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2 unusual facts about Rope trick


Rope trick

Rope trick effect, in physics, seen in photographs of nuclear explosions when there are ropes attached to the exploding object

Indian rope trick, a trick involving causing a rope to appear to levitate in the air and then climbing up it; commonly associated with Indian fakirs



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Lost Arrow Spire

While Steve Roper called this "one of the greatest rope stunts ever pulled off in climbing history" many climbers did not recognize this "rope trick" as a true ascent.

Rubber Soul Project

The album included a sitar George Harrison style track with called "Indian Rope Trick", rock 'n' roll songs "Home", "When I Come To Town", and "Bound By Love", psychedelic "Colliding Circles", "Watching Rainbows", and "Rubber Soul".