Wonder Wire

Gently hold and pull the two wires apart, and watch the magic unfold! The two wires appear to be unwinding, but in fact, they never do. Keep pulling and the wires will turn in a never-ending spiral. It is an amazing optical illusion, or alternatively you can think of it as a neat magic trick.This charming little trick is very easy to perform, making it a great toy for children and kids, and a fun fidget desktop accessory for adults.
This simple yet puzzling optical illusion occurs because your fingers are allowing the metal spiral to slip through them, as you move your hands apart. The two wires are rotating, but only your hands are actually moving apart!
This is quite a famous illusion, sometimes known as the "Mephisto Spiral".

[@srjskam]

You might think it's a trick and the coils are actually turning, creating an illusion of moving left and right, but actually they do not turn but disappear and reappear between 4 magical invisible portals that Tim has summoned at the end of each wire.

[@mass4552]

That makes more sense than what I thought up.

[@jareknowak8712]

What? Rotating coils? Hahaha. Good joke!

[@ramiromaldonado633]

How do I conjure this spell for rotating coils

[@madeinuk68]

Very good!

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

This is cannon now

[@markchinguz4401]

"Pulling out is very very spectacular" Oh no! Always use protection

[@NosillaWilla]

80% of the time it works all the time

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@NosillaWilla it works all the time 80% of the time, 40% of the time

[@gullyfoyle2615]

And very messy

[@m3rcuryslaboratory322]

Pulling out IS the best form of protection.

[@Inexpressable]

@@m3rcuryslaboratory322 how bout squeezin that shaft

[@morgansinclair6318]

"Pulling out is always spectacular!" _kisses hand and waves_ Goodnight, everybody!

[@addman]

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[@snookerwither9955]

Knew this would be the top comment before I even saw it

[@thebeststooge]

@SnookerWither Same but when Tim does such a mic drop as that, and with the Internet audience having their minds in the gutter (I know I did) it was expected.

[@cardboardboxification]

Last words “ because it’s wonderful “

[@user-md3is4dq2d]

Wrong quote

[@tyreecejainarayan7746]

This guy is just so relaxing 😂

[@AliasT.K]

He so old and still playing like a kid😂😂

[@AliasT.K]

And he is so relax like buddha

[@ScottishHipHopScene]

He gives me anxiety

[@oreosmith2862]

T

[@hammondsfromtexas]

He's high

[@badasshippo7838]

Tim would be such a sick grandpa

[@LolToalNoobs]

dude, don't jinx it!

[@gentlemanchogath6755]

1:34 “pulling out is very very spectacular “ tim

[@tgmtf5963]

Esp the gaping

[@tgmtf5963]

Gapes

[@ICANTCHOOSEARI]

Do you mean 1:32 ?

[@stonefacewiththedrip3377]

No mistake in the dark

[@yurachunt3179]

anyway, here's wonder wire

[@otakuribo]

there are many things that i would like to say to you but i don't know how

[@DanielRenardAnimation]

Hope the Matrix won't fix this glitch in the next patch. It looks awesome! 👍

[@animustewshineotakusauce]

This glitch could be referred to as a...Wanception.

[@markchinguz4401]

Two videos in a day? You're spoiling us tim!

[@Cenabull]

Every time I watch a video of yours I feel the need to applaud at the end as if it were a live show 👏

[@morphman32]

I can see how it's done and it's simply ingenious.

[@mrmusicguy1]

Two Tim videos in a day? How extraordinary!

[@LilMarine718]

Love the show, keep doing what you do!

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

To those who manage the Grand illusions channel, I don't know if I am the only one who thinks this, but because I use headphones, the outro is honestly quite jarring and nearly painful to listen to. The high frequencies are loud and piercing and I thought you should know so that you can consider adjusting that. This is one of the greatest channels on this site, by the way. I am always excited to watch each new upload.

[@lazzymc_2844]

Boo hoo nobody cares

[@ashtheprototype8851]

Turn your volume down :/ easy fix

[@user-oo8wt3hr1t]

Touch grass please

[@charleysimmons427]

literally@@ashtheprototype8851

[@colinmorgan7839]

For anyone curious it is one solid wire and pulling at the ends causes so little friction in your hands it just appears to spin

[@MyPalJimbo]

That doesn't make any sense

[@NerdOutWithMe]

Always making my Monday better.

