How to Slice a Banana With Thread

Cut your banana with nothing more than thread.

Practical jokes come in all shapes and sizse. Whether your joke is simply sneaking up behind someone and scaring them or a carefully planned April Fools' Day prank, practical jokes are a good source of fun and levity. For a fun and surprising practical joke, with nothing more than a needle and thread you can slice a banana without peeling it, then watch the shock on someone's face when they peel the banana to find that it has miraculously been sliced already. Does this Spark an idea?

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Banana
Thread
Needle

Instructions

- 1
  
  Penetrate the banana through a point on one of the side ridges with the needle and thread and push it out the adjacent edge. Leave about 1/2 inch of slack behind.
- 2
  
  Push the needle back through the hole you just created and through the next ridge, leaving about 1/2 inch of slack behind. Continue the process until you have penetrated each ridge and reached the first hole.
- 3
  
  Push the needle through the first hole.
- 4
  
  Grasp both ends of the thread and pull simultaneously to cut the banana through. Repeat the process as desired.