09 June 2010

The Subtle Art of Ripping a Phone Book in Half

Tearing a phone book in half may seem like a herculean act but I can assure you it is far from that. A while back I was surfing around YouTube and came across a video purporting to teach how to rip a phone book in half, and it looked surprisingly easy. Now being the twenty first century guy I am, I don't have a phone book, so I couldn't take advantage of my new found knowledge.

Until the other day that was. I was hanging out a my friend Kevin's house before heading off to a Sounders game and I noticed he had about five or six old phone books on his fridge. Excited I took one out to his living room and asked if I could rip it in half. He looked at me like I was crazy and said there was no way I could do it but would like to see me try. While I was eager to show off, I hadn't seen the video for a little while but I still remembered the main parts. After messing around with the book for a minute or two I succeeded in tearing it apart and looking like a bad ass.

I showed Him how to do it and we spent the next hour taking turns tearing the rest of the phone books in half and feeling like he-men. We even grabbed the video camera and filmed one, check it out. I'll also post the video tutorial I learned from. And remember it's all about getting that crease right.



No comments:

Post a Comment