[@EdwardNavu]

Metal from the Nile. We need fire, earth and wood to complete the five oriental classic elements.

[@Astral_YT]

Edward Knave with the other 4 elements you can summon a TIM

[@63256325N]

Optical illusions are always interesting. Thanks for the video.

[@soldr3427]

How tf did you do that...

[@kittymervine6115]

I adore this!!! I actually had to purchase springs from the hardware store, harder to find than you think!

[@JerryD9000]

I feel like if a prophet sent me on some wild journey to seek an ancient master or keeper of mystical artifacts, at the end of that journey, I'd be walking into a magnificent out of time toy shop, and Tim would be the one I sought. Love this channel.

[@stephlrideout]

It's like those garden ornaments that twist in the wind!

[@m3rcuryslaboratory322]

New intro is sweet!!!

[@xNecromancerxxx]

Nice one, Tim! I like this!

[@AnasAsifSA]

"Pulling out is very very spectacular".

[@andersoni.7472]

Mohammad Asif us intellects have a very nice sense of humor

[@chronon8782]

I get absolutely deafened by the new intro and outro lol

[@fattesttitsincairo]

Same, it’s not particularly loud but there’s that high-pitched ringing noise when the TV turns on and off :’) Still love it tho \o/

[@varoennauraa]

Yes! I love the channel, but my neighbours hate it.

[@morning5tarr]

So this is what Quantum Entanglement Looks like.

[@BvkkakeShogun]

love the new intro!

[@MrJpm1989]

Everytime you try to pull the wire down the ends reconnect and it manages to stay engaged. Gives the appearance that its moving apart yet reconnecting at the same time at each end. Nice mind bender.

[@RubyQuinn.]

I love the fact that this has no dislikes. It's so pure I don't think it will ever get any 😂

[@chrisstephens6673]

Give it time, some pratt will just because he can.

[@RubyQuinn.]

Chris Stephens very true, but for now I can enjoy the pureness 😂

[@haidzk3k]

Now it really has no dislikes

[@christopherg4403]

​@@chrisstephens6673done 😊

[@roachdoggjr45]

Love you tim, keep it up!!!

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Excellent trick... :)

[@PunTimesWithNeil]

He actually has another video from 8 years earlier about the same thing, just a different version. Keep it up tim ☺️

[@bobcarter4763]

link?

[@dand3711]

I think that this wire configuration has sooo many real life applications!

[@ivykat9009]

Hey Tim and crew! Have a great 2020!

[@codenamexelda]

We're glad you're still around friend 😊

[@KurdistanLazo]

Don’t stop making more of these it’s so whole some and good

[@wookrott4890]

this is exactly why your s legend Tim!!

[@Renville80]

So in the tradition of the meme’s origin, one could say this is ‘wire from the Nile’. 😉

[@trywarez]

I missed you, my old man! 😀

[@Grimms3214]

Let this perfect man live for he is a spectacular one

[@MrVashGaming]

This made my day, man.

[@Tdotpescot]

He’s right, pulling out IS very spectacular.

[@RFC3514]

The car's license plate in the intro should be N1L3-H2O.

[@xlnuniex]

I miss my grandpa so much

[@ranchurdhimster4955]

I like this intro.

[@RustyNickels]

Pulling out is nice but I prefer to stay put.

[@jondabron5496]

Pulling out is very very spectacular -Tim

[@Lucifer8732]

What sorcery is this??!?!

[@maroonhorizon1693]

Extraordinary !

[@culwin]

WE'VE REACHED 10k "HEHs"

[@elliotburing87]

With a trick (and presentation) as good as that, it is no wonder so many people hit the like button.

[@grumpyoldstudios]

That is a much better illusion than Chris Angels Grand Canyon one. :D

[@g.j.p8187]

The length never changed!!

[@Ghosty_ghost2003]

Wonderful things you review

[@GewelReal]

"pulling out is very very spectacular"

[@jyesucevitz]

My 1st time setting the new intro. Nice.

