Parlor Trick!

Here is a fun parlor trick for you! How do you remove the coin without touching the matches? Karl and I are going to show you!

But, first! Did you know that children do not know how to light matches!? I didn't! I just figured that, if you were eight years old, you had played with matches. How do children expect to burn down apartment complexes if they have not figured out this essential life skill?

Teaching Karl how to light a match proved to be surprisingly difficult.

We went through about 10 matches before we got a successful strike.

What were we doing wrong? What were we missing? Ah! Pressure! Karl was not applying any pressure when lighting the match. Once we figured that out, Karl was lighting matches like a pro!

Here is how to light a match:

1. Hold the match at a 45 degree angle.

2. Apply just the right amount of pressure to the match book.

3. Strike the match away from you quickly!

4. Oh wait!! Before you do #3, know how to put the match out.

Let's get back to our trick, shall we?

To remove the coin, light a match; not the two matches that are part of the trick, but a separate match. Ignite the middle of the angled match.

Fire!

This picture is bad, but the angled match will stick to the vertical match, curl up, and lift itself from the coin.

See!

Now you can remove that coin and buy something important for that special lady you impressed with your clever parlor trick!

Boobies!

Most boys want to look at boobies on occasion, but they don't have a easy way to go about doing this, do they? Luckily, your local grocer has boobies. Lots of boobies! In the form of Land-O-Lakes butter packages. Land-O-Lakes, I am sure, is very happy to provide these sex education materials to your child. We are happy too!

Each package has two pretty ladies.

Cut out both panels with the ladies.


With one panel, cut away everything but the knees.


With an exact-o knife or other sharp knife, cut the bottom and the sides of the butter package the woman is holding. This will make a little flap you can lift up and down.


You will have two pieces now. Like so...

Line the knees up so you can see them through the open flap. Turn over the panels and tape the 'knee' panel to the 'flap' panel.


Here we have the finished project: Flap down.

Flap up!

That makes one happy kid! Thank you Land-O-Lakes! We salute you!