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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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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 around that using Photoshop and Adobe Imageready. Follow along with this con ...

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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, you just need a camera, computer and printer. Sure, it's not the perfect ...

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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 is this: Don't lock your bike up using a combination-lock. Go buy a lock with a ...

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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 those? Probably not. The video demonstrator owns his own claw machine, so he ...

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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 3,377

How To Pick a lock or padlock with household items

Pick a lock or padlock with household items

By LukeLiu4434 Knowing how to pick a lock can come in handy if you ever lose your key to your house, bike, or anything else secured by a ...more

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Written last month by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 97

How To Bump a Lock

Bump a Lock

"Bumping" a lock vs. picking a lock. - Bumping, also referred to as "rapping" is not a new technique for opening locked car doors. In fact ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 881

How To Cheat a Polygraph Test (Lie Detector)

Cheat a Polygraph Test (Lie Detector)

There are a variety of instances in which you may be subjected to a polygraph, or lie detector examination. These tests can be a source of ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,239

How To Cheat On Exams Using a Ti 86 Calculator

Cheat On Exams Using a Ti 86 Calculator

If you have trouble on your math and science exams, you can use your TI graphing calculator to store equations or even answers. Some ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 719

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 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 9,323

How To Dilate or Shrink Your Pupils on Command

Dilate or Shrink Your Pupils on Command

What's the secret to giving someone the "evil eye" or "bedroom eyes"? It's all in the size of your pupils, believe it or not. Scientists ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 2,293

How To Do King's Rising Levitation

Do King's Rising Levitation

Levitation, an art, that in which enables one to float. In this guide, you will learn the Balducci Levitation, but better! Instead of one ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,451

How To Escape from a Straitjacket

Escape from a Straitjacket

Even though straitjackets are designed to restrain someone who's in danger of harming themselves or others, they also make a good challenge ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 90

How To Fall Asleep Without Letting Your Teacher Know

Fall Asleep Without Letting Your Teacher Know

Whether it is the long nights of partying, studying, or being plain ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 420

How To Hack a Coke Machine

Hack a Coke Machine

Want to dazzle your friends with your technical powers while checking out the profitability of a vending machine route? Read on. Most Coke ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 2,375

How To Hold a Door Open with a Coin

Hold a Door Open with a Coin

Doors that shut on their own are designed that way for a reason: to prevent the spread of fire and smoke in a building. Sometimes you need ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 953

How To Make a Padlock Shim

Make a Padlock Shim

Have you lost the key to a padlock? You could call a locksmith or cut the shackle, but you may be able to quickly and easily open it with a ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 371

How To Make a Secret Note

Make a Secret Note

There are many ways to make a secret note. Depending on the secrecy of what you have to say, these ways can vary drastically. Here are a few ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 127

How To Open a Combination Lock

Open a Combination Lock

A combination lock is very easy to open. Just follow these steps. If you forget your combination, check out this article , it may help you ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 718

How To Open a Door With a Knife

Open a Door With a Knife

If you want to open a door using only a knife, here's how you can do it. Push a flat implement into the door lock: When you are behind the ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,273

How To Spot Fake DVDs

Spot Fake DVDs

With unauthorized copies of movies and other media being sold around the world, you may be wondering whether that DVD you're eying is the ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 346

How To Win a Dollar with a Trick

Win a Dollar with a Trick

Here's a chance to win some extra bucks and at the same time, make your friend's eyes bug out in disbelief. Get a dollar and a friend. Bet ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 526

How To Create a Secret Box

Create a Secret Box

Perhaps you have love notes, a revealing diary or photos you never want another soul but yourself to see. Here is a suggestion for creating ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 647

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SPLAT! Art Made from Everyday Household Items

Tom Friedman. One of my very favorite contemporary artists. Friedman injects the wonder into the humdrum. He creates magic from the unsuspected with his incredible sculptures assembled from simple ...

Cheat Your Way to 300 (via Remote Control)

This is full blown cheating - no ifs, ands or buts about it. Introducing the RC900, a remote-control bowling ball invented by San Antonio, Texas-based 900 Global. Says Popular Mechanics, "The ...

World's Fastest Bicycle Goes 75mph

Cycling enthusiasts, behold. Fastest bicycle in the world, designed by VARNA of British Columbia. Pretty impressive. Check it out, Barbara Buatois of France completes her new One Hour World Record at ...

Knit Your Food

Knitted delectable delights from Ed Bing Lee. Inspired? Gotta start somewhere. Previously, Crocheters Like to Party, Too. English Ladies Knit Entire Village.

Bomb-Proof Your Home With Wallpaper

Incredible. A company called Berry Plastics (in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) has developed a working bomb proof wallpaper. The technology has the ability to protect against both ...

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