How to Whistle on Grass

Have you ever seen someone pick a piece of grass and blow on it to make a loud, piercing whistle? It's as easy as it looks.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Blades Of Grass
• Grass Seeds

1. Look around outside for a thick piece of grass. It should be at least a quarter of an inch wide. This type of grass is often taller than the rest and has a seam running down the middle of it.

2. Pick the grass as close to the ground as possible.

3. Smooth out the blade of grass and press it between your thumbs. Make sure the grass lies flat against your thumbs.

4. Adjust the grass so that the thickest portion is between your thumbs.

5. Press your thumbs together so that the backs of them are facing you.

6. Notice that there is a little space between your thumbs underneath your knuckles and above where your thumbs meet your hands.

7. Place that space against your lips.

8. Blow through the hole. If you do not hear a whistle, adjust the grass so that it runs through the center of that space between your thumbs.

Tips & Warnings

• Sometimes you may need to try a couple different pieces of grass to find just the right size that will work for you.

[SgtStryker]

on 7/9/2007 I just recently learned how to whistle with an acorn "top". Around here we called them acorn "caps" but it's the same thing. I could never do this in school but found some directions on the internet. I was able to do it after some practice. It's fun after you get the hang of it.

[SgtStryker]

on 7/9/2007 I just recently learned how to whistle with an acorn "top". We used to call them acorn "caps" but it's the same thing. I could never learn to do that in school but some directions on the internet and practiced. It's fun when you get the hang of it.

on 11/22/2005 If you adjust how tight the grass is between your fingers, you can adjust the pitch. I pinch the lower end of the grass between the balls of my thumb, and the upper half between my right index finger and my right thumb finger. By sliding the grass upward with my finger it becomes tighter and higher pitched.

on 11/22/2005 It is sometimes helpful to put a vertical slit in the middle third of the blade of grass before pressing it between your thumbs.

on 11/22/2005 1. Look around outside for the top of an acorn.

2. Blow off any dirt or dust particles.

3. Put your hands in fist position, knuckles to knuckles so the back of your thumbs are facing you and pressed together.

4. Place the acorn top open end behind the top of your thumbs. Right above the knuckle.

5. Keeping your thumb knuckles together spead the tops of your thumbs apart acoss the top of the acorn opening. The opening should look like an upside down triangle, the bottom edges formed by the sides of your spread thumbs and the top part is the top of the open edge of the acorn.

6. Place your lips over your thumb knuckes and blow hard.

8. Blow through the upside down triangle opening. If you do not hear a whistle, adjust your thumbs so that the opening is smaller.