This is the occasion for you to show how really clever you are, and by bearing the following hints in mind it will prove a very easy matter.
When the hands are in the position of [Fig. 8], take care that the rings of the scissors are passed over the last joints of the little fingers only, so that a complete revolution can take place between the palms of the hands and the fingers themselves. To bring the scissors upright will then follow in the natural course of events.
Blowing through a Bottle
Can you blow hard enough to make your breath pass right through a thick glass bottle? The majority of people will say “No,” and dare you to perform the task. It is really very easy.
Take a large round bottle or jam jar, and place a lighted candle behind it, as in [Fig. 10]. Now stand so that the bottle or jar is interposed between yourself and the light, and blow. The flame will be extinguished at once!
There is scarcely need to tell your surprised friends that the shape of the bottle has really caused your breath to follow the curve of the two sides, unite at the back, and blow out the light.
Fig. 10.—How the candle flame is extinguished.
A Safe Bet
Lay a dime, or a dollar if you feel so inclined, upon the palm of your hand, and promise to give it to whoever can brush it off with an ordinary clothes brush, as shown in [Fig. 11]. The only condition you need make is that they shall brush towards the tips of the fingers and not to one side.