Ripping a phone book in half is really quite easy if you know the trick. Just break the spine (it helps if the humidity is low, so the paper is less flexible) first. Once the pages are torn at the spine, you can rip them the rest of the way. -----Original Message----- From: Sellam Ismail [mailto:foo@siconic.com] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:54 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Computers in Public Xport <snip> I always did want to learn how to rip a phone book in half with my bare hands but never got around to ordering. Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *