How to entertain small children via the medium of self-mutilation

A simple trick, using that most basic of equipment; your body.

Step 1: Preparation.

This is a LOT easier and quicker than readin the instructions.

Hold your left hand with your fingers together and pointing to the right, thumb uppermost.

Fold your thumb ninety degrees at the knuckle so that it is pointing at your body.

Bend you right thumb at ninety degrees as well.

Lay your right thumb along the top of your left index finger, with both bent knuckles touching each other.

Roll right index finger around the two knuckles to hide the join.

Comments

[playfulplans]

I've always loved this gag, and your's is a perfect ible.

What I never liked was our grandfather chasing us around his house with his false teeth in his hand, all in fun.

Yuck.

[Toxicity]

when I was twelve, my sister's boyfriend pulled this trick on me. little did i know that he was actually missing his thumb. haha

[bassclarinet23]

I like the way you worded it.

[Kitefan]

I remember this and have done it since!

[FrozenStar]

So simple yet so good

[Kiteman]

Thank you (and thanks for the subscription!).

[FrozenStar]

No problem!

[zoltzerino]

I've never been able to do this; my thumbs have a very strange upper/lowet bone length ratio thingamabob, so when I try this it looks like I have snapped my digit as well. ZZZZ

[Cherie112]

Umm it hurts when i keep my hand like this 4 long.

[DELETED_dannydutton]

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[potaderantor]

try your pointer finger it works much easier

[potaderantor]

we had to do this book thing for the lower schools and i just randomly did this (i had a little bit of red marker drawn on my thumb >:) ) it really freaked em out

[rc jedi]

I love this one! It drives 'em crazy. "hey, how'd you do that?" every time. good one kiteman

[FrOnTLiNe]

OMG!! whered it go?!?!u hacker

[zieak]

When i was a kid i tried pulling this trick on my great uncle. He seemed impressed and then said "i can do that". He grabbed his fingers with one hand and yanked and held up his hand to show me that his pinky finger on one hand was missing. I ran away in fear having never noticed that he was missing that finger before.

[the_burrito_master]

ha ha ha ha my uncle is missing his middle finger.

[cheesy soda]

thats crazy halarious.

[rocketbat]

LOL!!!!!!!!! that must have been bloody hilarious!

[jesusfreak123]

i do it with my pointer finger

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[ll.13]

That is very creepy.

[cheesy soda]

uh,no its not...not unless you're like five.

[waverider894]

I remember those times in first grade...

[cheesy soda]

yea me too.

[Spl1nt3rC3ll]

*Doubble take*... wha? *scratches head* Cool.

[Browncoat]

Anyone else confused as to why this shows up in the Office Supply Challenge page?

[Darkshot]

LOL!!!!!! cuz its a cool trick but funny comment lOL!!!

[Kiteman]

You try working in an office with no fingers and no sense of fun.

[BuffaloNickel]

i knew how to do this in third grade... nice one tho

[Whaleman]

Ha, funny!! Is it just me or does ~~Low Rider~~ hate your instructables?

[Kiteman]

He was an odd one, went off the rails for some reason. Shame.

[Whaleman]

Ya, I don't get why people do that, maybe it is the anonymity of the internet that provides protection for them, they can make fun of people without ever being caught

[Kiteman]

It wasn't fun, it was some serious stuff he was accusing people of.

[Whaleman]

oh, well, still

[ProfessorZ42]

I'm not sure what kind of answer i'm going to get here, but what exactly was Low Rider doing?

[Whaleman]

I don't know, all I know is that he posted two comments, both on kiteman's instructables, both bad enough to get him banned

[ProfessorZ42]

Those must have been pretty bad.

[Whaleman]

Yup

[jakee117]

dude awesome

[Low Rider]

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[Zujus]

:D my grandfa showed this to me when i was little child.