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News: Catch Me if You Can
A marvellous story the worlds best con-man
News: Spy Through Frosted Glass with a Single Piece of Scotch Tape
Frosted glass windows are meant for privacy, plain and simple. Sometimes you see it used for aesthetic effect, but primarily it's used to let a little light in while keeping wandering eyes out—unless those wandering eyes have some Scotch tape in their pocket.
Real Life X-File Debunked: Frozen Alien in Russia Made of Chicken and Bread
No, this isn't a real episode of X-Files, but it certainly could be.
News: And the "Best Cheater" Award Goes to...
...this anonymous dude for keeping it ingeniously simple. Who is he? No idea, but John Doe is now web famous. No need to spend all that time modifying pens and Coke labels. A coat sleeve will do just fine.
News: De-Pantsed! Nasty Contraband Seized By Airport Security (Yes, Those Are Pigeons)
From Boing Boing, a highly amusing photo gallery of illegal goods seized by airport customs officials in Australia. Some are fairly typical, but others really make you wonder... Yes, I'm most definitely talking about the tropical fish skirt lady.
News: Can You Find a Cheater's Loophole Here?
Arbroath's mysteriously procurred image shows a teacher's ingenious, simply assembled solution for preventing potential cheaters. We've got lots of methods for cheating on tests here at WonderHowTo, but what does one do when (literally) saddled with this kind of challenge?
News: White Robber Dupes Ohio Cops With Black Face (a $650 Silicon Halloween Mask)
White criminal Conrad Zdzierak has committed the ultimate crime of racial stereotyping, plus multiple counts of aggravated robbery after robbing four banks and a CVS pharmacy. The robberies took place on April 9th of this year, but Zdzierak wasn't caught until now, thanks to an incredibly realistic, $650 silicon mask named “The Player”.
Cheat at Your Own Risk: Coca-Cola Crib Sheet
Oh, where would young hooligans be without the internet classic, the Coke Cheat HowTo? Ingenious and incredibly time consuming (why not just use the time to study?!) instructional via Eat Liver.
News: "How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords"- The Art of Cracking
Lifehacker posts an article on the art of cracking weak passwords, courtesy of Internet standards expert, CEO of web company iFusion Labs, and blogger John Pozadzides. Pozadzides certainly knows a thing or two about password logic. (Note: this information is not intended to hack into accounts, but rather to protect you from using weak passwords).
News: Wooden Combination Lock Demonstrates Inner Workings
Lockpickers, school yourself. The incredibly prolific, woodworking whiz Matthias Wandel demonstrates the inner workings of a combination lock with his wooden mechanical model.
News: Up Periscope! Cancel your Season Tickets
Why shell out for tickets when the view's just fine from the outside? Cheap, clever, fun. Make your own for the next big game.
News: Beat the claw crane. Win the little piggy!
Sick of losing quarters to machines that promise you toys? Wanna win the stuffed piggy once and for all?
News: Thwart traffic tickets with LED installs
Video: Add LED lights to avoid speed detection while driving.
News: Master 3-card monte
Michael Shermer is an authority on cons. As Editor in Chief of Skeptic Magazine, Shermer has spent most of his professional life in, as he likes to call it, "baloney detection".
News: Debunk the fake candy machine hacks
Candy machine hacks are so popular now, one might think it's easier to get candy from a vending machine than from a ... baby.
News: Cheat your education with a Coca Cola
Diligence is good. Cheating is not. Teachers, principals, and tattletales: if you see a student squinting and fixated on a beverage during an exam...think twice.
News: Open a locked door with a credit card
Locked out? Quit climbing through the windows or calling your ex to let you in. Get serious. Howcast says, do it yourself.
News: Hack a padlock with a soda can shim
Yes. It works.
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