{"id":831,"date":"2015-06-07T04:15:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T22:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abhinav.spsdarj.org\/?p=831"},"modified":"2016-01-14T22:25:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T16:55:50","slug":"19-videos-to-help-you-impress-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/2015\/06\/19-videos-to-help-you-impress-others\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Videos to Help You Impress Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Throw Playing Cards<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Learn to throw playing cards with accuracy and velocity.<\/p>\n

2. Flip a Pen<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Learn how to spin a pen around your thumb like it is no big deal.<\/p>\n

3. Moonwalk<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Moonwalk like Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n

4. Roll a Coin Across Your Knuckles<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Learn how to roll a coin across your fingers ever so gracefully.<\/p>\n

5. Calculate Cube Roots Quickly<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Impress others with your mathematical intellect.<\/p>\n

6. Draw a Perfect Circle<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Draw a perfect circle without the use of a compass.<\/p>\n

7. Do a Kick-Up<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Learn how to jump straight from your back to your feet.<\/p>\n

8. Make a Card Disappear<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Make a playing card disappear by waving it with your hand.<\/p>\n

9. Crack a Combination Lock<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Learn to pick a combination lock with 10,000 possible combinations in under ten seconds.<\/p>\n

10. Shuffle Poker Chips<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Shuffle poker chips using just one hand.<\/p>\n

11. Make Shadow Puppets<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Entertain the kiddies around the campfire.<\/p>\n

12. Fold a Shirt<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Learn to fold a shirt in two seconds flat.<\/p>\n

13. Walk on Broken Glass<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Walk barefoot on broken glass without feeling any pain.<\/p>\n

14. Whistle With Grass<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Learn how to make a loud whistling noise by blowing on a piece of grass.<\/p>\n

15. Memorize a Deck of Cards<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Memorize an entire deck of cards with only your mind.<\/p>\n

16. Solve a Rubik\u2019s Cube<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Memorize this simple algorithm to solve a Rubik\u2019s Cube.<\/p>\n

17. Speed Read<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Learn to speed read while still retaining comprehension.<\/p>\n

18. Do a Backflip<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Do a backflip like a ninja.<\/p>\n

19. Whistle With Your Fingers<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Learn to make a loud whistling sound with only your fingers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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