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Beat a polygraph or lie detector test

How to beat a polygraph or lie detector test

Get away with lying? Well, not a chance with your girlfriend but this is said to work with the polygraph or lie detector machine.

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Quickly copy keys using a camera, printer and Dremel

How to quickly copy keys using a camera, printer and Dremel

Try a new approach to copying a house key... use your computer! You don't need to be an expert locksmith to make a duplicate key ...

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Beat a dropping claw arcade machine

How to beat a dropping claw arcade machine

Go into an arcade or video game and you'll see one of those tricky claw or crane machine. Have you ever seen anyone win on one of ...

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Print counterfeit money

How to print counterfeit money

Did you know that as a deterrent to counterfeiting Photoshop will NOT print any images that look like money? Here's a way to work ...

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Crack a combination bike lock in under 30 seconds

How to crack a combination bike lock in under 30 seconds

Forgot the combo to your old bike lock? Here's a super-fast way to crack it. Rather scary really... The real lesson to take away ...

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How to beat a dropping claw arcade machine

Beat a dropping claw arcade machine

Go into an arcade or video game and you'll see one of those tricky claw or crane machine. Have you ever seen anyone win on one of those ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 23
Views 88,973

How to unlock a door with a credit card

Unlock a door with a credit card

Uh, oh. You’re at your front door without a key. If you’ve got a credit card, see if you can get it to open the door before you use it to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Howcast | Comments 6
Views 38,494

How to get free drinks from a vending machine

Get free drinks from a vending machine

Thirsty? Forgot your wallet? Well if you have one arm, you will be able to get a drink from a vending machine for free anytime you want ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by colin | Comments 8
Views 91,312

How to pick a lock for beginners

Pick a lock for beginners

This lock picking video explains in detail how to pick a lock in seconds! With only a homemade tension wrench and a bobby pin! First ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 13
Views 34,300

How To Fake Fingerprints

Fake Fingerprints

In order to fake a fingerprint, one needs an original first. Latent fingerprints are nothing but fat and sweat on touched items. Thus to ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 1
Views 3,136

How to reseal an opened soda can

Reseal an opened soda can

A cool prank to play on a friend lies in your fridge... a soda can. Get out your Coke or Pepsi can, or any other soda can, and open it up ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by rmansur | Comments 34
Views 61,198

How to crack a Master Lock No5 Padlock with a soda can shim

Crack a Master Lock No5 Padlock with a soda can shim

Here is a short instructional video describing the weakness of large ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 9
Views 44,972

How to open a padlock with a soda can shim

Open a padlock with a soda can shim

Watch this video and learn to hack a padlock with a soda can. Make a lockpick for a padlock using just a soda can. A few cuts and folds and ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by God | Comments 24
Views 119,375

How to draw the impossible two circles

Draw the impossible two circles

The impossible two circle proposition is a common bet among friends. How is it possible to draw one circle inside another without even ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by colin | Comments 6
Views 13,677

How to pick a lock with a metal piece from a pen

Pick a lock with a metal piece from a pen

You lost the key to the lock that protects your most valuable possessions, now what? Watch this how-to hack video and learn to pick a lock ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by JayNibbles | Comments 12
Views 46,005

How To Crack a "Master Lock" Combination Lock

Crack a "Master Lock" Combination Lock

If you’ve forgotten the combination to a Master Lock combination lock , you have a few options. If the lock isn’t locked onto anything, you ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 9,229

How to outwit carnies at carnival games

Outwit carnies at carnival games

Tired of spending $20 at the carnival to get a teddy bear worth $2.99? Here’s how to beat the carnies at their own games. This video will ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Howcast | Comments 7
Views 47,257

How to crack a master combination lock

Crack a master combination lock

The point of this lock picking tutorial video is to show you how to get the combination from the lock. People say "why not just use a shim ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 16
Views 35,407

How to freeze a lock off

Freeze a lock off

Freeze a lock off with compressed air cans used for computer dusting. Watch the lock crack in half.Watch the video for an overview.

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Curated 2 years ago by Klaus Macht Alles | Comments 27
Views 33,973

How to detect security pins when picking locks

Detect security pins when picking locks

Lock picking can be difficult with some security features. This instructional video shows you what happens when you encounter them and what ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by undrH2O | Comments 0
Views 15,963

How to cheat on a test with an eraser

Cheat on a test with an eraser

In this video we show you how to take a normal eraser and turn it into a cheating device. As usual, we will do this by taking a common ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 9
Views 16,428

How to add LED lights to avoid speed detection while driving

Add LED lights to avoid speed detection while driving

Tired of getting speeding tickets? Not prepared to start driving by ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 19
Views 51,671

How to pick a door lock with a bobby pin

Pick a door lock with a bobby pin

Check out this video for some techniques on how to open a door lock using a bobby pin. Apply minimum torque to the tension wrench, insert ...more

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Curated 3 weeks ago by tenebrism | Comments 1
Views 2,072

How to cheat with a blank piece of paper

Cheat with a blank piece of paper

Household Hacker brings you fun hack how to projects in a variety of areas: electronic hacks, computer ...more

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Curated 6 months ago by rmansur | Comments 4
Views 12,676

How to crack a combination lock with 100 possible combos

Crack a combination lock with 100 possible combos

Without Tools, Crack a Combination lock! Meant to break into your ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 11
Views 30,406

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Roly-Poly Bridge

Heatherwick Studio's London based rolling bridge is an engineering marvel. Lots of fun, and immensely satisfying to watch (via YouTube, assuming you can't see it in person). From Heatherwick Studio: ...

Master Nerd Births Perfect Copy Cat Bot

Can't help but smile at this goofy, endearing nerd "master" (Vitalijus Rodnovas) guiding his copy-cat protege robot (coined Waldo). The rig allows Waldo to mimic Rodnovas' body movements in ...

Building-Sized Überorgan Emits Heavenly Music and Farts

Tim Hawkinson is an artist who truly inspires. The Los Angeles based artist creates complex, whimsical sculptures with simple mechanics and basic materials. One of his most notable pieces is the ...

Super Slim and Sexy Xbox Mod

iPods are getting smaller and smaller each year. Why not Xbox? Bandit5317 has made an 1-inch thick Xbox. The ultimate Xbox mod: super slim. Pay attention, Microsoft. The "Xbox Micro" has a ...

Laser Coil Gun Shoots Bullets on Pure Electricity

Wow, kudos to Daniel Eindhoven for his incredible laser-lit coil gun. This bad boy shoots bullets on pure electricity and can shoot up to 85 km/hr. Daniel's specs: Fully semi-automatic, up to 14 shots ...

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