String Games - Arvind Gupta (1.1 Mb Pdf)

THE GREAT ESCAPE
You can challenge a friend to remove the scissors without cutting the string.
1. Passing one end of the string loop
through the scissors hole, weave the other
end loop of the string through this loop.
3. Hold one end of the loop and give the scissors
to a friend and ask him to free the scissors from
the loop of string without cutting it.
2. Pass the other end of the loop
through the scissors second finger hole.
4. The way to do this is
to loosen the loop knot
made in figure 1 and pull
the loop.
5. the opposite finger hole.
6. Pass this loop all the
way over the scissors.
Do not twist it around.
7. By pulling on the other end
of the loop string you will be
able to free the scissors.