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Dime Through Balloon Trick

video Dime Through Balloon Trick

Using a balloon, small glass, coin, and a rubber band, you can perform this amazing illusion. Afterwards everything can be examined.

35 comments

Sep 22, 2011. 9:57 PMjlund says:

Dose it mater what color the balloon is plz reply quickly

Sep 23, 2011. 2:24 PM

Frivolous Engineering (author) says:

No...color...doesn't...matter...!

Hope that wasn't too slow.

Sep 25, 2011. 5:02 PMchrisjones says:

Hey, thanks a lot for this - I was looking for really easy but really effective tricks and this looks great. Can't wait to try it out. I wonder if it'll work with johnnies(?) dental rubber might be difficult to get hold of :)

Thanks again
C
ps - I signed up so I could comment to this ;)

Sep 26, 2011. 12:38 PM

Frivolous Engineering (author) says:

Welcome to Instructables!

Do you mean condoms? They might work, but cutting a piece out of the side of a large party balloon will works great.

Cheers!

Sep 23, 2011. 9:48 PMjlund says:

No I wanted to know so I could it to day

Jul 4, 2011. 2:14 PMcoolo52 says:

i cant see the video can u make an instructable

May 21, 2011. 12:32 PMblin2 says:

I suscribed! :D

Mar 7, 2011. 7:34 AM

popcorn4lunch says:

awesomness!!!!

Oct 14, 2008. 8:53 PMgarrettmikesmith says:

this trick was in a klutz book of magic i got when i was like 8. it had the best tricks in it

Jan 2, 2011. 2:31 PMmikaelthemycologist says:

That's where I leaned it too

Nov 20, 2010. 1:47 PMzascecs says:

Wow, good one

Sep 5, 2010. 9:21 AMSenior Waffleman says:

cool :D

Jul 22, 2010. 1:16 PMmuzasultan says:

o.O this coooooooooool =^.^= thanks

Jun 30, 2010. 12:38 PMMudbud says:

this is sooooo cool!! your awesome dude. SUBSCIBED!!!

May 6, 2009. 3:12 PMbassmonkey says:

i'm subsribbin!!!!

May 7, 2009. 12:12 AM

Frivolous Engineering (author) says:

Thanks for subsc......Awe! Bassmonkey, you Sub-Tease. I put myself out there, bare my soul to the world...I have all of 6 subscribers on instructables, 31 on youboob. I've broken a camera, busted up model airplanes and myself and now I'm being Sub-Teasered. Sob, sniff, gurgle... WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Jun 25, 2010. 1:03 PMartyman says:

If I don't subscribe will the person in the video get squished by the moose. JK

May 7, 2009. 7:38 PMbassmonkey says:

lol! your welcome

May 27, 2010. 4:24 PMpapa-g says:

That was a well done trick! I like how the people who see the trick can examine the items too. It makes it really difficult to figure out.

May 25, 2010. 7:27 PMShediacAA says:

Very Cool !

May 25, 2010. 5:00 PMcowscankill says:

Thaaaaaat was pretty awesome. Great job!

Aug 14, 2009. 3:54 AMroboff says:

can you use latex gloves

Aug 14, 2009. 3:09 PM

Frivolous Engineering (author) says:

If the glove can be inflated like a balloon then I think so. The back of the hand part of a large one should work. Some gloves are "powdered" and you most likely would have to wash that off first. Let us know if it works.

Oct 13, 2008. 12:42 PMItsTheHobbs says:

what??? how does that work!? that didnt make any sense

Jul 6, 2009. 2:29 PMCapt. Kidd says:

watch the whole vid lol

May 4, 2009. 6:20 PMcool! says:

Lol, my teacher had some "Dental Latex" lying around, I showed it to everyone. I, too, learned it from the Klutz magic book. FYI put the coin on a lipstick tube or gluestick, makes it much easier to set up.

May 4, 2009. 7:15 PM

Frivolous Engineering (author) says:

Thanks!

May 4, 2009. 8:21 PMcool! says:

Welcome Mate! :-)

Mar 27, 2009. 6:22 PMshrek150 says:

BRILLIANT

Nov 23, 2008. 2:23 PMDarth_Reese says:

I want to watch it, but I've got dial-up