Told to 2nd formers at school...Not a big lie, but probably the best gullibility rating.
At school one day, I was sitting on a bench, waiting for something, and absent-mindedly striking the knuckles on my fists together. A couple of young, impressionable 2nd form kids came by.
The conversation went like this.
'What ya doing?'
'Trying to get sparks off my knuckles.'
'You can't do that!'
'Yes you can.'
'No you can't!'
'Yes you can - small flakes of skin come off, are heated by friction and burn.'
'Really?'
'Yes, if you do it right.'
Young, impressionable 2nd form kids sit down and all start trying to do it. Best part? After about 5 minutes, one of them says:
'Yay! I got one!'
(At school one day, I was sitting on a bench, waiting for something, and absent-mindedly striking the knuckles on my fists together. A couple of young, impressionable 2nd form kids came by.
The conversation went like this.
'What ya doing?'
'Trying to get sparks off my knuckles.'
'You can't do that!'
'Yes you can.'
'No you can't!'
'Yes you can - small flakes of skin come off, are heated by friction and burn.'
'Really?'
'Yes, if you do it right.'
Young, impressionable 2nd form kids sit down and all start trying to do it. Best part? After about 5 minutes, one of them says:
'Yay! I got one!'
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