The WikiHow page makes mention of this method, from what I can tell, but, like so many WikiHow entries, it came off as confusing and convoluted, so I found something on YouTube that was way clearer. On the first go, I tried like hell to do this correctly, but after two minutes of continuous tearing, I was pretty wiped out. I came back to it a few minutes later and tried again, also failing, though I noticed that each time I was tearing more and more pages.
Finally, on attempt number eight, I managed to tear the book totally in two from the top to the bottom, proving that this method actually does work, even if it took me over 20 minutes, with multiple breaks in between.
More than likely someone else with more upper body strength — or a thinner phone book — would be able to do this much more easily. The WikiHow piece also mentions an effective way to cheat at tearing a phone book in half.
Essentially, you have to slow bake the book first and then tear it apart. This was made extra difficult because my oven light was out, so I had to look in there with a flashlight. After two hours, I removed the book and let it sit to cool down. I immediately noticed that the glue in the spine had melted and that the book was already coming apart, which was very encouraging to me.
Instead, it just fell apart, with the cover and pages falling all over the place. Unfortunately, I was never able to get enough of a grip on it to actually tear the fucking thing. Part of me thought about slow baking another book, but I decided to move on: I had failed at that method, and it was time for the next one. This time, I went to cook a book in the microwave to see if that would work. I tried to be safe about it and use a converter chart I found online , but I found it really confusing, so I just said the hell with it and shoved a dictionary in the microwave on full power for 10 minutes.
So I took the smoking book out of the microwave with a pair of tongs, tossed it in the sink and hit the water. I then proceeded to open every window in my house as my eyes and throat burned from the stench. After unplugging the microwave and getting my wits about me, I decided to try to rip the burned — and now soaking — dictionary in half. Ripped phone book, no muscle required, only science. Method 3. If you start at the spine of the phone book rather than the open edge, you don't need to do any odd beveling or squeezing.
This is easy to do with phone books up to 2 inches 5. This was very helpful. I have always wanted to convince my friends that I was Hulk. For the full effect, would you recommend painting myself green?
Yes No. Not Helpful 3 Helpful Only if you have permission from the owner of the book. Otherwise, you might get in a lot of trouble. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. For added effect, make a feeble attempt at ripping the book in half, open the book and tear a single page out before trying again using the method above.
Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. If you want to try ripping the phone book widthwise instead of lengthwise, you can try the above technique which may work depending on your strength and the size of the book , or you can simply hold the spine of the book against your knee; grip the open edge with your hands; push the pages back with the heels of your hand; and then rip the book in half.
While the method detailed in the steps above works by creating air pockets between the pages, this method works because you only tear a few pages at a time. Surreptitiously wet the tip of one of your index fingers before you make the attempt.
Dip it into a cup of water and let it drip onto the first pages that you will be ripping. It makes the paper rip apart easier. Just don't let them see you getting your finger wet and don't let them examine the wet parts of the phone book. Once you master the proper way of ripping a phone book in half, you can use this crutch less and less. You'll probably have some difficulty at first, even if you're strong enough. Keep trying and you'll soon be able to perform this trick easily.
Smaller phone books are a lot easier. Start with a thin book and work your way up. You actually do need to be pretty strong to rip a large phone book in half. Need phone books to practice with?
Ask your friends and neighbors for their old phone books, or visit a recycling center, which is almost certain to have a bunch of them. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published.
This won't work on glossy pages, like a textbook with the hard cover already off. You'll just end up cutting your hands. Helpful 11 Not Helpful 3. If you use the alternate oven method - be very cautious. Don't leave the oven unattended. Helpful 8 Not Helpful 3. In my previous article, I gave an overview of what feats of strength are and why you should do them.
Now, in this article, we dive into the specifics of one of the more popular challenges - tearing a phonebook in half. Unfortunately, with smart phones and near universal access to the Internet, the phonebook is dying out.
So be sure to practice this feat of strength before it is too late. Tearing a phonebook in half has been a challenge of strength as long as phonebooks have been around. Many people think of it as a party trick, but done in the right way it takes lots of strength. Phonebook tearing is one of the easier feats of strength to learn, but it will take some dedicated practice.
This is in contrast to the style of simply gripping it and ripping it, as I was taught by my mentor and Grandmaster Oldtime Strongman Dennis Rogers. Phonebook tearing is one of the easier feats of strength to learn, but it will take some dedicated practice — and a lot of phonebooks.
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