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Blow your job interview

How to blow your job interview

Are you trying to get a job, but really "not trying" to get a job? Well, don't worry, you'll be back to couch potato land in no time. You just have to completely ruin your job interview. These tips ...

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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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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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Pull a twitching dead rat prank

How to pull a twitching dead rat prank

I've never seen a better combination for a prank. Rats and blood. Not only that, but it twitches, too! Now, I just have to find a more realistic rat and it's the perfect prank.

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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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How To Do the iPod Cord Cut Magic Trick

Do the iPod Cord Cut Magic Trick

Here's a cool trick you can do to a friend's iPod. You will interrupt someone listening to their iPod, then "cut" their ear bud cord. While ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 1
Views 5,794

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 3,472

How To Make a Coin Appear to Go Through Your Hand

Make a Coin Appear to Go Through Your Hand

Ever wanna impress someone with your mad magic skills and didn't have enough equipment? This tutorial will teach you how to make a penny go ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 500

How To "Read Minds" Using a Toilet Paper Roll

"Read Minds" Using a Toilet Paper Roll

Have you ever wanted to read someones mind and discover their inner-most thoughts? Well then this is not the article for you. However, if ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 830

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 107

How To Analyze a Joke

Analyze a Joke

Wonder how a joke works? Sick of never "getting" it? In just a few steps, you can learn how to analyze a joke and figure it out. Break it ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 292

How To Appear to Read Someones Mind With Numbers

Appear to Read Someones Mind With Numbers

Sometimes people want to impress others with cool tricks. Well there is an easy way to read minds and here it is! Tell the person to pick a ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 2,359

How To Be Funny Without Telling Jokes

Be Funny Without Telling Jokes

Here's how to find humor in not-so-funny stuff. Before long, you'll have people laughing a lot at your presentation without telling jokes ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 298

How To Begin People Watching

Begin People Watching

People watching is the act of deliberately and concertedly observing other human beings as they go about their lives. Watchers will observe ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 71

How To Bend a Spoon

Bend a Spoon

Did you ever see a magician bend a spoon right in front of an audience and wonder how it was done? While spoon-bending as a psychic ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 801

How To Break a Beer Bottle With Your Bare Hands

Break a Beer Bottle With Your Bare Hands

This is a great party trick that takes a bit of practice to get it right, but it really will amaze the others watching. Just use your strong ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 580

How To Bug a Room With Bluetooth

Bug a Room With Bluetooth

So you want to be a spy? Well, one of the tools a spy occasionally employs is called a bug. It can be as simple as a microphone hidden ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 635

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 889

How To Burp on Demand

Burp on Demand

Have ever wanted to burp at the right time but didn't know how to? Well, you must be here to find out! Sit, stand straight, your lungs need ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 309

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 1,255

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 744

How To Connect Two Paper Clips without Touching Them

Connect Two Paper Clips without Touching Them

This is a pretty cool trick. It works, it requires minimal materials ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,332

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 9,346

How To Cross One Eye at a Time

Cross One Eye at a Time

So you and your friends are bored, and have started trying to impress each other with minute and unnecessary abilities. You can impress your ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 289

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 2,305

How To Do a Finger Around (Pen Spinning)

Do a Finger Around (Pen Spinning)

This trick spins the pen around your index finger for 1 revolution and lands back in the same finger slot. It can be applied to the index ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 439

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 1,465

How To Do Something or Be Somewhere Discreetly and Not Get Caught

Do Something or Be Somewhere Discreetly and Not Get Caught

Let's face it, getting caught is not fun and nobody wants it to happen ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 71

How To Do the Ghost Key Magic Trick

Do the Ghost Key Magic Trick

With minimal preparation, you can give the impression that a set of ordinary keys are haunted or possessed. Gather people around you and ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 588

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 93

How To Fake Breaking Your Nose

Fake Breaking Your Nose

This trick is very simple, will entertain and/or scare the heck out of your siblings. Don't worry, it's painless. Place both of your hands ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 516

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 421

How To Flatulate With Your Hands

Flatulate With Your Hands

Anybody can make a flatulence sound with an armpit. It takes just a bit more talent to do it with just your hands. It's also less awkward ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 38

How To Flip a Coin off Your Thigh

Flip a Coin off Your Thigh

Ever wanted to solve something like the age-old riddle of Who Goes First, but you didn't have the time or ability to stand up and flip a ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 226

