>The last week with the Computer Kids, I showed them Aliens. Besides being one of my favorite movies, it was also a great way to kill all three periods.
Early in the movie, an android named Bishop does what the other characters call the “knife trick”. He spreads his palm out and rapidly stabs a knife between his fingers, never so much as scratching his skin.
This scene wowed the students. After gasps and oohs, I heard a stabbing sound. I look over to see one of the boys in the back mimicking the “knife trick” with a sharp pencil.
I was about to tell him to stop, but them my mind spoke up.
Wait.
Unfortunately, he moved too slow.
“Kid, you’re doing it wrong.”
Then I pulled out my knife.
