How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill

  • August 14, 2008
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vinzfeller from Vinz Feller (and 5 others)

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Talk about a cheap lunch — learn how to rip a piece off a dollar, eat it, and then make the bill whole again.

You Will Need

  • A dollar bill
  • A duplicate bill of the same value in your pocket or wallet
How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill: Borrow a bill

Step 1: Borrow a bill

Ask to borrow a dollar from someone.

How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill: Fold it

Step 2: Fold it

Hold it up horizontally, snapping it noisily to show it’s whole. Fold it in half vertically, through the head of the president.

How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill: Tear it

Step 3: Tear it

Start tearing (yes, really tear) the bill at the fold. Go down about an inch.

Try to tear along a line or pattern on the bill.

How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill: Pinch it

Step 4: Pinch it

When you reach the end of the tear, use your thumb to secretly fold and hold the torn section against the back of the bill, away from the audience. Now pretend to rip off the bit with your right fingers.

Pinching the bill hard with your fingers while you pull them away will make a false “ripping” sound.

How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill: Chew

Step 5: Chew

Put the imaginary torn piece in you mouth and chew with gusto.

Forget manners — go ahead and talk as if your mouth is full!

How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill: Snap

Step 6: Snap

After you’ve “swallowed,” hold the bill in front of your face and snap it open horizontally, while blowing from behind.

Keep the bill taut and the tear will line up — and the bill will seem to be restored!

How To Eat and Restore a Dollar Bill: Switch

Step 7: Switch

Tell your volunteer the dollar was delicious, and put it in your wallet. When she objects, pull out the duplicate bill.

Banks are instructed to refuse torn bills.

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Comments (3)

magicman91

WTF!!!!!!!! i think every one knows how to that trick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

over 3 years ago by magicman91

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kpfingaz

I never knew that. I always thought you could take torn bills to the bank and get a good one.

over 3 years ago by kpfingaz

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magicman91

i do a different version

over 2 years ago by magicman91

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