How Do You Make A Jumping Toothpick?
You can make a toothpick jump practically out of your hand as if by magic. Do this trick for your friends or co-workers to liven up any mood, and leave them wondering how you did it. Step 1 Tell your audience that you can make a toothpick jump in your hand. Step 2 Hold a round, wooden toothpick in your right hand firmly at the tip on one end between your thumb and index finger so that it is horizontal in front of you. Step 3 Make sure that the toothpick is up against the fingernail of your middle finger in your hand. Step 4 Hold another round, wooden toothpick in your left hand. Step 5 Place your left hand underneath the horizontal toothpick you are holding in your right hand while laying the toothpick in your left hand vertically in the palm of your left hand just over the other toothpick so that the toothpicks are perpendicular. Step 6 Rub the fingernail of your middle finger lightly over the horizontal toothpick in your right hand to cause a very slight vibration, which will cause t
• Grab one toothpick between your thumb and index finger. Grab one toothpick between your thumb and index finger. Grasp it at one end so that most of it is sticking out over the rest of your folded fingers. • Rest the fingernail of your middle finger on the same side of the toothpick as your thumb is on. Rest the fingernail of your middle finger on the same side of the toothpick as your thumb is on. It is best to rest it towards the bottom of the nail and right against the thumb. Finally, take the other toothpick and rest one end of it towards the middle of the free end of the first toothpick. Finally, take the other toothpick and rest one end of it towards the middle of the free end of the first toothpick. The other end should rest freely on the open fingers of your hand. Now, slowly slide the fingernail that is resting on the toothpick slowly down with a little pressure on the toothpick. As you slide it down the other toothpick should jump.
