Unequal / Equal Ropes / The Professors Nightmare / Tutorial

[@DougConn]

Best way to learn this is follow with ropes in hand. Need ropes? Click here: connjure.com/product/connjures-rope-magic/

[@unclederrick9666]

I love this. I love Penn and Teller when they show things like cup and balls with clear cups. Haven't seen ropes. I thought there might have been magnets. I'd love to see it with 3 colors or maybe more ropes.

[@BobPossible]

No idea how I had missed this one, previously… But super thankful to have caught up to it. I already do a version of this, but I LOVE the way you keep all three ropes in play!! That ending with them all tied together is top notch. Thanks, Doug!!!

[@DougConn]

Yea, that ending is top notch (*Dan Garrett’s “Professors Daydream”)

[@skyturtle5025]

Even though you're explaining it very slowly and clearly I'm still confused as hell because I have a smooth brain, still a great video!

[@DougConn]

It helps to follow with ropes in hand, try that?

[@sohaib_t]

Same here

[@ericsullivan145]

Great ideas.

[@7n7on]

Good omens got me here

[@efretonalaar4620]

Finally a good tutorial with the important subtleties and advanced convincers. I also like the presentational idea of putting the middle of the long rope to your hand. Thank you!

[@TheTNRangerOfficial]

I did this today at a gig (with other phases and such) and it got such great reactions. Seriously, y’all, lay people LOVE this trick.

[@DougConn]

Yes indeed: It’s one of the great classic rope effects

[@professorfink]

THANK YOU, DOUG! YOU'RE GREAT!!

[@mosesdelph3862]

I love you sir thank you so much I grew up with magic but my dad was always into foam and little cards and he finally gave me the dad's approval but I never messed with ropes so far.. I hope you have a magical day :)

[@DougConn]

Happy to hear my efforts are worthwhile! Practice & have fun!

[@romanmichael7603]

This is genius. Love the method!

[@whirledpeas3477]

U must know alot about magic 🎩 Thanks

[@johnhaines2299]

Marvelous, Prof. Conn is a real credit to magic, thank you.

[@ellizzishere]

Saw you from your shorts. Checked channel and saw this video uploaded 1 min ago. SUBBED

[@DougConn]

nice! welcome to my magic party!

[@DanielSmith-ix9vg]

Bien fait. Well done. I am playing with my ropes, have 6 or 7 versions, black, white, red, tipped, thin, thick, finding what feels best in the hand. Loved some of your advanced techniques especially the loops to even size ( great foreshadowing) and seeing others versions, we all learn and build on the backs of giants like you. Thanks for joining the giants. For others looking for ideas, my favorite so far is 3/8” yacht rope from home store, silky feel, relatively inexpensive, after cutting I fire seal the ends and then dip in a rubberized “Flex Seal” pint. Makes black look like a magic wand, white blends away, and red a play between the two. Appreciate your ideas.

[@martinbush4749]

thank you Doug excellent wizardry

[@DougConn]

Happy to share

[@MagicofKeelanWendorf]

I’ve never done professors nightmare in all the years I’ve performed. Just started to change things up a bit and you have made it very enjoyable and easy.

[@danmisson]

Doug that was superb. Thank you 👌

[@DougConn]

My pleasure!

[@danmisson]

@@DougConn why have i never learned it i don't know. So fun and love your teaching style doug 👌😎😊

[@konorhalpin]

Great video, very encouraging and entertaining. Thank you.

[@LepreConnor]

Fantastic work brother! I'll be recommending this as a beginner's course to inquisitive young magicians who like my rope routine for years to come... I'd also add the fiber optics dvd by Richard sanders... its got some good visual teaching... and alot of good sequences are included. Used in conjunction with the fantastic routines you suggested of course. Once again LOVED watching this video!

[@edward2785]

Nicely done! I enjoy doing this effect, some of which I learned from Daryl too.

