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Two or more separate ropes appear to link together magically. Use sleight of hand and special gimmicked ropes that can attach and detach covertly.

Magician makes a rope stiff and then causes it to levitate. Use a hidden wire inside the rope to rigidity and create the illusion that the rope has defied gravity.

Three ropes of different lengths become the same length visibly. Start with ropes prepared in a way that they can be folded to look equal. Use sleight of hand to switch between the apparent lengths and the real lengths.

A knot tied in a rope seemingly jumps to another part of the rope. Tie a real knot in the rope, but use a duplicate knot hidden in your hand that can be switched out to create the jumping illusion.

A rope passes through the magician’s neck as if immaterial. Start with a loop and a special knot that can be released quickly and re-tied rapidly without detection.

Rope knots and unties seemingly by itself on command. Have a knot that appears solid but is constructed to slip loose with the right tension and handling.

A classic illusion where a rope seems to extend into the air and a person climbs it. Employ a hidden support structure, such as a pole, that is raised with the rope attached to create the illusion of a stiff rope extending into the sky.

The magician suggests the rope becomes limp or stiff on command. Use a mechanical rope with a secret mechanism that can be triggered to switch between limp and rigid states.

Magician appears to escape from a rope tied firmly around them. Use subtle movements to keep a slack in the rope during the tying process, or have a gimmick on the rope that allows quick release.

A rope appears to shrink in the magician’s hands. Use a combination of sleight of hand and a specially prepared rope that can be subtly pulled through the hands to shorten it.

Create the illusion of an endless rope by secretly joining the ends of a rope together. Use a method like the slip knot or magician's knot to make the join easy to conceal and reveal.

A single knot multiplies to two, three, or more knots on a rope without additional handling. Start with a rope that has pre-tied concealed knots. Use misdirection and a pulling motion to reveal additional knots.

Two ropes are tied to separate rings, yet the rings are magically connected. Use ropes with secretly attached threads that can be manipulated to create the illusion of rings connecting or disconnecting.

A magician cuts a rope in half and then restores it to a single piece. The rope is prepared with a smaller piece of rope concealed. Cut the smaller piece, then tie the main rope's ends to give the illusion of restoration.