How To Flip Eyelids Inside Out

Flip Eyelids Inside Out

Learning to fold your eyelids inside out takes time, but if you keep practicing, you'll be a professional. It's not painful - in fact it ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 292

How To Give a Wedgie

Give a Wedgie

The wedgie - a fun joke or a mean prank. Whichever it is, it can always make someone crack a smile--not the victim though. Find your victim ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,063

How To Gleek

Gleek

Gleeking is the act of stimulating the saliva glands underneath your tongue into spitting a concentrated jet of pure saliva. It takes ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 872

How To Go Gnoming

Go Gnoming

Get a group of friends together. All of you must swear to secrecy! This is only for people who are not worried about getting in trouble ...more

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Written 5 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 547

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 2,463

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 962

How To Hypnotize Anyone to Do Fun Stuff With Them

Hypnotize Anyone to Do Fun Stuff With Them

Have you ever wondered how to hypnotize someone? Your mates, family or randoms. Making someone do some funny stuff with hypnosis? Well now ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 904

How To Levitate a Card

Levitate a Card

Hold a card and have it levitate up off your hand! Knuckle Pad Method Place the card on the palm of your hand. Stick out your knuckle pads ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 869

How To Levitate an Object

Levitate an Object

Ever seen a magician, "conjurer" or even a friend suddenly give life to an object in their hands, making it float about? Well now you can ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 534

How To Make a Coke Squirt Gun

Make a Coke Squirt Gun

Most people have seen the videos of what happens when you put a Mentos candy into a bottle of Diet Coke, this article will show you how to ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 265

How To Make a Crop Circle

Make a Crop Circle

Crop circles (a generic term for the phenomenon of flattened plants) form in many areas of the world, with visual effects ranging from ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 447

How To Make a Joke

Make a Joke

Do you like to hear jokes and make people laugh, but you don't know any funny jokes? Well this article can help you crack a few funnies and ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 166

How To Make a Lollipop Launcher

Make a Lollipop Launcher

A simple 3 minute launcher designed to launch lolly pops very far using standard household items. Make sure you have a spherical wrapped ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 65

How To Make a Magic Knot

Make a Magic Knot

Believe it or not, there is a way to make a knot that can disappear when pulled on. Unless your friends have read these instructions already ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 217

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 382

How To Make a Pen Magically Disappear

Make a Pen Magically Disappear

This is both a fun and engaging trick that is a great start for an aspiring magician, it's easy, fun to perform, and it being published for ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 624

How To Make a Portable Stink Pen

Make a Portable Stink Pen

Here's a trick that can trick your friends into pulling a pen that can make them smell a really foul odor. Take apart the pen. You should ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 841

How To Make a Prank Call to a Friend

Make a Prank Call to a Friend

This term of "making a prank-call" should only be used with your close friends, and all in good fun. Play around with your voice The ideal ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 864

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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Views 136

How To Make a Towel Whip

Make a Towel Whip

A towel whip (A.K.A. A Rat-Tail) is a very strong whip made using only a towel. This article will show you how to make one. Lay your towel ...more

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Views 145

How To Make an Assortment of Stink Bombs

Make an Assortment of Stink Bombs

Ok, so, you want to make some raunchy stink bombs. Stink bombs are always fun for somethin. They are also perfectly legal...that is until ...more

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Written 5 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,562

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Dean Potter, one of National Geographic's Ten Adventurers of the Year, set a world record for base jumping in 2009. Via NatGeo: "On a sunny afternoon in mid-August, Dean Potter stepped onto a ...

Ew. Livestream of Patient's Brain Being Sliced. Watch Now.

Neuroscience (live!) resumes its 50 hour slicing session 8:00 am PST this morning. According to Gizmodo, "Studying Henry Gustav Molaison, more commonly known as Patient H.M., and his memory ...

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Rosemarie Fiore is badass. She makes art with pyrotechnics, amusement park rides, Atari, guns, and pinball machines. Though all of her work is cool, I have to say my favorite piece is Fiore's larger ...

Who Needs Jump Rope When You Have a Flexible Friend

Breakdancing. Acrobatics. Gymnastics. Human jump roping fits in all. And why not? It's frickin' awesome. (Image credit: Flickr user envycleopatra.)

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Real life spiderman, Jyothi Rai of India, spends his time entertaining tourists by scaling walls of the Chitradurga Fort. The daredevil works completely harness free. Inspired? WonderHowTo's Climbing ...

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