[@DougConn]

Daryl’s rope work was top notch. He inspired me to learn rope magic back in the 80s

[@n0on331]

Dude you are so underrated you really need more subscribers also thanks for teaching:)

[@DougConn]

Thank ya & yo: I’m working on that!

[@allthatsmagic06]

What a great tutorial I needed to brush up on this one especially for walk around and platform I could never do the count right so this helps out a lot as well as your version and all the extras you shown and mentioned.Love it Thank You for posting it.

[@scottipmagician]

Love this - Teach enough to get new comers started and wet the appetite for further study.

[@istvanagoston7137]

I just loved it. Both the techniques and the presentation of it :)

[@lance5472]

Great instruction, loved your version

[@DougConn]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@anoopbadoreea653]

Great Tutorial as always Doug🎩👏👏and thanks for sharing your recommendations for other versions of Professor Nightmares worth a check defo 🙌

[@asherhumphrey9791]

I love how you are using cards as bookmarks

[@WhatsUpPDog]

Oh baby 🤤 I'm excited for this, Thank you Doug.

[@DougConn]

happy to share :) hope you enjoy

[@WhatsUpPDog]

@@DougConn That was great and it was something I could never figure out. It always fooled me. The switch from the medium one to the long and short one looped is such a connvincer! Can't wait to get to the hardware shop at the weekend and practice.

[@twatmunro9563]

Damn, last time I looked at this channel you had hardly any subscribers. Now you've got a quarter million? Well done.

[@JohnMcCracken-o9t]

That is fantastic thank sir take a bow ,👏👏👏👏👏

[@rodmayer2638]

Excellent. Thank you for tutorial.

[@DougConn]

You are welcome!

[@fshs1949]

Well explained. Thank you.

[@PaulwiththeFro]

Oh yeah I couldn't be more excited about this one I've been working on it for a bit i looks forward to learning it from you

[@DougConn]

The references at the end are well worth study (Dan Garrett’s finish is killer…. Remind me & I’ll show ya at the next TMG jam)

[@cristoffL]

Thanks Doug this is great. I probably won’t go full on into rope stuff but knowing one good one would add some verity to an act. Cards can get boring for people. Not for me necessarily, but some people might see it as the same thing over and over. Great channel.

[@sandhyagangan1060]

Wow man 🤩. I am an indian then also i am seeing your video then that means you and your video are insane 👍 keep going

[@Sohrleas]

Oh this is amazing, I've gotta learn this!! My friend and I saw a magic show at the Ren fair just last weekend and the magician did this trick. I just had to know how he did it, and I'm more delighted now that I know! 💚💚

[@DougConn]

It’s a good one :)

[@gunaonline4725]

Awesome Doug, I have the same copy of your parade, but your explanation is awesome . This simple trick( Not simple ) you have taken it to new level. Thanks for this enlightening video

[@demetriushunt9676]

I subscribed after seeing one of your shorts you have great content

[@ihappentolikeit8212]

You're incredible brother. I wish I had your sleight of hand abilities.

[@RobertMcGovernTarasis]

Fascinating to see how it works!

[@DougConn]

yes, magicians can be very inventive :)

[@rurikaunimoto]

I'm more used to slight of hand(although I am better at recognising than actually doing) than this. Although slight of hand is used I like how the illusion throws you off when you blink. It's truely impressive. Thank you for the video... Totally not here to confirm that it's not actual magic. Also thanks to anyone bothering to read this and sorry for the misspelling. I'm terrible at spelling.

[@pranavvnishad1711]

Thanks sir for doing this as a tutorial, I was waiting for this

[@DougConn]

You’re quite welcome

[@mr.tricksterdz5480]

Great tutorial thanks man

[@Movietuff]

I like Jay Sankey's version of this trick, the "Wanderful" from his online shop. And I prefer to do this effect with a thick nylon cords because with soft magic store ropes I've had people tell me they feel stretchy.

