Snapper Trick Puzzle

prusaprinters

This is a remix of https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4093870/filesI tried to post that URL for the original model section here but the automation decided it didn't like it so I selected the closest think I could to the actual model. Use the URL I provided above instead if you want to see the real original.I redid the body so the elastic looks more like it's going through the center. It takes a bit of work to get the elastic in but it looks much better for the trick.Assembly: glue the hook to the head with the hook end out using epoxy or ABS slurry if printing in ABS.OK, so here's the trick: You show the 2 pieces to a spectator and have them examine them separately. Then you push the post into the tube and show that you have grasped the elastic by how it snaps back in when you let go. You ask them to grab the elastic like you did and try as they may, they cannot grab it!Secret: There is no way to grab the elastic, but there is a way to make it seem like you did. The action of the post section snapping back into the base suggests that the elastic pulled it in. What actually makes the post snap in is your fingers pinching the sides of the head.I have seen several models like this but this one was the best I've seen. I just needed to change one thing to my preference, and that was the elastic path that makes the trick seem possible.I have included all the original files as well as my reworked part so if you can't get the elastic to thread in my variant, try the original. If you lube the elastic and push it through with a sharp toothpick or fork tine, it should work.