactions (from my point). My father, an ex-magician still does this trick professionally. I knew how to do it at about early March this year but never really dedicated myself into learning this sleight and perfecting my technique. So i've never performed it.

Until today, i kept procrastinating. This morning was boring so i just sat down, with two rubber bands, and did it. And let me tell you I STANK AT IT!!! But i kept doing it and doing it and doing it and doing it. I asked my father to help me perfect it. I post this at about 2.00 pm and i started working on it at 8.00 am ( Heres a maths question) so you know about how long i took.

Now, it still needs a bit of polishing but i can perform it adequately well. The reason for me writing this is to encourage people who think they can't get a sleight down. Just keep on practicing (I'm 12. If i can get it, most probably you can :g: )

-BlUEzzzzzzzz

yea,great to hear that :) crazy man handcuff is great =) simple enough to begin with 2 borrowed rubberbands. The fact that the rubberband can be borrowed and do it up close with the audience you will get good reactions! I am sure your efforts will pay off! =)

It's one of my repertoire after watching Lu Chen and Cyril Takayama doing it. :)

Yeah, i like the style of Cyril doing the crazy man handcuff. It is indeed a good ice breaker with only 2 rubberbands which can be easily find anywhere. I also like one of the rubber band trick which tied on the thumb and melt truo your thumb. (forgot what the tricks name.)

For me, this trick is overly presented. I personally use this as a lead in to another rubberband sequence. After the penetration, I continue by vanishing one of the rubberband and make it travel up my arms, shoulders, through the throat and then up onto one of my ears.

In short, the rubberband vanished and reappear up on my ear. Usually, the audience would want to see it again, and I repeat but to the audience surprise, the rubberband got stucked at my throat and I have no choice but to expel it through my mouth! This has been my personal favourite for the past 8years. Hopefully, this helps to set you guys thinking to make the routine unique to yourself.

Cheers!

haha.. how it travel up your ear? which magician routine? recommend me? haha.. :)