1J20.30 Hanging Belt

1J20.30 Hanging Belt

Shows a “belt hook” for the hanging belt.

A piece of wood shaped a bit like a musical note hangs from a single finger of a man's hand. To be more specific, the piece of wood is broadly a small, flat circle of wood with a long 'tail' stretching away from the circle. The tail curves first inward toward the circle and then away from it again in a graceful curve, leaving a narrow slit between the central circle and the first bend in the tail. The tail's tip looks about as sharp as a ball-point pen tip. A wide leather belt is slipped into the narrow space between the circle and the tail. The belt has a large buckle, adding to the visibility of the demo for the students at the back.

 

Same concept, different execution:

In this balance trick, a wide half-hoop of metal wire ends in a long, pencil-thick piece of wood with a small crossbar. The crossbar's dimensions compared to the wooden rod give the piece the appearance of a mallet head on a wooden handle. The metal hoop resembles a croquet hoop, and the wooden handle with the mallet-like end looks like a croquet mallet for a desktop croquet set. The metal end of the half-hoop is lightly balanced in a man's hand.

Location: both, B2-2