Cheating Pen for High-Schoolers/College-Attendees

Pocket-sized pen that can hide your notes. With a flick of your thumb, you push out your notes that will save your grade!

Step 1: Gather your materials!

Materials
- Swiss Army Knife
- Possibly a hunting knife if you're frustrated
- Stapler
- A Pen to write your notes
- A Pen to modify into your cheating utensil
- A Marker

Comments

[huck alexander]

This instructable is great. A creative way to hide something in plain sight. I'm sure we can all agree that (using any method) cheating does far more damage to learning than any of the benefits. But for passing a secret, hand encrypted message...Genius!

[chittychitty08]

i came up with a really good one in highschool and had the strictest teacher and she never knew. alot of schools now have kids wearing landyards with a student id attached to it. i simply typed in font size 2 the answers and taped it to the back of the id. it was low enough to be below the desk and as i leaned forward the id hit my thighs and exposed to answers itself. i covered my eyes (like i was thinking, with my finger across my eyebrows) and snuck a peak. worked like a charm :) so if you have one of those school that use id's. cheat away :)

[Ph3nomin0n]

Stupid crapping all over the idea! Its a good idea and he deserves credit for making this... but just to shut people like this up before they start talking, id put a disclaimer saying that you do not condone cheating or whatever. Doesnt have to be true, just to shut them up beforehand.

[chuckr44]

I did this in 1984. It's not new.

[kdodgesport]

So the only opinons authorized are favorable?

[Ph3nomin0n]

I.M.O, yes only favorable opinions should be expressed... People spend too much time making instructables only to be shot down by people like you who tell them " it will never work" "Instead of spending time doing this, study" So either offer CONSTRUCTIVE criticism and help him make it better or fix errors but thats it. Our moms where right... If you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything. That applies here too.

[MrMystery96]

I thought that was thumper's mom?

[kdodgesport]

So, only offer critiques that enable and encourage cheating, interesting. The criticism was not intended to be "unkind" it was however intended to be "CONSTRUCTIVE" in that constructive criticism does not always mean you get to hear what you want or like. Besides, if you really want to accuse someone of not being nice, using your definition and including the use of crude language, re-read your own postings.

[kdodgesport]

Pretty interesting, however as an instructor myself: 1. This is not, new, unique or the least bit inventive. Instructors see stuff like this all the time and watch for it. 2. Most people who cheat give themselves away because they spend way to much time "sneaking a look" either at another paper or at hidden notes. 3. It usually quite obvious that they do not know the material and therefore deserve the failed grade they will ultimately get. 4. If you spend half as much time and effort productively studying the material as you do trying to figure "new" methods to cheat you just might find yourself being a greater success and actually learn something.

[knexjay]

it will also get you kicked out of college!

[jakemaur]

true

[MrMystery96]

I agree.

[artyman]

I agree too.

[Rainh2o]

This is sad.  If you  put 1/2 the energy into making and thinking this up, you could probably ace the exam without a problem and you would know the material.  You will spend more time and effort in life working to cheat the system then you will actually doing things right.  WAY easier to do things right then waste time cheating.  More profitable and HONERABLE as well.

[inergy]

i wouldn't cheat on a test but you could keep secret messages in it

[radracer]

I don't like to criticize, but I really don't like anything that makes the world easier for dumb people. Way to make America more mediocre.

[ubr.bzkr]

Well personally as an American I feel quite smart when I discover a new way to cheat. Ha Ha... so lazy we all are.

[sergmag]

but...(damn "but" there is always a "but") by the time I finished taking it out my prof. caught me and took my exam of.;(

[LinkFox101113]

Dude, that sucks. It's all about timing.
Great instructable though.

[Flumpkins]

Cool! My friend thought up an idea (but never tried it) to put a scope on a pencil and look at other peoples answers

[wolf555hound]

what the... lol, that might be a bit obvious. also, in like 2nd grade, we had to put folders up, and i just looked through the holes lol

[Flumpkins]

lol. did anyone ever get caught?

[wolf555hound]

i didnt, idk if anyone else did, I WAS TEH RULLER OF 2ND grade! lol. but now, i would cheat using this pen, if i wanted to, i would study*gasp*

[Flumpkins]

lol... I, personallya just have good memory. There would be a few tests, where I didn't study, and aced it.

[yodasoda6]

don't cheat. other people are getting the same grades for hard work rather than for cheating you probably hear this from old people a lot(im not) but if u keep it up u will probly regret it. just my advice...

[Ingulit]

My advice? Using a spell checker isn't considered cheating on teh intarwebz :P

[Obsessive]

Thank you. Another method to add to my growing collection.

[cubester808]

i wouldnt cheat but kewl thing

[pieboy1992]

great instructables dude! i would replace all the images with brighter ones though, i can barely see anything. otherwise, it was good.

[jonslilbro]

I love how he wrote "Instuctables is awesome" and spelled instructables wrong.

[damntourists]

my favorite part too.

[damntourists]

if you need to cheat, you shouldn't be receiving a diploma or degree. common kid, i assume you have a good head on your shoulders; so use it.

[bumpus]

try it with the flash on next time

[rocknrollskwurl]

works if you have one of the ones with windows and messages inside, just altranate the inside sayings

[GorillazMiko]

You need brighter pictures, but nice idea!

[Shadow Dragon]

This is awesome! +1 rating. This could be useful.