Video: Neil Strauss makes a knife from a cigarette

Neil Strauss has a new book, “Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life“, which reveals the secrets of people who in a hypothetical apocalypse will be roasting your femur over oil barrels. He made this video showing how to make a knife from a cigarette for Danger Room. Too bad my cigarettes use cotton filters.

1. [johnnyaction]

   This is much better with the goat disturbing things.

2. [thechicgeek]

   Maybe if I had a goat, I could have it trim my lawn. Also, I’d get goat cheese. Delicious goat cheese.

   Shiv’s are cool too, but not as cool as goats.

3. [Enochrewt]

   Eh, how did that cut the paper? perpendicular to the direction he stroked you say? Now that’s a knife!

   Kudos to the goat on the catch…

4. [Jack]

   That goat is more interesting that Neil Strauss.

   Also:

   I had a pet goat and believe me, they’re more trouble than they’re worth.

   Amen to that brother!

5. [galapaghost]

   people who carry cigarettes clearly aren’t too concerned with surviving.

6. [Anonymous]

   That’s not a knife, now this is a knife!

7. [hohum]

   Ooo, are we stuck in italics today!

   This video makes me want to get a goat. When the hypothetical apocalypse comes, I’m going to need something to entertain me. I think goat will work perfectly.

8. [Anonymous]

   Thanks,

   In one video post, you’ve convinced me not to waste money buying his book.

   Congrats.

9. [Coho]

   Or you could just break the glass and use that. The goat gets the idea.

10. [nutbastard]

    “people who carry cigarettes clearly aren’t too concerned with surviving.”

    because smokers are all just trying to commit suicide but are too stupid to come up with a more efficient method…. riiiiight.

11. [mdh]

    I’ll take a cotton filter over a plastic and fiberglass one any day.

12. [Enochrewt]

    #3: I had a pet goat and believe me, they’re more trouble than they’re worth. The novelty of having a goat perched on top of the roof of my car during a blinding snowstorm was far outweighed by the annoyance of having hoof prints chipped out of the paint.

    And don’t get me wrong, I will try and make a knife out of cigarette filter because of this video, snarky internet comments aside.

13. [nixiebunny]

    Today’s take-home messages:

    1. Plastic can be melted and formed into any shape you please.

    2. Goats don’t eat cigarette lighters, although they eat just about everything else.

14. [superrobot]

    Video: Neil Strauss has a goat

15. [fataltourist]

    I’m assuming the goat ate the knife before they could get a close up shot.

16. [mdh]

    And don’t get me wrong, I will try and make a knife out of cigarette filter because of this video, snarky internet comments aside.

    Me too, next time I need a shiv.

17. [wrybread]

    I think South x Southwest is bad for BoingBoing gadgets…

    As someone who contributes absolutely nothing to this blog but takes takes takes multiple times per day, I DEMAND MORE POSTS!

    Sorry about that, couldn’t resist.

18. [OM]

    …Well, if you can do that with a hard filter cigarette, then it finally answers the question of whether it’s a wise thing to give a Tiparillo to a lady.

19. [AirPillo]

    That’s not a knife, now this is a knife!

    That’s not a knife, that’s a spoon.