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Impossible Instructions

DISCLAIMER: These instructions are meant to be impossible. Some are physically impossible. Some are socially improbable. Most are ridiculous.

Plant

plant a thought in your friend’s head,

take em outside

don’t forget to water

(check back for growth)

growth = gain

Stop

quit talkin shit,

thanks

Pretty Cheap 

buy happiness (check for sale prices)

or

invest in sadness today (stocks are at record lows)

Carry On

if you’re not content

with the contents

of your continent

your proper context may be in contention!

contact your local charisma contractor

(common call rates may apply)

and continue.

$99.99

be the star

of your own

infomercial 

In 

tired of giving up?

try taking down.

Taxes

email your dean

ask em why school costs so much

Taxes 2

burn something you love

(money)

Careful

don’t 

think too much

but

don’t 

think too little

Show Don’t Tell

read a book with

your eyes closed

it helps with

visualization

Taxes 3

don’t file your taxes

see what happens

Waste

don’t waste food

stop eating

it keeps you hungry

hunger = success 

Jacob Hartman

atmosphere

by amanda tramposch

Get a glass

Place it and look due North

Capture the air around you

Compress it

Flip the glass over

What color is the compressed air

Change the color

Release it

Don’t forget the color

The Human body and other similar noises

Blink twice

Clap your hands 3 distinct times and remember the noise.

Snap your fingers, twice with each hand, alternating hands.

Find a squeaky floorboard and lean on it, then if you are able, crack your knuckles or other joint.

Fill a bucket of water with dish soap and make a ton of bubbles. Listen to them pop.

Fill a balloon with air and listen to the ends flap as you let the air out.

Remember the sound your body made and compare it to the previous noises, then make one last noise with your body and try to match it with a previous sound as best you can.

Blink twice

Child Garden

by Carter Cameron

Take your plastic water bottle

And cut it in half.

Cut slowly. 

Savor the experience. 

Take the upper half 

And crush it under foot.

Quickly now. 

Don’t make it wait. 

Fill what remains of your bottle with soil. 

Plant a piece in this soil. 

Now wait. 

Spring 2020

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