{"id":83231,"date":"2018-04-20T13:59:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T18:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=83231"},"modified":"2021-06-06T15:49:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T20:49:55","slug":"dollar-bill-into-a-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/leisure\/games-tricks\/dollar-bill-into-a-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Uncle Tricks: How to Turn a Dollar Bill Into a Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Trick<\/p>\n

An essential part of being an awesome uncle<\/a> is having a repertoire of tricks and jokes that will amaze your nieces and nephews, and crack them up. So from time to time we\u2019ll be offering you current and future uncles out there a tutorial on some gags that\u2019ll have them thinking you\u2019re the coolest dude in the world. Check out all our Cool Uncle Tricks.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

One of the essential skills of a cool uncle is making fun appear out of thin air. Made-up games, hilarious jokes, and great stories are all key components of a cool uncle\u2019s repertoire. Making a ring out of a dollar bill is a perfect example; it turns an everyday object into something unexpectedly new, that can be worn to boot.<\/p>\n

When crafting your ring, make sure your early folds are as crisp as possible. Sloppy work in the beginning will only set you up for a ring that doesn\u2019t stay together. The only tool you\u2019ll need is a pen, flathead screwdriver, or other poking implement for the tricky final fold. Otherwise, all you need is a dollar and an audience.<\/p>\n

Follow each step closely, paying particular attention to the photos, as those will be almost better descriptors than the captions. <\/p>\n

\"One

Face the bill backside up, and fold the top edge over, away from you. Make your fold where the green meets the white at the top of the bill. (Even though you’re about to turn the bill over, this step is easier to do from the backside, as you can better see the line; if you fold towards you from the frontside, it’s harder to see that line to fold on.)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Front

Turn the bill over.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Folded

Fold the bill in half lengthwise.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Folded<\/p>\n

\"Closeup

Tuck the edge of the bill underneath your first fold.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Tucking

Fold the bill in half lengthwise one more time.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Double

This should be your view after the prior fold.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Folded

Turn the bill over so the 1’s are facing you. Fold the left edge, where the white meets the green, away from you.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Folded

Fold away from you again, starting from just to the right of the 1. <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Closeup

The 1 is now isolated, and will ultimately form the top of the ring.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Folded

With the 1 folded away from you, take the right side and fold it upward, perpendicular to the rest of the bill. The vertical line of this fold should fall in between the “O” and “F” in the “OF.”<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Curled

Curl the right side of the bill towards you and into a ring shape, positioning the vertical part of the bill directly behind that isolated 1. (See the next picture for another look.) <\/p><\/div>\n

\"One

It should be lined up like this.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Folding

Fold that vertical section down, slipping it behind the flap with the 1.  <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Vertical<\/p>\n

\"Folded

Fold the 1 back down, and slip the white tab underneath the piece you just folded down.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Folded

Take the remaining section of that vertical part you just brought down and fold it up through the main part of the ring.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Thumb<\/p>\n

\"Ring<\/p>\n

\"Final

You’ll have a little white tab remaining and sticking out up top. This is the tricky part where you’ll likely need to use a pen or screwdriver to tuck it neatly underneath the 1.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Tucking<\/p>\n

\"Folded<\/p>\n

\"Dollar

Your final product! Should fit at least one finger on most people’s hands. Your niece or nephew is now outfitted with some amazing, cool uncle-crafted bling.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An essential part of being an awesome uncle is having a repertoire of tricks and jokes that will amaze your nieces and nephews, and crack them up. So from time to time we\u2019ll be offering you current and future uncles out there a tutorial on some gags that\u2019ll have them thinking you\u2019re the coolest dude in the world. Check out all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":83232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,281,42273],"tags":[42289],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-83231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-games-tricks","category-living","tag-uncle"],"featured_image_urls":{"medium_large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-768x429.jpg","large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-538x280.jpg","reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-320x179.jpg","reactor-640":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-640x358.jpg","aesop-tiny-cover":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-400x224.jpg","aesop-character":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-200x200.jpg","aesop-collection":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-300x300.jpg","aesop-grid-image":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CUT-Dollar-Ring-Header-1-400x224.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83231"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136551,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83231\/revisions\/136551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83231"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=83231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}