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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