Rogue: Hey Heather guess what.
Heather: What?
Rogue: I used to be a ninja before I became
a magician.
No, I'm serious.
I can turn any ordinary object into a weapon.
Want to see a demonstration?
Heather: Okay.
Should I be scared?
Rogue: Not really.
Take this pencil.
And it's pretty solid, right?
Heather: Yes.
Rogue: Do you think this index card could
actually cut that in half?
Heather: No.
Rogue: No, right.
Let's try.
Hold that tight, though, hold it really, really
tight.
Here we go.
On the count of three, Okay?
Heather: Okay.
Rogue: One...
Heather: ...One...
Rogue: ...Two...
Heather: ...Two.
Rogue: Three.
Wow, I still got it.
Heather: Wow.
That's crazy.
Rogue: And the best part about it, Heather,
look watch this.
Being a magician and all.
Watch.
Totally restored.
Heather: Shut up.
Rogue: Okay.
This is a really, really cool item.
This is breaking a pencil with an index card.
You could actually use a carrot.
If you want to break a carrot it's actually
easier.
Pencils, as you can see, can be a little bit
painful.
Also an index card, or you could use a bill.
As long as the paper you're using is, I guess,
as long as your finger at least because that's
actually the secret.
Basically you're going to have somebody hold
the pencil.
Make sure they hold it really, really tight
so it doesn't slip off their fingers.
You're going to tell them, like I tell them
that I'm a ninja by day and that I can turn
any object into a secret weapon.
Basically I'm going to tell them that I could
break the pencil with an index card.
So I go down one, two.
On three I'm going to stick out my finger.
I'm actually breaking the pencil with my first
finger.
Like I said, pencils hurt a little bit.
If you use a carrot or something like that
it's actually easier on the finger.
So that's the secret.
Basically, on three.
One, two, three - you stick out your first
finger and when it comes down you put your
finger back.
You give them the index card - it's unharmed.
And the pencil is broken - or the carrot.
It's an amazing trick that you can do any
time anywhere.
Have fun with breaking a pencil with an index
card.
