Stuff that looks easy, but is not.

[vib_ribbon]

Melt biro and use as a screw driver for Nintendo security screws.

Everyone knows this trick but has anyone actually tried it?

I tried it with a cartridge. Now all I've got is melted plastic that's completely encased the screw head and made it impossible to remove. Great.

Any other things you've read/ seen tutorials of and looks well easy but it's anything but?

 

[simonden]

Melt biro and use as a screw driver for Nintendo security screws.

lol - just to save the £2.11 delivered for a Gamebit screwdriver?

 

[vib_ribbon]

lol - just to save the £2.11 delivered for a Gamebit screwdriver?

impatient.

 

[astaroth]

The biro has worked for me before. Just need to get the pen to the right consistancy, that's all!

 

[guddler]

I've got one of the screwdrivers so never done that

There's loads of stuff that sounds simple but is not. Try fitting a motor to an RC plane. You need to have the tiny hands of a contortionist to get the mounting screws done up inside the thing.

 

[playoldgames]

Playing Pac-Man to the standard of Mr. Stoodley. Dude makes it look like he's sleepwalking through it!

 

[vib_ribbon]

desoldering.

when watching youtube tutorials on that, they make it look sooooo easy.

it wasn't until recently did i get a better hang of it. the corner ones still give me issues every now and then but nowhere near as they did before.

 

[cmonkey]

The games of golf and snooker. Looks easy, but by God they aren't.

 

[ZedEx48K]

Melt biro and use as a screw driver for Nintendo security screws.

Everyone knows this trick but has anyone actually tried it?

I tried it with a cartridge. Now all I've got is melted plastic that's completely encased the screw head and made it impossible to remove. Great.

Any other things you've read/ seen tutorials of and looks well easy but it's anything but?

Tried this bitd with a Bic pen, ordered the ZE-1 (I think that was it's name back then) driver shortly afterwards

 

[Jope]

Curing diarrhea by farting. (ha ha ha)

 

[Jope]

Heh, successful thread kill by yours truly. :-D