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Phonebook tearing technique

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First, grab the top of your book and keep your hands as far apart as possible while still having all your fingers on it.  Tightly grip the book with the pinky and ring finger on each hand.  In the picture below, you can see that my index and middle fingers aren’t even gripping the book.  With your thumbs or thumb pads, push the center of the book away from you so that it forms a “U”

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From here, grip the book tightly with your entire hand, including the middle and index fingers on each hand, and begin to “bend” the ends of the book down

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Notice how the pages between my index fingers are now in a “V” shape and the pages at the top of the book are fanned out a little and look almost stretched.  Continue to bend the edges of the book down while maintaining a tight grip.  The book binding and pages on top of the book will split, making a pleasant popping sound and you’ll end up with something like in the picture below.

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            Now, continue to bend the edges of the book down until you have torn through all the pages.  If you do not tear through all the pages in the first motion, reset your hands on top of the book a little closer and go through the same motions again.  And as you bend the edges of the book down, try to pull the book apart

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If your pinch strength is strong enough, keep this grip on the book and continue to tear it.  You will now have to push with one hand and pull with the other to finish off the book.  If your pinch grip is not strong enough to do this, re-grip the book as in the picture below and then push/pull it apart.

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