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- THE PUSH
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- A broom handle or similar object is held
- parallel to the floor. Two or even more
- men grasp it palms up. Drop a piece of
- paper onto the floor and instruct the
- men to touch the end of the broom handle
- to the paper. Of course they do this
- effortlessly.
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- Then challenge them.
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- State that with only two fingers you can
- prevent them from doing that again.
- After they laugh and accept your
- challenge, place two fingers just inside
- the hand closest to the end intended to
- touch the paper. When they attempt to
- touch the paper, they will instead find
- themselves moving across the room. The
- secret? Instead of pushing up as
- everyone will expect. you push forward,
- redirecting their force. Practice a few
- times at home first.
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- Variation: Challenge a person as
- follows. Have your victim take a broom
- handle or similar object and hold it in
- front of them, parallel with their own
- body, handle end pointed downward. Tell
- them to grip it with both hands and push
- it to the floor. Again, this is done
- effortlessly. Now tell them that you
- can stop them from doing this with only
- two fingers. Explain to them that they
- cannot jerk the broom or use any quick
- motion. Just a steady pressure.
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- When they accept the challenge, just
- place your two fingers near the bottom
- of the handle, closest to the floor and
- when they begin to push down, YOU push
- to the side, once again re-directing
- their force. The handle goes everywhere
- but down.
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- Another great one: Pick the largest
- person in the room for this one. Hold a
- broom handle in your hands, parallel to
- the floor at about chest height. Grip
- the handle about even with your
- shoulders. Challenge this person,
- saying that no matter how hard they push
- against the broom handle, they will not
- be able to move you backwards. Have
- them grasp the handle just on the
- outside of your hands and explain that
- they must push with a steady pressure,
- no quick motions, jerks or shoves. When
- he begins to push, you simply redirect
- the force either upwards or downwards
- depending on the height of your
- challenger. Gets them every time!
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