

Sign In Credit Card Blog - How To Make A Prison Shank From Cancelled Credit Cards Disclaimer: Weâ€™re obviously joking, so please donâ€™t attempt thisâ€¦especially if youâ€™re in prison and are using the Internet to learn how to make shanks. Background

Tired of using an old toothbrush to command a little respect? Want to show people that you are debt free AND a force to be reckoned with? Look no further; the crew at YCN has the perfect solution for you. Step 1

Congratulations on cancelling those high interest credit cards, take a moment to pat yourself on the back. Step 2

Put those cancelled cards to good use. As weâ€™ve learned in previous posts, you donâ€™t want to eat those credit cards. Instead, letâ€™s cut them up by holding the card lengthwise. Step 3

Bend back the top right and top left sections of the card, with the goal of making a point midway through from the top of the rectangle. If the folded sections were removed, itâ€™d be the equivalent of an isosceles triangle sitting atop a rectangle. Step 4

Continue to bend the sections back and forth until they eventually snap off. Step 5

Use one of the broken sections to incise two smalls holes at the left and right corners of the base rectangle section; work the holes until are a bit smaller than a dime. Step 6

Fold the triangle and rectangle into a cone shape, overlapping the two holes. Step 7

Secure the shape of the shank by weaving a piece of torn prison garb such as the waistband from your pink boxers, wrapping the excess material around the base for support. Step 8

Marvel at your engineering ingenuity and wonder why you were locked up in the first place. Step 9

Immediately throw the shank away so you can get released for good behavior. Step 10

Share this humor with your friends. Carrie Farnsworth

Your Credit Network Contributor