[@LieseFury]

love the new intro, but the xylophone part has a very loud tinnitus-like noise in the right side. i hope it can be fixed or i can't watch future videos without getting migraines.

[@kaonao6073]

interesting! How does it work?

[@TCT2023]

WOW, that is so surreal.

[@CharlieGeorge_]

"Pulling out is just spectacular"

[@nickspilt]

I wish my parents knew that

[@isabellam1936]

How does it work though?

[@thomper8604]

Watching laughing in amazement is absolutly wonderful

[@Helleuw123]

in your older vid (mephsito ) u did brign it together aswell.

[@Venu_puli]

Nice intro 🤯👌

[@social3ngin33rin]

awesome illusion

[@thevoid5955]

My man's got a Anthony Hopkins vibe.

[@danforbes3573]

Wonder how it works.Any suggestions,Tim? Heh!!

[@TheJabs123]

Where to buy this?

[@houtarooreki5751]

after looking at it more, I now understand how the illusion works

[@ejej_shej7958]

Pulling out is spectacular

[@kevlandy]

Two pairs of pliers should sort it. ;-)

[@davidgutierrez8297]

This video disturbed me greatly. I think my eyes were facing opposite directions of the wire for a second before I noticed it. Once I did they immediate went back so I'm not completely sure.

[@marcelsafar2750]

him: wonder *wire* me: wonder *why*

[@IHWKR]

Okay I get it I think. The end of the coils catches the next rung in time to keep from unraveling. In a nutshell it's like running in place.

[@tommyreusse3858]

cool illusion

[@chadbrown748]

"I wonder wire it's called that... Well, 'cause it's wonderful."

[@joepaxton3154]

If you notice the connecting bit is spinning but where your holding doesnt that! I need to buy one my curiosity is getting the better of me

[@kingmob2615]

"...pulling out is very very spectacular." - Illusion Guy.

[@TheDutchShepherd]

1:32 wise words

[@ohhithere799]

1:32 when she don't want your kids

[@rzkfgg]

Didnt you made a video of this kind trick? The mephisto stuff

[@JONNYMACO1]

“Pulling out is quite spectacular”

[@teachgold]

The only thing missing from Tim's vids is the fact he doesn't paint 'happy trees'.

[@dead420sleep]

Pulling out is very spectacular

[@silencethequiet]

wth tom this is making my head hurt

[@MusicFurler]

It's Tim, but if you look closely at the wire, 🤔the coils are......moving......🙄I think it's.....yeah! I will have to sit down too.😞

[@kuro13wolf]

Here's a hint. Look at the ends of the coil as Tim "pulls" on it.

[@samtinkle9076]

jacob’s wire

[@markweintraut7420]

Hands moving away from center, causing the opposite wound springs to rotate in one direct, allowing the washer to travel on said rotation. The 2 springs are diff, one has a right hand twist, the other left. One stretched spring off the shelf would not rotate in this way.

[@Milena-ix5mq]

What if instead if pulling them apart we try to push the two ends in?

[@Brekner]

Damn this one is a mind-bender :D

[@knifetoucher]

It's pretty easy to figure out though. His hands are moving down the spiral as the wire spins. His hands move down to give the illusion that the wire is pulling apart while all they are doing is spinning around each other.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

Don't you mean a mind...………twister?

[@joannegray5138]

Wire from the Nile?

[@gameboys6556]

Who films this?

[@kabeerahmed4588]

Thanks for telling me that you enjoyed playing with a toy 😂

[@aiber3303]

Okay, so how does it work??

[@donaldmack2307]

try it with vicegrips.

[@furbol653]

When you go to KZbin to watch random "boring" videos to fall asleep to, but now you're on the 5th wonder wire video trying to find out how the fuck wonder wire works 🙂

[@terenceflynn5125]

“Pulling out is very, very spectacular” That’s what she said.

[@crayopopp7171]

No Demon was harmed in the making of this video

[@theoneand0nly874]

If u removed the loud intro and loud ending it would be Asmr

[@neilp192]

But what if you hold it tightly and stop letting it slide through your fingers?

[@BennyLlama39]

The next evolutionary step in the "How do you keep an idiot occupied?" mirror gag. 😀

[@Beblue1337]

he was able to put them back together 8 years ago!