Editing Cut and restore rope trick (section)

{{Short description|Magic trick}}
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[[File:Image from page 342 of "Modern magic. - A practical treatise on the art of conjuring." (1885).jpg|thumb|Illustration of "The Cut String Restored" from the 1885 book ''Modern Magic'' showing how a second, smaller length of string can be presented as if it were part of the original larger piece<ref name="mm">{{cite book |last1=Hoffmann |first1=Professor |last2=Hawkins |first2=Arthur |title=Modern Magic: A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. |date=1885 |publisher=London; New York : G. Routledge and Sons |url=https://archive.org/details/modernmagicpract00hoff_0/page/319/mode/1up?view=theater}}</ref>]]
The '''cut and restore rope trick''' is a [[Magic (illusion)|magic effect]] in which the performer cuts a piece of rope (usually tied into a knot) which then appears to be magically restored. Sometimes the trick is done with a piece of string, a handkerchief, or a [[turban]] instead of an actual rope.