Balance two matchsticks on a wineglass and challenge your friends to make them fall into
the glass, but without touching or blowing on any of the objects.
To win the bet, wet your finger, and rub the rim of another wineglass - the note will make
the matches fall off.
Place a matchstick into the edge of a matchbox like this.
Say that you are an amazing archer, and can flick another match across the table and knock
the first match over.
When you flick the match it will spin as it flies across, and so knock over the upright
match.
Challenge your friends to draw this symbol but without taking your pen off of the paper.
To win the bet, simply fold over the corner of the paper, draw part of the circle like
this, the dot in the middle, then unfold the corner and then finish off the rest of the
symbol.
Place five matchsticks like this to create a horse looking to the right, and challenge
your friends to move just one matchstick and make the horse look to the left.
To win the bet, move this matchstick and then turn everything around.
Tell your friends that you can stop them standing up using just one finger.
Then, have them sit on a chair with their feet on the floor and their hands on their
lap.
When you place your finger on their forehead and lightly put their head back, they won't
be able to stand up.
Challenge your friends to hold a matchbox like this and drop it on the table so that
it lands on its end - they will fail every time.
All you need to do is simply push up the drawer a tiny amount, and the matchbox will stand
up.
Tell your friends that you can place a pin through an inflated balloon without bursting
it.
When they accept the bet, carefully place the pin through the thick rubber by the knot
- it won't burst!
Bet your friends that the two of you can stand on either end of a sheet of paper, but your
friend won't be able to touch you.
To win the bet, place the paper in a doorframe, have your friend stand on one end, close the
door and you stand on the other end.
On the last video there was a secret bet, hardly anyone found it, so here it is.
You'll need a belt where you can tell the difference between the inside and the outside.
Fold the belt in half and roll it up like this.
Explain to your friend that they have to place their finger into one of the centre loops
so that the belt is caught on their finger when it's pulled away.
If they choose the loop formed by the outside of the belt just pull the belt away normally.
If they choose the loop formed by the inside of the belt then just move this part of the
belt around and then pull it away.
Either way, you win the bet.
Pour some water in a paper cup.
Next, stand on a chair, place the cup against the ceiling, put a broom against the bottom
the cup, and bet your friends that they can't hold the cup against the ceiling with the
broom.
When they accept the bet, just walk away and take the chair.
You will lose the bet, but they can't escape without pouring the water over themselves.
But be careful because they might not be very happy.
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