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Simple trick with matches

video Simple trick with matches

This is very simple trick with matches and you can learn it!

19 comments

Feb 16, 2011. 2:00 AMlitisha says:

Hey bt how do u remove d 2nd half of the match box out of th 1st 1 huh?

Sep 30, 2010. 2:48 PMbryandhispup says:

i guess you just have to watch it twice to catch on... i didnt get how that worked either, then i watched his bottom index finger the second go around... then i got it. duh

Mar 15, 2010. 3:04 PMbroken_to_fix says:

how does that help? o wait nvm

Feb 4, 2008. 3:01 PMGorillazMiko says:

This is actually really cool, I've never seen this before, and I've never seen green match heads either.

Mar 19, 2008. 3:21 PMFenris The bbw says:

Waterproof matches have green heads I think.

Mar 26, 2009. 1:02 PMmarkapelt says:

true

Aug 15, 2008. 10:50 AMyeerk21 says:

ye dey do

Feb 8, 2009. 6:19 PMandrewbaker says:

not all of them i have red fireproof ones

Apr 19, 2009. 3:56 PMstruckbyanarrow says:

you have red FIREproof matches???!!!??? how? i have red WATER proof matches

Aug 17, 2009. 12:11 AMandrewbaker says:

sorry typo

Jun 3, 2009. 12:49 PMchicks dig me says:

mee too.

Jan 18, 2009. 1:26 PMwetness34567 says:

no offence but this is ummm....what u call it???

Feb 5, 2008. 8:16 AMfishhead455 says:

My apology...seems that last night someone crossed my brain with one of my chickens. I spoke too soon. This morning i get the trick...and it is good. Thanks for your patience.

Aug 15, 2008. 10:51 AMyeerk21 says:

lol nice optical illusion 4 ur dp

Jul 23, 2008. 10:31 AMPyroManiac96 says:

oh i get it. first, you push it up from under, revealing the matches. the second time, you use your fingers to grasp the top half and pull it up a little, without the bottom half with the matches coming up. good ible