[@SevenTheJester]

Holy crap, I just amazed myself for all the wrong reasons. I never realized this before, Doug, but I think I'd seen your work before KZbin. I don't remember if it was a DVD or VHS or what, but I remember watching something my dad got me from the library when I was in my teenage years. I never connected you with that memory until I just saw that picture of you from 1997. I didn't recognize this Doug that I know today as that Doug that I had seen before. 🤦‍♂️ ... unless I'm just hallucinating.

[@TheLuftpolsterfolie]

I really like how you are in front of an audience / camera and wish for you to be just as happy in your private life. And thank you for not only explain this classic but also share your version and give additional recommendations to look up. Greetings from Germany

[@zachcalametti]

What an incredible video!

[@DougConn]

I’m glad you think so 🙏

[@geoffbooker2965]

Just helping out with the algorithm. Thanks, gef

[@jakemueller9516]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@DougConn]

My pleasure

[@markopolo2172]

Even knowing how its done its still mesmerising to watch

[@supadupaya]

Idk if you’ll see this, but which rope do you pull after the medium rope at 7:09? I’m kinda confused on that part but totally understand everything else…

[@nowhereweareagain]

Gotta appreciate a master of trickery explaining some of their secrets.

[@martinscircusskillsworkshops]

Brilliant tutorial. Loved all the nuances and tips. I'd add in Richard Sanders Fiber Optics as a variation on the Prof Nightmare.

[@DougConn]

Fiber Optics is the graduates course for this type of stuff

[@silleme1]

Great lesson 👍👍

[@DougConn]

Thank ya!

[@arielpartook4041]

Good as always

[@DougConn]

🙏🙏

[@tinamitchell791]

I like to watch fast tricks , what can I say but you have a great sly of hand .

[@PositiveVibes-er4nn]

It might require hours and hours of practice to master one magic for me. How much time did you take initially in your young age professor?

[@JCMagic]

I am all tied up with learning rope magic!!

[@DougConn]

🪢📿🪄👍

[@joeldre424]

I've been doing Professors Nightmare since I was 10 years old. Larry Sheehan taught me at the time he lived in Bayshore New York. He helped publish Genii Magazine. So that rope illusion has been with me 55 years. I like your centrifugal spin. Looks a bit risky however 😂

[@joeldre424]

I'd love to know the original Professors Nightmare "patter" or story to perform it. I have a few of my own

[@DougConn]

Thanks for sharing!

[@billgreen4003]

I have red ropes thanks for sharing added ideas concepts your cool in my book also

[@TheRaj_69]

Oh man...! Dat was soo amazing... 😎

[@Nightmare_Developer]

Nightmare Developer loved proffers Nightmare 😁 one more thing u have u r glasses in the cap not on the ear 😅 any magical secret behind it ? 🤔🤔

[@DougConn]

Oh nice & Yeah, I angle them down to not reflect the lights in my eyeglasses 😎

[@mattbopp3977]

Incredible!

[@DougConn]

Thank ya

[@vibingleaf]

Okay, that was confusing at first, but really cool!

[@DougConn]

🤯🪄😎

[@billgreen4003]

Thanks for sharing knowledge freely Amen in Christ God Bless everyone

[@alex-zx5525]

Wow, i love it

[@DougConn]

🪄🙏

[@techsforce3644]

It was certainly worth a like and comment

[@DougConn]

Thank ya

[@rcavicchijr]

I tried this, but somehow it ended up as the knot trick...

[@nodokaxnegi4ever]

Do you have any tips for this trick for somebody with some mobility issues? (In my case as regards to this trick, my fingers like to lock up a little). I've always been interested in magic and sleight of hand as a kid, and, stumbling upon your channel has revitalized that special interest. :)

[@DanielSmith-ix9vg]

Great request, really consider the thumb and hand grip vs. the regular grip. The time it matters is when you are not doing what they think you are doing.

[@shinyshield6646]

Doug: *do magic lesson* Universe's physic law: am i joke to you

[@DougConn]

I’ve always been a rule bender

[@cardmaster9924]

Where can I learn the professors daydream by Dan Garrett???

