The Heist II
Segments
The setup: balance a nickel (the prize) on it's side on the table. Balance a wooden matchstick on top of the nickel. Finally, cover the whole arrangement with a plastic cup or pint glass (whichever you discover works best for you).
The challenge:
The math is your security alarm, and as long as the match is balanced on the nickel, anything touching, shaking, or moving the cup will activate the alarm. Your job: disable the alarm system WITHOUT setting off the alarm!
The method: this one sounds impossible (and it almost is)... No amount of blowing, shaking, tapping or physical manipulation will get the match off without setting off the alarm... However, if you use static electricity to charge a straw (as we did in the "science friction" episode), you can use the attraction to pull the match off the nickel without setting off the alarm!
NOTE: every area has different attributes for static electricity. Factors including humidity and the materials you use will greatly influence how well this trick works for you... So make sure to practice with the exact materials you plan to use in your performance!
Introductions and setting up the rules for "The Heist - part 2"
Highlights
high school: 0:21heist: 0:35
puzzles: 0:05, 0:33, 1:04
Automatically Generated Transcript
May not be 100% accurate" War. This week the sequel -- one of our hardest puzzles ever. And it's even more unbeatable."
" Simpson's into the -- you buy your home for domains next. Those evil geniuses. -- What -- they show with a college budget. High school content and eighth grade school mentality. Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the -- and on the street."
" This quickly follow up one of our all time most difficult challenging puzzles with the sequel to get ready."
" For the heist. -- Hey there I'm -- today. Yes you are from Robin is gonna be two guys that you guys and seeing Scam School or right. And say you know that sometimes we do tricks just for the talented and other times we do tricks with the intention of -- every beer right. This is one of those I'm -- scandal free -- he tied things one of the unbeatable puzzles. "
" So this is a while ago we did a show called the high cost and in this episode we have the treasure of the ages of five dollar bill underneath a pint glass."
" The goal was to defeat the security sensor in order to steal a five dollar bill. And -- elephants are rough economic times or what but this is our news. Treasurer of the --"
" War. This week the sequel -- one of our hardest puzzles ever. And it's even more unbeatable."
" Simpson's into the -- you buy your home for domains next. Those evil geniuses. -- What -- they show with a college budget. High school content and eighth grade school mentality. Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the -- and on the street."
" This quickly follow up one of our all time most difficult challenging puzzles with the sequel to get ready."
" For the heist. -- Hey there I'm -- today. Yes you are from Robin is gonna be two guys that you guys and seeing Scam School or right. And say you know that sometimes we do tricks just for the talented and other times we do tricks with the intention of -- every beer right. This is one of those I'm -- scandal free -- he tied things one of the unbeatable puzzles. "
" So this is a while ago we did a show called the high cost and in this episode we have the treasure of the ages of five dollar bill underneath a pint glass."
" The goal was to defeat the security sensor in order to steal a five dollar bill. And -- elephants are rough economic times or what but this is our news. Treasurer of the --"
Started discussion: October 7, 2009 @ 5:03pm GMT
Episode 82: The Heist II [Discussion]
"Do you remember "The Heist" from episode 21? Well, the sequel is even more unfair than the original!"
Cool puzzle Brian.
Watch and download here:
http://revision3.com/scamschool/heist2
Great episode.
Next weeks episode
I did try to do the next weeks "episode" beforhand and put my laptop in the freezer...6 hours later it wont start, how come? :OHm... did you make sure to pour water on it first? You should really wait for the next episode to get the full method...
depends on your area. When I first practiced this in Austin (where the climate was pretty cool and dry), it worked great through a lead crystal glass... but when we did it in SF (humid on the water), all of a sudden it wouldn't work, and we needed a plastic clear cup instead.
just make sure to experiment with the materials you plan to use, and you should be good to go.
