Miscellaneous

50 entries in Electronics / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, on electric effects, other magazines, Melot Herrmann
 		Oct. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 10)
159
Carl Willmann Der Hellseher der Neuzeit part three, electronic connection to medium on chair to give signals
Related to June 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 6)
92
Phantome Ein moderner Erfinder - 10. lamp goes out by itself, apparently flame but really electric light
Related to Jan. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 1)
10
Phantome Ein moderner Erfinder - 15. spectator sits on chair and gets electric shock
Related to Jan. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 1)
11
U. F. Grant Ding-Dong-Bell alarm clock rings to answer questions
 		Apr. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7)
3
Don Tanner Having Fun in Your Own Home ideas for a wireless microphone, transmitting conversation into next room
 		Apr. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7)
8
P. Howard Lyons On the Sound Switch comments on a switch that is activated by a loud sound, dog whistle
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
7
Roger Linder Aladin's Wunderlampe cut and restored extension cable, lamp attached and light bulb stops and starts when cut and restored
 		1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 6)
108
Steve Spillman The Electric Nothing cut cable apparently becomes filled with electricity and stiffens, performer touches end and sparks fly around, Funken Ring
Variations 1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
69
Karl Fulves (1) The Pencil That Remembers What It Writes after examining pencil, performer knows what was written with it, electronics, no details given
Related to 1976
Interlocutor (Issue 6)
20
Karl Fulves (3) Sea Chanty sound of sea out of shell or glass tumbler, electronics, no details given
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 6)
20
Karl Fulves (4) Raising Hell spectator feels someone choking him, apparently electronics, no details given
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 6)
21
Karl Fulves (5) Electronic Book Test on back of book a display shows which page is open, electronics, no details given
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 6)
21
Karl Fulves Electric Ink looking for normal looking metallic ink
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 7)
25
Karl Fulves (2) Vox Box spectator records something on cassette, spectator hears his voice from the cassette itself, electronics, posed as problem
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 11)
40
Karl Fulves The Possibilities Of CB stopping a card with CB broadcast technology, not much details
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 14)
52
Karl Fulves Calculator Madness calculator as receiver and transmitter, putting it in a microwave
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 20)
75
Karl Fulves Cheap Radio Transmitters buying toys
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 27)
104
Uriah Fuller 2. Stopping and escalator assistant
 		1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
57
Steve Spillman An Energy Crisis Solution cut cable apparently becomes filled with electricity and stiffens, performer touches end and sparks fly around, Funken Ring, combined with automatic light bulb
Inspired by 1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
15
Paul Brignall Micky. microphone on radio, cable / wire cut and restored
 		Feb. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10)
178
Al Mann The Blob ball of liquid in mercury electric switch starts to move
 		1982
Eff-Oes
15
Karl Fulves Electronic Brainwave a fingertip clip that monitors the spectator's heart rate is used to find out which Ace he is thinking of, $100 bet to get him going
 		1983
Worknotes on Brainwave
118
Karl Fulves Resist electrical circuit problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 49)
218
Karl Fulves Juked Box jokebox is made to play songs not in the list, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 52)
261
Karl Fulves Sparky spark-plug releases sparks in hand, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 52)
261
Karl Fulves Unsolved computer mouse starts moving along row of object and stops at selected item, posed as problem
 		1995
The Fine Print (Issue 2)
18
Fantasio "Magischer Kassettenrekorder" electrical socket is drawn on pad and real cable plugged in, radio starts to play
 		1995
Fantasio
3
Martin Gardner Sneaky Switches
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
light bulb and switch board
 		May 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 9)
73
Karl Fulves Transmitter Problem transmitting the number of dealt cards via sound from another room, posed as problem
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
96
Karl Fulves Early Indications history of calculator tricks, automatons and tricks with electronics
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
ii
David Berglas English Electric entire routine with a washing machine, signed shirt gets clean and funny bits with a spectator and a cat
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
212
Karl Fulves Arf "Problems"
keychain beeper to find hidden object, looking for other uses, posed as problem
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
257
David Acer Dry Spell deck thrown in clothes dryer, card comes out of lint trap
Also published here Sep. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 9)
28
Martin Gardner Bronx Cheer Syndrome
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
sound distorts picture on old television
 		Oct. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
111
Rob James Psychic Weetabix price scanner in supermarket returns name of selected card when barcode is scanned, additional ideas by Andi Gladwin
 		2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
25
Chas. D. Willis M'Wave sliced grape put in microwave, it sparks
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
83
Karl Fulves Pencil With Memory "Unexplained"
old pencil with memory idea, now really available as transmission pen, posed as a problem
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
111
Karl Fulves Shred A Bill "Unexplained"
electric shredder that does not shred a bill, application search, posed as a problem
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
111
Tom Stone Tesla's Knot cut and restored cable
Also published here 2007
Plots, Spells & Typos
2
Tom Stone Roomtone idea for subtle sound effect during magical moment
 		2009
Fuzzy Logic
4
Karl Fulves Machine That Thinks word "Confidential" written on a piece of paper, mixed with other papers, all put in copying machine, the "Confidential" paper will not be copied
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
518
Tom Stone Tesla's Knot cut and restored cable
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
131
David Acer Dry Spell "Streeter #3"
deck thrown in clothes dryer, card comes out of lint trap
Also published here 2011
More Power to You
92
Mike Caveney Lie Detector lie detector prop, used in murder mystery routine
Related to 2013
Wonders
135
John Gaughan Spirito
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Floyd Thayer, voice from empty wooden box, electronics
 		Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
20
David Gabbay iTorn broken and restored headphone cable
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
939
Scott Baird Shredder Aces MacDonald presentation, first three packets are shreddered in an electric shredder
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
648
Mortenn Christiansen Stage Coin Vanish + Metal Detector coin vanishes and reappears multiple times, using electronic metal detector, card-to-coin ending
 		2023
Notes
44
Eric Buss iCut cut and restored phone charger cord, extra loop
 		2023
The Magic Apple Live! 2
17