[@DougConn]

It’s in his lecture notes www.mymagic.com/p/books/top-10-lecture-notes

[@cardmaster9924]

Thank you is there also any way I can just bug the trick it’s fine if not

[@06dhairyapatel6]

I have one question how many years did you practiced magic trick to make it this perfect cause I am trying to learn them but at some point my speed ruins the trick how should I work on it

[@DougConn]

Each trick is different (& each person is different.) good magic takes practice, give it time (practice slowly & build from there)

[@sombirsingh9611]

U r awesome sir:-)

[@martinm3422]

Richard Godall the Janitor?

[@Tecom38415]

Magicians rope is so scarce today!

[@hhampton]

I found the Length of the medium piece worked out to be from the tip of one out stretched arm to.the tip of my nose.

[@DREiVEN1]

Nice

[@DougConn]

🙏🪄

[@CrashOveRides]

Harry Houdini had this trick in his small pocket note pad. He was always on the move. So he carried a small pad to write down idea's. This was one the he had drawn out in detail. Since he had whats call now ADHD. Most all of his magic was just mussel memory. But it may seem that this one was a difficult one to remember. As it was very detailed. This pad was sold at action many years ago. To an unknown party. My guess, sold to Neal Patrick Harris. You can Google this. And put the peaces together.

[@pear7777]

OK, what a nightmare. Wasn't planning on sleeping tonight ...

[@eustaquio5473]

Excelent

[@pranavvnishad1711]

Please do rope cutting trick sir

[@DougConn]

There’s an unlisted version on this page connjure.com/conns-classroom/variety-magic/

[@pranavvnishad1711]

@@DougConn Thank u Sir

[@monica13-h]

My substitute teacher did this trick at the end of class since we behaved. He never told us his name, just that he was in gwr and a certified magician or smthn.

[@DougConn]

Prolly a smthn :) 🪄🧙

[@monica13-h]

@@DougConn 😂

[@oliverbell1092]

Genius

[@DougConn]

It is :)

[@thomaskelly2040]

Finally an easy one I might be able to do! Lol

[@DougConn]

Yes, I’m trying to mix up the skill levels a bit :)

[@thomash6834]

you need to appear on agt!

[@Tecom38415]

Scott Alexander’s “slashed” is a great routine too!

[@billgreen4003]

Also called spaghetti rope trick and Timothy winks professors nightmare

[@garyhenderson6504]

After doing the "stretching" move and making the ropes seemingly all the same length, I tie them into 3 rings. The patter is "Have you ever seen the magic of the Chinese Linking Rings? I love that illusion, but I can't afford the magic rings. Think about it. 10 rings that have the magical property of melting into one another. Those are rare and expensive rings. So instead, I learned to do it with rope. And let me tell you, it takes a real idiot to try to do that effect with rope. But I found a way to make it work." I tie the ends to form 3 equal-sized rings. And I keep the rings together, and they appear to all be the same size as I pull them through my hands. And then I simply untie the rings, revealing a short, a medium, and a long rope. It's harder to describe than it is to perform. And I have been doing it that way since 1976.

[@DougConn]

LOVE this idea!

[@iseeyou2854]

I'm ready to fool all my friends with this

[@DougConn]

Go get em!

[@Sai.-.]

Brain fried before now it all good

[@DougConn]

🤯😀

[@dk1480]

That's just magic, makes it more believable

[@YinHoweMagic]

If anyone is interested in how to keep the rope ends from fraying, here are some suggestions :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIbQmGtjppmUa6s

[@DougConn]

I kinda covered that in the clip

[@whirledpeas3477]

Play at regular speed. And play your brain @3× problem solved ❤

[@rayray2glocks]

Whoever downvoted this I will find you and i will annoy you.

[@DougConn]

Some magicians don’t like me teaching on KZbin … water off a ducks back

[@nazo6939]

Thank you most of them don’t explain as well as you

[@DougConn]

My pleasure to share