It was once quite a parlor trick to take the new york city telephone book and tear it in two. Nothing quite matches watching someone take a huge phonebook and pulling it into two with their hands. Here are 5 forearm workouts to help you tear a phonebook in half. The force of friction and the weight of the pages combine, tightly binding the phone books together and making separation impossible for a.
How to tear a phone book in half bar tricks wonderhowto. Weak guy learns how to tear a phonebook in half edmonton, alberta, canadabased filmmaker stephen robinson from the youtube series 52 skillz learns the secret to ripping a 750page phonebook in half from strongman and artist tony reid. Yet, the trick was commonly performed by strongmen at fairs, at the beginning of the century, along with bending iron bars, pipes and pans. Learn how to tear a phone book in half from shaolin master, bruce wen, in this video from expert village. This is a rather ambiguous question, since it really matters how the force is applied. Tearing a phone book in half is a classic strongman feat of strength. Steve sparks injured his shoulder tearing a phonebook.
Phonebook tearing is the art of tearing a phonebook in half with your bare hands. Pull out and down pull each half of the phone book out and then down while maintaining the pinched center. Invite some friends over and at some point make a big show about hulk being angry then pull out the book. Many people think of it as a party trick, but done in the. Bend the side edges of the book downward with your fingers. Its likely he had a bit harder time than burroughs did, though. This is the trick part of tearing a phone book in half. Use your thumbs to bend down the center of the phone book. Pinch the phone book pinch the phone book in the center using your thumbs and index fingers and create a narrow v shape in the pages.
How to tear a phone book in half no matter how big, no matter how thick august 22, 2006 by matt furey last may, a man who is 6. In this tutorial, learn how to perform a very cool magic trick that will impress everybody. Cook the phone book until it slightly crumbles in your fingers. How to tear a phonebook in half dont bake it, pop it or fan it.
The hard part was getting space between the different pages, but once i did, it tore pretty goodbut i had to use a decent amount of strength though. The suggestion that two interleaved phone books cannot be pulled apart is more complex than it seems. This week i learned to rip a phonebook in half youtube. Even though i enjoy jujimufus content a lot, i cannot stand how 90% of his videos are redundant garbage. Even in a vacant apartment, youll still find old phone books. While youre stuck at home, make the most of your time by learning a new language, skill, or even train for a remotework job with. Mike gruppen of the omega force ripped a single phone book three times in 26.
It is an old barroom trickmaking a nexttoimpossible task seem easy. This is a place to learn how to do cool things that have no use other than killing time and impressing strangers. Look for air pockets to form between the pages in the center of the v. Dont get me wrong there is technique to it, but not anyone can tear a phonebook in the legit style. Brian bushwood is an american magician known for his bizarre magic and bar tricks.
Even if you dont have a big phone book laying around, powerful forearms are pretty handy when youre trying to open that stubborn jar. With this technique anyone can rip a phone book in half. Getting there just takes simple progression, same as getting stronger on any lift. Jowett amazed spectators in the 1920s and 30s with phone book tearing demonstrations.
How much force is required to rip an averagesized human. Learn how to rip a phonebook in half with magician brian brushwood and strongman dennis rogers. Instead of ripping a few whole books in a session, divide a dozen or more books at the spine into halves, thirds or quarters. How to tear a phone book in half the art of manliness. It is cool for people who have half an hour to spare, but honestly he could shrink his videos down to 510 minutes and the entertainment and educational value would still be there. Even if you know the technique, you might need some additional strength to pull it off. There are few strongman tricks so impressive as ripping a phonebook in half with your bare hands. Tearing a phonebook in half lengthwise might seem like an impossible feat of strength. This is a great illusion of strength from revision3 and scam school.
In this episode of twil i learn how to tear a phone book in half. Phonebook tearing feats of strength tear a phonebook. How to rip a phone book in half our eightpart be more interesting series will teach you new skills to wow your friends. After the pages have torn a good amount, continue pulling hard by grabbing the inside of the book with your right hand. Crapi think i strained the tendons in my right wrist trying to tear phone books in half. Take short breaks and pull in bursts if you need to, maintaining a firm clamp with the left hand. Try doing it, however, and no matter how strong you are, it will be nearly impossible. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35. Let your fingers do the walkin and give the yellow pages a piece of your mind. How to tear a phone book in half video dailymotion.
Lightly baking the phone book in an oven to make it dry and brittle is another. Today, joey from twitter shows host max silvestri how to rip a phone book. Just finish tearing through the book by pulling the. There are few strongman tricks so impressive as ripping a phonebook in half with your bare. Once cool, stash it back with the other books, it will look exactly the same as it did before. How to tear a big phone book in half bar tricks wonderhowto. Order printed phone books or change how many you receive. How to tear a phone book in half no matter how big, no. He can tear a phone book in half with oven mitts on. This week i learned to rip a phonebook in half mike boyd. Then you need to learn how to rip a phonebook in half.
But there are no shortcuts to building up the kind of brute strength you need to rip the book in half straight up. Thats what happens when you dislocate a shoulder trying to tear apart a telephone book, as sparks did in the milwaukee brewers. Whats more, the little guy can tear a corner out of the book again. Exbrewer sparks knows phonebook incident part of his legacy. Start with a book that is about half an inch thick.
Bah, the oldtimers in my home town used to tear one across the spine when they got partying. Weak guy learns how to rip a phonebook in half youtube. How to rip a phonebook in half traditional method move your hands as far out toward the corners of the book as possible. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. As a kid, i remember watching the power team rip through thick phone books during school assemblies while simultaneously warning us kids about the dangers of. Continue pulling until the book is torn completely in half. Even if you struggle with open jars of jam, with this technique you should be able to rip a phonebook in half no problem. Many people think of it as a party trick, but done in the right way it takes lots of strength. If done right, you dont have to be physically strong. Find out how to get printed phone books want to order a printed phone book or change the number of copies you get.
How to rip a phonebook in half spacepainter brandon mcconnell loading. It has to be at this tempurature or the phone book will catch on fire be very careful. You tear a phone book in half with your bare hands. The phone book is the one book guaranteed to be present in every household, no matter how little else the occupants read. While youre stuck at home, make the most of your time by learning a new language, skill, or even train for a remotework job with our new premium online courses. There are few strongman tricks so impressive as ripping a phone book in half. Go into the kitchen, open all of the windows and place the phone book in the oven at 350 degrees or lower. If the phone book you are trying to tear is too thick and you are killing yourself trying to rip it in half, open the book up to the middle and tear it in half down the binding so instead of one 2 book you have two 1 books. Former mlb knuckleballer steve sparks once dislocated his shoulder attempting to tear a phone book in half. Find out how you can rip a phone book in half and make those around you afraid of your awesome strength. Why cant two interleaved phone books be pulled apart. This video will show you how to tear those big giant phonebooks that you occasionally find on your front stoop in half. Its been 25 years exactly, to the day that sparks dislocated his shoulder trying to tear a phone book in half.
How to rip a phonebook in half even if youre weak youtube. Once youve torn through the edge, ripping the rest of the phone book in half is relatively easy. Watch this instructional video from scam school to learn how to rip a phonebook in half. Heman power how to perform strongman stunts, tear a phone. Tearing a phonebook in half has been a challenge of strength as long as phonebooks have been around. How to rip a phonebook in half with scam school wonderhowto.
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